A gang leader had warned the haitian Prime Minister not to return to haiti. He was in nairobi, discussing the possibility of a kenyan led Multinational Security force. But the bbc has established that he left returned to haiti safely on sunday. With the details, heres our caribbean correspondent, will grant. The decision to declare both a State Of Emergency and a night time curfew in the Haitian Capital comes after fierce fighting by armed gangs who are now in control of most of the city. During the fighting, gunmen entered the main prison in Port Au Prince and quickly overwhelmed the guards, allowing some 4,000 inmates to escape. Eyewitnesses report seeing several bodies inside and around the prison compound. The gangs in haiti which oppose mr henrys rule sense a possible power vacuum and an opportunity to force him from office. A notorious gang leader, a former elite Police Officer called jimmy cherizier, also known as barbecue, has claimed responsibility for the latest outbreak of v
How californias dry season is making the battle even harder. And Betty Buckley. Our conversation about her extraordinary life on and off the stage. We begin this hour with the aftermath of another mass shooting in america. A drifter walked into a Movie Theater and 20 minutes into the movie he pulled out a gun and opened fire. He committed suicide. Were learning more about the victims and the gunman. Jonathan martin is in lafayette. Jonathan. Reporter hi david. There is a whole lot they dont know. One, they want to know why he is here in lafayette louisiana he is from the alabama area. Authorities are focusing not just on louisiana but going to alabama to find out more about houser, who few him who spoke to him. Piece together a time line and ultimately a motive. John russell houser, a 59yearold drifter who left a series of antigovernment writings online. We looked at the blogs. He makes rants about situations around the United States, around the world. Police in lafayette louisiana sai
Up. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. President obama is in ethiopia this morning wrapping up a News Conference with the countrys Prime Minister. The leaders are talking about security and fume rights. He pledged to help ethiopia keep up the pressure on groups like al shabab. Critics say the visit legitimizes the oppressive government, but president obama disagreed. This visit reflects the importance the United States places on our relationship with ethiopia continued growth in ethiopia dependency on the free flow of information and open exchanges of ideas. I believe that when all voices are being heard the people know that theyre included in the political process that makes a country stronger. We are live in ethiopia this morning. Why are human rights activists complaining about president obamas visit . They are saying that the visit might give legitimacy to the government that is clamping down on free speech as well as reege leaders. This is something the president addressed a
Hurricane harvey tops 63, we will look at the fallout from the historic storm in a spspecil report from houston, texas, the epicenter of the fossil fuel industry in the united ststates. We will take you on a toxic tour of the city from the flooded Oil Refineries spewing contaminants into the air of neighborhoods, so often poor commmmunities s of cocol. Plus, wewe attend a a fundraiseo pay for the e funerals of four rescue volunteerers who were electrocuted when their small boat was swept away by churning floodwaters. They were undocumented. Then we visit with the father of the Environmental Justice movement dr. Robert bullard after he returned to his houston home after a mandatory evacuation. How can we make invisible communities visible yucca those communities who have been inundated of pollution before the storm yucca when a storm like this, happens, it exposes that vulnerability. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report
Industry in the United States. We will take you on a toxic tour of the city from the flooded Oil Refineries spewing contaminants into the air of neighborhoods, so often poor communities of color. Plus, we attend a fundraiser to pay for the funerals of four rescue volunteers who were electrocuted when their small boat was swept away by churning floodwaters. They were undocumented. Then we visit with the father of the Environmental Justice movement dr. Robert bullard after he returned to his houston home after a mandatory evacuation. How can we make invisible communities visible yucca those communities who have been inundated of pollution before the storm yucca when a storm like this, happens, it exposes that vulnerability. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. North korea carried out its strongestever nuclear test sunday, just days after the u. S. And south korea wrapped up their massive joint military d