[captioning made possible by democracy now!] from new york this is democracy now... >> today in indictment was unsealed charging donald trump as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. amy: authorities are ramping up security outside in miami where donald trump is scheduled to surrender to face charges tuesday for retaining and mishandling classified documents including top secret information

about u.s. nuclear weapons and secret plans to attack a foreign country. we will get the latest on the 37-count indictment against the former president. then as pride month celebrations continues, we look at a remarkable new documentary that explores the lives of intersex people. it is called every body. >> society generally considers that biological sex is cut and dry. actually, it is not cut and dry. we don't fall neatly into that male-female box. i was born with a vagina. i was also born with internal testes. >> we live in a society that is so binary. as an intersex person, where do i fit? amy: in a broadcast exclusive we will speak to the director of every body, the oscar-nominated filmmaker julie cohen as well as three intersex individuals featured in the film. all that

and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. ukraine says it recaptured 4 villages in the eastern donetsk region after president volodymyr zelensky confirmed on saturday ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive has begun. play >> it is important that russia feel that they don't have much time left. counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place. i will not say in what detail. amy: zelensky also said the international criminal court has launched an investigation into last week's kakhovka dam breach which triggered an environmental disaster and killed at least 14 people. federal and local law enforcement agencies say they've stepped up security and are monitoring online threats from

far-right supporters of donald trump, ahead of his appearance in a miami federal court tuesday. trump is facing criminal charges for taking classified documents to his mar-a-lago estate when he exited the white house. at georgia's republican state convention over the weekend, arizona's losing gubernatorial candidate kari lake said she and 75 million others would defend trump, adding quote "most of us are card-carrying members of the nra." trum.p, who also spoke at the georgia convention, said he is still running for the 2024 presidency as he lashed out at the biden administration. trump: the marxist left is using the same corrupt doj and corrupt f yeah i and the attorney general and local district attorneys to interfere in our elections at a level that our country and few countries have ever seen before. they are cheating, they are corrupt. these criminals cannot be rewarded, they must be defeated. amy: on friday, the justice

department unsealed the indictment against trump containing 37 felony counts, including obstruction of justice and violations of the espionage act. photographs released by the us district court show towering stacks of document boxes piled up in various parts of trump's mar-a-lago estate, including a ballroom stage and a bathroom. we'll have more on this after headlines with the nation's elie mystal. in sudan, intense air strikes and artillery fire rattled the capital khartoum on sunday as fighting between the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces resumed following a 24-hour ceasefire. witnesses said at least 17 civilians were killed across the capital region. there were reports of intense fighting in several other parts of sudan including darfur. on friday sudan's ministry of foreign affairs declared volker perthes, the un envoy for sudan, to be persona non grata, after sudan's army chief abdel fattah al-burhan accused him of

inflaming the conflict in sudan. perthes defended the u.n.'s work and said the conflict could only be blamed on quote, "the two generals at war", unquote. in south sudan, at least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured after fighting erupted in a camp for displaced people in upper nile state. the camp is home to at least 50,000 people who began arriving when the civil war in south sudan broke out a decade ago. back in the united states, the city of new haven, connecticut has reached a $45 million settlement with randy cox, a 36-year-old black man who was left paralyzed after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police van without a seatbelt. after the van made an abrupt stop, cox slid headfirst into a metal partition, seriously injuring his neck and spine. officers then ignored his pleas for help. five officers have pleaded "not guilty" to criminal charges including second-degree reckless endangerment. in philadelphia, an elevated highway collapsed sunday

following a crash and tanker truck fire on interstate 95. no deaths or injuries were reported. pennsylvania gov. josh shapiro said it could take months to repair the major artery in both directions. new york city officials have announced a new minimum wage for food app delivery workers of nearly $18 dollars an hour before tips. delivery workers contracted by companies like uber and doordash currently make just $11 dollars an hour. this is ligia guallpa of the worker's justice project, which organizes the immigrant-led group los deliveristas unidos. play sot + . >> we can finally say that new york city's more than 60,000 workers who are essential to our city will soon be guaranteed a minimum pay. new york city is delivering justice for deliveristas. amy: critics say the increase is

still a "subminimum" wage once expenses are factored in, and blasted new york city for delaying the pay rise. app companies raked in record profits during the pandemic. in colombia, four indigenous children were found alive in the amazon 40 days after their plane crashed in the rainforest in early may. the siblings survived eating plants and seeds they'd -- ranged in age from 11 months to 13 years old, survived eating plants and seeds they had been taught for animal. the search and rescue efforts were largely led by indigenous community members. in more news from columbia, the national liberation army, and colombian officials have signed a cease-fire agreement after months of negotiation. >> today, the signing of these partial agreements brings you to a cease-fire, a point you've

never experienced in the peace talks. but on may 20 25, the decade-long war will definitively cease. amy: at least 25 people in pakistan were killed by torrential rains in th country's northwest, which caused houses to collapse and trees to be uprooted. meanwhile authorities have put in place emergency measures as a "severe and intense" cyclone approaches pakistan and india. in somalia, over 20 people, most of them children and teens, were killed friday in the town of qoryoley after an unexploded mortar shell was struck and detonated near where the victims were playing. more than 50 people were reported injured in the blast. another six people were killed saturday during a six-hour siege of a beachside hotel by the armed group al-shabab in the capital mogadishu. media tycoon, billionaire, and four-time italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has died at the age of 86. berlusconi was first elected prime minister in 1994, leveraging his unrivaled influence over public opinion in

italy, where he controlled newspapers; magazines; and three major tv channels. throughout his career berlusconi faced multiple criminal charges, including abuse of office; bribery; corruption; and paying for sex with an underage girl. most of the charges ended in dismissals after berlusconi's government passed laws shielding him from prosecution, but a tax fraud conviction in 2013 barred him from public office for six years. and in new york city, an unscripted tony awards took place last night as the writers guild of america strike continues. host ariana debose performed in an opening dance number after leafing through a blank script, before expressing solidarity with entertainment writers. history was made as two non-binary performers took home awards for the first time. j. harrison ghee won best actor in a musical for "some like it hot." an emotional alex newell

took to the stage after winning for their role in the musical "shucked". play sot >> thank you for seeing me, broadway. i should not be appear as a queer, non-binary, black baby from massachusetts. and to anyone that things that they can't do it i am going to look you dead in the face that you can do anything you put your mind to. amy: and those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. coming up, we look at the 30 seven count indictment against donald trump and in the new, remarkable documentary, "every body."

♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. local and federal authorities

are ramping up where donald trump is scheduled to surrender to face charges tuesday for retaining and mishandling classified documents including top secret information about u.s. nuclear weapons and secret plans to attack a foreign country. on friday the justice department unsealed a sweeping 37-count indictment against trump who has become the first u.s. president to face federal criminal charges. special counsel jack smith briefly spoke to reporters on friday. >> the men and women of the knitted state intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives protecting a nation and its people. the laws that protect national defense information are critical to safety and security of the united states and must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. adherence to the rule of law is

the bedrock principle, and our nation's commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country that we apply to everyone. amy: the case against the former president is built in part on the secret notes of trump's own lawyer as well as audio recordings of trump where he admits he was in possession of secret information that he had not declassified. the unsealed indictment includes photographs of boxes of classified documents stored haphazardly across trump's mar-a-lago estate including in a bathroom, a ballroom and a bedroom. the federal grand jury also indicted trump's aide walt nauta who faces six charges including conspiracy to obstruct and withholding a record. the trump case will at least initially be heard by federal district judge aileen cannon who

trump had appointed. last year she sided with trump's lawyers and appointed an outside special master to review documents seized by the fbi at trump's mar-a-lago resort. over the weekend trump repeatedly attacked special counsel jack smith. trump also urged supporters to come to miami on tuesday. on the presidential campaign trail two of trump's most rivals including ron desantis and mike pence criticized the indictment of trump. desantis decried what he called the quote "weaponization of federal law enforcement." we are joined now by elie mystall, the nationa™s justice correspondent. he's the author "allow me to retort: a black guy's guide to the constitution", now out in paperback. maggie democracy now. if you could start off by

responding to the specific counts that we learned over the weekend before trump's arraignment tomorrow on tuesday. elie: the thing that stands out to me is that trump by his own running of the mouth ruined his best legal defense. saying i took classified documents i wasn't supposed to have, means i was too stupid to know they were classified documents or to know what they were. who can tell? not me. that is your actual best legal defense and trump blow that legal defense out of the water when he says and they have him on tape saying that he knows the documents are confidential, he knows he's not supposed to be showing it to whatever staff are you showing it to, he knows that they are not declassified, and he knows that he can't declassify them now because he's no longer president. that section of the indictment

is like game, set, match on is only legal defense which is why we see trump going through all of these extrajudicial defenses, where he is attacking the special counsel, doing the one abouti -- whataboutism thing. he needs the maga supporters to rally to his defense because the law ain't going to do it. amy: according to the indictment, trump was personally involved in the process of packing and moving the boxes. when you have them in that bathroom by the toilet, you wonder if there was a sign on the door, "take a leak." when you have them in places they are accessed by -- this is just his house. mar-a-lago is a resort. there are scores of people,

hundreds of people have access to the spaces. elie: you don't have a box of documents in your laundry room? i keep mine just in my walk-in closet. look, it is ridiculous, the disregard and disrespect that trump has for our country and for our national security. although it's not surprising that he acted with brazen disrespect. but i think what is most important about the idea that trump's physically, personally involved in attacking and moving these documents -- packing and moving these documents is that he was hiding them from the fbi. because that is the other part of this case, the legal trouble that he is in. it is one thing, legally, to take classified documents and not know they are classified and when you informed there classified, to give them back.

that's what a normal human does, what a normal former president or former vice president does. if they found something they shouldn't have, they give it back. they understand it is not bears, it is the country's. trump was asked to give these documents back and not only did he not give them back, he was packing them and moving them around and hiding them from federal investigators and then lying to them and directing his lawyers to lie to them about where the documents were, how many he had. that is why walt is indicted, why his attorney was taking personal notes to keep himself out of trouble because he understood he was being asked to do illegal things. understand that this is not just a cavalier betrayal of our

national secrets, it also intends to hide legitimate requests from the fbi. amy: over the weekend, the former republican arizona gubernatorial candidate kari lake madthis incendiary threat. >> i he a messe tonighto meick garla andack smit and e biden and t guyback the who shld listeas well, this o is forou if you nt to get theresidentrump, yo are gog to havto go thugh me and 75 llion amicans ju likee. pplause] >> andet me inrm you, st ofs are carcarryingembers of the n. pplause] that's not threat.

that is a public service announcement. amy: "card-carrying members of the nra." millions of them, she said. "this isn't a threat, a public service announcement." she was speaking in president georgia were president trump also spoke. your response, and the response of those who continue to support president trump, including his opponents now in the republican race who take full advantage of this. instead, backing off. elie: look, threats are all these weak, violent people have. threats are the last refuge of the bigoted white supremacists that have forged the vanguard of defending trump. my only response to that is that it is not 75 million americans. based on january 6, it is only a

few thousand of you cowards that we have to deal with an aftersun of justice. jack smith and the fbi are prepared to do what is necessary to bring trump to trial. so i'm not worried about kari lake and her aggressive -- of donald trump's record. when i think is more problematic is the fact that the entire republican party continues to place itself in service of donald trump and in service of that white supremacists based that kari lake is talking to. as i want to point out, and a normal party when one of your rivals is invited -- indicted on 37 counts of espionage, the rest of the field is like hm, maybe you should elect me and not the guy got himself indicted but the modern republican party scheming. they are all jones and for the next -- jonesing so they can't

risk saying mean things about trump even though he has just been indicted. they have to placate him even as they are supposed to be running against him. it is pathetic on their part, one of the two major political parties in the country. as they start to work through the kind of practical reality, not just of indicting trump, by bringing him to trial and potentially convicting him, that becomes really hard to do if during the course of this process, he is crowned the republican standardbearer for the 2024 presidential election. amy: we are going to continue to cover this tomorrow and wednesday and of course, right through the trial if there is one. the nation's justice correspondent, the author of "allow me to retort: a black guy's guide to the

constitution." after trump was arraigned on tuesday, he is planning to give a major address, addresses supporters and also trump supporters to head to miami from other parts of florida, raising concerns from law enforcement were preparing for the potential unrest around the courthouse. next up, as pride month celebrations continue, we look at a revelatory documentary that is just out, exploring the lives of intersex people. it's called "every body." stay with us. ♪♪ [music break]

amy: bruce springsteen's "born to run" performed by amy mcdonald. featured in "every body," the film you're talking about today. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and

peace report. i'm amy goodman. today, we look at those represented by the i which stands for "intersex." in a broadcast exclusive, we are joined by the filmmaker and three stars of this revelatory new documentary that explores their lives. this is the trailer, which opens with scenes from gender revealed parties expecting parents. >> 3, 2, 1. >> society generally considered that biological sex is cut and dry. actually, it's not cut and dry. we don't fall neatly into that male-female box. i was born intersex and although i was born with a regina, i was also born -- with a vagina, i

was also born with internal testes. >> we live in a society that is so binary. where do i fit? >> intersex means any variation. >> we have a child that we feel is abnormal. >> and that i could never tell anyone about it. >> the therapy would be highly desirable to have them corrected at an early age. >> i just remember a lot of pain. >> there's absolutely no evidence to suggest that surgery is medically necessary. >> the doctor change the course of my life. i did not consent to that surgery. i have to tell the world what happened. >> we've stayed silent about this for so long. i'm going to come out today.

i was born withballs. >> our vote to pass a bill to condemn these medically unnecessary surgeries. >> the huge revolution starting right now. >> just existing is an intersex person is grounds for celebration. the whole world will see us. >> i am intersex. >> we are here now. amy: that's the trailer for the documentary that tells the story of three people who have become intersex activists after childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries. hitting theaters nationwide june 30.

today, we're joined by its director into three people at features. greater understanding of the intersex community and to end unnecessary surgeries. it is produced with nbc news studiopeabody-winning "my name " we welcome you all to democracy now!. i don't think i've seen a premiere like this. afterwords, i was afraid that people would fall over as they leapt to their feet laughing,

clapping. i mean, the response was overwhelming. julie, i was wondering if we could start with you, to talk about why you made this film. talk about your choice odeservef

the public. and once you see what people are up to, is pretty astounding and it is kind of like, i was

inspired just going to some of the actors. as you mentioned, at yesterday's premiere there were so many intersex people in the audience and i think just having the experience of after being told your whole life that this is something you should be ashamed of, there is something to be the proud of, something really beautiful about coming forward. amy: it's amazing to have you altogether to talk today. defined intersex for us. people often say lgbtqia.

of different or variation are usually harmed because of it. amy: so if you would, could you tell us your life story? take us on the medical journey -- >> how much time do you have? amy: take us on the lifeons thar

me and the generations that have come before me. amy: you grew up in the bronx. can you talk about what the

that it wasn't informed consent. amy: and it turned out of course, you saw the records that in fact, you w that no one shoud

ever experience. amy: so you were raised as a and

live with dignity. amy: and when you have that operation to eradicate the cancer that you did not have,

what did you understand you are going through? where you explained at that poamy: who are watching, listeng

to -- or if you are reading this, sean just referred to john william modly the american psychologist professor at johns hopkins university known for his research on human sexual behavior and gender. river is also in studio.

actor, screenwriter, and intersex activist. they wrote, directed and acted in the 2019 short film "onlyboy -- ponyboy," the first film to feature an openly intersex actor playing and intersex person. river, it was great to meet you yesterday at the premier. to really meet you in this remarkable film. and particularly to see your relationship with your mother. can you share with us your life

and recognition as a screenwriter and actor in hollywood. amy: talk about two h is for you.

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-- yeah, take that leap of faith. amy: i want to play a clip from the film "every body" that features you. >> when you say that you are beautiful? >> is so funny because sometimes honestly, i will know what i look like and then i look at myself in the mirror and i like, i'm stunning. since coming out, i definitely feel more beautiful, and i don't mean that just like, i got hot. but more like, i got the confidence to start showing up however i want to show up. wow, i dig it. that is exciting. drama. amy: river and the new

documentary that just premiered to enormous acclaim at the tribeca film festival yesterday. and before we turn to the third person featured in this film, i want to play another clip of the film that features her. her testimony is featured in the film, and this is the testimony from 2017 against texas senate bill three to discriminate against transgender people and their ability to use public restrooms. >> madam chairperson, thank you for your time. i'm a resident of austin and adhered to humbly ask you to please vote no on senate bill three. as i mentioned, i'm a resident of austin, the director of a gender equality nonprofit and i

have x y chromosomes. so i stand here today or sit here today representing the i which stands for intersex because of a tradition god complete androgen insensitivity. i was born female on the outside with a woman's anatomy, but with internal testes instead of ovaries. they were subsequently removed. i would like to respectfully counter earlier that sex is cut and dry when 2% of the global population are born with intersex conditions, roughly the equivalent that has red hair. about half the population of the united states in terms of numbers. in the process of removing internal testes is not heavily contested. only 27 years later, it is a remnant of the still present ideal of wanting to normalize children from birth. so while i have to disclose my

history in front of a room of strangers, that makes me feel more compelled to do so because unfortunately, i'll never be able to bear children but i'm extremely privileged to have been born in a way that my discrepancy from the gender norm is not immediately apparent. that saved me from a lot persecution up to this point. and very much a woman. i have managed a nonprofit focused on women's rights because i have faced discrimination in the workplace. these -- of what it means to be a woman and does not mean that because of my chromosomes i've been using the wrong bathroom i whole life? it doesn't mean that. it means that a pattern is a place where all humans regardless of gender engage in a common activity that unfortunately we have not yet evolved out of, which is going to the bathroom. thank you offer for your time, i appreciated. amy: that's alicia, testifying

in 2017. before a texas senate committee against the bathroom bill. there's an excerpt of her testimony, and as we go into that testimony, i mean, part of this film talks about the agony, secrecy and shame and nonconsensual surgery, but it is also hilarious in joyful. and you going into that senate hearing room -- talk about the shock of many who even the

think we are going to achieve what we are setting out to do. amy: so when you took the mic of the film vessel yesterday you said i'm an activist and i'm going to make demands. if you could explain why, and talk about what is being demanded around surgery. kind of very different from the anti-trans surgery where people are calling for -- well, as were saying, oddly economy, but also was happening in new york city right now.

activists, hand-in-hand with president biden ministration to help rectify that. amy: finally, julie cohen, the oscar-nominated director, what you're hoping to accomplish wite

and joy along with intersex activists who are fighting for their rights after so long. amy: certainly pride, joy, humor, and also the reality of lives featured in this new documentary.

♪ hello. welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm takao minori in new york. russian president vladimir putin waited for months but has finally seen ukrainian forces launch a counteroffensive. he's heard reports of their advances, and once again he's rallying his people to get behind the war effort. putin marked the holiday commemorating independence from the soviet u.