We begin in morocco where were starting to understand the scope of a devastating earthquake where 2000 people are dead after 6. 8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country late friday. Another 2000 people are hurt. The u. S. Geological survey says that the earthquake was in americas high atlas mountains, about 50 miles southwest of marrakech. Meanwhile, its still very early and its not hard to see that the city has been left in shambles. Extensive damage, morocco today announcing three days of National Mourning. Adam parson of sky news is in marrakech with the latest. Here in marrakech, theyre having to come to terms with this burden of grief and the chaos that has followed this natural disaster. There is still real fear about what could happen. Heres a very good example of that nervousness. This restaurant behind me was badly damaged by the earthquake on friday, but it only actually collapsed hours, and hours later. And it is that nervousness thats affecting so many people here. Its wha
We begin in morocco where were starting to understand the scope of a devastating earthquake where the 2000 people are dead after 6. 8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country late friday. Another 2000 people are hurt. The u. S. Geological survey says that the earthquake was in americas high atlas mountains, about southwest of marrakech. Meanwhile, its still very early and its not hard to see that the city has been left in shambles. Extensive damage, morocco today announcing three days of National Mourning. Adam person of sky news is in marrakech with the latest. Here in marrakech, theyre having to come to terms with this burden of grief and the chaos that has followed this natural disaster. There is still real fear about what could happen. Heres a very good example of that nervousness. This restaurant behind me was badly damaged by the earthquake on friday, but it only actually collapsed hours, and hours later. And it is that nervousness thats affecting so many people here. Its what you
That 2016 election. Among the actions that attention drew their was steins attendance at a 2015 dinner in moscow sponsored by russian staterun Television Network rt, where she sat at a table with russian president Vladimir Putin. Also there, another american, general michael flynn. Well get response from stein , who says shes the focus of a new mccarthyism. Of receipt taylor. Then the rape of recy taylor. Amy we look at what happened in 1944 with a 24yearold black mother and sharecropper was gave rate by six white teens in alabama. She refused to be silenced. She spoke up with the help of the naacps chief rape investigator, none other than rosa parks, who rallied support for taylor, triggering a movement to seek justice 11 buss before the montgomery boycott. We will speak with the films director Nancy Buirski and with yale historian crystal feimster. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congress is on the
But democrats call the memo misleading and charge it is an effort to undermine the investigation in the 2016 election and the criminal probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. So today, were getting your thoughts on the memo and the russian probe. Republicans can call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. And independents, 2027488002. You can also reach us on social media on twitter. Com cspanwj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. And that memo is topping the hitandmiss including the Washington Post says the g. O. P. Memo declassified on friday accused senior Law Enforcement officials of misleading a court in order to conduct a surveillance on a former Trump Campaign advisor. Fueling a growing distrust between the white house and republicans on one side and the Justice Department and the f. B. I. On another. Host were talking to you today, getting your reaction to the release of that memo. Tommy is calling in from tennessee on our independent line. Good morning, tommy. Calle
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