we will speak to journalists iona craig and jeremy scahill. then to guatemala. in a major victory for human righ activists, a former guatemalan police chief has been found guilty for ordering the spanish embassy to be set on fire in 1980. 37 peasant activists and student organizers died in the fire. we will speak to nobel peace prize-winner rigoberta menchÚ. her father died in the massacre. >> we have been denied the truth for 35responsibility for mr. garcia is clear and also that of all of the people that remained in the hearing, many of whom have already died, but also responsibility of the state. i think this is what makes us the most happy and due process makes us happy, too, because we have the patience to reach this moment and we are really excited. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. islamic state militants have posted a new video threatening to execute two japanese hostages. the militants demanded japan pay a $200 million ransom without 72 -- within 72 hours, the same amoun

we will speak with iona craig, who is winning the george coco war today for her investigation. >> the civilians that i spoke to a know it to the village had that same question, why? why did the trump administration choose to carry out this raid? for what reasons? and what are they going to do about it now? amy: we will also speak with iona craig about a new 1.3 billion other weapons sale to saudi arabia, which human rights groups one can make the united states complicit in war crimes committed in the saudi-led bombing campaign in yemen. then a judge in new york suspends the parole of elderly prisoner herman bell, the former black pantnther convnvicted of killing two policece officers. mr. bell has taken responsibility for his actions, has expressed genuine remorse. he is 70 years old and has been in prison for 45 years. in these times of increased hate, we need more compassion and forgiveness. signed by waverly jones. amy: we will get an update from bell's lawyer and look at parole reforms in new york. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war

as for iona the bruises and scrapes on her face and hands have healed but the fear is still there. >>e all want to be able to walk out our door and not be scared. we have every right to do that. >> reporter: in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> a new job and a new home for san jose's recently retired police chief who stayed retired for all of a week and a half. eddie garcia will become the new police chief in dallas, texas. named the replacement just yesterday and he will be the first latino to lead there. garcia spent 28 years at the san jose police department where he moved up in the nk ras from patrolman to chief. he retired december 12th. the department in dallas is three times the size of san jose. >>> it may soon be more difficult to get to angel island. the blue and gold fleet ferry has filed a request with the public utilities commission to stop service there. the ferry operator says the route is no longer profitable because of the pandemic. if they allow service to be cut, the only remaining ferry option is from tibberon. >> half the people and without the fer

amy: iona craig thank you for being with us.ll do part two of the conversation of posted online under web exclusives. iona craig for journalist who was based in sana'a for years, yemen correspondent for "the times of london." we willing to your piece for the guardian is titled, "bombed into famine: how saudi air campaign targets yemen's food supplies." that does it for our show. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed laura: this week on n "the laura i am coming to you from whitaker, north carolina. politics and monopoly capitalism, incarceration instead of peace, the worst of the united states has its roots in the south. but also, some of the best. if the country goes as the south goes, what grassroots progressives do here matters. that is why we are here

. >> reporter: the saturday morning loadup at iona services in the northwest. might not rival some of the better restaurants, but they're probably more important. they're emergency food kits intended for those who often cannot get out on their own. >> we are a safety net service provider. >> reporter: but that safety net almost unraveled. >> we've had a really tough week. >> reporter: the vendor that usually provides and delivers these meals shut down on monday. and iona didn't find out about it until the friday before. they had to scramble. safeway, whole foods, and other grocery stores helped with the meals, and volunteers provided the wheels. >> we really enjoy helping out. it only takes about an hour, hour and a half, and the people seem very grateful. >> reporter: t.j. hines makes a meal run to a d.c. seniors building. >> i think as a community, as a family of citizens that we should address hunger issues. >> reporter: now, when they make these deliveries, it's not just sustenance that they're bringing but companionship for a lot of folks. even though they

amy: iona craig thank you for being with us.ll do part two of the conversation of posted online under web exclusives. iona craig for journalist who was based in sana'a for years, yemen correspondent for "the times of london." we willing to your piece for the guardian is titled, "bombed into famine: how saudi air campaign targets yemen's food supplies." that does it for our show. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed

amy: iona craig thank you for being with us.ll do part two of the conversation of posted online under web exclusives. iona craig for journalist who was based in sana'a for years, yemen correspondent for "the times of london." we willing to your piece for the guardian is titled, "bombed into famine: how saudi air campaign targets yemen's food supplies." that does it for our show. democracy now! is looking for democracy now! is looking for feedback from peop today we visit india right in our jazzy kitchen. look at those beautiful colors. i'm gonna be cookin' up some delicious dishes with my good friend, filmmaker and author sri rao. you know, indians really believe in getting protein from non-animal sources. and lentils and legumes, beans, dahl-- you'll find them at every single indian meal. we'll feature an earthy warming stew. wow! this is fantastic! rao: oh, my gosh. a spicy veggie side... we're gonna get it right into a pan while it's nice and piping hot. a colorful quinoa recipe, and a soothing nightcap. i have a surprise for

they lost friday night and today faced third place iona. walker out sick.st half, getting out of it. 22-19 loyola in front. feisty. greyhound by five. secondary past break, kyle smith. 64-63 iona. taking advantage of walter's absence. -- walker. in the last seconds, olson. tis the game incentive to over time. -- ties the game. olson shines. great pass. gives loyola the lead. a huge win today in o.t. 88-85. the maryland the >>> off tonight in atlanta against georgia tech. it may be hard to stay totally focused on the yellow jackets thanks to what happened to their opponents on wednesday, the duke blue devils. they had their butts handed it to them at madison square garden. the blue devils were ice cold. from the corner, no. they failed to get back on defense. finishing off that break. a 24-14 st. john's. he just ignores gravity for awhile. a 56-33 red storm. st. john's trashers duke from the beginning until the end. 93-78 the final. they come to college park on wednesday. orioles fans got to deliver the goods. they were in the convention center and were met

it is thought iona they have been carried on the gulfstream. spending time at sea life centers in scotland, and then in scarborough, this week, she was flown to the atlantic to be released into the wild. on the quayside, time for one last quick clean, before being taken onto a small boat and fitted with a tracking device. and then finally, the moment of freedom. >> the second it went back in the water, in the ocean, it was back to doing it's absolutely natural behavior. and we were ecstatic to see that. to see how well it adapted instantly. >> it was a really lovely feeling to see her go off into the big blue. i think the biggest thing, the apprehension of what will happen to her, where she will go now. i know the part that we played has given her the best chances we can do in the wild. reporter: iona was the smallest turtle to be found alive in the u.k. today, thanks to a small army of helpers, she is fully grown and back in the wild. sumi: lovely story. i am sumi somaskanda. thank you for watching "world news america." stay with us. ♪ narrato

. >> reporter: when the criminals managed to wrestle away her wallet and phone, iona says a get away driver picked up the two males and sped off. >> i thought they were maybe pra perhaps 15 to 18 years of age. >> reporter: you can imagine her disbelief when she said oakland police told her her attackers were likely 12 and 14 years old. >> these youth weretrivinge dri car and speeding on the highway. >> reporter: palo alto arrested three in oakland for mugging a woman and leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car. the driver was just 12 and arrested for battery and a number of crimes. they would not say whether the victim in that crime was, but is still ongoing. >> specifically when we're being targeted at this moment. >> reporter: a spokesperson for oakland police say iona's attack is still under investigation and would not comment further. meantime, the three boys are in custody at the santa clara county juvenile hall. as for iona the bruises on her face and hands have healed, but the fear is still there. >> we all want to walk out our door and not be scared. we have ever

adam baron and iona craig.ining us from atlanta, jep boone, a former managing editor of the yemen times. that you all for being he and coming in from skriep frype. i want to start with iona and talk about what a typical day in the life of a reporter is. is it relatively safe for you? are you able to move around pretty freely? >> yeah, i'm able to move around pretty freely. i head out in the mornings. i normally pick up some bread from the bakers just outside of my front door for breakfast. i live right on a busy market and head out for meetings. i don't think i've ever done one that's lasted less than an hour. people will sit down and spend a lot of time talking to foreign journalists here. but the only thing i do need to take precautions, i do wear a hijab to blend in because of the recent issues of foreigners being kidnapped. >> adam, do you find interest from editors back home in the stories that are happening there? >> i think i'm lucky that the two main outlets i write for in the u.s., csm and mcclatchy ne

guys showing they ain't like iona. stop me one time iona. stop me and i won't celebrate. in sports to see the bench mob celebrate. they get so creative and now that's, new york city one would watch monmouth but now they will. you'll watch monmouth. that's the only thing you'll watch them for. isn't exactly much. >> it's beautiful. it looks like doug pederson probably will be announced this week. >> all right. >> not that we don't know already. >> it's tight but they look like they'll lose to the patriots and doug pederson will be introducing by wednesday. >> and temperatures are really going to take a dive. >> they'll take hit. watching some snow we're tweeting right now. what are you talking about? this is what we're talking abo about. fox future cast bring something snow into the picture by tomorrow evening. is it it an accumulation deal? i don't think so but we'll get new information coming up at 10:00 o'clock so we'll share that with you live on tv. joke. >> all right much sounds good, mike. be sure to join us tonight for fox 29 news at 10:00. philadelphia making more

as for iona, the bruises and scrapes on her face and hands have healed but the fear is still there. >> we all want to be able to walk out our door and not be scared. and we have every right to do that. >> reporter: melissa colorado, oakland, nbc bay area news. >>> san jose's recently retired police chief didn't stay retired for long. today eddie garcia was named the new police chief in dallas, texas, the first latino to lead the dallas police department, which is three times the size of san jose's police department. garcia spent 28 years in the san jose police department moving up the ranks to chief before retiring earlier this month. >>> today city leaders in oakland approved a set of measures to help make up a $62 million budget deficit. in a virtual city council meeting the city council announced a $9 million hiring freeze. also the oakland police department's budget will be reduced by $15 million. the oakland fire department will temporarily close three fire stations between january and june. that will save about $5 million. some question the cutbacks to first responders could imp

we will speak with reporter iona craig. ,> the primary weapon sales armed sales are coming from u.s., saudi arabia. britain, other european countries are involved. canada is involved. i think it is very lucrative business for the u.s. and the u.k. amy: we look at a case that highlights was some are calling the palestine exception to free speech on college campuses across the united states. your fordham to educate the community about palestinian human rights, knows denied that right i am hoping g that for the other clclasses to come, they wiwill t have to endure the same heartache and issues that i went through. amy: we will speak with student ahmad awad, who assumed fordham diversity in new york, and dima khalidi, director of palestine legal. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president trump's former strategist steve that predicting president trump's administration could unravel as robert mueller finds evidence of money laundering. while accusing donald trump, junior of treason over a 2016 meeting in t

pharmaceutical company ionas said its experimental drug for treating a rare disease that affects the nervous system met its goals during a study trial. but the company also noted that the medication caused a serious side effect in three patients, resulting in one fatality. that news concerned the investors, but it was a positive for rival biotech alnimam developing a similar treatment. shares of ionas finished down to $43.90, while alnimum soared to $66 even. >>> water and drainage pipe maker said unfavorable weather conditions caused the company to post sales missing estimates. the company also posted a wider than expected loss. down to $14.93. in a blog post today, sears's ceo said the retailer had seen business suffer as a result of suppliers trying to take advantage of the negative financial predictions surrounding the retailer. lampert called out one lender in particular, china based one world, which makes power tools for sears. he said the company threatened to file a lawsuit unless sears gives in to what lampert calls, quote, unreasonable demands. sears shares off 12% to $8.31

. >> that's what happened to iona college. to help them cheer on the team during friday night's big ncaa game. what do they do? they got help from a band in ohio despite a little bit of a conflict of interest. firing up the crowd last night in the middle of march madness, the stebbins high school band. they played in their own backyard on national television as the buckeyes took on iona college. she and the bandmates are life-long fans of ohio state in a state that bleeds scarlet and gray. there was a twist. they were actually cheering on iona. how could they? kenneth carpenter, their band coach explained. >> their band does not travel and they needed a great band in the dayton area so i said absolutely, yes. >> reporter: the ohio high school band got the call monday and jumped at the chance. >> i like osu and my dad likes osu but just being able to play in that big of a thing was cool. >> reporter: leading up to the game, they admitted to jitters about the opposing ohio state musicians. >> i'm excited to see the game and the

that clearly happened and that's what i saw from the ground. >> and iona, a pentagon spokesman wouldicle. i think that's right. but they are strongly defending this decision to call in those air strikes because they say the seals were pinned down. what do you make of that claim? >> the seals i mentioned were pinned down because men in the village did come to fight, because they didn't know they were fighting navy seals. they didn't know they were going to have helicopter gunshot fire raining down as a consequence of doing that. but what they hit during that were civilians. i spoke to a 5-year-old boy who described running from that hillary clinton gun ship fire as he was shot at from behind as he ran with his mother and his mother was subsequently killed. and that's -- there were more than a dozen buildings that i walked into that had been hit or destroyed by those helicopters and air strikes. >> iona, i wanted to ask you because you tell us what you think you observed and brought back from the story, but i mean just being there on the ground and looking at the scene, what did you se

police arrested iona hammond. they say she was still carrying the scissors and had blood on her hands. jacob never saw her coming. jacob's parents got the call and had to drive to the bay area. >> shock. when you hear news like this you can't help but think it's a joke. the fact my son was in a different state was probably even worse. >> jacob had to have surgery on his back. he needed 50 stitches but he should be okay. >> tired and very painful. >> what hurts the most? >> my back. >> his mother says last night was rough. >> nightmares of course. which is hard to accept. >> there maybe no raleigh explanation why someone would attack a child for no apparent reason, but it happened. >> we will get through this, right? we will get through this. >> the family plans on heading back home friday, shocked and relieved. rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the woman accused of stabbing the boy made her first appearance in court today. that's her. 32-year-old iona hammond charged with attempted murder and robbery. police say she

the final byu 78, iona 72. >>> one of the tournament's top seeds, syracuse will play without his starter. the university declared the 7 foot brazilian ineligible. it didn't say why but he missed three games because of an academic issue. earlier in the season. >>> in nba action last night, miami at orlando. fourth period, the the magic made a tough lay-in a three from the wing left it tied at 94 in regulation. in overtime, lebron james missed a driving lay-in. howard got the rebound and nelson scored. howard wound up with 24 points and 25 rebounds as orlando wins 104-98. >>> when we return, refusing to take no for an answer. illinois fights back to get federal aid following a devastating tornado. asthma sympd my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera conta

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iona has not won an ncaa men's basketball game since 1980. davidson back in the tournament, they beat college of charleston 74-55 in the southern conference championship. davidson got bounced in the first round of the tournament last year. western kentucky going back after claiming the sunbelt title. they squeaked past florida international, 65-63. and the dukes of james madison university will make their first ncaa tournament since 1994 after winning the colonial athletic association title. they beat northeastern 70-57. >>> little nfl news now. two playoff teams from the same division make big moves to upgrade their offenses. the vikings wide receiver percy harvin is going to seattle as an exchange for a package that included the seahawks first round draft pick this year, not to be outdone, san francisco 49ers sent a sixth round draft pick to the ravens for wide receiver anquan boldin. boldin torched the 49ers in the ravens super bowl win. >>> it appears mark sanchez will begin the 2013 campaign at the top of the jets depth chart. the newly

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amy: iona craig, thank you for being with us. iona craig has been based in sana'a from 2010 to as the yemen 2015 correspondent for "the times of london." come back, we will go to washington, d.c., as a muslim registry is being talked about in a trump administration with the model being the japanese-american internment camps. we will go to a man who grew up in one of those camps. he is currently a congressman. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. on wednesday, heads of the nation's top technology companies met with president-elect donald trump at trump tower. among those attending were apple ceo tim cook, facebook coo sheryl sandberg, and amazon ceo jeffrey bezos. the meeting was organized by trump transition team member billionaire peter thiel, who famously drove the news website gawker out of business, by secretly bankrolling a controversial lawsuit by wrestler, hulk hogan, against gawker media earlier this year. the meeting re

we will speak with award-winning journalist iona craig. then we look at donald trump's proposal to build a registry of muslims living in the united states. >> we did it in world war ii with the japanese. call it what you will -- >> you're not proposing we go back to the days of internment camps, i hope. amy: he e will speakak with dedemocratic c commerce member e hondaa of c california who lived in a jajapanese american ininternment camps as a a child. and we will lookok at a "new yok times investigation looking at how the poor can often not afford the metaphysical programs which could lead to the criminal records being cleared. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynowow.org, the wawar ad pepeace report. i'm amy goodman. in syria, the chaotic evacuation of eastern aleppo continues amidst ongoing fighting punctuated by a series of short-lived cease-fires. this morning, the syrian civil defense, known as the white helmets, say a civilian evacuation convoy was atattacked by syryrian government fororces, killg o

welcome back to the kaiser report imax guys are timed out of turn to iona big young money blog dot co dot u.k. . and the first up we've been talking about the u.s. student debt problems how about the u.k. what's happening there well the u.k. has a very similar problem i think in times of a whole generation at risk of being put off going tina vassie and we can see over the insights that that would be i personally think that if it helps young people to think more about what they're actually getting out safina vesey and it prevents degree inflation from getting even more out of control then it will have an unintentional benefit actually because i think that the government prior to this one has been very keen on promoting university as the be all mental for a lot of young people and we know that it is and we know that there are other options that we know that there prentiss ships that there's vocational training and so you have young people going to university coming away with that huge debt i mean we're talking. about fifty three thousand pounds that's a very typical figure this being qu

genie teaches campaign management at new york university and political science at iona college.w. professor, i don't think i can remember a field with 16 candidates in it. have there been any? >> you know, not for a very long time. this is an absolutely, as you were just talking about crowded field. it is a flat field in terms of the poll numbers. and that makes it really unpredictable. in my minds it's very much a field that looks a little bit like the democratics in the early 1970s, 1972 and 1976. you know, those are times when you had a crowded field in the democratic side. the top tier candidates not quite as crowded as this. and, of course, what happened in both of those cases was the establishment figures didn't win the nomination. and that's usually a sign of a party struggling to find out who it is and how it will go forward and how it will present itself to the american public. it's usually a sign of a party that is not quite as healthy as it should be. so that is one of the negative aspects of this very crowded field. and as you mentioned before, there are some positiv

iona college issued a statement expressing deep sadness over the death ... chicago police are investigating the shooting and there are clear indications that michael haynes near his killer no arrests have been made ... it has been a bloody 12 hours in the city in addition to michael haynes five other peoples were shot including a gas station clerk who was well-liked by his neighbors in garfield park >>detectives spent hours here as the store clerk family looked on waiting for information he was 835 year-old palestinian from burbank who was shot in the head police arrived at the gas station and 4:00 this morning with a call about a robbery the gas station is at washington boulevard across the street from garfield park is believed that he worked here for two years he leaves behind a wife and three daughters from ages 2 through 7 ... they lived in palestine he would travel back and forth ... is not known if there were customers in the store at the time he is scheduled to work 12 hour shift and schedule to get off at 6:00 in the morning ... one guy said it left

now iona is on our schedule.e're ready to go at that. [ cheering ] >> over at gw, the colonials all smiles as well. they'll take on the ninth seed kansas state on friday at 5:00 p.m. in columbia, south carolina. they're just relieved to finally know who they're facing. >> they wanted an opponent. they have waited. you get to this point. and you can game plan and preparing for so long that it's exciting to know now who we're going play as we get ready for kansas state. and i think what every coach hopes is we're playing our best basketball. >> you know your name is going to be called. you still feel nervous. once it happens, all that you know you got to prepare for. it was awesome to see that. >> wishing everyone the best of luck in the tournament. even george washington. the men's team nit. vo: know you have a dedicated d team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your val