Hello good morning its 10 oclock here in moscow youre watching r. T. International the us has conducted its 1st test of a 500 kilometer Cruise Missile a type of previously banned for over 30 years under a now defunct arms control treaty between washington and moscow. Has more. Well we have official word from the pentagon that indeed there has been a test of a missile that would have violated the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty that treaty has now expired and the usa has conducted a test of a missile that would have violated it heres what we heard from the pentagon the department of defense conducted to fly test of the conventionally configured ground Cruise Missile the u. S. West coast sunday the test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately in practice target after more than 500. 00 flight now the test was conducted on San Nicolas Island off the coast of california we understand furthermore that the test was announced on august 2nd the very day that the i. N.
Hello there shes gone 9 in the morning here in moscow youre watching international now the u. S. Has conducted its 1st test of a 500 kilometer Cruise Missile a type previously banned for over 30 years under a now defunct arms control treaty between moscow and washington are reports from new york. Well we have official word from the pentagon that indeed there has been a test of a missile that would have violated the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty that treaty has now expired and the usa has conducted a test of a missile that would have violated it heres what we heard from the pentagon the department of defense conducted to fly test of the conventionally configured ground Cruise Missile the u. S. West coast sunday the test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately in practice target after more than 500. 00 flight now the test was conducted on San Nicolas Island off the coast of california we understand furthermore that the test was announced on august 2nd the very
Water. Early today starts right now good monday morning im phillip mena and im dara brown. We begin with wild weather that has been sweeping across the country. Dangerous storms tore through the midwest and northeast. At least nine people were injured after a Lightning Strike sent a tree crashing down on a tent for more on the latest round of Severe Weather heres nbcs kathy park reporter bursts of lieening lit up parts of kansas while two hours away 80 mile per hour winds toppled trains dozens of railcars had to be turned up right with the help of y chery. Those severe s tormthroug dumping heavy rain and snapping tree limbs onto cars and homes just sleeping and woke up to this mess. That tree came down, went through the tc the garage. Water pouring in the house reporter dangerous weather stranded passengers at both airports in chicago, with hundreds of Flight Cancellations and delays and just outside the city, a jolt for golfer Phil Mickelson forced out of his hotel by mother nature. N
Amy is the Trump Administration moves to restore the federal Death Penalty, we will speak with sister Helen Prejean, leading Death Penalty activist, the Academy Awardwinning film dead man walking was based on her life. But first we speak to Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Sonia Nazario about how corruption, viviolence, and u. S. Foreign policy are fueling the migrant crisis. Mostly fleeing some of the most violent countries honored, honduras, guatemala, el salvador. In recent years i focused on the most of those who are coming here from Central America immigrant children, kids who are trying to get into the United States and flee the violence. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Flights have resumed at Hong Kong International airport after it was effectively shut down for two days due to a takeover by prodemocracy protesters. Tuesday saw new clashes between protesters and police forces, with sever
Chief diplomat. Secretary of state mike pompeo expected to push the Mexican Foreign minister toward a safe third country agreement, but with 45 days left in the window in which mexico is supposed to curb illegal immigration at the southern border, they are signaling they may not actually be onboard. And breaking news tonight from the strait of hormuz, President Trump labeling iran as nothing but trouble as u. S. Officials say Iranian Forces seized two oil tankers. In the meantime, iran is denying a claim by President Trump and the pentagon that an american warship destroyed one of their drones yesterday above the strait. All of this coming as the u. S. Says hundreds more sends hundreds more troops to the volatile region. National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has more tonight from the pentagon. Reporter gregg, iran says it has seized two oil tankers today; one british, the other liberian. The National Security council issued the following statement after initial reports of th