DISGUSTING! McKayla Maroney Reveals Horrible "Treatment", BBC Twists Youtube Problem, and More...

[@PhilipDeFranco]

I know that some people won't agree with me on the first story, but I don't care. Garbage, pathetic excuses for human beings like that deserve to be thrown in a fire. Ugh.

[@abiaddams2611]

Any sane, rational person will agree with you, Phil. I'm a 20 year old female and I don't care what category the assaults fall under... abuse is abuse. From Hollywood to the Olympics. I would also like to be at the top of the list to curb-stomp these awful cretins.

[@hobiinobs]

Ya, you go Phil

[@starglare59801]

Abbie Golding agreed I’ve been assaulted 8 times by different people each time would love to get back at them but it’s illegal for me to curb stomp them.

[@nicholasjordan1614]

Philip DeFranco why is he not in a fire? It makes sense to me

[@thelongdistance]

The "I Love You Daddy" trailer and how Homecoming should have ended are the same link.

[@jennym007]

I was an ordinary nurse wanting a job in an ordinary hospital and was told I needed a medical examination prior to commencing work. The doctor I saw asked me to remove my top and bra. I am a qualified heart and lung nurse and I know that it is not necessary to remove all clothing to listen to someone's heart or lungs. I asked why he wanted my clothes removed. He gave me a story. I refused, he got angry and threatened to not ok me for the job. I didn't back down. I got the job and later heard that this doctor was notorious for getting women (nurses) to remove their tops and feeling their breasts. (You may think he was checking for breast cancer...but no he wasn't...he was just wanting a feel.) I wish I had reported him but I was very young. Now I wouldn't hesitate to report him. I believe that even though I may not have been able to prove what happened at least my report would be on file to help the next person it happened to. *Always report this behavior...please* even if it is difficult to prove...at least it will be on file to help the next persons case.

[@josebarriosve]

Get this comment at top

[@jennym007]

Autumn Potato Yes, it was upsetting. I am glad I stood up to him but I wish I had reported it.

[@PraetorianHiJynx]

I've seen some people in the comments arguing that we should seek to punish within the law, forgive, and then rehabilitate child molesters. No. Just no. These sick, disgusting people should not be forgiven for ruining a child's life, or in this case, hundreds of children's lives. They can't be rehabilitated either. A child molester will spend the rest of their life feeling those urges and desires. They only stop doing it if they make the decision to resist those urges. And very few are strong enough to do so. Putting them back out into the public because you believe they are "rehabilitated" is only putting more innocent children at risk of becoming their victims. Frankly, prison time is not a good enough punishment for these monsters. However, I also support the rule of law, thus we shouldn't be torturing them. I think they should all be sentenced to death. They destroyed an innocent child's life, so let's end theirs. It's honestly better than they deserve. EDIT: Changed all instances of "pedophile" to "child molester," since I meant to be specifically talking about those that sexually assault children.

[@JShepLord]

+Praetorian HiJynx Pedophiles =/= Child molesters. Please use proper terminology.

[@PraetorianHiJynx]

I wasn't aware there was a difference. Is it that pedophiles use child pornography but don't actually assault children, while child molesters do? Honestly, even those using child pornography should be punished extremely harshly, considering that they enable the market for child pornography, where children are molested for their viewing pleasure. Perhaps they shouldn't be executed though, as those that assault children should be.

[@charissimpson235]

No I think you should put them in a prison speically for these kinds of people, that's so bad they'll wish they had been killed, because humane euthanasia is too good for them.

[@PraetorianHiJynx]

Actually, I've looked it up and pedophiles are simply people who are sexually attracted to children. So technically child molesters are also pedophiles, but I see what you're saying. A pedophile might not have done anything illegal yet. However, I think it was clear to most people who I was talking about, considering that I strictly mention those that assault children.

[@ecfdemon6464]

Praetorian HiJynx People who do drugs and try to get help have those same urges and affect themselves and people around them, should they get another chance? I know drugs and pedophilia are different things, just trying to make an argument

[@sorapokeball]

I thought the "but it still hurts" was her addition; she was correcting her paraphrase and expressing that his statement was still hurtful

[@mattstefon4878]

That's what I'd thought after the second time I heard it. First time, it's easy to think she's softening her earlier statement, but I think she was commenting on the situation, not suddenly remembering more of the conversation that she'd earlier excluded.

[@ThunderCuck9000]

That's what I was thinking too, I feel the way she spoke (sort of slow and more shakey) made the words seem more like it was all one big statement, but the 'still hurts' part was added on

[@ThunderCuck9000]

That's what I was thinking too, I feel the way she spoke (sort of slow and more shakey) made the words seem more like it was all one big statement, but the 'still hurts' part was added on as a comment by herself

[@meganthefencer694]

Those poor girls! I see no difference between the actresses who speak out and everyone else who speaks out.

[@RT804]

Zoeannaart -Zilahtov In an age where anyone can claim anything without proof and where studies now include being asked out twice as a form of sexual harassment, we need to be provided details when someone claims something on social media. This could have been gluteus massages for all we know. I'm not trying to discredit anyone, I'm not just assigning any belief to something unless I know more.

[@desalex4683]

R T they already provided a lot of evidence though their accounts. it's hard to have any real physical evidence for past assault and non-rape sexual assaults. And even if they were "just massages" why did they happen privately, away from practices and other people? It would be inappropriate for a grown man to be alone with prepubescent girls even if the "treatments" weren't sexual.

[@badascan8910]

Zoeannaart -Zilahtov big difference. One is a grown man putting his fingers in little girls, the other is pressuring women into sex. they want to be famous so bad they either say yes or keep quiet until they're already successful. That's half on them. You don't need to be an actress. There are other ways. Like bill burr said, you don't see people talking about the gold diggers marrying a guy having kids with him then taking everything he has And banging the new guy in his house.

[@treebark8156]

R T Undermining the victims because of how easy it is to lie (news flash, m8: Lying isn't new and goes both ways) is stupid and backwards. The first story is about someone already proven to be a molester, children included, who abused his position of power. Also, since when are gluteal muscles in your *chest* or *in* your genitals??? Already the excuses exist for you, and they aren't even correct! You acknowledge the fact anyone can claim anything about proof _in this age,_ but not the fact that's it's also easy to either prove/disprove things _in this age._ Like I did with googling gluteal muscles. If a doctor told me that him fingering me and groping my chest was a "gluteus massage", then fuck that I'm calling the police. False accusations are shit, and fuck people that do that, but the way you're sounding it's as if you're dismissing everything just because you don't know everything, and that's it. This is the problem victims have with coming out, and the problem with people not taking these things seriously. If I was raped in some dark alley, do you really expect a handwritten letter from the rapist written immediately before I ran? This is also only if my world isn't flipped upside-down from what just happened to me, and whether I'm even able to disclose this to anyone, AND whether the hospital has rape kits because that's another situation that fucks rape victims that I won't go into. One thing's for sure, I won't tell the dude who thinks my ass muscles are where my boobs are. Nassar(fucking his spelling) abused kids, imagine what he did to make them not talk. He *fingered them, groped them under their shirt, recorded them* and you're going "Ah, I don't know. I need to _see_ video evidence and to be there live to believe you. 100+ people saying this dude is a rapist doesn't cut it." Really? This is one of the most extreme cases, but if the person fits the actions, a person who gives no fucks about keeping their hands to themselves, then the accusation fits. Guilty instantly? No. Definitely look into this dude? Yes, jesus.

[@Jonnyvonwallstrom]

Zoeannaart -Zilahtov probably the huge difference between the two is that the former can get a lot of support from the industry they were in when they speak out, while the latter can only speak out when the likes of the former speak out, just to gain support. Sad but true.

[@madalenaRioIllustration]

Hi Phillip DeFranco! Im portuguese and just wanted to say thank you for reporting about the fires in Portugal! you did a fantastic job in so little time in reporting extremely accurately what is going on in Portugal and in Spain. It is true that these fires are caused by criminal hand. every year we have fires during the summer, but this outrageous and dramatic blazes this year where over the top. in a rare interview, with the portuguese police, one cop dare to expose that this is joint "terrorism" between an organized portuguese and Spanish criminal entity, in order to collect the millions of euros given by the public tender placed by both Portuguese and Spanish governments. what happens is that they take advantage over the desertification of the interior. by this I'm talking about the migrations of several generations that used to live in the interior of Portugal working the land and moved to the big cities in search of better lives and work. due to this shift the interior is full of abandoned plots of land that still belong to younger generations, but they have no connection to the older life style, because they grew up in the cities and therefor don't clean the terrains. they just use their ancestors houses in the interior for vacation. other probably don't even know they own anything. its just acres and acres of abandoned land. The eucalyptus is a tree that was brought to Portugal around the middle of the 1900 century, and it has been spreading like crazy. since. around 80% of the forest area in Portugal is (or was, I don't know now, with this devastation). it is mainly used for the production of cellulose, for the paper industry. it is highly controversial because its a very aggressive species the drains all the water form the ground and kills the native plants and trees from the area. Plus it hurts the rest of the native animals. birds don't nest on eucalyptus the branches aren't stable enough, and other animals cant eat their leaves for they are poisonous. when will we has a race start to understand that if we want to play God and rule over the planet, we should unite and take care of it... Portugal is a small example of the misery we are causing to our self's and the environment. when will we take the egocentric veil of greed and from our eyes and see that we are here to create balance, to live with nature, not from nature. sorry for the long comment. thank you for your work!

[@anafreitas1646]

God bless, took the words right out of my mouth and heart.

[@l.f.r.6523]

Exatamente.... Saudações do Brasil

[@lilianecaetano1014]

So true 💚 obrigada

[@aitoko4136]

Lindo, tou apaixonado.

[@BrokenBlocks]

Philip DeFranco, ty for bring up the story of whats happening in Portugal! Its been terrible for most of the people I live with to have to see this happening here! Ty for the condolences, youre the best!

[@TheSmalyy]

yes !! thank you philip

[@lasergone]

We had ash and smoke from Portugal all the way up in Sweden, my town is a bit north of Stockholm. It was a bit freaky to see a large darkness just come over the town. I really feel bad for all the people in Portugal who's lost their homes. It's a lovely country, that I've only been in briefly, but I wish them all the best with this dissaster.

[@themysteriousstranger4580]

+joao20able I feel you man, the California Bay Area is goddamn ash storm right now, the sun has been red where I'm at right now. We have 5 different wildfires that might merge into one huge fire. The North Bay is on fucking fire right now.

[@WattsTheSafeword]

I wonder how quickly this was demonitized...

[@aslonz5308]

Watts The Safeword demonitization squad is faster than the notification squad :(

[@gabrieldobkins3625]

Done.

[@Temuldjin]

instantly, the brand DeFrance is demonetized.

[@Searching4Solace]

13 minutes after you posted this, I got an ad.

[@apollothesungod9832]

Watts The Safeword *demonetized

[@fusada1997]

Damn Phill, that was incredible man, I'm from Portugal and I was fighting one of those fires on Sunday. You covered the story miles better than our national television... Thanks for taking the time, keep being awesome!

[@dukekemppy5409]

Saying this as an active FireFighter so please read. If you have any questions please ask as I would much rather help people know what they need to before they need it. 1) You need to decide in advance if you are staying or leaving. If you are going to stay, clear at least 10 meters around your house, make sure you have water and once the front comes get inside your home. If you are leaving, leave early. There is no such thing as leaving too soon, as fire can and will do things you will never ever expect (coming from a place of knowledge) 2) if you decide to stay, once the front has passed, and when it is safe to do so (cannot stress this enough. You need to make sure it is safe to go outside before you do) you need to get outside and put out any spot fires. Most houses that burn down during a fire, do not do so during the initial front. Most will burn down due to embers up and around the eve's. You need to make sure you are thorough and methodical, there is no harm in taking your time but there is in rushing. 3) If at any point while evacuating, you end up going through a thick amount of smoke, turn your lights onto high beam and drive slowly. I have had to go to many an MVA (motor Vehicle Accident) during a firefight due to someone not being seen and/or driving too fast. 4) Do not rely on a single source of information. During the Black Saturday fires (February 7th 2009 Victoria) , the CFA emergency system failed due to an over abundant influx of use. Now this is something that will hopefully never happen again, but due to people being reliant on the one source many did not receive the information they needed. If in doubt, most fire stations will have someone in the station to help out. But be aware they are extremely busy and most likely tired from being up for 2-3 days, so if you are rude to them expect to be told where to go. 5) Be ready before a fire happens. I already have my strike team bag packed, and the fire season for me has only just come into effect. Major fires can happen at any time. It does not have to be hot or dry for something to happen. Most Wildfires are caused by lightning strikes days before hand. 6) If you wish to help fight the fires at all, go down to your local FireStation with food or drinks. All fire staff will be tired, hungry and thirsty. So a plate of biscuits will go a long way. And make sure if the truck returns that you stay right out of the way. Every FireFighter around the world knows what they are doing, and have a system when it comes to re-stoking the truck, and the worst thing you can do is get in the way. Even if you mean well, you are not helping. Thankyou for reading this, as i said before. I want more people to be aware before hand and hope that this information can help someone in need.

[@dukekemppy5409]

Also for any wondering, Eucalyptus tress explode during fires if they get too hot. The oil excreted vaporizes at a low-ish temp and as such is extremly flammable.

[@Takokujin07]

Thank you so much! You deserve top comment

[@TheGreatLizzieRivers]

+

[@rust_1133]

Smoke is a colloid like fog, so shouldn't you use your low beams for maximum visibility?

[@roh.1838]

Thank you for the info and your service!

[@joaomoniz3697]

Hey, Phillip. Thanks a lot for this. As someone who's had family hurt in the Portuguese forest fires well... thank you for covering this and raising awareness for now. Thanks a lot, really.

[@andrelousada]

Thank you Phil for bringing light to what is happening here in Portugal!

[@zemaria566]

mesmo, achava que ninguem sabia o que se estava a passar por cá, ouvi-lo explicar ao mundo o que se está a passar trouxe uma estranha sensação de apoio

[@ChrisDragic]

The worst is that they are blaming this government but wildfires here have been around since always and it has never seemed to be getting any better unfortunately.. Thank you Phil for spreading the word because often we Portuguese people are often ignored and left in our little corner of the world

[@JackH4mrMotovlogs]

André Lousada I totally I agree sir!! Please stay safe and many thoughts and prayers for you and anyone else affected!

[@tonyoliveira8605]

Mas sera que isto vai mudar alguma coisa? :/

[@pedrofortunas]

Somos poucos mas bons!!!!

[@TheNocturnalAlchemist]

PhillyD in attack mode this episode

[@Crizzelklipz]

The Nocturnal Alchemist I set my defranco face up in attack mode and attack your life points directly

[@diogo763]

Thank you so much Phil for giving attention to the fires in Portugal and Spain. I'm from Portugal and it's crazy scary seeing all of this go down and seeing how little how government is doing to help this situations less frequent. Once again thank you.

[@rocky1169pt]

my thoughts exactly... Didnt expected him to speak about it. Hopefully next time it will be a happier news. Abraço

[@odditygaming5759]

You would have thought (given how often these fires happen) that they would have placed more importance in the fire department. Idiots.

[@4everUself]

There have died almost 100 people here, this year alone, due to fires (94 thus far), quite a few Portuguese people think that some of them were man-made (with ill intent) a few professionals even saying so on TV. The pictures of the first big fire (the one where 62 people died on 18/06/2017, are devastating). SIRESP was something funded by the previous government and here's the kicker: we can't sue SIRESP for not working, it says so in their contract, when that news came out everyone was pissed! Who would sign something like that?!? It's been horrible, my grandmother and aunt had to be evacuated, there's just not enough firefighters/ambulance/police to deal with this, the lines are dead so calling for help or to warn people to leave is impossible; the only reason they were evacuated was because the mayor rounded up people (regular citizens) to go help everyone and tell them to leave for the local gymnasium, they're coming to stay with us this weekend.

[@anafreitas1646]

Hope all are well and that this nightmare ends soon. Only two reasons to sign such contract: your in on it somehow or your stupid. Either way, it's clear to say there is no way you should be in power.

[@4everUself]

They're a little bit shook up, but they're okay now, luckily they got out safe and there was minimum damage to the house

[@TheDuoLive]

Couldn't agree more with Phil's "locked in a room filling with water" analogy... Really hope KZbin does something and I don't say this trying to just complain or be mean... But KZbin needs to quit putting so much effort into catering to Jimmy Kimmel and others like him who are famous from different platforms..... and start catering to the people like Casey, Phil all the smaller creators who made this platform so personal and special..... THOSE people give me the sense of relatability and community that I come back for. Not the Jimmy Kimmels who could careless about the KZbin community.

[@TheDuoLive]

KZbin is starting to become something completely different than what it started out as..... Not against change, but it is losing what made it so special in the first place.

[@aidancampbell2798]

Exactly. If we wanted to watch Kimmel, we would watch TV.

[@revengeofbcraig5755]

+Him vs Her But they did that and they do, however keep in mind that they are a business so it's not their fault nor should we be upset, blame them, or be shocked that they are going to cater more to or show more interest in A.) Money/people and businesses with more money and B. People who can grow THEIR business, again with more money.

[@TheDuoLive]

True... and if that's the case (it is a majorly beneficial business move) I can't blame them. But I would have to have some sort of direct confirmation that that's the case... BECAUSE despite KZbin kissing up to Jimmy Kimmel and others like him, trending them literally nonstop, he only gets roughly 70 million monthly views. SNL, another show youtube promotes like crazy on trending, gets even less monthly views than Kimmel... On the flip side you have non-traditional content creators like (and I hate to use this example but) Logan Paul who pulls 400 million views per month, over 5x Kimmel. Or you have OG youtubers like PewDiePie who KZbin has somewhat slandered, but even in these slower months is still pulling well over 200 million views per month and at his peak was in the 400 millions. Same with Casey Neistat who back in his regular months of uploading was pulling over double the views Kimmel has during his peak. So again. I have nothing against Tv shows as they are and I certainly can't speak if it's strictly a business move. A business has to be a business at the end of the day. But I question whether or not promoting these shows is strictly about vs just wanting to be relevant or some other agenda like taking over mainstream TV. When they could invest time in finding and promoting these unique creators that explode the platform, explode the numbers, and are the legitimate reason the giant hardcore KZbin community exists. Just my 2 cents and I definitely appreciate yours. Shines some like on another angle of the situation.

[@TheDuoLive]

I should add Kimmel and SNL's numbers are still very impressive and look impressive to KZbin, but that's with them getting all the money they want from their efforts bypassing KZbin's Ad guidelines AND with YT constantly promoting them. Many of the other KZbinrs like Phil, H3H3, PewdiePie, Casey Neistat, Logan Paul have equally or way more impressive numbers and are being give all sorts of roadblocks by YT like mass demonetization or investing countless hours into making a viral video that KZbin will never trend.

[@itsmekatiemars]

Thank you for talking about Portugal, I'm a Portuguese viewer and it has been very hard for us ❤️ it's always good to see influencers bring attention to issues in smaller countries

[@thedarkkrystal1016]

It's Cat Stay safe over there.

[@HighMagnitudeGT]

No one cares about you

[@setteroffires]

HighMagnitudeGT Said the Nobody

[@Odinsday]

I didn't think such a small country would have to face so much shit. Stay strong.

[@fluffywillson8552]

Thank you so much for talking about the wild fires in Portugal 🇵🇹 I am Portuguese and this means so much to me thank you for information Americans about this crisis 😇

[@danielyahalom3961]

I'm honestly shocked that people talked about a shooting that killed 50 people here for days, but no one talks about fires that killed 60 just because it's in a different part of the world.

[@samuellanghus1455]

Fluffy Willson I'm curious if these fires affected the "Catalan secession vs central government" events...

[@hailey1273]

To me it sounded like Wilson was saying "but it still hurts" as her own reaction to his statement rather than part of Trump's quote. I'm probably just misinterpreting it though.

[@GalvakzaMusic]

I thought the same thing, up until Phil included it in the quote and so I assumed I was wrong

[@vantorin]

I honestly think that it was actually meant to be her own reaction rather than part of the quote.

[@runawaypacman]

I was thinking the samething

[@HeatForce]

As it turns out Gen. Kelly advised Trump on what to say soooo

[@bananafish3231]

Yeah that's exactly what I thought aswell.

[@cunha545]

Thank you so much for talking about Portugal Phil! This situation needs to go "public" or rather have a wider distribution for changes to happen.

[@Neliel97]

It's so horrible what is happening... The saddest thing is that Portugal helped out more than the spanish government in dealing with Galicia's fires, as if they didn't have trouble, instead, Rajoy prefers to spend money prolonging the guardia civil's stay at Barcelona... We have to stay strong in these difficult moments.

[@cunha545]

Difficult moments indeed... Sadly...

[@minty.bliss.]

I think that anywhere there are people in a position of power, this sort of abuse will happen. It's unavoidable. The question is if anyone says anything and/or what is done about it.

[@ClarisseColumnas]

exactly

[@minty.bliss.]

Naima Muhammad Yeah good luck with that mate.

[@seanadams8043]

+Naima Muhammad But are they creeps before they get the power? Or does the power cause them to become creeps?

[@myrhev]

Minty Bliss agreed. It also isn’t based on the gender of the perpetrator or victims. It all comes down to bad people getting ahead and then using that to take advantage of others.

[@DatGrunt]

Naima Muhammad Easier said than done. Some people can hide that they're creeps really well. Like this douchebag for 29 years. And then there's people that become creeps while in a position of power. Unless you have a crystal ball that can see this happening in the future, it will continue to happen. But what these men and women are doing, speaking out, helps out tremendously.

[@aceofspades-s5o]

DISGUSTING! 30 year-old KZbin 'celebrity' brutally slanders platform owners and what this means... ~MSM

[@SatomiForward]

The Ace Of Spades waiting on wapo for that headline

[@MadiHearts]

As far as demonetization. My most recent video, simply a craft with me video, showing a crafting subscription box and me doing the craft, has been demonetized. I disclaimed that I was sent the box for review but was not being paid to make the video, as I always have for reviews and I have never had a problem until now. I did not cuss or show anything that could be considered slightly bad by anybody. The video is 100% family friendly and very lighthearted. I only make a small amount through KZbin but every penny counts. I have requested a review on the video but it will be a while because I have to wait for the video to reach 1000 views. I love KZbin and I would love nothing more than to do KZbin as a full time job but that dream is seeming harder and harder to reach, even if I do get the views.

[@siggyrockstv]

SAME HERE! A lot of my videos are demonetized ( I'm already a small little youtuber ) so imagine that.. what ever little bits i make is now for sure gone Lol

[@zenqosmio6131]

That is insane. KZbin is like a drunk spaced-out smoker falling asleep on it's own couch. The whole damn place is going to burn down soon.

[@madimurray1441]

Madi Hearts Ugh I'm sorry. That sucks. Because we have the same name, I will watch your video to help you get to 1000 views 🙂 I hope everything is sorted out.

[@mandypants9936]

Madi Hearts before publishing your video publicly, publish it unlisted and ask KZbin to review it for limited ads if it continues to be a problem. So you don’t lose revenue.

[@RoguePlanetStudio]

My new game engine series was demonetized for 2 days before being monetized. Curse Network asked KZbin and they never got a reply.

[@tiagobambino]

1. "He never said the word hero" 2. "Well I didn't hear the whole phone call."

[@oplars6487]

teemu heino thats already enough, no way you cant hear every single word in a car with a call on speaker. Shes lying i suppose

[@PeanutsAssorted]

There's a third part from the CNN interview that's... well, let me quote it “When she hung up the phone she turned to me and said ‘He did not even know his name’,”

[@Maartimer]

If Trump's "proof" is a recording, then that's illegal. Just sayin'.

[@Looooooom]

All gov calls are recorded I believe, they even tell you "This call will be recorded" etc.

[@TheJinashura]

Martin Kortner than the entire NSA homeland security stuff is illegal. Doesn't stop them.

[@porteon9008]

I think the congresswoman meant "I'm sure he knew what he was signing up for" and it still hurts. not what you think (no offence) as in her quoting Trump say "I'm sure he knew what he was signing up for and it still hurts."

[@vanesamarquez6096]

Fangirl Freakout it bothered me too, that how I interpreted it as well

[@kylec8015]

I was thinking the same exact thing. It seemed to me like she was explaining that the statement was still hurtful, even though she didn't hear the entire phone call.

[@noahprice5014]

Fangirl Freakout same here, glad to see other people agree

[@The_Jzoli]

Yeah, that's what i thought too. Hope Phil sees this, and addresses this.

[@hannu8]

Same!

[@D4rkM00n1]

As a Portuguese citizen let me say this: more than 300 active fires in our country is not just an "emergency"...it's chaos. but i'm sure these fires were purposely made, because of the big industry of wood, illegal construction sites and agriculture in Portugal, the buyers can buy wood for less than half-price, and company's can build on places that they were not supposed to, almost every Portuguese citizen knows this. it has been proven on past years. this is disgusting. I really hope you see this Philip, not many non-portuguese people know this. this has to be stopped. they are literally feeding on the misery of others.

[@D4rkM00n1]

also people, i never did this, but please like this so that philip can see this. this is bad...

[@iingriide]

Thank you so much for mentioning Portugal Phillip. Our country is mourning the loss of 100+ people who died this year because of the fires and also the loss of a big part of our beautiful forests (my city had a 750 year old forest that is now gone). Being acknowledged is conforting. Lots of love from Portugal

[@kingchuckfinley]

I’m not really a fan of Casey Neistat, but everything he said in that video was spot on. He said it so intellectually and true. He said what everyone else was saying, but said it much better.

[@BandithThach]

This Is My Boomstick that’s why everybody respects him so much, love him or hate him

[@IXHaleyy17]

For the phone call between Trump and lady story, you're telling me that the phone call wasn't recorded for "quality assurance"?

[@chrisdouglas5020]

THE96SAVAGE I feel like it had to have been recorded. He’s the president. Eventually we will probably hear the call.

[@pdwAF]

Chris douglas Of course it was, that’s what trump is referring to with the proof. The whitehouse wants to respect the family’s privacy by not displaying that painful conversation to the world so she can relive it...

[@blazenwhiper]

then why did he say he had proof? Saying you have proof means that he would eventually bring the proof forward. Even if time passes, the painful conversation would still be heard by other people.

[@renabshire4704]

Alex Fleming she shouldn't have lied then.....I hope they release it and if she's lying i hope shes ridiculed

[@ManUtdBoy13]

blazen whiper Just because someone says they have proof doesn’t mean they do. Hopefully we get to hear this to see said what.

[@martarodrigues6525]

Thank you Phil for talking about Portugal, my country. It sad that such a small country is going through this and that the government is doing so little to prevent it from happening again...

[@pizmohbro]

Thank you for talking about the fires in Portugal, Phil. My family had to evacuate; their homes were spared but their farms were burned. That can't even be said for everyone in the country. I felt like no one was talking about it, but I'm glad you did and took the time to raise some awareness.

[@Xenite227]

The 6 months was because of police unions. I'm a democrat and support unions but police and teacher unions make it very hard to get rid of bad apples.

[@lmaolmao6110]

Sexual assult is sexual assult. If its a girl, a boy, a woman, a man, it does not matter. If it is sexual assult. It is wrong and terrible. There is no difference between these situations because they were both acts performed on females who felt powerless and could not say no.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Amy Black Ok...Thanks for that before you put in a youtube comment I was about to do it to someone. Quick question what's your opinion of murder?

[@derkamyderka8583]

Sexual assult is actually Sexual Assault

[@Viper-wu5hn]

there is an incredible difference between some of these situations. molesting 9 year old girls and sexually harassing adult woman are two very different things. thats not to say either of them are at all excusable and in both of these situations the abuser is a disgusting person, but u cant say that every situation had no difference

[@_Piers_]

The "doctor" was sexually assaulting children who didn't even know, that's what was happening to them. That's not even slightly comparable to letting someone get away with sexually assaulting you, because they have power over your career. They are both awful... but those two things are barely comparable.

[@wasabimanic]

I am ex BBC during the 80s I was working in scenic operations, when a floor manager/ Director placed his arm around my middle pulled me close told me "Darling I want you to drop that screen" laughing with onlookers . I said Please don't touch me or call me darling. Do you think I did the right thing ? He shouted out that I was a homophobe, and told me to get out of the studio, who do you think the BBC believed?

[@GregsVlog]

Eventually KZbin will ditch all but the biggest channels and go to a paid only model. My prediction...

[@scitechian]

Further prediction: Google will purchase vidme, and then go behind a Netflix-like paywall.

[@Hi-hk3vu]

I agree

[@trevorgrover5619]

If that happens, I'll leave youtube

[@BlueMolly2024]

Adventures by George is KZbin Red a paid subscription service?

[@jarfankle_8587]

Concealed further prediction, it will make them lose money, and youtube will die a fast death. Then vidme or some other site will be on top.

[@Tiggerrrun]

As a military wife, this whole trump thing is ridiculous. I couldn't give less of a sh*t what politicians say about military deaths. They've got no horse in the race. Heaven forbid my husband doesn't come home but if he didnt, you better believe I'd be pissed and hurt that everybody was focused on what a florida senator and the president were fighting about instead of remembering my husband. Our focus should be on the sacrifices of Sgt. La David Johnson, Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright and the pain of their families. Every military spouses' worst nightmare is that their service member doesn't come home. Leave them alone and let them mourn!

[@MusgoHBA]

Thank you so much for covering the fires in Portugal and Spain. In June it felt like no one outside of our region cared about it, saw hardly any foreign news coverage. This situation sucks and there's no other way to put it but we stay strong. Love from Portugal.

[@blacoz2932]

Seriously why does everybody that gets accused of being a sexual predator look like a sexual predator

[@LaddRusso91]

BLACOZ because your thoughts shape the way you look.

[@JacobHillSBD]

Because they're sexual predators.

[@xsanguine8]

Cops have a "Child Predator" filter on their camera.

[@naiacorbett7960]

In regards to everything that has been coming out about people in power abusing women, I would just like to say that they are absolutely disgusting and these women coming out are so incredibly brave. That being said, I think that it is so sad that the only people being talked about in the news are those who have hurt 10, 20, 30 women. There are so many people in the industry that have abused 1 or 2 women but because it's just 1 or 2 that makes it more acceptable? A life is a life whether it be 1 or 50 women these people are still monsters and non of them should be exempted from the consequences.

[@BreakfastAndFallout]

WHY ARE YOU TALKING ONLY ABOUT FEMALES?! Some men have also talked about sexual herramsent these days. They can feel pain and shame too for those things: one of the actors said that when someone touched his penis in public he was afraid to act because if he beats or shouts at that person he will be criticised by media for being aggressive and noone will work with him any more.

[@Pumbear]

+Michelle And this, my children, is what bait looks like.

[@naiacorbett7960]

Anastasia Tsvetaeva totally agree, my bad I shouldn't have specified women. I think that in this case however, majority of the people coming out are women which doesn't make it any better though

[@patricktuorto]

@Naia Corbett - It's also telling that most of these men are the biggest virtue signalers for women's rights and progressive thought. And it's a no brainer that most third wave feminists who work in Hollywood tend to lump all men within the confines of "toxic masculinity" due to the fact that they themselves are exposed on a regular basis to the Harvey Swine-Steins of the film making industry and not to normal productive healthy men living in the real world.

[@diablos250]

lol

[@OffensiveFarmer]

The Hollywood sexual abuse and the gymnastic abuse are both horrible but the gymnastic one is on a whole different level, once you start involving the sexual abuse of children you forfeit right to live in my eyes. Harvey is a terrible guy and should face jail, this gymnastics doctor should face a bullet.

[@lego501stTrigger]

As a Spaniard living in Canada, we feel for everyone in the Iberian peninsula who has been affected by these fires. Just remembering Ft.McMurray, where firefighters literally had to open up a gap in the flames for the remainder of the people to leave, it's scary to see the same situation happening in my homeland. Hopefully everyone there is as safe as they can be!

[@PMirandaBE]

Thanks for talking about the fire situation in Portugal. It is indeed tragic por the people and disgraceful for several governments that never managed to find a solution.

[@MissLiss1215]

Man, that first story had me squirming... so similar to my own abuse. On one hand it's so heartbreaking to see how many man and women share my pain from these experiences, on the other I'm glad that people are finally comfortable enough to share their stories unashamed. It's taken my years to realize that none of the shame lies on me, it ALL belongs to my abuser. It's freeing and empowering to speak up and empathize with others who've gone through it too. All of you out there keep sharing, stay strong, and be unashamed. #MeToo

[@amandabarrow8094]

This needs to be the top comment. You are 1000% right on this, and I'm with you all the way.

[@catharinaferraz4041]

It’s incredibly painful to see my country be consumed by fire. Everyone was in alert this past weekend, waiting for the worse. Some people lost everything they had at a very old age. Thank you for talking about this Phil

[@daniphantom23]

As a gymnastics coach, I do want to defend USA Gymnastics here. They've taken this controversy very seriously, and now have an entirely new department dedicated to preventing sexual assault in the gymnastics community. All coaches already have to go through a lot of testing and training to even become a coach. We have always had to have a background check and must be safety certified before all of this happened. In the safety certification tests, there is an entire chapter on learning how to see signs of sexual abuse with coaches with the main focus being on "grooming" athletes. They recently have introduced the new "Safe Sport" program. We are going to be required to take these new tests within the next year in order to remain a part of USA Gymnastics. If these tests are not taken, then the coaches are not allowed on the competition floor and coaches will be fined and/or banned from the program. I know that one of the new rules in place is that no male authority figure is allowed to be left alone with a female athlete. A female authority figure must also be present. So, now if there is a male coach in the gym, a female coach must also teach the class with him. Also, if you didn't know, the CEO was forced to resign as well. It's sickening to know that a program I dedicated my life to allowed for such a thing to be swept under the rug. I am glad that something is being done about it, but it's obviously 30 years too late. I'm hoping the doctor gets life because of all the pain he's caused. I also wouldn't complain if he was set on fire as well.

[@jabamisdice]

DaniPhantom23 kinda crap seeming you HAVE to have a female coach with you if you’re a male gymnastics coach, like I know it makes sense, but it’s just kinda stupid.

[@gabipires2082]

oOoJudgeoOo it's really just a safety protocol. I'm also a gymnastics coach

[@gabipires2082]

oOoJudgeoOo but it's so easy to become a coach for recreational gymnastics ANYONE could do it.

[@gabipires2082]

J he's a troll don't bother with it

[@2mo2time]

DaniPhantom23 my hero academia ftw

[@racheld9548]

As terrible as rape and harassment is, I’m glad it’s being brought up more

[@Livingeidolon]

Rachel D amen. That's the only way things can get better.

[@KaijaSchmauss]

Same. That was the reason I posted a "Me Too" status on Facebook, despite my experiences with sexual harassment being much lesser than a lot of women I know. I wanted to contribute to the dialogue and stand in solidarity with women who have had it worse.

[@dansmith6856]

How can you *not* have strong feelings for monsters like "Nassar"?! It makes you a monster if you can't recognize that human garbage.

[@snarkybynature]

Honestly whenever he says "I feel very strongly about this" I am just thinking "what kinda sicko doesn't?!"

[@luisroman2144]

Dan Smith thing is he doesn't accept him as a human when instead he should see that humans are just fucked yo he says he doesn't deserve to be called a person when yet a lot of people are fucked yo it's like he thinks the whole world is innocent is the thing he ignores human flaws and believes there are none

[@alexchimi7093]

Personally I feel that he’s talking about his expressions, not his feelings necessarily. Everyone has strong feelings against monsters like Nassau, but a lot of people (like myself) wouldn’t cut in line to curb stomp him, or don’t think that they should die because of their actions.

[@Rislear]

Some people like paying taxes to keep criminals alive and think that it's wrong to execute people. Also, there's a high chance that convicted rapists get raped back on prison so maybe there's some people that want that to happen to him plus the whole making them go crazy and rot away from being locked for the rest of their lives, which tbh sounds a lot more painful than a quick death to an injection.

[@OverratedLunitic]

I don't have strong feelings against him. Am I disgusted yeah. Do I think he should be "curbstomped" I don't know. I don't believe cruelty solves more cruelty. Calling people monsters for not having the same mindset or feelings as you isn't helping anything, if anything its stifling conversation with those how might have a different solution.

[@teebear3036]

In many cases the government allows people with domestic violence charges to buy guns. This needs to stop. And the government needs to stop expungeing peoples criminal records in order to allow them into law enforcement or the military. When a person assaults another person they should not be able to own a gun period!

[@elijahmartineau7403]

When the woman in the Trump story said "it still hurts" I believe that she meant that it still hurts her that he had said that. Also the slight change in words changes slightly in any situation.

[@pdwAF]

Elijah Martineau it all depends on the context. She’s stating that’s all she heard from the call. Trump could have very well been explaining that he knew what he was signing up for and took the challenge head on for our freedom (or something positive like that). For all we know it was a very positive conversation that was taken out of context.

[@listamato]

That's how I understood it too.

[@MugenX000]

Was just about to comment this, myself. This is exactly how I understood it.

[@elijahmartineau7403]

Alex Fleming I meant that the "it still hurts" was not actually part of the quote she said from the phone call. I interpreted it as something reflecting her feelings not what Trump said.

[@Geom3trik]

I think you might be right. Many places seem to be reporting it as part of Trump's quote though.

[@Nephanor]

There's something else about what that congresswoman said. She said on the news show she wasn't there for the whole conversation, and yet she claimed Trump never said "hero". How would she know if she wasn't there for the whole thing? This sounds like they are picking anything they can to attack Trump. I mean damn, he's not the best guy, but they are being overly critical for the tiniest shit.

[@amberfirexx9]

"It feels like I'm wearing a dirty shirt i can't take off" might be my new favorite saying. too accurate to how i feel most of the time lately

[@catiajoana1430]

Every year my country (Portugal) suffers from these fires! This year was the worst in the blazing area, dead and wounded. Our government is only now deciding what to do ! Thank you for tlaking about this problem !

[@issylolz8021]

Sexually assaulting a child should land the person doing to death. How can anyone hurt an innocent defenseless child. They don’t know what’s going on. They’re afraid to talk back to authority. The man molesting these kids deserves the worse kind of punishment. Rip off his nails one by one rip out his teeth. Then let him rot. No child should have to indoor this kind of agony of being molested.

[@snoopyfod1807]

Shade of winter swype mistakes happen

[@danielgalbusera944]

Nah, let him rot for life in jail, where he will have plenty of time to think about what he did and how he was the architect of his own destruction

[@tobago3679]

I think there are some people like Phil (from my impression) or I would "sign up"/volunteer for this. EDIT: He did this for 29 years!!!

[@leonardogonzalez5016]

Marie Leah death is to easy for people like them.

[@nottheone582]

child molesters should just be sentenced to life and put in gen pop, then have their crimes leaked... they will experience exactly the kind of torture they inflicted on children.

[@thiagopsampaio]

To the researchers on the Portugal and Spain's wildfires, good job. Very well constructed news piece ... Thank you Phil and team.. From a Portuguese fan...

[@Rafadownpt]

Very accurate, agreed. Thx Phill

[@heatherrose6608]

Thank you for the updates and for sharing info on Portugal.

[@bittoscheeks9904]

Thanks for talking about Portugal. It was really horrible, I had friends who couldn't come to college because they were stuck and the air was filled with smoke so it was hard to breathe.

[@zintzcalibration]

The sky in London was an orange-yellow the day the wind blew the ashes towards England. Looked like a backdrop to a fallout game.

[@Nexus_KT]

Sexual assault is sexual assault. Its disgusting whether or not it was in Hollywood. But in my opinion, older men touching children is especially disgusting. My mom went through it when she was younger. My sister went through it when she was 7 or 8. But sexually assaulting women and men, whether they're young or they're an adult, is horrible. I hate that these women and men had to go through something like this. I hope their assaulter is brought to justice.

[@jeffersondemott2125]

Kaitie Marie I agree, I wish that the victims would start naming the perpetrators though, otherwise we can't get these monsters away from vulnerable kids and young people.

[@vinnybossman]

Kaitie Marie yes

[@tiagotiagot]

Curious how you make sure to mention women and men when talking about victims, more than once even; but you restricted yourself to just men when talking about attackers....

[@jeffersondemott2125]

TiagoTiago I'll give them the benefit of the doubt because unfortunately the idea that women cannot be monsters is so ingrained into our society, also the specific story is about a man. Although of course this doesn't mean we shouldn't work extremely hard to devilify men and/or address the various issues that men face

[@mellamokori]

TiagoTiago True...I feel like most cases of statutory rape where I’m from involve a female teacher and a junior high school student. Also haven’t you ever read the Perks of Being a Wallflower?

[@seofer12]

Thank you Phillip for talking about our tragic fires in your show. I'm from Galicia and this fires were not an accident or the result of natural causes. They were started by monsters. And I don't mind if you are crazy and want to start fires, when you set fire to forests near houses and stables you are a killer. We only lost four people and we can bare the pain, I can't imagine how our brothers and sisters from Portugal are feeling right now.

[@TheSmalyy]

on sunday and monday i just kept crying because i was so sad about the people that had died and how much of our country burned (and yours too , spain matters too)

[@afonsooliveira4417]

Acording to Portuguese news, some of your fires (Galicia) were basically caused by our fires (portuguese), so i guess... sorry about that...

[@seofer12]

Only the ones that were near the border. Most of them were too far to be a result of any other fire.

[@afonsooliveira4417]

i know, but sorry anyways

[@arig7094]

As a Spaniard and Galician I think you missed the big story on the wildfires. A lot of these fires were on purpose. There is a law in Galicia (the NW part of Spain) where you can't construct on forest land UNLESS that land has been damaged by fire. So the story isn't the wildfires the story is how these laws aren't changing and the people setting the fires aren't get jail time.

[@plumber1337]

He mentioned heavily on the fires being mostly criminal, but are you trying to tell Phil to go out on a "possible conspiracy"? He's trying to be an honest news place, not CNN or FOX.

[@arig7094]

There is no "possible conspiracy" this has happened in the past before. People have gone to trial and convicted. There have been people who admitted to working for bigger development companies. The problem is is that there has been little to no consequences for these people.

[@aprilblenk]

I thought the "but it doesn't hurt any less" part was actually her speaking and not a part of the quote from Trump.

[@brittanytripp6151]

Same

[@estadje]

exactly :-/

[@itsange346]

aprilblenk yes I think you’re right. The “but it doesn’t hurt any less” was HER OWN opinion... basically she meant that he may have known that injury/death was a possibility when signing up for the military, but that doesn’t mean his death hurts any less. I think Phil misunderstood that.

[@Ntnt11]

No it wasnt . I read the BBC report in which she quoted "but it still hurts I guess" are the part of trump's statement .

[@fyrye]

The congresswoman was asked to clarify in an interview by CNN, that "but when it happens, it hurts anyway." was included in the statement made by the president, to which she agreed. www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/10/18/frederica-wilson-widow-trump-call-ctn-sot.cnn/video/playlists/trumps-comments-about-the-military/

[@SpecialBeam]

10:40 I kinda want to watch the rest of that because it didn't sound like "..But it still hurts" was part of her quote of Trump. I took it as her saying that it still hurts that he said that to them. But of course we can't exactly know for sure from just what's here in today's episode.

[@dogbert92]

SBCannon you took the words right out of my mouth!

[@evangregory14]

This was my thought too, the it still hurts wasn't part of the trump quote

[@link8440]

You could always look it up...

[@PerryBowden]

"but it still hurts" was part of the trump quote when she was speaking to other news outlets. She said it much more clearly in other interviews, always including that last part as part of his statement.

[@cindyshtoodle]

It was my initial thought too but I trusted Phillip de Franco's explanation of the quotation because my first language is not English. I belevive that if the part of "it still hurts" was not intended to be a direct quotation of Donald trump then the meaning of what the lady said in both instances stays almost completely identical. One is just more colloquial than another.

[@definitelynotBlu]

As someone from the UK. Hearing that the BBC twists a story is very surprising. Wait... no its not.

[@Canadian_Ale]

Portugal fires? THE HOMELAND IS BEING ATTACKED (I’m from Portugal) Honestly though my condolences for those affected

[@mkratos17]

Tyler Farias is Ronaldo okay though?

[@mattstefon4878]

It's horrible. I have friends over there who thankfully aren't directly affected yet, though some places I'd visited when I was there with them a decade ago have been hard hit.

[@celialovett5880]

I worked in the private sector and was sexually harassed at every job l had until after I turned 40. The harassment varied from words, to touch and threats. My only recourse at that time was to quit my job. When such conduct was reported, I was told that I was overly sensitive. I was told more than once that the men in question were under a lot of pressure and it was their way of blowing off steam. It was and is not just Hollywood, by any means.

[@gabipires2082]

As a gymnastics coach I've come to the realization that it's people who want power or money and don't care if people get hurt. I'm so sorry that you've been assaulted.

[@celialovett5880]

Thank you.

[@PanPanokola]

Kitty Twister: But she's not. She is giving her own personal experience and saying that it isn't a Hollywood exclusive issue. She never applied it to every workplace and said that this is the norm. I am not exactly sure how you came to that conclusion.

[@Koujoung]

These people should be recorded and publicly exposed on social media. Not only the ones who harass others but the ones who try and defend them.

[@mellowhero3520]

Power is power. The fact that these people aren't actresses changes zero.

[@mr.nobody2485]

Mellow Hero my mother told me this cute platitude with a lot of truth "absolute power corrupts absolutely".

[@mellowhero3520]

My english teacher back in high school used to say the same thing. Made us write a couple essays on it. And it is possible that the implication is that 9 year olds and actresses create different dynamics just by virtue of their age, but I'd argue that Weinstein, for example, would have similar control over an actresses career to this doctor. Whether that's maintained through trust in their position, conditioning, or an understanding that these are the people who are capable of making or breaking your career. These are both subsets of people who are told that this is just how it is, and that rocking the boat is punished, because these people seem unassailable for one reason or another. I guess the TL;DR is this: Different demographic, same dynamic.

[@mr.nobody2485]

Mellow Hero very well articulated. Good points

[@benjamine.564]

Can't wait for that guy to get some good old jail justice

[@FashionandLoveBeauty]

I’m from Portugal. It is scary. It’s happened twice in less than six months. Thankfully I’m not near the regions where it’s at it’s worse but there’s still no excuse to how these things are being handled. There was a HUGE fire less than six months ago. No procedures were put in place. Families still don’t have resources. The thing is this is not unusual. Every year we have fires like these. Every year it’s just: “Thank you to the fireman. Donate. We are sorry for your loss” from the government but there’s never a plan put in action. People were PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH WINE CAUSE THERES NO WATER. We have unnecessary submarines but we have very little fire fighter airplanes. The whole thing is sad and disgusting tbh... As far as terrorism goes: would not be surprised. We still (thankfully) haven’t been attacked so we’re always: when will it happen (which is terrifying). There’s lots of non terrorist bad people but this is too far. Winds help, yes, but it’s still too much. I’ve come to a point to where I don’t know what to say about this anymore.

[@FashionandLoveBeauty]

As of earlier today, it seems the government is set to put a "Forest Plan" in action. Hopefully it'll all be fine!!!

[@bit2shift]

There was a wide fire front at least 2 km from home alongside the A17, in Baixo Mondego. At night, the flames were so tall, I could see them from the front garden.

[@ailish2284]

Trump: I have proof Well... we're waiting

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

He's not gonna provide the proof unless he absolutely has to

[@IsaacPurpleguy]

😧

[@daesoulae]

HighMagnitudeGT lmao

[@TheRico725]

Like that "proof" of Obama wire tapping him hahahaha

[@StevenMinecraft25]

Damn u either dumb and 20 or 10 and in way over ur level of understanding. This was a private convo and if trump recorded it (like most presidential calls are, for safety purposes), then yes, trump has proof. He wont release it unless he has to. He is also saving it for the court trial as evidence just in case so that people dont take it out of context

[@pdmayton]

I'm a combat veteran, for what that's worth. Fortunately, I survived with no injuries, but if I had died, it would be true that I knew the risks and accepted them. I accepted the possibility that death could come for me, and saying so isn't even slightly disrespectful (even given this circumstance). I think pointing that out only shines a light on the bravery of my brother. That being said, I hate that this is political story, the congress woman had no business dragging this offence taking into the public. Not that it should matter, but I didn't vote for Trump, not a fan of many of his policies, and so on. As the angry orange will tell you, FAKE NEWS! Sad!

[@milesdixon9267]

Daniel So when after Trump bashed Obama for not calling families, he got called out then said "Fake news" again right after he got dragged

[@jpg.]

Interesting take on this. Also, thanks for all of your service.

[@Koujoung]

But would you be okay with it being said to your grieving widow if *touchwood* something had happened?

[@FaithTheFallen]

Daniel that's good and I'm happy you would be fine with that, but it's not something that you should say to the widow of someone when they're going to meet the body of their dead husband. It is at best tone deaf when someone if grieving.

[@chirpynsleepy958]

Daniel while I agree with you I'll use the words of the widow herself. "I knew that he could he hurt doing his job, every wife knows that. Buts it's not what you tell a morning widow, it's just wrong"

[@macjgp]

Phil, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for covering the fire stories in Portugal, we've suffered way too much this year to fires and seeing our government do nothing and ignoring the issues after we've had one of the worst tragedies in our country's history only 4 months ago, where people were burned alive inside their cars trying to escape fires due to the governments program failing, it's good to know that people can hear us...

[@Seamemaria]

I am portuguese and these fires have been going on since I remember watching TV. We literally have a "fire season" during the summer. This year was by far the worse due to the climacteric conditions you´ve described. Every year it´s the same story. There are fires, acres and acres of forest are burnt, everyone is in shock, including the government, and after two months, when winter begins everyone forgets that fires ever existed (including the government), only to be reminded about them again the next summer. People love to throw blame around, to the paper industry, crazy people who just like fires, and negligence. And I do believe that these might be igniters of the fire, but the fact that there is no forest planning rules or control after decades and decades of this still baffles me. I really hope that the seriousness of what happened this year opens some eyes and triggers some change. Thank you very much for covering this story, maybe some international pressure will do some good

[@parrinha148]

Thank you for talking about the Portugal fires. I had to hear my gf cry and scream in terror as her car was surrounded by fire, luckly she managed to get out safely. I never felt so powerless. Her parents almost died while trying to save their car shop even after both me and my gf repeatedly told them over the phone to get out and run (when we actually could get any reception at all). I don't know how nor why nobody died here in monção. It was something close of a miracle, it just doesn't seem real how anyone could do this (it was arson). A once beautifull place of green now lies black. My heart goes to all who have lost their relatives, who have lost their homes, who have lost it all to the fires. And to the F****** arsonists that weren't caught i hope the fires caught you, you C****. The lucky bastards arrested by the police. If it were the people who caught you wouldn't see a court.

[@MasteroftheUnicorns]

Preach, my fellow Portuguese Brother. E ainda bem que não perdeste ninguém neste desastre. E espero que finalmente este Governo decida fazer alguma coisas em relação a este problema. Já chega de vermos Portugal consumido por chamas, devido a constante negligência política.

[@parrinha148]

Também espero que alguma coisa seja feita. o problema é que também estamos com as mãos atadas devido à dívida publica do pais. Mas realmente alguma coisa tem de mudar.

[@anafreitas1646]

Voltamos sempre à mesma história. O governo vai investir num sistema de prevenção, em treino, em meios aéreos, em melhores estradas de acesso.... e todos apoiamos estas fantásticas medidas e elegemos/voltamos a eleger estas pessoas. Passa 1 ou 2 anos e é sempre a mesma história, as medidas não funcionam mas temos de continuar a pagar por elas pois o contrato assim o estipula e, como cereja em cima do bolo, estes contratos foram feitos com o filho da sobrinha do primo da cunhada dos ditos senhores. Partidos eleitos da esquerda, direita, centro, acho que já dá para perceber que é tudo o mesmo e que os únicos contratos que qualquer um destes faz quando está no governo é para proveito próprio. Mas uma coisa é a fraude que nos faz sangrar os bolsos e outra a que nos faz sangrar sangue. Neste momento temo ambas as coisas: que fique tudo em águas de bacalhau mesmo quando tantos dos nossos conterrâneos tenham morrido de uma forma tão horrível, ou que alguém se passe verdadeiramente da cabeça por desgosto e/ou frustração e faça algo realmente estúpido. É triste quando as opções sobre na mesa parecem ser indiferença ou violência, em vez de pão e vinho.

[@grampton]

YEAH! The police should arrest the Sun for urning your trees!

[@parrinha148]

Did you read the comment? I clearly mentioned it was arson. AKA someone started the fire. A little respect would go a long way. Lifes were lost, keep that s*** to you.

[@TechDude351]

Phil I think you took her (Wilson) tone of voice and what she was quoting the wrong way on the cnn interview, to me it sounded like she was saying: "I didn't hear the whole phone call, but I did hear him say; 'He knew what he was signing up for' and uh.. it still hurts". I think she cut off the quote at "up for", and that the "it still hurts" part is her referring to the fact that even though she didn't hear the whole call, it still hurts

[@autumn1509]

I agree with this! Phil, you might want to reconsider your interpretation.

[@tumble0weed]

That's what I was going to reply as well. I agree i was thinking she was referring to herself and the family with the 'it still hurts'

[@paradiseofthorns2391]

Yeah I agree

[@levicycholl568]

Heard it that way as well.

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

Yeah me too

[@guilhermepereira5277]

A big thank you from PORTUGAL.

[@missbeac3947]

Thank you for bringing Portugal's horrible situation to light 🙏🏼🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 we are not a big country so our problems aren't really that talked about internationally but we have being suffering with enormous fires for years now.. However this summer was the worse... We lost not only humans lives but thousands of animals also died, and thousands of people lost everything they owned 😢😢 even though we face an economical crisis the nation united with donations which haven't yet been used to help those who need it the most.

[@Ancientlaws]

Phillip defranco uploaded 37 seconds ago...my god i'm late

[@samasaur6068]

Ancient Laws ayy 2007

[@KatiMae]

I'm not a person who believes in violent retribution or revenge. I'm usually all about rehabilitation and forgiveness and letting the justice system work. That said, I am 100% on your side with regard to Larry Nassar and others like him. Those who use their position in power and prey on young and innocent children (AND GET AWAY WITH IT FOR 20 YEARS!) deserve everything they have coming to them AND MORE. I'm right behind you in that line, Phil.

[@toastofcatbread3207]

Kai Ingebrigtsen There's a difference between having pedophilia and actually acting on one's child-touching urges.

[@millerrepin4452]

hypocrite

[@sydkne]

Kati Mae yep. I'm so conflicted, I am totally against death penalty but people like him make me regret that

[@reepicheepsfriend]

I think there's a problem when you say, as Phil did, "In my eyes, those aren't people. Those are just monsters." The problem is, they ARE people. They are people just the same as you and me, and any of us are capable of, maybe not the same kind of evil, but evil just as bad. We are all potential monsters, and the question is, how can you provide help to a PERSON before they let the monster out?

[@KaiIngebrigtsen]

Ugh... No im equating you wanting to chrush his head against a rock (curb stomping)(geekshizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/American-History-X-Curb-2.jpg) beause he has a warped sexuality and acted upon it, when in fact he never killed anyone.... You either have due process for EVERYONE or none at all, no matter what you feel about it.. That you would be the one joining the kill squad says more about you than it does about me!

[@Scott-uh5gk]

About the fires, we in australia (particularly in victoria) know far too well the dangers of eucalyptus trees and a failed communication system in such emergencies. It feels just like yesterday that black saturday happened (if you don't know what that is search it up) and the communication systems failed that day and as a result people who were fleeing fires fled into the direction of other fires and thus lost their lives. After this failure, systems throughout the state were overhauled and tested to make sure it will all work when it matters the most. Hopefully they learn and either remove the faoled system over there or fix it so it will always be effective when needed.

[@afonsooliveira4417]

I highly doubt it. siresp has been know to fail since 2010, and before we had this shit system, the navy took care of emergency comms, to way better results.

[@metalmaster4930]

Thank you, for your kind words regarding Portugal situation. And, as always, for a very Insightful comment and information.

[@jennawilliams8112]

I love the #MeToo movement. As a victim of sexual assault and rape, it's definitely made me feel less alone. It shows victims they aren't alone and it's showing we're more than our assault. It's a powerful movement and I think it's so important.

[@JessiieB]

I’m a 110% with you, I don’t think child molesters are people they are disgusting excuses of a waste of space. I’d be in line right behind you

[@dudekillr]

Thank you for reporting on the Portugal forest fires. It was a big tragedy on top of the previous one this year. So sad to see our beautiful country being burned year after year, every summer season. Once again, thank you.

[@AscendantCorn]

As an Army vet I think it is important that anyone, before they enter the service realize that at any time you could make the ultimate sacrifice. It's the nature of the job, and the purpose they serve. That being said, those are not words you dare utter to a family member who has lost someone in combat. No shit he knew what he signed up for. If Trump did make that statement then I think it only further proves his lack of empathy towards others.

[@AnaAfonso3200degrees]

Thank you Phil for covering the news here in Portugal, and thank you for your words :)

[@ToxxicFlames]

I feel like it was wrong for the Florida Congresswoman to speak out on the phone call without thr widow's consent.

[@alexmavpt4179]

Regarding the Portugal situation, I live in Portugal and the situation is a lot more scary from my inside perspective: The whole fire issue is not new to our country, but starting in June it became much more devastating, it started with a huge tragedy that caused countless families to loose everything and has escalated to 600 active fires (In a relatively small country) back on Monday. Our country is run by incompetent people who don't fullfil their promises to the people and this catastrophic situation just helps proving it, they claimed to rework the whole emergency fire protocol after the first tragedy and again the system has failed in the exact same way. The unbelievable part is that out of all the 600 fires and tragedies most of them were caused deliberately. We are a small country which economic state, which is already very fragile and weakened, is very dependable forests and agriculture to survive. Many families died, and our politicians keep on getting richer without dealing with it. I volunteered a week back in June to hand out supplies and deal with the families, but all the efforts we make especially the firefighters seem worthless to a government that considers it a game.

[@ritaguerreiro7050]

In the story about Portugal, I am Portuguese and I assure you every year there are this devastating fires, but there was never anything like that. With so many lost lives. For what have been seeing it is due to lack of organization by the people in charge. People who do not understand how to handle the situation at all. There were also quite a few system errors and failures. Firefighters have done so much with the conditions they are being subjected to work with. I just hope the government will stop whining, trying to figure out who is to blame and start doing something, because if things do not change, it is almost guaranteed that next year the fires will appear again.

[@Akselsky]

I'm portuguese and oh boy, that was not fun. I was lucky enough to be away from the fire, but I spent 2 - 3 days breathing nothing but smoke. I have friends who spent their nights dealing with fire next to them. Very awful days for people in Portugal.

[@andreteles1428]

I think the whole country breath smoke in those 2-3 days

[@Akselsky]

Yep, pretty much. :(

[@rooklunary790]

I feel you, I live in the US state of California and my area isn't on fire but the whole region has been covered in smoke for the past week because the wind has been blowing it in. Whenever there's fire I weep for those who have lost everything to it.

[@peixe-no-pão]

My country is burning. I like in the Açores so I am not affected but it is terrifying. News programmes always show footage of the fire and it makes me so saddened. Prayers and intercessions please. It is the most help with fire because it is a natural force and cannot be helped practically by internationals

[@joao_goncalves]

Phil, thank for speaking about the fires in Portugal. As a citizen it warms my heart to ear the international media bringing attention to us and how bad it has gotten, especially the new media. It gets worse every year and the people are sick of it, although this year it has been especially terrible because of Pedrogão Grande, and also the last weekend. Even a freaking FIRE DEVIL (a fire tornado) was caught on camera. Also, the ash from these fires is thought to be responsible for the "Red Sun" sighted in London. Again Phil, thank you for your time.

[@waguar]

The ashes from the fires in portugal blew so far that they blocked out the sun as it rose in sweden, it was like an apocalypse scene, the sun being up but it still being dark. I can only imagine what it looked like in spain and portugal...

[@TheSmalyy]

i live in a city thats like 1 hour away from one of the biggest fires and i went outside at night with my best friend and there was smoke in the air and it smelled so much like , you know , fire. literally like burned wood. it was so strong it was like the fire was happening in my town .

[@emmapegouske]

I live in the US and my city was completely unaffected.... OoOOoOoOoo Sorry, I just wanted to join in on everybody telling their stories....

[@jpmmm333]

Thank you Phil. for talking about Portugal. It is widely believed that the fires are caused by arson and not accidents.

[@jalamenos]

I can personally confirm that Ophelia had winds strong enough to blow smoke from Portugal and Spain all the way up to Stockholm.

[@GalvakzaMusic]

Considering it took the roofs off of house here in Ireland, I have no trouble believing that

[@AlexandreOliveira-sd7uo]

Hi, Portuguese here. Thanks for covering my country. Truth is, we pretty much expect fires to occur during the summer every year. What's really shocking about it is the amount of deaths. The last time someone had died to the fires in Portugal before this year was in 2003, where we had 3 deaths. This year we've had over 100, so there's a good amount of sheer incompetence added into this whole situation.

[@madimorie]

I aspire to have as much love and peace in my life as Mrs. Wilson has hats.

[@BDroid0]

i´m from portugal and you nail it Philip, thx for sharing this news.

[@JoshTanner]

I can’t even tell which year is worse now, 2016 or 2017...

[@LA_MALA_ORDINA]

+GamingSeer _ and horrible tornados

[@ghostmk21]

Josh Tanner Every year shit stuff has happened, its just that there is now more coverage from the news.

[@kQuantumK]

In 2016 videos were still monetized

[@jonaschisolm1368]

Josh Tanner my vote still goes to 2016

[@EnteIexia]

2016 wasn't even bad. Oh wow celebrities you didn't know personally died mostly of natural old age. Jesus. And every year sucks. The fact that all these pedophiles and sexual criminals are being exposed are a good thing.

[@joaotrovao8271]

Feels good to hear you talking about my country (Portugal) even if not for the best motives. It is awfull how bad things were this weekend... The fires were no act of nature, they never are. Forest fires are a industry of millions in Portugal right now and it is sad. I live right next to one of the most affected areas and hearing about friends fighting for days to save their homes is just crazy... The wind was insane and made it so hard to keep things controlled. It constantly smells like smoke and there are ashes everywhere. Beyond that, with all the people who died no one is doing anything, it will just happen again.

[@gui8759]

Thanks for talking about the fires in portugal (as a portuguese it means a lot)