Seem the time at every time. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff gunmen burst into a Shopping Mall in iraq today, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in baghdad. It began with a car bomb and suicide blast at the jawhara mall. That touched off a 90minute gun battle before Security Forces gained control. To the north, another Suicide Attack killed two dozen people. Ten more were killed in other bombings. Food and medici
Today, a democracy now broadcast exclusive, we speak with alayne fleischmann, the whistleblower who helped the Justice Department forced the bank to pay one of the largest fines in american history. You might be surprised what she says about the bank as well as the obama white house. She is featured in a new Rolling Stone piece a recently returned matt taibbi. The significance of this story to me is that it talks a lot about the legacy of eric holder. We finally have somebody from the inside who is telling us what a lot of us expected all along, that the Obama Administration did have enough evidence to proceed against a lot of these banks, and they just did not do enough with that evidence and those witnesses. And we finally have someone like alayne fleischmann who can tell us all about that and all that went on. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal Appeals Court in ohio has dealt a blow to Marria
With alayne fleischmann, the whistleblower who helped the Justice Department forced the bank to pay one of the largest fines in american history. You might be surprised what she says about the bank as well as the obama white house. She is featured in a new Rolling Stone piece a recently returned matt taibbi. The significance of this story to me is that it talks a lot about the legacy of eric holder. We finally have somebody from the inside who is telling us what a lot of us expected all along, that the Obama Administration did have enough evidence to proceed against a lot of these banks, and they just did not do enough with that evidence and those witnesses. And we finally have someone like alayne fleischmann who can tell us all about that and all that went on. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal Appeals Court in ohio has dealt a blow to Marriage Equality in a move expected to bring the issue bef
Explorers ship that vanished in the arctic more than 160 years ago is found. Secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad to meet the new iraqi Prime Minister Haider Alabadi. The trip comes hours ahead of a live televised address by the u. S. President. President obama is expected to announce a new strategy to tackle the Islamic State group, which currently controls a third of iraq. Kerry will visit jordan, and saudi arabia, where King Abdullah is hosting a meeting. The coalition include nine mostly european counties, as well as the United States. In a moment well be speaking live to our correspondent in jordan. First to john hendren, in the iraqi city of erbil for us. There has been a lot of american pressure on the iraqis to form a government. John kerry in baghdad. What is on the agenda there. What is he hoping to achieve . John kerry is here, first of all, to show support for the 2day Old Administration of Haider Alabadi. He will likely continue to press Haider Alabadi to make this
And a huge operation to help hundreds affected by blood waters in india. The entire leadership of one of syrias biggest rebel group has been killed. Theyve been fighting the Islamic State group when an explosion hit their gathering. Dozens were killed, including the leader, hassan abood. He was an english teacher, gaoled before the war. Lets check in with rula. Lets deal with the man and the significance of him and the group. How big was he . Yes, he was very big. We know now that the new leader has been appointed. Hes an engineer. The group is trying to move on. Ahrar alsham has thousands of fighters. They were called the i. S. And it has 83 units, including damascus and aleppo. Ahrarialsham does not seek to take the war behind syria. The group is considered one of the strongest groups on the ground, and in attack, this explosion, if it is, indeed, an attack because we are not sure on the cause, will have many ramifications on the ground, not only on the group, but the different group