The end of the Trump Presidency . President trump has suggested he secretly recorded his conversations with comey. We will look at the fall of president Richard Nixon, whose secret tapes led to his resignation, and we will speak with former congresswoman elizabeth holtzman, the young number to several the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach net send. We look at Jeff Sessionss collation on the war on drugs. Going for, i have an hard our prprosecutors to charge and pure the most serious offense is i believe the law requires the most serious readily provable offense. Amy massive Hunger Strike enters its 28th day. We will speak to the son of strike leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been imprisoned in israeli jails for over 15 years. He has been called the palestinian nelslson mandela. My father come along with 1700 palestitinian political prisoners, start of the Hunger Strike for freedom and dignity in demand of humanitarian Living Conditions in prison. Amy 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 San Francisco. A global computer hack, using a cyberweapon developed by the National Security agency, has disrupted hospitals, universities, government offices, gas stations, atm machines, and more than 200,000 computers worldwidide. It is expected to grow worse as people return to work this morning. On f friday, the cyberattatacks ben n to rple e thugh momo than 15050 countries, locking medical workers out of the Computer Systems at dozens of british and indonesian hospitals, disrupting train schedules in germany preventing , Chinese Students from accessing their final papers and , freezing Government Computers from Russias Interior Ministry to police stations in india. Experts say its the first time a cybeberweapon developed d by e nsnsa has been stolen and relead by hackers. The cyberweapon exploits weaknesses in microsoft software. It appears the u. S. Government knew for years about this weakness in the software, but only told microsoft about the vulnerability recently, meaning microsoft had little time to fix the problem and for Software Users worldwide to update their systems. The cyberweapon is transmitted by email, and then encrypts a computer, locking people out of their data and then threatening to destroy it unless a ransom is paid. On sunday, microsoft president brad smith confirmed the cyberweapon used in the attack was developed by the nsa, writing finally, this attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem. An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the u. S. Military having some of its tomahawk missiles stolen. Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden tweeted despite warnings, nsagov built dangerous attack tools that could target western software. Today we see the cost. On capitol hill, u. S. Lawmakers are demanding President Trump turn over any recordings of conversations he had with fired fbi director james comey. The demand comes after President Trump threatened comey in a twitter rant on friday, writing james comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. Late last week, trump acknowledged in an nbc interview that hed fired comey, in part, over the investigation into whether the Trump Campaign colluded with russia to alleged allegedly hack the 2016 election. Comey has been invited to meet with the Senate Intelligence committee on tuesday. Democrats have said they will not vote on a new fbi director until a special prosecutor is appointed to preside over the investigation into trumps ties to russia. On sunday, former director of National IntelligenceJames Clapper said trumps decision to fire comey represents an assault on u. S. Institutions. Many ways, our institutions are under assault, both externally that is the big news here, is russian interference in our election system. And i think as well our institutions are under assault internally. From the president . Exactly. Amy the New York Times reports Senate Republicans are starting to distance themselves from President Trump amid increasing frustration about the firing of james comey. On thursday, maine senator Susan Collins said it does seem like we have an upheaval, a crisis almost every day in washington. President trump threatened friday to end daily news briefings, suggesting he may simply host his own News Conference every few weeks. On twitter, trump also acknowledged White House PressSecretary Sean Spicer and Deputy Press SecretarySarah Huckabee sanders had issued false statements to the press last week, writing as a very active president with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates toto stand at the podium with perfect accuracy meanwhile, lawn ornaments have begun popping up depicting White House PressSecretary Sean Spicer hiding among the bushes. After spicer spent several minutes tempting to hide himself in the shrubbery outside the white house while Huckabee Sanders and trump advisor Kellyanne Conway were doing interviews on tuesday about the firing of james comey. Unnamed Officials Say the white house is close to finalizing a 100 billion worth of arms deals with saudi arabia ahead of trumps planned visit to riyadh on friday, the first stop on trumps First International trip as president. After riyadh, trump will v visit israel and then the vatican. North korea launched a new ballllistic missile sunday morning. The missile flew 430 miles, and north korea says the Unitedd States m military bases s acros the pacific are now within strikiking range and that the ssile is d designed to carry a nuclear warhead. The test comes amid rising tensions between north korea and the United States, tensions that were also fueled by the u. S. s massive spring military drills on the korean peninsula. In a major immigrant rights victory, immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have granted stays of deportation to two prominent undocumented denver residents Jeanette Vizguerra and Arturo Hernandez garcia. Vizguerra sought sanctuary in the First Unitarian Society of Denver Church shortly after trump took office. She is one of the founders of the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition and was recently named one of time magazines 100 most influential people of 2017. This is Jeanette Vizguerra speaking on friday morning after she left the church for the first time in 86 days. Meit is a special day for because i will be able to celebrate mothers day with my children and my grandchildren. Amy Arturo Hernandez garcia spent nine months in the same Sanctuary Church two years ago. He was recently arrested by ice, even though the Obama Administration had told him he was not considered a priority for removal. Meanwhile, in vermont, 23yearold activist and dairy worker Cesar Alex Carrillo has been deported. Carillo was arrested in march, along with two other activists with the group migrant justice, enrique balcazar, and zully palacios. He was deported on the socalled voluntary departure order, which will give him a better chance of winning the right to return to the u. U. S. To reunite with his wifife and their 4yearold daughter solmarie. To see our full coverage of Jeanette Vizguerra, Arturo Hernandez garcia, and Cesar Alex Carrillo, go to democracynow. Org. Meanwhile, in atlanta, another immigration activist, dreamer jessica colotl, is fighting her possible deportation after the Trump Administration revoked her daca status, which gives her permission to live, work and study in the United States. In 2010, while colotl was a student at Kennesaw State university, she was arrested, jailed for 37 days, and threatened with deportation for driving without a license. After a Successful Campaign by her fellow students to win her freedom, she became one of the faces of the movement to pass the dream act to protect undocumented students. Colotl is now working as an immigration paralegal, and shes suing to get her daca reinstated. In yemen, officials have declared a state of emergency in the capital sanaa over a cholera outbreak that has already killed 115 people. Yemens hehealth, water, and sanitati s services hahave been severely impacted by the ongoing u. S. Backed saudi led war on yemen. Thisis is dr. Hussein el h hadd, the didirector o of one of the w hospitals in sanaa t that is stl functioning. Thehe situation is very bad. The children are suffefering frm chololera and there are not enoh beds. The technical knowhow in the hospital is insufficient to deal with the situation we are facing. Amy in pakistan, at least 25 people were killed and 30 more were wounded in an attack targeting the convoy of a senior pakistani politician in the Southwest Province of baluchistan friday. Isis claimed responsibility for the attack, but local officials have blamed local militants. In the democratic republic of congo, the World Health Organization says ebola has killed at least three people e n the past three weeks, raising fears of another widespread outbtbreak on the e continent. In 2014, ebolaililled more than 11,000 people e across west africa. In northern mexico, an activist for parents s whose children hae gone missing was assassinated by armed gunmen on wednesday, mothers day in mexico. Miriam rodriguez was the director of the san fernando collective of missing people. Her own daughter, karen, had gone missing in 2012. Meanwhile, in the Southern State of guerrero, a group of reporters were attacked, robbed and threatened by a group of , armed men saturday. The attack occurred outside iguala, where 43 students were disappeared from the Ayotzinapa Teachers College in 2014. The jojonalists, w who all survived the attack, said the men threatened to burn them alive. In hong kong, three families who offered refuge to nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden when he was in hiding in 2013 are facing possible deportation after their asylum claims were rejected. The families are from the philippines and sri lanka. Their lawyers say hong kong authorities intentionally targeted the three families for expedited immigration screening. And in charlottesville, virginia, dozens of torchbearing white nationalists gathered saturday for two rallies to protest plans to remove a confederate monument. White nationalist Richard Spencer led the protesters, who chanted we will not be replaced. While the torchbearing mob evoked the long, bloody history of white terrorism against african americans, some took to twitter to mock spencer and the other white nationalists for using party storestyle tiki torches at the rally. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are on the road in San Francisco. I will be speaking today in santa cruz and in palo alto. Fallout continues to grow over President Trumps firing of fbi director james comey last week. The firing came just days after comey requested more resources to probe russias meddling in the 2016 election. The Senate Democrats are now threatening to refuse to vote on a new fbi director unless a special prosecutor is named to investigate possible ties between the Trump Campaign and russia. On sunday, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer appeared on meet the press. S. A special p prosecutor appointed by ththe Justice Department has the ability to actually prosecute people for violations of law. And they go in tandem. One should not step on the other. I know they are talking to each other right now. The fbi was with the Intelligence Committee to make sure no one is granted immunity, but it is two separatessues. We very much need a special prosecutor, chuck. We need someone who is independent of the Justice Department to get to the bottom of this. Amy on the same program, secretary of state Rex Tillerson admitted russia did in fact interfere with the election. N. I have seen the intelligence reports, chuck will step yes, i dont think theres any question that the russians were playing around in our electoral process. Those intelligence reports also indicated it is zynga inclusive as to what if any effect it had. Amy meanwhile, pressure is growing on the administration to reveal whether trump has been secretly recording conversations at the white house. On friday, trump tweeted james comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press lawmakers arare now calling on trump to hand over any such tapes. On friday, white housese press secretary sean spipicer refufuso rule out the existence of the tapes. Moving on to the news of the week, of the day, they President Trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey . I assume youre referring to tweet. The president has nothing further to add. What should we interpret from that . As i mentioned, the president has nothing further to add. Are the recording devices in the oval office or the residents . There is nothing further to add. Does he think it is appropriate to threaten someone like mr. Comey not to speak . That is not a threat. He stated a fact. The week espresso. I am moving on. Trumps possible recording of amy white house conversations has s led many comparisonsns ben trump and former presisident Richard Nixon who resigned on august 8, 1974 three days after the rerelease of an audio recording n nixoniscucussg the waterge e breain. Nixon had ugught o congressiol l subpnas s to relee e the pe b butventuauay , the supre e courforcrcedim to hanit ovever. Itater bece knowas the sming gutape. Are joid now elizabeth hozman, foer u. S. Ngresswon from n york wh rved on e house diciary mmittee th votedo impeac richd nixon. Welcomome ck to decracy no n you ta about t signicance o what present ump t thrtened inne of h tweet stms ainst jam comey aftehe fir him as i direct . Ell, thehreat is an absuity. E presidenwas sayi that mey suld hopthe wano tape recorng beforhe talked abouthe meing . The prident knows wther theris a taprecording were not. He is the one who knows. This is just nonsense. If President Trump once the truth out, if comey was lying about the meeting, the president should just release the tape. He is just playing games with the American People. The real connection with watergate is the firing of comey by President Trump, which all of theb be given circumstance around it, an effort to coverup and to prevent an investigation of whether russia colluded with him and his campaign over interference in the American Election will stop and whether he is still cocolluding withth e russians. What is involved in the firing is a question really of whether we have a president of the United States who is under the influence of and working in collusion with their president hostile foreign government. And we have to get to the bottom ofof that. Attrumps actions prevent us this point from making sure that we can get the truthth. Amy i want to turn to an interview last week when donald trump, once again, changed his story about why he fired fbi director james comey, admitting on