when he was a surrogate for the trump campaign. david kspeak with johnson, pulitzer prize winning journalist and author of the making of donald trump and james henry. then as donald trump continues his crackdown on immigrants, we look at the shocking case of an asylum seeker from el salvador who is being detained as she battles a brain tumor. free sara now! amy: we will speak to sara beltran hernandez s attorney and amnesty international, which is calling on ice to release the ill woman. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. the justice department said wednesday attorney general jeff sessions met twice last year with russia s ambassador to the united states contradicting , sworn testimony by sessions to congress. the disclosure renewed calls for a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the trump campaign and russia s government, and prompted calls from senior democrats for sessions to r
they may be safe from war but they and their children are exploited and are vulnerable.oi woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: it s hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when we re in a place like this. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: from the president today, the first salvo against his predecessor s climate agenda. instead, he s launched an aggressive campaign to help the coal, oil and gas industries. john yang begins our coverage. yang: with coal miners looking on at e.p.a. headquarters, president trump took action to undo most of president obama s climate change legacy.nd perhaps no single regulationn threatens our miners energy workers and companies more than this crushing attack on american
obama s climate legacy. pres. trump: my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. really clean coal. the plus, we will look at internet privacy after the house votes to allow internet providers to sell your web browsing history and other personal information. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. surrounded by coal miners, president trump signed an executive order tuesday to dismantle a slew of climate rules established by president obama. if carried out, the executive order will nearly virtually guarantee that the united states will fail to meet its 2015 paris agreement pledge to reduce emissions in order to curb the effects of climate change. the executive order marks the first step to undo obama s clean power plan to limit power plant emissions and replace coal-fired power plants with new solar and wind farms. the clean power plan is considered to be a critical element of the u.s. pl
they and their children are exploited and are vulnerable. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: it s hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when we re in a place like this. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: from the president today, the first salvo against his predecessor s climate agenda. instead, he s launched an aggressive campaign to help the coal, oil and gas industries. john yang begins our coverage. yang: with coal miners looking on at e.p.a. headquarters, president trump took action to undo most of president obama s climate change legacy. perhaps no single regulation threatens our miners energy workers and companies more than this crushing attack on american industry. yang: he signed an exe
committee s probe. is an independent counsel needed? than donald trump heads to the epa and signs an executive order to dismantle much of president obama s climate legacy. pres. trump: my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. really clean coal. the plus, we will look at internet privacy after the house votes to allow internet providers to sell your web browsing history and other personal information. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. surrounded by cocoal minerers, presesident trump p signed an executive order tuesday to dismantle a slew of climate rules established by president obama. if carried out, the executive order will nearly virtually guarantee that the united states will fail to meet its 2015 paris agreement pledge to reduce emissions in order to curb the effects of climate change. the executive order marks the first step to undo obama s clean power plan to limit power p