Palast goes to michigan after a judge shuts down a recount of the president ial vote in the state. And thiss trumpville is their hero, the man who shut down the recount. Your Republican Attorney general of michigan. He issued an order saying no one would be allowed to look at the ballots and over half the precincts, 59 , and the detroit area. The very place that most of the vote had gone missing. Amy and we will look at john kelly who has been tapped by trump to have the department of Homeland Security as commander of southern command, he oversaw u. S. Military prison at guantanamo. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. It is official. Donald trump has chosen the ceo of the Worlds Largest oil company and a man with no political experience for the top cabinet position. This morning, trump tweeted i have chosen one of the truly great Business Leaders of the world, Rex Tillerson, chairman and ceo of exxonmo
Their votes next week. We will speak with california elector christine pelosi, who is leading the effort. Then Investigative Reporter greg palast goes to michigan n aftea jujudge shuts down a r recount f the presididential vote in the state. And thiss trumpvillee is their hero, the man who shut down the recount. Your Republican Attorney general ofof michigan. He issued an order saying no o would be allowed to look at the baots and over half the precincts, 59 , and the detroit ararea. The very place that most of the vote had gone missing. Amy and we will look at john kelly who has been tapped by trump to have the department of Homeland Security as commander of southern command, he oversaw u. S. Military prison at guantanamo. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. It is official. Donald trump has chosen the ceo of the Worlds Largest oil company and a man with no political experience for the top cabinet posi
Their votes next week. We will speak with california elector christine pelosi, who is leading the effort. Then Investigative Reporter greg palast goes to michigan n aftea jujudge shuts down a r recount f the presididential vote in the state. And thiss trumpvillee is their hero, the man who shut down the recount. Your Republican Attorney general ofof michigan. He issued an order saying no o would be allowed to look at the baots and over half the precincts, 59 , and the detroit ararea. The very place that most of the vote had gone missing. Amy and we will look at john kelly who has been tapped by trump to have the department of Homeland Security as commander of southern command, he oversaw u. S. Military prison at guantanamo. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. It is official. Donald trump has chosen the ceo of the Worlds Largest oil company and a man with no political experience for the top cabinet posi
The in philadelphia, Democratic National convention has entered its final day. Last night at the wells fargo center, president obama called on americans to support Hillary Clinton. Askident obama tonight, i you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me. I ask you to carry her the same way you carried me, because you are who i was talking about 12 years ago when i talked about hope. It has been you who fueled my dog faith in our future, even when the odds were great, even when the road is long. Hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope. Amy as obama spoke, hundreds of people held signs protesting the tpp. Some protesters also unfurled a banner reading tpp kills america. This is california delegate alex white. When the full text released, it was made known to the public that there was a death sentence that would basically Mean Companies would have a 20 having a monopoly on medications am a single medication the cost anywhere between 50,000
Streaking across the sky overnight, and this was no meteor. A mystery. We have the answer to that mystery. A good thursday morning to you all. We begin with Hillary Clinton preparing to take the stage for the final day of the dnc today. Dnc, that is, today. This after some of the biggest names in politics delivered a rallying cry on her behalf yesterday. The biggest name, president obama, had the crowd on their feet even before he started speaking defending his own legacy and depicting donald trump as a bully whos unfit to be president. Then there was a grateful Hillary Clinton who joined the president on stage after he praised her intelligence, toughness and tenacity. And Vice President joe biden didnt mince any words as he ripped into trump accusing him of exploiting our fears. Lets get the latest now from abcs Lauren Lyster live from philadelphia. Lauren, good morning. Reporter good morning, kendis and diane. Democratic leaders really trying to pass the baton. Pennsylvania avenue tr