Most of the islands 3. 5 million residents still lack electricity. Food and water remain in short supply. Well get an update from independent journalist Rosa Clemente, just back from the island last night. And as puerto rico faces an estimated 95 million in cleanup costs, well look at a major new investigation into exactly who owns its 74 million debt. Then in california, as wildfires scorch more than 200,000 acres, roughly the size of new york city, more than 11,000 firefighters are rattling the blaze a number of them are prisoners. A the only way you would tell was a prisoner firefighter is if i told you. On the line, you would not know at all. Amy the incarcerated women who fight california wildfires. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal judge in hawaii blocked most of President Trumps latest version of a travel ban tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect. U. S. District judge der
The reporter thats right. Were here at the wake, where state police are not only guarding the family, but also in princeton, they continue to work this case, sift through those tips and they say that no one has been ruled out as a suspect. Im really worried. The reporter more than a week after the murder of Vanessa Marcotte stunned this small mountain town, princeton residents say they still dont feel safe. People are afraid, and theyre mad. And i dont want to be that way. The reporter we met up with Princeton Police with his own questions about what happened the day investigators say a man abduct vanessa from the side of this road while she was out for a run. What i wanted to know immediately was how is it handled . The reporter state police have received more than 600 tips into vanessas murder. The District Attorney says theyre considering all possibilities, and have looked into similar attacks on female joggers earlier this summer here in northboro and westborough. In those cases, P
The power of american journalism deserves appreciation. Its one of those days when the power of american journalism is like a klieg light in a dark sky. Look at what we have just learned. If you were able to follow each of these paving stones as they were laid down one by one by Great American journalists and published by free American Press, if you were able to follow this one story all along from the beginning, today was a day when righteously, you should just take a second and look back at where that path has led us to today and behold what Good Journalism can do and how valuable it is to us as country. What we have learned tonight in reporting is stunning enough in bottom line but all the more stunning all the more civic appreciation for it when you see where it came from. Started in july, last july. 2016, in the Republican National convention. Doing something that usually the National Press doesnt care that much about. Beat reporters cover it, political activists tend to cover it.
3. 5 million american citizens are without power and struggling with Severe Damage and worries about what is going to happen tomorrow and into the next day. We have a live report with the secretary of state from puerto rico coming up in just a moment this hour. Thats a very serious situation. Before we get there though, this is one of those days when the power of american journalism deserves appreciation. Its one of those days when the power of american journalism is like a klieg light in a dark sky. Look at what we have just learned. If you were able to follow each of these paving stones as they were laid down one by one by Great American journalists and published by free American Press, if you were able to follow this one story all along from the beginning, today was a day when righteously, you should just take a second and look back at where that path has led us to today and behold what Good Journalism can do and how valuable it is to us as country. What we have learned tonight in r
Are not out of the woods, they have a full day of battering damaging and possibly devastating storm surge, wind and rain. Its a nightmare scenario. Dont forget us. Just dont forget us. We call this the blackout period, theres horrific destruction taking place. There are already trees that have come down right down here and were seeing debris flying through this area. We have seen parts of roofs being blown off and debris on the street and rising water and theres no telling the extent of this damage. We have a big one going right now, ive never seen winds like this in puerto rico. In mexico, they are december separate for signs of life in the rubble of a 7. 1 magnitude earthquake. Crews are listening for breathing, for tapping, for yelling, for anything that would help locate survivors. As they search through pancaked buildings. A lot of of the focus right now is at a collapsed school. 21 children are dead but dozens of others are missing. And that means they could still be alive. The d