i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: it is great to have you back after your trip to dallas. can you explain what happened to you in the airport on sunday -- monday when you tried to return home? sunday afternoon. my wife and i were returning from a conference in dallas and we were boarding a flight to ,ewark airport when the flight after being on the tarmac for an hour and a half, had to come back to the gate. there were a lot of thunderstorms. within the entire power in the traffic control system at dfw airport went down, so all flights for several hours that were coming out of the airport had to be brought back to the gate will stop there was pandemonium in general at dfw airport. right on our flight, we noticed there were several other passengers who appeared to be central americans, obviously could not speak english, did not know what was going on. we tried to help them figure out where to go to try to revoke their flights.

i'm amy goodman. a possible stand-off is brewing between republican senate leaders and president trump as republican senators have come out against trump's tariff threat to mexico over what he climbs is mexico's failure to stem the flow of central and a can migrants to the u.s. on tuesday, he doubled down, saying the 5% tariff on all mexican goods -- which would increase every month until it hits 25% -- would likely take effect monday. negotiations are taking place in washington, d.c., between mexican and u.s. officials including secretary of state mike pompeo and vice president mike pence. mexico has pushed for talks to settle the issue and has not yet indicated if or how they might retaliate with their own tariffs. meanwhile, republican opposition to the tariff. truck said in response it would be foolish for republicans to block the tariffs. we'll have more on this story later in the broadcast. the house passed the dream and promise act, paving a path to citizenship for 2.5 million undocumented youn

, i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. rmeen: in tucson, arizona, a jury has refused to convict humanitarian activist scott warren who faced up to 20 years in prison for providing water, foodod, clean clothehes and bedo two undomented mrarants crcrosng theheonoran desert in southern arizo. waenen's trtriaended d esday in a mistrial aerer a ddlococke jury was ublble toeliviver verdt. eight juro f foundarreren t guty, four said heasas guiy. a status hearing is scheduled fojuly 2. prosecutors ha d declid toto comment on whether they wou seek retrial against warren. wawarren brily spoke to pppporte oututsi tucsos's deral l urthouse where thehe hung jury was declared. january my arrest in 2018, at least 88 bodies were recovered from thehe ajo c corrr of the arizona desert. we know that is a minimum number and that manany moree are out te and have not been found. the governments plan in the midst of this humanitarian crisis -- policies to target undocumented people, refugees, and the familieies. prosecutions to criminalize human

i'm amy goodman. president trump imposed news sanctions against iran monday targeting the supreme leader ayatollah ali khomeini, and announced forthcoming sanctions on iran's top diplomat, foreign minister javad zarif. iranian president hassan rouhani derided the announcement, saying -- "you sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a request for talks?" while zarif tweeted -- "donald trump is 100% right that the u.s. military has no business in the persian gulf. removal of its forces is fully in line with interests of u.s. and the world. but it's now clear that the b team is not concerned with u.s. interests -- they despise diplomacy, and thirst for war." the "b team" is thought to refer to john bolton, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and saudi crown prince mohamed bin salman. the sanctions came after an aborted u.s. attack on iranian targets last week following the downing of a u.s. navy surveillance drone by iran earlier this month, which the u.s. says happened over international

i'm amy goodman. president trump reportedly approved and then abruptly called off military strikes targeting iran on thursday night. "the new york times" reports u.s. warplanes were already in the air ready to attack when trump called the plan off. trump initially ok'd the strikes as retaliation for the downing of a u.s. drone by iran on thursday. iran maintains the drone had entered iranian airspace, while the u.s. claims the drone was in international waters. earlier on thursday, trump was asked about the incident. pres. trump: iran made a big mistake. this drone was in international waters, clearly. we have a documented. it is documented scientifically, not just words. they made a very bad mistake. amy: on capitol hill, democratic lawmakers insisted president trump must get congressional approval before taking any military action. senate minority leader chuck schumer spoke to the press after meeting with trump. >> i told the president these conflicts have a way of .scalating the president may not i

i'm amy goodman. mexico's government says it will send 6000 troops to its southern border with guatemala in a crackdown on central american migrants hoping to seek asylum in the u.s. thursday's announcement came as heavily armed mexican soldiers and police blocked a caravan of about migrants as they walked a 1000 highway in the southern state of chiapas. the crackdown came ahead of a threat by president trump to impose 5% tariffs on all mexican imports monday unless mexico further tightens controls on immigration. mexican officials are reportedly nearing a deal with the white house that would require asylum-seekers to seek refuge in the countries they first cross into. under the plan, guatemalan migrants could only apply for a summit in mexico, and hondurans and salvadorans would be forced to apply as refugees in guatemala. the emerging plan drew fire from civil liberties groups including the aclu, which said such a change to the asylum system violates both u.s. and international laws and is unlikely

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. london judge has ordered wikileaks founder julian assange to appear before a court next year to face a full extradition hearing. prosecutors in the u.s. have indicted assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the espionage act, in the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the world war i-era law. assange said his life was "effectively at stake" if the u.k. honors a u.s. request for his extradition. amy: on friday, julian assange appeared by video link from the high-security belmarsh prison friday, where he's serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail in 2012 when he took refuge in the ecuadorean embassy in london. he was granted political asylum. he lived there for almost seven years. the full extradition hearing is expected to last five days and will begin february 25, 2020. to talk more about julian assange's case, we're joined now by james goodale, pentagon papers attorney and the former vice president and general counsel for "the new york times

i'm amy goodman. on monday, customs and border protection officials announced two more deaths of migrants in their custody. three migrants have now died in three days while in government custody. a 40-year-old honduran woman died monday morning. she collapsed just 25 minutes after being detained near the border in eagle pass, texas, but could not be saved by emergency medical treatment. cbp also said monday a 33-year-old salvadoran man died after expeririencing apparent seizures following his apprehension sunday. the deaths follow that of johana medina on saturday, a 25-year-old transgender woman from el salvador, who had sought medical treatment for over two months for complications related to hiv/aids. in addition to the recent deaths, at least six margaret children have died over the last eight months after they were arrested crossing into the u.s. from mexico. before last year, no child died in u.s. immigration custody in over a decade. a federal judge denied a request by house democrats to block

i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: before we move on with our first story, albany reaching deals to top and rent protection. is a huge victory. it was in the mid-1990's when george pataki, the republican governor of new york, was in office and there was an extreme conservative republican senate and an assembly in new york that was democratic but really controlled by the landlord lobby. control that -- d controlled means the landlords can charge whatevever they want. what happened finally, this year, just in albany, this extension, sweeping extension of the ranch regulations that will now eliminate vacancy decontrol and prevent landlords -- it used to be in apartment when it became vacant, the landlord could automatically increase the rent by 20%. that is still longer going to be allowed. and they cannot jack up major capital improvement prices and then charge the tenants for those improvements. so a lot of that has been elimin

i'm amy goodman. new details emerged over the we can in the mass shooting in virginia beach in which a gunman opened fire on a municipal building killing 12 people. four people remained in critical condition sunday. the gunman, 40-year-old dewayne craddock, had worked at the side of the massacre for 15 years as an engineer. he had emailed his resignation earlier that day come although authorities say he was in good standing at work. from 1996 to 2002, he was a member of the virginia national guard. authorities say the gunman used two legally-bought 45 caliber pistols and that they found two more firearms at his home. no motive has yet been found for the mass shooting. on cbs's "face the nation" sunday, democratic virginia senator mark warner called for congressional action on gun control. >> this just doesn't hahappen in otheher civilizized nations at s level of violence. i have felt we ought to take steps against assault weapons. likeuppressors -- i would to hear what the legitimate reason is in term

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.s we continue to talk about the call for slavery reparations, we spend the rest of the hour with ta-nehisi coates, who testified at wednesday's hearing. he is the author of several books including, "we were eight years in power: an american tragedy." he is also the author of "between the world and me," for which he received the 2015 national book award for nonfiction. he is now a writer in residence at new york university. essay, the case for reparations, helped spur new calls to make amends for slavery. today he joins us for the hour. take you for being with us. can you talk about the origins of this hearing -- the first in a dozen years -- and the bill that is being considered and what you hope to come of this? did you ever dream this is what would, -- well, it is been going on for decades, but five years ago, you intensified the discussion with your piece on reparations? to behas been -- i have honest, it has been fascinating to watch. i think the people need understand, about the p

i'm amy goodman. president trump has brought the united states one step closer to a devastating trade war with mexico, saying talks with mexican officials at the white house wednesday ended without a deal. trump has threatened to impose a 5% tariffs on all imports from mexico beginning monday unless it agrees to crack down further on central american migrants bound for the u.s. trump's plans have drawn resistance even from within his own party, with republican leaders including mitch mcconnell threatening a congressional revolt. democratic house speaker nancy pelosi, fresh off a meeting with mexico's foreign minister, denounced trump's tariff plans. >> i think the sustained or's territory. this is not a way to treat a friend, not a way to deal with immigration, not a way to meet the humanitarian needs at the border. amy: the trump administration said wednesday it will suspend legal aid programs, recreational activities, and english classes for unaccompanied migrant children jailed in federally-run imm

i'm amy goodman. acting secretary of defense patrick shanahan withdrew himself from consideration for the permanent head of the department. reports of domestic violence against his ex-wife circulated. reports included details on a 2011 attack by shanahan's then 17-year-old son who beat his mother with a baseball bat. she was left unconscious with a fractured skull and internal injuries that required surgery. patrick shanahan then wrote a memo arguing his son was acting in self-defense after his mother verbally harassed him. he is also believed to have delayed his son's surrender to police. shanahan apologize for the memo saying that was only intended for his son's attorneys. according to "the washington post," court records reveal a previous incident in which they allege they were assaulted by one another. lawmakers are raising questions about the vetting process toward ministration officials and whether the white house new a deliberately withheld allegations against shanahan as beingas 2017 when he w

, i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. y: one of the most heated moments of wednesday's democratic debate came when congresswoman tulsi gabbard of hawaii took issue with ohio congressman tim ryan's call for the united states to stay afghanistan where the u.s. has been fighting since 2001. >> i don't want to be engaged. i wish we were spending all of this money in places that i've represented that have been completely forgotten and we were rebuilding. the reality is, if the u.s. is not engaged, the taliban will grow and they will have bigger, bolder terrorist acts. we've got to have some presence there. >> the taliban was there long before we came in and will be there long before we leave. troopsot keep u.s. deployed to afghanistan thinking we're going to somehow squash this taliban that has been there . >> i did not say squash them. when we were not in their, they started flying planes into our buildings. i'm saying right now -- >> the taliban did not attack us on 9/11. usill tell you who attacked on 9/11. that is why i and

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. and mexico reached a deal friday to avert a 5% tariff on all imported mexican goods that was due to take effect today, and increase to 25% by october. the trump administration said the deal was based around mexico's commitment to deploy national guard forces throughout mexico, in particular to its southern border, in order to stem the flow of northbound migrants headed towards the u.s. under the deal, mexico also agreed to expand what is known as remain in mexico policy, which allows the u.s. to send back central american asylum-seeking migrants to mexico while their cases make their way through u.s. immigration courts. however, on saturday, "the new york times" reported that the plan to send troops to the border had already been agreed to last march. trump lashed out at "the new york times" report sunday, tweeting -- "we have been trying to get some of these border actions for a long time, as have other administrations, but were not able to get them, or get them in full, unt

i'm amy goodman. in hong kong, as many as 2 million people took to the streets sunday for another mass demonstration against a proposed bill that would allow the extradition of hong kong residents to mainland china, which critics say would infringe on hong kong's independence and the legal and human rights of hong kong residents and visitors. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam suspended the bill and apologized for her handling of the situation but protesters are calling for its full withdrawal. protesters also called for the resignation of carrie lam. meanwhile, prominent pro-democracy activist, 22-year-old joshua wong, was released monday after a month behind bars and has vowed to join the protest movement. >> hong kong people, we will not undere under this president xi and carrie lam. otherwise i believe in the next few weeks before the anniversary of hong kong's transfer of sovereignty, more and more hong kong people, not only one million or two laypeople, will come and join our fight until we

i'm amy goodman. a damning your report by the intercept reveals that the judge overseeing the case that put former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva behind bars likely aided federal prosecutors in the corruption cases against lula another high profile resilient figures. -- brazilian figures. leaked cell phone messages among brazilian law enforcement officials and other data obtained by the intercept point to an ongoing collaboration between judge sergio moro and the prosecutors, whom he advised on strategy throughout what is known as operation car wash, which resulted in the jailing of hundreds of executives, politicians, and other parties. lula was considered a favorite in the lead up to the 2018 presidential election until he was jaililed and forced out of e race on what many say were trumped up corruption charges. the jailing of lula helped pave the way for the election of the far right jair bolsonaro, who then named judge sergio moro too be his justice minister. in the united states, t

i'm amy goodman. the trump administration is reportedly announcing a new wave of sanctions today. this comes days after president trump abruptly called off military strikes against iran. trump said he called off the attack after he was told it could kill 150 iranians. trump and members of his administration said they would be open to holding negotiations with iranian leadership but iran has said they will not negotiate as long as sanctions are still active. meanwhile, an iranian news outlet reported that the country's naval chief is warning it will shoot down more u.s. drones after the disputed downing of the spy drone last week that iran says entered its air space, while the u.s. claimed it was flying over international territory. in an interview with nbc's "meet the press," chuck todd asked trump whether he felt he was being pushed into military action by his advisers. pres. trump: i have two groups of people. i have dove and hawks. i want both sides. amy: in immigration news, andgrations and custom

i'm amy goodman. tensions between the u.s. and iran are again ratcheting up as the u.s. accused iran of orchestrating an attack thursday on japanese and norwegian oil tankers in the gulf of oman. iran denied any involvement and accused the trump administration of trying to sabotage diplomacy. secretary of state mike pompeo directly accused iran of attacking the oil tankers just hours after the incident. >> it is the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for what happened in the gulf of oman today. this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area have the resosources and proficiey toto t with such a a high degreree of sophisticacation. amy: on thursday night, , the united states alsoso released deo of which it claimed d was iran's revolutionarary guard removing an unplplodedine e from the e sid

i'm amy goodman. in a major setback for voting rights, the supreme court has ruled partisan gerrymandering cannot be challenged in federal courts. the decision came down in a 5-4 ruling on ideological lines with chief justice john roberts writing the majority decision. in her dissent, justice elena kagan wrote -- "the practices challenged in these cases imperil our system of government. part of the court's role in that system is to defend its foundations. none is more important than free and fair elections." the decision will likely benefit republicans since they control the majority of state legislatures, which draw election maps in most states. meanwhile, the supreme court blocked the trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. chief justice roberts sided with the liberal wing of the court saying the trump administration's explanation for why the question was needed "appears to have been contrived." but the court did not rule out allowing a citizenship question

i'm amy goodman.e turn now to the second night of the first democratic presidential debate, which was billed as a face-off between front-runners former vice president biden and senator bernie sanders, but that's not how it turned out. it was california senator kamala harris who took command of the stage as she sparred with thursday night o over his recent comments about working with segregationists in the senate and for his opposition to delaware's attempts to bus students in an effort to integrate its schools in the 1970's. to direct this at vice president biden. i do believe you are a racist and i agree with you when you commit your self to the importance of finding common ground, but i also believe -- it is personal. it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputation of two united states senators who built their reputations and career on segregation of race in this country. and it was not only that, but you also worked with them to oppose busing. and you know, there was a little girl in californi

i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in hong kong, whwhere as many as 2 2 min people took to the streets sunday calling for the withdrawal of a bill to allow the extradition of hong kong residents to mainland china. protesters also called for the resignation of hong kong's chief exexecutive, carrie lam, and otr top offificials who pushed for e extradition bill. facing mounting protests, lam has apologized f for her hanandg of the legislation and h has indefinitely delayed a vote on the bill, but the bill has not been fully withdrawn. sunday's protest came days after riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray at tens of thousands of demonstrators. itit is one of the largegest prt hong kong has seen since before britain's and over of hong kong in 1997. since then, hong kong has erated under a different legal and political system as mainland china, a setup known as "one country, two systems." critics of the extradition bill say it would infringe on hong kong's independence and the leg