Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
Shot and killed by two Philadelphia Police officers in front of his mother while he was having a Mental Health crisis. The National Guard has been ordered into the streets. We will go to philadelphia to speak with professor Marc Lamont Hill about the Police Killing and President Trumps call to four poll watchers to pennsylvania. Is the president sanctioning voter intimidation . Then we go to chile, where voters have overwhelming approved rewriting chiles pinochet dictatorshipera constitution following a year of mass protests. This is the beginning and the end. We are giving birth to a new constitution and leaving behind the constitution of pinochet and his entourage. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 75,000 coronavirus cases on tuesday as the confirmed death toll from covid19 neared 227,000. The u. S. Has recorded over a halfmillion new coronavirus cases over just the
Good morning. A lot of Business Owners say they know people are stressed out, anxious or emotional. They dont want that taken out on them. Look behind me at some of the measures being taken. There are businesses boarded up in the financial district around San Francisco. This is the 24hour fitness and the fedex office at davis and sacramento. This is happening all over the country. This is in preparation for the election. The fbi in San Francisco says they set up a command post so they can better work with local officials election night. The concern is that there will be violent protests from extremist groups. Law enforcement officers around the bay area are on high alert. When we have protests, if they get large, there is always an element within that group that will try to do destruction or harm. Were worried about those extreme elements that want to do violence and harm people, especially Law Enforcement officers doing their job. Officials say one of the biggest problems this year ha
Police. Then str demonstrators have been on the streets since officers killed walter wallace, jr. Police responded to a call about a man with a knife. Wallace approached him and officers shot him. He was 27 years old. My heart feel like his family says wallace suffered from Mental Health issues. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden and his running mate Kamala Harris issued a statement. They wrote they cannot accept that in this country, a Mental Health crisis ends in death. The protests are the latest in the u. S. To demand justice after police killings. Some people have taken to looting. You cant let that go on. Again, a democratrun state, a democratrun city, phil filth. Philadelphia. We dont have that. The republicans dont have it. City officials have imposed a city wide curfew, and theyve asked for patience as they investigate. After author and civil rights activist george takai has lived with racism since he was a boy. I spoke with him earlier about pre prejudice, pushing bac
Elementary school. A blood bank reports its staying open late. A News Conference in the works from tennessee highway patrol. Updates coming this is the news we can and we will control this virus were going to have a great red wave President Trump playing defense, hard, everywhere. Joe biden on offense trying to flip deep red states tonight the road to 270 and which strategy could win the white house. Two firefighters hospitalized as the flames rage in california. Strong winds threaten to make a bad situation much worse state of emergency the gulf hunkering down for yet another hurricane. Tonight a look at the extreme weather across the nation. Plus a Police Shooting sets off protests, violence and leaves 30 officers injured were on the ground in philadelphia as the city braces for what could be a second night of unrest. Announcer live from cnbc global headheadquarters, the fa the news, the truth with Shepard Smith. Good evening one more week until the election joe biden is in georgia w