A lifeanddeath issue. If we dont sort out Climate Change, our coastal communities are going to be underwater. At the table,ot youre at the menu. We want to be at the table. The agreement is one that will see the planet amy its the first day of the u. N. Climate summit in paris. On sunday, nearly 10,000 people formed a human chain, thousands defied a protest ban and are were tear gassed by police, 200 people were arrested. Inside the summit, over 100 heads of state are gathering for the first day of cop 21. Well hear the voices from the streets, french farmer jose bove, indigenous leader Tom Goldtooth and his son dallas of the 1491s, and well speak with author and journalist naomi klein. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from paris, france, at the u. N. Climate summit. More than half a Million People took part in rallies around the world ahead of todays opening of the 21st United Nati
Does not feel like late november, so were thankful for that on this saturday, november good morning, everybody. Thanks for being with us. Im rob nelson. Good to be with you. Thanks for making time. Im michelle charlesworth. Happy saturday morning, happy. It off. Im still tire. I think we all are. Right . Its a good week, but a tiring week. Theres a lot going on meteorologist amy freeze has our first look at this mornings weather. How was your thanksgiving . I saw you down at the Bowery Mission with this one, with the kids, with everybody. You guys were awesome. It was a lot of fun. The turkey coma, though, after right. It was a lot of fun, though. Temperatures. Hard to believe were in november when were reading the mid60s. This morning waking up to 55 degrees. Thats even warmer than it was yesterday and were looking at this cold front approaching, but meanwhile temperatures just over the last 24 hours, the change has been as much as 5 to 17 degrees, warmer than we were yesterday at thi
50s through the majority of the afternoon with a high in 60 in new york city. In the accuweather sevenday forecast we will talk cool down and the first few days of december. Michelle. Thank you so much. Right no breaking news in brooklyn. A deadly fire early this morning claimed the lives of two people and injured three more. More than 100 firefighters were called out to the scene on east 49th street. Marcus solis has the latest for us from east flat bush. Reporter we can she you a shot of the house here. This is 49th street in East Flatbush on the second floor, completely burned out. This was a fire that started around 5 30 this morning on a twostory house. There was heavy fire in the second floor. Witnesses say that there were people jumping from the second floor. Others injured, taken to kings county hospital, and also cornell burn center, including a child. Now, the cause of the fire still under investigation. Fire marshals here on the scene. The fire brought under control in about
He resigns from office. We will go to Guatemala City for the latest and speak to nobel peace laureate Rigoberto Menchu and journalist allan nairn. Then to chicago. A group of Chicago Public school parents, grandmothers, and education activists are entering the 19th day of a Hunger Strike. We will go to chicago to find out why. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In guatemala, expresident Otto Perez Molina has been jailed on charges of corruption only hours after he bowed to massive popular protest and resigned. In court thursday, prosecutors played wiretapped conversations they say show perez molina was part of customsfraud ring that pilfered tens of millions of dollars from the state treasury. Vice president Alejandro Maldonado has been sworn in as interim president until january, when Perez Molinas term was set to end. Maldonado had been Vice President since only may, after he assumed the post when the
Benefits the people. Amy guatemalans celebrate in the street as the president Otto Perez Molina is jailed on corruption charges one day after he resigns from office. We will go to Guatemala City for the latest and speak to nobel peace laureate Rigoberto Menchu and journalist allan nairn. Then to chicago. A group of Chicago Public school parents, grandmothers, and education activists are entering the 19th day of a Hunger Strike. We will go to chicago to find out why. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In guatemala, expresident Otto Perez Molina has been jailed on charges of corruption only hours after he bowed to massive popular protest and resigned. In court thursday, prosecutors played wiretapped conversations they say show perez molina was part of customsfraud ring that pilfered tens of millions of dollars from the state treasury. Vice president Alejandro Maldonado has been sworn in as interim presiden