Alix lets take a look at that. Yields have lost 13 basis points this week. The dollaryen as well, the lowest level since november. Of gold is getting a bit it, up five dollars. Copper is getting hit along with other base metals. Of there is not enough to impact weaker dollar. Up, we getng secondquarter results from kroger. We will spot talk to the cfo. President will be speaking on consumer finance. Right now, lets get enough date on the business world. Taylor the hurricane weakened overnight. It is still on a collision course with florida. It will bring potentially deadly storm surges. It has been downgraded to a category 4. Has triggered a record evacuation from the miami area. Could become the most expensive Natural Disaster in u. S. History. It is already tattered small caribbean islands. A major mexican earthquake has killed at least 15 people. It hit near the border with guatemala. President called it the biggest mexican earthquake in a century. In israel, the wife of Benjamin Ne
Is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the republican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact, i think there would be that possibility. Amy we will speak to Jeremy Scahill about besty devos and how her brother, blackwater founder erik prince, is advising donald trump from the shadows. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has commuted the sentences of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning and puerto rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera as part of more than 200 commutations he issued tu
But obama took no action on longtime imprisoned native american leader Leonard Peltier. The only thing i am guilty of is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dlars in contributions to threpublican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact, i think there would be that possibility. Amy we will speak to Jeremy Scahill about besty devos and how her brother, blackwater founder erik prince, is advising donald trump from the shadows. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has commuted the sentences of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Ma
Estimates california has about one year of water left. And how the United Nations body responsible for Global Climate change negotiations is backing the campaign to persuade investors to sell off their fossil fuel assets. Then, as wikileaks founder Julian Assange marks is 1000th day seeking silent a salem swedish prosecutors have agreed for the first time to come to london to question him. We see this as a victory for Julian Assange and as an evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we will cooperate fully to get this interrogation made as soon as possible. But it may take some time. But that will not be up to us. Amy we would get an update from wikileaks and Julian Assanges lawyer michael ratner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A devastating slight gold in the South Pacific nation of anna what to has left half the nation. It washed away roads and bridg
Of the South Pacific island nation of vanuatu has been left homeless by cyclone pam, a category 5 storm. Vanuatus president directly linked the storm to Climate Change. We will get an update from 350. Orgs Bill Mckibben who also talk about how a nasa scientist estimates california has about one year of water left. And how the United Nations body responsible for Global Climate change negotiations is backing the campaign to persuade investors to sell off their fossil fuel assets. Then, as wikileaks founder Julian Assange marks is 1000th day seeking silent a salem swedish prosecutors have agreed for the first time to come to london to question him. We see this as a victory for Julian Assange and as an evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we will cooperate fully to get this interrogation made as soon as possible. But it may take some time. But that will not be up to us. Amy we would get an update from wikileaks and Julian Assanges lawyer