September 15, 2020 News Brief

President Trump visited California and was forced to confront his climate denial.  At least 27 Americans have died in the fires. 

[In Visiting a Charred California, Trump Confronts a Scientific Reality He Denies - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/us/politics/california-fires-trump-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage)

Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall today.

Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to normalize relations with Israel. 

[What is behind Bahrain’s normalisation deal with Israel? | Israel News | Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/cloneofbahrain-normalisation-deal-israel-2009131-200913194938123.html)

Astronomers have discovered phosphine in the toxic atmosphere of Venus that could signal life there. 

Beth will be doing a deep dive in to election interference beginning tonight with Russia. 

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