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several prominent writers, including michael ondaatje, teju cole, and rachel kushner, pulled out of the gala in opposition to what they called charlie hebdo's targeting of muslims and other persecuted communities. those writers and some 200 pen members also signed a letter of protest. calling the massacre "sickening and tragic," the letter says -- "pen is not simply conveying support for freedom of expression but also valorizing selectively offensive material: material that intensifies the anti-islamic, anti-arab sentiments already prevalent in the western world." in response, biard, the charlie hebdo editor, said -- "we have always been anti-racist, and we fight against all discrimination." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show with a new report based on testimonies of israeli soldiers that concludes the massive civilian death toll from last summer's israeli assault on gaz

along the southwestern coast en route to teju island. eyewitnesses say there was a loud bang and the ferry lost control. the ship sent out a distress call, but survivors say there was confusion among the passengers about where to go. most of those on board were students on a field trip. their parents are overwrought, looking for information about their children. now, rescuers including the u.s. navy arrived at the scene, airlifting passengers to safety one by one. south korean authorities now say that the rescue operation will continue throughout the night to find the hundreds still missing. over to you. >> thanks, that was cnbc's eunice yeun reporting. >>> now to other big story. this afternoon a new lobbying group formed by michael bloomberg is rolling out the first of its national initiatives. backed by a $50 million of bloomberg's money. to promote gun safety. the group is called every town for gun safety. it merges two previous groups, moms demand action for gun sense in america and bloomberg's mayors against illegal guns. and its m

plus on "art beat," jeff talks to author teju cole about his new novel, "open city."hat and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> suarez: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: that last photograph was first lieutenant daren hidalgo. when we reported his death last month, we mistakenly gave his branch of service as the united states marine corps. he served in the u.s. army. we regret the error. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the latest on the damaged japanese nuclear reactors and safety concerns here in the u.s. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. >> i

later, award-winning nigerian-american writer teju cole posted on his facebook -- "trump is a dangerousclown. but it is important to understand that his idea of "banning all muslims," scandalous as it is is far less , scandalous than the past dozen years of american disregard for non-american muslim lives. no american president in the past years has openly championed 14 islamophobia, but none has refrained from doing to muslims overas what would be unthinkable to do here to americans of any religion." beijing has issued its first-ever red alert for pollution, as china's capital city is engulfed in thick smog rife with poisonous chemicals that can make residents sick from simply stepping outside. the government has urged schools to close, and has ordered a halt on all outdoor construction work. in some beijing neighborhoods, residents can see only about six -- 600 feet ahead of them. beijing resident li teng spoke out. i think it is really scary. i guess the pollution is serious enough. amy: this comes as the western coast of norway experiences the worst flooding since record-keeping beg

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