A nationwide obesity epidemic now includes our pets. How to make sure yours isnt packing on too many pounds. Wibut we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have to have health care. The Senate Delays a vote on health care. This was Mitch Mcconnells nightmare. Its like a rotting fish. The longer its out there, the more its going to stink. Someone put out its like a kidney stone. We just have to pass it. It shouldnt be a kidney stone. A damaging cyber attack crippled computers across the globe. For the moment there is no kill switch and thats what really worries people. A violent night in venezuela. Police are calling it a terror attack. Three Chicago Police officers were indicted on felony charges tuesday accused of covering up the facts behind a Fatal Police Shooting on a black teen in 2014. Several wildfires are spreading across the western and parts of the southern u. S. The flames are getting really, really close. In new york city, a subway Train De
This is an American Logistics hub to retake raqqa, the isis capital which began a month ago. Lieutenant general steven u. S. Led coalition to fight isis. And came straight from a Forward Command post near raqqa. Getting started good in ju raqqa. As u. S. Backed fighters close in on isis from the north they have also clashed with Syrian Regime forces which are backed by russia. sd drawn into a direct conflict. But the general downplayed that risk. We worked out a deconfliction line with the russians and the regime. And they seem, content to let us work on the raqqa problem and there we have drawn a line. Theyre happy to work on their side of it. Well work on our side of it. Reporter general townsend promoted young officer to first eu and acknowledged to us that u. S. Troops went be leaving this country any time soon. I think u. S. Troops will leave syria when isis is defeated. Tau awe isis will surely turn into insurgency when they lost their territory. Thats the next stage of isis, we
And ilando castile, dubose smith, three men killed by Police Officers, two were acquitted and one had a mistrial. Our first guest writes, its not just Police Officers who are on trial, america is on trial. Either these deaths are justified and therefore america is just or these deaths are unjustified and america is unjust. Well speak with historian ibram x. Kendi. A shocking lawsuit accuses washington, d. C. Police of using sexual abuse as a form of punishment targeting people arrested while protesting Donald Trumps inauguration. Today were filing suit on ehalf of courageous people who stand up and say enough. Temer has been charged with corruption a year after he backed the souther of rousseff from office. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report, im amy goodman. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell postponed a vote on the Health Care Plan after facing a revolt from members of his own party. Good afternoon, everyone. As you
And ilando castile, dubose smith, three men killed by Police Officers, two were acquitted and one had a mistrial. Our first guest writes, its not just Police Officers who are on trial, america is on trial. Either these deaths are justified and therefore america is just or these deaths are unjustified and america is unjust. Well speak with historian ibram x. Kendi. A shocking lawsuit accuses washington, d. C. Police of using sexual abuse as a form of punishment targeting people arrested while protesting Donald Trumps inauguration. Today were filing suit on ehalf of courageous people who stand up and say enough. Temer has been charged with corruption a year after he backed the souther of rousseff from office. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report, im amy goodman. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell postponed a vote on the Health Care Plan after facing a revolt from members of his own party. Good afternoon, everyone. As you
A former Michelle Obama aid and chicago prosecutor. All charges were dropped. Ive been truthful and consistent on every level since day one. I would not be my mothers son if i was capable of one drop of what ive been accused of. Do i think justice was served . No. Where do i think justice is . I think this city is still owed an apology. This is without a doubt a whitewash of justice and sends a clear message that if youre in a position of influence and power youll get treated one way. Other people will be treated another way. There was no justice that happened today and it is a disgrace. It is a disgrace to the Police Officers that worked so hard. Bill matt finn starts our coverage live in chicago. Said to be an airtight case, matt. What happened . Bill, cook county prosecutors claim this is not an exoneration. There was no deal. They say dropping the case was just punishment instead of taking it to trial. Prosecutors say they reviewed the evidence and took into consideration the fact