i'm amy goodman. "the storm of a lifetime." that's how one national weather service meteorologist is descriribing the massive categoy 4 hurricicane florence currereny barreling toward the c coast of ththe carolinas, slalated to mae landfall on friday. the nationonal hurricane cenr rs warning of a life-ththreateningg storm surge, as well as massivie flooding and highly destructive winds. this is north carolina governor roy cooper. >> this storm is a monster. it is big and it is vicious. it is an extremely dangerous, life-threatening, historic hurricane. that is why i am ordering a mandatory state evacuation for our barrier islands. and i am directing the people of north carolina to obey local evacuation orders that have already been issued and will be issued along our coast. amy: more than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate north carolina, south carolina, and virginia as hurricane florence approaches. yet prison officials say they will not evacuate nearly 1000 prisoners at the ridgeland c

i'm amy goodman. active is held hundreds of protest saturday in more than 90 countries as part of a worldwide day of action demanding urgent action to address climate change. in france, thousands of people joined climate marches across the country. the northern india from about 10,000 students and teachers tied red ribbons to trees in an action to end deforestation in the philippines, nearly 1000 peop marched in manila to prott the coury's liance on coal. in n york city,0 activists were arrested protesting in front of governor andrew cuomo's office to dend transitioto 100% renable energ in thailand's capital bangkok, about 200 people prested outsidthe u.n. rional hequarters inclung fishmen and lorers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels. in australia, demonstrators demanded a halt to plans for a $16 billion coal mine in queens land. and here in san francisco, up to 30,000 people marched through the streets to demand urgent climate action. after headlines, we will play voices from that

i'm amy goodman. dr. christine blasey ford, the professor who has accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, is set to testify today, ahead of a confirmation vote set for friday by the senate judiciary committee, even as new allegations continue to emerge. in dr. blasey-ford's prepared testimony released wednesday, she calls kavanaugh "the boy who sexually assaulted me" and describes the night of the assault, stating -- "i believed he was going to rape me." she adds, "i don't have all the answers, and i don't remember as much as i would like to. but the details about that night that bring me here today are ones i will never forget." kavanaugh has denied dr. blasey ford's accusation, as well as other allegations of sexual misconduct made public by two other women this week. on wednesday, a new accuser, julie swetnick, came forward with help from lawyer michael avenatti, and alleged in a sworn declaration that she observed kavanaugh at high school part

amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. last week think progress published report a senior fellow ian millhiser that was "brett kavanaugh said he would kill roe v. wade last week and all must know a noticed." the story was declared fake news by facebook fact checker with a conservative outlet the weekly standard, which attacked ian millhiseser in an editorial. no hazard wrote that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh may have committed a very serious crime, possibly even a sex crime or maybe he didn't. that editors at the weekly standard responded -- for more, we continue our conversation with ian millhiser, the senior fellow at the center for american progrgress action fundnd and the editor of thing progress justice, as well as dahlia lithwick from senior editor at slate.com. this is complicated, ian. can you please explain what happened? >> suffice it to say the weekly standard folks do not like me very much will stop i think their assertion that brett kavanaugh such a good man is not wearing well this week. but what hap

i'm amy goodman. president trump addressed the united nations general assembly tuesday, praising his administration's "america first" policies, assailing the international criminal court, and accusing nicolas maduro of corruption, and accusing iran of sowing "chaos, death, and destruction." many of the world leaders and dignitaries in the general assesembly erupted into laughter when trump boasted aboutut his accomplishments as u.s. presesident. pres. trump: in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. america -- so true. [l[laughter] trump: didn't expect that reaction, but that's ok. [laughter] amy: trump's appearance came as his national security adviser issued another dire warning agagainst iran. speaking at a forum for opponents of the iranian regime on the sidelines of the general assembly, john bolton threatened there would be "hell to pay" if iran crosses the u.s. the threat came after the trump administration defi

i am amy goodman. thanks so much for joining us. >>  çç?? i am amy goodman.e tonight yascha mounk, the author of "the people vsvs. democracy." let me tell you a little bit about it. he's a lecturer on government at harvard university and a senior fellow at new america. he's a columnist at slate and a host of the "good fight" podcast. he's a leading expert in the rise of populism and the crisis of liberal democracy. so, that's yascha, and i think the club will recognize our moderator tonight, francis fukuyama, who has been here many times before. he's currently a senior fellow at stanford's freeman spogli institute for international studies and his new book on identity, his "identity politics" will be coming out in september. so, thank you very much, francis. thank you very much. ok, thank you.

amy goodman:n: so, expanand on .d tetessa thompspson, heher job in life is dancing with signs in front of stores. boots riley: well, i don't think -- i don't think her character would say that''s her job in life. that's how she gets some money to pay the bills. but yeah, she's a sign twirler. and she -- for money. but she's a gallery artist and also part of a -- i don't know -- a agitprop arts group that does things somewhat clandestinely. and, yeah, i think her character -- well, i know -- her character is always -- her character and the character played by steven yeun have somewhat of a conflict and an alliaiance, because steven yeun plays a union organizer. amy goodman: and that goes to the issue of what's happening, where they work, at regalview. i want to turn back to the film, "sorry to o bother you," when cassius green is promoted to be a power caller at the telemarketing company where he works in oakland. well, things take a dark turn. >>  casassius greenen: i got promoted.. i'm a power caller! detroit: what

i'm amy goodman. the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, dianne feinstein, is calling for the immediate postponement of the nomination proceedings of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh h after a second womon came forward alleging sexual misconduct by the judge. a former classmatete of kavanaugh's at yale university has accused him of exposing himsmself and thrusting his pens into her face during a college party in a dorm room. the woman, deborah ramirez, spoke on the record to "the new yorker magazine" and is now calling on the fbi to investigate her allegations. meanwhile, dr. christine blasey ford has agreed to testify before the senate judiciary committee on thursday about her allegations kavanaugh attempted to rape her when she was 15 years old. kavanaugh has denied both accusations. as part of his defense, kavanaugh has given the senate a copypy of his calendar from the summer of 1982, when he was in high school,l, which does not sw him attending any parties like the one described

i'm amy goodman. we're broadcasting from san francisco. heavy rains and 90-mile-per-hour carolinaslashing the coast as hurricane for its makes landfall as a category one storm. the storm surge has already reached 10 feet, sending chest-high water pouring into residents' homes, forcing first responders to make emergency rescues overnight. florence has already knocked out power for more than 400,000 people across north and south carolina. the storm is expected to linger over the region throughout the day today, unleashing up to 40 inches of rain on some coastal communities, threatening to cause deadly flash flooding, and toxic waste spills of coal ash and pig manure from the hog farms lining the carolinas coast. this is north carolina governor roy cooper. >> the worst of the storm is not yet here, that these are the early warnings of the days to come. surviving this storm will be a test of endurance, teamwork, common sense, and patience. amy: president trump has continued to generate widespread criticis

i'm amy goodman. president trump's national security adviser john bolton threatened sanctions against international criminal court judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> we will ban its judges and prosecutors from entering the united states. we will sanction their funds in the u.s. mental system, and we will prosecute them in the u.s. criminal system. we will do the same for any company or state that assist in icc investigation of americans. amy: that was national security adviser john bolton speaking during a speech to the federalist society in washington, d.c., monday. bolton also announced the trump adminiration is osing thth palestine liberation organization office in washington, d.c. the plo called the move a dangerous escalation, saying it shs -- "the u.s. is willing to disband the international system in order to protect israeli crimes and attacks against the land and people of palestine, as well as against peace and secu

i'm amy goodman. in an explosive interview with "the washington post," california professor dr. christine blasey ford has accused supreme court nonominee brett kavanaugh of attempted rape while the two were in high school. she told "the post" kavanaugh and his friend pushed her into a bedroom during a party, and that kavanaugh then forcibly pinned her down on a bed and tried to pull off her clothes. she says she tried to scream, but that kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth to silence her. she told "the washington post" -- "i thought he might inadvertently kill me." dr. christine ford is a professor at palo alto university in california. she teaches at stanford university. she began speaking anonymously about the alleged assault in july after kavanaugh was shortlisted to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. she contacted her congressmember and "the washington post" through a tip line. she took, and passed, a polygraph. after her story began to leak, she changed her mind and decided

i'm amy goodman. at least 128 people were arrested on capitol hill monday protesting supreme court nomomie brett kavanaugh, who has been publicly accused of sexual assault by two women. bob bland, co-president of the women's march helped organized the mass civil disobedience. >> women from all over the country have come to washington to put their bodies on the line to say we will not go back, we sayeve survivors, and to look at all of the thousands of women and allies who are here today. women are to be believed, to be trusted, and we will always come out for each other because we have each other's back. amy: on monday night, brett kavanaugh and his wife sat down for an interview with fox news. it was his first public comment since dr. christine blasey ford accused the judge of attempting to rape her when she was 15 years old. he was kavanaugh denied the 17. allegation. >> now, i've never sexually assaulted anyone. .ot in high school, not ever i have always treated women with dignity and respect. amy:

i am amy goodman. we are broadcasting from san francisco, the site of the global climate action summit. in north carolina, south cacarolina, virginia, millions f residents are bracing for the arrival of hurricane florence, which meteorologists are warning andd unleash storm surge widespread flooding. this is north h carolina governr roy cooper. >> this monster of a storm is not one to ride out. whwhen you're looking at a storm surge of ts magnitude where the national weather service has said the damage is going to be unbelievable and that they cannot emphasize it enough, we know that is a message that we should listen to. amy: north carololina's prepepag fofor thehe climate-e-change-superchcharged storm siyeyears teter passing legislatation prohibitining stae and local agencies from making planning decisions based on the latest climate science about sealevel rise. now the state is facing the threat of a life-threatening storm surge, which could cause billions of dollars in damages. even if the storm we

i'm amy goodman. the trump administration has once again slashed the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the united states. on monday, secretary of state mike pompeo announced the new cap on refugees would be a historic low of just 30,000 next year, down from the current level 45,000. but the actual number of refugees allowed in the country is expected to be far lower. amnesty international decried the move as an "all-out attack against our country's ability to reresettle refugees s both now d in the future." under president obama, the refugee cap reached 110,000. senate judiciary committee chair chuck grassley has announced the committee will hold another a hearing on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh next monday following the accusatitions he attempted o rape a 15-year-old girl at a party while he was in high school. both kavanaugh and his accuser, professor christine blasey ford, will testify. ford told "the washington post" kavanaugh and his friend pushed her into a bedroom during a part

i'm amy goodman. the leaders of north and south korea have wrapped up their third summit this year with a vow to denuclearize the korean peninsula. earlier today, south korean president moon jae-in and north korean leader kim jong-un held a joint news conference in pyongyang. kim vowed to move towards denuclclearization if the united states takes steps of its own. >> we adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal and tragic confrontation and hostility, and agreed to make efefforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. amy: south korean president moon jae-in praised thehe north k kon offer. he said, "the erera of no war hs started." >> south and north korea agreed on a denuclearization program for the first time. it is a very meaningful outcome. the north has decided to permanently abolish the test site and missile launchers with the attendance of experts fromom relevant countries. amy: the two leaders also agreed to purursue a bid to co-h

amy: explain.el: when he says i could shoot somebody in the middle of the avenue and get away with it, you know he's not going to shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue, i hope, but you know he could get away with it. both are true. it is always that way with him. so, i paid close attention to him when he says things that sound crazy and you think h he s just being crazy. i always go, well, he may mean that. he says, we are not going to arm teachers. within two seconds, he says, maybe 20 percent of them. he says it could be 40%. thing that could be the truth and switches it up within seconds. this is the evil genius of trump. keep liberalso scatterbrained. people say something, we take it literally. he knows he can just say stuff, get everybody discombobulated and he becomes the master distractor. he knows how to get people off topic and onto something else. amy: oscar-winning film maker michael moore, his new film "fahrenheit 11/9" is out today. we will be back with more in a minute. ♪ [music

i'm amy goodman. the white house is scrambling to ferret out disloyal members of president trump's inner circle after "the new york times" published an anonymous op-ed piece on wednesday that says was written by a senior administration official claiming a quite resistance is underway seeking to constrain trump's worst impulses. in the extraordinary op-ed column, the unnamed official writes -- "many of the senior officials in his own a administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations." the unnamed author goes on to write -- " "ours is not the popular resistance of the left. we want the administration to succeed and think that many of its policies have already made america safer and more prosperous.' but we believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic." the author calls trump impulsive, erratic, ill-informed, and reckless with half-baked ideas. the a

i'm amy goodman. supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh faces a final day of senate confirmation hearings on capitol hill today, one day after the proceedings took a dramatic turn when democratic senators began releasing confidential documents from kavanaugh's work at the george w. bush white house. the release was begun by new jersey senator cory booker, who said he was willing to risk his senate career by deliberately violating rules against releasing protected information. booker was responding to the trump administration's decision to withhold more than 100,000 pages of kavanaugh's records on the basis ofof presidential privilege. >> i come from a long line, as all of us do, understand what that, civil disobedience -- i understand the consequences. the right now, before process is finished, i'm going to release the mail about racial profiling. i understand pitilessly comes with potential ousting from the desk penalty comes with potential ousting from the senate. amy: the drama came as the n

i'm amy goodman. on capitol hill, highly chaotic confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh began tuesday, as protesters repeatedly interrupted the proceedings. >> this is a mockery an travesty of justice. this ia a travtyty of justice and we will not hold back. adjourn this hearing -- [indiscernible] amy: judge brett kavanaugh is president trump's pick to replace justice anthony kennedy. democratic senators on the[indi] committee also repeatedly interrupted senate judiciary committee chair charles grassley to demand he halt the hearings and allow time to pore over information contained in a ofute -- last-minute dump documents from kavanaugh's time 40,000 in the white house counsel's office. the trump administration is also withholding more than 100,000 pages of kavanaugh's records on the basis of presidential privilege. we'll have more on the first day of kavanaugh's confirmation hearings after headlines. the trump administration says it will end all u.s. funding for unrwa, the u

i'm amy goodman. confirmation hearings begin today for president trump's pick to fill justice anthony kennedy seat as the supreme court swing vote. if judge brett kavanaugh is confirmed, it would create a block of five justices that would likely make the supreme court the most conservative since the 1930's. itics warnrn his confirmation could d lead to age or rollbackf civil rights, environmental regulations, gun-control measurures, voting rigight and reproductive righthts, including possibly overturning roe v. wade. just hours before the hearings were set to begin, a lawyer for former president george w. bush released more than 40,000 pages of documents from his time in the white house counsel's office. to 2003. he was also staff secretary from 2003 to 2006. yet the trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 records kavanaugh's under the basasis of presesidenl privivilege.e. we will have more after the headlines.s. presesident trtrump has attacked attorney general jeff sessions again after

i'm amy goodman. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley has set a friday morning deadline of 10:00 a.m. eastern time for christine blasey ford to respond to his invitation to speak to the committee about her allegation that supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a high school party when she was 15 years old. but dr. blasey ford's lawyers have said in fbi investigation into her crime should be conducted before the committee holds a hearing. on wednesday, president trump openly doubted dr. blasey ford's claim. pres. trump: look, if she shows showing,kes a credible that will be very interesting. we will have to make a decision. and i can only say this, he is such an outstanding man, very hard for me to imagine that anything happened. they make of this comes as "vanity fair" is reporting trump's own daughter ivanka has told her father to "cut bait" and drop kavanaugh over the attempted rape allegations. meanwhile of blasey ford's high , one school classmates revealed on f

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez.an: t this week m marks the seventh anniversary of the occupy wall street movement, and 10 years since the collapse of u.s. investment bank lehman brothers that triggered the onset of the global financial crisis. millions of people in the united states and around the world lost their jobs, homes, and life savings, even as the u.s. government bailed out some of wall street's biggest failing banks. over the weekend, activists in europe protested outside banks in france and germany to mark the 10th anniversary. amy: the financial crisis also sparked massive global anti-capitalist movements, including the occupy movement, the m-15 movement in spain, and the anti-austerity movements in greece. talk more about the impacts of two the crisis 10 years later, we're joined now by nathan schneider, whose new book outlines an alternative economic model based on cooperative ownership. he argues that the cooperative movement has witnessed a resurgence since the 2008 financial crisis. schneider's book

amy: dr. christine blasey ford, testifies publicly for the first time at in his stork senate judiciary committee hearing. we will bring you hurtful opening statement. then supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. capital: this has destroyed my family and my good name. a good name built up through decades of very hard work and public service at the highest levels of the american government. this old two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with a up anger about president trump and the 201016 election. mikko today we play excerpts of the senate judiciary committee hearing. >> dr. ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> you may defeat me in the final vote, but you will never get me to quit. amy: all of ththat and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a historic senate judiciary committee hearing, whose implications will determine the makeup

throughout the day, voice messages we left on amy's cell phone, but it was not until n55 thht when amy called the receptionist back. she described amy a snding sleepy. she was rushing. this time, was different. prosecutors say amy was being held hostage at the time of the call. earlier that day at 3:25, a neighbor testified she saw amy walking in a nice outfit nea calvert and cleveland near northwest saying she was in a knee-length skirt, flat shoes, sweater across her shoulder, and a nice leather bag. she had her head down deep in gh hou clearly walking to get somewhere. but the defense team tried to dilute the neighbor's testimony by showing the jury surveillance videof amy and her son, phillip, from six hours earlier in the day. she was wearing a different outfit with a different bag. it was one way the defense tried tow doubt in the jurors' minds. news 4. >>> back to our coverage of hurricanewhflorence. h is approaching myrtle beach south carolina. here's what that beach lks like right now. things are calm at the moment. it's going to be dferent scene by this time tomorrow. >> you

show in principle former staffer to senate majority leader bill frist and amy i'll start with you as a woman does this concern you the kavanaugh. crisis. as a woman as an american as an observer this whole process concerns me and i just have a lot more questions than we have answers it's very fast moving we understand that . professor the professor that she does not necessarily want to talk to the senators she has said that she would prefer an f.b.i. investigation happen first chuck grassley the senate judiciary committee chairman has said he wants to offer options to talk to senators behind closed doors a hearing behind closed doors or in public and now possibly even to have judiciary staffers flights or her in california in order to get her story. you know as i say i that the whole thing is very bewildering to me frankly or do you feel. look it's very concerning larry it says this is a person that will be appointed to to the highest court of the land in for this sort of all the great things to come forward it's concerning i think. congress ought to to the american people this admin

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. in the east bay, hospital officials are expected to discontinue life support for a 6-month-old who suffered a severe brain injury. this is kingston holmes. he has been at antioch on a breathing machine. he went into cardiac arrest a month ago. doctors gave them a letter friday saying breathing machines will be turned off today due to the irreversible brain injury. >> they just dropped this bomb on us. >> i think my son deserves a fighting chance because he is in fact, improving. >> his parents are looking into options they have, whether it's legal help or moving him to another facility. hospital officials tell us they can't comment because of privacy laws. they say they feel for what the family is going through >> new developments at san francisco's hunters point ship yard. new concerns about the plans are retest the soil for radio activity. the navy's proposed fixed draws from an old plan developed in 2012 which aimed to cut costs. the old plan changed cleanup rules to declare more s

amy hollyfield is live on treasure island with the details. hi, amy >> reporter: hi. this view isn't free. at least not anymore. let's take a look at what we're talking about. drivers will be charged in both

symone sanders and amy kremer.the conditions and of the probabilities heading into next week? >> you know, i think dr. ford and her attorneys have set forth conditions that i think are absolutely feasible, that i think the committee should in fact take into consideration. it's not crazy for her to ask not to be seated in the same room with the man she says attempted to rape her. it is not crazy to ask that she be allowed to go second. it's not crazy to also ask for additional witnesses to be called, namely, those whom she has named, prior to judge kavanaugh being announced as a supreme court nominee. so i think these are things that if the committee says they truly want to treat dr. ford fairly they should take into consideration. >> amy, if you are a sponsor of kavanaugh, why wouldn't you want to show that you did everything that you could to give this allegation a fair hearing to make sure he is not stained by suggestion? >> well, you know, i think he has denied it. she's claimed it happened. he denied it. i do a

amy: from san francisco, this is demomocracy now! you are risking your life here. >> it is exactly what is going on. amy: how much do you make? >> one dollar an hour. amy: some have called a slave labor. >> no matter if we are incarcerated were free, we're getting paid one dollar an hour. amy: as california faces a record-setting fire season, 20%

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, what is the solution? to remove the beams or to fix the cracks? >> rep the first plan is to shore up the beams, make them safe so they can at least get fremont street open. this is a major thoroughfare for people coming off the bay bridge. then they hope to mend the cracks and keep the beams where they are. matt? >> thank you, amy. >> commuters may have received the message about taking public transit. ridership saw a surge yesterday. san francisco bay ferry saw a 15% increase. bart says they saw 9,000 more riders yesterday compared to last wednesday. they were expecting an increase anyway because of the dreamforce convention. >>> we have continuing coverage online and we are keeping you updated with push alerts like this one questioning the timeline of the salesforce closure. you get the news that matters to you. >>> in the south bay, chp says several people likely took video of a stabbing involving an uber driver. >> is investigators hope the witnesses will come forward. the stabbing happened on highway

reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, nbc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. a look at live pictures coming in from the hurricane. hurricane florence continuing to move inland over north carolina. you can track the aftermath at abc7news.com. we have everything from a photo gallery to also live streaming coverage from our sister station wtvd in north carolina. check there for the very latest. >>> in other news, on the peninsula, there may be more victims of a babysitter accused of sexually abusing children. >> he worked as a rideshare driver and babysitter on a child care website. he babysat for several families and abused several boys under the age of 14. the sheriff's department is asking anyone who knew him to contact them. >>> a male teacher apparently walked into a girls bathroom. it happened at the oakland military institute. an 11-year-old student told us she and her friend were chatting away, each using a stall last thursday when they heard someone come in and recognized his distinctive red boots. >> i made eye contact with him through the cracks of the