Upper segregate their city. The history was the history of history was unconstitutional. Amy david simon is back, the Acclaimed Television writer and producer joins us today to talk about his new hbo series show me a hero. As well as norlins 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. He created a series treme after the storm. We will discuss his groundbreaking series the wire, his portrayal of what he describes as rock, unencumbered capitalism in his city of baltimore. And we will hear what happened when simon recently met president obama at the white house. Quite at the front end, to tell you im a huge fan of the wire and i think it is one of the greatest not Just Television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades. I am a huge fan. Amy , today david simon for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In news from the campaign trail, republican president ial candidate donald trump has sparked ou
Where you dont have to have a background check for purchasing a weapon at a gun show. In massachusetts, all of new england, youve got to have background checks. In connecticut, youve got to be practically licensed to buy ammunition. Psychiatric evaluations is a simple solution to make your medical records public information. Then you can go and the people who do the background checks i had to go through this with the Police Department here. They look at your records and they see whether you have had any instances where you would be suspect to owning a gun. Governmentw why the has not done this a long time ago. I think the nra has promoted this, that they wanted to have peoples records made public so they can easily check and evaluate the old instant background check. Thats about it. Very simple solution. Bernie sanders was saddened by the on air shooting. As a selfdescribed socialist, Bernie Sanders has not been a gun control advocate necessarily given his state of vermont. There is a
Mid to Late Afternoon well start to hit the low 50s by early afternoon as we get that sunshine breaking up. And your headlines here for the week ahead, well have more rain likely tomorrow and maybe even up to an inch of rain during the day on tuesday. And then that ends tuesday night. Then turning much colder by friday. Now melissa is checking in this morning. Whats going on with our roads and metro . Breaking news on the roads. Take a look at southbound 95 after want co. Were still shut down. Its now a 2 1 2mile backup with all lanes blocked. Virginia state police now pushing traffic on russell row and then over to route one to get folks away from this problem. Southbound b. W. Parkway, i should move this back to show you. We have this red headed southbound because of that. The 70 at 28 there, westmont gonery avenue, it looks okay. Westbound 50 at kenilworth, we have the crash slowing things a bit. Well have travel times and an update on the breaking news in ten minutes. All right, me
Seconds. Oh, just look at the cold air thats waiting to take over. The high today in cheyenne, 7. So it could always be worse. Winter weather sweeps across the u. S. Well, ive taken out my fuzzy socks. You know why . Because a blast of frigid air right now is making its way across the u. S. Kind of like a water wheel. Just sort of grabs this cold air and slings is down into the u. S. Investigators are still searching for answers in the horrific fire in oakland. Its just horror and tragedy a strong earthquake rocked indonesia. Damage is widespread. The death toll is surely to rise. Frantic rescue efforts are under way. Pakistan International Airlines flight carrying more than 40 people has crashed on route to islamabad. Are you better than me . Angry moments caught on camera as a white supremacist speaks at a texas university. Spencer is the godfather of the altright. Donald trump on the socalled thank you tour and he brought his pick for secretary of defense. Mad dog plays no games, ri
That is waiting to take over the high today in cheyenne, 7. It could always be worse. Winter weather sweeps across the u. S. Im taking out my fuzzy socks because of the blasting frigid air is making its way across the u. S. It grabs this cold air and slings it down into the united states. There is no determination of origin or cause. Investigators still searching for answers in the horrific fire in oakland. Its just horror and tragedy are you better than me . White supremacist speaks at a texas university. Spencer is the godfather of the altright. The president made his last Major National security speech. We are a nation, at its best, defined by hope and not fear and that makes us any stronger than any act of terror. Donald trump on the socalled thank you tour and brought his pick for secretary of defense. Mad dog plays no games, right . A stronger earthquake rocked indonesia and damage is widespread and death toll surely to rise. Frantic rescue efforts are under way. Police car chase