VOA Weekly (11/3/2107)

In the November 3, 2017 episode of VOA Weekly, VOA’s Steve Baragona reports from Greenland about what scientists are saying about the pace of climate change, and the effects of the US emissions policy, and reporter Elizabeth Lee examines the global impact of a warming world. Next, VOA National correspondent Jim Malone looks at the historic election of US President Donald Trump, one year later. Next, VOA’s Penelope Poulou talks with filmmaker Jeff Deutchman about his documentary on that election, “11/8/16.” The film follows American voters of every stripe during Election Day. Then, VOA’s Carolyn Presutti reports on women in Florida, California and Illinois who are entering politics for the first time, the skills they will need and the competition they face. Finally, on the backdrop of the just-concluded World Series, VOA’s Kane Farabaugh looks at players from South Africa and Lithuania who in 2017 became the first athletes from their countries to break into Major League baseball.