March 19, 2019: Hour 1

The Midwest was hit with heavy snow last week, then warmer temperatures caused the snow to melt. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Scott Mitchell, the mayor of Hornick, Iowa, about the flooding there. Also, host Jeremy Hobsons speaks with French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy about his new book, where he argues that America's influence is declining and five powers — China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Sunni radical Islam — are ready to take its place in the world. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's March 19, 2019 full broadcast. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.