Book in windows policy, the effect it has had on his nation. He served as your commissioner twice and had of the Police Department of los angeles and boston. Plus, we get an update on imprisoned Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning just weeks after she attempted suicide. Authorities are threatening to punish her with indefinite solitary confinement and additional time in prison. We will speak to attorney chase strangio. Is only through public scrutiny we can ensure the government doesnt continue to abuse Chelsea Manning and people like her who are sent into solitary confinement and under horrible conditions. Amy did you know when you dial 911 wall street often answers . And next was a reveals how private equity firms have increasingly taken over Public Services like Emergency Care and firefighting, often with dire affects. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. New York Police Commissioner William Bratton has
Hill, and working to find out if anybody was hurt here. Body shop burning. We caught the intense flames this morning, that shop is destroyed, and the fire led to major traffic issues in the area. Good morning, im vai sikahema. The body auto shop on route 73 started just before 6 00 this morning. Monique braxton is live on the scene with what witnesses saw. What are they telling you, monique . Reporter hey, vai, right now, most of the firefighters who responded here, just about 6 00 this morning, have cleared the scene, but the fire marshal remains, as well as a few other investigators, and you can see, there is yellow tape keeping people out of the area of michaels auto body shop. Look what we saw about 6 00 this morning. The body shot was totally engulfed. We watched firefighters from del rand, lummerton, battle the blaze for more than two hours. Neighbors saw it across the Delaware River and over route 73. For a couple of minutes, it was a massive explosion. It was a ball, like a bom
Hopped the fence and was shot. The mother told us he was not armed. Witnesses say he was shot five to seven times. Those were the number of bullets and shots they heard. There is a story that he was hit in the back. No official confirmation of this. We did speak to the mother, and before she could identify who the victim is concretely, that still has not happened, but she was convinced. The stories going around this crowd about shooting her son. Getting away with it. Guess what . He is going to get away with this one. They are not going to get away with this. Jon over the past couple of hours, this crowd, again, has been going. We are told the black panthers nation of islam as well, and we are told that the naacp is on their way here for members to come and support. We will have more from the sea over the next couple of hours. Reporting live, we will let you know what is happening, and we understand there is a Live Press Conference with the chief of police, and we will take you to that
Saying the country cant wait for congress to act, president obama laid out an executive order. And he shed tears as he recalled the children killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in new town in 2012. The president put it this way, we cant save everybody, but we could save some. Mike viqueira is in washington for us. Reporter tony, good evening, and there will be legal challenges and the president s proposals may not survive the process, but for one day for the president and the white house, this was a long day coming. At times during his presidency, he has been called aloof, detached and even cold. But talking about the murdered children of new town, connecticut in the packed white house east room, president obama openly wept. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. Reporter the gun violence and the victims families. The president talked about new actions immediately, cracking down at gun shows, where no background check on a buyer is needed. Under the plan, those who
Living under warning. Missouri is grappling with what officials there are calling historic white house conditions from the northeast to the midwest. Thousands of travelers are stranded. We dont even know if we are going to get on a flight. George pataki announced the suspension of his campaign and donald trump is ramping up his fight against hillary. Madam president , can you imagine . If it has to be a woman, which im all in favor one day, it shouldnt be hillary. The u. S. Military says Iranian Naval vessels conducted rocket tests near u. S. War strips in the strait of hormuz. A 4. 4 magnitude earthquake widely felt across southern california. Everything started shaking really bad. The fbi is investigating the fatal crash of a plane into an Anchorage Office building. The pilots wife worked on the sixth floor. Iron mike tysyn on his sons hoverboard and the latest to hit the deck. Might come out with big moves. In rhode island. My brother and i will whoop both of their booties if we eve