Midaugust. Plus, well show you one university where the president resigned after a massive outbreak on campus. And fighting to get back on track. James brown has the first tv interview with nascar driver kyle larson who was fired for using a racial slur. Hear larsons apology and why he hopes to get a second chance. First, heres todays eye op opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I denounce white supremacy. Whats your next question. It feels sometimes youre hesitant to do so. Like you waited here we go again. President trump and joe biden facing voters, instead of each other, on the night that would have been the second president ial debate. He said i would not get into court packing. I would not pack the court. It depends on how this turns out. Everybody is working hard to get this thing out of our country. An explosion of covid19 as the country closes in on 8 million total cases. Its a president ial responsibility to lead, and he didnt do that. A wildfire thats burning in colorado is
Behind the rights, commissioned by governor pat brown, which concludes high unemployment, poor schools and Living Conditions and Police Abuses were the main colleges the main causes of community unrest. Get your hands up high. You can list them higher than that. The first one drops their hands is dead. [gunshot] absolutely incredible scene. Gunbattle in the middle of broadway. In the streets of los angeles. [explosion] a small army of policeman , most of them carrying shotguns. National guardsmen riding jeeps. Bodies of several negroes who have been shot already in this battle stretched out beside the curb. Acres and acres of looking glass. Burned and looted stores. And now, this hunt, like something out of a bad war movie, a western perhaps. Policeman on the rooftops. The streets. They think now they have found the man they are after. That was part of the civil war fought on the streets of los angeles one night of this summer. Violence set off by a history of ancient laws. I think it
Executions last month. The judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he or she feels about a particular issue. Amy plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 Public Schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. And we speak to a dreamer at Rutgers University in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france, former investment banker and political centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against farright candidate Marine Le Pen. With the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65 to le pens 35 . Even though le pen lost, it was a record performance for her party, the national front, whose antiimmigrant policies once made it a pariah. Le pen had campaigned on an openly xenophobic and
Sb4, plus the chair of the Mexican American legislative caucus in the texas house of representatives. Then we speak to a student at Rutgers University who faces possible deportation. Homeconsider america my number without a doubt. I have been living in the same house for 15 to 16 years. I do consider this my home. Growing up undocumented was challenging because there is a lot of fear and theres also a lot of uncertainty. Amy at the time of this broadcast, Carimer Andujar is headed to an interview with ice. And then we look at how the federal Communications Commission under President Trump is rolling back limits on media consolidation and Net Neutrality. One of the big winners could be the protrump rightwing Network Sinclair broadcasting which is attempted to become the nations largest broadcaster. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Former acting attorney general sally yates testified to the Senate Judici
Then we speak to a judge in arkansas who is facing calls to be impeached after he took part in an antiDeath Penalty protest just hours after he halted six executions last month. The judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he oror she feels abt a particular issue. Amy plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 Public Schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. And we speak to a dreamer at Rutgers University in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france, former investment banker and political centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against farright candidate Marine Le Pen. With the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65 to le pens 35 . Even though le pen lost, it was a r