i'm amy goodman. israel says it has withdrawn from the occupied west bank city of jenin following a brutal two-day raid thakilled at let 12 palesnians in jin anone in ramlah. scores more were injured. it was the worst israeli attack on theest bank itwo decade thousands are taking part in a funeral procession today for the victims. jenin's mayor lamented the u.n. has "failed us" d accusing israel of war crimes. the raid came after over a year of deadly israeli military attacks. this is an injured elderly resident of jenin speaking while the assault was still ongoing. >> they arettacking armed peop. they use planes and rockets. this is not supposed to happen in a cp. nothing isafe in t camp. they dug it up with bulldozers. why? amy: meanwhile, israel launched air strikes on gaza earlier today in response to rocket fire from the besieged enclave. on tuesday, israel's far-right police minister itamar ben-gvir called on civilians to carry guns after a car ramming and stabbing attack in tel aviv claimed by

i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour remembering the life and legacy of one of the world's most famous whistleblowers, daniel ellsberg. he died on june 16 at the age of 92 just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. his family said he died peacefully at home, in no pain, and released a statement that "daniel was a seeker of truth and a patriotic truth-teller, an antiwar activist, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, a dear friend to many, and an inspiration to countless more." his son robert ellsberg shared how his father once said he would want his gravestone to say, "he became a part of the anti-vietnam and anti-nuclear movement." in 1971, daniel ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the rand corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the u.s. war in vietnam. the leak would end up helping take down president nixon, help end the war in vietnam, and

i'm amy goodman. president biden declared the u.s.-u.k. relationship is rock solid as he meets with british prime minister rishi sunak in london today ahead of the two-day nato summit in vilnius, lithuania. over the weekend, sunak told reporters the u.k. opposes cluster munitions as a signatory to the international convention banning their use. biden's decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine has sparked intense criticism, including from the u.n., due to the danger they pose to civilians. we'll have more on cluster munitions after headlines. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is stepping up his campaign for nato membership. on friday, he visited turkey as president recep tayyip erdogan stated ukraine deserves nato membership. zelenskyy said he hopes to expedite ukraine's accession to nato and get clear security guarantees during this week's summit. meanwhile, president biden told cnn sunday ukraine would not be ready to join the alliance until russia's invasion, which marked its 500th day saturd

i'm amy goodman. the international atomic energy agency says it's seen no evidence to back claims by ukraine's government that russia's military has planted explosives at the russian-held zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine. but the iaea said it needed additional access to all six of zaporizhzhia's reactor buildings to be sure. both moscow and kyiv have accused each other of preparing to sabotage europe's biggest nuclear plant. overnight, a russian missile attack on the western city of lviv killed at least four people and injured 32 others. in eastern ukraine, an airstrike triggered a massive fireball in the russian-occupied city of makiivka. video shows a smaller initial -- russian officials said the strike hit a hospital, killing one person and injuring dozens. ukraine's military says the video clearly shows it struck a russian arms depot. in minsk, belarusian president alexander lukashenko said earlier today the head of russia's wagner group is no longer in belarus and is instead in st.

i'm amy goodman. when we come back, the u.s. sends a nuclear armed the submarine to south korea for the first time since the 1980's. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: that song was written for this week's national mobilization to end the korean war. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in new york with juan gonzalez in chicago. juan: welcome to our listeners and viewers from across the country and around the world. amy: tensions are escalating again on the korean peninsula. the united states has deployed a nuclear-armed submarine -- the uss kentucky -- to south korea for the first time since the 1980s. last week, south korea's president, yoon suk-yeol, became the first foreign leader to ever board a u.s nuclear-armed submarine. meanwhile, on monday, north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea to protest the u.s. on monday, north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea hours after another u.s. submarine, the nuclear-propelled uss annapolis arrived at a port on jej

i'm amy goodman. ukrainian president volodymyr solesky is attaining his first took council meeting at the summit in vilnius, lithuania. on tuesday, nato said it planned to grant ukraine membership in the future but did not offer a timetable. zelenskyy blasted the lack of clear timeline as absurd as he has been intensely lobbying for expedited accession into the military alliance. jens stoltenberg said the most urgent task is to supply them with weapons. zelenskyy is meeting with president today, who opposed immediate membership for ukraine. biden is also delivering remarks today. meanwhile, top russian official dmitry medvedev warned tuesday, "world war iii is getting closer." the u.s. has slammed russia's inhumane veto to extend a key aid delivery route from turkey into syria. the u.n. security council failed to pass an extension after russia's proposal to approve a six-month extension, rather than nine- or 12-month one, failed to gain support. the syrian government backed russia's decision, accusing

i'm amy goodman. a new study finds this month's record-shattering global heat wave would not have been possible without the continuing buildup of greenhouse gasses in the earth's atmosphere due to human activity. scientists at world weather attribution say a rapid analysis of weather data taken this month across china, southern europe, and the american southwest show high levels of carbon dioxide and other gases helped drive temperatures by as much as 4.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. the researchers warn the past 20 days have likely been the hottest such stretch in more than 100,000 years. this comes as new research finds sea ice around antarctica is in sharp decline and may never recover. data from the university of maine's climate change institute show almost 2 million square kilometers less sea ice has accumulated so far during the southern hemisphere's winter compared to any previous year. in sweden, climate activist greta thunberg was arrested monday as she joined a nonviolent civil disob

i'm amy goodman. the world's average surface temperature has soared to its highest level ever recorded, surpassing acord levels of heat measure just a day earlier and the day before that. this week's hottest days came as climate scientists warned last month was the hottest june ever recorded with 2023 on track to become the hottest year in human history. meanwhilin rort -- a new rert warns chaing weatr patterns and ereme headue to the clate cris will exacerbate global food crisis with lower crop yields anticipated in the near future. we will have more on the climate crisis after headlines with guardian reporter oliver milman and environmentalist bill mckibben. in the united kingdom, members of the climate action group extinction rebellion shut down operations at the nation's largest coal mine wednesday in a nonviolent civil disobedience action. the open-pit mine in south wales had been operating without a license. elsewhere in the u.k., climate protesters disrupted play at the wimbledon tennis tournam

i'm amy goodman. in niger, military officers announced they overthrew wednesday president mohamed bazoum, imposing a curfew and shutting down borders in the west african nation. colonel-major amadou abdramane addressed the country on national television late wednesday, flanked by other members of the military. >> the secretary-general of the ministry will take care of day-to-day business. the defense and security forces are managing the situation. all external partners are asked not to interfere. amy: the president vowed on social media to fight his ouster. meanwhile, protesters took to the streets of the capital niamey. ,>> we are here to defend my chrissy -- defendant democracy. we are here to ensure commitment to the rule of law. democracy must prevail. the president has been elected for five years. amy: the u.s. immediately called for bazoum's release as the u.n. and other powers condemned the coup. niger is a key ally for europe and the u.s., which has 2 drone bases and some 800 troops in the cou

i'm amy goodman. leaders of western military powers have gathered in vilnius, lithuania, for nato's annual summit, with russia's war in ukraine central to the discussions. on the eve of the summit, turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said he would drop his opposition to sweden's bid to join nato, clearing the way for its accession as the alliance's 32nd member. following the announcement, the biden administration said it would move ahead with the transfer of f-16 fighter jets to turkey pending congressional approval. earlier today, biden spoke briefly to reporters in an appearance alongside nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg. pres. biden: this historic moment, finland and sweden to nato, is consequential. newer leadership really matters. amy: for low mayor zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with biden at the summit wednesday. ahead of the meeting, he accused nato members of ignoring ukraine's bid to join the alliance. he wrote -- "it's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither fo

i'm amy goodman.uffocating heat is gripping three continents as the summer's record-breaking temperatures continue to scorch large swaths of the united states, asia, and europe. 100 million u.s. residents remain under extreme heat advisories. in arizona, an unrelenting heatwave is on track to break the previous record of 18 straight days of 110-degrees-plus highs in phoenix. that is fahrenheit. some of those most at risk include people who work outdoors like construction workers, as well as unhoused people. >> i have been here for 12 years , and i have not seen nothing like it. fell asleep on some hot concrete and my whole lip side got their degree -- hole left side got third-degree burns. amy: europe could record its hottest day ever on the italian islands of sicily and sardinia. over the weekend, italian authorities issued an extreme health risk in 16 cities, including rome and florence. italians flocked to lakes and seasides in an attempt to cool down. >> this is not normal. i don't remember such i

i'm amy goodman. federal prosecutors have filed new charges against former president donald trump and another one of his aides in the indictment around his mishandling of classified documents. the charges accuse trump of attempting to “alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal evidence" and inducing others to do so. prosecutors also added a new count under the espionage act for showing classified national security materials to visitors at his golf club in bedminster, n.j. the revised statement says mar-a-lago property manager carlos de oliveira pressured the director of it at trump's florida estate to delete security camera footage so it could not be seen by a federal grand jury. according to the indictment, de oliveira said "'the boss' wanted the server deleted." de oliveira is also accused of lying to federal investigators when he denied having knowledge of boxes of documents stashed at mar-a-lago. prosecutors contend de oliveira oversaw and even helped move the boxes alongside trump aide walt nauta, who

i'm amy goodman. climate scientists have confirmed the first half of july marked the hottest to it's in recorded human history and there are no signs the summit -- it is said to end anytime soon. in greece, evacuations are underway from the island of corfu, following the largest evacuation in greek history this weekend as some 19,000 people fled what was described as "hellish" wildfires in rhodes on -- in recent days. as european holiday-goers spent nights on airport or emergency shelter floors, described harrowing scenes. >> it is just getting worse and worse. basically, could to the fire on the mountaintops. panic. amy: at least 82 wildfires are blazing across greece come displacing thousands of people and burning down homes. in italy, record breaking heat was followed up on friday with ice storm in the north, unleashing tennis-ball-sized how stones just north of milan, inundating streets and icy floodwaters. in india, authorities have ended a rescue mission after a monsoon-triggered landslide in th

i'm amy goodman. the united nations has warned russia's decision to terminate the black sea grain deal, which allowed for the safe export of food and fertilizer from ukrainian ports, will lead to soaring food prices and worsening hunger across the globe. the u.n. secretary-general antÓnio guterres spoke monday after the kremlin said it would refuse to extend the agreement. >> ultimately, participation in this agreement is a choice. people everywhere in developing countries don't have a choice. hundreds of minds of people face hunger and consumers are facing a cost-of-living crisis, and they will pay the price. amy: this comes just a week after russia vetoed the extension of a key u.n. humanitarian aid delivery route from turkey into syria. on monday, the u.n. rejected restrictions placed by the syrian government on the life-saving deliveries through the bab al hawa border crossing. syrian officials conditioned the shipments on the u.n.'s full cooperation and coordination with syria's government, among

i'm amy goodman.relenting heatwave across the southern united states is continuing today with dozens of temperature records set to fall. in phoenix, arizona, where nighttime temperatures have not fallen below 90 degrees fahrenheit since early july, forecasters are predicting i 20th consecutive day with high temperatures of over 110 degrees. this week, more than 44 million people in 28 u.s. states and several canadian provinces have been affected by smoke from a record number of wildfires. in northern mexico migrants stopped at the u.s. border waiting to apply for asylum facing increasingly desperate conditions. temperatures in the border city sword to nearly 110 degrees wednesday. >> need to be drinking cold beverages frequently to adjust body temperature, but the rest of the day was dehydrated. my daughters lips are chapped to even though i give her hydration solutions. she is still quite affected. amy: in northern india, public health officials are warning of a high risk of waterborne diseases as fl

i'm amy goodman. today in this special broadcast, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. born into slavery around 1818, douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. on july 5, 1852, in rochester, new york, frederick douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, "what to the slave is your fourth of july?" he was addressing the rochester ladies anti-slavery society. this is james earl jones reading the historic address during a performance of "voices of a people's history of the united states." it was co-edited by howard zinn. the late great historian introduced the address. howard zinn: frederick douglass, once a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. in 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the fourth of july. >> fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am i called upon to speak here today? what have i, or those i represent, to do with your national independence? are the great principles of political freedom and of natural jus

i'm amy goodman. in pakistan, at least 54 people were killed and 200 injured sunday as explosions rocked a political rally in the northwestern bajaur district which borders afghanistan. the deadly blast was detonated by a suicide bomber during a gathering of the conservative jamiat ulema ismal fazl party, a member of prime minister shehbaz sharif's coalition, amid mounting insecurity ahead of elections planned for november. no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack though police said the islamic state group could be to blame. a number of children died in the attack. russian said it downed three ukrainian drones over moscow sunday, two of which damaging a high-rise building that may house government offices. it's the latest such attack the kremlin has blamed on kyiv. this is ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. >> gradually in the war is returning to the territory of russia, to its symbolic centers and military bases. this is a natural and absolutely fair process. amy: on saturday, a russ

i'm amy goodman. russian ongoing attacks on ukrainian grain supplies had destroyed at least 60,000 tons of grain as global food security faces mounting threats. russia's navy has carried out live fire military exercises in the black sea days after moscow withdrew from the black sea grain deal and both moscow and kyiv said ships constitute potential military targets. turkish president erdogan said he will be holding talks with the russian president which could lead to restoring the grain deal. ukraine started using cluster bombs supplied by the united states on the battlefield. over 100 countries have signed onto an international treaty banning their use due to the danger they pose to civilians, though it is not signed by russia, ukraine, or the united states. in nebraska, the teenager who used abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy was sentenced to 90 days in jail. police charged 19-year-old celeste burgess and her mother jessica burgess of assisting her in getting the pills after facebook handed o

i'm amy goodman. donald trump said tuesday federal prosecutors have informed him he's the target of a justice department criminal investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. trump made a similar announcement shortly before jack smith filed criminal charges over trump's mishandling of classified documents. in florida, the trump appointed federal judge overseeing the classified documents case tuesday appeared skeptical of trump's request to delay the trial until after the 2024 election but judge cannon also appeared unlikely to approve a request by federal prosecutors to start the trial by the end of this year. meanwhile, all nine justices on georgia supreme court have rejected a bid by trump's lawyers to block an investigation by atlanta-area prosecutor fani willis into efforts by trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. willis has said she will announce in august whether charges will be brought in the case. in addition, the attorney general dana nessel has cha

i'm amy goodman. heads of state from 31 nato member nations have wrapped up their annual summit in vilnius, lithuania, pledging to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as it takes. on wednesday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy met with president joe biden on the sidelines of the talks, one day after he sharply criticized nato's refusal to commit to a timeline for ukraine to join the military alliance as unprecedented and absurd. >> in simple terms, the moment the war is over, ukraine will definitely be invited to join nato and will become a member of the lines. amy: before leaving vilnius, biden delivered a major address reaffirming u.s. support for ukraine to join nato some day and declaring nato is now stronger than ever. president biden is in helsinki, finland, for a meeting with scandinavian leaders. finland recently joined nato and sweden is poised to join as its 32nd member nation. biden is the first u.s. president to visit finland since then-president donald trump met w

democracy, for example, i'm being by amy, by amy goodman and, a ted talk at uw. so i'm i'm trying to look at these factors that produce health in populations and broad cast and to as many different ac as i can. so my wife and son and daughter, i are in this picture of a couple of years ago in front of a charging. and that's a bit more about me so i want to sort of go through the book and chapter by and talk about it with you. so the first chapter is called how healthy are we in the united states and the quote there? and america's name for opportunity, the history appears like an effect of divine providence on the benefit of the race on behalf of the human race. so about, oh, 25 years ago, i wanted to find a concept that people relate to comparing in countries health outcomes. and so i came up with the term the health olympics. you know, we in olympic events, we typically win the most medals, the most gold medals. we really clean up in the olympics suppose health were an olympic event and the race was how long lived life expect and see so here we are richest most

amy goodman is traveling today and will be back on monday. television and film actors are heading to the picket line today after the national board of the screen actors guild voted unanimously to go on strike. the vote came after talks with a federal mediator aimed at hammering out a new labor contract failed at the 11th hour. more than 160,000 members of the union are taking part in the first major actor strike since 1980. the strike comes two and half months after hollywood screenwriters also walked off the job. this marks the first time since 1960 that actors and screenwriters have been on strike at the same time. as actors join writers on the picket line, they demanding better pay and protections in a era were streaming services dominate an artificial intelligence threatens the livelihood of entertainers. sag-aftra president fran drescher spoke thursday. >> what happens here is important because what is happening to us is happening across all fields of labor by means of when employers make greed their priority and they forget about the es