Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
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Japans capital faces a state of emergency after reporting a record rise in corona virus cases for the 3rd day and how a ban crops levanon is struggling to keep its children from going hungry. Police in hong kong are demanding the arrests of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile they include former british consulate workers simon chang he says he was tortured by chinese agents to give information about antigovernment protests also on the wanted list this prominent opposition figure nathan law if led to london in fear of persecution under the new National Security law imposed by china it sought to be the 1st time police have using new legislation to target activists outside of the territory they go palin is in hong kong she says beijing is cementing its position on the law. From the start china had asserted that hong kong unrest dissent was also a mentored from abroad it was jus to foreign interference so this is china underlining that fact the National Security law was they say was i
About this and this is all deserve a live from doha also coming up north korea says its leader kim jong un has suspended plans for military action against the side of. The Saudi Led Coalition in yemen intercepts a missile fired towards riyadh after the who thinks that is their biggest operation yet against the kingdom. The top u. S. Infectious disease expert has warned the next few weeks will be critical in controlling disturbing surgeon Coronavirus Infections are to anthony foxx he also testified in congress that he and others had not been told to slow down testing despite claims to the contrary by President Donald Trump muslim jordan reports. Saturday night in tulsa no masks required donald trump used his 1st Campaign Rally since the start of the kobe 1000 pandemic to talk about a spike in cases in the south and the west when you do testing to the extent you can to find more people you get to find more cases so i said to my people slow the testing down. And even though several Trump
Taliban to kill american soldiers. And mourning in the streets or vote is out about a popular ethiopian singer known for his political songs is shot dead. China has imposed a new security law on hong kong 23 years after it took back control from britain promised a one country 2 systems policy is being signed by president xi jinping and its now in full force critics say the legislation erodes hong kongs freedoms and shatters its status as a Major International Financial Center a jim brown reports from hong kong. It normally takes a year for Chinas Parliament to pass legislation this time it happened in record time just 40 days the new security law completed its passage after a vote by the countrys most powerful political body the Standing Committee of the National Peoples congress in Hong Kong China supporters were also celebrating before the news that even being confirmed. A contentious measure the busy divided the city was once more defended by its chief executive the legislation oppo