Greece. South carolina begins debate on removing the Confederate Flag from its state capital. This flag comes down today. Amy in the name of god, this flag comes down today. So said bree newsome as she took down the flag on the South Carolina state capital. Now, she joins us in studio. Bree my ancestors came through charleston by slave market. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of folks trying to hold us into the place of bondage that we have been before. Our struggle the past one hundred 50 years of trying to come out of that place. Amy we will also speak with jimmy tyson, who spotted bree newsome on the ground while she scaled the pole. Racism is unacceptable. Hate crimes are in except a bowl. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now im amy goodman. Greek voters have rejected the term seven international bailout. With a march of 61 to 39 greeks said no to further budget cuts from great creditors. The Prime Minister said his country had refused to succumb to blackma
Budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling greece . Is germany trying to crush greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange f
Budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling greece . Is germany trying to crush greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange f
Initial call for help was to report a stabbing inside the market. Now, Police Arrived to find a suspect outside and armed with a knife. Thats when were told Atlantic City police fired at the suspect. We are told right now possibly two people are dead and that no Police Officers were injured during this response. Witnesses, though just told me a few minutes ago it was a male employee who just returned from visiting family. He was on vacation in egypt, who worked here. He was the person who was stabbed to death and that ems crews worked to try to save his life. The mayor just arrived here at the scene a few moments ago. We have not had a chance to speak with him. We did speak to some customers who are shocked and saddened by this crime. An employee trying to make a living honestly. Reporter and now this. And now he was here today and early this morning, and now hes gone. Reporter because this is an officerinvolved shooting the investigation is solely being handled by Atlantic City Prosec
York this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Our top story, a horrific air crash, a collision between an air force fighter jet and a small private plane over the skies near charleston South Carolina. Witnesses described parts, including a jet engine engine falling down trt sky moments after hearing the sickening impact. Both planes went down in pieces somehow sparing lives and property below. But two lives were lost in the collision itself. Nbcs tom costello has the latest. Reporter on the ground in South Carolina all thats left of an air force f16 after it collided with a singleengine cessna raining debris on the fields below. It happened about 11 miles north of charlestone over monc ks corner near the cuppa river. Witnesses report the f16 appeared to have struck the side of the cessna. The impact causing a massive fireball in the sky and ripping the fighter planes engine off sending it crashing to the ground narrowly missing a mobile home. All we seen is two planes c