Around here. Im definitely cold. Its freezing. I have on about seven layers right now. Reporter seven layers . It doesnt look like it, but i have on so many layers right now. Reporter does it work . It works for my body. For hands and feet, toe warmers and hand warpers. I say the wind is the real killer. As long as its not windy, youre all right. Reporter you hate to see this, but a lot of folks we spoke to are really dreading the weekend. Its supposed to be colder, windier and might even see some snow. Yeah. Thanks. You can keep up with the weather 24 hours a day with our wusa9 mobile app. Make this your go to app for all your news needs. It was a wild scene, a shootout between an Armed Robbery suspect and police in the u street area overnight. When it was done, police found that suspect shot to death, but they say it is likely the suspect killed himself. Debra alfarone joins us live from where the man was found shot dead at Caroline Street and 15th street in northwest. How do police
We will go to havana to speak with former cuban diplomat Carlos Alzugaray treto. As a cuban who respect everything that is positive from the u. S. But does not want to return to the situation of subordination we had before 1959, i look forward to a normalization of relations. Amy then to Khalil Muhammad the director of the Schomburg Center for research in black culture on the condemnation of blackness race, crime, and the making of modern urban america. Khalil that does not go away. Are they the collective unwillingness to confront the past . History, ultimately, is an essential tool of empowerment. It is a matter of life and death. Amy and then fast food workers in 230 cities are walking off of the job as part of the white for the fight for 15 campaign. A push for a 15 an hour minimum wage. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a measure that would give con
Amy days after a historic meeting with raul castro president obama announces plans to remove cuba from a u. S. List of state sponsors of terrorism clearing a main obstacle to restoring diplomatic relations with havana for the first time in a half century. We will go to havana to speak with former cuban diplomat Carlos Alzugaray treto. As a cuban who respect everything that is positive from the u. S. But does not want to return to the situation of subordination we had before 1959, i look forward to a normalization of relations. Amy then to Khalil Muhammad the director of the Schomburg Center for research in black culture on the condemnation of blackness race, crime, and the making of modern urban america. Khalil that does not go away. Are they the collective unwillingness to confront the past . History, ultimately, is an essential tool of empowerment. It is a matter of life and death. Amy and then fast food workers in 230 cities are walking off of the job as part of the white for the fi
Director of the old Justice Initiative, a group that is based in montgomery, alabama. They represent some of this countrys marginalized people, the poor, the wrongfully convicted. Brian stephenson argued before the u. S. Supreme court six times. In 2012, he won a Landmark Supreme Court case the bars states from giving mandatory life sentences without parole should children two children. Desmond tutu has called stephenson americas young mandela. Others have compared bryant to Atticus Finch, the fearless fictional hero of harper lees seminal novel to kill a mockingbird. Brian stephensons book, it just mercy, a story of justice and redemption, tells many stories. But it focuses on his battle to free an africanamerican man who was falsely convicted and condemned to die for killing a white woman. Stephenson has joined us on democracy now a number of times. As soon as we play for you his story about this the, about just mercy, which we are offering you come along with all of our interviews w
Director of the old Justice Initiative, a group that is based in montgomery, alabama. They represent some of this countrys marginalized people, the poor, the wrongfully convicted. Brian stephenson argued before the u. S. Supreme court six times. In 2012, he won a Landmark Supreme Court case the bars states from giving mandatory life sentences without parole should children two children. Desmond tutu has called stephenson americas young mandela. Others have compared bryant to Atticus Finch, the fearless fictional hero of harper lees seminal novel to kill a mockingbird. Brian stephensons book, it just mercy, a story of justice and redemption, tells many stories. But it focuses on his battle to free an africanamerican man who was falsely convicted and condemned to die for killing a white woman. Stephenson has joined us on democracy now a number of times. As soon as we play for you his story about this the, about just mercy, which we are offering you come along with all of our interviews w