publicly saying we're going to set these fires and they said publicly we are emboldened by president bolsonaro in order to do this. >> this is a practice that had been regulated to help save the forest and they feel that they have license now? >> they definitely feel like they have license to do this as widespread as they want, and to do it in areas where it's entirely illegal. these fires are just one manifestation of this kind of open season on the amazon that bolsonaro has created, creating speck to indigenous territories from miners and loggers. you see the amazon and you understand what's at stake by looking at the picture, but it's part of a pattern. >> the brazilian president, as on many issues, echoes the rhetoric of the american president, president trump. does trump's withdraw from the international climate agreement, does it make incidents like this more likely because you don't have the u.s. applying pressure to control this sort of thing? >> well, interestingly, bolsonaro recently stated the fact that he said this international climate treaty can't be that great if the u.s. has pu

nick, what is going on here between bolsonaro and macron? >> well, all of this obviously is a personal spat and is a massive distraction from the urgency of the fires here. let me wind you back. jair bolsonaro says i'll accept the aid potentially but french president macron has to roll back the comments calling me a liar. this started when seeing how the fires were breaking out, he said he was lying about the environment. then we found a meme on the internet which is very offensive to the french president's wife. the french president then says how offensive that is and hopes that brazil gets a president who's up for the job and jair bolsonaro is deeply offended and has an apology contingent of accepting the $20 million the seven richest countries scraped together to help this massive environmental crisis. it is extraordinary, victor, that the first 90 seconds of you and me talking about this is how the two men don't want to get along. it is obviously incumbent on the brazilian president to deal with the fires inside his own country regardles

first of all, all scenarios spoke a few hours ago. —— bolsonaro spoke a few hours ago. —— bolsonaro spoke a few hours ago. he said the fires were due to above average temperatures and dry weather. is that the case? no, that is not the case. the fires we are seeing in brazil at the moment are significantly greater than we have seen significantly greater than we have seenin significantly greater than we have seen in recent years. and we are only halfway through the dry season. so this is the time of year when farmers set these fires, but the numbers have been shocking. we expect when there is further analysis, as we go through the next few months, we will see the situation is really quite serious. just briefly, before we move on to the solution, what do you put the fires down to, then? if they are not because of high temperatures? well, i think we should really welcome the statement that the president of brazil made tonight. it was a very significant change from what he has been saying up until now. he seems to now be taking the situation very seriously. he is clearly hearing the message, n

and that is a very good for president bolsonaro and his supporters. what president trump cleverly did, he said he had a positive conversation with bolsonaro and brazil offered great trade opportunities and that he would offer help to put out the fires. so now president bolsonaro was in a position with president trump facing the eu and there is a possibility but what is interesting here is that president bolsonaro had a way to backtrack and had to address a major problem that he did not expect to address, his environmental record in project is on. —— in protecting the arm is on. —— mac three. —— amazon. let's get some of the day's other news prosecutors in paris have opened a preliminary investigation into jeffrey epstein. police will look in to whether the disgraced financier committed sex crimes in france or against french citizens. epstein, who had a flat in paris, was found dead in his prison cell in new york earlier this month. officials said they were acting on information from a number of sources — including the american authoritie

and she says the economy will determine the fate of the bolsonaro presidency. brazil is in a very, very delicate place right n. because you have this economy that's not that's not taking off, and the levels of unemployed people, very high unemployment rates, and rising inequality, that's obviously going to lead people to at some point think, "well we voted this guy in because we thought he was going to turn the situation around, and it's actually not happening. >> nawaz: bolsonaro's challenge? work within the very institutions he derides, as he tries to deliver on the campaign promises that propelled him into power. for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz, in brasilia, brazil. >> woodruff: puerto rico is under hurricane watch late today, as tropical storm dorian bears down on the island. residents and government agencies are again bracing themselves for the blow, just under two years sincee hurricanria ravaged the island, leaving much of its power grid, water systems, anduc other infrasre in tatters. for a look at how the island's government is preparing and its c

bolsonaro keeps his family close. his three adult sons are all elected officials.e st visible is eduardo, a congressman often seen by his father's side, and often serving as his foreign envoy. last summer, he accompanied his father to washington, d.c. in june, to the g20 summit in tokyo. how much influence does he have over h father? >> in terms of foreign policy? a lot. i mean the influence of eduardo bolsonaro, all the sons is very strong in the president. it>> nawaz: while in the c city of brasilia, i asked congressman eduardo bolsonaro what similarities his father shares with president trump. how so, how are they s? >> they do not care about the politically correct. the same way that they speak with their friends, they are going to speak with the press. >> nawaz: congressman bolsonaro, now under consideration to be brazil's ambassador to the unitedtates, staunchly defends his father's past remark including him insulting a political rival's looks by saying she wasn't worthy of ing raped. >> nawaz: you don't deny yo

do you think president bolsonaro wants your help? yes, he wa nts bolsonaro wants your help? yes, he wants our help. but at the same time, he is very aware that he has to protect brazilian sovereignty. and we have compartmentalised both things. this last week, he talked about a colonial mindset when president macron was threatening to veto a big trade deal between europe and south america, did you agree with those comments? well, they are two different things. one thing is to help brazil and other countries like bolivia, paraguay and peru to combat these huge fires. another thing is a free trade agreement. those two things should not be mixed. but those two things are mixed. but those two things are mixed because europe feels president bolsonaro is in part responsible for the fact these fires have escalated. do you accept that he has played a part? do you know that the amazon is a huge area. 7 million square kilometres. every year, they have fires. this year is worse than last year, but within the average of the last 20 or 30 years. i don't think that president bolsonaro is r

bolsonaro is called the trump of the tropics, in some cases. only look at specifics in brazil and the policies and basically the way bolsonaro has acted since he became president the beginnining of this here, there are many parallels with the trump administration in terms of lack of enforcement of existing laws, making changes to the regulations of laws to weaken protections of environment, human rights, and the brazilian case come of indigenous rights. and this pattern of essentially putting the worst people to lead different ministries in the case of brazil, is opening climate deniers and putting people does the minister of environment -- essentially a criminal from past activities -- amy: we have 10 seconds. what you think is most important for the globe right now, the response to what is happening? >> there are a lot of things that are important. people need to show their solidarity with indigenous peoples. people should come out and the global mobilizations happening around the amazon come also the climate strikes happening is of timber. a

with the fires, does that help president bolsonaro? eric: it is unclear. it does in some sectors and doesn't in others. agn, brazil is a polarized society. one thing we can say is that both presidents trump and bolsonaro have made an effort to getet close tr in terms of the relationship personally, politically, and also between their two countries. not a surprise that president trump would have offered his support this way. laura: if these fires get worse, as they are predicted to do, what impact does that have on president bush narrowes -- prent bolsonaro and brazil? ic: it's a really good question. the amazon fires have not just started. they have been ongoing for years. it has been issued in the international community for many years. what seems to have happen is that they have accelerated and the rate ofas deforestation quickened. there are those in brazil who say that this is part of tro developmentss. you in the developed world cut down your forests, why can't we? why shouldn't we have the same ability. but i thinby and large the

our americas editor, leonardo rocha, watched president bolsonaro's tv address. president bolsonaro still has a feisty style and his address on national television was very strong and he defended his position. but he opened his statement by saying how much he loved the amazon. as a military man and former army captain, he spent time there and he would defend the forest. that is a change of tone because, as we heard during the campaign he was talking about developing, opening up the indigenous reserves for logging and mining and there has been a change of tone there in his speech about the environment. how worried has he been about the statements we have heard from the eu, for example, saying it may not sign this huge trade deal and the g7 wants to talk about the fires. i think everyone was taken by surprise in brazil including people who have been trying to protect the amazon, especially the president, on thursday and again on friday. the french president was very strong in his statements and the threat of sanctions against brazil, of banning, for example, beef i

a word first about jair bolsonaro's policy towards the amazon. he has got a lot of criticism towards... what is change since he has become president? he has appointed a minister of the environment who has quit the wings of some of the agencies responsible for enforcing the law and prohibit environmental illegal deforestation. it's important to look at what is new here because we have had levels of deforestation higher than what is happening now in the 1990s into thousands. i think what is new with bolsonaro is there is increased consciousness about climate change, the role of the amazon in curbing climate change, and yet this could from 2004—12 where the level of deforestation came down a lot. it has picked up since then and i think the third thing that is crucial is that the president and other people in government some of them have been saying things would sound very confrontational, anti—environment and anti—science. that is the new element here. what are those involved in agribusiness in brazil, what is their take on this? there is genu

president trump meanwhile has shown his support for president bolsonaro on twitter. mr bolsonaro's chief of staff, onyx lorenzoni has also rejected the aid money from g7 countries saying... he went on to say "president macron cannot even avoid a predictable fire... he was of course referring to the fire that hit notre—dame cathedral in paris in april. but brazil's environment minister initially welcomed the offer of international aid to fight the fires. this was him speaking to the bbc on monday. we will accept it. we do appreciate it. to have these resources it is very important for us and we expect to have these resources available as soon as possible. today brazil's foreign ministry has said there will be no acceptance of g7 aid until france does more to help poorer countries fight climate change. brazil's foreign minister says there are already mechanisms under the un climate convention to fight deforestation. for more on the reaction of the reaction of brazil's government i spoke to ricardo senra from bbc brasil. initially, they didn't want it, and then in the

macron responding saying, bolsonaro was disrespectful. more than 26,000 fires have burned, many set illegally to create cattle ranches for brazil's beef industry >>> climate scientists say one of the most immediate impacts from all of this is how much carbon is being released into the atmosphere >>> the immensity of the fires overwhelming emergency responders environmentalists blame bolsonaro who wants to open up rain forest to more of industry. scientists believe it could be a tipping point if another 3% of the jungle is destroyed, the lungs of the earth as this is called, may go to a point of no return >>> president trump today tweeting his support for bolsonaro, saying he's doing a great job. bolsonaro responding, we're fighting the wildfires with great success. but tonight even brazil's environment minister says the area on fire is so vast, bolsonaro should accept the emergency aid. kerry sanders, nbc news, rondonia, brazil >> there is shocking new video tonight, a stabbing suspect crashing a police suv into another police vehicle aut

president macron likely to go down with jair bolsonaro? he hasn't responded directly to the attack but he already cruised president macron of having this colonialist mentality against brazil and trying to interfere in amazonian affairs. a lot of people are very confused about what jair bolsonaro wants to accomplish with this war of words, not just france but accomplish with this war of words, notjust france but also he attacked germany and norway that pulled out funding for sustainable to relevant programmes in the amazon. he attacked foreign ngos, suggesting they may be responsible for the fires, and even attacked brazil plus my own scientific community when he fired the head of the agency monitoring deforestation. today he showed some signs he may start to act directly on the amazon, he suggested he may send the armed forces to help tackle fires, but he did not announce itjust yet. there was a cabinet meeting last night with all the major figures was a cabinet meeting last night with all the majorfigures in was a cabinet meeting last nig

forest —— president bolsonaro. he's been completely open and upfront about his backing for farmers and ranchers, and the agricultural lobby in generalto do ranchers, and the agricultural lobby in general to do for us the amazon. so they want that, but they also wa nt so they want that, but they also want theirland so they want that, but they also want their land rights protected because there is no question, if you look at the satellite photos, the biggest barrier to deforestation in the amazon is the recognition of indigenous territories, which are very often the only areas of rain fore st left very often the only areas of rain forest left in various brazilian states. according to the brazilian constitution, those territories should have been recognised and mapped out and protected years ago, but haven't been. that above all is what they are pushing for. and i think the brazilian president has shown himself to be susceptible to both national and international pressure. he is not immune to it, andl pressure. he is

conservationists say bolsonaro has encouraged farmers to log the land. the flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. this is the world's biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. we travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. firefighters in the state of rodonia, one of the most affected affected by the amazon fires, have been working here for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as it's a vast area with few people on the ground, and low humidity and strong winds add to the challenge, as sometimes the fire can spread as fast as 30 or a0 km/h. the fires here threaten many homes. one man told us his wife had fled while he tries to protect the land. translation: it's a dangerous situation, we have lots of crops here, and everything is burning. the trees, i had to move the animals so they don't burn too. farmers and loggers are widely blamed for starting the fires, as the amazon is relentless

the decree was signed by the president — jair bolsonaro. and it's quite a big step for the president, who's been criticised at home and abroad for failing to protect the rainforest. the latest attack has come from former president lula da silva, who's serving a nine year prison sentence for corruption. he spoke exclusively to the bbc‘s will grant. even from prison, lula remains an influential force in brazil's politics. held in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day, little wonder he craves human contact, and, for the remaining two hours of this day, he spoke exclusively to the bbc. as we spoke, wildfires continue to rage in the amazon, consuming thousands of hectares of forest. president lula boasted a strong record on reducing deforestation and now fears president jair bolsonaro is destroying his environmental legacy. translation: they're deforesting as if brazil and the world didn't like forests. the people setting the amazon on fire are saying the same thing as people who set fires years ago. they think preserving the forest, tacklin

bolsonaro in our dealings with brazil. he is working hard on the amazon fires and in all respect, doing a great job. he and his country had the full and complete support of the usa. we know that they have had a friend the relationship. how much progress have we seen since their last summit when it comes to their business relations? eric: the united states and brazil under presidents trump and bolsonaro have clearly tried to get closer, change the dynamic, change the political circumstances that existed with the previous presidents of brazil. this has been a political decision of both governments to try to get closer. the pragmatic impact of that to this point has not been terribly noticeable in terms of policies or changes in specifics. it's been more of a tone. but look, you hear a lot about the discussion of the possibility of trade agreements, enhanced economic relationships, so clearly this into that as well. to the extent president trump, by supporting president bolsonaro, can build that bilateral relationship, and ta

so bolsonaro gave the green light for illegal deforestation of the amazon. the current minister in brazil used to lobby for mining companies and has said brazil should allow mining exploit duraration in inindigenous land. -- exportatition and indigenenos lalands. he said brazil should expand mimining in the amazon. the agribusiness and nining whicich lies on chemical inputs based on fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change. in brazil, with bolsonaro's policies cutting funding for agencieses that moninitor dederestation, he few weeks agoo fire t the heads of the national space research agency that was puputting out t information of t deforestation. so basically, he gave the green light for the illegal destruction that we see now. amy: explain the setting of the fires all in one day. i mean, the maps are incredible right now the rain forest. you see the indigenous areas. they are green. indigenous people protecting their areas. and then the areas outside of that are on fire. what did the loggers do? >> the amazon is that empty land. there are about a

remarks mr bolsonaro has taken as insults. rainforest stretches across several south american countries, including bolivia and brazil. satellite data suggests the fires, mostly in the amazon region, are still burning at levels beyond what would be expected at this time of year. sophie long is in the brazilian city of altamira. the heart of the amazon, the world's lungs on fire. a chorus of condemnation echoed around the world and this ecological disaster became a global political issue. brazil's president didn't strike the match that lit these flames but many say given his policies and his response to the crisis, he might as well have. we're just passing over an area of rainforest that is still burning. my guide tells me it's farmland but it's very close to indigenous land — home to a huge amount of wildlife and also a tribe of people that has almost no contact with the outside world. it means they also have almost no means by which to put out the fires that are raging towards them. the fate of many amazonian people now lies

sent by presidentjair bolsonaro. try and tackle the problem. sent by president jair bolsonaro. this try and tackle the problem. sent by presidentjair bolsonaro. this is the reason for the protests taking place in the large cities in brazil in sao paulo in brasilia, in rio. it has caused the international outcry. this is a global crisis because these are considered the lungs of these are considered the lungs of the world. and just on a human level and an emotional level almost, it is extremely upsetting, extremely disturbing to see this kind of devastation unfolding in front of you. now, the forest has already been cut back for timber and is much weakened so when the fires are starting, they take very easily, particularly given this dry weather. but the activists say the problem is this is just the but the activists say the problem is this isjust the beginning of the season of dry weather and things are going to get a lot, a lot worse before they improve. so far, shia bolsonaro has blamed the media. he has sacked the head of brazil's national speech —— space research program

have to be a lot harder thanjair bolsonaro than they are at the moment. trump is unlikely to do anything approaching anything that could stop this from happening. jair bolsonaro talked when he was during the election about possible deforestation in the amazon and when it comes to latin america, america more than happy to constantly apply sanctions to governments that are headed by left leaders but never when it comes to write leaders. and both the jair bolsonaro is one of the farthest right leaders in the world, he is literally threatening the future of humanity. and he has talked extensively about deforestation of the rain forests, andi deforestation of the rain forests, and i think people need to be a lot harder on him. the conservatives we re harder on him. the conservatives were tweeting today about happily meeting brazilian business ministers and possible trade deals with them, but do we really want to make trade deals with people who are threatening the future of the planet? we will see what comes out of the g7. let's move onto the front page of the

what do you make then of mr bolsonaro's relationships with those same countries? there is no relationship because bolsonaro is ideologically guided by people who believe the world is flat. under lula, brazil was one of the fastest emerging economies in the world. today it's in deep economic trouble again and lula's critics blame him for funding his popular social policies with the commodities boom. lula reserves most of his anger for sergio moro, the investigating judge in his case who is now the justice minister. new revelations suggest moro was coordinating with the prosecution. for years the most popular politician in brazil, he knows the new evidence could see him released soon or he may have to wait until president bolsonaro leaves office. but, as he was taken to his cell, lula says he remains an optimist amid the uncertainty — both for himself and for the future of brazil. will grant, bbc news, brazil. a woman who's son died after falling from a hotel balcony in majorca has travelled back to the island to raise awareness of the possible dangers for young p

well, since bowl —— bolsonaro took off as he has dismantled environmental regulations. he has encouraged harmful practice. the fires increased by ia5% this year when compared to the same period last year. so, it is hard for us to say that it year. so, it is hard for us to say thatitis year. so, it is hard for us to say that it is just caused by a dry season. it is definitely caused by his anti— environmental policy. there has obviously been a big reaction internationally. we have heard from the eu, some eu countries not wanting to sign a free—trade deal. the g7 will be talking about it. the president said there are fires everywhere and it shouldn't lead to international sanctions. do you think the international community should use some form of sanction? well, fires that are in the amazon are also damaging much of brazil internationally. even our business sectors already had a meeting that the anti— environmental policies of bolsonaro could bring economic damage. we regret that he will suffer the most is the brazilian population. we are facing economic crisis very

but president bolsonaro's approach has been condemned by emmanuel macron of france. he is preparing to welcome leaders of other wealthy countries in the g7 to biarritz. he says the fires must be top of their weekend summit agenda. the president has tweeted, our house is burning, literally. the amazon, the lungs which produce 20% of our planet's oxygen, is on fire. it is an international crisis. but what, if anything, can the leaders actually do? france is threatening to block a major eu trade deal, negotiated with a group of south american countries including brazil, if president bolsonaro does not change his stance on climate change, but that when hit trade between both continents. and germany, although supporting the concern, does not necessarily support such a drastic remedy. of course, it's notjust brazil where amazon fires are burning. the amazon rainforest straddles a number of countries — the others affected include venezuela, bolivia and colombia. but much the biggest loss of trees and habitat is in brazil, and that's where the global focus will remain. ree

>>president trump tweeted his support for bolsonaro saying he's working very the amazon fires. >>and there is a record of carbon dioxide emissions for the month that has been produced by these fires, the satellite images locally are showing that these fires are reducing reporting announce rizzo i'm. >>also tonight. kron four's always tracking local stories, here's a look now what's going on in your neighborhood. >>to the south bay police say a driver bit to the san jose officer on the arm in and write them down the streets. yeah happened during a traffic stop last night at the intersection of west and on avenues and when the officer walked up to the driver's side window police say that the man behind the wheel, but the officer and then drove off off dragging the officer about 30 feet. the officer suffered minor injuries, but is going to be ok the man's car was later found the suspect has not been caught. also in the south bay repairs have been made to the l g b t q you've space in san jose after someone smashed in the windows earlier this summer since then many businesses and o

bolsonaro's relationships with those samcountries? lula: there is no relationship, because bolsonaro is ideologically guided by people who believe the world is flat. will: under lula, brazil was one of the fastest emerging economies in the world. today it is in deep economic trouble again, and his critics blame him for funding his policies with the commodities boom. lula reserves much of his anger for the investigating judge in this case who is now the justice minister. new revelations suggeshe was coordinating with theut prosecion. four years -- for years the most popular politician in brazillihe knows that the new evidence could see him released soon. or he uld have to wait until bolsonaro leaves office. as he was taken to his cell, lula says he remns amist amidst the uncertainty but for himself and the future of neazil. will grant, bbc . laura: a short time ago president trump announced he was launchg space command, citing new threats which face the united states. made it -- he made it clear why the military needs to focus on a and

mr bolsonaro says the data is inaccurate. the head of the agency — ricardo galvao — rejects the accusations and has labelled the president a coward. this was president bolsonaro speaking before the resignation. translation: if these figures were all true, the amazon would have been devastated three times over during the last 20 years. we must combat this. daniel gallas has more from sao paulo. part of his political support comes from groups that are the ones who want to exploit economically the amazon more. so mining groups and also the cattle ranchers and all these agricultural businesses. they are all part of his political support group, the people who helped him come to power. but there is also a strong belief by the president, which comes also from the military advisers that there is a lot of wealth to be made in the amazon and that wealth belongs to the brazilian people. so that is sort of the thinking, that he is trying to put into his government and in every post that he had, all the ministries and everyone who hol

this was a move by president bolsonaro to appease the foreign criticism. he is a military man who sees the military as a solution to many of the country's problems. have so far not accepted help from many other countries. israel, at this stage, is sending expertise to help with the fires. it has begun raining. at the first downpour of the rainy season, which many feel is putting an end to the crisis as far as this year goes. go somewill certainly way to putting up the last of the fires in this particular region. we flew over this area early this morning in a small plane to see what damage had been done. most of the fires were out. but the evidence of the devastation the fires have caused was evident. vegetationrnt throughout this particular area and also evidence of much devastation done in previous years. now, cattle farms, soy plantations are cutting a huge swathe through this part of the amazon. anchor: brazil's talks with the wo -- critics say burn practices have contributed to fires across the amazon. , weof the hardest hit areas have reports. reporte

president trump tweeting his support for bolsonaro, saying he's doing a great job bolsonaro responding, "we're fighting the wildfires with great success. but even brazil's environment minister says the area on fire is so vast bolsonaro should accept the emergency aid kerry sanders, nbc news, ondonia, brazil. >> waking up this morning and watching the tropics closely with the threat of dorian. let's check back in with jane a janessa. >> now we have two tropical storms erin that is brewing as well out well toward the atlantic it's not going to be impacting any land areas maybe some higher surf across the areas. tough family, friends headed to the bahamas, erin is currently impacting that area as darialote look at the change in the weather pattern. back in the mid 70s. we have updates on this track. we'll take a look at that coming up >> thank you, janessa. in today's quick hits golf great tiger woods has revealed he underwent knee surgery woods said he had arthroscopic procedure to repair mild cartilage damage he said should be back to competing in october >>> two-time fifa world soccer

>>> brazilian president jair bolsonaro is playing politics with the fate of the amazon rainforest. despite the g7 pledging more than $20 million to help fight the fires sweeping across the amazon, bolsonaro isn't sure he wants the help. as the "washington post" reports, bolsonaro told reporters that he'll only consider taking action if french president emmanuel macron apologizes to him. bolsonaro took issue with comments the french president made about his commitment, i should say, to the environment as well as threats to block a trade deal. now, this even after bolsonaro reportedly mocked the appearance of macron's wife on his official facebook page. for his part president trump apparently supports the brazilian president's standoff, tweeting "i have gotten to know president jair bolsonaro well in our dealings with brazil. he is working very hard on the amazon fires and in all respects doing a great job for the people of brazil. not easy. he and his country have the full and complete support of the usa." joining me now "new york" magazine deputy editor david wallace wells. he's al

the difference is that the bolsonaro government is encouraging commercial deforestation and mr bolsonaro himself thinks climate change is a hoax. exactly. he said some things that are not at all help all. that really encourage farmers to clear forests, to set your pastures on fire without a permit, knowing that there may not be a penalty to pay at the end. i think it isa penalty to pay at the end. i think it is a very dangerous moment in brazil. it's very interesting, initial move to leave the paris accord, the initial move to extinguish the ministry of environment was opposed by agribusiness. the brazilian farm set the really sees the importance of a very strong forest conservation strategy, a way to keep markets open. in this context, the eu and mercosur agreement under negotiation could play a powerful and positive role in keeping the forests of the amazon standing so we are at a very critical moment when the fire season could get much worse and it's a time to really put together and put on the ground long—term solutions to this issue. they are notjust band—aids. part of that is w

>>president trump tweeted his support for bolsonaro saying he's working very the amazon fires. >>and there is a record of carbon dioxide emissions for the month that has been produced by these fires with satellite images likely are showing that these fires are reducing reporting announce rizzo i'm. >>and this just in to the kron 4 news room we told you about an evacuation warning in marin county for the rancho santa maria get more margarita area. well that the evacuation warning has been lifted the fire size of this fire burning near one acre in marion county is now estimated to be about 10 to 12 acres and is now 60% contained so they made some progress that firing see choppers in the air from these pictures that we have so again the fire evacuation warning in the area of what acre has been lifted. and firefighters are making progress in knocking out that fire. tonight at 6.45 gun owners are using facebook marketplace to sell their use of weapons will tell you how facebook is trying to put a stop to that. >>and close the loophole that it says that gun owners created. >>up next

mr bolsonaro's neighbours have also been turning up the heat. across latin america, angry demonstrators have gathered outside brazil's embassies. translation: i feelvery sad because the earth is our mother and what is happening in brazil. the president of brazil needs to stop the fires. we live from the earth, because she is the one he gives us food. even with dedicated troops, it will take an enormous effort to stop these fires in their tracks. other countries have offered practical support, but nobody is quite sure yet whether brazil's president needs or, indeed, wants that helping hand. john mcmanus, bbc news. natalia passarinho from bbc brazil is here. good to have you here with us again. the president has talked about immobilising the armed forces, presumably that is easier said than done because of where the spies and the extent of them? absolutely some regions in the amazon are a very difficult to access and unit helicopters, boats to get there. tips that are already in the region are being deployed to the areas of fire —— troops. thi

and they blame one man for letting this situation get out of hand — brazil's president jair bolsonaro. the bolsonaro government is totally responsible for what is happening now, because the numbers of deforestation are increasing since the beginning of the year. so in eight months, he dismantled all the environmental policies that took more than ten years to build. ignoring the politics for a moment, on an ecological level, on the human level, this isjust a very disturbing sight. hectare after hectare of pristine amazon, the world's lungs going up in smoke, and worse still, it's taking place in a supposedly protected national park. but in brazil, you can't ignore the politics. all weekend, angry protests have been held in major brazilian cities and outside its embassies abroad — people furious at bolsonaro's terrible environmental record. but president bolsonaro remains unrepentant, accusing europe of a colonialist attitude and insisting brazil has the right to open up the amazon to development. many believe the fires are especially bad this year thanks to his message that subsisten

the reaction from jair bolsonaro is as expected. he said the people, the ngos in the amazon are looking after their interests and the interests of their interests and the interests of the countries that pay for them. a country he would not name, one of those european countries, probably dream having a chunk of the amazon, which is rich in water, land. later he wrote specifically about president macron saying he was doing this for political gains, he was using fake pictures and that he was taking a colonialist approach, a colonialist mindset because president macron talked about discussing the amazon issue at the g7 meeting in paris. this could be the start of a ref between the french president and the brazilian president. they are both big producers and they are concerned that there will be sanctions because of environmental concerns and the brazilian economy is struggling, it is in recession. next, argentina's economy is also in recession and coming up to elections so it is very unstable. as much as jair bolsonaro supporters will a

president bolsonaro has his own theory. he is accusing ngo's of setting the fires in -- themselves to make him look bad. is therere anything toto thahat raul: well, i it's a totally ridiculous accusation, of course. he knonows perfectly well who is putting the fires in the force right now. the land grabbers are criminals inside the forest that are trying to go against the brazilian law. it looks like he doesn't want to go after them. it is simple to accuse ngos than to do his job, which i is the bt law enforcement on the ground. that's not happening. sumi: the accusations are flying, but most people would agree that the amazon is important, the largest rainforest in the world. put this into perspective for us. how crucial is this ecosystem not only for t t region, brazil, but for the global climate? raul: thehe amazon is very importanant. it is crucucial for brazil. mostst of the rainfall that goes to sÃo paulo, the main cities, so that gives water for people to drink, that gives water for agriculture, that gives water for

president trump tweeting about bolsonaro. he is working very hard on the amazon fires and in all respects doing a great job for the people of brazil. not easy. then the brazilian president responded in part saying we're fighting the wildfires with great success. the fake news campaign built against our sovereignty will not work. so bolsonaro there adopting the president's favorite phrase, fake news, but beyond that, jay, are they actually having great success? be know the brazilians have sent 43,000 troops to fight the fires. what success have we seen, if any? >> it's a charming bromance between two demagogues, tweeting back and forth like lovers in a high school musical but the reality is of course very, very different. it's funny to call something fake news when you have satellite photos to prove the fact this is not fake. all of the local officials under bolsonaro and his regime have said we're understaffed, underresourced, we don't have enough equipment, we don't have enough money. the budget for the ministry of the envir

the reports led to an international alarm which bolsonaro brushed off. take that money and help reforest germany, he said last week in response to germany and norway decision to suspend funding to brazil over kens about his policy. in a rainforest critical to those depending on its vast natural resources, indigenous groups in the amazon have rallied against bolsonaro who promised in 2017 that should he be elected, not one square centimeter of land would be designated for their reservations. >> translator: with each passing day, we see the destruction advance. deforestation, invasion, logging. we are sad because the forest is dying more he have moment. we feel the climate changing and the word needs tld needs the fo. >> reporter: as attention turns to the fires, bolsonaro calls global alarm sensationalist, a climate skeptic, he has long emphasized brazil's sovereignty in the amazon, threatening to withdraw from the paris climate accord. >> translator: brazil does not owe the world anything when it comes to virn amouenvironmenvi protection. >> reporter: th

bolsonaro leaves office. as he was taken to his cell, lula says he remains an optimist amidst the uncertainty but for himself and the future of brazil. will grant, bbc news. laura: a short time ago president trump announced he was launching space command, citing new threats which face the united states. made it -- he madeea it why the military needs to focus on a different sphere of nflict, and have this morning -- rather this w-- had this warning. pres. trump: now those who wish to harm the united states, who seek to challenge te in the ultiigh ground of space,te it is going to be a whole different ballgame. our adversaries are weaponizing earth's orbits wgyh new technoargeting satellites that are critical for battlefield operations and our way of life atome. laura: brief time ago i spoke to a fellow at the center for strategic anstinternional ies. we heard the president say that our enemies are weaponizing outer space. command?y y we need space t is definitely one of the reasons. the main job of u.s. space

then it got personal — bolsonaro mocked brigitte macron's appearance. macron said that was very rude and brazilians were probably ashamed of their president. it was at this point that mr bolsonaro demanded an apology before he'd accept $20 million in international help to put out the fires. and as the forest burns today, that's where we've got to. here's sophie long from brazil. the heart of the amazon, the world's lungs on fire. a chorus of condemnation echoed around the world and this ecological disaster became a global political issue. brazil's president did not strike the match that lit these flames but many say he might as well have. today, when state governors asked him for help, he told them to unite, so brazil can maintain its sovereignty. and yet the world's largest rainforest continues to smoulder. we are just passing over an area of rainforest that is still burning. my guide tells me it's farmland but it's very close to indigenous land, home to a huge amount of wildlife, and also a tribe of people that has almost no contact with the outside w

mr bolsonaro alleged the data was not truthful. translation: if these figures were true, the amazon would have been devastated three times over during the past 20 years. we have to combat this. mr galvao, for his part, compared the president's suspicions to a joke by a 14—year—old boy, but he's now lost his job. president bolsonaro wants to open up more of the amazon for development, something which has brought him into conflict with indigenous tribes. it's also attracted criticism from european governments, including france. but earlier this week mr bolsonaro cancelled a meeting with the french foreign minister in order to have a haircut, which he then streamed live on facebook. that stance may backfire, though. environmentalists say ratifying the recent free trade agreement between the eu and brazil and its neighbours should be dependent on the latter taking serious action to protect the amazon. ajudge has ruled that a new york police officer should be fired over the death of an unarmed black man. daniel pantaleo was accused

bolsonaro has authorized armed forces to fight the flames, but world leaders want more action. some leaders say they could block a trade deal between the european union and the south american block that includes brazil. bolsonaro sees it differently like the fires should not impact diplomacy. >> we are open to dialogue based on truth and an understanding of our sovereign tty. forest fires exist all over the world and that cannot be the basis for possible international sanctions. brazil continues to be, just as it is today a friendly country responsible in its protection of the amazon. >> still president bolsonaro is criticized for his policies in the amazon encouraging businesses to develop the rain forest. >> activists and global leaders alike are demanding action from brazil's president as fires burn at an unprecedented rate he is under increasing pressure as his new government opens up the rain forest for business. since taking office in january he acted on campaign promises to relax regulations in favor of restoring brazil's economy and cut millions from the budget of brazi