National security, venezuela accuses the United States of plotting another coup as it helped to do in 2002. We will look at the growing crisis. These accusations like previous such accusations come are ludicrous. As a matter of longstanding policy, the United States does not support political transitions by nonconstitutional means. Amy gateway to freedom the Hidden History of the underground railroad. We will speak with the pulitzer prizewinning author and historian eric foner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Iraqi Military and iranianbacked shiite militias have seized large parts of tikrit as part of their offensive to retake the city from the selfproclaimed islamic state. The operation marks iraqs Largest Military attempt to roll back the gains made by isis last june. Iranian advisers and iranianbacked shiite fighters are playing a key role while the u. S. Has been sidelined. Colombia is halting
Apparently trying to cross this section of branch avenue when she was struck by a Metro Transit Police cruiser and suffered severe injuries as a result. Medics Metro Transit Police supervisors and pgpd all responded. The woman was transported to the hospital in critical condition. A spokesperson for Metro Transit Police tells me the officer involved was driving in routine status not responding to emergency calls and lights and sirens were not active. Were also told this incident did not happen at an intersection, a crosswalk or a stoplight. This is a multilane highway but many residents admit they, too have jaywalked here to get to the metro station or nearby convenience stores. The timing and the lights sometimes are too long and if youre clear to go through, sometimes you do. Its bad to do it but yeah, i have. Mike pedestrians point out there are not many places to legally cross branch avenue and even then then, they dont feel real safe. They also complain there are not enough street
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Is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. As we start tonight were watching several big stories including the search for wreckage and survivors of the scene of a deadly military Helicopter Crash overnight off the coast of florida. We want to begin here this evening with what appears to be another embarrassment for the secret service. Details just surfacing about an investigation into a possible car crash on the white house grounds involving members of the secret service including an agent assigned to president obamas protective detail. Lets go right to nbcs tom costello in our washington newsroom. Tom. Reporter lester good evening. A Senior Administration official is confirming to nbc news this evening that there is an investigation into the actions of two secret Service Agents including a top member of president obamas protective detail. The secret service confirming its looking into what happened on march 4th when two agents drove a government vehicle into a
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