But the organization of american states is calling for a new election, and the Opposition Party is calling for nationwide protests today. Well go to tegucigalpa to speak withth the spokesperson of the alliance against thehe dictatorship. Then to President Trumps tax plan. Pres. Trump this is going to be one of the great gifts to ththe middle income people of this country that theyve ever gotten for christmas. Amy a Christmas Gift for the middle class or for President Trumps family and the lawmakers whose votes he was courting . Well look at how tennessee senator bob corkers abruptly changed his mind and announced his support for trumps tax plan after the addition of a lastminute provision that would personally enrich him. Then after the fcc votes to repeal the landmark Net Neutrality rules, what is next in the fight for a free and open internet . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The republicancontrolle
Other guests are hospitalised. Also, south africas ruling party elects a new leader. The new leader of anc is on course to be the next president s. And deciding what brexit means, join oui correspondence and deciding what brexit means, join our correspondence and correspondence in brussels for a special edition of brexitcast. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news. Emergency services have been responding to whats being described as a Major Incident in the United States after an amtrak passenger train came off a bridge and onto a highway in Washington State. The local Sheriffs Office says there have been multiple fatalities. 77 people have been taken to hospital. Images from the scene of to show format carriages left the track, one upside down on the road. The local sheriff said that no motorists have been killed. It was the height of the rush hour on the busy i 5 motorway, and the train was reportedly travelling at more than 80 mph. The local sheriff says it came off the rails near t
Strong in the next test to avoid yet another whitewash. Emphatic. Thanks holli, and thomas has all the weather. The advice is to be prepared not just on the roads, but the airports as well, really foggy weather potentially starting this evening on the way. Thanks thomas, also coming up a woman is appointed as bishop of london for the first time. Sarah mullally calls for more female and ethnic minority priests to make the church of england more relevant. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Building regulations are leaving room for short cuts, according to the the woman leading a review into fire safety after the Grenfell Tower blaze. In her interim report Dame Judith Hackitt said she was shocked by some of the practices she had seen. Shes calling for simpler rules, better enforcement, and a cultural change was needed so safety is prioritised over cost. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds. Grenfell tower and that horrifying loss of life demonstrated for all to see, that s
Well go to tegucigalpa to speak with the spokesperson of the alliance against the dictatorship. Then to President Trumps tax plan. Pres. Trump this is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle income people of this country that theyve ever gotten for christmas. Amy a Christmas Gift for the middle class or for President Trumps family and the lawmakers whose votes he was courting . Well look at how tennessee senator bob corkers abruptly changed his mind and announced his support for trumps tax plan after the addition of a lastminute provision that would personally enrich him. Then after the fcc votes to repeal the landmark Net Neutrality rules, what is next in the fight for a free and open internet . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Republicancontrolled Congress is poised to pass a massive rewrite of the u. S. Tax code after Tennessee Republican senator bob corker abruptly reversed his positio
For one welcome youre watching r. T. International with me becky aaron good to have you with us this hour our top story President Trump passed threatened to cut aid to un members who voted in favor of a resolution condemning americas decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us where were watching those votes lead a vote against us will save a lot now weve heard these threats from donald trump and weve also heard threats from nikki haley according to her twitter she will be quote taking names at the upcoming vote in the United Nations General Assembly theres also a document thats been released in the authenticity of this document is not yet been confirmed but it appears that the usa is threatening to cut off the aid of countries that vote against the United States at the upcoming General Assembly vote now this is going to be a nonbinding vote now this comes just a few days after