The largest election the world has ever seen, you spend the hour with indian novelist and essayist Arundhati Roy. She is just out the new book called, capitalism a ghost story. After the opening up of the economy, we are in a situation where 100 of indias wealthiest people, their combined wealth is 25 of the gdp, whereas war that 80 of its population is less than less than one dollar a day. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A standoff continues in ukraine where prorussian separatist have seized government buildings in eastern areas. Demonstrators have barricaded themselves and and readied fuel bombs. The government in kiev has warned of sending in troops to restore order. Testifying before senate panel in washington, secretary of state john kerry accused russia of direct involvement. Everything we have seen in the last 48 hours, russian provocateurs and agents operating in eastern ukraine, tells us they
Two people rescued a young 6yearold boy from a raging river in south dakota and then disappeared in a massive sea of whipped foam whipped by unrelenting currents. Abcs rob nelson has been following developments all night long. Good morning to you. It really was the ultimate bravery on display. Two Good Samaritans jumping in to save a young boys life but the real drama was only just beginning. As the ice melts on the big sioux river, the water is filled with chemicals, churning with ice particles creating a thick foam making for dangerous circumstances. A 6yearold boy who was peering into the river slipped and fell into the frothy water thursday evening. Two onlookers jumped in to save the boy from the foam engulfing him. The two men were able to grab the boy but his two heroes are nowhere to be seen. Three of us had him and he had the kid with him, but just slipped. Just slipped. Crews are now desperately searching for those two Good Samaritans who saved the little boys life. We are ha
Afternoon that america should fully recognize israels sovereignty over the Golan Heights, one of the most disputed regions in the world. The year was 1967. Israeli forces captured the territory from syrian troops during the sixdays war. Annexed it in 1981. The United Nations condemned that move. President trumps announcement follows repeated pressure from benjamin netanyahu. Netanyahu facing a tough reelection race next month after being indicted on several criminal charges. Some analysts say the president s dramatic policy shift by twitter could give the Prime Minister a boost in the polls back home. Secretary of state mike pompeo is in jerusalem right now and just a short time ago the secretary said the president made an important decision for the people of israel. Then he tweeted it. We have team fox coverage. Trey yingst reporting live. First, to john roberts live on the north lawn. John . Good afternoon to you. This has been swirling a number of weeks now. The president s tweet ca
At least seven people died in the bahamas. That number only expected to climb. Bill, i want to start with you. Where is dorian right now. What should people be most concerned about . The first is the water. Molly is located in the savannah area. Thats the next benchmark where we will get our first significant damage along coastal sections of the u. S. High tide after 1 00. Were expecting water levels that will reach historic levels. Savannah it could be the third highest they have recorded, back in the 1940s. That is significant. That is what will be happening shortly. 105 Miles Per Hour winds. This was the path from 5 00 a. M. The new one as we go throughout this hour, at the end of this hour. The only question, will it shift closer to the coast north . It will remain where it is. Maybe closer to the coastal areas. That will mean all of a sudden we will start increasing the possibility of the high winds. And the flood risk has really gone up in the last 24 hours. This area of pink in