News Wrap: Global temperatures hit record high in 2016
Clip: 1/18/2017 | 5m 21s
Data from NASA and others show that 2016 was the hottest year since records have been kept
In our news wrap Wednesday, data from NASA, NOAA and others show that 2016 was the hottest year since records have been kept, making it the third record-breaking year in a row. Also, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, nominee to be the next U.N. ambassador, said in her confirmation hearing that Russia committed war crimes in Syria and cannot be trusted.
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News Wrap: Global temperatures hit record high in 2016
Clip: 1/18/2017 | 5m 21s
In our news wrap Wednesday, data from NASA, NOAA and others show that 2016 was the hottest year since records have been kept, making it the third record-breaking year in a row. Also, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, nominee to be the next U.N. ambassador, said in her confirmation hearing that Russia committed war crimes in Syria and cannot be trusted.
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