Shoppers screamed as items were thrown to the ground. Officials say more than 230 people were killed and the death toll could rise. Rescue crews are struggling to reach people trapped under piles of debris. But a glimmer of hope. Applause erupted when a young boy was pulled from the rubble alive. Officials say its the strongest quake to hit ecuador in decades and the destruction is widespread. Entire neighborhoods made from cheaply constructed brick and concrete were leveled. Buildings crumbled on top of cars. An overpass in the largest city buckled, hampering rescue efforts. Over 100 aftershocks have been felt since, causing panic. People slept in the street, many towns remain in the dark and theres concern about looting. The ecuadorean government has deployed nearly 15,000 armed forces and emergency workers to keep the peace and search for survivors. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington. More than 1500 people were injured. The president of ecuador has declared a national emergency. At
This is the launch of the Wikileaks Files i am the director and we have been working on this project with Julian Assange and wikileak for about four years and this is a culmination of a collaborative editorial and political work that were very proud of them thrilled to publish this in cooperation with Julian Assange and wikileaks you should all get a copy if he didnt get one under way and then get one on your way out. In it there is an amazing roundtable discussion of what we can really learn from this huge, huge diplomatic issue and from the u. S. Umpire and foreign policy. Im extremely proud to introduce jeremy who will lead the conversation with Julian Assange. I am sure you know, he has agreed to most of our time the author of blackwater and of the film dirty wars. [cheers and applause] and i should add it to carry on the grey work of wikileaks from Edward Snowden. It is great to be here progress live to this neighborhood never imagined i would beat on the stage they ask me if i wa
To prison pipeline and look at a mother jones expose about how Police Officers in schools across the country have punched, tased, even fatally shot students inside classrooms. Then to the armor of light. Am starting my conversation with my colleagues. The Big Questions are, when is a christian permitted to use a weapon in a legal fashion to take a life . Amy a new documentary shows how one prominent christian thegelical minister, reverend rob schenck changed his mind on gun violence and campaigning to rewrite the nations gun laws alongside lucia mcbath. Her son was killed by middleaged white man in a gas station in florida in a dispute over loud rap music. They will both join us along with the armor of light director Abigail Disney. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Defense secretary Ashton Carter says the United States launched direct action on the ground against the supper can Islamic State in iraq an
People who are fleeing Central American violence. That is the headline of a startling new investigation published by the New York Times. We will speak with the author, Sonia Nazario. And it is been over 50 years since allen dulles resigned as director of the cia, but his legacy lives on. And no time is the cia engaged in any political activity or any intelligence activity that was not approved at the highest level. Amy author david talbot on his new book, the devils chessboard allen dulles, the cia, and the rise of americas secret government. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Five democratic president ial candidates will square off tonight in las vegas for the first of six debates in the 2016 campaign. The participants are former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, vermont senator Bernie Sanders, former Maryland Governor martin omalley, former virginia senator jim webb and former rhode island governor l
About who determines the rules for democratic debates and why. Then, the refugees at our door. We are paying mexico to keep people from reaching our border, people who are fleeing Central American violence. That is the headline of a startling new investigation published by the New York Times. We will speak with the author, Sonia Nazario. And it is been over 50 years since allen dulles resigned as director of the cia, but his legacy lives on. And no time is the cia engaged in any political activity or any intelligence activity that was not approved at the highest level. Amy author david talbot on his new book, the devils chessboard allen dulles, the cia, and the rise of americas secret government. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Five democratic president ial candidates will square off tonight in las vegas for the first of six debates in the 2016 campaign. The participants are former secretary of state