Launch an offensive against the city of baqubah less than 40 miles from baghdad. We will speak to professor juan cole of the university of michigan. He just wrote a piece titled dont trust the bombers on iraq shock and awe never works. Then 50 years after freedom summer, Voting Rights are under attack again in the south. They have attacked early voting, making it harder to vote with voter id laws. Every one of those reforms voter repression laws and tactics have the same effect of driving down the black vote. We will speak to former naacp president ben jealous on true south voters of color in the black belt 50 years after after freedom summer. And on the First Anniversary of the death of Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings, his widow publishes the novel she found on his computer after he died in a fiery car crash. It is a scathing critique of the news media today called the last magazine. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace re
Israeli Officials Say they did not target i all nighted Nations School in gaza today. Gaza residents were using the school as a shelter when it was hit by several owe explosions. Palestinian officials blame the israeli militarism they say israeli shells hit the school. The israelis say they are investigate the attack and suggested air and shots by hamas fighters may have caused the expollutions. Officials say at least 15 people killed, dozens more wounds. Al jazerras Stephanie Dekker has more now from gaza. Reporter they should have been safe. Everyone here had left their homes to the supposed safety of a makeshift u. N. Shelter. All our children are in the school and us too, go and see, they shelled us with rockets, there are childrens body parts there is no safety, no security anywhere. Its close to the border with israel and its been an area thats been hit hard. When we drove here there was heavy shelling in the area. Translator they told us we should evacuate the school because isr
There, say, they dont belong. And hes no longer boss, but on d. C. Streets, hes still known as mayor for life. Washingtons washingtons washingtons marion barry. I have a philosophy. A setup is for a come back. And good evening, thanks for joining us, im joie chen, welcome to america tonight, the weekend edition. It is a shocking statistic. One study finds u. S. Prisons are home to ten times as many mentally ill people as state psychiatric hospitals. As aasigh legals were shut down and budgets made Community Support scarce, prisons have become the repositories for the mentally ill in america. Americ america tonights michael okwu finds a surprising campaigner for change. Its shocking enough to witness firsthand. A collection of men confined to the prison of their own minds. Broken, vulnerable and in unrelenting pain. More shocking perhaps to know that the nations largest caretaker of the mentally ill is right here. The twin towers correctional facility, los angeles countys jail. L. A. Di
And seeing cities from space what we can learn about other countries from high above earth. Tonight pressure is building to stop the violence in gaza and israel. Secretary of state john kerry met with leaders in the westpac and israel. Diplomats focussing on a humanitarian truce. The leader of hamas called for gazas borders to be open to end 7 years of blockade by israel and egypt. All over the world demonstrations for peace. In paris thousands marched in support of gaza. Riot police were deployed about a rise in antisemitic fines. The conflict is causing disruptions at the largest airport. The f. A. A. Extending a ban on airports flying to and from tel aviv. Lisa stark has more from washington. John, the f. A. A. Continues to evaluate the security situation in israel. The government has provided the agency with what it calls significant new information, which is being evaluated to try to feel if the f. A. A. Is safe and secure for passengers to land. In the state Department Deputy spo
There is no try. The big three, back from a galaxy far, far away. The star wars cast revealed, in the photo thats going galactic gangbusters overnight. Why the force is strong with this one. Yoohoo and good morning, america. After that massive twister outbreak, the danger, now, is flooding across the south. At least one dead overnight. Look at these pictures right here. You see a hummer submerged in florida, almost totally submerged. Fast food restaurants in North Carolina completely surrounded by water. All this as the cleanup is just beginning in 12 states. Youre looking at drone footage showing Severe Damage at an apartment complex in alabama. We want to get right to our extreme team. Ginger is standing by. We want to get to gio benitez in pensacola, where flash floods are taking a toll. Good morning to you, gio. Reporter good morning, lara. Good morning, george. This is quite an incredible storm. Take a look behind me. This car here has been sort of floating around all night long.