Charles Adler Tonight- Full Show- August 22, 2017

According to researchers at Banfield Pet Hospital, overweight and obesity in cats and dogs has increased by nearly 170 percent. That means one in three cats and dogs are now considered overweight, which increases their risk of heart disease, respiratory problems and Type 2 diabetes.  Jennifer Adolphe is an animal nutritionist and has tips to keep your animals happy and a healthy body weight.

Mike Smyth gives his take on today's solar eclipse, what's going on with Trump. and previews tonight's show. 

President Trump gave an address to the American people where he announced a plan to combat terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. What can we expect as we look to the future of the Trump Presidency?  

A disturbing situation occurred yesterday afternoon in Quebec City that involved a Global National reporter, Mike Armstrong and our video journalist, Jean-Vincent Verville. The two of them were pushed down stairs by cowardly thugs during the performance of their journalistic duties. No one was seriously hurt but a camera was smashed.

Regional police in Spain have shot dead Barcelona van attack suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub (ah-BOO'-yah-koob).  The takedown happened in a town outside the city. Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government signed a health-care funding agreement with Ottawa today ending its status as the lone holdout among the provinces. Despite the warnings of doctors, some people didn't get the message that staring directly at the sun for any length of time for the eclipse is a really bad idea.

In the first two weeks of August, more than 3,800 people walked over the border in Quebec, only 2,996 crossed in all of July.  Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel has said that Trudeau is downplaying the urgent need to deal with these people coming into Canada.

The Secret Service can’t afford pay hundreds of agents to protect President Donald Trump and his family, according to a report released this morning. The prospect of tanks, machine guns, and drones that think for themselves becoming widespread is starting to worry tech luminaries. In an open letter today, a group of specialists from 26 nations called for the United Nations to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons. A family on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast survived a scary encounter with a black bear thanks in part to a friend.

Charles Adler Tonight- August 21, 2017

Steve Bannon is offically out of the Trump White House.