ferguson and police militarization. then the united nations slams u.s. record on police brutality and torture. reports of widespread police.rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. we will speak to a member of the united nations committee against torture on u.s. policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting bush administration officials. and finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. ,> an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois my in-laws . there s nothing to have me become what i am here. that s the voice of scott panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. he was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10-gallon hat. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peac
is the only solution. education first. thank you. malala yousafzai becomes the youngest person ever to win a nobel peace prize. she s 17 years old. in 2012, she was shot in the head by a taliban gunman who boarded her school bus. she survived and continued to campaign for the rights of girls to go to school. she shares the award with kailash satyarthi, a leader in the international movement against child slavery and the exploitation of child workers. yousafzai is a pakistini muslim, satyarthi is a hindu from india. then, as tens of thousands are expected to converge in ferguson, missouri, for a weekend of protests demanding justice for michael brown, we speak with three of protests lead organizers, including st. louis rapper, tef poe. i told the police officer the other day but we were protesting, you have the guns and we don t. so the notion that you are afraid of us when you have all of the weapons in the world, is ridiculous. you can bring a tank, armored vehicles, tea
will speak with ashley yates. she was at the white house yesterday for a meeting with president obama to address ferguson and police militarization. then the united nations slams u.s. record on police brutality and torture. reports of widespread police.rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. we will speak to a member of the united nations committee against torture on u.s. policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting bush administration officials. and finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. ,> an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois my in-laws . there s nothing to have me become what i am here. that s the voice of scott panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. he was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy sui
give me an update what s going on in dallas with the new patient, newly named ms. pham. reporter: in the hospital behind me, nina pham is in isolation unit where days previous she was treating thomas eric duncan, who is now sadly deceased. people are looking for where any breach of protocol may have occurred and whether that contributed to her getting the disease. that s one thing under investigation today. and, of course, we are all waiting for an update on how she may be reacting to that treatment that you mentioned, that she has received some of the blood from dr. kent brantly. what we are hearing from the community here and from family and friends is that she is facetiming with her famimother other family members and in good spirits. i spoke to her catholic church, vietnamese congregation last night. they held a special prayer vigil, about 30 minutes from here in ft. worth. and they called on the world to pray for a member of their flock, nina pham. one person i talke
msnbc s tremaine lee is live in ferguson. it is raining where you are. what s going on today and what are protesters believing they accomplished over the weekend? reporter: as you mentioned, you see behind me the winds are whipping up, rain is coming down and appropriately demonstrators in the water a few minutes ago. they expect this event to anchor a full day of civil disobedience across the city. folks are, you know, still steadfast. clergy are asking folks to stay out for at least four hours, the time michael brown s body laid out in the street. are the protesters articulating a set of distinct demandses? we know people have been calling for the arrest of darren wilson. there is this grand jury process taking place. are there specific demands beyond that protesters are making? reporter: their demands encapsulate just that. justice for supporters of michael brown s family and michael brown s family itself would be an arrest of darren wilson. now, i spoke with michael