Well go to tegucigalpa to speak with the spokesperson of the alliance against the dictatorship. Then to President Trumps tax plan. Pres. Trump this is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle income people of this country that theyve ever gotten for christmas. Amy a Christmas Gift for the middle class or for President Trumps family and the lawmakers whose votes he was courting . Well look at how tennessee senator bob corkers abruptly changed his mind and announced his support for trumps tax plan after the addition of a lastminute provision that would personally enrich him. Then after the fcc votes to repeal the landmark Net Neutrality rules, what is next in the fight for a free and open internet . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Republicancontrolled Congress is poised to pass a massive rewrite of the u. S. Tax code after Tennessee Republican senator bob corker abruptly reversed his positio
We will get response from awardwinning investigative journalist allan nairn just back from honduras. His new story for the intercept is headlined u. S. Spent weeks pressuring honduras opposition to end protests against election fraud. Trump and republicans are tempting a rightist revolution with a massive transfer, locking in the structural advantages, attacking immigrants and the poor, and working people. They have made tremendous headway, but at the same time, people are fighting back. The outcome is completely up in the air. The november elections will go a long way toward determining whether the country makes a radical swing to the right now or whether this is stopped and whether weekend repair for a time where we start to get a more sensible amy we will speak with allan that about the stories shaped 2017 as well as what has happened in honduras. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump
Ceremony in washington, d. C. Speakers included the designer of the wall, maya lynn, and former defense secretary and vietnam veteran, chuck hagel. Good afternoon,ve ladies an gentlemen. Im president and ceoi yo of tht veet nuclear progr Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and master of ceremonies for today. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the annual veterans day ceremony at the mall. Before we begin the program, i would like to recognize all the gold star family members we havp with us here today, the mothers, fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephew, and the sons and daughters in touch, all those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. And finally, to those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing, thank you for joining us. Id also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. Theyre the folks you see in the Yellow Jackets and the yellow ho hat, and the staff of
C sea of black to campaign against Sexual Harassment. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The snow is blowing sideways. Very heavy snow. Very dangerous driving. Its not going to get better. Its going to get worse. A powerful storm rips into the east coast. Its part of dangerous weather system that brought rare icy conditions to the south. Ive never seen anything like this. This is crazy. Across the country, thousands of flights have been canceled. Travel will be difficult and dangerous. War of words between President Trump and his former chief strategist. Bannon accusing the president s son of treasonous behavior. Trump responding by saying bannon has lost his mind. Not even through the first of the year and theres so much chaos. He didnt hold back when President Trump tweeted about north korea. This is dangerous to continue former campaign of child play. Manager sued him over the russian investigation. All that curry for the win. And all that ma