i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now!'s juan gonzÁlez in chicago. hi, juan. an: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: we begin today's show looking at how the proposed bipartisan debt limit deal the house is voting on today would cut funds for the environmental protection agency and speed completion of the controversial $6.6 billion mountain valley pipeline in virginia and west virginia. over 750 frontline communities and environmental justice groups oppose the pipeline. this comes as protests in several cities demanded lawmakers vote down what they are calling the dirty debt ceiling deal. if built, the proposed mountain valley pipeline, m.v.p., will carry 2 billion cubic feet of fracked gas across more than 1000 streams and wetlands in appalachia. it has long been pushed by powerful west virginia senator joe manchin, the biggest recipient of fossil fuel money in congress. the entire virginia democratic delegation in the house has submitted an amendment to strip the mountain valley pipeline prov

i'm amy goodman. title 42, the trump-era pandemic policy that was used to expel nearly 3 million asylum seekers at the u.s.-mexico border without due process, was lifted thursday just before midnight after three years of enforcement. thousands of migrants have been stranded across the southern border hoping to be processed and allowed into the united states. but many will likely be blocked as the biden administration begins implementing what immigration rights advocates have denounced as another ban on the right to seek asylum under domestic and international law. a new policy announced this week would force the majority of asylum seekers to request refugee status in another country before reaching the u.s. or face quick deportation. the aclu and others are suing over the rule. another directive requires asylum applicants to make their appointments on a customs and border patrol app. they say raises serious concerns over privacy. at the san ysidro border crossing in california, hundreds of asylum seek

i'm amy goodman. in sudan, warring parties have agreed to a new, seven-day ceasefire set to start thursday. south sudan, which is acting as a mediator, said sudan's ruling army and the paramilitary rapid support forces would also appoint envoys for peace talks. but air raids and shooting in khartoum continued with fierce battles raging in darfur, leading to mass displacement. the death toll from the 19-day old conflict has reached at least 550 people, with another 5000 injured. meanwhile, the world food program is warning the crisis in sudan could lead to a wider disaster in the region as tens of thousands of people flee the country. >> the ripple effect for the region is significant. we just need to find peace. we need the parties to come together and find their way to resolve the conflict because this has the possibility of destabilizing the whole region. amy: president biden has ordered the deployment of 1500 army and marine corps soldiers to the u.s.-mexico border for 90 days as the u.s. prepares

i'm amy goodman. former british labour leader jeremy corbyn, pentagon papers whistleblower daniel ellsberg and famed linguist and dissident noam chomsky joined others earlier this year, calling on president biden to drop charges against julian assange. the wikileaks founder has been languishing for over four years in the harsh belmarsh prison in london while appealing extradition to the united states. if he is extradited, tried and convicted, julian assange faces up to 175 years in jail for violating the u.s. espionage act for publishing documents that exposed u.s. war crimes in iraq and afghanistan. in january, noam chomsky, daniel ellsberg and jeremy corbyn all took part in the belmarsh tribunal held at the national press club in washington, d.c. the tribunal was organized by the progressive international and the wau holland foundation. i co-chaired the tribunal with the croatian philosopher and activist srecko horvat. today, we spend the hour airing excerpts of the belmarsh tribunal. we begin with

i'm amy goodman. the white house says it's nearing a deal to avert a default on the national debt less than a week before the treasury department says it will run out of money. as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, house republicans have been insisting on large cuts to domestic programs, coupled with increases in spending on the military and at the southern u.s. border. under an emerging plan, republicans, led by speaker kevin mccarthy, would agree to raise the debt limit for two years in exchange for strict caps on non-military discretionary spending. president biden said he's optimistic he'll strike a deal before a june 1 deadline. pres. biden: i made clear time and again defaulting on a national debt is not an option. the american people deserve to know their social security payments will be there, veterans hospitals will remain open, and the economic progress we made we are going to continue to make. default puts all of that at risk. amy: on sunday, president biden said he'd proposed more t

i'm amy goodman.edical workers in sudan are warning of a mounting health catastrophe, as air strikes continued to rock khartoum despite a declared ceasefire between sudan's army and a rival paramilitary group. 18 days into the fighting, sudan's healthcare system has largely collapsed, and aid workers are describing increasingly desperate scenes with bodies piled in the streets of the capital and critical shortages of water, food, and fuel. the united nations refugee agency warned monday that, without an immediate end to the fighting, more than 800,000 people may flee sudan. this is raouf mazou, the u.n.'s assistant high commissioner for refugees. >> without a quick resolution of this crisis, we will continue to see more people forced to flee in search of safety and basic assistance. thus far, about 73,000 people have arrived in neighboring countries. amy: ukraine's government says a fresh wave of russian missile attacks has destroyed an ammunition depot and injured dozens of civilians. this follows ru

i'm amy goodman, joined by my democracy now! co-host nermeen shaikh. hi, nermeen. nermeen: hi, amy.welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: we begin today's show looking more at how a new york jury has found former president donald trump to be liable for sexually abusing and defaming e. jean carroll at a department store in the 1990's. after just three hours of deliberations, the jury ordered trump to pay carroll $5 million. on wednesday, e. jean carroll talked about the ruling during an interview on "the today show" on nbc. >> i am overwhelmed. overwhelmed with joy and happiness and delight for the women in this country. here is the astonishing thing about this win yesterday, of all the cases that this man faces, all the legal quagmires, it was -- all the prosecutors, special council, and what happened yesterday is one 5'2" blonde wily female attorney and 179-year-old -- >> i am five foot. >> advice columnist beat donald trump in court. amy: during the trial, donald trump's defense team did not call any witnesses and trump rejec

i'm amy goodman. in sudan, both sides of the warring military factions have accused the other of violating an extended 72-hour ceasefire as fighting continues in khartoum and elsewhere on the 17th day of the conflict. the united nations is warning sudan is at a humanitarian breaking point as it deploys its top humanitarian diplomat who called the scale and speed of the crisis unprecedented. the u.n. also warned of an escalation of violence in sudan's west darfur region. meanwhile, u.n. agencies say they've begun helping refugees arriving at the egyptian border, while aid workers in chad say urgent assistance is needed for refugees there. >> if we act now, it will be too late to stop the rainy season is coming in a few weeks. if we don't provide any assistance to the people, the road will be blocked and all the refugees here will be -- amy: people in the capital khartoum are facing the dangers of war while grappling with worsening shortages of essentials. >> hear the sounds of artillery. it can fall in

i'm amy goodman. ukraine's has russian artillery fire killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens of others in the southern kherson region wednesday. the killings were part of a wave of russian attacks across ukraine overnight that came after officials in moscow accused ukraine of attempting a drone strike on the kremlin aimed at assassinating russian president vladimir putin. that's a charge ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy denied while speaking wednesday from helsinki. >> we don't attack putin or moscow. amy: zelenskyy spoke today from the netherlands during a surprise trip to the hague where he called for the creation of a war crimes tribunal on russia's invasion that would be separate from the international criminal court. ukraine is not a party to the rome statute, which established the international criminal court. neither are russia nor the united states. israeli forced killed three palestinians during a raid in the occupied west bank city of nablus. hamas confirmed the three men belong

i'm amy goodman.n texas, a man armed with a semiautomatic rifle killed eight people and injured seven others saturday at a suburban shopping mall outside dallas, before he was shot dead by a police officer. hospitals treated victims as young as five and as old as 61. among the dead was christian lacour, a 20-year-old farmersville resident who'd been working as a security guard at the mall. there was also an engineer from india who had two bullets removed from his body. one young boy was found beneath the body of his mother, who died protecting him. over 100 spent shell casings were recovered from the scene. authorities haven't yet cited a motive but are investigating whether the 33-year-old gunman had ties to white supremacist groups. he wore tactical gear and a patch on his chest reading, "rwds" -- for "right wing death squad" -- a slogan popular among neo-nazis. as texas governor greg abbott spoke sunday at a prayer vigil and alan, protesters outside demanded reforms to gun laws. meanwhile in browns

i'm amy goodman. at least 13 people were killed in the gaza strip overnight as israeli forces targeted a residential apartment building in gaza city. al jazeera reports three members of the palestinian islamic jihad were among the dead, along with their wives and children. this is a gaza resident. >> people have not been able to sleep since 4:00 in the morning. the children walk up to the sound of explosions and were terrified. children, women, elderly people. this is not normal. amy: israel's latest attack comes just a week after israeli airstrikes rained down on the besieged gaza strip following rocket launches from gaza in response to the death of palestinian hunger striker khader adnan while in an israeli prison. russian president vladimir putin has lashed out against the u.s. and other western powers over their support for ukraine, saying that a real war is underway against russia. putin made the remarks during a brief victory day speech in moscow's red square, commemorating the 78th anniversary

i'm amy goodman. fighting in sudan's capital khartoum intensified thursday as the sudanese army battled the rapid support forces paramilitary group for strategic locations. the u.n.'s top human attorney official martin griffiths arrived in port sudan where he called on combatants to allow the distribution of critically needed relief shipments to millions of civilians trapped by the fighting. >> we need air lifts, supplies. importantly, six trucks which were going to darfur were rejected despite the assurances of security. it is a volatile environment. amy: the un says the violence has forced 100,000 civilians to flee their homes, with critical shortages of food, water, medicine, and electricity. in washington, d.c., president biden signed an executive order thursday authorizing sanctions against sudanese leaders. the order came as the u.s. director of national intelligence avril haines told a senate panel sudan's conflict is likely to be protracted, as both sides believe that they can win militarily,

i'm amy goodman.the united nations is warning the next five years are likely to be the warmest on record, with far-reaching repercussions for health, food security, water management, and the environment. the u.n.'s world meteorological organization said wednesday that heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring el niÑo event will combine to make it 98% certain that at least one of the next five years will top 2016 as the hottest year on record. and the agency said there's a 2-in-3 chance that average global surface temperatures will reach 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years. that exceeds the maximum temperature rise sat by the paris climate agreement in 2015. this is petteri taalas, head of the world meteorological organization. >> there is no return back to the good old days because there is already such a high carpet -- concentration of carbon dioxide and -- the best we can do is to face out this negative trend. amy: in northern italy,

i'm amy goodman.ukraine's military says its forces still control parts of bakhmut and are trying to encircle the decimated eastern city following claims by russia and wagner group mercenaries they fully captured bakhmut after months of bloody battles. wagoner says its forces will depart the city starting thursday through june 1, leaving the city to russia's military. zelenskyy appeared in japan where he sent photos of hiroshima after the 1945 atomic bombing by the u.s. reminded him of present day bakhmut. zelenskyy also met with president biden in japan sunday as biden announced another $375 million in military aid to ukraine. in a reversal, biden gave his -- said he is now supporting ukrainian pilots on u.s.-made f-16 jets. it's not clear who would provide the jets though moscow already warned of enormous risks if ukraine started using f-16's in combat. biden said he received assurances the fighter jets would not be used by ukraine over russian territory. earlier today, russian shelling again knocked

i'm amy goodman. in sudan, military forces unleashed airstrikes near a hospital in the capital khartoum on monday, targeting paramilitary rivals as fighting between the warring parties enters a second month. airstrikes and shelling were reported in other cities in recent days, including in the western region of darfur and in the cities of bahri and omdurman. the u.n. estimates some 200,000 people have fled sudan to neighboring countries since the war erupted in april, with the vast majority of those displaced being women and children, many of whom are malnourished. hundreds of people who've escaped the violence in the capital are now facing food insecurity, lack of water and shelter as extreme heat hits the region. >> the people that talk like us to be here and now we're here with the children and the mothers and some of them are sick. there is no food. we are suffering. amy: over 600 people reportedly died since the beginning of the conflict, though the death toll is expected to be much higher. the p

i'm amy goodman. in north carolina, republican lawmakers have banned almost all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy by overriding governor roy cooper's veto of the abortion ban. protesters inside the state capitol began chanting "shame, shame, shame" tuesday night after the north carolina senate and house approved the ban. >> with 72 having voting in the affirmative, the motion carries. the house has overridden the governor's veto and the bill becomes law. >> shame! shame! amy: republican lawmakers in north carolina secured a vetoproof majority in april and a longtime democrat tricia collins defected and became a republican. north carolina democratic state representative julie von haefen blasted the new abortion ban. >> it certainly feels to many people in this chamber and watching tonight that this bill is being rushed through because members know this devastating ban on abortion is deeply unpopular. you have already heard so many of this tonight about how this bill will hurt women in our state, ho

i'm amy goodman. as the g7 summit gets underway in hiroshima, japan, world leaders agreed to new sanctions against russia over the invasion of ukraine. ahead of their first joint meeting today, president biden and other members paid tribute to the victims of the first attack, 1945, laying wreaths at the hiroshima peace memorial and planting a tree. a group of anti-nuclear activists rallied on the streets. >> biden is in hiroshima. i cannot forgive him. he needs to apologize to the people in hiroshima. and go at least 145,000 -- amy: at least people died in the 145,000 nuclear bombing of hiroshima, which leveled the city. three days later, the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on nagasaki, killing another 74,000 people. japan's prime minister fumio kishida is from hiroshima and lost relatives in the city's bombing. he has pushed for the abolition of nuclear weapons, while leading the nation's biggest military buildup since world war ii. meanwhile, oxfam reports g7 countries collectively owe poor nations in t

i'm amy goodman. in turkey, the closely watched election that will determine whether president recep tayyip erdogan will remain in power appears headed to a may 28 runoff as erdogan falls short of the 50% of votes needed to win outright. erdogan's two-decade-long grip on power was challenged by the leading opposition candidate kemal kilicdaroglu, who vowed closer ties with nato and the european union and to reinforce democratic institutions. a third candidate, a right-wing challenger, received about 5% of the vote. the election comes at a time when many turks are grappling with rising living costs and residents in the south of the country are still reeling from february's tragic earthquakes. we'll go to istanbul after -- for the latest. in another highly anticipated election in thailand, voters decisively rejected the ruling military-backed government which came to power in a 2014 coup, voting in large numbers for the youth-led reformist opposition move forward party and the populist pheu thai party c

i'm amy goodman. in south carolina, republican lawmakers have approved legislation banning abortions after just six weeks of pregnancy. the bill now heads to republican governor henry mcmaster, who says he will sign it into law as soon as possible. the measure includes a limited exception for fatal fetal anomalies, the patient's life and health, rape and incest to seek an abortion after up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, but doctors are required to report their procedure to law enforcement. the bill passed after a filibuster led by five women state senators, including three republicans, failed to block it. u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy issued an advisory warning of social media's profound risk of harm for young people and calling for immediate action from lawmakers, tech companies, and parents to keep kids safe. an estimated 95% of 13- to 17 -year-olds are on social media. those who are on it over three hours per day face two times the risk of depression and anxiety. additionally, social media could ove

i'm amy goodman. a new york jury unanimously found former president donald trump liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of writer e. jean carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. the jury, however, rejected a rape charge. during the trial, carroll recounted her sexual assault by trump in the dressing room of bergdorf goodman in the 1990's. since it was a civil trial, trump was not convicted of a crime and does not face prison time. trump's lawyer said he would appeal, while the ex-president called the verdict a disgrace and said, "i have absolutely no idea who this woman is." in a statement, e. jean carroll said -- "today, the world finally knows the truth. this victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed." we'll have more on this after headlines and speak with one of the witnesses in the trial, jessica leeds, about her experience of donald trump sitting down on a plane and sexually assaulting her. cbs news is reporting the biden administration

i'm amy goodman. house speaker kevin mccarthy emerged from the white house monday without a deal to raise the limit on the national debt. mccarthy's high-stakes negotiations with president biden came just 10 days before the u.s. faces a possible default on loans, with republicans demanding sweeping cuts to social programs as the price of any deal to raise the u.s. debt ceiling. after the talks, mccarthy shrugged off a reporter's question about whether republicans would support rescinding the trump-era tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor corporations and wealthy u.s. residents. >> so the problem is not revenue, the problem is spending. i believe, like any household, like any business, like any state government, when you're this far out of whack, you have to spend less than you spent last year. amy: earlier this month, the congressional budget office reported extending tax cuts passed in 2017 and signed by then-president trump would add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit through 2033. this is house dem

i'm amy goodman. president joe biden and republican house speaker kevin mccarthy have agreed to a tentative deal that would suspend the limit on the u.s. national debt until 2025. biden said the compromise agreement would prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its loans, something treasury secretary janet yellen says could happen as soon as june 5 unless members of congress quickly to raise the debt ceiling. pres. biden: he takes the threat of catastrophic to fall off the table, protects our economic recovery. it also represents a compromise. no one got everything they want but that is responsible of governing. amy: the deal calls for nonmilitary discretionary spending to remain mostly flat, while boosting military spending by about 3%. it would cut irs funding and would add new work requirements for some recipients of food assistance and temporary aid for needy families. the deal would also lift a moratorium on student loan payments and would fast-track the approval and construction of the proposed $6.6