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[00:00:22] (♪) >> Erica: TONIGHT, ANOTHER DEADLY
[00:00:25] STRIKE ON A SAUDI AIRPORT JUST ONE DAY AFTER AN ATTACK ON A
[00:00:27] MAJOR PASSENGER TERMINAL.
[00:00:33] >> THIS IS A CONFLICT THAT HAS DEEP ROOTS AND IT'S BEEN REIGNITED.
[00:00:37] >> Erica:THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS AND THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE BETWEEN
[00:00:41] SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN-BACKED
[00:00:44] HOUTHI REBELS. AND THE THREAT THAT MORE COUNTRIES COULD BE
[00:00:47] DRAGGED INTO THE CONFLICT.
[00:00:50] >>> PLUS, HURRICANE SIMON SLAMS INTO MEXICO'S PACIFIC COAST.
[00:00:54] >> WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE A LOT OF HURRICANES IMPACTING THE
[00:00:58] WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
[00:01:01] THEM. >> Erica:HOW THE STORM IS THREATENING
[00:01:04] POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS. >>> AND CANADA ON THE BALLOT IN
[00:01:08] THE U.S. >> AND HERE IN MICHIGAN WE KNOW
[00:01:11] THAT CANADA WAS NOT OUR ENEMY.
[00:01:14] >> Erica:HOW DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WAR IS PLAYING OUT IN THE BATTLE TO CONTROL CONGRESS. (♪)
[00:01:27] >>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A
[00:01:29] SPACE OF 24 HOURS, HOUTHI
[00:01:32] MILITANTS HAVE TARGETED RIYADH
[00:01:34] KING KHALID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UNDERSCORING A WARNING FROM THE
[00:01:38] IRANIAN ALLIES TO SAUDI ARABIA. THAT CIVILIAN AIRPORTS ARE A TARGET.
[00:01:42] THE SECOND ATTACK KILLED ONE PERSON ACCORDING TO SAUDI
[00:01:44] OFFICIALS, COMING AFTER A SATURDAY STRIKE ON THE AIRPORT
[00:01:48] THAT KILLED 13 PEOPLE AND WOUNDED HUNDREDS.
[00:01:51] THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON THE
[00:01:52] KINGDOM IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
[00:01:56] THE IRAN-BACKED HOUTHIS VOWING WORSE IS YET TO COME.
[00:01:59] TOM PARRY SHOWS US SHOCKING NEW VIDEO OF THE ATTACK, A STARK
[00:02:02] EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER MIDDLE EAST WAR THAT THIS TIME THREATENS NOT
[00:02:06] JUST TANKERS AND TRADE, BUT ALSO COMMERCIAL AIR TRAFFIC IN ONE OF
[00:02:10] THE REGION'S RICHEST COUNTRIES.
[00:02:13] >> Reporter: THE MUNDANE ROUTINE OF AIR TRAVEL TURNED SUDDENLY
[00:02:15] INTO TERROR.
[00:02:18] NEW VIDEO CAPTURES THE MOMENT
[00:02:23] RIYADH'S KING KHALID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CAME UNDER DEADLY ATTACK ON SATURDAY,
[00:02:26] SENDING TRAVELERS SCRAMBLING FOR THEIR LIVES. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).
[00:02:30] >> Reporter: A DAY LATER, SAUDI
[00:02:33] ARABIA'S HEALTH MINISTER VISITED SOME OF THE INJURED. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).
[00:02:37] >> Reporter:AS A SPOKESMAN
[00:02:40] THE IRAN-BATHED HOUTHI REBELS
[00:02:43] CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. >> President Trump: LOOK, THE
[00:02:46] SAUDIS ARE GOOD FIGHTERS, BUT I THINK THAT THE TERRIBLE WAS A TERRIBLE THING.
[00:02:49] >> Reporter: THE ATTACK PROMPTED CONDEMNATION FROM WORLD LEADERS, INCLUDING U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHO SUGGESTED THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION COULD JOIN SAUDI
[00:02:53] ARABIA'S FIGHT AGAINST THE
[00:02:57] HOUTHIS, SOMETHING THAT IT HAS SO FAR BEEN RELUCTANT TO DO.
[00:03:00] BRITAIN'S DEFENCE SECRETARY ALSO OPEN TO THE IDEA OF INCREASED
[00:03:03] MILITARY SUPPORT. >> WHAT WE SAW IN TERMS OF THE
[00:03:07] ATTACK ON THE AIRPORT IN RIYADH WAS A SHOCKING ESCALATION, ACTUALLY.
[00:03:10] HUNDREDS OF CASUALTIES.
[00:03:12] >> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER MARK
[00:03:18] SUFFER R CARNEY POSTED A MESSAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT CANNOT
[00:03:22] JUSTIFY THE DELIBERATE TARGETING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE, HE
[00:03:25] WROTE, CANADA CONDEMN THIS IS IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
[00:03:28] FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ANITA
[00:03:31] ANAND CALLED THE ATTACK ABHORRENT AND URGED CANADIANS TO
[00:03:34] AVOID ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO SAUDI ARABIA.
[00:03:38] THIS ATTACK IS THE LATEST
[00:03:40] VIOLENT FLARE-UP IN A LONG DRAWN
[00:03:43] OUT FIGHT BETWEEN THE SAUDI
[00:03:45] REGIME AND HOUTHI MILITANTS.
[00:03:49] THESE IMAGES, RELEASED BY THE HOUTHIS, APPEAR TO SHOW PITCH BATTLES WITH SAUDI-BACKED YEMINI GOVERNMENT FORCES.
[00:03:53] THE KINGDOM HAS LONG SUPPORTED
[00:03:55] YEMEN'S INTERNATIONALLY
[00:03:57] RECOGNISED GOVERNMENT IN ITS BID TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER LARGE
[00:04:00] SWATHS OF THE COUNTRY.
[00:04:03] A BATTLE THAT HAS GROWN MORE
[00:04:04] INTENSE SINCE THE U.S. AND
[00:04:07] ISRAEL LAUNCHED THEIR WAR AGAINST IRAN, THE HOUTHIS' MAIN
[00:04:10] BACKER.
[00:04:15] >> SO THIS IS A CONFLICT THAT HAS DEEP ROOTS AND IT'S BEEN REIGNITED AND IT'S COMPLETELY
[00:04:18] UNCLEAR HOW IT COULD BE BROUGHT TO AN END. >> Reporter: SAUDI ARABIA'S
[00:04:20] CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY HAS
[00:04:23] CONFIRMED THE AIRPORT IN RIYADH
[00:04:26] CAME UNDER ATTACK AGAIN ON SUNDAY. >> Erica: AND, TOM, THESE ATTACKS, THEY COME WITH A
[00:04:31] WARNING? >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. THE HOUTHIS ARE WARNING AIRLINES
[00:04:34] TO AVOID SAUDI AIR SPACE, CALLING IT A ZONE OF MILITARY
[00:04:36] OPERATIONS.
[00:04:38] WE'RE ALSO HEARING A REPORT OF
[00:04:41] SAUDI-BACKED FORCES ATTACKING AN AIRPORT IN A HOUTHI-CONTROLLED
[00:04:43] AREA. AND THE LATEST NEWS WE'RE
[00:04:46] HEARING IS THAT IRAN HAS REACHED OUT TO SAUDI ARABIA OFFERING
[00:04:50] HELP IN WHAT IT CALLS
[00:04:57] >>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS, THE U.S. PRESIDENT HAS
[00:05:00] ANNOUNCED AN ENERGY CEASEFIRE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
[00:05:04] AS ALEXANDRE SILBERMAN EXPLAINS, SO FAR THE ANSWER FROM KYIV HAS
[00:05:08] BEEN CONDITIONAL SUPPORT, AND
[00:05:11] FROM MOSCOW MORE MISSILES.
[00:05:15] >> Reporter: IN KHARKIV, THE
[00:05:18] RESCUERS CLEAR RUBBLE OF A HOME FLATTENED BY RUSSIAN STRIKES.
[00:05:22] THIS HUSBAND IN THE WRECKAGE OF
[00:05:25] BLAST THAT KILLED HIS WIFE. >> [BOMB STRIKE] >> Reporter: AMID CONTINUED
[00:05:28] ATTACKS, U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD
[00:05:31] TRUMP CLAIMS UKRAINE AND RUSSIA HAVE AGREED TO AN ENERGY CEASEFIRE.
[00:05:35] >> President Trump: DON'T HIT THE DIESEL FUEL. >> Reporter: UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT SAID THAT THE DEAL WAS NEWS TO
[00:05:39] HIM. BUT HE WELCOMED IT IN PRINCIPLE.
[00:05:42] >> WE ARE READY FOR A CEASEFIRE.
[00:05:46] WE ARE READY TO BEGIN FROM ANY
[00:05:51] KIND OF STEPS OF DEESCALATION.
[00:05:55] >> Reporter: BUT AFTER TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT, ZELENSKYY SAID THAT RUSSIA HAD STRUCK ANOTHER POWER PLANT. WITH NO PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
[00:05:58] THE DEAL FROM THE KREMLIN. THE POSSIBLE CEASEFIRE FOLLOWS
[00:06:01] TRUMP LIFTING SANCTIONS ON
[00:06:02] RUSSIAN FUEL.
[00:06:06] STRIKING A DEAL FOR 300,000 TONNES OF DIESEL, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE IN THE
[00:06:09] COMING MONTHS. A MOVE THAT LEFT UKRAINE AND ITS
[00:06:12] ALLIES REELING.
[00:06:16] PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY WHO SPOKE WITH ZELENSKYY ON SUNDAY
[00:06:19] SAYS THAT THE U.S. AGREEMENT IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS
[00:06:22] TO CREATE PEACE.
[00:06:25] >> IT ALLOWS THE RUSSIANS TO GET MORE MONEY FROM THE SALE OF THAT
[00:06:29] DIESEL ON THE WORLD MARKET.
[00:06:32] AND THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO BUY WEAPONS THAT
[00:06:36] THEY USE AGAINST THE UKRANIANS.
[00:06:41] SO WAIVING THESE SANCTIONS WILL PROLONG THE WAR. >> Reporter: ENERGY HAS BEEN A
[00:06:44] KEY TARGET FOR BOTH SIDES. IN UKRAINE, REPEATED ATTACKS ON THE POWER GRID DURING WINTER HAVE BEEN PUNISHING FOR
[00:06:48] CIVILIANS.
[00:06:53] AND COUNTER STRIKES ON RUSSIA'S DIESEL REFINERIES HAVE CAUSED SEVERE SHORTAGES AND HURT THE
[00:06:56] ECONOMY.
[00:06:59] >> IT IS NOW THE ONLY SOURCE OF HARD CURRENCY.
[00:07:03] >> Reporter: RUSSIA'S DIESEL EXPORTS COLLAPSED THIS YEAR.
[00:07:05] AND EVEN IF IT COULD FULFILL THE U.S. DEAL, THE
[00:07:08] AMOUNT OF FUEL PROMISED IS LIKELY TOO SMALL TO HAVE ANY IMPACT. BUT WITH MID-TERM ELECTIONS
[00:07:12] APPROACHING, THE U.S. PRESIDENT IS UNDER PRESSURE TO BRING DOWN
[00:07:16] GAS PRICES. >> WHY IS DONALD TRUMP DOING
[00:07:18] THIS? IT DOES ALLOW HIM TO SAY THAT
[00:07:20] HE'S DOING SOMETHING. >> Reporter: THERE ARE MULTIPLE
[00:07:24] REPORTS THAT THE U.S. IS THREATENING TO CUT OFF
[00:07:26] INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH
[00:07:30] UKRAINE AND LOCK ARMS IF KYIV'S STRIKES ON RUSSIAN REFINERIES
[00:07:33] CONTINUE. >> Erica: AND YET NO SIGN THAT
[00:07:37] RUSSIA IS ONBOARD WITH THIS, SO
[00:07:40] WILL IT ACTUALLY HAPPEN? >> Reporter: WELL, ERICA, IT'S A
[00:07:44] FAMILIAR MOVE FROM TRUMP, ANNOUNCING AN AGREEMENT BEFORE IT'S FINALIZED.
[00:07:46] IN MID-SEPTEMBER, TRUMP SAID ON
[00:07:49] SOCIAL MEDIA THAT BOTH SIDES HAD
[00:07:54] AGREED TO STOP STRIKES ON ENERGY FACILITIES, BUT THERE WAS NO COMMITMENT FROM RUSSIA AND BOTH SIDES CONTINUED THEIR ATTACKS. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND CANADA
[00:07:58] HAVE URGED MORE SUPPORT FOR
[00:08:00] UKRAINE, SOMETHING THAT ZELENSKYY THANKED THE PRIME MINISTER FOR BY NAME IN A
[00:08:12] >>> POPE LEO SAYS THAT HE'S SET TO UNDERGO SURGERY IN THE COMING DAYS TO REMOVE A SMALL GROWTH THAT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED ON HIS
[00:08:15] LUNG.
[00:08:17] >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).
[00:08:23] >> Erica: THE POPE THANKED ONLOOKERS FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL
[00:08:25] SUPPORT AFTER MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING HIS WEEKLY
[00:08:28] SUNDAY PRAYER. LEO IS 71 YEARS OLD.
[00:08:31] THE VATICAN LEADER SAID THAT HIS RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ONE
[00:08:33] WEEK.
[00:08:38] >>> STEELMAKER STELCO IS MOVING FORWARD WITH HUNDREDS OF LAYOFFS
[00:08:40] IN ONTARIO IN SPITE OF THREATS
[00:08:44] OF LEGAL ACTION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN FACT, THE C.E.O. OF ITS PARENT COMPANY SAYS THAT THEY'RE
[00:08:47] NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG. ERIN COLLINS NOW WITH WHAT THAT
[00:08:51] MEANS FOR WORKERS WHO ARE CAUGHT
[00:08:51] IN THE MIDDLE.
[00:08:55] >> Reporter: AT STELCO'S HAMILTON PLANT, A CHALLENGING
[00:08:57] HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BUT AS LAYOFFS CONTINUE, A
[00:09:01] MESSAGE FROM THE MAN BEHIND THEM.
[00:09:04] >> AFTER THANKSGIVING, THIS IS THE LAST THANKSGIVING THAT YOU ARE OUT OF A JOB, YOU WILL BE
[00:09:08] BROUGHT BACK.
[00:09:13] >> Reporter:LAYOFFS BEGAN LATE LAST WEEK.
[00:09:16] STELCO'S OWNER, U.S.-BASED CLEVELAND-CLIFFS BLAMING WASHINGTON'S STEEL TARIFFS, INSISTING THAT IF CANADA AND THE U.S. REACH A DEAL
[00:09:20] ON STEEL THAT THE WORKERS WILL BE REHIRED.
[00:09:23] >> THE LAYOFFS ARE ONE
[00:09:27] TEMPORARY. TWO, THEY WILL BE REVERSED. >> Reporter: OF COURSE TRADE
[00:09:31] TALKS WITH STALLED BUT THE U.S. TARIFFS ON STEEL REMAIN AS HIGH AS 50%.
[00:09:33] EXPORTS ARE DOWN 50% TOO.
[00:09:36] >> WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE
[00:09:39] EFFECTS OF THESE AMERICAN TARIFFS ON CERTAIN SECTORS OF
[00:09:42] THE CANADIAN ECONOMY.
[00:09:45] THE EXAMPLE OF STELCO IS ONE. >> Reporter: STILL, OTTAWA IS
[00:09:48] PUSHING BACK, INSISTING THAT THE COMPANY HAD AGREED TO MAINTAIN
[00:09:51] EMPLOYMENT LEVELS FOR FIVE YEARS WHEN IT PURCHASED STELCO IN
[00:09:54] 2024.
[00:09:56] WRITING IN A STATEMENT THAT CANADA EXPECTS THE COMPANY TO
[00:09:59] MEET ITS LEGALLY BINDING COMMITMENTS TO EMPLOYEES, ADDING
[00:10:03] THAT AS GOVERNMENT LAWYERS REVIEW THE LETTER, ALL OPTIONS
[00:10:05] ARE ON THE TABLE. BUT IN A LETTER TO THE
[00:10:09] GOVERNMENT OBTAINED BY CBC NEWS, STELCO'S PRESIDENT WRITES, "YOUR
[00:10:13] REPRESENTATION THAT STELCO'S PLANNED LAYOFFS CAUSED IT TO BREACH ITS UNDERTAKINGS IS
[00:10:16] FALSE."
[00:10:18] THE COMPANY INSISTING THAT THEY CAN ADJUST THEIR WORKFORCE BASED
[00:10:21] ON MARKET CONDITIONS.
[00:10:23] >> THERE'S NO PROVISION IN THE
[00:10:26] CONTRACT THAT FORCED ME TO HAVE THIS SAME EMPLOYMENT LEVEL EVERY
[00:10:28] SINGLE DAY. >> Reporter: WHO IS RIGHT IS
[00:10:32] DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE THAT CONTRACT IS PRIVATE.
[00:10:35] >> WE DON'T KNOW ACTUALLY WHAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO.
[00:10:38] WE DON'T HAVE THE -- THE AGREEMENTS, THE WORDING.
[00:10:42] IF THERE ARE ANY EXCLUSIONS TO ALL OF THE UNDERTAKINGS THEY
[00:10:44] HAVE GIVEN. >> Reporter: OF COURSE FOR LAID
[00:10:47] OFF CANADIAN STEELWORKERS THERE'S A MORE PRESSING
[00:10:50] QUESTION -- WHETHER OR NOT THEY
[00:11:00] >> Erica: JUST OVER THREE WEEKS OUT FROM THE U.S. MIDTERM
[00:11:03] ELECTIONS AND THE CANADA-U.S. TRADE WAR IS SOLIDIFYING ITSELF
[00:11:07] AS A BALLOT BOX ISSUE IN SOME CRUCIAL STATES. STILL, DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN
[00:11:10] UNWILLING TO RELENT. J.P. TASKER NOW ON HOW
[00:11:14] POLITICIANS ARE TRYING TO ADAPT.
[00:11:14] (♪)
[00:11:18] >> Reporter: CAMPAIGNING IN THE U.S. MIDTERMS IS WELL UNDERWAY
[00:11:22] AND THE FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA HAS BECOME A MAJOR ELECTION ISSUE.
[00:11:25] >> President Trump: CANADA HAS BEEN RIPPING US OFF FOR 50 YEARS.
[00:11:29] >> Reporter: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RALLYING THE REPUBLICAN BASE WITH TAUNTS LIKE
[00:11:33] THIS -- >> President Trump: EVERYONE
[00:11:35] SAYS OH, CANADA -- IT'S SO NICE.
[00:11:37] THEY TREAT US TERRIBLY. THEY'RE NOT TREATING US TERRIBLY
[00:11:40] ANYMORE. >> Reporter: NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, BLASTING CANADA AND ITS LEADERSHIP.
[00:11:44] >> President Trump: I LIKE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM "O CANADA" BUT I
[00:11:48] DON'T REALLY HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT.
[00:11:50] >> Reporter: IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT CANADA HAS BEEN MUCH OF A FACTOR IN A U.S. FEDERAL
[00:11:53] ELECTION.
[00:11:56] >> NAFTA, THE MEXICAN TRADE
[00:11:58] AGREEMENT WHERE THEY PAID PEOPLE A DOLLAR AN HOUR.
[00:12:01] >> Reporter: THERE WERE DEBATES IN THE EARLY 1990s BUT THOSE
[00:12:05] WERE FOCUSED ON MEXICO.
[00:12:06] >> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A GIANT SUCKING SOUND OF JOBS PULL THE OUT OF
[00:12:10] THIS COUNTRY. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY TO FIND SOMETHING COMPARABLE.
[00:12:13] THE WAR OF 1812 ATTACKED PIE
[00:12:16] CRITICS AS AN OFFENSIVE AND
[00:12:20] RUINOUS WAR IN THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR. >> HERE IN MICHIGAN WE KNOW THAT CANADA IS NOT OUR ENEMY.
[00:12:22] >> Reporter: NOW ON TV SCREENS IN MAINE AND MICHIGAN AND NEVADA AND BEYOND, THE TRADE WAR IS
[00:12:26] FRONT AND CENTRE. SOME REPUBLICANS DISTANCING
[00:12:30] THEMSELVES FROM TRUMP. >> FARMERS ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR
[00:12:33] THIS.
[00:12:36] >> Reporter: WHILE DEMOCRATS REMIND VOTERS THAT TRADE DISPUTE
[00:12:40] HAS PUSHED UP PRICES. >> THAT'S WHY WE NEED SUSIE LEE, VOTING TO END THE WAR --
[00:12:44] >> AND STOP THE TARIFFS. >> Reporter: LAS VEGAS IS FAR
[00:12:47] FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER BUT FEW
[00:12:49] PLACES HAVE BEEN HIT HARDER BY THE CANADIAN TRAVEL BOYCOTT.
[00:12:53] WHO DO YOU BLAME FOR THIS? >> DONALD TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION.
[00:12:55] IT'S DIRECTLY THEIR FAULT.
[00:12:58] >> Reporter: CANADIAN TOURISM DROPPED BY 17% IN 2025,
[00:13:02] ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AIRLINE DATA SHOWS THAT THIS
[00:13:06] YEAR IS ON TRACK TO BE EVEN WORSE.
[00:13:09] THIS UNION LEADER IS MOBILIZING HER 60,000 MEMBERS TO PUNISH
[00:13:13] TRUMP AND HIS PARTY AT THE BALLOT BOX.
[00:13:15] >> OUR MEMBERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE OF THIS CRAZINESS THAT IS
[00:13:18] GOING ON IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
[00:13:20] >> Reporter: ONE OF TRUMP'S TOP
[00:13:25] TRADE ADVISORS WARNED PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY TO NOT INTERFERE ON THESE
[00:13:29] ELECTIONS BUT THE FOCUS ON CANADA IS HAPPENING ORGANICALLY.
[00:13:35] >> Erica: IN THE UPCOMING
[00:13:37] MIDTERMS THE MINNESOTA SENATE
[00:13:40] RACE IS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED
[00:13:43] MONTHS AFTER ITS BIGGEST CITY
[00:13:45] MINNEAPOLIS WAS THRUST INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AFTER TWO DEADLY
[00:13:48] I.C.E. SHOOTINGS. >> ROUGHLY NINE MONTHS LATER,
[00:13:50] COULD THAT IMMIGRATION
[00:14:06] >>> TONIGHT HURRICANE SIMON IS
[00:14:09] SKIRTING MEXICO'S PACIFIC COAST
[00:14:12] AND SENDING HIGH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ACROSS SEVERAL STATES.
[00:14:16] CAROLINE BARGHOUT SHOWS US THE DAMAGE AND EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES
[00:14:18] THIS HURRICANE SEASON UNUSUAL.
[00:14:24] >> Reporter: WAVES GROWING LARGER BY THE HOUR AS THE EYE OF
[00:14:26] THE STORM NEARS MEXICO.
[00:14:29] HURRICANE SIMON IS A CATEGORY 4 STORM.
[00:14:32] AND WHILE IT HAS WEAKENED, IT REMAINS A THREAT.
[00:14:36] ALREADY STREETS AND HOMES IN THE
[00:14:41] PORT CITY OF MANZANILLO ARE
[00:14:45] OVERWHELMED. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter: "EVERYTHING GOT FLOODED FROM HERE TO THERE, MY CLOSET AND EVERYTHING," SAYS MARIA ELENA VAGAS.
[00:14:48] A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
[00:14:50] FOR PARTS OF MEXICO'S COAST,
[00:14:56] SOUTH OF PUERTO VALLARTA, INCLUDING THE AREA AROUND MANZANILLO, A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FARTHER SOUTH.
[00:15:00] ABOUT 80 PEOPLE LIVING IN
[00:15:02] COASTAL TOWNS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO SAFER GROUND.
[00:15:06] >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter: "THEY CAME TO PICK US UP," SAYS MAVI DIAS
[00:15:09] HERNÁNDEZ, "WE SAID IN THE
[00:15:12] BEGINNING THAT WE WEREN'T LEAVING, BUT IN THE END WE
[00:15:16] DECIDED TO GO."
[00:15:21] CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM TOLD PEOPLE TO
[00:15:22] SHELTER IN PLACE UNTIL THE OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE DANGER
[00:15:26] HAS ENDED. SCIENTISTS SAY THIS THIS IS AN UNUSUAL YEAR BECAUSE HURRICANES
[00:15:29] ORDINARILY FORM IN THE ATLANTIC,
[00:15:30] NOT THE PACIFIC.
[00:15:34] >> THEY DON'T TYPICALLY SEE A LOT OF HURRICANES IMPACTING THE NORTH COAST OF NORTH AMERICA,
[00:15:38] BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THEM. AND IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH THE
[00:15:41] SUPER EL NINO AND THE FACT THAT ALL OF THIS REALLY WARM WATER IS
[00:15:44] DISTRIBUTING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE PACIFIC THAN IT NORMALLY DOES.
[00:15:47] >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).
[00:15:50] >> Reporter: MEXICO'S NATIONAL CIVIL PROTECTION COORDINATION
[00:15:53] HAS PLACED 28 MUNICIPALITIES IN
[00:15:59] JALISCO ON ITS HIGHEST ALERT LEVEL, WHILE 93 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE UNDER HIGH ALERT.
[00:16:02] STORES AND BUSINESSES ARE BOARDED UP, BEACHES ARE CLOSED
[00:16:04] AND BARRICADED.
[00:16:20] >> Erica: STORM RACHEL HAS BEEN LASHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST ALL
[00:16:22] WEEKEND.
[00:16:25] IT MADE LANDFALL SATURDAY AND WAS DOWNGRADED TO POST-TROPICAL,
[00:16:28] BUT THE HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL PACKING A LOT OF
[00:16:31] POWER. COASTAL FLOODING IS RAMPANT AND
[00:16:34] SOME BEACHES HAVE BEEN CLOSED
[00:16:36] DUE TO RISING OCEAN WATER.
[00:16:39] >>> IN CENTRAL NEPAL, FLASH FLOODING SWEPT AWAY BUILDINGS AS PEOPLE WATCHED IN HORROR.
[00:16:43] >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).
[00:16:50] >> Erica: ABOUT 50 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM FLOOD AREAS, ACCORDING TO THE ARMY, BUT FIVE
[00:16:53] ARE STILL MISSING.
[00:16:58] FOUR BRIDGES AND NEARLY TWO DOZEN HOUSES HAVE BEEN
[00:16:59] DESTROYED.
[00:17:02] AS WELL AS A CAMP AT A HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ALONG THE
[00:17:05] RIVER. >>> IN JUST OVER A WEEK, ALBERTA VOTERS WILL HAVE THEIR SAY ON
[00:17:08] THE PROSPECT OF SEPARATION.
[00:17:12] IT'S A HIGHLY CHARGED DEBATE, RAISING TENSIONS ACROSS THE PROVINCE.
[00:17:14] AND AS STEPHANIE CRAM SHOWS US, FOR BUSINESS OPERATORS TRYING TO
[00:17:17] NAVIGATE THAT POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IS FILLED WITH
[00:17:19] PITFALLS.
[00:17:26] >> Reporter:A BELOVED EDMONTON RESTAURANT IS BEING PULLED INTO
[00:17:29] THE DEBATE ON SEPARATION BECAUSE OF A ROOFTOP SIGN THAT ISN'T THEIRS.
[00:17:32] >> SOMEBODY PHONED THE RESTAURANT AND COMPLAINED ABOUT
[00:17:34] THE SIGN. AND BASICALLY TOLD US THAT THEY
[00:17:38] WOULD NO LONGER BE PATRONIZING
[00:17:38] OUR BUSINESS.
[00:17:42] >> Reporter: THE RESTAURANT'S OWNER SAYS THAT THE SIGN WAS ERECTED BY THE LANDLORD OF A
[00:17:45] BUILDING BEHIND THE RESTAURANT.
[00:17:48] A PHOTO OF THE SIGN APPEARING TO
[00:17:51] BE ON THE ROOF OF BARB
[00:17:55] AND ERNIE'S WAS ON A FEDERALIST
[00:17:59] FACEBOOK PAGE, SPARKING A FLURRY OF RESPONSES. >> WE HAVE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS
[00:18:03] AND MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. >> Reporter: THAT POST WAS
[00:18:05] EVENTUALLY REMOVED AND SHE
[00:18:10] POSTED A RESPONSE ONLINE, DESCRIBING THE DAMAGE TO THEIR
[00:18:13] BUSINESS AS IRREPAIRABLE. DESPITE EVERYTHING, FOISTER SAYS
[00:18:17] THAT HER RESTAURANT WILL NOT TAKE A POSITION ON THE REFERENDUM.
[00:18:21] >> WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL OF OUR PATRONS, NOT EVERYBODY THAT WALKS THROUGH OUR
[00:18:25] DOOR AGREES WITH THE SAME THINGS. >> Reporter: BUSINESSES ACROSS
[00:18:29] THE PROVINCE HAVE REFUSED TO HOST SEPARATIST EVENTS. IN FORT McMURRAY, THE YMCA
[00:18:32] CANCELLED A TOWN HALL BECAUSE
[00:18:34] THE EVENT DID NOT ALIGN WITH THE
[00:18:36] INTENDED USE OF THE FACILITY.
[00:18:40] AND THE SILVER TIP RESORT IN CANMORE ALSO CANCELLED A SEPARATIST EVENT AND SAYING IN A
[00:18:43] STATEMENT TO CBC NEWS THAT THEIR PARENT COMPANY STONE CREEK
[00:18:47] RESORTS IS PROUDLY CANADIAN AND DOES NOT SUPPORT ALBERTA
[00:18:49] SEPARATION.
[00:18:53] AS FOR BARB AND ERNIE'S, FOISTER IS WAITING FOR THE REFERENDUM TO BE OVER.
[00:18:56] >> AFTERWARDS THE PEOPLE WILL
[00:18:57] HAVE TIME TO REFLECT ON
[00:19:01] EVERYTHING AND THAT HOPEFULLY COOLER HEADS WILL PREVAIL.
[00:19:05] >> Reporter: CBC REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
[00:19:07] THAT OWNS THE BUILDING AND THE SIGN IS ON BUT RECEIVED NO
[00:19:16] >> Erica: IN ADVANCE OF NEXT WEEK'S REFERENDUM VOTE, ALBERTA
[00:19:19] PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH SAT DOWN WITH CBC NEWS CHIEF CORRESPONDENT ADRIENNE
[00:19:22] ARSENAULT.
[00:19:24] YOU CAN CATCH THE FULL EXTENDED INTERVIEW MONDAY NIGHT RIGHT
[00:19:26] HERE ON "THE NATIONAL."
[00:19:30] >>> AS FLU SEASON HITS HARD IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES, NEW
[00:19:33] GOVERNMENT FIGURES SHOWS THAT CASES IN CANADA ARE STILL LOW
[00:19:36] BUT TRENDING UPWARD.
[00:19:38] CHRISTINE BIRAK BREAKS DOWN WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT GETTING
[00:19:41] A FLU SHOT. >> Reporter: DATA SHOWS THAT THE
[00:19:45] FLU SEASON MAY BE KICKING OFF EARLIER THAN USUAL, WHICH
[00:19:48] INCLUDES A DEATH IN ALBERTA. SO SHOULD YOU GET YOUR SHOT
[00:19:51] SOONER? AND IS THIS YEAR'S VACCINE A GOOD MATCH?
[00:19:55] ON THAT, THE EXPERTS SAY --
[00:19:56] >> SO FAR SO GOOD.
[00:19:59] >> Reporter: DOCTORS SAY THAT AS PREDICTED THAT H1N1 VIRUSES ARE
[00:20:02] CURRENTLY DOMINATING AND THIS SEASON'S VACCINE IS BUILT TO
[00:20:05] TARGET THEM.
[00:20:07] BUT FLU VIRUSES ARE SLIPPERY AND THEY CAN MUTATE MID-SEASON.
[00:20:10] >> IT'S WAY TOO EARLY TO SAY
[00:20:13] WHETHER THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT.
[00:20:17] AND I AM NOT AWARE THAT
[00:20:19] PARTICULAR MUTATION IS PREDICTED TO MAKE THE VACCINE LESS
[00:20:23] EFFECTIVE. >> Reporter: MOST DOCTORS ARE
[00:20:25] ADVISING CANADIANS TO GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS THE FLU
[00:20:29] SHOTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO THEM. >> STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT,
[00:20:32] ESPECIALLY WITH THE EARLY PEAK. >> Reporter: LOOKING AT CANADIAN
[00:20:35] FLU TEST POSITIVITY OVER RECENT YEARS SHOWS THAT CASES TYPICALLY
[00:20:38] START SLOW AND PEAK AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
[00:20:42] THIS YEAR IS STARTING ABOVE AVERAGE. LARGELY DRIVEN BY CASES IN
[00:20:45] BRITISH COLUMBIA.
[00:20:47] >> WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE INFLUENZA, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN.
[00:20:51] >> Reporter: TORONTO PUBLIC
[00:21:07] >> Reporter: MOST PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES ARE CURRENTLY VACCINATING OLDER CANADIANS AND
[00:21:11] OTHER HIGH-RISK GROUPS WHILE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WAITS UNTIL LATE
[00:21:14] OCTOBER. AND IN QUÉBEC, MANY WILL HAVE TO
[00:21:16] PAY OUT OF POCKET. >> SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE
[00:21:20] GENERAL POPULATION IS AWARE THAT WE ARE SEEING AN EARLY -- LIKE
[00:21:22] EARLY CASES NOW. AND SO THAT WE START TAKING PRECAUTIONS EARLIER THAN
[00:21:26] EXPECTED. >> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE FLU SHOT THE DOCTORS SAY THAT
[00:21:30] STANDARD PRECAUTIONS LIKE HAND WASHING AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING
[00:21:33] AND STAYING HOME WHEN SICK WILL
[00:21:41] >> Erica: DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN COULD COST HIM DURING THE UPCOMING
[00:21:45] MIDTERMS.
[00:21:48] >> I THINK THAT IT'S GALVANISING PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT IT'S ALSO SCARING PEOPLE.
[00:21:52] >> Erica: WE TAKE YOU TO MINNESOTA WHERE THOSE RAIDS COULD NOW SWAY A CRITICAL RACE.
[00:21:56] (♪)
[00:21:59] >>> AND DESPITE TENSIONS WITH THE U.S., TWO BORDER TOWNS COME
[00:22:02] TOGETHER.
[00:22:06] >> NOW WE GET TO ENJOY THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE -- DIFFERENT
[00:22:26] WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
[00:24:36] GRAVY SOLD ACROSS WESTERN CANADA
[00:24:38] HAS BEEN RECALLED. KEVIN'S NATURAL FOODS FAILED TO
[00:24:42] LIST MUSTARD AS ONE OF ITS INGREDIENTS.
[00:24:45] THE GRAVY WAS DISTRIBUTED IN
[00:24:49] MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA AND B.C.. IF YOU HAVE A BOX YOU'RE BEING URGED TO RETURN IT OR THROW IT OUT.
[00:24:53] >>> AFTER MONTHS OF TARIFFS AND
[00:24:57] ANNEXATION THREATS, THE FRICTION BETWEEN CANADA AND THE U.S. IS
[00:25:00] PALPABLE. BUT SOME HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE WEST ARE SHOWING
[00:25:04] WHAT CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION TRULY MEANS.
[00:25:08] SHEEHAN DESJARDINS NOW ON ONE TEAM BUILT FROM TWO SOVEREIGN NATIONS.
[00:25:10] (♪)
[00:25:14] >> Reporter: THIS ANTHEM, A NEW TRADITION BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES IN SUNBURST,
[00:25:18] MONTANA. IT'S AMERICAN FOOTBALL WITH A
[00:25:22] TOUCH OF CANADIAN WINTER. THESE TWO PLAYERS AND FOUR OTHERS ON THE TEAM ARE
[00:25:25] ALBERTANS. >> WE GET TO ENJOY THE AMERICAN
[00:25:28] HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND JUST
[00:25:32] HAVE FUN WITH AMERICANS -- DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, SAME PEOPLE.
[00:25:36] >> Reporter: THEY STILL GO TO SCHOOL IN THIS ALBERTA TOWN JUST
[00:25:39] NORTH OF THE BORDER. BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A TEAM OF ITS OWN --
[00:25:43] >> THEY WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND TO PLAY FOOTBALL WITH ANOTHER TEAM, AND IT HAPPENED TO BE ACROSS THE
[00:25:47] BORDER. >> Reporter: SEVERAL TIMES A
[00:25:50] WEEK THE STUDENTS FROM MILK
[00:25:52] RIVER, ALBERTA, TRAVEL SOUTH TO JOIN FORCES WITH THEIR TEAMMATES IN SUNBURST.
[00:25:55] >> I'VE GOT MY JERSEY. >> Reporter:FORGETTING ANYTHING
[00:25:59] AHEAD OF THE SEASON'S FINAL HOME
[00:26:01] GAME IS OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR
[00:26:07] BRENIS. >> ALL I NEED IS JUST MY PASSPORT. >> Reporter: THEY STILL HAVE TO CROSS INTO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY BEFORE THEY CAN PLAY. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK THAT
[00:26:10] YOU HAVE CROSSED THE BORDER?
[00:26:14] >> A HUNDRED IN THE PAST MONTH MAYBE. >> Reporter: JETT BUTLER SAYS
[00:26:18] THAT HIS DAD WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN SUNBURST AND NOW HE'S MAKING EXPERIENCES THERE TOO. >> I GOT MY FIRST TOUCHDOWN A
[00:26:21] COUPLE OF GAMES AGO SO IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY GOOD.
[00:26:25] >> Reporter: HIS COACH AGREES. >> I KID YOU NOT, THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD EVERYBODY HANGING OUT
[00:26:28] TOGETHER. >> Reporter:BUT HIS PRIORITY IS
[00:26:32] ON THE FIELD, WHERE HE'S TEACHING THE CANADIAN KIDS ABOUT AMERICAN FOOTBALL.
[00:26:36] >> THE THING THAT I'VE HAD THE HARDEST TIME WITH IS GETTING
[00:26:37] THEM UP TO SPEED, RIGHT. WE'RE PLAYING AGAINST GUYS WHO
[00:26:41] HAVE PLAYED SINCE THEY'RE 4.
[00:26:43] >> Reporter:THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM AT THIS GAME.
[00:26:46] HIS PLAYERS ARE DOMINATING. PEOPLE WATCHING FROM THEIR CARS
[00:26:49] TO STAY WARM. FANS FROM TWO COUNTRIES HYPED
[00:26:51] FOR ONE TEAM.
[00:26:54] AND IT'S A BIG WIN FOR SUNBURST.
[00:26:57] BUT THE CANADIANS HAVE ONE MORE TASK AHEAD --
[00:27:00] >> JUST GO RIGHT BACK ACROSS THE BORDER AND GET IN OUR WARM
[00:27:08] >> Erica: THE I.C.E. CRACKDOWNS
[00:27:12] IN MINNESOTA SPARKED MASS PROTESTS.
[00:27:15] NOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TAKING ON A NEW FIGHT. >> YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
[00:27:18] SILENT! >> I HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON HOW DO WE DEFEND OURSELVES FROM
[00:27:20] THE NEXT THREAT. >> Erica: HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR VOTE.
[00:27:24] (♪) >>> AND A DECADES OLD PROBLEM IN
[00:27:28] ALBERTA IS REACHING A BOILING
[00:27:29] POINT.
[00:27:33] >> WE CAN'T ALLOW IT TO GO ANYMORE TIME.
[00:27:36] THEY ARE AT CAPACITY. >> Erica: WHY THE ISSUE OF TOXIC
[00:27:39] MINING WATER IS GETTING WORSE AND WHY THE SOLUTION IS SO CONTROVERSIAL. THAT'S COMING UP.
[00:30:23] >> [CHANTING] >> Erica: ANTI-I.C.E. PROTESTS CONTINUED IN NEW YORK OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER AN AGENT SHOT A
[00:30:27] MAN WITH HIS 5-YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR. IT'S THE LATEST IN DOZENS OF
[00:30:31] I.C.E.-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS, INCLUDING TWO FATAL ENCOUNTERS
[00:30:35] IN MINNEAPOLIS IN JANUARY. THOSE VIOLENT CRACKDOWNS CAME AS
[00:30:39] TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION INTENSIFIED ITS DEPORTATION
[00:30:41] PUSH. NOW NEARLY THREE WEEKS BEFORE
[00:30:45] THE U.S. MIDTERMS, KATIE
[00:30:47] NICHOLSON RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS
[00:30:50] TO ASK HOW THOSE DEADLY OPERATIONS MIGHT FACTOR INTO HOW
[00:30:53] PEOPLE VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
[00:30:56] >> Reporter: AS I.C.E. AGENTS
[00:30:58] INUNDATED THE TWIN CITIES,
[00:31:02] WHISTLES BLEW AND TEAR GAS
[00:31:03] BILLOWED ACROSS THE STREETS.
[00:31:07] AND THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS CLASHED WITH A MAMMOTH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.
[00:31:11] (♪)
[00:31:17] THE SCENES THAT PLAYED OUT ON THESE STREETS INCLUDING THE
[00:31:19] KILLINGS OF U.S. CITIZENS RENEE
[00:31:23] GOOD AND ALEX PREDY DOMINATED
[00:31:28] HEADLINES. NOW MONTHS LATER, COULD THAT IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
[00:31:31] "OPERATION METRO SURGE" TIP THE SCALES IN A CRUCIAL MIDTERM RACE
[00:31:35] HERE IN MINNESOTA? THE SNOW AND THE ICE LONG GONE,
[00:31:39] BUT THE FEAR LINGERS. DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE
[00:31:42] "OPERATION METRO SURGE" IN ANY
[00:31:46] WAY IMPACTING THE MIDTERMS? >> YEAH, I THINK THAT IT'S GALVANISING PEOPLE AND I THINK
[00:31:50] THAT IT'S ALSO SCARING PEOPLE. SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NEED TO STEP UP, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE
[00:31:54] MIGHT BE AFRAID TO EVEN COME OUT.
[00:31:58] >> Reporter: THERE'S A CRUCIAL SEAT UP FOR GRABS THAT COULD DETERMINE WHO HAS CONTROL OF THE
[00:32:01] SENATE. DONALD TRUMP'S REPUBLICANS OR THE DEMOCRATS.
[00:32:04] (♪)
[00:32:09] THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED TO LIMIT MAIL-IN VOTING AND ACCESS STATE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND
[00:32:13] THERE ARE FEARS THAT IT MAY DEPLOY I.C.E. OR OTHER FEDERAL
[00:32:16] AGENTS TO THE POLLS. >> YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT!
[00:32:19] >> [WHISTLE]
[00:32:24] >> WHAT, YOU DON'T LIKE A
[00:32:24] WHISTLE?
[00:32:28] >> IT FELT LIKE THE WORLD WAS ENDING OR IT FELT LIKE MY WORLD
[00:32:31] WAS ENDING.
[00:32:36] >> Reporter:SHEA RUSHED OUT
[00:32:38] INTO THE STREET WHEN I.C.E. OFFICERS
[00:32:42] CAME FOR HER NEIGHBOURS. >> DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE DOING GOOD, THAT THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRY?
[00:32:45] OH, YOU CAN LOOK AT ME.
[00:32:47] I'VE NOT EXPERIENCED FEDERAL
[00:32:50] AGENT INTERVENTION IN THAT WAY.
[00:32:52] AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE SO CLOSE TO MY HOUSE. (♪)
[00:32:56] >> Reporter: SHEA IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS WHO
[00:32:58] SIGNED UP FOR TRAINING TO OBSERVE I.C.E.
[00:33:02] SHE'S TRAINED TO BECOME WHAT
[00:33:06] GRASSROOTS CALL DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS AND THEY ARE ORGANIZING TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE IS
[00:33:09] PROTECTED.
[00:33:10] "OPERATION METRO SURGE," WHAT
[00:33:13] ROLE DID THAT PLAY IN YOUR
[00:33:15] DECISION TO BE A DEMOCRACY
[00:33:19] DEFENDER? >> EVER SINCE "METRO SURGE"
[00:33:22] HAPPENED, I HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON HOW WE
[00:33:26] DEFEND OURSELVES FROM THE NEXT THREAT. IT'S A REALLY HARD CONVERSATION ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT IS POSSIBLE
[00:33:28] FOR US WHEN WE'VE ALREADY SEEN STATE VIOLENCE TAKE AWAY TWO
[00:33:32] MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
[00:33:37] SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO THESE
[00:33:38] CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT
[00:33:41] IS YOUR RISK LEVEL IF THAT WERE TO BE THE SITUATION AT THE
[00:33:43] POLLS. YOU KNOW, IF THEY TRY AND CHARGE
[00:33:47] AND TAKE A BALLOT BOX, IF THEY PHYSICALLY STOP PEOPLE FROM
[00:33:49] ENTERING THE POLLS. >> Reporter: AND SO THESE
[00:33:52] HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO NEIGHBOURS.
[00:33:55] >> HI, NEIGHBOUR, SOUTHEAST NEIGHBOURS FOR DEMOCRACY DEFENCE
[00:33:57] IS A GROUP IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
[00:34:00] WORKING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN VOTE SAFELY IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
[00:34:04] >> Reporter: ENLISTING OTHERS TO SECURE THE VOTE. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO GO AROUND
[00:34:07] AND MEET NEIGHBOURS TO TALK ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT WE MIGHT DO.
[00:34:11] LIKE, IF I.C.E. WERE TO SHOW UP
[00:34:12] AT THE POLLS OR, YOU KNOW, IF,
[00:34:16] LIKE, THE ADMINISTRATION WERE TO STEW MORE CONFUSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW TO VOTE.
[00:34:20] ARE YOU GUYS INTERESTED AT ALL? >> YEAH. >> AND BEING IN THE NETWORK? GREAT.
[00:34:23] >> HI.
[00:34:29] >> Reporter: STEVE SIMON IS MINNESOTA'S SECRETARY OF STATE.
[00:34:32] ONE OF HIS JOBS -- MAINTAINING THE FAIR AND FREE ACCESS TO THE
[00:34:35] VOTE NO MATTER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN -- STORMS, FLOODS, POWER OUTAGES AND NOW A NEW
[00:34:38] POSSIBILITY.
[00:34:44] >> I'VE HAD THIS JOB FOR A WHILE AND NEVER, EVER BEFORE HAVE I
[00:34:46] HAD TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT THE
[00:34:50] PROSPECT THAT OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE AN INSTIGATOR OF SOMETHING THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE FREEDOM TO
[00:34:54] VOTE. >> Reporter: WHAT ARE THE
[00:34:58] CONTINGENCY PLANS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF FEDERAL OVERREACH?
[00:35:01] >> SO JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OUR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND I
[00:35:05] MET WITH OTHER ATTORNEY GENERALS AND SECRETARIES OF STATE IN DETROIT.
[00:35:07] SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THAT WE MET IN MILWAUKEE AND WE HAD TO THINK
[00:35:11] ABOUT AND TO PLAN FOR VARIOUS SCENARIOS THAT WOULD INCLUDE
[00:35:13] FEDERAL INTERFERENCE. NOW I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR -- THIS
[00:35:17] ISN'T A PREDICTION ON OUR PART,
[00:35:19] BUT IT IS A PRECAUTION THAT WE
[00:35:22] FEEL WE HAVE TO TAKE. >> Reporter: AND AS IT TURNS OUT, MINNEAPOLIS COULD PLAY A
[00:35:25] PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE BALANCE OF POWER IN WASHINGTON. WITH A SENATE SEAT UP FOR GRABS.
[00:35:29] >> AND THEN YOU'VE GOT FLANAGAN --
[00:35:32] >> Reporter: LARRY JACOBS IS A POLITICAL SCIENTIST AT THE
[00:35:35] UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. >> MINNESOTA COULD BE THE
[00:35:39] DECIDER. IT HAD BEEN ASSUMED THAT
[00:35:42] MINNESOTA WOULD BE SAFELY DEMOCRATIC IN TERMS OF A NEW
[00:35:44] SENATOR BEING ELECTED, BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING POLLS AND IT'S A TOSS-UP.
[00:35:48] SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PERHAPS A
[00:35:52] DECIDING FACTOR IN WHETHER THE DEMOCRATS AND DONALD TRUMP MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE U.S. SENATE.
[00:35:56] >> I WILL PROTECT WHAT'S FAIR AND SAFE, STANDING WITH OUR LAW
[00:35:59] ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
[00:36:01] >> Reporter: REPUBLICAN MICHELE TAFOYA, A WELL-KNOWN FORMER NFL
[00:36:05] REPORTER SURPRISINGLY
[00:36:10] NECK-IN-NECK WITH DEMOCRAT PEGGY
[00:36:14] FLANAGAN IN A SEAT CONSIDERED
[00:36:18] NORMALLY SAFE FOR DEMOCRATS. >> WE NEED TO STOP THEM FROM
[00:36:21] TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITIES. >> Reporter:BOTH RUNNING ON
[00:36:24] PLATFORMS THAT INCLUDE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, BUT
[00:36:27] WITH VERY DIFFERENT STANCES.
[00:36:29] BUT JUST HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE
[00:36:32] THAT "METRO SURGE" WILL BE IN THE MINDS OF VOTERS IS HARD TO KNOW.
[00:36:35] >>> WE'VE HAD A WAR IN IRAN AND WE'VE GOT GAS PRICES GOING THROUGH THE ROOF. SO THE "METRO SURGE" HAS FADED I
[00:36:39] THINK IN THE MINDS OF A GOOD
[00:36:39] NUMBER OF VOTERS.
[00:36:45] >> Reporter: AND HE SAYS THAT DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE HAVE LOST GROUND OVER OTHER ISSUES. >> WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT THE
[00:36:48] REPUBLICAN CRITICISM OF THE DEMOCRATS IN MINNESOTA FOR
[00:36:51] FRAUD, WASTEFUL SPENDING, HAS
[00:36:55] REALLY BEGUN TO CATCH UP. >> Reporter: MANY OF THE
[00:36:58] CONSERVATIVE-LEANING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WHO HELPED PROPEL
[00:37:01] THE REPUBLICANS TO POWER IN
[00:37:04] 2024, LATINOS AND AFRICAN AND ARAB VOTERS, WERE CAUGHT IN THE
[00:37:06] CROSSHAIRS OF "METRO SURGE."
[00:37:11] WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES THAT
[00:37:12] WERE TARGETED BY I.C.E., COULD
[00:37:16] THAT BE AN X FACTOR IN THE SENATE RACE, FOR EXAMPLE? >> WE MAY HAVE A VERY, VERY
[00:37:20] CLOSE SENATE RACE DECIDED BY A SMALL PERCENT. AND THE IMPACT OF DONALD TRUMP'S
[00:37:23] "METRO SURGE" AND THE
[00:37:26] IMMIGRATION POLICY IN GENERAL
[00:37:27] COULD BE JUST WHAT IS NEEDED TO
[00:37:30] TIP THE RACE AWAY FROM THE REPUBLICANS AND TOWARDS THE DEMOCRATS.
[00:37:34] (♪)
[00:37:40] >> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE
[00:37:41] GROUPS, THE SOMALI COMMUNITY.
[00:37:44] >> INHERENTLY SOMALIS ARE A VERY RELIGIOUS AND VERY CONSERVATIVE
[00:37:47] COMMUNITY AND THAT CONSERVATISM
[00:37:49] DROVE ME TO THE REPUBLICAN
[00:37:52] PARTY. ♪ AND I WON'T FORGET THE MEN WHO
[00:37:55] DIED ♪ >> Reporter: SIMON FEKI EVEN
[00:37:59] RALLIED FOR THE GOP AND THAT'S HIM STANDING BEHIND TRUMP IN
[00:38:02] JULY 2024.
[00:38:06] MINNESOTA HAS THE LARGEST SOMALI POPULATION IN THE U.S.
[00:38:09] PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP REPEATEDLY TARGETED AND INSULTED
[00:38:12] THEM DURING "METRO SURGE."
[00:38:15] >> President Trump: THE
[00:38:19] SOMALIANS SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE. WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THE WRONG
[00:38:22] WAY IF WE KEEP TAKING IN GARBAGE.
[00:38:26] >> Reporter: CAUSING SIMON TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT HE VOTED. WHEN WAS THE MOMENT YOU THAT TURNED AWAY FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?
[00:38:29] DO YOU REMEMBER THAT MOMENT? >> THE MOMENT IS WHEN TRUMP WAS SITTING IN HIS OFFICE AND HE
[00:38:32] CALLED THE SOMALI COMMUNITY
[00:38:33] GARBAGE.
[00:38:38] THAT WAS THE THING THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK.
[00:38:41] >> Reporter: DO YOU THINK THAT THE SOMALI VOTE COULD BE THE
[00:38:44] TIPPING POINT HERE FOR THE DEMOCRATS IF THEY DON'T SHOW UP
[00:38:48] IN THE NUMBERS THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY HAVE FOR REPUBLICANS?
[00:38:51] >> SOMALIS ARE TYPICALLY VERY
[00:38:54] POLITICALLY ENGAGED AND
[00:38:56] ESPECIALLY IF THEY -- IF THEY
[00:39:00] FEEL A THREAT, AND THEN THEY
[00:39:02] RESPOND IN THE ELECTIONS.
[00:39:05] >> Reporter: AS IT TURNS OUT THAT SOME OTHER MINNESOTANS FEEL THE SAME WAY, EVEN IF IT ISN'T
[00:39:09] THE DOMINANT ISSUE AT HAND.
[00:39:13] >> "METRO SURGE" IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FACTORS BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM.
[00:39:16] PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU READ YOU JUST CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT'S
[00:39:20] HAPPENING.
[00:39:25] >> Reporter: AND YET DESPITE THE STEADY DRUMBEAT OF NEW CONTROVERSIES AND OUTRAGE, IT IS
[00:39:28] CLEAR THAT AS MINNESOTANS STILL VISIT THE MEMORIALS TO TWO OF
[00:39:31] THEIR OWN KILLED BY FEDERAL OFFICERS, THE RIPPLE EFFECTS
[00:39:35] FROM "METRO SURGE" VARIED AND
[00:39:38] PROFOUND AND HARD FOR MANY TO IGNORE AS THE STATE STARTS TO
[00:39:41] VOTE.
[00:39:45] A SIGN OF HIGH ENGAGEMENT AND PERHAPS ANXIETY ABOUT
[00:39:48] INTERFERENCE ON ELECTION DAY.
[00:39:52] NUMBERS FROM MINNESOTA'S SECRETARY OF STATE SHOW THAT SO FAR THAT
[00:39:56] THE EARLY VOTER TURNOUT FOR MIDTERMS IS 28% HIGHER IN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF EARLY
[00:39:59] VOTING THAN IT WAS DURING THE
[00:40:02] 2022 MIDTERMS. THIS AS THE U.S. PRESIDENT AR
[00:40:05] RENEWED ATTACKS ON SOMALIS AND
[00:40:08] TRUMP EVEN OFFERED TO SEND IN FEDERAL HELP.
[00:40:12] >> Erica:AND, KATIE, IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WE HAVE SEEN THAT I.C.E. SHOOTING IN NEW YORK AND REKINDLING
[00:40:16] MEMORIES OF MINNEAPOLIS.
[00:40:18] HOW COULD THAT WEIGH ON VOTERS? >> Reporter: YEAH, SO THIS IS
[00:40:22] SOMETHING THAT I DISCUSSED WITH LARRY JACOBS, THE POLITICAL
[00:40:26] SCIENTIST IN MINNESOTA.
[00:40:29] AND HE SAYS THAT IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS ESPECIALLY
[00:40:32] THERE'S A CONCEPT CALLED THE
[00:40:35] REGENCY EFFECT, AND THAT SHOWS THAT EVENTS BEFORE ELECTION DAY HAVE AN
[00:40:39] OUTSIZED IMPACT ON THE VOTE. SO POTENTIALLY NEW I.C.E. INCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE IN NEW YORK -- THESE ARE RESURFACING
[00:40:42] THE TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENDA IN THE MINDS OF VOTERS.
[00:40:44] SO EVEN THOUGH POLLING TELLS US THAT
[00:40:48] AFFORDABILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAN ARE ISSUES, VOTERS ARE REMINDED OF ANOTHER ISSUE TO
[00:40:51] MOTIVATE THAT VOTE AND THIS TIME
[00:41:01] >>> COMING UP, WHY A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WEST COAST PIPELINE IS
[00:41:04] STIRRING DEBATE IN ALBERTA OVER AN OLD ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE --
[00:41:08] TOXIC MINING WASTE. >> THE PROBLEM ISN'T GOING AWAY,
[00:41:11] BUT GETTING WORSE. THE AMOUNT OF TAILINGS FLUID
[00:41:15] KEEPS INCREASING.
[00:41:18] >> Erica: KYLE BAKX BREAKS DOWN WHAT TAILINGS PONDS ARE AND HOW
[00:41:21] TO FIX THEM AND WHY IT'S AT THE HEART OF THE CONFLICT.
[00:44:31] >> Erica: OTTAWA IS BACKING A NEW WEST COAST OIL PIPELINE, BUT
[00:44:34] IT IS REKINDLING OLD TENSION OVER ALBERTA'S OILSANDS TAILINGS
[00:44:36] PONDS. LAKES CREATED TO STORE TOXIC
[00:44:40] MINING WASTE, NOW AT CAPACITY.
[00:44:44] AS KYLE BAKX TELLS US, THERE'S AGREEMENT A SOLUTION IS NEEDED, BUT HOW TO ACHIEVE IT GETS
[00:44:47] CONTROVERSIAL.
[00:44:53] >> Rt. Hon. Mark Carney:THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR ALBERTA AND FOR CANADA.
[00:44:57] >> Reporter: BOLD AMBITIONS TO
[00:44:57] GROW THE OILSANDS IS ADDING
[00:45:02] URGENCY TO RESOLVE A DECADES OLD PROBLEM -- TAILINGS PONDS.
[00:45:05] >> WE CAN'T ALLOW TO GO ANYMORE TIME. THEY ARE AT CAPACITY. >> Reporter: THEY HOLD TOXIC MINING WATER AND NOW OILSANDS
[00:45:09] COMPANIES ARE EAGER FOR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL TO TREAT THE
[00:45:13] FLUID AND RELEASE IT BACK INTO THE RIVER.
[00:45:16] >> IT IS A SITUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM. >> Reporter: CONTROVERSIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE
[00:45:19] DOWNSTREAM.
[00:45:22] BUT FOR INDUSTRY -- SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.
[00:45:25] >> THESE TAILINGS FACILITIES ARE NOT MEANT TO BE PERMANENT PARTS
[00:45:27] OF THE LANDSCAPE.
[00:45:31] >> Reporter: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,
[00:45:34] EVERY FEW SECONDS, AIR CANNONS FIRE.
[00:45:37] ALONG WITH SCARECROWS TO KEEP
[00:45:39] THE WILDLIFE FROM LANDING.
[00:45:41] TAILINGS PONDS ARE TOXIC AND HAVE BEEN EVER SINCE THE FIRST
[00:45:45] OILSANDS MINE WAS BUILT SIX DECADES AGO.
[00:45:48] THE PROBLEM ISN'T GOING AWAY. BUT GETTING WORSE.
[00:45:51] THE AMOUNT OF TAILINGS FLUID KEEPS INCREASING, AND JUMPING BY
[00:45:55] 50% OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD FROM
[00:45:57] 2014 TO 2024.
[00:46:01] NUMBERS THAT WILL ONLY GROW AS ALBERTA DEVELOPS A NEW PIPELINE
[00:46:03] TO THE WEST COAST.
[00:46:05] WITH OTTAWA'S SUPPORT. AND PURSUES AN AMBITIOUS GROWTH
[00:46:09] PLAN FOR THE OILPATCH. >> WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THE
[00:46:12] MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE
[00:46:14] US AND TO DELIVER ON OUR AMBITION TO DOUBLE ALBERTA'S OIL
[00:46:17] PRODUCTION. >> Reporter: THE PROVINCE AND
[00:46:20] INDUSTRY ARE PUSHING FOR THE SAME SOLUTION -- KNOWN AS TREAT
[00:46:23] AND RELEASE.
[00:46:25] ESSENTIALLY, USE TECHNOLOGY TO
[00:46:28] FILTER AND TO CLEAN UP THE WATER, AND THEN POUR IT BACK INTO THE
[00:46:32] ATHABASCA RIVER.
[00:46:36] FOR LINY HANSON, ATHABASCA HAS
[00:46:36] ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF HIS LIFE.
[00:46:40] >> THIS RIVER HOUSES A LOT OF WILDLIFE.
[00:46:43] >> Reporter:FOR 33 YEARS HE WORKED IN THE OILSANDS.
[00:46:46] AND NOW IN RETIREMENT IS A TOUR GUIDE.
[00:46:50] >> I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I HAVE SEEN WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT AND I THINK THAT IT'S A REALLY GOOD
[00:46:53] PROCESS.
[00:46:56] >> Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH BITUMEN IN THE AREA, INCLUDING
[00:46:58] ON RIVERBANKS, THAT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO NATURALLY BE
[00:47:01] SOME OIL IN THE RIVER.
[00:47:05] TREATED WATER FOR HIM IS NO CONCERN. >> IT'S GOING TO BE CLEANER THAN THE WATER THAT IS HERE.
[00:47:09] >> THE TREAT AND RELEASE DISCUSSION IS WHITE HOT IN THIS REGION.
[00:47:12] >> Reporter: IT'S ALSO A NON-STARTER, SAYS THIS MÉTIS
[00:47:14] LEADER.
[00:47:16] HE'S PART OF A COMPANY THAT AIMS TO TREAT TAILINGS PONDS BUT THE WATER WOULD THEN BE REUSED AND
[00:47:20] NOT DISCHARGED.
[00:47:23] >> LIVING IN THE HEART OF THE
[00:47:30] OILSANDS, WE HAVE HAD GENERATIONAL TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH WATER.
[00:47:33] RELEASE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT MY OWNERSHIP AND MY LEADERSHIP AND
[00:47:36] MY COMMUNITY COULD EVER SUPPORT.
[00:47:41] >> TAILINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF OURS. >> Reporter: IF ANYTHING, THIS FIRST NATION'S CHIEF WANTS
[00:47:44] OILSANDS DEVELOPMENT TO SLOW
[00:47:45] DOWN, NOT SPEED UP.
[00:47:49] >> DOUBLING MEANS DOUBLING THE
[00:47:54] SIZE OF TAILINGS POND TODAY. AND IT MEANS
[00:47:57] DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF WATER DRAW AND DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS SO DOUBLING THE PROBLEM IS WHAT WE SEE.
[00:48:01] >> Reporter: THE PROSPECT OF THE
[00:48:03] TAILINGS WATER BEING TREATED AND RELEASED BACK INTO THE RIVER IS A THREAT,
[00:48:07] SHE SAYS, TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HER COMMUNITY. TAILINGS HOLD VAST AMOUNTS OF SALT, HEAVY METALS AND
[00:48:10] HYDROCARBONS.
[00:48:14] A RISK THAT SHE SAYS FROM HUMAN
[00:48:15] HEALTH TO AQUATIC LIFE.
[00:48:18] >> IT IS A SITUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
[00:48:21] WE OFTEN SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THE RIVERS
[00:48:25] FLEW IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO NON-INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES,
[00:48:28] WOULD THINGS BE LIKE THIS? >> Reporter: HER COMMUNITY HAS
[00:48:32] BEEN INVOLVED IN TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ABOUT
[00:48:35] THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. BUT SHE NOW FEELS POLITICAL
[00:48:38] PRESSURE TO ACT. >> IT'S GOING TO TAKE AS LONG AS
[00:48:41] IT TAKES TO DEVELOP STRONG REGULATIONS, TO PROTECT WHAT
[00:48:45] MATTERS MOST TO YOUR NATION. AND NOW IT'S LIKE HURRY UP, GET IT DONE.
[00:48:49] >> Reporter: THE OILSANDS IS THE ONLY INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO RELEASE
[00:48:52] TREATED WATER. A COMPLETE BAN FOR THIS ONE
[00:48:55] SECTOR. >> WE CANNOT SAY TO INDUSTRY
[00:48:59] THAT WE WANT YOU TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION AND THEN NOT GIVE
[00:49:02] THEM THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO DO PROPER TREAT AND RELEASE. >> Reporter: THE ALBERTA
[00:49:05] GOVERNMENT IS READY TO MOVE. IT NEEDS OTTAWA'S HELP THOUGH,
[00:49:09] SINCE THE WATERWAYS FALL UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
[00:49:13] >> WE CAN'T ALLOW TO GO ANYMORE TIME. THEY ARE AT CAPACITY. >> Reporter: THE COMPANIES SAY
[00:49:16] THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE
[00:49:17] EXPERTISE TO TREAT THE TAILINGS.
[00:49:21] WHAT THEY NEED IS REGULATIONS SO THEY KNOW WHAT STANDARDS HAVE TO
[00:49:24] BE REACHED IN ORDER FOR THE WATER TO BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE RIVER.
[00:49:28] VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES ARE BEING TESTED AND DEVELOPED, WHICH
[00:49:32] SCIENTISTS HAVE SAID THAT ARE PROMISING. VARIOUS AIR AND WATER MONITORING
[00:49:34] PROGRAMMES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
[00:49:38] >> IF WE TAKE THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, WE THINK THAT GIVES CONFIDENCE THAT A TREATMENT
[00:49:41] TECHNOLOGY IS EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE AND
[00:49:45] CAPABLE OF DELIVERING LONG-TERM RESULTS.
[00:49:48] >> WE HAVE SOME EXPERTS -- >> Reporter: PART OF THEIR PUSH IS THE NEED TO CLEAN UP THE
[00:49:51] LAND.
[00:49:52] >> AND THESE TAILINGS FACILITIES
[00:49:55] ARE NOT MEANT TO BE PERMANENT PARTS OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THE
[00:49:57] REGION.
[00:50:00] WE HAVE FULL INTENTIONS OF ACTUALLY TURNING THOSE TAILINGS
[00:50:04] PONDS INTO RECLAIMED SITES. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR
[00:50:08] THAT TREAT AND RELEASE. >> Reporter: BY THE END OF THE YEAR THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT
[00:50:11] PLANS TO LAY OUT EXACTLY WHAT QUALITY STANDARDS HAVE TO BE MET
[00:50:14] FOR THE WATER TO BE RELEASED.
[00:50:18] THEN IT'S UP TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT THOSE REGULATIONS, SUGGEST CHANGES, OR
[00:50:20] KEEP THE BAN IN PLACE.
[00:50:22] FOR NOW OTTAWA IS TIGHT-LIPPED. THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
[00:50:26] REFUSED INTERVIEW REQUESTS. THE DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T PROVIDE
[00:50:29] ANY TIMELINE ON A DECISION.
[00:50:32] THE NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER WOULDN'T PROVIDE ANY SPECIFICS
[00:50:34] EITHER. >> WE WILL DO THE WORK TO MAKE
[00:50:38] SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
[00:50:41] TAILINGS PONDS. >> Reporter: THERE'S NO CLEAR
[00:50:44] DIRECTION FROM WHAT OTTAWA WILL DO AS THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD.
[00:50:47] >> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE THESE THINGS SERIOUSLY.
[00:50:51] >> THE SOLUTION ISN'T TO JUST KEEP DOING NOTHING AND PUT OUR
[00:50:53] HEAD IN THE SAND.
[00:50:56] THE SOLUTION IS TO PROVE OUT THE SCIENCE AND THAT CAN BE DONE.
[00:50:59] WE'RE VERY INNOVATIVE PEOPLE.
[00:51:01] >> Erica: AND THE ISSUE MAY EVENTUALLY END UP IN THE COURTS
[00:51:04] WITH THE ATHABASCA CHIPPEWAYAN
[00:51:06] FIRST NATIONS SAYING THAT IT'S READY TO BATTLE THE PROVINCIAL
[00:51:10] GOVERNMENT TO STOP MINING WASTEWATER FROM THE OILSANDS
[00:51:31] (♪)
[00:56:37] (♪)
[01:00:22] (♪) >> Erica: TONIGHT, ANOTHER DEADLY
[01:00:25] STRIKE ON A SAUDI AIRPORT JUST ONE DAY AFTER AN ATTACK ON A
[01:00:27] MAJOR PASSENGER TERMINAL.
[01:00:33] >> THIS IS A CONFLICT THAT HAS DEEP ROOTS AND IT'S BEEN REIGNITED.
[01:00:37] >> Erica:THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS AND THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE BETWEEN
[01:00:41] SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN-BACKED
[01:00:44] HOUTHI REBELS. AND THE THREAT THAT MORE COUNTRIES COULD BE
[01:00:47] DRAGGED INTO THE CONFLICT.
[01:00:50] >>> PLUS, HURRICANE SIMON SLAMS INTO MEXICO'S PACIFIC COAST.
[01:00:54] >> WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE A LOT OF HURRICANES IMPACTING THE