And we begin with a new version of the dramatic dash cam video of sandra bland. She was found dead in her cell three days after an altercation during a traffic stop earlier this month. Speculation of a coverup. The officials wednesday denied that the tape had been intentionally doctored and released a clean copy today. And more importantly, what is on that tape and how the situation escalated so quickly . Take a look and listen. Would you find putting out your cigarette, please . Im in my car i dont have to put out my cigarette. You can step on out now. I dont want to step out. Step on out of the car. Step out of the car. I will write you up. Get out now get out of the car for a failure to signal. Youre doing all of this for failure to signal . Lets take this to court yep, for failure to signal. Get off the phone. Get off the phone. I have a right. This is my property. Put your phone down. Sir. Put your phone down, right now. Put your phone down. I will light you up. Kristen is in texa
Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes to to protect us. Amy Tanehisi Coates for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 i
And heros welcome. The superstar surfer returns home overnight after that shark scare. Now a worldwide phenomenon. He opens up about that Close Encounter to friends and family joking about why he was targeted. I had fish the night before. Maybe thats why. As the internet goes into overdrive with its new hero. Im glad he can joke about a shark attack right now. But were all going to have to get into the water to escape this heat. Im telling you. Well begin with the sizzling heat. Millions of americans in ten states from texas to virginia under heat warnings and advisories. It was the hottest day of the year in major cities across the northeast. And temperatures could top 90 degrees again. Ginger, where else would she be but outside in the heat for us this morning. Good morning, ginger. Oh, good morning to you, robin. This is supposed to be the hottest time of year, and, boy, is it turning out to be. Already in the low 80s this morning. Thats one of the issues. The temperatures are not d
Well, good wednesday morning, everyone. We begin with that explosive dash cam video from the arrest of sandra bland. A heated confrontation just days before she was found dead in a texas jail cell. At a Memorial Service last night, blands mother told the crowd her daughter went to texas because she thought shed found her calling. She wanted to try to stop all social injustice in the south. But this morning that dramatic video showing her standing up to a state trooper as a routine traffic stop spins out of control. Do you mind putting out your cigarette, please . Im in my car. Why do i have to put out my cigarette . Reporter what started off as a traffic stop for failing to signal a lane change escalated in minutes. Get out of the car now, or im going to remove you and im calling. Ill yank you out of here. Okay. Youre going to yank me out of my car . Dont touch me. Get out of the car. Get me out of my own car. Get out of the car. I will light you up. Get out. Wow. Now. Reporter sandra
One, a modern king of comedy and the leader of the free world. President obamas final appearance on the daily show. And just like lot of us, the president is having a hard time letting go. Im issuing a new executive order that john stewart cannot leave the show. It appears that youre feeling it a little bit right now. Youve got this deal with iran worked out, youve got your fast track authority, are you feeling like seven years in i finally know what im doing. Im figuring this out. So, were working with iraqis to defeat iran and then we fight yemen and in yemen, were fighting iran with iraqis and saudis. Thats not quite right but thats okay. Who are we bombing . Right now, were going after isil and we have to the fix the country coalition. The deal that we put together, i can say that iran will not be able to get a nuclear weapon. When you hear the critics talk about well, its a bad deal, you could have got a better deal. Then you ask them, whats represents a better deal . What is it y