Tonight about a well woman who was hit and killed while running across a freeway. W a locala firefighter paramedic and mother only recently married dave nethers linda mar has joins us from fox 8 studio at the university of akron. Ns had described a conversation between Tonya Johnson and her husband has argued in the suv before she ran across route 8 in akron learned today the discussion was many of us have hadma it was about directions to 4 00 p. M. Monday, akron police and receiving calls of the woman fourtier of Tonya Johnson, who was killed after walking into oncoming traffic going home with her husband he pulled over so they could discuss directions. Ll there was no physical altercation it was a disagreement and a verbal dispute over directions. She opened the door and starteded running she was killed by a pickup truck in the the northbound lanes. Surprised and shocked about a a. Has been ake paramedic firefighter for 18 years working out of station number two described as fairly d
We will speak to the familys attorney. Then a year ago this week, a new york prisoner named Samuel Harrell died after as many as 20 Corrections Officers kicked, punched and threw him down a , flight of stairs. The officers were known as the beat up squad. A year later, no one has been charged in his death. He was my friend. He was more so much more than just an inmate who was brutally been the debt by 20 corrections to death bybeaten 20 Corrections Officers. We are here today because of those officers and what they took from us. Amy we will speak to Samuel Harrells sister and father. They just finished a five day Hunger Strike to demand action. Today is the 30th anniversary of the Nuclear Disaster at chernobyl. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from santa fe, new mexico. In cleveland, ohio officials pay to settle a 6 million lawsuit filed by the family of tamir rice. The africaname
Family of tamir rice to settle a federal lawsuit after Cleveland Police shot the 12yearold boy dead. At the time, tamir was in a park by himself holding a toy pellet gun. But under the settlement the city admits no wrongdoing. We will speak to the familys attorney. Then a year ago this week, a new york prisoner named Samuel Harrell died after as many as 20 Corrections Officers kicked, punched and threw him down a , flight of stairs. The officers were known as the beat up squad. A year later, no one has been charged in his death. He was my friend. He was more so much more than just an inmate who was brutally been the debt by 20 corrections to death bybean 20 Corrections Officers. We are here today because of those officers and what they took from us. Amy we will speak to Samuel Harrells sister and father. They just finished a five day Hunger Strike to demand action. Today is the 30th anniversary of the Nuclear Disaster at chernobyl. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy n
Forced, Going Forward talk about some of the concerns i have for the wayay that this campaign has been run by some others. Will have to wait to see what that means he will be here tonight to see if he canil secure ohio. As a result of the race been so close, doing whatever he can to squeeze out a victorydo i talked to him oneonone after hised rally. Hola ohio, i have been to ohio a lot used to work here for along time had Great Success getting a lot of confidence was very young when this device while it is important to me the governor has not done the job, industries. Iranian countries back. Many other companies are coming backm to ohio, winning ohio, be so important. You see the enthusiasm has been amazing. To win ohio and florida together, have to see what happens, thats kasich on the nafta and devoted in favor of nafta it was devastating to ohio and now this is going to be worse going to lose your car andis the Steel Industry most of it is gone already. We are concerned about a brok
The 50s inland if not near 60 in dover new philly. Like i said it will be an unseasonally warm night and not bad for primary day. Hourbyhour breakdown. Thats coming up. Romona now to campaign 2016 coverage and we begin with drama at a cleveland polling place. Mark a poll work we are a gun. Dani carlson joins us live to tell us whats happening. Hey, dani. Reporter hey, guys we are told a man thats a poll worker at the Louisa May Alcott school got in an argument with fellow poll workers and took out a gun from his bag and threatened them with it. This is allen bethea. The whole incident lasted a couple of minutes. Polling never stopped, kids were not in danger and people didnt realize what was happening. Bethea was arrested a couple blocks from here with the weapon and marijuana in his bag. Charges of aggravated menacing, carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a weapon with a disability. The board of election hiring process includes a question if people are applying if they are a felon