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Syria and the suburb of damascus get their first humanitarian aid convoy in four years. They continue their calls for the Syrian Regime to let them air drop more aid. Also coming up this hour, what if you could earn a basic salary for doing nothing at all . The swiss will be voting this weekend but it is highly controversial. We will tell you why in our business update. Donald trump may be about to lock in the republican president ial nomination but an old ghost is coming back to lock to haunt him. Trump university. More on the way. First our top story from paris. The German Parliament has just approved a resolution formally calling turkeys mass killing of armenians during world war i a genocide. That vote comes at a sensitive time for the modernday allies as berlin and the European Union are relying on ankara for support in the refugee crisis. Lets bring in sarah harmon in berlin. This is not a surprise but it is important. We heard in the runup to the actual vote, the Green Party Lea
Year in police custody. Will anyone be held accoununtab . Fo m more ofcersrs sll facee trial. Wewe will l speak an n attoey r the grayay family and prprominen baltorore past. Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocucumented studentnts headio high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North
Year in police custody. Will anyone be held accoununtab . Fo m more ofcersrs sll facee trial. Wewe will l speak an n attoey r the grayay family and prprominen baltorore past. Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocucumented studentnts headio high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North
Canadian border, traffic was shut down on the way to the rally when activist locked themselves to ladders to brawl block the highway. Democracy now was there. Farmworkers led an International Day of action boycotting driscolls, the largest berry distributor in the world. The demand is that they sign a Union Contract with us and give us good conditions for housing and work, better salaries, medical plans, pensions. And that they remove our children from the fields. We dont want our children working in agriculture, picking fruit and vegetables for this country. Lst 16 yesare at old. Amy ove800 peop packed a new york Church Friday to remember the life of father Daniel Berrigan, the legendary antiwar priest. Dan often worked with dust was deeply influenced by dorothy day in this work of war resistance intending to the poor and making the connection that war makes people poor. Amy all of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy