. >> tter lanuse e planng,, beer building codeso that homes are lessusceptptle to dame. and bter disaer prarednesso that wdon't rerelly just continuto r rebld in thesareas and then fund the recoveryhrough tpayer dollas for disaster assistance >> makg investnts in nural defense green irastructe, and cmunity rilienc is a trendous nefit tohe nation andt's mething should immedialy. to eate a imate resience fund to be smart out proteing oucoastal ommunitiesnd proctining ou pocketbos s as tpayers. >> iling totep up tthee hallenge oour timend to eate mo resiliee for ou counities uld be to sit an wat rome bu. >> e longer wwait, e more expenve it isecauau the more seve the consequenc, on a scalehat we mayot evewant to see. reyes: a pesticide sprayed on plantations in nicaragua for decades continues to cause controversy and alleged illness. did it poison people? i'm elaine reyes in washington, dc, and this is "americas now." first up, northern nicaragua was once abubundant with agrgricultl wealth, , but locals sayay that changed when a pesticide was sprayed on fields and adversely

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. >> tter lanuse e planng,, beer building codeso that homes are lessusceptptle to dame. and bter disaer praredness sthat we n't rerelly just continuto r rebld in thesareas and then fund the recoveryhrough tpayer dollas for disaster assistance >> makg investnts in nural defense green irastructe, and cmunity rilienc is a trendous befit to t nation and 's mething should immedialy. to eate a imate resience fund to be smart out proteing oucoastal ommunitiesnd proctining ou pocketoks s asaxpayers >> iling totep up tthee hallenge oour timend to eate mo resiliee for ou counities uld be to sit an wat rome bu. >> e longer wwait, e more expenve it isecauau the more seve the consequenc, on a scalehat we m not evewant to see. elaine: startling numbers about violence against women in mexico. what's being done to end the abuse? i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c. and this is "americas now." first up... spousal abuse has left millions of mexican women single with children, and many have to move in withth relatives. laws are in place to end domestic violence, but are rarely enforced. wo

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