In the evening in florida where a shooting at a high school has left 17 people dead and many injured. Police say they have arrested one man, and identified him as a former student. Many students hid in classrooms until they were rescued by police. Running for their lives. Students flee classrooms in panic. Inside the 3 storey building, hundreds of others lay hiding from a gunman on the loose. As they fled out of school, some were still clutching their valentines day balloons. As soon as the firearm got pulled and kids were evacuating, i heard five pops. And i was like, thats is not a drill, we never did a drill like that. You hear about this all the time but you never expect it to happen right here. Everyone knows around here is a safe place and you dont expect this to happen. But when it happens, youre just taken aback. Dozens of police cars sped to the scene. Pa ramilita ry units moved in to confront the shooter. They carried out a wounded student, improvising emergency transport, an
Its taken 13 months now for the two main parties in Northern Ireland to fail to form a government. At least until today they were working on trying to create one. Remember, the Prime Minister went to belfast on monday with the irish taiseach, leo varadker, in the hope a deal was about to be born. But this afternoon, the talks collapsed. Sinn fein and the dup blame each other. The Sticking Point was an argument over official recognition of the Irish Language. Now, lets be clear, that part of the uk is ungoverned right now and that it happens to be the same part that is at the most fraught border of the whole brexit argument is one massive headache for the British Government. And making it all the more difficult is the fact that the uk government is sustained in parliament by the dup. Two questions how did we get here, and what happens now . Heres matthew thompson. A year is a long time in politics, and seldom in the 13 months that storm has stood empty has the prospect for devolved gove
Again, their own lawyers said, no, we should tell people about this because they urge ranking it in their water. , a newe devil we know documentary looking at how residents in West Virginia five dupont to expose the dangers of c8, the chemical in teflon, nonstick hands and other household items. Today, c8 is now in the bloodstream of 99 of americans, even newborn babies will stop then to anotes ark. The issue of Climate Change remains the most challenge for us. What is going to happen was . Ofis going to be the fate the world. In ago we talked to the Pacific Ocean island nation of kiribati in fighting to save his country from rising waters. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol hill, the senate has voted to end the government shut down after democratic lawmakers capitulated on the demand that any spending deal include a resolution on daca thats the deferred action for childhood arrivals progra
Im the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. Im really excited about tonights program. Its my great pleasure to introduce our speaker, dr. Carlos Manuel Salomon tonight. He is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. This portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. Like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. The second nonnative settler was also of african descent. They were just not aware of the early african roots of california. This is an aspect of our history thats worthy of much greater interest and exploration, and im so honored and pleased that dr. Salomon will explore it with us here tonight. Please do stay after the program to chat about a copy of his wonderful book. His wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakla
Exhibition on juana riales. Its my great pleasure to introduce carlos salomon. He is a sklcholar working in social movements, oral history and migration. His biography of pio pico, was made with great resourcefulness. This challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californias which that experience has often been interpreted, drawing a connection between the battles fought by californians and mexicans. He challenges the images that many of us have of californians. Like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. This continued to surprise our guests. They just were not aware of the early african roots of california. This is an aspect of our history thats worthy of much greater interest in exploration, and im so honored and pleased that dr. Salomon will explore it with us tonight. Do stay after the program to chat, buy a copy of his wonderful book. His wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakland, so i encourage you to visit that as well. So, i hope you en