Place where plenty of money was made, this is not a poor place. You made it for. Amy lead contamination in the water supply flint, michigan has , forced residents to drink, cook with, and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all ov the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the sen
On. That it will be lifting out much like yesterday after the sun has been out the for about two hours give or take. Temperatures, right now, holding tough in the mid to upper 40s. Chillier in mount pocono and reading, 41 in Atlantic City five in wildwood, as day progresses we will see mid 60s in this city after that fog lifts, some sunshine and late day shower or thunderstorm, similar scenario at the shore, cooler by comparison at 61 and eventually a shower will dot radar up in the poconos too. Also mild for the standards at 55 degrees. So, you know, it is a mixed bag type forecast, all Things Considered not looking too bad for your special holiday. I will take 56. I will work on my transitions, im sorry about that. Next time. Ninetyfive north bound right here behind me as reopened, the off ramp right here, has been closed overnight for construction between 8 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. They are doing that all week. It seems like it a has reopened earlier then 5 00 a. M. Some days this we
I appreciate that. We must beat Hillary Clinton. Four minutes left. Im going to get my question right now. The irs, the department of commerce, the department of energy, the department of commerce. I just think the department of commerce is such a base of cronyism. We need to eliminate it twice. A crash of a private plane crashed into an Apartment Building in ohio. Rescue workers say there are no survivors. Winds and a potential for tornadoes on tap today from the rockies to the midwest. Former president jimmy carter receives good news. His doctors say his cancer has stopped spreading and he is responding well to treatment. The feds have smacked down new charges against three men accused in the largest ever financial hack. The data breach at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size. Draftkings and fanduel have been declared illegal gambling site by the new York Attorney general. The Postal Service is tossing a package onto on the front porch of a house near seattle. All that.
Shooting in the u. S. There have been 50 more over the past six weeks. The largest one in oregon, a gunman killed nine last thursday then himself. The gunman cited the roanoke shooter in his online post. Andy parker joins us today to talk about his fight to end the countrys gun epidemic. Into a battle over Academic Freedom. Academic freedom is often negligible when it comes to sexual critique of structural critique of militarism or state power. Amy we will speak with Steven Salaita whose job offer at the university of illinois urbanachampaign was withdrawn last year after he tweeted harshly critical of the 2014 israeli assault on gaza. He is out with a new book, uncivil rights palestine and the limits of Academic Freedom. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Commander in afghanistan has altered the u. S. Account of the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital whounduz, acknowledging called
What i said in the tenth grade. I appreciate that. We must beat Hillary Clinton. Four minutes left. Im going to get my question right now. The irs, the department of commerce, the department of energy, the department of commerce. I just think the department of commerce is such a base of cronyism. We need to eliminate it twice. A crash of a private plane crashed into an Apartment Building in ohio. Rescue workers say there are no survivors. Winds and a potential for tornadoes on tap today from the rockies to the midwest. Former president jimmy carter receives good news. His doctors say his cancer has stopped spreading and he is responding well to treatment. The feds have smacked down new charges against three men accused in the largest ever financial hack. The data breach at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size. Draftkings and fanduel have been declared illegal gambling site by the new York Attorney general. The Postal Service is apologizing for a mail carrier tossing a pac