i'm amy goodman.n. in louisianana, hurricicane laua roareded ashore early this morog as an extremelely dangerous category 4 storm, bringing storm surges up to 20 feet and sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. it is the strongest storm to hit louisiana in over an century. the stm m made ldfalall soh of the city of f ke charles, wha high titide, brbrging meteorologists called an survrvivab wall l ofater ass highghs a two-ststory building. hundreds of thousands evacuated ahead of the storm, but emergency workers say 150 residents of cameron parish refused to l leave their homes. their fate remains unknown. as the storm bore down on the gulf, the oil and gas industry scrambled to secure refineries and shut about 300 offshore drilling platforms, taking a million-and-a-half barrels of oil per day off the market and raising fears over new oil spspills. the storm arrived almost exactly 15 years after hurricane katrina struck southeastern louisiana, leaving 80% of new orleans under water. it's the seventh named

i'm amy goodman. in lebanon, protests raged over the weekend following the catastrophic explosion last week at the port of beirut, which killed at least 200 people and injured thousands more and leveled neighborhoods. the explosion was triggered by 2700 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate left unattended in a warehouse for six years. protesters stormed three ministries as security forces unleashed tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators. this is a protester speaking saturday. hooked i am endangering myself, just like others, because we have reached our limit. enough corruption. exploded.stances on top of this, there are still people at the port who are being shot with pellets and rubber bullets. they are slaughtering people. amy: a number of politicians have resigned amid the growing unrest and accusations of corruption and negligence. the media is reporting prime ministerer hassan diab wilill sn submit his resigignation. we'll h have more from lelebanon laterr in the broadcast. president t

amy: how much? >> now it is about $2 billion. amy: $2 billion?>>> his company is also been awarded the largest contractct was for border wall, which $1.28 billion -- most $1.3 billion. and two of them, including that when i mentioned, were awarded while an audit was ongoing. so after he got the first border wall contract for $400 million, congressman thompson called for a duty audit of that contract to ensure there had not been undue influence or improper influence from the trumpet administration. and that is still ongoing. amy: talk about the wall part that w was built in the enviroronmental regulatations tt werere gotten around and what ts means in the area. >> especially the one in south texas, it is a very tricky area, even as mr. trump said, it is very close to the river. the reason why there is not a lot of border wall building going on there must've usually the government builds further inland on a levy, which has caused its own problems because you end up dissecting properties, final -- farmlands, even sanitary's. so the segment of the th

i'm amy goodman. president donald trump formally accecepted the republican n pa's nomination thursrsday night befe a crowd of about 1500 on the south lawn of the white house. in defiance of sociaial distancg rules, attendees sat shoulder-to-shoulder with few people wearing masks. trump spoke as the u.s. death toll from the coronavirus neared 180,000, by far the highest total in the world. during his speech, trump repeatedly defended his administration's handling of the pandemic. pres. trump: we're delivering life-saving therapies and we will produce a vaccine before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner. [applause] pres. trump: we will defeat the strongerand emerged than ever before. amy: during his acceptance speech, trump repeatededly attackeded his rival joe biden, claiming he was a threat to the american dream. cnn reported trump's speech included at least 20 lies and misleading statements. we wilill have more on tmpmp's speechch later in the program. the united states reported more than 1100

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. coronavavirus death tol is on pace to reach nearly 300,000 by d december r accordio an influential model by the institute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington. but the institute projects 66,000 lives could be saved if 95% of people in the united states wear face coverings. the u.s. death toll currently stands at 160,000, by far the highest total in the world. on thursday, the united states recorded m more than 2,000 newew coronavirus deaths, the highest daily y figure since may. this comes as arkansas, montana, nevada, north carolina and puerto rico all reported new records for r covid-19 deaths or the past week. in g georgia, two high school students have been suspended after they published images of classmates ignoring social distancing guidelines and not wearing masks in crowded hallways at north paulding high school in dallas georgia. 15-year-old sophomore hannah watters says she was ordered to remain home from school for five days after she tweeted a

i am amy goodman.s we turn to one of the growing number of young black progressives likely headed to congress this november. cori bush won a stunning primary upset earlier this month over 10-term incumbent congressmember william lacy clay, whose family has represented the st. louis-area congressional district for more than 50 years. cori bush is a single mother and a nurse. she was formerly homeless and was a leader in the 2014 ferguson uprising over the police killing of 18-year-old michael brown. just two months before michael brown's death, her primary opponent, congressman lacy clay, then missouri's representative, voted against a democratic amendment that would stop the military from providing police forces with heavy weapons and vehicles. she was endorsed by the justice democrats and the sunrise movement. senator bernie sanders was the only member of congress to endorse her ahead of the election, and her grassroots campaign shunned corporate pac money in favor of individual donations. but she had

amy: u.n.n.ecretary general guterres called on countries to bring covid-19 under control as quicklyly as possibible so that schools can reopen safely. meanwhile, the pandemic cocontinues to worsen across muchf the worlrld. brazil reported 45,000 new coronavirus cases tuesday, with the official death toll rapidly apprproaching 100,000.0. india reported 50,000 new infections for the fifth consecutive day tuesday. india is behind only the u.s. and brazil in coronavirus cases. the surge came as indian prime minister narendra modi laid a ceremonial foundation stone for a new hindu temple at the former site of a a 16th century mosque in uttar pradesh state, declaring the -- state. the mosque was destroyed in 1992 by far-right hindu nationalists, sparking rioting across i india that left 2,00000 people dead. back in the united states, in st. louis, missouri, black lives matter activist cori bush has scored a major political upset, defeating 10 term congressmember lacy clay in the democratic primary for

i'm amy goodman. the united statetes recordrded nearly 1200 covid-19 deaths on thursday, as the n number of confirmed coronavirus cases passed the 5.25 million mark, the highest in the world by far. u.s. nursing homes reported another surge in infections that threatens the lives of the country's most vulnerable population. in los angeles, school bus drivers led a noisy protest caravan thursday, circling city hall to demand more funding for coronavirus safety measures before schools reopen. this is john lewis, who's driven a school bus in l.a. for three decades. >> i miss work. i love my job. i love the students and the people i work with, but i understand what we cannot be at work right now because it is just not say. amy: across five states, more than 2000 students, teachers, and school employees have been quarantined after hundreds tested positive for the coronavirus at the start of the school year, including nearly 1200 people quarantined in the cherokee county school district outside atlanta, geor

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, the following stories contain graphic foototage of v violence. in kenosha, wisconsin, a a white gunman opened d fire on n a crof black lives mamatter protesters latete tuesday, killing two peoe and injuri a a thi. cook's oh, my gh.h. amy: video filmed a a bysnderer shows yoyoung n wiwithn assault flfle beg fofolled byy a crowd p proteers.s. he fls to thgrgroundeforore shooting intththe crd as protestersttttempto didisa him. kenosha poli s said rlyy wednesdayorning armed vigilant -- theyalled and mititias -haveve bn in t t streets and they were lolooking for a man with a long gun. that is a white man with a long gun. no arrests have been made yet and thosose killed have not been identifified. the violence came on the thihird night of unrnrest in k kenosha following the police shooting on sunday of jacob blake, an unarmed 29-year-old black man. an officer shot blake seven times in the back as he was getting into his car. his three young children witnessed the

i'm amy goodman.n. the republican natioional convention opened in charlotte, north carorolina, with dire warnings from prpresident trump and his s backers that a joeoe n presidency could destroy thehe coununtry. trump began ththe convention claimingng without any evidence democrats were trying to steal the election. pres. trump: the only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election. we're going to win this election. amy: little attention was paid on the opening day of the republican national convention to the over 177,000 americans who have died during the covid-19 pandemic or the tens of millions of workers who have lost their jobs. while trump was repeatedly praised by the speakers during the convention, dissent is growing within the republican party. on monday, former senator jeff flake joined with over two dozen other former republican members of congress to launch a new group -- republicans for biden. we'll have more on the rnc after heheadlines. a warning to our v v

i'm amy goodman. the democratic party has formalally selecteted joe bidens its 2020 presidential nominee to challenge prpresident trump in november a after an ununpreceded virtuaual roll-call vote. tuesday evening's keynote address was given by 17 so-called rising stars in the democratic party including voting rights activist stacey abrams, who ran for governor in georgia in 2018. former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter also spoke tuesday, as did failed 2004 democratic presidential candidate john kerry. for a second night in a row, the democratic national convention prominently featured the voices of republicans and former reblicans king thease for biden, including john mccain's ndow c cy mccn, former defenssecretarand repuican nator chk hagel,nd georg w. bh's secretary of state colin powell -- who infamously helped make the case for invading iraq by lying to thee united nations about iraq's non-existent weapons of mass destruction. during a primetime address, powell praised biden and his late

amy: as the u.s.oronavirus death toll tops 166,000, a stunning new expose in "vanityy fair" reforms a white house task force led by jarred kushner, abandononed a coronavirus testing sitite in t spring because they thought the pandemicic would onlnly hit democratic s states. we'll speak to reporter katherine eban and look why immigration lawyers are arrested outsiside the home demanding the jail of asylum seekers during the pandemic. >> we're here to demand gavin newsom live up to the values he says he holds and free them all. amy: we'll speak with one of the arrested attorneys who he himself is undocumented and with an asylum seeker who led a hunger strike while he was held in a jail. we look at the border patrols raidid on the camps set up by t group no more camps at the border of arizona. the same type of special operations team recently deployed against protesters on the streets of portland. all that and more coming up. ♪ amy: welcome to d democracy now coring democracynow.org, the quarantine repor

i'm amy goodman. former first lady michchelle oba and d former presidential candidate senator bernie sanders headlined the opening night of a virtual democratic national convention on monday. throughout the evening, president trump was denounced by both democrats and some former republican officials, including former ohio governor john kasich. michelle obama urged the nation to vote for joe biden. >> so if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this -- if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we don't make a change in this election. if we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. amy: s sator berninie sanders, o ran against biden in the primaries, warned that trurump s leleading the nation towardd authoritarianism. >> we are facing the worst public health crisis in 100 years and the worst economic collapse sincece the grereat depression. we are confronting systemic racism and the enormous threat

i'm amy goodman. we are breaking with convention. joe biden accepted the democratic presidential nomination on thursday night. speaking in his home state of delaware, the former vicice president urged the country to "overcome this season n of darkness" as the country f faces four simultaneous crises, the covid pandemic, the worst economic crisis since the depression, climate change and systemic racism. each issue was addressed earlier in the evening during the final night of the virtual democratic national convention. california governor gavin newsom spoke about the deadly wildfires ravaging his state. or so away from 370 wildfires we are battling in california. we are coming off of a record heatwave that led to 130 degree temperatures, the highest temperature ever recorded in california. the hots are getting hotter. climate change is real. ifif you are in denial about climate change,e, come to california. amy: representative deb haaland of new mexico became the first naive american congresswoman to address a political convention. >>

i'm amy goodman. protests are continuing in kenosha, wisconsin, whwhen we gt to thehe police shooting of jacb blake and days after a white 17 euros militia member killed two black lives matter protesters. at least 1000 national guard troops were on the ground in kenosha during we rallies. reports have emerged of what are believed to be unidentified federal agents abducting protesters before detaining them without charges. when asked by a reporter in new hampshire, president trump addressed the shooting of jacob blake friday, defending the police officer who shot him. trump said "people can make a mistake that doesn't make them bad, they choked. trump is set to visit kenosha even after the governor pleaded with him sunday to reconsider. evers wrote "i'm concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. i am concerned your presence will only delay our work to governordivision," the said. in portland, oregon, one person was shot dead at a pro-trump caravan rally. the man who was killed was wearing a

i'i'm amy goodman. former vice president joe biden and senator kamalala harris appeared together for the first wednesday time as running mates on a historic democratic party ticket wednesday afternoon. the pair spoke from local high school gym in wilmington, delaware, to a small group of socially-distanced reporters as the rest of the country watched remotely. harris is first woman of color to be nominated for national office by a major political party. in her speech, she blasted president trump's handling of the economy, hunger, homelessness, immigration, racial justice, and the coronavirus pandemic. >> it is because of trump's failure to take it seriously refusal toart, his get testing up and running, his flip-flopping on social distancing and wearing masks, his delusional belief that he knows better than the experts -- all of that is reason and the reason that an american dies of covid-19 every 80 seconds. amy: on wednesday, kamala harris named her new chief of staff -- haitian-american lesbian comme

i'm amy goododman. the government of lebanon stepped down monday night amid mountiting unrest and anger over last week'k's catastrophic explosion at thehe port of beir. asas he announced his cabinet'ss resignatation in a televised address, prime minister hassan diab said "corruption is bigger than thehe state." at least 200 people were killed in the blast, which was triggered by 2700 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate left unattended in a warehouse for six years. the devastating explosion came at a time when lebonon was already facing a a political,, economomic, and public health crisis. we will go to beirut after headlines with historian ziad abu-rish. ththe trump administration is considering blocking u.s.s. citizens a and permanent resesis frfrom reentering ththe u.s. at their suspected d of having covd 19. critics say the prproposed rules part of trump's ongoing effort to seal the u.s.'s southern border with mexico. meanwhile, his discussions continue to stall and it capitol hill, governors a

i'm amy goodman.hite house chchief of staff mak meadows said sunday the november presidentialal election will proceed asas scheduled, after president trump faceced bipartin outrage last weeeek for susuggeg delaying the electction. republican majority leaderer mih mcconnell, senator l lindsay graham and even n steven calabri of the arch-consnservative federalilist society spoke outut against the president after trump tweeted thursday quote with universal mail-in voting not absentee voting, which is good, 2020 will be the most inaccurate & fraudulent election in history. it will be a great embarrassment to the usa. delay the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? president trump has not taken back those comments. they came as nearly all polls project trump will lose against joe biden in november. mark meadows backed off trump's claim on cbs's face of the nation sunday, saying quote we're going to hold an election on november 3, and the president is going to win. it's not the fir

by actor amy seimetz, it stars kate lyn sheil as amy, a party girl who becomes convinced that she's going to die tomorrow. her friend jane thinks that she's imagining things, but then jane suddenly becomes convinced that she too will die tomorrow. but how do you know? i just know. but amy decides to go dune—buggy riding in herfinal hours, as you do, jane barrels into her brother's house wailing about her impending demise, much to the annoyance of her sarcastic sister—in—law who's celebrating her birthday. i just thought for a second that when the lights went out that that was it. this bitterly funny scene alone makes the film well worth the watch, but she dies tomorrow has more to offer than hollow laughs. it's an uneasy reflection on the nature of anxiety and paranoia. hey, it's amy. i won't be around tomorrow. or any date after that, but feel free to leave a message. obviously, this was made before the pandemic, but it feels eerily relevant. morbid catastrophising spreads

i'm amy goodmaman. joe bideden has selected senator kamala harris of california to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the f first blk woman and the firsrst indian-american to be on a major party presidential ticket. biden and harris are scheduled to make their first joint appearance today in wilmington, delaware. in tweet, biden described harris as a "fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country's finest public servants." kamala harris has served in the senate since 2017. she previously served as california's attorney general for six years and as district attorney of san francisco for seven years before that. harris has been credited with pushing criminal justice reform and in t the senate e and critid for her record as a prosecutor in california by progressives. harris is the daughter of immigrants. her father from jamaica, her mother from india. we'll have much more on kamala harrrris afterer headlines. floridida and georgia have reported their highest daily death tolls s

i'm amy goodman.iden has selected kamala harris of california to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman inin the first indian-american o be on a major party presidential ticket. harris, the daughghter of immigrants. her father from jamaica, her mother from india. we're speaking with aimee allison, president of she the people. formerahna joy gray, national preress secreretary for bernie sanders 2 2020 campaign d contributing etor r tourrerent affairs. i would ask is the announcement came down, tweeted -- aimee allisoson, your response? >> i have so much respect for the analysis and the acknowledgment of the importance of the call for racial justitic. there is noo doubt that racial justice, and i issue deaealing h america's racism come is going to unify multiracial coalition as we go into the polls. but herere's what we undederstad about the e base.. women ofof cololor, black, lati, asian america, indigenous, form 25% ofof the voting basase and a seseveral ofof them must

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amy kremer? guest: i have to agree with maggie. she is correct on that. he was acquitted in the u.s. senate for impeachment. listen, there has been so much that the obama administration -- the obama administration weaponized the federal government against their political opponents. not just with the nsa, the cia, the fbi and spying on the trump campaign, but go back to 2011, 2012 when the irs was targeting tea party groups. maggie that itth was a scam impeachment and i am happy with his policies and that is what matters and i think that is what he will be judged on on election day. host: linda is next in new jersey, democratic caller. caller: hi. i was a republican up until john mccain when he made the idiotic decision to pick sarah palin. trump has no policy. all he does is oppose what is protocol. that is all he has. he is a bully. he is an abuser of women and that is why women -- and he did not win the last election. 3 millioninton won by -- over 3 million votes. ago told a lie. this man has t

"expecting amy" premieres tomorrow on hbo max. please welcome amy schumer. how are you, amy?ry, there's no studio audience. >> no. this is better. it's really nice to see you, you know? >> billy: you, too. >> you've been getting us through this pandemic. we've been watching billy on the streets reruns, and it's been such a joy. >> billy: oh, my god. that is so sweet of you. let's get to you. >> i love you. >> billy: it's a night about you. i have to say congratulations all day long. i have been reading rave reviews about this docuseries. i got to see some of it myself. you are, you've always been incredibly honest, brutally honest in a hilarious way, but in this docuseries, you are so open, so raw, physically, emotionally, and i want to know, now that it's getting released into the world, how are you feeling? are you nervous about people seeing all of this? >> i actually, thanks for saying that. i actually wasn't nervous, and now hearing you say all of that stuff now, now i am. now i'm nervous. >> billy: well, good. >> no, i mean, yeah. it's like really personal, and it has b

i'm amy goodman.enator kamala harris has accepted the democratic vice-presidential nomination, becoming the first womanan of color to run on a a major party presidentitial ticket. harrisis is the daughter o of immigrants, , an indian mother d a jamaican father. she accepted the nomination on the third day of the virtual democratic national convention, on a evening filled with the voices of women speaking about gun violence, immigration, climate change, domestic violence and more. former president barack obama spoke just before harris accepted the nomination, warning president trump poses a grave threat to american democracy. president obama: this administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that is what it takes for them to win. amy: later in the broaoadcast we''ll p play extended excxcerpf kamala harriris's acceptanance speech and other voices from the dnc. in c california, hundrdreds of wildfires triggered by lightning strikes have exploded in size, fanned by gusty winds and record-hi

a tv show, amy schumer can with her husband chris fischer.s a bona fide chef, a james beard award winner. >> she's not. >> she's not. she's a comedian. she's cracking nonstop jokes. they have 1-year-old baby. a nanny that does the filming. you can imagine what kind of stuff goes on in that kitchen with amy schumer and chris fischer. it w >>> this is a morning update. >>> it is 7:26. there are two major fires burning in napa county. the baker fire is the hennessey fire, east of st. helena and at 2400 acres. the gamble fire has burned around 600 acres near lake both are at zero containment. >>> hundreds of residents in sonoma county ordering evacuation morning. flames from the marsh fire have burned through more than 1700 acres in contra costa county. a series of wildfires broke out in the brentwood area. the deer zone fire is believed to have been sparked by lightning. >>> we are tracking the extreme heat, excessive heat warnings are in effect today all the way until 9:00 on wednesday. triple digit heat from concord, livermore, mid-90s in san

amy: i think they are.re trying to show they care most about and what they are going to put their political clout on, kitchen table issues. health care, education, real concerns about covid. these are things that impact every person across the country, particularly those who are not terribly political. we are not seeing a politicized message as much as one that is trying to get to the heart of issues that impact americans on a daily basis. francine: is that enough to get people to vote? people will not vote this time? why formerk part of vice president joe biden chose kamala harris is he is trying to energize part of the constituency he is concerned won't vote. whether it is young people or people of color or people who are disaffected by politics as , signing choosing her to them that it is worth noting. and when it comes to health care and covid response he is trying to get middle america. people whose lives have been disrupted in fundamental ways. people whose bank account has been hit hard, trying to pe

amy, t.j., whit, good morning. "mulan." watch as she takes on the huns with the strength of a raging fire. take a look. >> impossible. a woman facing a man's army. it is my duty to fight for the kingdom. >> okay, crazy good, right? the trailer showing her facing down her enemies, an avalanche, a war, kind of like a monday in 2020 all with sword fighting skills. disney releasing the trailer ahead of the movie with a september 4th premiere. safe to say i think "mulan" will bring honor to us all when we see it and disney is our parent company. >>> now we know dolly parton works more than just 9 to 5. guys, she is a 24/7 superstar and now she's working to bring christmas a few months early for all of her fans. the country superstar is dropping her first holiday album in 30 years called "a holly dolly christmas." see what she did there? her last holiday album was 1990's "home for christmas" teaming up with some of the biggest stars for duets that will be a true gift to all of us like michael buble, billy ray cyrus. her

amy: that is a great question. the bottom line is that moments like this, real crisis where the economy is struggling, where the coronavirus is really taking home in the united states in a way no one anticipated, now more than ever, it is time for legislators to get together and come up with a compromise. whether they can do that, ultimately i think in the end they will pull it out, but they are going to keep people biting their nails on the sidelines until then. compromiseea of seems so incredibly simplistic given the emergency. at bloomberg we do not take sides on this debate. what is blocking compromise? amy: no one wants to look like they gave into the other side. the election-year politics here and the dynamic that that is playing at this particular moment in time, it just cannot be underestimated. no one wants to go into an election suggesting that they were soft on some issue or they did not get after president trump. i had to say this, but i think talking points and politics are dominating over some common

how has he changed your life, amy? >> oh, man, i mean come on. more beautiful and like the best thing in my life. >> i don't mean to rush you along, but do you and chris talk about more children at this point? >> we did ivf. ivf was really tough on me. i don't think i could ever do ivf again, so i decided that i can't be pregnant ever again. we thought about a surrogate, but i think we're going to hold off for right now. >> is there part of you as someone who's doing tin rat lie that feels like i don't know, i don't know road like that? >> no, not for a while. it's not good for you physically or mentally. i'm feeling really good about roots being down. >> take two. >> a welcome break for schumer after a wild five-year rise that began with the hit movie "train wreck" where she was both writer and star. >> you never spend the night. what were you blackout drunk? >> no. two drinks, three max. four now that i'm counting. >> she also won an emmy that year and published a best-selling memoir the next. >> does that feel like a long time ago or does that