The dakota pipeline. Into something that is going to come back and haunt if not us today, but the future. Amy we will speak with the chair in south dakota. Plus, we speak with the grandson of former Vice President Henry Wallace, who spoke against fascism in america more than 70 years ago. The Wallace Global Fund recently sioux 1tanding rock million for wind and Solar Renewable Energy projects. All of that and more coming up. This is democracynow, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. Today, in this holiday special, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, douglass would escape, head north and become a key leader of the abolition movement. On july 5th, 1852, in rochester, new york, 165 years ago, douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, the meaning of july fourth for the negro. He was addressing the rochester ladies antislavery society. This is actor James Earl Jones reading douglasss historic address during a performan
Word. We will get response from planned parenthoods dawn laguens. Then to trumps war on the press. Pres. Trump as you know, i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. Amy as the Trump Administration pushes socalled alternative facts to counter reality, we will speak with the nations Mark Hertsgaard and filmmaker Brian Knappenberger, director of nobody speak hulk hogan, gawker, and trials of a free press. And as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approves the nomination of exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, we speak to former Vice President al gore. Financed the has climate denial. Every year they say they have stopped, and then when the funding reports come out at the end of the year, we find out they have continued. I think what exxonmobil has done is deeply unethical. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President tru
Drinking water, that they will be able to live amy we will also speak with greenpeaces Annie Leonard, gasland director josh fox, and actress Shailene Woodley who took part in a protest here at sundance against one of the Film Festivals financial backers. One of the largest sponsors of the Dakota Access pipeline as well as wells fargo and these larger banks. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On tuesday, President Trump signed a series of executive memorandums to revive the keystone xl and Dakota Access Oil Pipelines two Major Projects halted by the Obama Administration following massive resistance from indigenous and environmental groups. The Dakota Access project would carry up to 570,000 barrels of oil a day from north dakota to illinois. The Keystone Pipeline would transport 830,000 barrels of crude every day from albertas oil sands to refineries on the u. S. Gulf coast for export. Trumps move spa
Tyler moore. You might just make it after all this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley we were saddened today by the death of one of televisions most beloved stars and a longtime member of our cbs family, Mary Tyler Moore. She died today in a connecticut hospital at the age of 80 after a long battle with a number of health problems. Cbs chairman and c. E. O. Leslie moonves said Mary Tyler Moore was a once in a generation talent, one of the very best to ever grace our airwaves. A little bit later in the broadcast well have a tribute. But first, in a Major Development in the trump administrations premier week, with the stroke of a pen, the former Real Estate Developer launched the biggest construction project of his life, a wall on the Mexican Border estimated to cost around 10 billion. Margaret brennan is at the white house. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today the United States of america gets back control of its borders. Reporter on his first visit t
Tyler moore. You might just make it after all this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. 10 billion. Margaret brennan is at the white house. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today the United States of america gets back control of its borders. Reporter on his first visit to the department of Homeland Security, President Trump delivered on his Signature Campaign pledge. Well begin immediate construction of a border wall. Reporter the executive order lays out the administrations plan to construct a physical wall along the shared boarder with mexico. Add 5,000 Border Patrol agents to the 17,000 already policing it, and build detention facilities to jail those who illegally cross it. The day is over when they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. Reporter mr. Trump has blamed the estimated 11 million Illegal Immigrants already in the u. S. For taking jobs from American Workers and driving up crime rates. The day he announced candidacy for president mr. Trump singl