Brazil rejects $20 million offer from G-7 countries to help fight Amazon fires

The Brazilian government is saying "no thank you" to a $20 million offer of aid from G-7 nations to help fight the devastating forest fires in the Amazon region. More than 80,000 fires have been reported in Brazil this year. Now there is renewed concern that further damage could disrupt global weather patterns. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

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