I think it should stay in the ground. I think were so close to polluting the planet the on anything sustainable. Robert redford is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, now in its 31st year. We talk with him about diversity and independence on both sides of the camera. And his latest film, a walk in about getting older. It is about walking the appellation trail and getting older. It has to do with what time you have left. He just going to sit and one thing you dont want to do is be the guy sitting in a bathrobe on a stoop somewhere and go, i wish i would have, should have. You dont want to have that. So you make the most of your life. Robert redford. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from park city, utah. Former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is warning the confrontation in ukraine could turn into an allout war between russia and the west. Gorbachev accused the west of dragging
Us back to the 1950s. Today we spend the hour with Robert Redford, acclaimed oscar winning director, actor and longtime environmentalist. I think it should stay in the ground. I think were so close to polluting the planet the on anything sustainable. Robert redford is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, now in its 31st year. We talk with him about diversity and independence on both sides of the camera. And his latest film, a walk in the woods, which is about getting older. It is about walking the appellation trail and getting older. It has to do with what time you have left. He just going to sit and one thing you dont want to do is be the guy sitting in a bathrobe on a stoop somewhere and go, i wish i would have, should have. You dont want to have that. So you make the most of your life. Robert redford. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from park city, utah. Former soviet lead
This weekend, he wont be there. Who is there and who is currently speaking, you just saw a hot second ago, the governor of ohio, john kasich, who would like to beat mr. Trump in winning the partys nomination for president. By the way, we will be speaking to this hour live. Do not miss that. Lots of politics to dive into. But first, lets get to this. This could be hollywoods greatest crime story, the grisly murders of o. J. Simpsons wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend ronald goldman. O. J. Simpson was tried and acquitted for this infamously gruesome acts. The murder weapon, a knife, was never found. Fast forward to just a couple hours ago. The Los Angeles Police department revealing new information that could perhaps alter the course of this cold case. A knife has allegedly been found around the perimeter of o. J. Simpsons former home, his Rockingham Estate. The story told to us by the person we received it from and the person we received this knife from is a retired lapd officer w
Statements as the president accuses the two Top Democrats on the hill of being hypocrites and liars. In a letter released moments ago Senate Democrats say sessions must return to capitol hill to answer questions publicly and under oath. The democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Want sessions to, quote, correct the record about, and i quote them, false statements during his confirmation process and contacts with Russian Ambassador sergei dislay kislyak. Trump took to twitter posting a picture of Chuck Schumer and Vladimir Putin sharing doughnuts and a laugh, tweeting we should start an investigation into schumer and his ties to putin. A total hypocrite. A short time later after nancy pelosi said she had not met with the Russian Ambassador, trump posted a picture of her with the Russian Ambassador saying i hereby demand a second investigation after schumer of pelosi for her close ties to russia and lying about it. The president saying calls for sessions to resign are a witchhunt. A
Senate intel chairman richard burr echoed his sentiments saying this just moments ago the Senate Select committee on intelligence will follow the evidence where it leads and we will continue to be guided by the intelligence and facts as we compile our findings. Cnn White House Correspondent athena jones is near maralago where the president is this weekend and cnn crime and justice producer Shimon Prokupecz is also following the story from new york. Let me begin with you, athena. Fred, thats right. After the unsubstantiated allegations made on twitter yesterday morning from the president , we asked the white house to provide more information, to provide evidence to back up those claims. We did not receive that evidence, but we do have the statement that was put out this morning by press secretary sean spicer. Ill read to you part of it. He said president donald j. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into russian activity the congressional intelligence committees exer