Access pipeline . Thats the demand by thousands of activists who took to the streets across the country tuesday from los angeles to just outside the white house where senator Bernie Sanders unexpectedly joined the rally. We beg president obama in any way you possibly can, stop the pipeline. Amy we will air Bernie Sander speech outside the white house, then speak to his former advisor economist, jeffrey sachs, as well as tara houska of honor the earth and First Nations leader kevin hart. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from marrakesh, morocco, the u. N. Climate summit. Actions were held in hundreds of cities worldwide tuesday to protest the 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which would carry crude from the bakken oilfields of north dakota, through south dakota, iowa, and illinois. The project has faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock sioux tribe, representatives of mo
, it was 10not hell times worse than that. Amy then Hillary Clinton taps former interior secretary ken salazar to head her Transition Team. Salazar has backed the keystone xl pipeline, the transpacific partnership, and the expansion of fracking. I think hydraulic fracking is very much a necessary part of the future of natural gas. Because without this new technology, the amount of natural gas that we have available here in the country is a very diminished amount. Amy we will speak to investigative journalist david sirota in ken salazars home state of colorado. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russias Defense Ministry says it has used a base in western iran to carry out air strikes in syria. The ministry reported the strikes hit targets in aleppo, idlib, and deir alzour provinces. The strikes are the first time russia has carried out from third country since it began its military intervention in syria c
Continue. Thank you. Other headlines this evening, brock turner will walk out of jail this freud. They say that will be the last time this happens. Zpl mary ann joining us now from san jose. You spoke with the Governors Office today. Right now, brock turner is inside this building. He will be released friday after serving just three months for a Sexual Assault conviction. Its that sentence that conspired ledge islators. Which would make prison time mandatory for anyone convicted of sec yully assaulting a person who is unconscious or too intox dated to give consent. Were seeing an epidemic on College Campuses and its important to make statements to say if you do to crime, theyre going to do to time. We are closing a loophole in defining rrk rape as rape. They run a Crisis Center to assist victim of Sexual Assault. Leaders hope the proposed legislation can make the difference. Survivors of Sexual Assault need to have confidence in their responses. The aclu opposes the bill, saying senten
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