States government that the attack is result of iran. Brent in germany, those helpful assistance like amamazons alexa they know a lot about us, and authorities now w want to pick their artificial brains. Privacy campaigners say that is a step too far. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo has pinned the attacks on two tankers and iran firmly on iran, accusing them of trying to restrict the flow of oil through the key straight of hormuz. Oil prices jumped by four percent and tensions between the u. S. And iran have been running high ever since President Trump with drew the u. S. From the landmark Iran Nuclear Deal last year. United nations secretarygeneral warning that the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the gulf region. Quest black smoke billows from a tanker. The Norwegian Maritime Authority says they were reportedly three explosions on board and described the incident as an attack.
Edwidge danticat. Then to times up thats the rallying cry thats bringing together women from hollywood actresses to housekeepers to demand gender and Racial Justice and a world free of Sexual Harassment and assault. I hope people see the momentum in the energy and the fact we are uniting across all industries and all communities, standing together saying we all deserve workplaces where our work is valued and we can live and work with dignity. Amy we will speak to tarana burke, the founder of the Metoo Movement, actress Shailene Woodley and leading native american Domestic Worker and farmworker organizers. Plus, a prominent immigrant rights activist is detained by ice in new york. You will get all of the details. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump sparked International Outrage thursday over a racist comment in which he said the u. S. Should limit immigration from haiti, el salvador,
Declassified version of the intelligence review on russias ties to the Election Hacking will be released. Subject of the escalating dispute between donald trump and Intelligence Community. Were learning will be released to the public on monday. Few days away. Current president briefed on thursday and president elect on friday. Question is what does president elect trump do with this information . Does it allay his own concerns about this and his doubts about the hacking and the intelligence agencies assessment that russia is behind the hacking. You and i and public will get the first view of the review that president obama ordered of this intelligence. See it on monday. If donald trump is not listening to u. S. Intelligence, who is he listening to . Its a fair question. We dont know. Talked to people inside the intelligence agencies. Keep in mind its not democrat or republican issue right . Obama Administration Says russia is behind the hack but also the republican speaker of the house
Like mine hostages for promises today for promises for perfection that will come tomorrow. We are the inheritors of those kind of movements. Movements of committed americans who came together gathering just like we are now. This has been the truth of generations of people in our country who in moments of great moral crisis and great moral challenge summoned great moral imagination. They did not surrender to the seduction of hatred. They fought with a defiant love and when they rose, our nati nation our nation rose with them. Im here today, we are here today, because of those kinds of movements. As many of you know, i wasnt born here in newark. When i was a baby, my mom, who you saw, with my dad, they tried to move into a neighborhood in harrington park, new jersey, about 20 miles up the road and they moved there attracted by the Public Schools and proximity to new york but Real Estate Agents refused to sell us a home because of the color of our skin and what would have been that, us de
Country again. And i think his answer was actually a very accurate one and a lot of people saw that a lot of people understand, many, many people understand the situation and want to be open to that situation. Hard to believe it could have happened. But it did. There was spying in my campaign. And his answer was a very accurate one. However, Democratic Leaders are now questioning if the attorney general could be a goodfaith arbiter of the Mueller Report which is expected to be released within a week in redacted form. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said barr was off the rails and fired fbi director james comey said a short while ago he didnt know what barr was talking about and that using the term spying is, his word, concerning. Vicki duval from the cia and also general counsel for the Senate Intelligence committee so a pleasure to have you on. Welcome. Thank you for having me. What kind of damage do you think mr. Barr had when he used the word spying. The word spying, by the attorney gene