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i'm amy goooodman.istan wherer bomb rocked d spaces monday in the eastern city of jalabad, injuring at least 66 people. the explosions came as afghanistan marks 100 years of independence from british rule. they followed saturday's bloody suicide bombing at a weding in kabul that killed 63 people, wounding 200 others. the attack claimed by isis was the deadliest this year in afghanistan. this is the groom from the wedding. [speaking foreign language] >> i've lost hope. i lost my brother and friends who came to join my wedding party. the celebration of independence day does not matter to me anymorore. i don't carare whether the government is going to light up the city. it's the independence night and dedicated only to the rich people who celebrate it. all those killed werere laborer and popoor p people attending t ceremony. rich people do not come to participate in poor people's ceremonies. amy: the attack came as the u.s. and taliban are reportedly close to a peace deal after months of talks between the
i'm amy goooodman.istan wherer bomb rocked d spaces monday in the eastern city of jalabad, injuring at least 66 people. the explosions came as afghanistan marks 100 years of independence from british rule. they followed saturday's bloody suicide bombing at a weding in kabul that killed 63 people, wounding 200 others. the attack claimed by isis was the deadliest this year in afghanistan. this is the groom from the wedding. [speaking foreign language] >> i've lost hope. i lost my brother...
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amy: water drops are? scott: water drops are places where we leave food and water and other humanitarian supplies for people walking through the desert who would be without those things. amy: can you describe what's happening? a border -- we see patrol van up ahead. scott: thehere is border patrol activity in this area which is not unusual. it's definitely one of the areas of a lot of enforcement. it's where wewe do humanitarian aid work in. we are entering into the growler valley. area.lso a very active paige, can you tell us what you are doing? are going to leave a couple of gallons here. if anybody sees the beacon and walks toward it they will find water. ?my: what is the rescue beacon beacons areescue made by border patrol and they have a button on them. if they push it, they will come into what they call a rescue but what is actually detaining them. the beacons don't have water so when we drive-by we leave it. if people see them, they will have water. amy: you are leaving water and -- paige: and a cou
amy: water drops are? scott: water drops are places where we leave food and water and other humanitarian supplies for people walking through the desert who would be without those things. amy: can you describe what's happening? a border -- we see patrol van up ahead. scott: thehere is border patrol activity in this area which is not unusual. it's definitely one of the areas of a lot of enforcement. it's where wewe do humanitarian aid work in. we are entering into the growler valley. area.lso a...
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amy: where dreams die. since 2001, the bodies an bones of more than 3,000 people, nearly all migrants, have been found in the treacherous so norian desert in arizona. today we speak with an artist who has placed over 9 900 cross in the desert to honor the migrants w who have lost their lives. then we look at the mounting crisis in kashmir, two weeks after india revoked the special status of the indian controlled part of the mum limb majority region. -- muslim majority region. >> for 12 days we have been locked inside our houses. we cannot get out of our homes, get medicine. we have small children anti-can't buy anything for them. amy: we'll go to new delhi, india, to speak with a leadidin femmee any a activist who recen returned from a fact-finding mission in kashmir. all that and more coming up. ♪amy: welcome to democracy now, demomocracynowow.org, the war a peace report. i'm amy goodman. in brazil, public outrage is mounting over massive wildfires that has consumed parts of the amazon for several weeks. t
amy: where dreams die. since 2001, the bodies an bones of more than 3,000 people, nearly all migrants, have been found in the treacherous so norian desert in arizona. today we speak with an artist who has placed over 9 900 cross in the desert to honor the migrants w who have lost their lives. then we look at the mounting crisis in kashmir, two weeks after india revoked the special status of the indian controlled part of the mum limb majority region. -- muslim majority region. >> for 12...
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amy: amy goodman from democracy now! how are you? president trump sasays oil a ans are the source of america's wealth. windmilllls causese cancer, h h. what is your answewer to him and to the activisistsho h have come to greet you here and are looking fofor message fo from you, what do you say to them? course oil and gas has its ups and downs. we need to sort of realize the consequences from m a bigger perspective of what it actually does when we use it the way we use it today. i am pretty sure windmills doesn't cause cancer? [laughter] the second question, my message to the activists, to just keep going. when it may seem impossssle and hopelesss sometimemes, it always d does, o you jujust have to continue because if you try hard enough and long enough, you will make a difference. stand enough people together, fight for the right thing, then anything can happen. amy: reddit thunberg was welcomed wednesday by hundreds of young climate activists. one of them a asked her how old she was when she became an activist. >> i first heard abou
amy: amy goodman from democracy now! how are you? president trump sasays oil a ans are the source of america's wealth. windmilllls causese cancer, h h. what is your answewer to him and to the activisistsho h have come to greet you here and are looking fofor message fo from you, what do you say to them? course oil and gas has its ups and downs. we need to sort of realize the consequences from m a bigger perspective of what it actually does when we use it the way we use it today. i am pretty sure...
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i'm amy goodman.he senate has sent president trump a two-year budget that would increase both domestic and military spending by raising the debt ceilingng and rolling back spending caps. trump has promised to sign the deal, which would increase government spending by $320 billion over the next two years, with the pentagon set to receive a staggering $738 billion for the coming fiscal year. according to the national priorities project, the u.s. spends more on its military than 144 other countries combined. the trump administration has formally ended u.s. participation in the intermediate range missile forces treaty. ronald reagan and mcmckay will gorbachev signed the treaty in 1987 to ban all nuclear and nonnuclear missiles with short and medidium ranges. president trump'p's withdrawal s sparked fears of a new nuclear arms race. president trump on thursday ratcheted up the us trade war with china, saying he'll impose a further 10% tariff on $300 ,illion in chinese goods including clothing and iphones.
i'm amy goodman.he senate has sent president trump a two-year budget that would increase both domestic and military spending by raising the debt ceilingng and rolling back spending caps. trump has promised to sign the deal, which would increase government spending by $320 billion over the next two years, with the pentagon set to receive a staggering $738 billion for the coming fiscal year. according to the national priorities project, the u.s. spends more on its military than 144 other...
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i'm amy gogoodman. florida has declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties as hurricane dorian continues to gain strength in the atlantic. the national hurricane center warns the storm may hit south florida on monday as a category 4 hurricane with winds as high as 130 miles per hour. on thursday, president trump announced he would cancel a trip to poland in order to stay in washington due to the hurricane. vice president mike pence is going instead. the justice department's inspector general has determined former fbi director james comey violated agency policies by disclosing sensitive information to the press, but the justice department has decided not to prosecute him. the investigation centered on comey's decision to leak a memo in which he detailed how president trump had asked him to drop the fbi's investigation into michael flynn, the president's then national security advisor. in colombia, a group of former farc rebels have announced they are taking up arms again, accusing the colombian gove
i'm amy gogoodman. florida has declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties as hurricane dorian continues to gain strength in the atlantic. the national hurricane center warns the storm may hit south florida on monday as a category 4 hurricane with winds as high as 130 miles per hour. on thursday, president trump announced he would cancel a trip to poland in order to stay in washington due to the hurricane. vice president mike pence is going instead. the justice department's inspector...
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i'm amy goodman. the united nations is calling for the protection of the amazon amid fears that thousands of fires raging across brazil are rapidly destroying the world's largest rainforest and paving thehe way f for a clilime catatastroph on thursday, u.n. secretary-general antonio gutteres tweeted -- "in the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. the amazon must be protected." the fires have spread a vast plume of smoke across south america and the atlantic ocean that's visible from space. they're unprecedented in recorded history, , and environmentaliststs say most of the fires were d deliberately st by illegal minerers and cattle ranchers. frfrench presisident emmananueln called the amazon fires an international crisis and said they should top the agenda this weekend as leaders of the g7 countries gather in pariris. mamacron tweeted, "our house is burning. literally." indigenous people in amazoninia say the government of far-r
i'm amy goodman. the united nations is calling for the protection of the amazon amid fears that thousands of fires raging across brazil are rapidly destroying the world's largest rainforest and paving thehe way f for a clilime catatastroph on thursday, u.n. secretary-general antonio gutteres tweeted -- "in the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. the amazon must be protected." the fires have spread a vast plume...
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i'm amy goodman. israel has announced it will conditionally allow congresswoman rashida tlaib to visit family in the west bank a day after barring both tlaib and fellow congresswoman ilhan omar from entering israel to travel to the occupied territory. israel is still refusing entry to omar. israel initially blocked them after president trump took the unprecedented step of publicly urging israel to bar entry to the women, the first two female muslim members of congress. on israeli prime minister thursday, bebenjamin netanyahu defended israel's decicision to bar the u.s. lawmakers. >> by law, w we're not willing o submit anyone into israel and calls for the boycott of the state of israel and asked to do legitimatize the state of the jews. say rashidaorities tlaib will be allowed to visit on humanitarian grounds to visit her ailing grandmother on the condition she does not promote bds. the decision was widely denounced even by aipac, the american israel public affairs committee. on thursday, rashida tlai
i'm amy goodman. israel has announced it will conditionally allow congresswoman rashida tlaib to visit family in the west bank a day after barring both tlaib and fellow congresswoman ilhan omar from entering israel to travel to the occupied territory. israel is still refusing entry to omar. israel initially blocked them after president trump took the unprecedented step of publicly urging israel to bar entry to the women, the first two female muslim members of congress. on israeli prime minister...
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i'm amy goodman. the trump administration announced a new rule monday that would make it harder for documented, low-income immigrants to stay in the country. the so-called public charge rule would penalize immigrants seeking benefits includi medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers by allowing officials to deny green cards and visa applications to those individuals. in addition, immigrants who o he loweincomes or less formal education could be denied permanent status if deemed more likely to need public assistance in the future. experts say the new rule could -- would severely impact families from latin america and africa and goodly to more deportations of immigrants with temporary or provisional immigration status that are already settled in the u.s. but do not meet the new requirements. critics also say immigrants could disenroll from essential programs that protect children and families. acting director of citizenship and immigration services, kenneth cuccinelli, annoced the rule at the white ho
i'm amy goodman. the trump administration announced a new rule monday that would make it harder for documented, low-income immigrants to stay in the country. the so-called public charge rule would penalize immigrants seeking benefits includi medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers by allowing officials to deny green cards and visa applications to those individuals. in addition, immigrants who o he loweincomes or less formal education could be denied permanent status if deemed more likely to...
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amy: l. patricia ice, thank you for being with us legal projects , director at the mississippi immigrants rights alliancece. and chokwe antar lumumba, the mayor of jackson, mississippi. when we come back, a d devastatg new u.n. climate report comes ouout. we will speak with a u.n. climate scientist. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is a song being sung at vigils after the mess shootings around the country. this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman. by top to a new report panel of united nations climate scientist who warn humans are consuming land and resources at an unprecedented rate, with the destructive effects of the climate crisis increasingly threatening the food security of hundreds of millions of people. in its report, the intergovernmental panel on climate change warns that without dramatic action, extreme weather and rising temperatures will turn even more fertile land into desert, shrinking the global food supply, even as the world's population rises to more than billion peopl
amy: l. patricia ice, thank you for being with us legal projects , director at the mississippi immigrants rights alliancece. and chokwe antar lumumba, the mayor of jackson, mississippi. when we come back, a d devastatg new u.n. climate report comes ouout. we will speak with a u.n. climate scientist. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is a song being sung at vigils after the mess shootings around the country. this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman. by top to a new report panel of united...
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i'm amy goodman.he death toll in saturday's massacre at an el paso wal-mart has gone up to 22 people after two more injured victims died monday. the gunman posted a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto online 20 minutes before the shooting. hours after the massacre in texas, a gunman shot and killed nine people in dayton, ohio, and injured dozens of others. trump addressed the nation monday and called on americans to "condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy." in his man necessary owe, the el paso shooter said he was "defending my country from cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion." so far this year, trump's re-election campaign posted over 2,000 facebook ads that include the word "invasion." that refers totoigrants. trump has also repeatedly used the term in speeches. the congressional hispanic cause us asked trump mondaday t stop using the lananguage of invasision when describing immigrant and refugee communities. trump went on to blame the mass shootings on violent vidideo games,
i'm amy goodman.he death toll in saturday's massacre at an el paso wal-mart has gone up to 22 people after two more injured victims died monday. the gunman posted a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto online 20 minutes before the shooting. hours after the massacre in texas, a gunman shot and killed nine people in dayton, ohio, and injured dozens of others. trump addressed the nation monday and called on americans to "condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy." in his man necessary owe,...
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i'm amy goodman. the trump administration has proposed a new rule that would allow migrant children and her caregivers to be jailed by u.s. immigration agencies indefinitely. the proposed rule six to overturn the 1997 flores agreement which puts a 20 day limit on migrant family detentions. kevin mcaleeeenan said wedednesy the new role would serve as a deterrent. >> no child should be a pond in the scheme to manipulate our immigration system, which is why the numeral illuminates the sin of to exploit children as a free ticket or is one gentleman tommy, passport for aggression to the united states. amy: it drew intense condemnation from immigrant rights groups and human rights organizations. amnesty international tweeted " this is more than cruel, it is beyond logic and humanity." on wednesday, president trump said he is looking into ending birthright citizenship for people born on u.s. soil, even of the right is enshrined in the constitution under the 14th amendment. the congressional budget office war
i'm amy goodman. the trump administration has proposed a new rule that would allow migrant children and her caregivers to be jailed by u.s. immigration agencies indefinitely. the proposed rule six to overturn the 1997 flores agreement which puts a 20 day limit on migrant family detentions. kevin mcaleeeenan said wedednesy the new role would serve as a deterrent. >> no child should be a pond in the scheme to manipulate our immigration system, which is why the numeral illuminates the sin of...
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i'm amy goodman. federal investigators are probing the death of 66-year-old accused serial sex abuser and trafficker jeffrey epstein after he was found dead in his manhattan jail cell saturday morning. the authorities say he died by suicide by hananging. jeffrey epstein was reportedly unsupervisised in his cell despe being put on suicide watch in july after he was found unconscious with marks on his neck. he had since been removed from suicide watch but should have been checked by guards every 30 minutes and was supposed to have had a cell mate -- neither of which were the case at the time of his death. epstein's death came less than 24 hours after hundreds of pages of court documents were unsealed with testimonies from former employees and new details of sexual abuse committed by epstein, which also implicated a number of well-known politicians and others in the public eye, including former new mexico governor bill richardson, former senate majority leader george mitchell, alan dershowitz, prince and
i'm amy goodman. federal investigators are probing the death of 66-year-old accused serial sex abuser and trafficker jeffrey epstein after he was found dead in his manhattan jail cell saturday morning. the authorities say he died by suicide by hananging. jeffrey epstein was reportedly unsupervisised in his cell despe being put on suicide watch in july after he was found unconscious with marks on his neck. he had since been removed from suicide watch but should have been checked by guards every...
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i'm amy goodman. at least 29 people were killed as two mass murders shook the country over the weekend. in el paso, texas a gunman -- a white supremacist gunman opened fire at a walmart near a mall saturday. the mass murderer is believed to be patrick crusius, a 21-year-old white man who is now in police custody. the gunman posted a racist, antiti-immigrant manifesto online in which he said he he was quote defending my , country from cultural and ethnic replacementntrought invasion,", echoing the line used by trump to describe migrants. the el paso attack came just days after another whitete male shooter attacked the gilroyoy garlic fefestival in california, killing three people including a six-year-old boy. just before that shooting the gunman promoted an anti-immigrant manifesto online. it also came days after a walmart worker in mississippi shot and killed two fellow employees and wounded 2 others. calalls for walmart to stop selling guns and ammuninition. the el paso massacre is being treated as a
i'm amy goodman. at least 29 people were killed as two mass murders shook the country over the weekend. in el paso, texas a gunman -- a white supremacist gunman opened fire at a walmart near a mall saturday. the mass murderer is believed to be patrick crusius, a 21-year-old white man who is now in police custody. the gunman posted a racist, antiti-immigrant manifesto online in which he said he he was quote defending my , country from cultural and ethnic replacementntrought invasion,",...
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i'm amy goodman. the g7 summit has entered its last day in biarrtiz, france, as member countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help fight raging wildfires in the amazon. they also said there were launching a global initiative to protect the amazon rain forest. president trump was absent as g7 leaders met for a climate change session today. a french president macron said the u.s. supported t the measur. trade was also high on the agenda at the g7 as the u.s. se c confused d signals about is ongoing tariff warar with china. today, trump told reporters that "china called and they want to make a deal," however, questions are being asked about the supposed call. this comes after trump appeared to express doubts about his decision to raise tariffs against china, telling reporters sunday, "i have second thoughts about everything." hours after trump made the comments, the white house claimed trump's statements were misinterpreted and that he actually meant he wanted to ramp up tariffs even f
i'm amy goodman. the g7 summit has entered its last day in biarrtiz, france, as member countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help fight raging wildfires in the amazon. they also said there were launching a global initiative to protect the amazon rain forest. president trump was absent as g7 leaders met for a climate change session today. a french president macron said the u.s. supported t the measur. trade was also high on the agenda at the g7 as the u.s. se c confused d...
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i'm amy goodman. the trump administration plans ofshift over billions dollars including $155 million from fema's disaster relief fund to help fund its highly contested policy. the funds would pay for temporary courts on the southern border to hear cases of asylum-seekers who have been forced to return to mexico while their cases proceed through the u.s. legal system. the money will be adding 7000 more spaces to immigration spaces. they're preparing for tropical storm dorian which could make a and strengthen into a hurricane later today. governor wanda vazquez has declared a state of emergency for the island. on tuesday, president trump used the impending storm to take a jab at puerto rico, tweeting -- "wow! yet another big storm heading to puerto rico. will it ever end? congress approved $92 billion for puerto rico last year, an all time record of its kind for 'anywhere.'" san juan mayor and vocal trump critic carmen yulin cruz responded by saying in a cnn interview -- "trump's behavior, his lack of u
i'm amy goodman. the trump administration plans ofshift over billions dollars including $155 million from fema's disaster relief fund to help fund its highly contested policy. the funds would pay for temporary courts on the southern border to hear cases of asylum-seekers who have been forced to return to mexico while their cases proceed through the u.s. legal system. the money will be adding 7000 more spaces to immigration spaces. they're preparing for tropical storm dorian which could make a...
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i'm amy goodman. the united nations' top panel of climate scientists is warning that humans are consuming land and water resources at an unprecedented rate, with the climate crisis and biodiversity loss already threatening the food supply of hundreds of millions of people. in a report out today, the intergovernmental panel on climate change warns that without dramatic action, extreme weather and rising temperatures will turn even more fertile land into desert, shrinking the global food supply even as the rld's s population rises to more than 7.5 billion people. this is climate scientist and ipcc co-chair valerie massonon-delmotte. >> we humans affect more than this landne quarter of is degraded. the way we producece food and wt we eat contributes to the loss of natural ecosystems. when land is degraded, it reduces the store's ability to take up carbon in this exacerbates climate change. today, 500 million people lilive in a areas that experiene this. amamy: the ipcc c recommends dramatic reductions s
i'm amy goodman. the united nations' top panel of climate scientists is warning that humans are consuming land and water resources at an unprecedented rate, with the climate crisis and biodiversity loss already threatening the food supply of hundreds of millions of people. in a report out today, the intergovernmental panel on climate change warns that without dramatic action, extreme weather and rising temperatures will turn even more fertile land into desert, shrinking the global food supply...
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i'm amy goodman. the u.s. justice department hahs asked authorities in gibraltar to halt their planned release of an iranian supertanker seized by british marines in july in the trump administration's latest escalation of tensions with iran. erin condemned britain seizure of the ship last month saying it was a violation of the land mark nuclear deal from which the trump administration withdrew last year. britaiain accusese the tanker tranansportingng oil to syrian o syria. iran retaliated days later. in china, hundreds of paramilitary soldiers have masseded at a sports statadium n shenzhen as pro-democracy activists continue to hold protests day and night in neighboring hong kong. video shows scores of military-s-style vehicles s and hundreds of uniformed members of the people's armed police force in riot gear c conducting exercises earlier todaday. on wednesday evening, hong kong riot police fired tear gas to clear protesters who flashed laser pointers at a police station. local officials threatened to jail p
i'm amy goodman. the u.s. justice department hahs asked authorities in gibraltar to halt their planned release of an iranian supertanker seized by british marines in july in the trump administration's latest escalation of tensions with iran. erin condemned britain seizure of the ship last month saying it was a violation of the land mark nuclear deal from which the trump administration withdrew last year. britaiain accusese the tanker tranansportingng oil to syrian o syria. iran retaliated days...
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i'm amy goodman. flights have resumed at hong kong international airport after it was effectively shut down for two days due to a takeover by pro-democracy protesters. tuesday saw new clashes between protesters and police forces, with several arrests taking place. two men n who were suspected of being undercover officers from mainland china were beaten by a group of protesters. one of the men turned out to be a reporter for the communist party-owned newspaper "global times." some of the protesters apologized wednesday for the disruption at the airport. a post on n a messaging chchannl thatat later was widelely reposd read -- "we apologize for our bebehavior bubut we are just too scared. our police shot us, government betrayed us, social institutions failed us. please help us." hong kong's beijing-aligned chief executive carrie lam warneded tuesday the protests ae "pushing hong kokong onto a path of no return" while china condemned the airport demonstrations as near-terrorist acts. meanwhile, photos sh
i'm amy goodman. flights have resumed at hong kong international airport after it was effectively shut down for two days due to a takeover by pro-democracy protesters. tuesday saw new clashes between protesters and police forces, with several arrests taking place. two men n who were suspected of being undercover officers from mainland china were beaten by a group of protesters. one of the men turned out to be a reporter for the communist party-owned newspaper "global times." some of...
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i'm amy goodman. a judge in oklahoma has found johnson & johnson helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the pharma giant to pay half $1 billion, $572 million. it's the first major ruling against a drug company as part of the opioid epidemic, which has triggered hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths around the country. although hailed as a victory, the damages are much lower than the $17 billion oklahoma had sought in the case. some 2000 other lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors are pending around the country. a massive federal lawsuit brought by almost 2000 cities, counties, and native arican tribes is scheduled to begin in october. this is oklahoma attorney general mike hunter speaking after the ruling. >> johnson & johnson motivated by greed and avarice, is responsible for the opioid epidemic in our state. johnson & johnson will finally be held accountable for thousands of deaths and addictions caused by their activities. at the end of the day, you can't sit in a cor
i'm amy goodman. a judge in oklahoma has found johnson & johnson helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the pharma giant to pay half $1 billion, $572 million. it's the first major ruling against a drug company as part of the opioid epidemic, which has triggered hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths around the country. although hailed as a victory, the damages are much lower than the $17 billion oklahoma had sought in the case. some 2000 other lawsuits against opioid...
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i'm amy goodman. in detroit, 10 presidential hopefuls took the stage wednesday evening for the second democratic primary debate with nine contenders taking aim at former vice president joe biden's record on criminal justice, the iraq war, immigration, and women's rights. with bidenopened sparring with kamala harris on their health care plans with candidate debating the medicare for all plan for nearly 30 minutes. after headlines, we will play highlights of the debate and be joined by cornell west and dolores huerta. immigration rights activists abruptly interrupted former vice president joe biden during last night's debate chanting g 3 millllion portatio, , refeing to t o obamadmininisation's deportation n oft least reee million unundomented pple.e. the disrupon c camafteter cnn's don lemon questioneded t fororme vice presiside on n his immigration record. , in thepresident biden first two years of the obama administration, nearly 800,000 immigrants were deported, for more than president trump's first
i'm amy goodman. in detroit, 10 presidential hopefuls took the stage wednesday evening for the second democratic primary debate with nine contenders taking aim at former vice president joe biden's record on criminal justice, the iraq war, immigration, and women's rights. with bidenopened sparring with kamala harris on their health care plans with candidate debating the medicare for all plan for nearly 30 minutes. after headlines, we will play highlights of the debate and be joined by cornell...
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i'm amy goodman. president trump is visiting dayton, ohio, and el paso, texas, today following the mass shootings over the weekend which killed at least 31 people. resistance to trump's visit has been mounting among democrats and many residents of the two cities. this is dayton's democratic mayor nan whaley. >> he has made this bed and yes to lion it. his rhetoric has been painful for many in our community and i think people should stand up and say they're not happy that he is coming. amy: sunday's mass shooting in dayton kililled 9 people, including the gugunman's sister. the police shot the gunman at the scene. the fbi has opened an investigation and said the gunman was "exploring violent ideologies." after facing those who interrupted his speech on sunday, ohio's republican governor mike dewine backed lawses to gun control comics -- including expanding background checks and allowing courts to prevent certain people from getting or keeping their guns. ohio republican congressmember mike turner, whos
i'm amy goodman. president trump is visiting dayton, ohio, and el paso, texas, today following the mass shootings over the weekend which killed at least 31 people. resistance to trump's visit has been mounting among democrats and many residents of the two cities. this is dayton's democratic mayor nan whaley. >> he has made this bed and yes to lion it. his rhetoric has been painful for many in our community and i think people should stand up and say they're not happy that he is coming....
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80% of ami. that will be one tool we can use to provide units for households that are less than 60% of ami. aside from not tool, we do recognize the need to have more rental subsidies and access to rental subsidies for those extremely low income households. and, the mayor and the board have addressed this by including funding in the budget for rental subsidies for a populations of people. i think the mayor and the board have included rental subsidies, i think, up to $10 million in rental subsidies for different populations of folks. we recognize that there is a need for doing that. board president yee is in the process of creating a senior operating subsidy. it is project need, rental subsidies that go towards the households to help them pay their rent. or, the buildings need operating subsidies where we are basically helping to meet the gap and what tenants are able to pay and how expensive the projects are to operate. it really is trying to find more rental and operating substitutes. we have be
80% of ami. that will be one tool we can use to provide units for households that are less than 60% of ami. aside from not tool, we do recognize the need to have more rental subsidies and access to rental subsidies for those extremely low income households. and, the mayor and the board have addressed this by including funding in the budget for rental subsidies for a populations of people. i think the mayor and the board have included rental subsidies, i think, up to $10 million in rental...