but who is amy fisher? >> amy fisher, the villain. dun dun dun.ell, i guess there's a few villains in this story. >> joey buttafuoco. >> joey knew of my intentions towards his wife. >> this phenomenon starts to happen. it's not about me anymore. it's not about the person who got shot and assassinated in front of her own home. it's about joey and amy. >> lights, camera, action. joey loves that. >> tell us your side, joey, right? >> this story has never gone away. it's been told a million times. i got shot in the head, she did it, and he had something to do with it, too. now is the time to talk about it and not drown myself in booze and drugs. i kind of made it my mission, i'm going to make this name something again. because it turned to [ bleep ] if one man can change the meaning of a name, one woman can change it back. and i'm that woman. ♪ why did love put a gun in my hand? ♪ >>> let's start at the very beginning. this is buttafuoco 101. here are the players. we have my dad, joey buttafuoco. he's the larger-than-life, you know, baggy pant wearing

amy: a u.n. envoy has called on the international criminal court to prosecute afghan officials for crimes against humanity over their treatment of women and girls. according to the u.n., more than 1.6 million afghans have fled the country in the past two years, with pakistan receiving the highest number of refugees, around 600,000. meanwhile, tens of thousands of afghans who were employed by american forces or contractors have been awaiting resettlement in the u.s. or for their visa applications to be processed. many now say they are stuck in limbo. 18-year old marwa, whose father worked as a guard for an american ngo, lives with 11 other family members in a tiny rental near pakistan's capital islamabad as they await news of their u.s. visa amid dwindling savings. >> we only have one room with a kitchen. our space is very tight. we cannot go back to afghanistan. my father will be killed. everything is favorable they are. we can either -- we can neither study nor live here. amy: meanwhile, the com

amy: thousands of u.s. marines and sailors have been deployed to deter iran from seizing oil tankers in what the washington post calls a "remarkable escalation.” tensions between the two countries. iran has responded by equipping its navy with drones and missiles. we'll speak with the quincy institute's trita parsi who asks, "with marines on persian gulf vessels, is biden risking war with iran?" then, an update on how the u.s. is responding to asylum seekers, starting at the border in texas where state troopers are reportedly separating migrant families, to new york city where there are growing calls for long term shelter for asylum seekers as the city says it has run out of room. >> another slap in the face historical new yorkers who have been here and our most recent arrivals who are just seeking a little bit of help in this moment. and we need to stop doubling and tripling down on emergency systems like the shelters and get people out of emergency shelters and into permanent housing. amy: then, the iraqi

i'm amy goodman. in guatemala, progressive politician bernardo arevalo has declared a decisive victory in a runoff election against former first lady sandra torres. arevalo, leader of the semilla party, took nearly 60% of the votes sunday. he has vowed to fight corruption and push for social reforms. his supporters poured onto the streets of guatemala city to celebrate. >> democracy won. we will be able to dream of a different what a mama. there is new hope for guatemalans. we are telling corrupt politicians they must respect our boat. guatemala has already changed. amy: bernardo arevalo is the son of former president juan josÉ arevalo, guatemala's first democratically elected leader, who pushed for revolutionary policies when he was in office from 1945 to 1951. we will go to guatemala city for more after headlines. ecuadorians also took to the polls sunday for a snap presidential election. leftist luisa gonzÁlez took the lead in the first round and will face daniel noboa in a run-off election in octo

i'm amy goodman.in canada, officials have declared a state of emergency in the british columbia city of west kelowna as a wildfire tripled in size. thousands have been evacuated. meanwhile, mass evacuations continued in canada's northwest territories capital city of yellowknife where all 20,000 residents have been told to leave. >> it is quite scary because with the smoke, of course it is lightning up a little bit but the smoke was very thick this morning. i mean, it is not a good situation, that's for sure. amy: over 1000 active blazes are burning across canada in its worst-ever wildfire season. in hawaii, the head of maui's emergency management resigned citing health reasons, one week after the deadly wildfires started and one day after herman andaya defended not sounding sirens to warn people as the flames engulfed thousands of homes and businesses. officials have now identified six victims as the death toll of 111 is expected to rise over the coming days. meanwhile, concerns are mounting over clim

i'm amy goodman. in jacksonville, florida, a gunman shot and killed three black people saturday in a racist attack which the u.s. justice department is investigating as a hate crime. the three victims, who were killed in front of and inside a dollar store, were identified as 52-year-old angela michelle carr, 19-year-old anolt joseph, known as a.j., laguerre, jr., and 29-year-old jerrald de'shaun gallion. the shooter was identified as ryan palmeter, a 21-year-old white man, who died by suicide after his rampage. this is jacksonville sheriff t.k. waters. >> the shooter had authored several manifestoes. want to his parents, one to the media, and one to federal agents. portions detail the shooter's disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put, the shooting was racially motivated and he hated black people. amy: the gunman had no criminal history and legally purchased the two weapons he used earlier this year, a glock handgun and an ar-15-style rifle. the guns had swastikas drawn on them. before the attack, the

i'm amy goodman.in hawaii, the death toll from the maui wildfire has reached 96 and continues to rise, making it the deadliest u.s. wildfire in a century. family resource centers have been set up to help survivors desperately trying to locate their missing loved ones. this is a maui resident who said this weekend nine of his relatives are still missing. >> i cannot describe what i'm feeling right now. i cannot describe the feelings. amy: the blaze decimated the historic town of lahaina as it spread at a rate of one mile a minute, propelled by wind gusts from hurricane dora of up to 81 miles per hour. a lawsuit filed against hawaiian electric industries alleges electrified power lines blown over by the high winds helped the wildfire spread at a such a rapid pace and that the company should have deenergized their power lines after a high wind alert. we will have more after headlines. in niger, the ruling military junta said they will prosecute deposed president mohamed bazoum for high treason following

i'm amy goodman. a grand jury in georgia has indicted donald trump and 18 others, charging them with organizing a criminal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. trump faces a total of 13 counts in the indictment. others indicted include former white house chief of staff mark meadows, several of trump's attorneys, including rudy giuliani, john eastman, sydney powell, and jenna ellis, as well as former justice department official jeffrey clark. this marks donald trump's fourth indictment in just over four months. the indictment is built around georgia's rico law, which is usually used to go after organized crime. this is fulton county district attorney fami willis. >> every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating georgia's racketeer, influence, and corrupt organization's act through participation in a criminal enterprise in fulton county, georgia, and elsewhere to accomplish the illegal goal of allowing donald j. trump to seize the presidential

i'm amy goodman.mer president donald trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. trump entered the plea thursday in the same federal district court in washington, d.c. where more than 1000 of his supporters have faced criminal charges over the january 6, 2021 attack on the capitol. prosecutors led by special counsel jack smith requested a speedy trial, while trump's legal team asked the magistrate judge for more time to review documents and evidence in the case. it is part of trump's legal strategy to delay the criminal cases against him until after the 2024 election. which he hopes he will win. trump's first pretrial hearing is set for august 28. in michigan, prosecutors have charged a third ally of president trump over an alleged plot to access and tamper with voting machines in a bid to help overturn joe biden's 2020 election victory. attorney stefanie lambert pleaded not guilty thursday to four criminal charges, including "undue

i'm amy goodman. in a major victory for reproductive rights and democracy, ohio voters rejected raising the threshold for passing constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%. the special election tuesday, pushed by the republican-led legislature and funded by an illinois billionaire, came three months ahead of the november election in which voters will decide if the right to an abortion should be enshrined in the ohio constitution. the outcome of tuesday's election means only of voters half need to cast ballots in favor of the pro-choice amendment. an ap poll found a majority of ohio voters support the right to abortion. we'll speak with former ohio state senator nina turner after headlines. the supreme court has upheld the biden administration's ability to regulate ghost guns, assembly kits which allow buyers to build untraceable guns at home. the federal government can require manufacturers of ghost gun kits include serial numbers and conduct background checks on customers while a challe

i'm amy goodman. former president donald trump surrendered at atlanta's notorious fulton county jail on thursday night, where he was arrested and booked on 13 felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election s in georgia, which he lost. once inside the jail, trump was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken. he was released after about 20 minutes later on a $200,000 bond. trump briefly spoke to reporters at the airport after his release thursday evening. pres. trump: really believe this is a sad day for america. this has never happened. if you challenge an election -- you should be able to challenge the election. i thought the election was a rigged election, a stolen election. i should have every right to do that. amy: trump's former white house chief of staff mark meadows also surrendered thursday and was released on $100,000 bond. also booked was harrison floyd iii, the former leader of black voices for trump. floyd is the only one of trump's 18 co-defendants to remain jailed ahead of

i'm amy goodman. at least 36 people have died on the hawaiian island of maui as unprecedented wind-driven wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes. hospitals have been overwhelmed with burn patients. some people had to run into the ocean to escape the flames. much of the town of lahaina has burned to the ground. lahaina was once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom. residents described horrific scenes of destruction. >> i am a resident here for about 18 years. we just had the worst i've ever seen. it is all burned to a crisp. amy: the fires began on tuesday and rapidly spread as wind from hurricane dora and dry conditions fueled the fire. this is hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia luke. >> a lot of the residents of hawaii, when we are preparing for the hurricane, we expect rain, sometimes we expect floods. we never anticipated in this state that a hurricane, which did not make impact on our island, would cause this type of wildfires. wildfires that wipe out communities. wildfires that

i'm amy goodman. president biden visited the fire-devastated hawaiian island of maui on monday, pledging federal support for rebuilding efforts. biden's visit came as the death toll from this month's fire in the historic town of lahaina rose to 115, with more than 800 people still missing. pres. biden: i also what all of you to know the country stands with you and we will do whatever we can help you recover, rebuild, and respect culture and traditions when the rebuilding takes place. amy: climate groups are calling on biden to declare a climate emergency in the wake of the maui fires and to protect survivors from predatory land grabs. kaniela ing, national director of the green new deal network and a native hawaiian from maui, said -- "i hope president biden will protect displaced residents from the disaster capitalists seeking to profit off their grief by instituting a moratorium on foreclosures and subsidizing mortgage and rent payments for at least a year." meanwhile, the national weather service h

i'm amy goodman. in hawaii, the death toll from the historic maui wildfires has reached at least 55 people and decimated the town of lahaina, once the epicenter of the kingdom of hawaii. one of the more than 1700 structures that were destroyed is the na 'aikane o maui cultural center. earlier today, hawaii governor josh green described the sheer scale of the disaster. >> if what was so was likely the largest natural disaster in hawaii state history. we are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. we also see many hundreds of homes destroyed, and that is going to take a great deal of time to recover from. that is why we come together. we talked to an old gentleman who had not seen anything like this ever come a wildfire that took a whole city. his neighbors have all lost their homes, his home was intact and this was a gentleman and tears who does not cry easily. amy: some residents questioned why hawaii's emergency warning system didn't

i'm amy goodman. in greece, the remains of at least 18 people believed to be asylum seekers were found in the dadia forest where wildfires have been blazing for nearly one week. the dense forest is near the turkish border in northeastern greece, making it a common migration route for people fleeing syria and other countries in the region with the hopes of reaching europe. blistering heatwaves and dry and windy conditions have set off dozens of wildfires across greece. hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to fight the blazes while hospitals and clinics are almost at capacity. this is a nurse in the city of alexandroupolis. >> i have been working for 27 years. i have never seen anything war like this. it is like war conditions -- it is like work conditions. it was like a war, like a bomb exploded. amy: countries across europe are in the midst of yet another heatwave as temperatures hit or top 104 degrees fahrenheit in italy and france. here in the united states, heat indexes have been approaching

i'm amy goodman.in canada, officials have declared a state of emergency in the british columbia city of west kelowna as a wildfire tripled in size. thousands have been evacuated. meanwhile, mass evacuations continued in canada's northwest territories capital city of yellowknife where all 20,000 residents have been told to leave. >> it is quite scary because with the smoke, of course it is lightning up a little bit but the smoke was very thick this morning. i mean, it is not a good situation, that's for sure. amy: over 1000 active blazes are burning across canada in its worst-ever wildfire season. in hawaii, the head of maui's emergency management resigned citing health reasons, one week after the deadly wildfires started and one day after herman andaya defended not sounding sirens to warn people as the flames engulfed thousands of homes and businesses. officials have now identified six victims as the death toll of 111 is expected to rise over the coming days. meanwhile, concerns are mounting over clim

amy your class next spring. let's say that you do it all professor's aspire to you inspire your your students and a student subs as dr. zegart. i'm so inspired about what you've taught me. i want to get into espionage. so what's your advice if i'm if a young person wants to get an espionage these days. what should the young person do? well, i would first ask that student. what kind of espionage do you want to analyze intelligence or do you want to go out and convince people to spy on behalf of the united states? those are two very different paths and actually maybe before that pro-american espionage or anti-american speech. i'm so do you want right but very different skill sets very different personality types and a very different career path and if they do want to do it, i would encourage them to apply to the central intelligence agency or to other intelligence agencies. there's no more important time for intelligence than today. and i would also encourage the student, you know students today don't want to be l

i'm amy goodman.n niger, leaders of the military coup have shut down the country's airspace, citing possible imminent military action from their neighbors after a sunday deadline to reinstate ousted president mohamed bazoum passed. the deadline was issued by the west african bloc ecowas, which has condemned the coup, alongside international powers including the u.s. and former colonizer france. but many nigeriens have voiced support for the military leaders, and strongly rejected any foreign intervention. protesters have been taking to the streets since the july 26th coup. >> ecowas, french forces, decided to attack our country. they will have to walk over our bodies, spill our blood. we will do it with pride because we don't have another country. we only have niger. since july 26, our country had decided to take charge of its own sovereignty and this is our way of demonstrating into t. amy: media reported this weekend, niger's coup generals requested defense help from the russian mercenary wagner gro

i'm amy goodman. after barreling through florida, the downgraded tropical storm idalia lashed georgia and south carolina inundating coastal towns and leaving 300,000 customers without power across all three states as of early this morning. as idalia moves offshore and up the atlantic, north carolina residents are bracing themselves for more heavy downpours and possible tornadoes. officials warned dangerous storm surges are still a possibility. two people died in florida in car crashes linked to the extreme weather. in florida's big bend region on the gulf of mexico, some evacuated residents returned to utterly destroyed homes, including this mother and daughter in horseshoe beach. >> what matters is what i am holding right here. we are going to rebuild. it is going to be fine. amy: president biden spoke at the white house on the federal response to the storm and other climate disasters. pres. biden: i don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore. just look around. historic flo

i'm amy goodman. officials in russia say the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin was among 10 people killed wednesday when a private jet crashed northwest of moscow. the crash also reportedly killed dmitry utkin, a senior mercenary commander who founded the wagner group in 2014. eyewitnesses to the crash reported hearing two bangs before the plane tumbled from the sky, an incident that was apparently captured in a video widely circulated on social media. the crash sparked widespread speculation that prigozhin and other wagner leaders were assassinated for leading a failed mutiny in june that saw heavily armed mercenaries advance to within 120 miles of moscow. adding to the speculation, russian media reported wednesday the kremlin has fired senior russian general sergei surovikin as air force chief. the general was known as an ally of the wagner group and had not been seen in public since the mutiny. we'll have the latest on this story after headlines. three u.s. senators have pledged additional militar

i'm amy goodman. the death toll from the devastating maui fires has reached 111 and continues to rise as crews search areas in and around lahaina. about 1000 people remain missing. on wednesday, authorities in hawaii defended not activating emergency sirens during the wildfire. this is maui emergency chief herman andaya. >> the sirens are used primarily for tsunami's, and that is the reason why many are found -- almost all are found on the coastline. the public is trained to seek higher ground in the event the siren is sounded. if you're in a low-lying area near the coastline, evacuate the high grounds. amy: instead of using the sirens, emergency officials in maui sent out warnings to people's cell phones but many did not receive the messages because the power and cell service was already down. meanwhile, hawaii's governor josh green has proposed a moratorium on land transactions in lahaina. he said, "my intention from start to finish is to make sure that no one is victimized from a land grab." hawaii

i'm amy goodman. in ukraine, russian missiles struck a residential high-rise in the city of kryvyi rih on monday, killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old girl and her mother. dozens more were injured in the attack. one resident said she raced to the scene of the blast after receiving a panicked call from a friend who lived nearby. >> i only heard, help me. what we saw was pure horror committed by the russian -- they hit a residential building and her blog is just next to it that everything in her apartment was ruined. she survived and is alive, thank god. amy: it is the first place of the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. elsewhere, officials in ukraine's russian-occupied donetsk region say two people were killed and six others injured when ukrainian artillery fire struck a civilian bus. in moscow, russia's defense ministry says ukraine launched a fresh wave of drone attacks on russia's capital, with one of the devices striking an office tower that had been hit in a previous attack

i'm amy goodman. soldiers in gabon declared they are seizing power and nullifying recent elections as they took to national television earlier today. >> the general elections of august 26, 2023 as well as the truncated results are canceled. the borders are closed until further notice. all institutions of the republic are dissolved. amy: earlier in the day, gabon's national election authority announced president ali bongo ondimba has been re-elected for a third term in after saturday's election which was marred by delays and decried by opposition leader albert ondo ossa as a fraud. bongo, who reportedly is being held under house arrest, has already served two seven-year terms. his family has been in power for over half-a-century. critics accuse bongo of not using the west african nation's oil and natural resource wealth to improve the lives of one-third of the population living in poverty. the french oil giant total energies is gabon's -- gabon freed itself from french rule in 1960. as soldiers drove t

amy: the u.s. history judge tanya chutkan has set march 4 for donald trump's trial for plotting to overturn the 2020 election. we will go to georgia to speak with the cofounder of black voters matters as well as a law professor who was inside the georgia courtroom when trump's former chief of staff mark meadows testified monday in an attempt to get his trial moved to a federal court. then to jacksonville, florida. >> our community is grappling to understand why this atrocity occurred. i urge us all to not look for since in a senseless act of violence. there is no explanation. his ideology is not representative of the jacksonville community that we love so much. amy: vigils are continuing in jacksonville, florida, after a white supremacist gunman fatally shot three black people at a dollar store saturday. we will get the latest and look at another incident of racial violence in jacksonville 63 years ago this week, klansmen armed with wooded ax handles attacked peaceful civil rights activists who wer

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