Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Just hours away from the U.S. vice presidential debate on Tuesday, six members of the youth-led Sunrise Movement were arrested for blocking the street outside CBS News headquarters in New York City to demand moderator Norah O'Donnell ask both candidates what they would do to take on the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency . The sit-in and blockade came as the death toll from Hurricane Helene , which left a path of destruction across several southeastern states, hit at least 137.
In a Saturday social media post, the Republican said, 'Please say a prayer for everyone affected by the storms.' The petition says, 'Sign this letter to demand that CBS News anchor and vice presidential debate moderator Norah O'Donnell add a question to Tuesday's debate asking JD Vance if his prayers outweigh the millions he takes from Big Oil to deny the climate crisis.
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