Hottest year on record in the east coast continues to dig out from one of its worst storms in history, we look at the new documentary by josh fox of gasland. We will speak to Tim Dechristopher of the Climate Disobedience Center and aria doe who played a key role in relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy in fared her home rockaway, queens. Then to Robert Redford on playing dan rather in his film truth. Three things that used to be separate came together. I felt that was a story worth telling. We will speak with the oscarwinning filmmaker and actor Robert Redford about the call for an oscars boycott, the future of the Sundance Film Festival, Climate Change and more. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a surprising reversal, a grand jury tasked with investigating planned parenthood has instead indicted two antiabortion activists who filmed undercover and highly edited videos of planned parenthood officials.
President obamas noon fix the crisis facing competition in cries. Well speak live with a texas congressman. Video of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. What he was doing the day after the deadly attack while police and federal agents were closing in. Neither one of us like it. We both want to be together. Theyve been married for 33 years, now forced to separate. Its all because of a loophole in health care coverage. Rockets fired from gaza into israel as a diplomatic effort fails. Israels Prime Minister said hamas will pay. Good morning and welcome to alJazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im bell cat. The bombings resuming this morning, strehl war planes carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the homes of four senior hamas lead jeers israel officials warn residents near gazas northern border to evacuate. The death toll in gaza has climbed to 208 people and israel has suffered its first death in this conflict, mortar fire killing a man distributing food to israel soldiers. Coverage be
We hear about Medicinal Marijuana and its interesting that in the state of california and in the city of denver, we ine more pot dispensaries then we do starbucks. I dont know what your opinion is, but i dont think people are that unhealthy in denver in california. Is there anyone on the panel that would disagree with that . Again, i question. It interacts with what you do. Do you treat someone who is on Medicinal Marijuana versus Recreational Marijuana any differently than when it comes to traffic accidents, when it comes to being able to fly an airplane, to engineer a train. Anyou treat those people differently . Would anyone like to comment on that . Yes, go ahead. Not in the department of transportation. All safety sensitive employees are subject to the same testing and we did issue the two state ends. One in 2009 in response to the inicinal Marijuana Law and 2012 on recreational. Everyone is to be treated the same. There is no legitimate medical explanation for a schedule one drug
Required to determine on a casebycase basis whether they are old enough to withdraw an application. That is stricken in this bill. The law says now that a mexican child that raises no trafficking concerns may be permitted to draw an application and voluntarily home if the child is able to make the decision. This bill changes the law to say that a child may be permitted to withdraw an application but in any event, the child shall be returned. It doesnt matter if he makes a decision, that kid is going home. Current law that says even mexican children can request to see an immigration judge but this bill says its not the case. And makes the person performing the screening, the judge, the juror and executioner. This is not just about kids from honduras or mexico. We will be returning the tide child sex slave back to her traffickers. The christian child from syria who has found asylum here in the United States, that child immediately returned. The chinese child fleeing forced abortion from
Attack has been multifaceted, involving bombers, fighter jets, and tomahawk missiles fired from ships. The pentagon is releasing few details because the offensive is going on as we speak, but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said any campaign against isil would have to be persistent and sustainable. We know the decision to hit isil targets in syria began monday. Most of their infrastructure and manpower is actually in syria. The Extremist Group released video of militants going through training exercises. Targets reportedly being hit include fuel and weapons depots, commandandcontrol centers, and training centers. Nearly two weeks ago, president obama ordered and expanded military response to isils actions. They have been taking over large ,waths of iraq and syria forcing hundreds of thousands to flee syria. The militants have also been involved in the beheading of american journalist. The president vowed to go after isil wherever they may be. A number of arab nations are said