the bottom line with steve clemens is coming up next on al jazeera oh i hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. what kind of legacy does the late colon powell we behind, let's get to the bottom line. ah, the united states was one of its most legendary military and diplomatic leaders last week, regardless of how history judges, colon pal. one thing is clear, he was an exceptional man who had a story, life and b. p. odds to become one of america's most influential shapers of national security. he was one of the 1st black men in american history to become a 4 star general. and he was the 1st black american to become secretary of state, serving under president george w bush. and that position, one of his main jobs, was to make the case for the iraq war in 2003, especially since at that time, he was one of america's most trusted leaders. he did his job loyally but later regretted it. although we did stop short of admitting that his famous speech at the united nations was packed with a lot of lies. after the war he left the bush administration. he became known as a voice of moderatio

to look at your headlines to this our on our 0, the bottom line with steve clemens starts right now. awe. ready ready hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. after the latest scandal at the world bank. should that institution be trusted and should its plug be pulled? let's get to the bottom line. ah, once upon a time the world bank had an annual publication that ranked every country in the world according to the ease of opening and running a business. and it became a hugely successful and influential annual report. while now it's dead. the doing business report was supposed to be a useful tool for businesses and investors before jumping into uncharted waters. but as it became more important for governments that wanted to attract foreign direct investment, it also became more crucial to be rank highly. plus, there was that prestige element to big rank, highly as an attractive place for business. then boom, a recent investigation found that countries such as china, saudi arabia, and others, were pressuring the bank to increase their scores. while other countries like chile and aze

we took in us politics next in the bottom line with steve clemens. ah hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. will joe biden's democratic party blow up his vision for america's future? let's get to the bottom line. ah, with the democrats in control of the white house, the senate and the house of representatives with razor thin margins, but still the majority. why is it so hard for them to agree on an agenda for the country. u. s. president, jo biden's, massive build back better act, exposed the major rift in the democratic party. the act calls for the rich to pay more taxes, bites global warming, and makes education more accessible. with that agenda, you'd expect the republicans to be fighting it. but lo and behold, it's joe biden's own party that he has to worry about. democratic moderates don't want to go too far. they don't wanna spend too much. and progressives are wondering why they aren't going further. they wonder out loud what the republicans would do if they had the once in a lifetime opportunity to control the legislative agenda. meanw

but bottom line with steve clemens is the program coming up next that i will be more news after that. i'll see you later. ah, i am steve clements and i have a question. world leaders are talking big about global warming, but is it, can it make any difference? let's get to the bottom line. ah, recently president joe biden said that climate change and its impact on our lives and environment, our code read, those are really strong words. the big question is whether countries and companies and ordinary citizens are serious about the response. or they just casual. we see big companies committing to net 0 emissions targets by 2050 and huge reductions by 2030 even airlines and oil companies and banks and their customers. and soon we're leaders will be meeting in glasgow with the us climate change conference to assemble new commitments in the fight to manage and slow climate change. but listen, what's real, what's public relations and what's greenwashing, what's working, and what's not. today we're talking to roger martell the chief sustainability officer at general electric, one of the bigge

clemens, 100,000. where is the surge? in florida, where's the surge. does he ever study any good outcomes? stevekend the cdc did update their guidance on if you are going-now that we're getting into colder whether if you are gathering in your house with other people not part of your family what they're suggest something open your windows and put a fan in one of the windows to blow air in. brian: yeah that will happen. ainsley: talking about christmas, you need to buy your toys now if you are shopping for your kids apparently the supply chain. steve: everything. ainsley: everything is taking longer. lead times are normally two weeks. one business owner said. taking six weeks now. brian: build a bear doesn't seem so crazy, right? build your own. ainsley: thank you i got build a bear for my birthday. brian: don't have to get it off the ship. steve: the problem is can't get the part to build the bear. brian: just stuffing. steve: factory closures, covid outbreaks have closed a number of port terminals, that's the problem. big toy company that has 600 containers filled with toys. they can't get them