In a way that is actually remember rehencible and disgraceful. Is it time to shut down fraternities and sororities . Plus Harry Shearer . No laughing matter as the new orleans resident talks about how katrina changed him and his city. We begin tonight with donald trump, the republican president ial candidate refuses to give an inch after an angry exchanges last night from univision. Instead hes come out swinging. Yes go ahead. Donald trump is not backing down. Telling nbcs today show univisions jorge ramos was out of line. He started ranting and raving like a madman. What he describes as ranting and raving like a madman, ramos is described as eun univisions walter cronkite. Sit down. You havent been called. Go back to univision. Security then escorted ramos out of the room. Get out of my country. Im a u. S. Citizen too. Well whatever. Ramos was invited back in and asked a question. How are you going to build a 1900 mile wall . I dont believe that. There was already bad blood between tr
Resilient is going to be increasingly important because we are going to see more extreme weather events as the result of Climate Change. Deeper droughts, deadlier wildfires, stronger storms. Amy we will spend the hour with new orleans native actor Wendell Pierce, best known for his roles in the wire and treme. Monique harden and journalist. Ary rivlin. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hundreds more people fleeing violence in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, Subsaharan Africa and other regions have reportedly died en route to europe as the world grapples with whats being described the worst migration crisis since world war ii. As many as 200 people may have drowned when a boat headed to Southern Europe sank off the libyan coast thursday. Another boat with 50 people on board also reportedly capsized thursday. Swedish Officials Say they also found the bodies of more than 50 people who died from breat
Pole sitter in formula one. Hello and welcome to world news today. Aid agencies say around 45 Million People across south asia are now affected by catastrophic flooding. More than moo people are known to have died following torrential monsoon rains. The International Red cross is warning that the floodwaters are becoming a breeding ground for deadly diseases including malaria. The Aid Agency Says many remote communities are completely cut off and are running out of food. Many of those left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters in india, bangladesh and nepal. The bbcsjustin rowlatt, sent this report from bihar state in northern india. Where were going can only be reached by boat. The only dry place for miles around is on top of this great embankment, but the embankment that now protects the villagers is the reason the floods had such a catastrophic impact. The torrential rains transformed the normally placid river, the pressure grew and grew. So what happened,
Throats were slashed with knives. And also ahead its a girl. The tennis world congratulates Serena Williams, as she gives birth to her first daughter. Baby girl . Well, i hope she doesnt play tennis hello and welcome to the programme. Aid agencies say around 45 Million People across south asia are now affected by catastrophic flooding. More than 1,400 people are known to have died following torrential monsoon rains. The International Red cross is warning that the floodwaters are becoming a breeding ground for deadly diseases, including malaria. The Aid Agency Says many remote communities are completely cut off, and are running out of food. Many of those left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters in india, bangladesh and nepal. The bbcs Justin Rowlatt sent this report from bihar state, in eastern india, where more than 500 people have lost their lives. Where we are going can only be reached by boat. The only dry place for miles around is on top of this great e
The recovery effort in texas during a visit to houston, where hes been meeting people whove been affected by storm harvey. The president and the first lady have now travelled to neighbouring louisiana, which was also badly hit by the storm. James cook reports from houston. Americans look to their president. He is expected, required, to show empathy, leadership and unity. Today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander in chiefs response to this hurricane has been praised as rapid and effective. Nice to see you. Go ahead, take a picture. Its been really nice, its been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing, i think, even for the country to watch, and for the world to watch. Its been beautiful. So far, the storm has claimed more than 45 lives. It has damaged or destroyed 100,000 homes, and left more than a Million People displaced. And yet President Trump spent the eve of this visit talking about scrapping a policy t