goodman did not even get a word out. shot goodman.ney by this point, honestly realizing what is going down took off. we know he was shot by several people. they also apparently beat him. amy: that was jerry mitchell who is with the jackson clarion ledger describing what happened to andrew goodman, james chaney, and nikki schwerner, an excerpt from, "neshoba: the price of freedom." we are joined now in our new york studio by david goodman brother of andrew goodman. on sunday, the anniversary of andrew's death he wrote an , editorial for mississippi's clarion-ledger newspaper headlined, "u.s. has turned pages, not closed book on racism." welcome to democracy now! david. this anniversary took place on father's day. you commented, the first father's day your dad was alive to learn of this would soon learn of his son's death. >> yes, it is ironic and away -- in a way. june 21, 1964 was father's day. my brother and james chaney and mickey schwerner were murdered by the ku klux klan that evening. 44 days later, we found out definitively beca

goodman: we have to bring them back. mr. goss: they might have killed me. [laughter] no, look, what i am about to tell you is not the majority view. i do presidential history, but also do intelligence history and in my view a lot of damage was done, and i know my colleagues here are not going to agree with this at all, but if you want to penetrate a group like al qaeda or isil, you got to do some pretty nasty stuff. and that just is not sit well with the congressional oversight committees, which were created in the mid-1970's after the church committee, that i alluded to earlier. i think there has been a lot of restrictions put in place and a lot of things that make the congressional overseers uncomfortable, which is why and explained some of those intelligence failures, not all of them. the language problem i think director goss alluded to is critical as well. i think we have made some improvements there. but the fact -- and i grant you we need to have a debate in this country how much of a player do we want to be on the world stage? if the answer is we wa

i'm amy goodman. in china, hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying 458 people capsized in the yangtze river. five bodies have been recovered and 14 people have been rescued, but the vast majority aboard remain unaccounted for. rescuers have been tapping on the hull of the ship in an effort to locate survivors. the self-proclaimed islamic state has launched a new offensive in the northern syrian province of aleppo. the militants have pushed back an alliance which includes western-backed rebels, capturing villages near the turkish border and coming within 30 milies of a main border crossing between turkey and syria. as rebels appealed to the united states for airstrikes to counteract the assault, the u.s. embassy in syria accused the syrian military of carrying out air strikes to help isil's advance. according to the britain-based syrian observatory for human rights, may marked the bloodiest month so far this year in syria, with more than 6650 people killed across the country. in ira

that's the way we felt about janet goodman. we met her at an entrepreneurial conference back in 2014 where she was seeking advice for her start-up called yada bags. her product was a purse with special pockets designed to help a person with a chronic disease like type 1 diabetes carry those supplies. janet had a lot invested in the company, but she was hitting some roadblocks that were causing her fledgling business to stagnate. we decided to give her a helping hand with a "your business" makeover to see if we could get her small business headed in the right direction. meet janet goodman. she's the one with the multi-colored specs and the enormous smile. she's 66 years old and winding down a 25-year career as a psychologist in beach wood ohio. to concentrate her efforts on starting her second act as an entrepreneur. it's an unexpected road that started the day she woke up with blurry vision and an unquenchable thirst. >> i've always eaten well. i work out. i'm not overweight. and it hit me out of the clear blue. it's like, wher

i'm amy goodman. police are searching for a gunman who opened fire inside a historic black church in south carolina, killing nine people and wounding several others. the victims were attending bible study at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church when the attack occurred, shortly after 9:00 p.m. charleston police gregory mullen called the massacre a hate crime. >> we are looking for a white male approximately 21 years old sandy blond hair. he obviously is extremely dangerous. what we are asking as anyone in the community, if they have information about this particular individual, he contact law-enforcement immediately. >> do you believe this was a hate crime? >> i do believe this was a hate crime. amy: the known victims include the church's pastor, the reverend clementa pinckney, and his sister. reverend pinckney also served as a state senator. just hours earlier, he had campaigned with democratic hopeful hillary clinton in charleston. after meeting with the victims families, charleston mayor

i'm amy goodman.the senate has given final approval to granting president obama fast-track authority to advance the trans-pacific partnership trade deal through congress. the secretive accord involves 12 countries and nearly 40% of the global economy. wednesday's vote followed months of white house lobbying in a standoff with congressional democrats. opponents say the tpp will undermine workers rights public , health, and environmental regulation. under the new legislation, congress would hold an up-or-down vote on the final trade pact, without filibustering or amendments. the senate has also approved a bill that assists workers displaced by trade accords like the tpp. the justice department is expected to file hate crimes charges against dylann roof, the white supremacist arrested for last week's massacre at a historic south carolina church. federal investigators have reportedly honed in on the racist manifesto roof posted online earlier this year. the nine massacre victims were killed as they took p

i'm amy goodman.he senate is expected to vote today to give president obama fast-track authority to push the transpacific should deal through congress. the secretive deal involves 12 countries and nearly 40% of the global economy. on tuesday, the senate voted 60 the 37th in the debate on the measure, setting up today's final vote. bernie sanders blasted the move. >> in my view, this trade agreement will continue the policies of nafta, cafta agreements that have cost us millions of decent paying jobs. we need a new trade policy in america, a policy that represents working families and not just the big money interests. i strongly disagree with the majority leader who call this a great day for america. it is not a great day. it is a great day for the big money interests not a great day for working families. amy: we will host a debate on the tpp after headlines. south carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly tuesday to consider removing the confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state capitol in t

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.ermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. house republicans are set to push for a vote as soon as friday on approving a measure to give president obama fast-track authority to negotiate the trans-pacific partnership deal. the secretive tpp deal involves 12 countries and nearly 40% of the global economy. on wednesday, wikileaks released a leaked draft of another chapter of the secret negotiating text -- this time the tpp's so-called "healthcare annex." newly revealed details of the draft show it would give majornonexistent tribunal to compel vietnam to improve its rights. no. the only possibility is an outside group maybe an international labor federation could compel another country act united states to bling -- to bring a complaint in the abstract, and maybe after many years of tribunal litigation, that would result in some kind of penalty being imposed on vietnam. that is not in force ability. that is merely a process which might p

i'm amy goodman. the families of an anti-al-qaeda cleric and a police officer killed by a u.s. drone strike in yemen have filed a lawsuit asking a u.s. court to acknowledge their deaths were "unlawful." salem bin ali jaber and waleed bin ali jaber were killed in august 2012 in eastern yemen during a meeting with three strangers suspected of being al-qaeda members. yemen paid the families of salem and waleed a total of $155,000 in compensation for their deaths, which the families believe came from the united states. but unlike the families of the two u.s. and italian hostages mistakenly killed by a u.s. drone strike in pakistan, the yemeni families have never received an apology or explanation. alka pradhan, an attorney representing the families with the human rights group reprieve said the lawsuit seeks to clear the victims' names, not obtain monetary damages. >> this is a huge point of honor for the family. being who he was, being a well-known imam who preached against al qaeda, to have his name tarr

i'm amy goodman. same-sex weddings took place across the country this weekend after the supreme court ruled that all 50 states must now permit lgbtq couples "the fundamental right to marry." the historic decision puts an end to marriage equality bans that remained in 14 states impacting tens of thousands of couples. the plaintiff in the case, jim obergefell, celebrated the victory. >> today's ruling from the supreme court affirms what millions across this country already know to be true in our hearts, our love is equal. the four words etched onto the steps of the supreme court eagle protection under the law apply to us, too. it is my hope the term gay marriage will soon be a thing of the past. that from this day forward, it will simply be, marriage. in our nation will be better off because of it. amy: obergefell's home state of ohio had refused to recognize his marriage on the death certificate of his late husband, john arthur. friday's ruling coincided with pride day events across the country this we

i'm amy goodman. u.s. airstrikes in libya have targeted an algerian man accused of orchestrating the deadly seizure of an algerian gas plant, which left 38 foreign hostages dead in 2013. the libyan government said u.s. airstrikes killed mokhtar belmokhtar and an unspecified number of other militants. but belmokhtar has been reported killed in the past and u.s. officials say they are awaiting forensic confirmation. a u.n.-backed talks aimed at resolving the crisis in yemen have opened in geneva. representatives for shiite houthi rebels, who claimed the provincial capital of hazm in yemen over the weekend, have not yet arrived for the talks, after reportedly declining to board on schedule. the pentagon is set to store heavy weaponry including tanks in eastern europe for the first time since the end of the cold war. "the new york times" reports the plan would see enough weaponry for as many as 5000 soldiers stored across several countries, from estonia to bulgaria and poland. it's seen as a deterrent to

i'm amy goodman. we are on the road in charleston, south carolina. the supreme court has upheld a key provision of the affordable care act, preserving the health insurance coverage of millions of people and handing president obama a major victory. on thursday, the court ruled 6 to 3 that obamacare recipients can obtain tax subsidies for health insurance in states that use federal exchanges. right-wing plaintiffs had argued the law's wording excluded some 7.5 million people in 34 states who get their insurance through federal exchanges after their states declined to run exchanges of their own. but writing for the majority chief justice john roberts said -- "congress passed the affordable care act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them." if the government had lost millions of people would have been left without the subsidies needed to help pay for private health insurance. at the white house, president obama celebrated the ruling. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. this mornin

i'm amy goodman. the suspect in the massacre at the historic black south carolina church has been arrested as the nation mourns the killing of nine pick him. 21-year-old dillon roof was detained. a friend of his said he wanted to start a new civil war. in a photo posted on facebook, dillon roof is seen wearing a black jacket that prominently features the flags of rhodesia now zimbabwe, and apartheid era south africa from when the two african countries are ruled by the white minority. another photo appears to show roof posing a front of a car with a front plate that reads "confederate states of america." sylvia johnson, the cousin of slain pastor clementa pinckney said a survivor of the shooting recounted to her the gunman's stated motives. >> she said that he had reloaded five different times. her son was trying to talk him out of doing the act of killing people. and he just said, i have to do it. he said, you rape all women and you have taken over our country and you have to go. amy: the department o

i'm amy goodman. president obama has signed into a law into measure ending the mass phone surveillance program exposed by edward snowden two years ago. the senate passed the usa freedom act on tuesday with a vote of 67 to 32. the law stops the bulk collection of telephone records. it instead requires the nsa ask companies for a specific user's data rather than vacuuming up all the records at once. it also appoints a civilian advocate to represent the public interest before the secret fisa court that approves government spying requests. the nsa will still retain wide surveillance powers, including over internet data. in a statement, the american civil liberties union said -- "this is the most important surveillance reform bill since 1978, and its passage is an indication that americans are no longer willing to give the intelligence agencies a blank check. still, no one should mistake this bill for comprehensive reform." more than 400 people remain missing after a cruise ship capsized in china's yangtze

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. the obama administration is considering a plan to increase the u.s. presence in iraq by sending 400 to 500 more military personnel as well as establishing a new military base in anbar province. the united states already has about 3000 troops, including trainers and advisers, in iraq. the administration is describing the military personnel as advisors who will help train iraqi forces in an attempt to retake the city of ramadi, which fell to the self-described islamic state last month. plans to retake muzzle may be pushed off until next year. the move comes just days after president obama acknowledged the u.s. does not yet have a "complete strategy" to deal with isil which has seized large swaths of iraq and syria. it was a year ago this week when islamic state fighters seized mosul, iraq's second largest city. today the city remains in isil's hands. advisers close to the white house say it coul

i'm amy goodman. an estimated 20,000 people gathered on the ravenel bridge in charleston, south carolina sunday evening in a show of unity to commemorate the nine african-americans shot and killed in a church last week. the march came after emanuel ame church held its first services since wednesday night's massacre. reverend doctor norvel goff led the sermon. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case, but for those who are still living in the margins of life, those who are less fortunate than ourselves, that we stay on the battlefield until there is no more fights to be fought. amy: a website has surfaced showing photographs of the white shooter, dylann roof, posing with the confederate flag. the website features a manifesto detailing roof's racist motivations. roof wrote in part -- "i chose charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country. we have no skinheads, no rea

i'm amy goodman with aaron matÉ.aaron: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show in yemen where are there are two major developments. al qaeda in yemen has announced its leader, nasser al-wuhayshi has been killed in a u.s. bombing, likely a cia drone strike. al-wuhayshi is a former associate of osama bin laden. he became head of aqap in 2009. meanwhile, a delegation of houthi rebels have arrived in geneva for the second day of u.n.-backed peace talks. it has been nearly three months since saudi arabia launched its offensive against the houthis in yemen. on monday, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon called for a two-week humanitarian ceasefire to coincide with the start of the holy month of ramadan. >> the fighting has killed more than 2600 people, half of them civilians. it has destroyed the schools hospitals, and precious culture heritage. today, yemen's very existence hangs in the balance while parties -- yemen burns. the parties have a responsibili

i'm amy goodman. the government's authority to sweep up millions of americans phone records is temporarily expired after the senate failed to renew it before a midnight deadline. republican senator rand paul of kentucky blocked an extension of bulk surveillance and two other patriot act measures are in a special sunday session. the senate later voted 77 to 17 to now consider the measure known as the usa freedom act which would reform bulk collection by requiring the nsa to make specific requests to phone companies for user's data. rather than vacuuming up all of the records at once. this month marks two years since whistleblower edward snowden revealed the mass surveillance tactics by the nsa. we will have more from the journalist who first exposed the revelations, glenn greenwald joining us from brazil. a weekend of violence in syria has left dozens of people dead. government bombings killed at least 70 people, mostly civilians, on saturday in the northern province of aleppo. some 65 people died in g

i'm amy goodman. the united nations say 20 million people, 78% of the population, need urgent humanitarian aid in yemen. that's an increase of 4 million from just three months ago. aid agencies have urged saudi arabia to ease a naval blockade depriving yemen of basic goods. saudi arabia has also failed to hand over any of the $274 million it pledged to the u.n. emergency humanitarian fund for yemen in april. the news comes amid continued fighting between houthi rebels and rival forces backed by the saudi-led coalition. on sunday, dozens of houthi-allied soldiers were killed in an airstrike in the capital saana. saudi arabia also shot down a scud missile fired by houthi forces across the border from yemen. this comes days after a saudi airstrike in saada province killed at least 50 people, most of them civilians. president obama is joining other world leaders in germany today as the g7 summit comes to a close. heads of state are holding talks in a secluded resort inside a 100-year-old castle. outside t

i am amy goodman. we are broadcasting from stanford university in california.california, a state that is now in its fourth straight year of drought. this week new mandatory water restrictions went into effect, with residents required to cut back water use by a net total of 25%. just thursday, the u.s. drought monitor said a wet may that led to greener pastures in some areas failed to bring any relief and "the sprouting of grasses will most likely provide extra fuel for early fall wildfires once the vegetation dies off this summer." meanwhile, a new study by the university of california, davis finds that in 2015 alone, the drought will cost the state's farmers and agricultural industry $2.7 billion and more than 18,000 jobs. the study noted -- "the socioeconomic impacts of an extended drought, in 2016 and beyond, could be much more severe." all this comes as the death toll from an ongoing heat wave in india has topped 2300, making it the fifth deadliest in recorded history. india's earth sciences minister, harsh vardhan, said -- "it's not just an unusually hot s

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.ermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. house republicans are set to push for a vote as soon as friday on approving a measure to give president obama fast-track authority to negotiate the trans-pacific partnership deal. the secretive tpp deal involves 12 countries and nearly 40% of the global economy. on wednesday, wikileaks released a leaked draft of another chapter of the secret negotiating text -- this time the tpp's so-called "healthcare annex." newly revealed details of the draft show it would give major pharmaceutical companies more power over public access to medicine, and weaken public healthcare programs. the leaked draft also suggests the tpp would prevent congress from passing reforms to lower drug costs. one of the practices that would be allowed is known as "evergreening." it lets drug companies extend the life of a patent by slightly modifying their product and then getting a new patent. this is a video explaining the