i'm amy goodman.the covid-19 crisis continues to ravage india, the world's second most populous nation, which now accounts for one in every three new cases reported. on saturday, india reported over 400 thousand daily infections for first time while a record 3700 deaths were reported sund alone. on saturday, a fire at a covid-19 hospital ward in western india killed 18 patients. health workers are rushing to ramp up inoculation's. so far, fewer than 2% of the population of india's 1.4 billion people have been fully vaccinated. this is a new delhi resident speaking after receiving his first vaccine. >> the situation is extremely grim. the system is at the brink of collapse. that is the reason while we are trying to get vaccinated as early as possible. for whoever i can reach, i want to urge get your vaccination as soon as possible. amy: the head of the seven institute in india, the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer, warns vaccine shortages will persist for months because the government of narendra m

why should eugene goodman duplicate the effort and lead the mob away from opening doors.capitols to duplicate efforts. mike pence? he had secret men and women designing his details so as speaker speaker pelosi. why should anyone duplicate effort to help them? why should there be any men power at all? imagine what could have been? had everyone decided to let someone else deal with it, but instead heroism prevailed. even as the last line of defense was crumbling. even when out-numbered or even when they were out-weaponed and exhausted and no re-enforcement incite. t --insight. >> as you waited to vote, officer eugene goodman stood outside to prepare to give his life to you. how could it be a single senator who could say they were unwilling to investigate the cause of the insurrection. the same senator who gave officer eugene goodman a standing ovation -- i often wonder what it is like for the dedicated public servants like officer goodman to watch it all unfold and still return each and eviden everyday with the same results to serve, protect and defend. how do they feel? ho

i'm amy goodman. h toll in gaza has reached at least 83 israsael's aerial bombardment of the besieged territory enters a urth day. the dead includet least a17 children. at least 480 palestinians have been injured. sdoned wneay, israel leveled one of the tallest buildings in zaga citya 14, -story high-rise tha housed several local media outlets as well as resenidtial units. amy: it was the third hzh rise destroyed this week by israel. israel is now amassi ground ootrps near gaza for a possible grndou invasion as many palestinians are celebrati eidng al-fitr, marking the end of the holy month of ramadan. israel claims to have killed several top hamas commanders. meanilwhe, the death toll in israel has reached seven as hamas and other palestinian militant groups continue to fire hundreds of rockets into israel. israel is reportedly rejecting calls for an immediate ceasefire. on wednesday, president joe biden said isrl haaed a right to defend itself, whi penletagon chief lloyd austin said the un ed states

but then, i remember whose house officers, like eugene goodman, were really protecting. for. the people. not one party. not one politician. not one king or kingmaker. they do it, because they know they are defending the united states of america. and the sanctity of our democratic system. they stand guard against enemies, foreign and domestic. they duplicate the efforts of our founding fathers. and here we are, on the cusp of another memorial day. commemorating those who sacrificed their lives for humanity. they are not here, today, because they refused to let someone else deal with inhumanity. and you know what? they deserve better. frankly, we, all, do. you know, they were there, in wuhan, when the pandemic, first, began. and now, there are renewed questions about the wuhan lab and the coronavirus. we asked our team on the ground, in china, to take a closer look at the investigation into how the disease spread, from wuhan, to the world. that's up next. ble with a cfp® professional. a cfp® professional can help you build a complete financial plan. visit letsmakeaplan.org

goodman also rushed senator mitt romney to safety. bravery like that. it earned goodman the congressional gold medal, and no senator could deny his courage that day, including this one. >> if not for the quick thinking and bravery of officer eugene goodman, in particular people in this chamber may not have escaped that day unharmed. >> eugene goodman was on duty as usual last night, protecting some of the very senators who spent hours stalling and side tracking while most of us were sleeping, forcing the final vote to block the bipartisan commission into this holiday friday when the attention of so many americans is elsewhere. the direct pleas from the late officer brian sicknick's mother to gop lawmakers went all but nowhere. today she told jake tapper while senators were nice to her, many of the meetings were tense because she didn't think they were sincere. >> if they had a child that was hurt, was killed on a day like that, they would think very differently. or if they were hurt. i mean they very well -- somebody could have been killed, one of the c

i'm amy goodman. the death toll in gaza has reached 213 as israel continues to attack the besieged territory by air, land, and sea using u.s.-made warplanes and u. -made bombs. health officials in gaza say the dead include 61 children and 36 women. over 1400 palestinians have been injured. other are internally displaced 58,000 and facing shortages of food, medicine, and supplies. on sunday, six-year-old suzy eshkuntana was pulled from the rubble of her gaza city home after an airstrike killed her mother andll four of her siblings. her father riyad was the only other member of her family to survive. >> i ran to check on the girls. we took the girls out of the room and then a second airstrike at the room. i could feel the ceilings wer destroyed and i was left under the rubble. the last moment, i saw my wife. she threw herself on the floor and concrete fell on her head. amy: an israeli airstrike monday damaged the office of qatar's red crescent. another strike damaged the only covid-19 testing laboratory

i'm amy goodman. republican lawmakers are continuing their attack on schools for teaching students about the true history of the united states -- from the genocide of native americans to the legacy of slavery. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell recently criticized the department of education for promoting what he described as revisionist history, including "the new york times" 1619 project which re-examined the pivotal role slavery played in the founding of the united states. in his letter, mcconnell wrote -- "americans never decided our children should be taught that our country is inherently evil." well, today we begin our show looking at an epic new television series that delves deeply into a history mitch mcconnell would prefer not be taught -- the legacy of european colonialism from the americas to africa. this is a trailer for "exterminate all the brutes," the new series directed by the haitian-born filmmaker raoul peck. >> there is something we need to talk about, three words that summarize

i'm amy goodman. israel and hamas agreed thursday to an egyptian-brokered ceasefire, bringing a halt to israel's 11-day shelling and bombing campaign that devastated the gaza strip, killing 243 palestinians, including 66 children. rockets fired by hamas killed 12 people in israel, including two children. residents of gaza and the occupied west bank and east jerusalem broke out in celebrations early friday morning as the cease-fire took hold. bodies are still being pulled from the rubble. al jazeera reports at least nine bodies have been found today, including one of a three-year-old girl. those who survived the assault, especially children, say they'll carry ychological scars for years. this is 31-year-old gaza father mohammed al sciorra. >> my children are having nightmares. theyre not making any sense because of that fea they're suffering from hysteria. one takes medicine to be able to sleep because she is always tired from the bombing and the strange sounds we hear. we can't stand it anymore. amy:

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our viewers, this story contains epic images of violence and death. israel's assault on gaza has entered its second week with air raids pounding the besieged territory overnight. sunday marked the deadliest day so far, with at least 42 people killed. the palestinian death toll has reached nearly 200, more than a quarter of those children. over 1300 have been wounded and 40,000 gazans have lost their homes. gatherings for eid al-fitr over the weekend turned into a tragedy for some families. >> they targeted the house they were in. there were no rockets, just women and children. just peaceful children celebrating eid. what have they done to deserve this? a rocket hit their house without warning or communication. three floors fell on them and we had to recover their body parts. amy: the executive editor of the associated press is calling for an independent investigation after israeli strikes flattened a building igaza city saturday, which housed the medi offic of al jazeera

i'm amy goodman. the united nations high commissioner for human rights since israel may have committed war crimes during its 11-day bombardment of the gaza strip earlier this month. michelle bachelet said she had seen no evidence to backsraeli claims that civilian buildings in gaza bombed by israel were being used for military purposes. >> airstrikes and such densely populated areas, higlevel of civilian fertility's and injuries as well as widespread destruction. such strikes raise serious concerns that israel with the principal -- distinction under international -- amy: high commissioner michelle bachelet also said hamas violatednternational law by firing rockets into israel. her comments came as the u.n. human rights council voted to create a permanent commission of inquiry to monitor human rights abuses in israel, gaza, and the occupied west bank. michael lynk, the u.n.'s special rapporteur on the palestinian territories, testified to the council thursday. >> what we have witnessed in gaza in the p

i'm amy goodman. israeli forces are continuing their deadly on the gaza strip, killing at least four palestinians today, including radio journalist yusef abu hussein. residential buildings have been leveled as the number of people who have had to flee from their homes reached at least 72,000. this is a man who was forcibly displaced from his home in beit lahiya and is now sheltering in a u.n.-run school. >> we all moved out except for the wife of my brother and three of her children. they die at home. we left them there. in the ambulce service moved them from under the rubble, dead. they sleep on the ground in the shelter. there's not enough water. we are out of water, especially during the corona pandemic, is worse. it is crowded. there are 30 to 40 people in each classroom. amy: the israeliombing campaign has killed at least 222 palestinians in gaza, including 63 children. here in the u.s., president biden landed in detroit, michigan, tuesday, where he was greeted on the tarmac by congressmember ras

i'm amy goodman. india reported another record daily covid debt told -- daily death toll today with 3780 fatalities. the world health organization says india accounted for nearly half of all global covid-19 cases reported last week and one in four deaths, as the government of narendra modi is coming under mounting calls to impose a national lockdown. india's infection and death figures are believed to be vast undercounts. in britain, india's entire delegation to the g7 summit in london is in self-isolation after two of its members tested positive for covid-19. india's foreign minister subrahmanyam jaishankar and all indian delegates will attend meetings virtually. tanzania announced new measures on travelers entering the country to prevent the spread of variants. the move comes two months after samia suluhu hassan replaced the late john magufuli, who downplayed the pandemic, as tanzania's president. in the seychelles, which has the world's highest vaccination rate, officials are closing schools and re

i'm amy goodman. the death toll in gaza has reached at least 119 as israel escalates its aerial assault and fires heavy artillery at the besieged territory ahead of a possible ground invasion. israeli attacks have killed at least 31 palestinian children, many under the age of 10. gaza authorities report 40% of the victims in the israeli strikes have been women and children. residents of khan younis described huddling in their homes during the eid al-fitr holiday as bombs exploded around them. >> we can't enjoy the celebration because our neighbors got hit. my neighbor and her daughter were killed. we are like one family. we are very sad. the israeli forces stole the cheer of eid from the children. they are terrified and panicked. amy: over 830 palestinians have been wounded so far this week but gaza's hospital systems are on the verge of collapse as doctors face shortages of medicine and recurring power outages. many palestinians in gaza have been taking shelter in united nations schools, even as the

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, our top stories contain images of violence. israeli forces stormed the al-aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem this morning amid mounting violence in recent days. soldiers deployed rubber bullets, tear gas, and sound bombs at palestinians, injuring hundreds. over the weekend, israeli forces wounded hundreds more worshippers and protesters at al aqsa, including on one of the holiest nights of ramadan. protests have beenrowing against the expulsion of palestinian families from sheikh jarrah, a neighborhood in occupied east jerusalem. >> the plate is to occupy all of jerusalem and turn it into a jewish city that lacks an arab presence. and this allows them to occupy the palestinian capital, it allows them to get all the homes like they did in 1948 1967. amy: on sunday, israel's supreme court postponed a hearing, set for today, on the planned evictions from sheikh jarrah. the court will schedule a new date within 30 days. meanwhile, the nationalist israeli hol

i'm amy goodman. israel has continued its ferocious bombing and shelling campaign on the gaza strip for an 11th straight day, bringing the palestinian death toll to at least 231, including 65 children. earlier this morning, israel bombed the crowded jabaliya refugee camp. palestinian health officials say 1700 palestinians have been wounded. over 1300 housing units have been completely or severely -- been completely demolished or severely damaged. israeli authorities say 12 people have been killed inside israel from rockets fired from gaza. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has so far rejected calls for a ceasefire but hamas officials say a truce could be reached within a day. in the west bank, palestinian president mahmoud abbas demanded an end to the israeli attack and israel's occupation. >> what the occupation is doing in gaza, including deliberate shelling out residential areas and institutions, destruction of infrastructure, as well as the killing of women, elderly, and children as organi

i'm amy goodman. in gaza, the death toll has risen to at least 48 palestinians as israeli forces continued their bombing attack on the besieged territory. at least 14 children have been killed. hundreds have been wounded@@ in the occupied west bank, israeli forces have killed two palestinians including a palestinian teenager who wish i dead during a raid. israel reported six deaths and at least 100 injured in hamas-led strikes. on tuesday, a 13-story residential tower block in gaza collapsed after an israeli air raid but no casualties were reported as residents were able to vacate the building before it was hit. israeli rockets attacked a nine-story building in gaza early today. this is a resident of gaza city speaking in front of a car that was hit by israeli rocket fire, killing multiple people. >> what should i say? this is a crime. they were civilians. a woman, children, and shop owner. these were people at the scene. we are civilians sleeping in our homes. amy: the deadly attacks come after hundr

i'm amy goodman. in what the world health organization is describing as a monumental moment, the biden administration has announced it now supports temporarily waiving the intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines. in a statement, u.s. trade representative katherine tai said -- "this is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the covid-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures." india and south africa first proposed the waiver in october, but the united states and other wealthy nations blocked the wto from even opening negotiations on the proposal. supporters of the waiver say the move will help increase the availability of vaccines, but they are pressing biden to also back waivers on intellectual property rights on covid treatments and diagnostics as well. we'll have more on this story after headlines. india has set yet another world record for coronavirus cases, recording 412,000 infections in just 24 hours. india reported nrly 4000 deaths thursday, the highest d

i'm amy goodman. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem today as a ceasefire between israel and hamas holds for a fifth day. blinken is expected to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah in the occupied west bank. he will then head to egypt and jordan. blinken is not planning to meet with anyone connected to hamas or visit gaza, which was devastated during the 11-day israeli bombardment. the israeli assault killed 253 palestinians, including 66 children. during a joint appearance with netanyahu, blinken reconfirmed israel's right to self-defense and repeated president biden's vow to help rebuild gaza. israel's health ministry says it will end all covid-19 restrictions in june after its mass vaccination program nearly succeeded in halting community spread of coronavirus. daily infections across israel are down to double digits, with an average of just one to two covid deaths per day. meanwhile, health officials in gaza are wa

i'm amy goodman. a ceasefire between israel and hamas continues to hold as egyptian mediators try to continue the relative calm which comes after a brutal 11-day assault by israel on the gaza strip, which killed at least 248 palestinians, including 66 children. tensions in the region remain high over the weekend as israeli forces and settlers entered the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem multiple times since friday, with local alice reporting attacks on palestinian worshipers. gazans have begun to clean up the wreckage as they surveyed the devastating aftermath of the israeli bombardment. >> we are looking at our memories, the houses, apartments -- we lost everything we owned from furniture to all of our memories. everything is destroyed. amy: the u.n. said it is launching an aid appeal for the gaza strip, where fears are mounting covid-19 could further spike after residents were forced to flee their homes and shelter together from the bombing. the u.s. has said it would contribute to

i'm amy goodman. florida republican governor ron desantis has signed a sweeping voter suppression bill that would make it harder to vote by mail, limit ballot drop boxes, impose new voter id requirements, and criminalize giving food and water to voters waiting in line at polling places. desantis signed the bill in a private ceremony thursday that was broadcast on "fox & friends." spokesperson for the governor barred reporters and other camera crews from observing the ceremony, telling at least one reporter the event was a fox news exclusive. desantis was surrounded by a group of republican lawmakers -- none of them african-american. >> right now i have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. i'm going to sign it right here. it is going to take effect. there you go. the bill is signed. amy: florida state senator shevrin jones responded -- "this blatant voter suppression is jim crow 2.0 and will make it harder for voters -- from low-income rural white communities to th

mayor carolyn goodman. went on social media to reveal that her city has been in talks with the team for 2 years now for maureen kelly has reaction now to the latest disturbing development. >> now, that's that's really devastating to hear. that's chris dobbins was save oakland sports reacting to the las vegas mayors revelation that sin city is interested in luring away yet another oakland sports team. she showed her hand the day after the mlb encourage the athletics to look for an alternative place for the a's to call home base calling the coliseum site not viable an unhappy with the progress getting the a's proposed waterfront stadium at howard terminal off the ground on social media mayor carolyn goodman wrote las vegas has always been open to active conversations with major league sports franchises as they seek new locations and expanded community support for over 20 years. these talks have included dialogue with lee commissioners and for the oakland a's these have been occurring since 2019, las vegas is

carolyn goodman went on social media to reveal that her city has been in talks with the team for 2 years. >> kron four's maureen kelly has reaction to this latest development. >> now, that's that's really devastating to hear. that's chris dobbins was save oakland sports reacting to the las vegas mayors revelation that sin city is interested in luring away yet another oakland sports team. she showed her hand the day after the mlb encourage the athletics to look for an alternative place for the a's to call home base calling the coliseum site not viable an unhappy with the progress getting the a's proposed waterfront stadium at howard terminal off the ground on social media mayor carolyn goodman wrote las vegas has always been open to active conversations with major league sports franchises as they seek new locations and expanded community support for over 20 years. these talks have included dialogue with lee commissioners and for the oakland a's these have been occurring since 2019, las vegas is excited. they're trying to. >> you know, the big league city and and i'm sure she has great lea

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mayor carolyn goodman went on social media to review her to reveal, i should say her city has been in talks with the a's. forget this 2 years kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >> now, that's that's really devastating to hear. that's chris dobbins was save oakland sports reacting to the las vegas mayors revelation that sin city is interested in luring away yet another oakland sports team. she showed her hand the day after the mlb encourage the athletics to look for an alternative place for the a's to call home base calling the coliseum site not viable an unhappy with the progress getting the a's proposed waterfront stadium at howard terminal off the ground on social media mayor carolyn goodman wrote las vegas has always been open to active conversationsrwith major league sports franchises as they seek new locations and expanded community support for over 20 years. these talks have included dialogue with lee commissioners and for the oakland a's these have been occurring since 2019, las vegas is excited. they're trying to. >> you know, the big league city and and i'm sure she has

i'm amy goodman. in san jose, california, a public transit worker shot and killed ne people at a rail yard wednesday morning before fatally shooting himself. authorities identified the gunman as 57-year-old samuel cassidy, a white man. at least one explosive device was found near the scene of the massacre. the shooter's home, around 10 miles away, was found ablaze by firefighters. the victims are believed to be all or mostly coworkers at the -- coworkers. their names are paul delacruz megia, taptejdeep singh, adrian balleza, jose dejesus hernandez iii, timothy michael romo, michael joseph rudometkin, abdolvahab alaghmandan, lars kepler lane, and alex ward fritch. california governor gavin newsom spoke wednesday from san jose. >> it begs the damn question, what the hel is goingl on in mecca? when are we going to put down their arms, literally, and figuratively? amy: the gun violence archive reported san jose was the 232nd mass shooting in the u.s. this year. that's 100 more mass shootings than were rec

i'm amy goodman. the united states marked one uses the murder of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police tuesday. the murder of the 46 year-old father who was a security guard and rapper, sparked a national uprising and global movement to end racism and police brutality. it also resulted in the drafting of the george floyd justice in policing act, which has yet to be enacted into law. george floyd's family spoke after meeting with president biden at the white house tuesday. this is his brother philonise floyd. >> we just want this george floyd policing act to be passed in the future. >> [indiscernible] >> no, because this is the thing. if you can make federal laws to protect the bird which is the bald eagle, can make federal laws to protect people of color. amy: protests and gatherings took place around the country and around the world tuesday, including in brooklyn, new york. >> i am not here only for the one year, but the hundreds of thousands of people who have also been killed. things do t

let's speak to david goodman about all this. he's a professor of chinese politics and society at the university of sydney and joins in science from sidney. very good to have you with us on this. i'll just hear news . our 1st of all what, what do you make of this decision from the chinese government now, when for the longest time they denied a decline in population growth. i think it's obviously an emergency measure because as we know, and as i think your report indicated whilst people were allowed to have 2 children from 216 on which legally nonetheless, that didn't make a great deal of impact. but one of the things we need to keep in mind, of course, is the one child policy. and indeed the ability to have 2 children doesn't apply to any single, never applied to, doesn't apply to anything like the whole population. the most only about the whole population. that's to say the whole population could have children were impacted by the one child policy. it was many and families in the countryside, almost always allowed to actually ch

, families forjustice group, joe goodman, who says the announcement of enquiry into the handling of theoo late to begin. that reactionjust in. tomorrow the national health service in england publishes its latest data on waiting lists for routine operations and cancer treatment. we know the backlog has grown while hospitals have had to focus on fighting coronavirus. tomorrow we'll be broadcasting live from a london hospital, hearing from doctors and patients there and around the country on how serious the backlog has become and what the solutions might be, as we ask the question, what's next for the nhs? india has has suffered another record rise in coronavirus deaths over the last 2a hours. more than 4,200 people died — taking the total number of past the 250,000 mark — while there were nearly 350,000 new cases. the world health organization says the covid variant found in india is now of global concern because of the speed with which it spreads. the bbc�*s vikas pandey, along with cameraman anshul verma, sent us this special report on how the pandemic is affecting the capital delhi. th

they approach a doorway, blocked by one officer, eugene goodman. goodman's hand is on his pistol.n. we're thousands. >> reporter: but the police are not the main targets. the rioters want to find the legislators, they accuse of treason. a crime, punishable by death. >> drag 'em out by the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the fbi believes some of the rioters would have killed government officials, if they found them. >> can i speak to pelosi? yeah. we're coming, [ bleep ]. oh, mike pence, we're coming for you, too, [ bleep ] traitor. >> reporter: but the capitol isn't an easy building to navigate. >> nancy pelosi! where you at, nancy? >> guess what, america showed up. >> reporter: the capitol is 175,000 square feet. miles of hallways. 600 offices. faced from the west, the senate is on the left. the house of representatives is on the right. the domed rotunda is in the middle, supported by a room of arches known as the crypt. throughout the massive complex, congressional staffers take cover. they barricade the doors. vice president mike pence is escorted to safety, with an aide carrying codes

i'm amy goodman. president biden has raised the cap on the number of refugees admitted to the united states to 62,500 this year. the president's announcement comes after weeks of backlash from refugee rights groups and some democrats who condemned biden's previous decision to keep the trump-era refugee cap of 15,000 -- a record low. biden also ended trump's restrictions on refugees from syria, yemen, and somalia and added more slots for refugees from central america, africa, and the middle east. rights groups applauded biden's move as it is expected it could pave the way for the u.s. to raise its cap to 125,000 refugees by the next fiscal year. however, biden admitted monday the u.s. would likely not be able to reach either target this year or next due to the pandemic and roadblocks in the resettlement process, which biden attributes to the trump administration. the humanitarian group world relief said last month the biden administration's claims it needed to fully rebuild the refugee resettlement pro

i'm amy goodman. israeli airstrikes have killed at least 26 palestinians in the gaza strip, including nine children, as tension in the region has escalated sharply over the past day. in one incident, seven members of a single family in gaza were killed, including three children. >> what happened here is we were sitting outside the house, waiting for them breaking the fast. how is this the children's fault? girls between seven and nine have been killed. how is this their fault? we were just sitting outside waiting for the call to prayer. amy: the attacks came after 700 palestinians were injured in jerusalem and the west bank by israeli security forces on monday, including a violent crackdown inside the al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem, the third holiest site in islam. hamas responded by firing hundreds of rockets into israel. no deaths were reported but police said over two dozen people were injured. the tension in jerusalem has been mounting for weeks as palestinians have been organizing to block israel fr