To move. Than 2 weeks after a botched beachfront invasion on the shores of venezuela to a u. S. Mercenaries captured by a bit of will no terry forces have again publicly admitted they had the backing from the u. S. Meantime on wednesday a special remote hearing a United Nations Security Council was held over accusations that the u. S. Was behind that failed coup attempt but while the u. S. Continues to deny its support of the operation it did have some choice words for russia Rachel Blevins is joining us now to discuss the latest on this so rachel how did this hearing even come about so russia was actually become true calling for those hearing based on a letter that was submitted to the u. N. Security council by have been this way a law which was calling for some sort of response to this attempted. Attack on their government take a listen to a portion of that letter. I quote armed groups of mercenaries and terrorists organized trained financed in protected by the governments of the rep
Were back with a small brush fire raging on a hillside about 30 miles east of downtown los angeles. Firefighters were able to save a nearby restaurant, but the heat wave is hanging over Southern California for another few days. Miami is headed for another warm but soggy day. As much as 7 inches fell in parts of southern florida, washing out memorial day for many and making driving hazardous. More rain and severe storms are expected today because a big storm system is sitting right off the coast and will continue to drench the area. That system could become the second tropical system of the year, and its moving north towards the Kennedy Space center. That nasty weather could impact tomorrows scheduled launch of a pair of american astronauts into space. It comes as nasa and spacex give a final go for the historic launch, the first liftoff of american astronauts from u. S. Soil in nine years. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter worries that the weather will delay this Historic Mission to spa
Astronaut doug hurley said he could understand why and how everyone involved is a little bummed. Tropical storm bertha surprised forecasters, making landfall near charleston, south carolina. They expected nasty weather but didnt think it would be Strong Enough to become a named storm before the start of next weeks hurricane season. The storm flooded streets and strong wind gusts blew the rain sideways before dissipating and moving inland. Radar shows more showers for the area today but theyll be less severe. Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband will be sentenced in august for their roles in the College Admission bribery scandal. The pair have pleaded guilty for their role in efforts to get their daughters into university of southern california. People magazine reports they are disappointed with their august 21st court date because they want to put this scandal behind them. Beloved playwright and pioneering aids activist larry kramer has died at the age of 84. Kramer galvanized the Gay
A well earned skepticism so that leaves us with a very important question when does healthy skepticism turn into paranoid delusion and who ultimately gets to decide what is the important difference between the 2. Since the onset of the covert 19 pandemic there has been a steady diet of healthy skepticism as well as paranoid delusion from legitimate questions regarding the violations of privacy that could arise from the mass implementation of Contact Tracing to the lunacy of questioning whether the virus is actually real and while many of these skepticism are a healthy response to potentially dangerous need jerk reactions by Public Officials or corporate stooges looking to make a buck there disaster capitalism others tragically are not instead they would fall into the world of Snake Oil Salesmen looking to squeeze some fame and profit off the paranoia and fear a crisis can bring and its out of those crossroads where controversy is born and today nothing appears to be more controversial
Pushes ahead with its historic attempt to launch astronauts into space for a nonstop. Hello thanks for joining us minneapolis is gearing up for another night of violent protests after unrest over the death of a black man at the hands of Police Officers spread to more u. S. Cities so the governor of minnesota says hes fully mobilizing the National Guard for the 1st time in the States History but warns he still doesnt have enough troops President Donald Trump says the oath or does there need to get tougher and offer to send in the National Military this while appearing to encourage a counter protest by his own supporters on friday nights of clashes in atlanta and houston new york and other cities while the 19 year old man was killed in detroit thats when shots were fired from an s. U. V. Into a crowd of protesters and the continuing protests came despite derek show of and thats the Police Officer who knelt on George Floyds neck being charged with murder so in the last hour the u. S. Atto