The u. S. Media is covering israels assault on gaza. We will be joined by the acclaimed broadcaster mehdi hassan who left msnbc earlier this year after his shows were canceled. Then to tiktok. The u. S. House has passed a bill that could lead to the banning a bill that could lead to the banning of the social media app tiktok. It was potentially ban tiktok is a huge mistake because it does not do with the real issue which is social Media Companies of all types are actually targeting as for our data, exploiting our attention, threatening our democracy. Instead of that, this act is just targeting foreign actors and playing a nationalism and xenophobia. Amy we will speak to ucla professor Ramesh Srinivasan. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In gaza, at least five people were killed on wednesday when israel bombed an unrwa Aid Distribution Center in rafah, one of the u. N. Agencys last remaining aid sites in
Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into president bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, beaus, death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime, while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. The white house views the matter as over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is
Less than two weeks after launching its genocide on the gaza strip, the Israeli Military committed one of the most heinous atrocities in modern history. Back on october 18th, huge blast rocked the alahli hospital compound in gaza. Which was packed with thousands of palestinians seeking shelter from the israeli strikes. According to Palestinian Health officials, more than 470 people were killed in that incident. Most of the victims were defenseless civilians who had taken shelter at the hospital and its surrounding areas. At the time they had no idea that the Israeli Regime might target hospitals. Hospitals and clinics have special protections. Under international law, and the deliberate targeting of these facilities is a clear violation of these principles. As usual, the israeli army first denied that it of was behind the attack, later the regime and its western allies, including the United States and canada, claim that the explosion was caused by an erent rocket fired by the arm group
On june 18th, 1994, when francisco oscar lamalina, the referee of the opening game of the world cup, blew into the whistle, over 77,000 spectators were shouting in. At pineack silver dome stadium in detroit. It was the first time that the world cup was being held in the us. For a month, all eyes all over the world were fixated at the event. The shining stars of the world of football like romario, roberto bagio, christo stojkov and george hagi filled the stadiums to the brim with every goal, yellow. Or red cards, the stadiums were in uprore, like the day when nigeria thrashed bulgaria with three goals, and the fans of the team were madly shouting out of joy, people who had traveled thousands of miles from africa so they could watch the games up close. Those days were of good days for the people in africa, but not for all the residents of the continent. Right at the time when people across the world were glued to their Television Sets to watch nigerias exhilerating display of skills, in
With you. Im annemarie green. We are not even halfway through the president ial primary calendar, and the stage is set for a sequel to the 2020 election. A sequel polls show most americans really dont want. After contests in four states, cbs news projects that joe biden and former President Donald Trump have enough delegates to officially become presumptive nominees for this years president ial election. Cbs jarred hill is joining us with more on last nights big but somewhat predictable vote. Reporter buckle up because we are in for a long general election season. As you mentioned, no huge surprises in the primary but we are getting a look at how President Biden and former President Trump could fare in some key battleground states come november. The stage is set for the 2024 president ial election after President Joe Biden and former President Trump won enough delegates to become their parties President Trumptism President Trumper it nominees in yesterdays primaries. We should win by a