Benefits the people. Amy guatemalans celebrate in the street as the president Otto Perez Molina is jailed on corruption charges one day after he resigns from office. We will go to Guatemala City for the latest and speak to nobel peace laureate Rigoberto Menchu and journalist allan nairn. Then to chicago. A group of Chicago Public school parents, grandmothers, and education activists are entering the 19th day of a Hunger Strike. We will go to chicago to find out why. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In guatemala, expresident Otto Perez Molina has been jailed on charges of corruption only hours after he bowed to massive popular protest and resigned. In court thursday, prosecutors played wiretapped conversations they say show perez molina was part of customsfraud ring that pilfered tens of millions of dollars from the state treasury. Vice president Alejandro Maldonado has been sworn in as interim presiden
Workforce programs. Just this week, the journal sentinel said that the governors plan is more of the same. I do not think we should double down on the strategy that has not worked for four years. As regards my record, we had 50,000 more jobs and we have currently and the employment rate was 4. 8 . I cut 70 million out of the commerce budget. Good evening, everyone. One of the issues on the Eau Claire County ballot next month is the state minimum wage. The minimum wage is 7. 25 an hour. For some money working full time that is 15,000 a year. A complaint was filed under the living wage law recently, saying that 7. 25 is not enough to live on, and they rejected that. Please tell us if you believe a wisconsin worker can live on our minimum wage . If you believe the state has any obligation to make sure that workers are paid some sort of minimum wage . And if so, what that wage should be . I do not think that our minimum wages enough for folks who live on. That is why i strongly support an
Will continue for the next hour and then i think things will improve. This is a Flash Flood Warning on the illinois side. It goes across northcentral indiana. Flash Flood Warning in effect until 7 00 a. M. Starting off mild and mckee. Heavy rains at times but improving as begin later on this morning. Up to 90 degrees today. It will feel like 96. The winner will close us down a bit on sunday down to 90. Traffic is a mess. We have a lot of closures. Cta issues because of all the rain. On the blue line, no service between forest park and the harlem station. There are working to get shuttle buses in place. As for the main roads, we have high standing water across the board and i to 90, the eisenhower heading eastbound all traffic been diverted off the expressway at first avenue because of flooding. Seems thought we had the flooding the last time. Westbound traffic on 290, only the right lane getting by. On 555 heading inbound, all lanes blocked off their county line. That traffic has just
To implement the framework. Probably work with our insurers. On the topic, which is very serious topic hour people use technology and information, certainly with analytics and new Business Opportunities we need to continue on our journey on stem outside indication Stem Education and increasing the capabilities in math and science. Your hear everybody say it were not making enough progress. So, we are doing our part. I know bank of america is doing their part. All doing our part but as a collective we do need to have even more dialogue and probably more partnership with the government on this. This is a serious issue and it will become a competitive issue for us. Is is this about deciding i want to be in Computer Science in fifth grade or fourth grade or is it this something i can recover from if im 16 or 18 or 20 . I think theres varying opinions on that and i welcome the other panelists point of view. What our what the data has suggested is that if you dont have the right math and Sci
Passage. We have a rare moment for the Senate Foreign Relation Committee and the senate as a whole to demonstrate this. And coming together to demonstrates our ability to give constructive input on one of the most Important National Security Issues of the day and strain our divisive influences in this body and demonstrate our ability to overcome them and show the relevance and Work Together to come together in the best interest of our nation. With that, madam president , i yield the floor. Next, the Supreme Court Court Hears Oral Argument in several samesex marriage cases. Then we open it up to you and later a debate on samesex marriage on todays washington journal. Throughout the day we have been seeing comments from a number viewers. This one from maxwell who says it has been legal in the uk for a while and their society is still entact and no one elses marriages have been ruined. Get the government out of marriage all together. Facebook. Com cspan. And on twitter jennifer who covere