Im Alison Harmelin in for annemarie green. This morning investigators are trying to pinpoint why a reporter opened fire on two journalists during a live broadcast. The shooting killed Alison Parker and ward. He later killed himself. He said he obtained his gun legally. President obama calls the shooting heartbreaking. Don champion is in roanoke. Good morning, don. Reporter good morning, alison. Theres been a huge show of support from the community. Many here in southwest virginia watched as what was supposed to be a live feelgood story turned into anything but. A memorial of flowers and balloons grew outside the news station in roanoke, virginia. The station still cant believe two beloved colleagues are gone. All day the community has provided an outpouring for us. Reporter reporter Alison Parker and photographer adam ward were ambushed and killed by a former disgruntled employee of their station. That employee was a fellow journalist. Vester flanagan. He went by the name Bryce William
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Amy 10 years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast, killing 1800 people, forcing over one million to evacuate. As president obama heads to new orleans, we will speak with local activist and attorneys still fighting to rebuild the city. But first, to guatemala. There is an uprising. Today there is a National Strike , a mass demonstration calling for the followed president perez molina. If it develops, you can leave to the fall of the army and oligarchy and the system of hunger. The u. S. Is try to stop that, the oligarchy is, but no one knows if they will succeed. Amy a general strike has been called in guatemala two days after the Supreme Court approved a request by the countrys attorney general to impeach president Otto Perez Molina in a Corruption Scandal. The matter is now in the hands of the guatemalan congress. We will speak with journalist allan nairn. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy
Amy 10 years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast, killing 1800 people, forcing over one million to evacuate. As president obama heads to new orleans, we will speak with local activist and attorneys still fighting to rebuild the city. But first, to guatemala. There is an uprising. Today there is a National Strike , a mass demonstration calling for the followed president perez molina. If it develops, you can leave to the fall of the army and oligarchy and the system of hunger. The u. S. Is try to stop that, the oligarchy is, but no one knows if they will succeed. Amy a general strike has been called in guatemala two days after the Supreme Court approved a request by the countrys attorney general to impeach president Otto Perez Molina in a Corruption Scandal. The matter is now in the hands of the guatemalan congress. We will speak with journalist allan nairn. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy
Republican or democrat. It is bipartisan and that is the right to vote. Mr. Speaker, i would like to yield as much time as he would like to consume to my colleague, ongressman veasey. Mr. Veasey thank you very much for organizing this very important special order today and something that is timely especially with the elections coming up. And i stand with my colleagues to bring awareness to the injustice to our members of our democracy and i want to start with the history from the 19 0s ap more recent history. In 19 5, the Voting Rights act sought to ensure that voters would never face the unnecessary obstacles to exercise the right to vote as american citizens. N 2013, shelby versus holder gutted the 19 5 Voting Rights act. And there was the subjew gation of seniors, to unfair punitive barriers that make it hard for them to vote and exercise their basic right as an american citizen. As a native of texas, i have een the effects of these oppressive laws in 3 states since the Supreme Cour