Today he joins us while under house arrest in florida. Then to earth day. After some test we discovered he had high blood lead levels, and that is the first time i decided to confront the issue. Amy we will speak with Phyllis Omido and an antidam campaigner, both winning prestigious 2015 goldman prize for environmental activism, one activism. And then how many more . A new report by Global Witness finds killings of environmental activists on the rise with indigenous communities hardest hit. At least 116 environmentalists were killed last year more than two a week. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Saudi arabia has resumed airstrikes against shiite Houthi Rebels in yemen, hours after announcing an end to its nearly monthlong bombing campaign. The Saudi Defense Ministry Said it would conclude the airstrikes and shift to a new strategy focused on a political solution. But after rebels gained ground in the ce
The people. Amy last week a u. S. Postal carrier named doug hughes flew a gyrocopter on to the lawn of the u. S. Capitol in an attempt to deliver letters to every member of Congress Calling for Campaign Finance reform. He was arrested and faces up to four years in jail. Today he joins us while under house arrest in florida. Then to earth day. After some test we discovered he had high blood lead levels, and that is the first time i decided to confront the issue. Amy we will speak with Phyllis Omido and an antidam campaigner, both winning prestigious 2015 goldman prize for environmental activism, one activism. And then how many more . A new report by Global Witness finds killings of environmental activists on the rise with indigenous communities hardest hit. At least 116 environmentalists were killed last year more than two a week. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Saudi arabia has resumed airstrikes agains
Campaign tone, and whether there will be a new debate in new york. Last night, the focus was on wisconsin where the two candidates spoke at the states democratic founders day dinner. We need a president who doesnt just rail against trade or who doesnt enforce trade, but a president who knows how to compete against the rest of the world and win for america and for american workers. There is one campaign which has created an enormous amount of excitement and enthusiasm. And that is our campaign. Now, while the gloves are off officially in the democratic contest, the two were more united earlier this week when they joined their republican rivals in criticizing donald trump for what he said about abortion. To punish a woman for having an abortion is beyond comprehensi comprehension. What donald trump said today was outrageous and dangerous. My aangelou said when someone shows you who they are, believe them. Once again, he has showed us who he is. Donalds comments today are the latest demon
Convention and trumps flipflop on whether hed support the eventual nominee. And new numbers on how the polls are shaping up in wisconsin. Cruz is leading trump 42 to 32 . Donald trump has changed his position. Back in september he signed a pledge to support the republican nominee no matter who it was. The best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up and for that reason, i have signed the pledge. So i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stand, and we will go out and we will fight hard, and we will win. Thats was september. The cnn town hall two days ago donald trump told me hes no longer abiding by that pledge. Do you continue to pledge whoever the republican nominee is . No, i dont anymore. You dont . No. Well see who it is. Of course, it should be pointed out doesnt seem like any of the other gop candidates believe theyll be standing by that p
This is all about trumps flipflop. And we got information on how the race is shaping up in wisconsin. A new noetwork poll has trump leading. The best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up and for that reason i have signed the pledge. So i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stand and we will go out and we will fight hard and we will win. That was september. The cnn town haul two days ago donald trump told me hes no longer abiding by that pledge. Do you continue to abide by your pledge to support the republican nominee . No, i dont. The pledge likely came up during trumps meeting with Reince Priebus today. Jim acosta joins me now. What are you learning about the meeting with the rnc. Was this preplanned . What went on . Anderson, the meeting didnt seem to go too badly. The rnc is fundraising off of it with an email to supporters that reads, re