Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles NOW PUSHING BACK AGAINST ACCUSATIONS THAT HE'S PARTIALLY AGAINST ACCUSATIONS THAT HE'S PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THAT HE'S PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSIVE FIRES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSIVE FIRES DESTROYING THE RAIN MASSIVE FIRES DESTROYING THE RAIN FOREST. DESTROYING THE RAIN FOREST. KIN DISGIBSON HAS THE FOREST. KIN DISGIBSON HAS THE STORY. KIN DISGIBSON HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, STORY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT WILSONARO AND BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT WILSONARO AND OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR WILSONARO AND OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR LEONARDO DiCAPRIO. OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR LEONARDO DiCAPRIO. THE PRESIDENT LEONARDO DiCAPRIO. THE PRESIDENT PROMISING THE STAR FOR THE PRESIDENT PROMISING THE STAR FOR THE DEVASTATING AMAZON PROMISING THE STAR FOR THE DEVASTATING AMAZON WILDFIRES EARLIER THIS THE DEVASTATING AMAZON WILDFIRES EARLIER THIS YEAR. WILDFIRES EARLIER THIS YEAR. DICAPRIO IS A COOL YEAR. DICAPRIO IS A COOL GUY, HE SAID, GIVING DICAPRIO IS A COOL GUY, HE SAID, GIVING MONEY TO SETS THE GUY, HE SAID, GIVING MONEY TO SETS THE AMAZON ON FIRE. MONEY TO SETS THE AMAZON ON FIRE. BOLSONARO HAS ACCUSED AMAZON ON FIRE. BOLSONARO HAS ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENTAL BOLSONARO HAS ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL THE GOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OF DELIBERATELY SETTING ORGANIZATIONS OF DELIBERATELY SETTING FIRE TO THE AMAZON TO DELIBERATELY SETTING FIRE TO THE AMAZON TO GET DONATIONS. FIRE TO THE AMAZON TO GET DONATIONS. IT CONTACTS LEONARDO GET DONATIONS. IT CONTACTS LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, HE ALLEGES, IT CONTACTS LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, HE ALLEGES, HE DONATES $500,000, DiCAPRIO, HE ALLEGES, HE DONATES $500,000, YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING HE DONATES $500,000, YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE IN THE YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE IN THE AMAZON. TO THE FIRE IN THE AMAZON. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT AMAZON. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE SO INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE SO FAR TO SUPPORT THE FOUND ANY EVIDENCE SO FAR TO SUPPORT THE ACCUSATIONS. FAR TO SUPPORT THE ACCUSATIONS. NOW THE ACTOR AND AVID ACCUSATIONS. NOW THE ACTOR AND AVID CLIMATE ACTIVIST IS NOW THE ACTOR AND AVID CLIMATE ACTIVIST IS HITTING BACK SAYING IN CLIMATE ACTIVIST IS HITTING BACK SAYING IN AN INSTAGRAM HITTING BACK SAYING IN AN INSTAGRAM STATEMENT, "WHILE AN INSTAGRAM STATEMENT, "WHILE WORTHY OF SUPPORT, WE STATEMENT, "WHILE WORTHY OF SUPPORT, WE DID NOT FUND THE WORTHY OF SUPPORT, WE DID NOT FUND THE ORGANIZATIONS DID NOT FUND THE ORGANIZATIONS TARGETED," ADDING THAT ORGANIZATIONS TARGETED," ADDING THAT HE REMAINS COMMITTED TARGETED," ADDING THAT HE REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING SECURE THE HE REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING SECURE THE AMAZON FOR THE FUTURE. TO HELPING SECURE THE AMAZON FOR THE FUTURE. ALL BRAZILIANS. AMAZON FOR THE FUTURE. ALL BRAZILIANS. THE FIRES SO FAR HAVE ALL BRAZILIANS. THE FIRES SO FAR HAVE HELPED DESTROY THE FIRES SO FAR HAVE HELPED DESTROY MILLIONS OF ACRES OF HELPED DESTROY MILLIONS OF ACRES OF THE ECOSYSTEM KNOWN AS MILLIONS OF ACRES OF THE ECOSYSTEM KNOWN AS THE LUNGS OF THE THE ECOSYSTEM KNOWN AS THE LUNGS OF THE EARTH. THE LUNGS OF THE EARTH. >> GOVERNMENTS AROUND EARTH. >> GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING >> GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING BRAZIL NEED TO WORK THE WORLD INCLUDING BRAZIL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE BRAZIL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE. TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE. >> THE PRESIDENT OF A THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE. >> THE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY TO CLAIM THAT >> THE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY TO CLAIM THAT AN ACTOR IS ACTUALLY COUNTRY TO CLAIM THAT AN ACTOR IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO HURT THE AN ACTOR IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO HURT THE ENVIRONMENT, THAT HE'S TRYING TO HURT THE ENVIRONMENT, THAT HE'S TRYING TO PROTECT IT ENVIRONMENT, THAT HE'S TRYING TO PROTECT IT SHOWS HOW LITTLE TRYING TO PROTECT IT SHOWS HOW LITTLE BOLSONARO HAS IN HIS SHOWS HOW LITTLE BOLSONARO HAS IN HIS POCKET. BOLSONARO HAS IN HIS POCKET. >> Reporter: A
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