As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by Democracy Now!
A catastrophic storm has hit Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city and home to the largest refining and petrochemical complex in the United States. The crisis began on Friday when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas. It was the most powerful hurricane to strike the state in more than 50 years. Much of the damage has been caused by the massive rainfall, with parts of Texas already receiving 30 inches of rain. That could top 50 inches in the coming days. Entire highways in Houston are now underwater. The storm has caused five reported deaths, but the death toll is expected to rise. Thousands of people are still stranded in their homes, waiting to be rescued. Meanwhile, the city of Dallas prepares to turn its convention center into a mega-shelter to host 5,000 evacuees. The National Weather Service released a statement on Sunday saying, "This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced." We speak with Bryan Parras, an organizer for the "Beyond Dirty Fuels" campaign with the Sierra Club in Houston, Texas. He helped found the environmental justice group t.e.j.a.s.
"This Is the New Normal": How Climate Change Is Fueling Massive Storms like Harvey
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by Democracy Now!
Hurricane Harvey has already dumped more than 9 trillion gallons of water on Texas—enough water to fill the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City twice. Meteorologists project another 5 to 10 trillion gallons of water could be dumped on the region in coming days, potentially making this the worst flooding disaster in U.S. history. We speak with David Helvarg, executive director of Blue Frontier, an ocean conservation organization, about how climate change is fueling massive storms like Hurricane Harvey.
A Dilemma for Undocumented in Texas: Wait Out Hurricane Harvey or Seek Help and Risk Deportation?
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by Democracy Now!
Hurricane Harvey has threatened the safety of immigrants in Texas who are afraid to evacuate to shelters or approach authorities to seek help, in part because of a new law set to go into effect Friday that allows police in Texas to ask people they detain for their immigration status. Ahead of the storm, the U.S. Border Patrol said its roadside immigration checkpoints in the state would remain open. The agency later modified their statement, saying, "Routine non-criminal immigration enforcement operations will not be conducted at evacuation sites, or assistance centers such as shelters or food banks." More than 50 immigrant women and children were left stranded by immigration authorities at a bus station in San Antonio on Friday after bus service was canceled due to Hurricane Harvey. We speak with Rocío Guenther, a reporter with the San Antonio nonprofit news outlet The Rivard Report. She broke the story about ICE in her report headlined, “Stranded Immigrants Find Shelter from Hurricane Harvey.” We also speak with Amy Fischer, policy director for RAICES, a Texas-based nonprofit legal advocacy organization that helped with the rescue of the asylum seekers.
Full Show - Harvey Floods Houston, Yellen Floods World With Counterfeit Paper - 08/28/2017
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by Real News with David Knight
RealNews marks its 1 week anniversary with YouTube censorship and we look at the disaster that follows from floods of water and fiat currency. Guests: • Roger Stone on Rex Tillerson’s surprising arrogance, saying he & State Dept, not President Trump, represents America • Clare Hedin, CalExit, talks California secession and a Constitutional Convention to lay out the process
[The sixth episode of a new show from Alex Jones and his band of merry batshitters.]
Full Show - Confirmed: Democrats Order Stand Down In Houston/Christian Children Given To Muslim Foster Care - 08/28/2017
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Monday, August 28th 2017[, with an appearance by Joel Skousen]: Harvey Distracts From Deep State Coup - As Hurricane Harvey tears apart the Gulf Coast, the deep state is moving in on President Trump. Also, we' ll cover the Antifa mob who violently attacked peaceful protesters at a pro-Trump rally in Berkeley and continue with our coverage of Hurricane Harvey.
Chris Hayes talks to DNC Chair Tom Perez, who brought the successful lawsuit against Sheriff Arpaio for targeting Latinos when he was Assistant Attorney General. Duration: 6:06
Exclusive: White House staff warned not to admit Gorka
All In with Chris Hayes 8/28/17
Thing 1/Thing 2: All In has obtained emails sent the night the news broke that Sebastian Gorka was leaving the White House – emails that are not remotely normal, according to two former White House staff members. Duration: 3:01
An incident at the Charlottesville rally involving a white supremacist who pulled out a handgun and fired went unnoticed until the ACLU found the footage and gave it to the FBI. Duration: 1:31
Trump sought Moscow business deal while campaigning for president
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/28/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the myriad ties between Donald Trump and Russia that have come to light in contradiction of Trump denials, with the latest being the pursuit of a real estate deal backed by a state-run Russian bank while Trump was campaigning for president. Duration: 21:52
Carol Leonnig, staff writer for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about new revelations that Donald Trump was pursuing a business deal in Moscow while campaigning, and why his aides saw a Russian deal as an asset to the campaign. Duration: 7:44
Houston faces tough choices to handle Harvey and future flooding
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/28/17
Jim Blackburn, co-director at the SSPEED Center at Rice University, talks with Rachel Maddow about the challenges and options for Houston in dealing with the flooding and storm surge effects of severe storms. Duration: 6:37
Trump exposed to new obstruction charge over Arpaio queries
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/28/17
Rachel Maddow looks at legal opinions on whether Donald Trump's inquiries into dropping the case against Joe Arpaio would constitute yet another act of obstruction of justice for which Trump might be legally exposed. Duration: 3:38
Hatch would vote yes on release of dossier testimony transcript
The Rachel Maddow Show 8/28/17
Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that Senator Orrin Hatch has told TRMS that he would vote in favor of releasing the transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson on the Trump dossier. Duration: 3:46
Lawrence on what Trump's Arpaio pardon could mean in Russia probe
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/28/17
Trump defended his pardon of Joe Arpaio by citing those by past presidents, but there's one defense he seems to be saving: when Bush commuted the sentence his aide Scooter Libby. Lawrence O'Donnell says Trump will use that defense if he pardons Flynn or Manafort. Duration: 11:05
Trump may be forced to choose: The wall, or Harvey victims?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/28/17
Trump is setting himself up for a major budget showdown: will Trump veto a budget that includes Hurricane Harvey disaster relief but doesn't fund his wall with Mexico? Maria Teresa Kumar, Steve Bell and Ron Klain join Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 9:24
How Ivanka Trump got to sit in Vladimir Putin's chair
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 8/28/17
The Washington Post and the New York Times reveal new emails connecting Trump and Trump world to Vladimir Putin, including how Ivanka got to sit in Putin's private chair. Steven Harper, creator of the Trump-Russia timeline, and Tim O'Brien join Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 7:58
Mueller eyeing Trump’s response to Russia meeting at Trump Tower
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/28/17
NBC News confirms that Special Counsel Mueller is focusing on the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with several Russians, more news breaks linking Trump's business to interests in Russia. Duration: 9:32
After Trump Pardon Arpaio hints he may challenge Sen. Jeff Flake
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/28/17
As Pres. Trump continues to face criticism for pardoning Joe Arpaio - especially during a hurricane - Arpaio hints to NBC News he may challenge Sen. Jeff Flake. Our panel discusses. Duration: 4:30
North Korea fires missile over Japan posing challenge for Trump
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/28/17
Military officials have confirmed North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile over Japan. What will this mean for U.S. policy in the region and Pres. Trump? Our panel reacts. Duration: 5:19
Red Cross Harvey shelter in Houston: We're turning no one away
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 8/28/17
As Harvey continues to threaten Houston with days of rain, officials are doing what they can to take those in need into shelters. One Red Cross official tells MSNBC they're turning no one away. Duration: 3:33
Profiles in Tremendousness: Pardon Edition - Sheriff Joe Arpaio: The Daily Show
Published on Aug 28, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
President Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, a controversial former sheriff who advocated the use of excessive force and cracked down on immigration through racial profiling.
Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Business Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’ WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency. The business associate, Felix Sater, wrote a series of emails to Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, in which he boasted about his ties to Mr. Putin and predicted that building a Trump Tower in Moscow would be a political boon to Mr. Trump’s candidacy. “Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it,” Mr. Sater wrote in an email. “I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will manage this process.” [...] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/politics/trump-tower-putin-felix-sater.html
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