Inside to registered to vote. We will hear from dr. Martin luther king jr. s eldest son, and we will speak to one of the few republican members of congress who went to selma this weekend, alabama senator Jeff Sessions. I am on free voting. Things happen in two weeks or more before the election, and oftentimes people are, you know urged to go to vote and vote before they are ready. Amy and we will go to the Edmund Pettus bridge, where on sunday more than 70,000 people marched for Voting Rights today. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracy now . Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A group of 47 republican senators has released an open letter to iran in a bid to disrupt the obama administrations attempt at a nuclear deal. It was spearheaded by senator tom cotton and signed by a number of potential 2016 president ial hopefuls, including senators marco rubio, ted cruz and read and rand paul. It reads in part, we will consider any Agreement Regarding your
Paul walker as it gets ready to open around the country. And good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news. A new terror attack in kenya. Active and very dangerous situation unfolding right now. It all began early when gunmen stormed a university. More than a dozen already confirmed dead. The killer is still on the loose and the Terror Group Al Shabaab and you see the students there huddling for safety which the u. S. Has been targeting has already claimed responsibility. Reena ninan is here with all the latest. Good morning, reena. Reporter george, good morning to you. Eyewitnesses describing the scene as sheer panic. When it was all over theyre saying muslims were separated from muslims. At least 15 People Killed. 60 injured. The attack taking place just as morning prayers were beginning at the university. One person describing the scene as people jumping up and down running for their lives. Some people even running towards the gunmen not aware that the shooting was tak
His costar and friend paul walker as their last film together gets ready to open around the country. And good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news. A new terror attack in kenya. An active and very dangerous situation unfolding right now. It all began early this morning when gunmen stormed a university. More than a dozen already confirmed dead. The killer is still on the loose and the terror group al shabaab, and you see the students there huddling for safety, which the u. S. Has been targeting has already claimed responsibility. Lets get the latest from martha raddatz. Good morning, george, it harrowing scene. Panicked students running for their lives from the Al Qaedalinked terror group. With them targeting specifically nonmuslim students. Students just getting ready for the day. When the attack began. Al shabaab shooting their way past security guards at the college in kenya unleashing a wave of terror on campus. Killing at least 15 wounding at least 60 others. Star
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