Global National: Aug. 29, 2022 | One-third of Pakistan underwater after catastrophic flooding

On this episode of Global National: More than 1,000 people have been killed in Pakistan since the middle of June, as the country grapples with non-stop monsoons that have left a third of it underwater. Neetu Garcha reports on the unfolding disaster that officials are blaming on climate change, and the urgent efforts to save more lives. As long lines of Canadians wait to get passports or go through airports, a federal task force aimed at addressing the delays says the situation is slowly improving. Ross Lord reports. Politicians across the spectrum are condemning the man who unleashed a verbal attack against Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The tirade, which occurred in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Aug. 26, was caught on camera. As David Akin reports, there are concerns such incidents are becoming all too common against politicians of all parties and even their families. An international team of inspectors will soon check on Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine,