Claiming it successfully hacked into the iphone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, we will speak with fillets are prizewinning journalist Glenn Greenwald about the fight over encryption. Do you think there should be yway for human beings to communicate without u. S. Government being able to access that . That is the critical question we face. Amy and the state of North Carolina is sued over its sweeping new antigay and antitransgender law. Were asking the court to overturn house bill 2 because it because ittutional, violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the 14th amendment, because it discriminates on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, and because it is an invasion of privacy for transgender men and transgender women. Amy we will go to North Carolina to speak with one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, transgender student Payton Mcgarry as well as chase strangio, staff attorney at the aclu. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow
Pakistani Taliban Splinter Group has claimed responsibility. I am sarah kelly, welcome to the program. A gunman opened fire at the Visitor Center at the u. S. Capitol in washington. Ambulances rushed to the scene at the Capitol Building went into lockdown. Workers and visitors were told to stay indoors. The gunman is said to be in custody Washington Police have called in an isolated incident and think theres no active threat to the public. Accounts of what exactly happened are still emerging. We will have more on that developing story later in the program. First we turn to otherthe desktop from last twin terror attacks in brussels has risen to 35, with four more people succumbing to their injuries. Meanwhile the search for the third bomber, the man who appeared on cctv footage at the airport has resumed belgian prosecutors were working on that theory that it was the man ticketed the last week. Now they say they had the wrong guy in the man in the hat is still at large. They are appeali
Observe womens History Month and why she is not officially endorsing any of the major president ial candidates. Angela im actually more interested in helping to develop vast movements that can create the kind of pressure that will force whoever is elected, whoever becomes the candidate, to move in more progressive directions. Amy all that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In pakistan, a Taliban Splinter Group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a crowded Amusement Park in lahore that killed 70 people, many of them children. The attack in pakistans secondlargest city came as members of the minority Christian Community gathered to celebrate easter sunday. A spokesperson for the attackers said they targeted christians. Most of those killed were actually muslim. Haspakistani president committed to ramping up efforts to wipe out terrorism. In iraq, a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium near baghdad killed at l
And now were hearing details about the hijackers motive. Nbcs Alistair Jameson joins us from london. What can you tell us . Good morning, dara. This was a routine flight, a short trip from alexandria to cairo. The flight takes around 30 minutes. Some point in that flight one of the passengers on board told the flight clue crue he had explosives on, a suicide vest and the flight was diverted across the mediterranean and landed at larnaca. Once on the ground, negotiations began to release almost all of the passengers. Its still not clear what motives lay behind this hijacking. The cyprus president said its nothing to do with terrorism and a highlevel source told nbc news that the hijackers motives seem to be a personal matter involving a woman and the hijacker asked to speak to someone, possibly his exwife. What we know is there are still around eight people on board that plane. Most of the passengers are off. But around eight people are still on board. That consists of the crew and thre
It is not something that we ever want to see in this town. But especially on a day like today, where the park is used by people all over the bay area. Coming here to enjoy the peace and tranquility. Large crowds honoring the victims. Sometimes applauding respectfully. That changed. Hundreds of men dressed in black with their faces covered invaded the square. We are in our homes, they cried. They surrounded the memorial site. And rolling flags and banners, screaming together. These were right wing nationalists. Loud, aggressive, intimidating, many drinking alcohol. The mothers in the square challenged their behavior. There were scuffles, police struggled to keep them apart. We were broadcasting live when someone started letting off fireworks. Riot police moved forward rounding the crowd and slowly driving it out of the square. Another rival group came announcing the men in blank as racists. And the police used Water Cannons once they were clear of the square. It was all over in about an