Giving governments an easy ride and failing to put the spotlight on official wrongdoing. But as more than a hundred and fifty detainees at the commonwealth they prepare to enter another year without charge or due process to bring you our special report fro americas notorious military prison. I am. Oh well. Rt into knots not want the boss now with me nice knowing. Our top story this hour of massive Anti Government protests has spiraled out of control in central istanbul. The rallies erupted over a top level corruption investigation that forced a major Cabinet Reshuffle and result in the rest of twenty four people including the sons of two ministers and the head of the state owned bank. Prime minister eric wanted says the probe is a Smear Campaign but that housing quell anger with crowds shoing catch the thief and demanng that he step down by pole tr gas or cease our fearh was there. That was just as the wind speed and the grape and wine to the ikea soon as i can and need to maintai the
Surveillance that the cost of the constitution. Plus as the year winds down we look back at some of most significant stories of two thousand and thirteen. Among them and the forced feeding of hunger striking detainees in guantanamo protesting against the indefinite detention. No the Hunger Strike is largely is officially set to be over. We know that at least fifteen people are continually being force fed here today the procedure was described as a form of torture by the un but the notorious Detention Camp remains open despite outrage and president obama pledges to close it. The whatever to our studios in moscow this is rtm sean thomas. What have you with us. Now a massive Anti Government demonstration in he stumbles the Central Square sparked by a higher level corruption investigation has been violently dispersed by police and demonstrators are now calling for the countrys prime minister. Bridget i have ever wanted to step down but he refuses to give in to their demands. The star press
Share only vague written updates that dont tell us much about the president s condition and his covid treatment. If he is feeling well enough to work today, one thing not in his todo box is broad stimulus negotiations. A surprise tweet from the president yesterday ended his talks and rattled Financial Markets counting on washington to do more to help ease the pandemics economic pain. Chief of staff meadows, you saw him there, said the white house would aim for splaulmaller deal helping airlines is one example. They blame nancy pelosi but she was making progress until the tweet bomb yesterday. And you see the site tonight salt lake city, no doubt the coronavirus and its Economic Impact will be flashpoints. Vp debates do not usually alter the course of an election but as we look inside the debate hall here, we should be reminded this campaign is anything but normal. And a 74yearold president confined to the white house with coronavirus 27 days to election day only adds to a long list of
Fact tone right there from the Senate Majority leader. If that delivery schedule holds, the first full week of the new biden presidency will feature an impeachment trial. A trial that will stir up all the passions of trump and passions of the insurrection just as the new president asked the country to give unity a chance. Senate republicans already saying a trial means Everything Else goes on hold, meaning, they say, no more confirmation votes on the Biden Cabinet and no time, republicans say, to consider agenda items like a covid relief package. There may be ways to slow this down, but it may underscore why team biden is using rejection tactics right out of the gate. Several steps designed to get more help to struggling americans and to get it to them quicker. New executive orders pushed the treasury to speed checks to eligible Americans Still waiting to receive them. They ordered federal agencies to work towards the 15 minimum wage. And those actions demand urgent steps now to addres
Even though it may get in the way of his legislative agenda. Also saying he hopes to ramp up the covid19 Vaccine Program getting up to 1. 5 million americans vaccinated every day. Hes predicting everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one by spring. He want to get his 1. 9 trillion relief package through congress. But its getting pushback on capitol hill. Lets discuss now. Joining me is john harwood, john avalon and timothy natali. I got the ateam. Hello to you gentlemen. John, cnn spoke to President Biden about trumps impeachment. What is he saying tonight . Hes saying some simple statements of fact. Hes saying that Donald Trumps trial may pose some interference with his agenda. That donald trump is likely to be acquitted by the senate, but that the trial has to happen. And thats simply the reality. This was an enormous crime against the people of the united states. It was an act of domestic terrorism. Its inconvenient to have to deal with it just like its inconvenient to hav