Resilient is going to be increasingly important because we are going to see more extreme weather events as the result of Climate Change. Deeper droughts, deadlier wildfires, stronger storms. Amy we will spend the hour with new orleans native actor Wendell Pierce, best known for his roles in the wire and treme. Monique harden and journalist. Ary rivlin. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hundreds more people fleeing violence in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, Subsaharan Africa and other regions have reportedly died en route to europe as the world grapples with whats being described the worst migration crisis since world war ii. As many as 200 people may have drowned when a boat headed to Southern Europe sank off the libyan coast thursday. Another boat with 50 people on board also reportedly capsized thursday. Swedish Officials Say they also found the bodies of more than 50 people who died from breat
Hurricane katrina, 10 years ago. I knew that for my generation, we owed it to my parents generation. To make sure it came back. The actor also recently starred in the film selma, half a century after the civil right march, pierce said he stood on the symbolic Edmund Pettus bridge, and reflected on the movement. All the souls at the bottom of that Alabama River saying, just tell us the way, make sure they dont forget us. When a critic said, the decision to wear an i cant breathe t shirt, protesting Police Violence at the movies premiere, might cost an oscar, pierce said he has no regrets. Something that we vigilantly fight against and know, and that people will rationalize violence, in ways that are just ugly. And divine intervention, is how he describes his work in treme, a drama, set in post katrina new orleans. I literally held my mother in my arms, the last moments of her life, and it was because i was here doing treme. I caught up with Wendell Pierce as the 10th anniversary of katr
Inflicting devastating environment th the damage. Turkey summoned Russian Ambassador to, quote, strongly condemn what it says was a violation of its airspace by a russian fighter jet. Turkey says despite radar warnings a russian su34 like this one went in to its air space last November Turkey shot down an Russian Air Force jet which it claimed was flying in its territory killing the pilot and that led to an escalating war of words between the countries. After this latest incidents the turkish president says he wants to talk to his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin warning there could be course kenses if the violations continue. Well, russias state News Agency Says its country denies the allegations. Lets bring in zeina khodr live from southern turkey. What are the suggestions from the turkish people about what happened here . Reporter the Turkish Foreign ministry is describing this incident as, quote account yet another example of russian escalatory behavior. We also heard from the tu
She talked about a number of issues, including immigration, and health care. She also spoke about gun violence, referencing wednesdays on her shooting of two journalists. This is 25 minutes. Mrs. Clinton thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all so much. Thank you very very much. Thank you all so much. It is great being here with a room full of democrats. And i want to thank stephanie, i want to thank debbie, and all the elected officials, Party Leaders, and grassroots organizers who every day help strengthen families and communities across our nation. You are building our party in every district in every state. I want to be your partner every step of the way. [applause] i also want to give a big shout out to a giant of the Democratic Party, someone who has devoted his life to serving his fellow americans, and who has inspired and encouraged so many of us over the years. The great Walter Mondale. [applause] we democrats believe in an america where no matter who you are, for where
He also discussed Climate Change , despite a request by louisiana governor bobby jindal not to do so. Making our communities more resilient is going to be increasingly important because we are going to see more extreme weather events as the result of Climate Change. Deeper droughts, deadlier wildfires, stronger storms. Amy we will spend the hour with new orleans native actor Wendell Pierce, best known for his roles in the wire and treme. Monique harden and journalist. Ary rivlin. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hundreds more people fleeing violence in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, Subsaharan Africa and other regions have reportedly died en route to europe as the world grapples with whats being described the worst migration crisis since world war ii. As many as 200 people may have drowned when a boat headed to Southern Europe sank off the libyan coast thursday. Another boat with 50 people on bo