Darkening your face. Regardless of the context of the circumstances is all was unacceptable because of the racist history of black face made him Prime Minister there just for those saying he should never have done it will a deepening scandal over a black face photo drams this bid for reelection. Im brian thomas great to have you with us millions of people around the globe are gathering today for a day of climate strikes they want their governments to take more action on climate protection ahead of a key u. N. Summit next week now israeli hosted some of todays 1st mass rallies with similar protests expected to be unfolding across about 100. 50 countries in the hours ahead the demonstrations are being held in solidarity with environmental activist brother tune burbs friday for future movement which invites young people to stage school strikes for Climate Action. Well throughout the day well be checking in with our correspondents reporting from climate protests all around the world lets g
And russias Vladimir Putin, 20 years in office. What is behind his hold on power . Im phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Italys far right league party will call for a vote of noconfidence in its own government. Party leader Matteo Salvini announced that political differences with populist Coalition Partners could not be mended. The Prime Minister has accused mr. Salvini of fabricating a potentially destabilizing crisis. Reporter this is not an election rally, but it looks like matatteo salvini is gearing up for a vote. I do my job with my heart, with honoror, with pride if i cn do it freely. If i realize that someone is trying to stop me, the decision must go back to the italian people. It will be you who decide. You and no one else. Reporter salvini is leader of the far right league party currently in coalition with the fivestar movement. After the parties failed to agree on the financing of a train line, salvini called for fresh elections although he has no power to do so. Italian P
Using government assistance, like food stamps and housing aid. Also tonight, one democrats wild idea to shame donors to President Trumps campaign, seems like it might be backfiring. We will tell you exactly what happened there. And were following the money in the case of jeffrey epstein. The fbi just confirming moments ago to fox news they are at his u. S. Virgin islands home right now. We will let the others speculate on what happened while we dig down with a former federal prosecutor on where the money trail leads, for prosecutors and for victims. Im Melissa Francis in for Elizabeth Mcdonald tonight. The evening edit starts right now. President trump is in bedminster, new jersey, where hes spending the week amidst continued anxiety over trade relations with china. We have you and your money covered from Edward Lawrence at the white house to susan lee on the floor of the new york Stock Exchange. Lets start with edward. Stalemate right now with china over trade. The chinese have not co
The divide was a little divide. There were political scientists that were just in town. The idea that this country itself is just wrong. I dont know a single political scientist that believes that. All realize that whatever theyve done in life is something that ought to be recorded and passed on to the next generation. Thats the way we learn, we learn by trying to understand the past. All of us have a past. You really only focused titan. This is a great question that goes to the heart of all the questions that we we talk about. We realize that theres no way that we could tell the whole story. Of course, the telephone book is not a story. I think all the opportunities are open for women now. When i was in law school, i graduated in 1967 there were 13 women in the class of 500. Today theyre 50 50. You never like people that put profit above the public good, and his view belong to the American People for generations unborn and they need to be handed on as places to awaken the spirit. I ma
Then 40,000 verizon workers enter their sixth week on strike in one of the biggest u. S. Labor strikes in years. We are on day 43 of our strike against verizon. It is about the 39,000 workers on strike and our families, but really about so much more than that. This about working people fighting back and saying what verizon is doing is not right and we are going to take a stand to protect our jobs. Amy and then activists in peekskill, new york, have launched a blockade to stop a planned gas pipeline being built near the Indian Point Nuclear plant. Were directly in the path of the pipeline at an active construction site so when workers come this morning, they will find our home in the middle of their worksite and will not be able to do construction. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Protests erupted outside a donald trump rally in albuquerque, new mexico, tuesday night, overshadowing trumps victory in