Intensifying. Unicef says one child is dying every 10 minutes in yemen. We will speak with awardwinning journalist iona craig. Then we look at Donald Trumps proposal to build a registry of muslims living in the United States. We did it in world war ii with the japanese. Call it what you will youre not proposing we go back to the days of internment camps, i hope. Amy he will speak with democratic commerce member mike honda of california who lived in a japanese american internment camps as a child. And we will look at a New York Times investigation looking at how the poor can often not afford the metaphysical programs which could lead to the criminal records being cleared. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In syria, the chaotic evacuation of eastern aleppo continues amidst ongoing fighting punctuated by a series of shortlived ceasefires. This morning, the syrian civil defense, known as the white helmet
In the city minus 15 in milwaukee. Some of the other numbers in the 20s below zero. Now the first cut forecast for the day, the coffee is trying to warm you up with the numbers, again, these are the actual temperatures, windchills are way below zero. What is ahead . Weor watch starts tomorrow. Ben a lot of people are turning to alternative heat sources to keep warm this week, but experts say that can be very dangerous, including space heaters. Firefighters say you should keep them away from curtains, carpet and clothes and make sure you have one that automatically turns off if it tips over. Avoid using ovens to heat your home, that can lead to fires and Carbon Monoxide emergencies. If youre using a fireplace, firefighters say you should make and finally, even with a normal furnace its important to keep up with maintenance. Adrienne doctors say we should watch out for frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite can happen in less than 30 minutes. Symptoms include a loss of feeling and a white
Drinking water, that they will be able to live amy we will also speak with greenpeaces Annie Leonard, gasland director josh fox, and actress Shailene Woodley who took part in a protest here at sundance against one of the Film Festivals financial backers. One of the largest sponsors of the Dakota Access pipeline as well as wells fargo and these larger banks. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On tuesday, President Trump signed a series of executive memorandums to revive the keystone xl and Dakota Access Oil Pipelines two Major Projects halted by the Obama Administration following massive resistance from indigenous and environmental groups. The Dakota Access project would carry up to 570,000 barrels of oil a day from north dakota to illinois. The Keystone Pipeline would transport 830,000 barrels of crude every day from albertas oil sands to refineries on the u. S. Gulf coast for export. Trumps move spa
From seven majority muslim nations. And we will hear the voice of a holocaust survivor and former refugee, the late grandmother of Donald Trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner. We could never understand [indiscernible] this we will never know. Amy we will speak to the nations lizzy ratner, author of a new piece, nobody wanted to take us in the story of jared kushneners family, and mine. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The full senate has confirmed longtime exxonmobil ceo rex titillerson to be secrcretary of state. Reuters reports the 56 to 43 sesenate vote was the e closest vote, by a wide margin, for a secretary of state n nominee int least a half century. Three demomocrats backed tillersons nonatition mamark warner of virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of north dakota, and joe manchin of west virginia. Trumps nomination of tillerson has been widely condemned by environmental activist. Klein said tillerson and other
Reaction. But first, the death toll in haiti from Hurricane Matthew that continues to rise. More than 330 bodies have been discovered so far as waters recede from the most powerful storm to hit the caribbean in a decade. We will speak with haitianamerican novelist Edwidge Danticat. We will look at how the medias nonstop coverage of the storm has failed to address the role of Climate Change. Then, a serial killer of women goes to jail this week after a tip from a murder victims mother listening to democracy now there are those who would say that justice delayed is justice denied. I think we have now demonstrated that that is not always the case. Thatss my only regret is this could have happened 53 years ago, maybe there would have only been one victim. Amy we will speak with Jerry Mitchell, the johnson advocate reporter who broke the cold case and with mary rose, the mother of Annette Craver vail, one of the murder victims. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , demo