existence of fires in the amazon rain forest calling them but satellite images from brazil's national space agency show that forest fires in the amazon are increasing experts say most are deliberately set to illegally clear land for farming. this is all they got a few buckets and basic hoses but the farmers he had determined to battle the raging fires in the amazon rain forest. for the water buffalo to want it's now out of control we're trying to save animals and save houses that's the most important thing right now look at what we're doing to nature look at that just turning everything into coal and smoke. more than 10000 fires have been recorded in the 1st weeks of august alone the worst on record the fires are usually manmade to clear land for farming and ranching it's illegal but for many it's the only way to survive. but. we don't want to destroy anyone's lives i'm just clearing a field to bring up some cows. but there it is the brazilian government is now under mounting pressure to stop the forest fires though president joe you both are narrow has dispensed the military to assist with fighti

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roots he said the $27.00 nation bloc was considering sanctions against those responsible for violence unjustified arrests and falsifying election results. the u.s. space agency nasa says it's found water on a so-called dwarf planet scientists say there are reservoirs of salty water beneath the surface of sirius the largest object in the asteroid belt tween mars and jupiter they think its craggy surface could have been formed from water using other cracks and then freezing researchers don't know whether the dwarf planet as ever supported living organisms.

space agency. >>> the spirit of rosy the riveter is alive and awell even today. the rosie the riveter trust isb anniversary, which is located in the east bay, the national park dedicated to women who built ships during world war ii. more than 700 ships were made just in richmond during the war. largely by women. tonight the trust and the park celebrated 20 years with a special virtual event. the homefront national park is temporarily closed because of the pandemic, but it will open as soon as restrictions are lifted. >>> speaking of which, she's a 98-year-old national park ranger who preserves the rosie the riveter museum. earlier this summer, nbc bay area cheryl herd had a chance to sit down with pier in betty reed soskin. she opened up about the current climate, shared some advice from her story. when you're 98, you have good wisdom. the interview is on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> still ahead, salons getting ready to reopen in parts of the bay area. we'll show you how they're getting ready tonight. >>> and help getting back home. as firefighters raced to contain the lmu fire, some hope for people who live in vacaville. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we liv

national cyber director fill a role across agencies similar to the ptwo roles well established and very useful within the department of defense. finally i note cyber space exists in the presence of adversaries. the u.s. is challenged by adversaries who can and do attack us on every front in our homes, places of business and within or critical infrastructure. names that use the same essential coherence in national strategy, defined roles and responsibilities and propensity to collaborate base and leadership that connects and supports various players to a national strategy. simplywhileit remains to name the time and place adversaries action will take place in cyberspace we can assure it will take place and failure to respond will result in costs we can ill-afford when dependence on digital infrastructure will only grow. the time to act is now. i close my opening statement with thanks for being able to discuss those in greater detail. >> thank you very much for your testimony, and i think, let me begin -- i do appreciate the work that this commission has done. you've not only started out with a whole series of proposals but when we asked to go back and flu

national security council, i was privy to interagency efforts in the intelligence space. a portion of my responsibilities on the nsc within the confines of my portfolio was coordination among intelligence agencies to better integrate efforts towards supporting strategic priorities. >> thank you. mr. bremer, there are reports that you had presented a plan to replace troops in afghanistan with military contractors. could you talk about that a little bit and describe for the committee what you believe is the appropriate role for private security contractors in afghanistan or in other areas of active service? >> senator, we own a portfolio company called dimecorp, and they provide very important support to our war fighters down range in a number of different geographies. mainly around logistics and maintenance. i think that's the sort of role that private military contractors have in overseas combat operations, supporting u.s. troops abroad. >> all right. thank you. thank you, sir. thank you, mr. chairman. appreciate it. >> thank you. senator gillibrand. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. bremer, the last two decades have seen an enormous transformation of our military. it is most evident when we look