Two africanamerican halfbrothers have been exonerated of rape and murder after 30 years behind bars in North Carolina. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once pointed to their case as an example of why the Death Penalty is just. Today, they are free men. We will speak with an attorney for one of the exonerates as well as the former legal director of the center on wrongful convictions. The new York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo is being challenged in his own partys primary. We will speak to all professor Zephyr Teachout and political activist randy credico, who are both running against cuomo, as well as the tuna governor candidate tim wu who coined the concept of Net Neutrality. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Violence continues in Eastern Ukraine putting Government Forces and russianbacked separatists following a day of confusion over ceasefire. Ukraine initially claimed it had reached a ceasefire
What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Shelter comesns under fire in gaza, with at least 13 people killed. Unclear who is to blame. In an exclusive interview, the leader of hamas says what it would take for him to accept a truce with israel. We want a ceasefire as soon as possible. That is possible with the lifting of the siege of gaza. This is the demand of the gazan people. Astronauts ago, u. S. Were hailed as heroes for becoming the first to walk on the moon. Tonight we explain why the celebrity was shortlived. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and also around the globe. The uns secretarygeneral says he is appalled by an attack on a u. N. Shelter in gaza in which at least 13 people have been killed and hundreds wounded. Hamas has blamed israel, and israel says it is investigating who is responsible. The shelter was a u. N. School being used by those who fled their homes because of the fighting. Angry, distraught, and b
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Lines and we will be watching the skies closely for lightning. It was lightning that sparked the massive wildfire. Brandi hitt, abc news, washington. A young man walking along a Florida Beach is dead after hit bay bolt of lightning. Witnesses say they saw him and two women walking near the water when they heard a loud cracking sound and saw a flash. Most ran for cover except the three laying on the ground. The man was already dead and the woman hospitalized. Those dangerous thunderstorms are not over in florida. Stormy conditions will stretch from florida to maine today and west along the gulf coast where the rain will be heavy at times. Also today expect rain and thunder for washington and oregon moving east to the dakotas. That eastern storm zone will bring temperatures from the high 9 80s to mid90s. Detroit unusual live mild reading in the 70s. A piece of american ka that is up for sale. The Worlds Largest ketchup bottle built in 1949. It was originally a water tank and never held a
Public. At issue was whether his Young Children could bothered early with him. He had preferred status. In his message he named the agent and gate number and said she was rude. I said, you know, real nice way to treat, you know, an alist member. Ill be sure to tweet about it. The gate agent then says she felt threatened and had him and his two Young Children removed from the plane. The family was allowed to reboard after he deleted the tweet. Southwest says the incident is under review. Again, so this all stems from the fact that he had alist status, the kids didnt. The gate agent was saying, you can board, kids cant. Doesnt make a lot of sense. Young kids. Yeah, 6 and 9. He tweets this. The gate agent said if he didnt delete the tweet, she would call the police and the kids began to cry. Oh, thats heartbreaking. Where is the compassion for this man. Horrible pr situation for southwest. I dont know how you spin. In the end, the kids were given two 50 gift certificates, travel vouchers