Victims of the egypt air disaster. Your top sports story, motogp has a new champion, jose lorenzo taking the title from his teammate Valentino Rossi we begin in myanmar, where voting is freery voting in freely contested elections is taking police for the first time in a quarter of a century. Turn out is high, at 80 . The outcome will not be clear for a couple of days and could be followed by weeks of political wrangling. Outstandings National League for demack racy is expected to win the most. It needs 67 of seats to take the parliament and choose a president. A roll she is not allowed to hold. The army dominates after decades in power. The union backed Solidarity Party neath 35 , and 35 of seats are reserved for the military. Activists say up to 4 million may have been unable to vote. Scott heidler spent the day in yangon. The end of an historic day, the end of polling for this general election, it seems to have gone smoothly, theres no reports of violence, no reports today on polling
After giving his acceptance speech, he raced off to address londons refugees welcome rally. We will go to london to speak with new left review editor tariq ali. He has known Jeremy Corbyn for years. Then is oklahoma about to execute an innocent man . We will look at the case of Richard Glossip and speak to sister Helen Prejean it was played by Susan Sarandon and dead men walking. Clear, i do not want to be a martyr, i want to live, but of the worst happens, i want my death to not be in vain. If my execution ensures no other innocent man is and death chamber, im prepared to die for that cause. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. European Union Officials are holding emergency meetings on the influx of refugees following germanys unprecedented decision to institute temporary controls on its border with austria sunday. Germany shut down trains between germany and austria and instituted a spot check on car
Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the many thousands on a desperate journey into europes heartland hit the wall today, literally. A barrier fence sealed off the length of hungarys southern frontier, the main land route for the migrants. James mates of independent Television News reports from the scene. Reporter open, open, they cry. 2,000 or more refugees pressing against hungarys newly fortified border with its southern neighbor serbia. There has been a human river flowing northward for weeks. This is what happens when you try to top stop that flow. The crowd have been growing since Early Morning as the first arrivals confronted the new, threemeter high, razor wire fence, one obstacle too many in their bid to g
Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the many thousands on a desperate journey into europes heartland hit the wall today, literally. A barrier fence sealed off the length of hungarys southern frontier, the main land route for the migrants. James mates of independent Television News reports from the scene. Reporter open, open, they cry. 2,000 or more refugees pressing against hungarys newly fortified border with its southern neighbor serbia. There has been a human river flowing northward for weeks. This is what happens when you try to top stop that flow. The crowd have been growing since Early Morning as the first arrivals confronted the new, threemeter high, razor wire fence, one obstacle too many in their bid to g
Them enacted this week. A volcano on the southwestern japanese island of kyushu erupted. People are urged to be on the alert. And rescue crews are searching for people who went missing in a flood in eastern japan as Recovery Efforts get under way. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has indicated he remains determined to enact security legislation during the current diet session. Lawmakers from the Largest Opposition Party are vowing to put up a fight. They are promising to do everything they can to keep the bills from becoming law. Abe took part in intensive deliberations at a special upper house committee. The bills would expand the role of the selfdefense forces and allow japan to exercise collecve selfdefense. A lawmaker from the Ruling Liberal Democratic Party asked why it was necessary to change the interpretation of the constitution to allow that right at this time . Translator when it comes to National Security the government should be prepared for every possibility. The legisla