Planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years. This week, obama pledged 90 million to help clear laos of the unexploded u. S. Bombs. Well speak with an Investigative Reporting Team who say it is not enough. Then, the Obama Administration has launched a new push to approve the controversial Transpacific Partnership. Pres. Obama i believe it will be ratified because it is the right thing to do. I believe we will get it done. But it is always going to be hard. Nothing is easy in u. S. Congress right now. Amy this comes as 200 of the countrys lead us leaving economists and legal scholars have written a letter urging congress to reject the tpp, citing its controversial investor state dispute or settlement, socalled isds regime. Critics say the provision creates a parallel legal system granting multinational corporations undue power. Well get reaction from public citizens lori wallach. And the standoff at Standing Rock. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now ,
Cacampaign during the war onon vietnanam. The u. S. Droppededt least twoo million tons of bombmbs on laos thats the equivalent of one planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine yearsr. This week, obamama pledged 9090 millllion to help clclear laos f the ununexploded u u. S. Bombs. Well speak with anan investigative reporting teamam o say it is not enouough. Then, the obama administstration halaunched a n new push to approve the controversial Transpacific Partnership. Pres. Obama i believe it will be ratified because it is the right thing to do. I believe we will get it done. But it is always going to be hard. Nothing is easy in u. S. Congress right now. Amy this comes as 200 of the countrys lead us leaving economists and legal scholars have written a letter urging congress to reject the tpp, citing its controversial investor state dispute or settlement, socalled isds regime. Critics say the provision creates a parallel legal system granting multinational corporations undue
Cacampaign during the war onon vietnanam. The u. S. Droppededt least twoo million tons of bombmbs on laos thats the equivalent of one planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine yearsr. This week, obamama pledged 9090 millllion to help clclear laos f the ununexploded u u. S. Bombs. Well speak with anan investigative reporting teamam o say it is not enouough. Then, the obama administstration halaunched a n new push to approve the controversial Transpacific Partnership. Pres. Obama i believe it will be ratified because it is the right thing to do. I believe we will get it done. But it is always going to be hard. Nothing is easy in u. S. Congress right now. Amy this comes as 200 of the countrys lead us leaving economists and legal scholars have written a letter urging congress to reject the tpp, citing its controversial investor state dispute or settlement, socalled isds regime. Critics say the provision creates a parallel legal system granting multinational corporations undue
7s Nicole Oliverio has the latest from avington. A police chase that began in weymouth came to a crash end in acton when the driver smashed into this utility pole. Weymouth Police Say Officers pursued the driver who refused to stop. Stolen. The driver crashed on route 18 snapping the pole in half and knocking out power effort to nearly 2000 customers. Police shut down a section of route 18 as officers investigated and power crews repaired lines. Rushhour traffic was detoured for several hours before the road finally reopened. The damaged car towed from the scene. The driver and passenger taken to a nearby hospital. Both expected to face charges. Its unclear exactly what charges the suspects are going to face. As for National Grid customers, were told most of them had their power back in in abington, Nicole Oliverio, 7news. Police have identified the victim of this mornings deadly crash in saugus. Police say the 39yearold saugus woman was driving north on route 1 when she lost control o