President s reaction to the attacks in london and of course this morning, hes already out tweeting that this is again, sort of a defense of his policy as he now calls for a travel ban for travelers from six predominantly muslim nations. That will be the topic of the day. There are Court Hearings going on about the travel ban. That continues to be high on the agenda. But comeys going to take it over pretty quickly. The fact of the matter is, if mr. Comey is allowed to speak and does, in fact, say that the president fired me because i wouldnt run the russia investigation the way he wanted it, thats going to be a big deal and it will overshadow everything else. While washington prepares for that thursday hearing this week, the president is getting out of washington, d. C. , talk about his schedule and what hes focusing on. This week, they want to focus on roads, bridges, infrastructure. Thats what they want the focus to be on. So this is kind of one of the first weeks where theyre really
President s reaction to the attacks in london and of course this morning, hes already out tweeting that this is again, sort of a defense of his policy as he now calls for a travel ban for travelers from six predominantly muslim nations. That will be the topic of the day. There are Court Hearings going on about the travel ban. That continues to be high on the agenda. But comeys going to take it over pretty quickly. The fact of the matter is, if mr. Comey is allowed to speak and does, in fact, say that the president fired me because i wouldnt run the russia investigation the way he wanted it, thats going to be a big deal and it will overshadow everything else. While washington prepares for that thursday hearing this week, the president is getting out of washington, d. C. , talk about his schedule and what hes focusing on. This week, they want to focus on roads, bridges, infrastructure. Thats what they want the focus to be on. So this is kind of one of the first weeks where theyre really
Countries. It could have been a lot of people interfered. I have said it very simply. I think it could very well have been russia, but i think it could well have been other countries. Amy we will speak with the nations katrina vanden heuvel. And we will go to honduras to speak with Bertita Zuniga caceres, the daughter of slain honduran indigenous and environmental leader Berta Caceres. Berta was assassinated last year. Her daughter was nearly assassinated last week. We did not expect the attack. We were traveling back when a vehicle blocked the road in front of us and men jumped out with machetes and threw rocks at us, trying to attack us. As we escaped, they pursued us. Amy we will speak with Bertita Zuniga caceres from her home in honduras. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In germany, more than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of hamburg thursday, as leaders of the Worlds Largest economies gath
40 word years and still feel that way. But it was fascinating. I met wonderful people. And that awful people and i met with a much clearer understanding of how it sometimes can happen and why change also doesnt happen that i think has been really useful to me and how i talk to people and how i write and so forth. It would be really useful if i ever went back in a Different Administration in different plays. When people come and say should i do this, i usually say absolutely. That doesnt mean you should stay forever. If you care about any Public Policy issue by the on the new National Care decide whether domestic policy side, if you care about being an advocate or a reformer, you will learn so much that is valuable in your credibility will be forever higher if you go and learn a little bit or how it works and how it doesnt work. I think it is a great thing to do. The one danger is people can get corrupted very easily. It is easy to go insane and part of the solution and that is becoming
Mr. Hart and master mondale mr. Mondale can appreciate the fact that they will be driven out of business. Secondly, curb the military budget and use military sources to help end the deficit and revitalize the america. They do not represent a new direction. That affects everybody. The Voting Rights act is the most pivotal act of the century. Unless they have a plan to enforce the Voting Rights act to win the primary, they do not deserve the vote. So the questions of social justice and peace and sharing power with women are critical to my agenda. Thank you. Mr. Mcgovern, you have been critical of gary hart recently. He was your Campaign Manager inn you ran for president 1972. [laughter] john is his talk about the future, about the opportunities for a new generation, much different than what you were saying in 1972 . Mr. Mcgovern first of all, i think i trained gary too well. Let me say, as one who is great special affection for gary hart and who will certainly support him if he is the de