Delrawn small was shot dead by a doctor to Police Officer after a traffic incident as delrawn plus role friend and three children looked on. Newly releleased surveveillanc contradictct the officers clam of self defense. We will speak to the attorney for Delrawn Smalls family. Then we look at a stunning expose into the privatized world of prison extradition in which prisoners are transferred across the country by forprofit van companies. In the second leg of his transports, he was picked up and the guards on the second leg admitted that were marking mocking his moans and groans and making fun of the whining and complaining he was doing. Within about seven hours, he was found dead, covered in urin in the back of the van. Amy and we will speak to congressman Keith Ellison about this weekends mass black lives matter protests and get an update on how he and other Bernie Sanders supporters are attemptiting to push the Democratic Party to adopt a more progressive platform. All thatat and more
Have dropped all chaharges agait the polilice officers s connecto the deatath of freddieie gray, o died last yeyear of spinalal injuries a after he was s arresd anand transported d in a polici. We will speak to the mayor of Baltimore Stephanie rawlingsblake who gaveled in the Democratic National convention on monday after the resignation of dnc chair Debbie Wasserman schultz. Plus, we get the latest from inside the convention. So, if you agree that there is too much inequality in our economy and too much money in our politics, we all need to be as vocal andnd is orgaganized as persistent as Bernie Sanders supporters have been. Amy we will speak with nobel prizewinning Economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has advised Hillary Clinton. And we will speak to Sister Simone campbell about nuns on the bus. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, this is breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Baltimore city states attorney Marilyn M
Fridays deadly attacks that killed 129 people and injured more than 300. Good afternoon, Michelle Griego has the afternoon off. We begin with developing news this noon on the paris attack. France is launching a second day of air strikes on isis targets in syria, retaliation for the slaughter of at least 129 people. Fighter jets have been taking off from bases in jordan, striking an isis command sentter. Training camps and ammunition dump in the city of rack ca. One military official says france is taking the lead. Meanwhile the city of paris is wracked with grief over fridays massacre. There is mourning in the streets and the manhunt continues for throes responsible. Reporter good morning. We are here in republic square this evening in paris. You can see the large group of people gathering here. This has become one of the large makeshift mental morals in the city. It is somber ask people are also on edge, because keep in mind, one attack soldier still at large. Reporter thousands acros
Rebels in the eastern democratic part of congo. They pray for a return home 65 years after being forced out. The u. N. Arab league arrived for talks with the Syrian Government planned in geneva next month and he has been touring the region in the past week talking to all sides involved in the conflict and been to countries that support it like turkey and kanta and talks with groups against fighting with the government and met irans new president who is a supporter in the region telling him the countrys presence is vital for the geneva talks to succeed. And lets bring bill joining us live from beirut and i understand he drove from beirut to damascus and he is there, what is he going to do . Well, he is due to meet with the syrian president bashir assad and foreign minister and this will be a very difficult mission, as difficult as it was in the past simply because the positions on either side have not changed much. The opposition still says it would not go to geneva unless it is to find
We are 17 days away from election day. This week, 898,000 new americans filed for unemployment benefits. Exceeding estimates. The highest number since august. Every singing week since mid march has been worse than any prepandemic week in american history. It appears the u. S. Border with canada is not going to be reopened anytime soon. I was there last week. Although the closure agreement expires next wednesday, Justin Trudeau told the host of the popular tv show, the u. S. Is not in a place where we feel comfortable reopening the borders. During the covid19 pandemic, americans are dying higher than 18 other higher income countries. According to a report in the journal of American Medical Association which reveals that after adjusting for population size, overall deaths in the United States this year are more than 85 higher than in countries including germany, israel and denmark. And are 29 higher in sweden. A country which did essentially nothing to stop the spread of the virus. Italy