Oval Office Facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons. Amy while Hillary Clinton spoke protesters repeatedly attempted , to disrupt her with chants of no more war. Some walked out of the Convention Floor. Some have walked out. We felt what hillary has to offer is not enough. Were hoping for an apology. Amy we will air parts of her speech, talk to some of the protesters, and speak to new York Magazine writer Rebecca Traister and seattle city Councilmember Kshama sawant. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org. This is breaking with convention war, peace and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Here in philadelphia, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has become the first woman to accept a major Party President ial nomination. Mrs. Clinton tonight we have reached a milestone in our nations march toward a more perfect union. The first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president.
Hurt too much. Amy donald trump has described him as a third rate talent, and a sleaze ball, a jerk, and a total loser. Today well speak with Garry Trudeau, creator of the popular comic strip doonesbury and the first cartoonist to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has been writing about donald trump and a possible run for the presidency for decades. Making fun of everything from his hair to his ego to his rampant use of insults, and his cartoons have just been collected in a new book titled, yuge 30 years of doonesbury on trump. Then the 2016 summer olympics open tonight in maracana stadium in Rio De Janeiro, brazil. More than 10,000 athletes across the world have convened in rio olympic city for one of the most widely watched sporting events of the year. Not a deephuge crisis. Thistheless, you see managed this city has to transform a city and to put Olympic Games on the stage. Amy we will get the latest from the Nation Sports editor dave zirin. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democrac
That today afflicts our nation will soon, and i mean very soon, come to an end. [cheers] mr. Trump beginning on january 20, 2017, safety will be restored. Amy we will speak to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist david written aon, who is book about donald trump jamil , smith of mtv news, and vince warren of the center for constitutional rights. Plus, we will host a debate on donald trump between a member of the Republican Muslim Coalition and the council on americanislamic relations all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. We are breaking with convention, war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Donald trump accepted the Republican Partys nomination for president last night at the quicken loans arena here in cleveland. His hour and 15minute speech portrayed the u. S. As a nation humiliated abroad, and under threat at home. Mr. Trump our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police and
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. People are shooting on one side and bombs went off as more shootings and other bombs but not really sure. A deadly terrorist attack strikes turkey. Three sued bombers open up fire before blowing themselves up. Police say Islamic State is behind the behind. Cries workiews working to re debris. Many, many people are wondering how this could happen. Europe leaders are arriving for the second day of their summit in brussels will one leader will be noticeably absent. A final report for the 2013 terror attacks in benghazi revealed no wrongdoing by secretary clinton. I think its pretty clear its time to move on. Hillary clinton said this is the Gold Standard. The partnership is a continuing rape of our country. A storm in denver delayed flights, flooded streets and sent ground crews scrambling at coors field. Unbelievable. Three people still missing from a headon train collision in texas. The three crewmembers a
Gunman Micah Johnson had an arsenal of weapons at this home in dallas. Speaking from a nato summit in poland today president obama said its been a tough week for the families of everyone who died in the violence and he dismissed the idea that our country has returned to the darkest days of our past. Unity in recognizing this is not how we want our communities to operate. News 4 is in dallas tonight we are live outside police headquarters. Er erica. Reporter good evening. Right behind me is the Dallas Police headquarters is a memorial that been growing since we arrived and if gives you any idea how badly this community is hurting, i think the images say it all. Officers is now being used to honor officers. Somewhere beneath the cards and flowers, Dallas Police cruisers, the weeks deadly shootings have had an impact on everybody. I know to know how close they mean. Reporter even the youngest members of the community are learning about loss. With a bucket nearly bigger than he is, 6yearol