More than 100 Million People early inperson or absentee, shattering old records. Thats nearly three quarters of the total vote in the 2016 election. Today we look at how latinx voters could play a key role in the battleground states of florida, texas, arizona, and pennsylvania. We will speak to former Bernie Sanders advisor chuck rocha and the Award Winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Than Racial Justice, reproductive rights, immigrant rights, rank Choice Voting just some of the issues on this years ballot thrgh citizen being voted on today. Measures and in candidate races. Americans will decide how we will risk on to this moment of racial reckoning. Amy we will speak to Ronald Newman of the American Civil Liberties union. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. Over 100 Million People have already voted a recordshattering number that is more than two thirds of the total votes cast in 2016s
Muhammad. We begin with a developing story out of vienna. Several people, including a Police Officer, have been injured. This after an incident broke out near a synagogue in the austrian capital. According to media reports, one attacker has been killed, and another could be on the run. Police have called on the public to avoid open spaces and public transport. Our correspondent is standing by in vienna. Anthony, what do we know . Anthony it is still an ongoing situation, as you say. Im in viennas ninth district, bordering the First District, and i can still hear police sirens. Ive spoken to a Police Spokesperson at and an interior ministry spokesperson. They both speak of an ongoing major operation. As you say we do know that according to the police there have been several injuries. There are reports that there may one death, but the police are not confirming this. There e med reports that an attacker may have be killed. We know as well that this operation is a major Ongoing Police ope
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Mexicos former defense minister is taken into custody at lausanne shootings at fort. Hello welcome to the program we begin this hour in thailand where police and antigovernment protest as a force in the center of the capital water cannon was used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in bangkok for a 3rd day in a row thousands of people defied a government ban on gatherings calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and for reforms to the monarchy scott hydra now reports. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protesters in tahrir police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd day thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began to authorities began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon with burning agent laced blue water the protesters are demanding a n
A no deal brecks it has Spokes Person claims talks with the e. U. Are over French Police opened a terror investigation after a teacher is killed in a knife attack in a suburb north of paris. Arrested on drug charges mexicos former defense minister is taken into custody at los angeles airport and 10 scenes outside a south African Court where 2 black men are accused of killing a white comma. Hello welcome to the news hour we begin in thailand where police and antigovernment protest as a force in the center of the capital water cannon was used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in bangkok for a 3rd day in a row now thousands of people defied a government ban on gatherings that calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and they also want unprecedented reforms to the countrys monna came. Hyder a ports now. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protesters in tahrir police got into a violent confrontation 3 months to make. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in jul