from the mountain has coated the runway and aircraft at la aurora airport the volcano south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out violent explosions for several weeks now. now to myanmar were empty coup protesters are trying a new tactic they've dubbed a silent strike they're calling on people to stay home and for businesses to remain closed for the day the streets are deserted and markets are shut activists said the silent protest is to honor those who lost their lives during weeks of demonstrations against military rule the strike comes a day after a 7 year old girl was shot dead in her home by soldiers who had been aiming at her father she's the youngest victim get of the military's crackdown on protesters when by law. being an activist in myanmar is becoming a creasing really dangerous d.w. spoke to one of the leading activists in the country risking arrest and her life fighting for freedom from military rule. united in resistance a vast range of demonstrators and helping them organize this activists fins are among her work puts her at risk of arrest we

amy: in guatemala city, hundreds of women and girls gathered outside the presidential palace to protestthe rising number of femicides in the country. after a march, advocates filled the constitutional plaza for a music festival, where activists danced and artists painted colorful murals commemorating the victims of femicides. this is one of the protesters. >> i dreamed that women are free from violence, that i can go out on the streets and vips, no i'm going to come back home alive -- at peace, knowing i'm going to come back home alive. amy: international women's day also marks four years since 41 girls were burnt to death inside an orphanage near guatemala city for protesting sexual and physical violence. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. coming up next, president biden is facing new calls to close the u.s. military -- at the military prison at guantanamo. we will speak with one of the men held there for more than 14 years, mohamedou ould slahi, and the attorney who fought for his release for years. a new film is based

candidacy for next year's election against the president on araa or kind of forced authorities in guatemala city to close the city's international airport shifting winds have blanketed the airport and parts of the capital with ash the volcano has been active since february severely affecting the economy of surrounding community. you're watching officer of the soho rob a reminder of our top stories israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that he's won a great victory in the nation's 4th election in 2 years despite exit polls suggesting there's no clear winner they show netanyahu is that good party has won between 31 and 33 seats but actually going to has more from west jerusalem. it looks like netanyahu yet again has a path to form a new government the question is is how shaky of a coalition he's going to be able to form he's now looking at disparate elements across the sort of the blocks to see who he can cobble together to join him in forming a new government he was conciliatory in remarks made early this morning rather than sort of try and that he said that he would reach out to any par

amy: in guatemala city, hundreds of women and girls took to the streets for a second day straight demandingustice for victims of femicides and survivors of violence. women mark the fourth year anniversary of the death of 41 girls who were burned alive at an orphanage near guatemala city after they protested violence at the facility. massive marches also took place in la paz, bolivia and in istanbul, turkey, where thousands took to the streets including uighur women and girls who led a demonstration protesting china's treatment of uighurs. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman in new york joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: well, black lives matter protesters marched in minneapolis and other cities monday to mark what was supposed to be the start of the murder trial of derek chauvin. the former minneapolis police officer is charged with second-degree murder and mansl

candidacy for next year's election against the president ball sonora or kind of forced authorities in guatemala city to close the city's international airport shifting winds have blanketed the airport and parts of the capital with ash the care volcano has been active since february severely affecting the economy of surrounding communities. you're watching over there with me so rob a reminder of our top stories israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that he's won a great victory in the nation's 4th election in 2 years but despite exit polls suggesting there's no clear winner they show netanyahu look good party has won between 31 and 33.

the volcano about 30 miles south of guatemala city is also spewing ash and lava.uthorities have been keeping an eye on the volcano since the beginning of last month. the nearest community is just about two miles away. >>> boston's mayor has been confirmed as labor secretary and we remember a basketball great. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "los angeles times" reports the death of lakers legend elgin baylor. the hall of fame forward died yesterday of natural causes. baylor played 14 seasons in minneapolis and los angeles. he was rookie of the year in the 1958 to 1959 season and 11-time all-star. in 1960, he became the first nba player to score more than 70 points in a game. during one season, he only played on weekend passes while on active duty as a reservist. elgin baylor was 86 years old. >>> and "the boston globe" reports that marty walsh resigned after becoming the new secretary of the labor. walsh said he would travel to washington to be sworn in. boston city council president kim janey becomes active mayor. she's the city's fir

port the volcano south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out in violent explosions for several weeks now. large parts of eastern australia remain on the water after a week of for lentulus rain emergency services which last year battled on president bush for us and now rescuing residents from flooded homes has its includes dangerous debris lurking in the flood waters. to venture rains have been unstoppable in australia's east bridges roads. cars and buildings are surrounded by water. the flooding has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes to rescue efforts underway to assist those left behind. following the anybody. days of heavy rains have caused rivers to burst their banks and water levels to rise to day priests making recovery efforts over more difficult. quite dangerous in regards to coming up on the boat one of the main problems we've been encountering is large logs t.v. screens couches car x. things like that scott the waterways are quite dangerous at this point on anymore and it seems that boats are the only option to save those strande

from the mountain as coated the runway and the aircraft at the rock airport the volcano south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out ashes and violence will jeans for several weeks. the chinese cities of hong kong and macau have suspended the use of the biotech iser covert 1000 baxi defective packaging was reported in one batch of the drug but he say they have acted as a precautionary measure the vaccines manufacturers say there is no reason to believe safety is that this. german chancellor angela merkel has canceled plans for a stricter pandemic shutdown over the easter break well following an unexpected crisis meeting with state leaders just americal said the hastily drawn up plans were her own mistake this comes just a day after leaders had announced a 5 day hard along down from if a 1st which would have shut most shops and church services but there was criticism and confusion over the measures and how they would be enforced there was also anger at domestic holidays being restricted while some international trips were still out . let's take a listen now to

ashram the mountain has coated the runway and aircraft law aurora airport the volcano south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out ash in violent explosions for several weeks now. germany has summoned the chinese ambassador in berlin as part of an escalating dispute between beijing and the european union beijing and the e.u. rather brussels has imposed sanctions on china over human rights abuses against the weaker people beijing has hit back by blacklisting a number of european lawmakers and scientists. is a 7 year old girl has apparently been shot dead in myanmar becoming the youngest victim yet of the military's crackdown on protesters the family of kin meo chit told local media she was sitting on her father's knee when security forces raided their home in mandalay and opened fire at least 20 children have been reported killed since the military seized power last month and this comes as pro-democracy activists gear up for a nationwide silent strike organizers are encouraging businesses to shut and asking people to stay at home. well for more i'm joined now

schrum the khiam mountain has coated the runway and aircraft aurora airport mall kaina south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out ashen violent explosions for several weeks now. the chinese cities of hong kong and macau have suspended use of the biotech pfizer coated dying teen vaccine defective packaging was reported in one batch of the drug authorities say they have acted as a pro taking a pro precautionary measure the vaccines manufacturers say there's no reason to believe safety is at risk. it could some other developments in the pandemic brazil's daily coated 19 death toll has soared past 3000 for the 1st time the country is struggling to contain a surge of cases many hospitals are at the breaking point. cuba says it will administer homegrown experimental coded 19 shots to nearly the entire population of the capital upon it by may as health authorities carry out a late stage trials and india's health ministry says a new coronavirus variant has been detected within the country in addition to many other variants also of concern found abroad. a 7 year old

airport the volcano south of guatemala city has one of the world's most active violent explosions have been spewing up ash for several weeks. officials in bangladesh investigating a massive fire that swept through a refugee camp at least 15 people died and hundreds more were injured a 1000000 muslim minority were hinge of who fled persecution in myanmar sort safety in the region. media reports say microsoft is in talks to buy the chat app dischord for more than $10000000000.00 neither the world's biggest software company nor the platform is commenting dischord is popular with gamers and its use has soared during the pandemic. britain has held a minute's silence to remember its 126000 people who have died so far in the pandemic the u.k. is the worst affected european nation and has the world's 5th highest official covert 19 death toll. it has been a year since the british government forced pubs restaurants and other non-essential businesses to shut their doors a bleak time for bar and pub owners and their customers successful nationwide vaccination program means those days could soon be

the mountain has coated the runway and aircraft at last hour or an airport the volcano south of guatemala city is one of the world's most active violent explosions have been spewing out ash for several weeks. the u.s. has pledged to rebuild and revitalize nato after 4 years of tension under the trump administration secretary of state anthony blinken told fellow foreign ministers in brussels that the alliance stands at a pivotal moment but could emerge stronger despite current disputes within the alliance. veteran hollywood actor george segal has died aged $87.00 he was nominated for an oscar for the movie in which he 1st found fame who's afraid of virginia woolf siegel went on to become a comedy stalwart he made all audiences laugh well into his eighty's in t.v. series including the goldbergs. the chinese cities of hong kong and macau suspended use of the biotech fires a covert 1000 vaccine defective packaging was reported in one batch of the drug authorities say they've acted as a precautionary measure the vaccine manufacturers say there's no reason to believe safety is a risk. the global hea

anyone in the world who can afford a plane ticket to panama can afford a plane ticket to guatemala or mexico cityto get to the rest of the way of the u.s. border. so if you don't have a firmer page creation policy you are not getting illegal aliens from this hemisphere but every single corner of planet earth and they will keep coming and coming and coming until the policy changes. >> laura: well, have to say another point is that biden and president over door from mexico seem to have different views on who is responsible for this current crisis. we will share both sound bites back to. watch. >> this new surge that we are dealing with start up at the last administration but it is our responsibility to deal with it you mainly and to stop what is happening. >> the conditions we are creating and the government of president joe biden has cause central american migrants and those from our country willing to cross the book of thinking it is easier to do so. >> laura: so the president is saying it is biden and biden is saying it is trump. >> well on this one i would trust the president but amazingly, the

guatemala. joining me is the bbc central correspondent in mexico city, will grant. hildren have turned up in america crossing the border. who are they? >> primarily unaccompanied minors come from what is known as the northern triangle in central america, honduras, guatemala, and el salvador. this latest surge, the language we want to avoid of waves, but this large number of people arriving at the border, unaccompanied minors, are often from those parts of the region. increasingly, they are from mexico, too. why? partly because of the covid pandemic and the restrictions in the economic downturn across this region. things are extremely ugly in central america right now. it is no exaggeration to talk about a crisis in guatemala and honduras. and on the program, you have documented how bad things are in the region for many years. i've always been struck by the young and unaccompanied migrants i have met on the road. i spoke to one that was about 15 from guatemala. he just set off on his own. he was carrying the economic hopes of his family. it is a pretty standard story.

towns the airport in the city of kut tanya has closed because of the ash it's atmos 16th eruption this year the volcano is the largest active volcano in europe and in guatemala capsule volcanic ash has forced authorities to close the city's international airport shifting winds have blanketed the airports in parts of the capital with us but the kaya volcano has been active since february severely affecting the economy of surrounding communities 3 people killed when their erupted last in 22. this is down to saying that these are your top stories about 90 percent of the votes in israel's election have been counted prime minister benjamin netanyahu says prospects for retaining a right wing coalition government are looking uncertain a small palestinian israeli policy which is projected to win 5 seats is in the spotlight to break the debt.

in europe and in guatemala capsule volcanic ash has forced authorities to close the city's international airports shifting winds have blanketed the airports in parts of the capital with us but the kaya volcano has been active since february severely affecting the economy of surrounding communities 3 people killed when it erupted last in 2010. this is down to 0 these are your top stories about 90 percent of the votes in israel's election have been counted prime minister benjamin netanyahu says prospects for retaining a right wing coalition government are looking uncertain a small palestinian israeli party which is projected to win 5 seats is in the spotlight to break the deadlock party forces has more from lester said. the key development since the exit polls were released as the polls closed and they've you know the numbers have been changing has been the entry into the parliament the crossing of the threshold by this small offshoot of the arab joint list the ram party or the united arab list led by months or a bus and his philosophy is conservative islamist he has been moving his party

solve the door and guatemala or to mount a rapid i live for us there in mexico city manila thank you.the world health organization is warning that global coronavirus cases are on the increase again for the 1st time in 7 weeks of an h o chief had that oscar b.s.s. says it's disappointing but not surprising beauty member that i reported the virus was on a decline for consecutive 6 weeks but 1st time in 7 weeks we have a cool view to increase reported cases increased in fordo for w 2 sikhs regions of the americas europe sause east asia and the east to meditate in some of it appears to be due to lack of measures. continued circulation of violence and people looting down their gun vaccines will help to save lives but if countries relies solely on vaccines they are making a mistake basic public and measures remain the foundation of their response the european union is set to unveil plans for a digital vaccine passport later this month e.u. commission president on the lion says draft legislation will soon be ready a digital system to confirm a person's vaccination status could be essential t

in 2018, the city of baltimore a higher murder rate than the city of el salvador or for that matter honduras, guatemala afghanistan even. no one thought to call fema to help the people of baltimore. somebody should have. no one from baltimore offered asylum in el salvador. by the way, if they are, they should strongly consider excepting because much safer to live with ms-13 then baltimore. you would be far safer to go to honduras. in 2018, 30 of the 298 municipalities undressed reported no murders at all. same and guatemalan. in el salvador, zero murders. that is a massive improvement over so many other cities. so here's an idea. if you are telling us that parts of central america are so dangerous that crime constitutes humanitarian crisis, that is exactly what the biden administration is claiming, then why not move the people of el salvador, honduras or guatemala to safer parts of their own countries? has that occurred to any of the professional compassion merchants in the biden administration? apparently, it hasn't. instead in a cruel twist, they are encouraging every young and ambitious person in el

interrupting volcano has forced guatemala to close its international airport ash from the mountain has coated the runway and aircraft aurora airport the volcano south of quantum all a city is one of the world's most active it's been spewing out and bottle it explosions for several weeks now. and veteran hollywood actor george segal has died aged $87.00 he was nominated for an oscar for the movie in which he 1st found fame who's afraid of virginia woolf. went on to become a comedy stalwart and he made audiences laugh well into his eighty's in t.v. series like the goal for us. activists are planning more anti coup protests today including a strike and calls for people to stay home it comes a day after a 7 year old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire during a cracked out in the city of mandalay we spoke to one of the activists risking arrest and her life fighting for freedom from military role. united in resistance a vast range of demonstrators and helping them organize this activists fins are among her work puts her at risk of arrest we caught up with her at an undisclosed location quitting in her and she says even if we are afraid we must fight.

an erupting volcano has forced guatemala to close its international airport ashes from the mountains coated the runway and aircraft and. the volcano south of the city's one the world's most active it's been spewing out in violent explosions for several weeks. that's when hollywood actor george segal has died he was $87.00 it was nominated for an oscar for the movie in which he 1st found fame who's afraid of virginia woolf siegel went on to become a comedy so what he made audiences laugh well into the eighty's and t.v. series including the goldberg. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists there will be no need for a new vote despite the country's indecisive election outcome he's claiming victory for his likud party but with ballots still being counted opposition parties also insist they can form a coalition now this you know his former ally turned critic could decide who governs. family netanyahu supporters declaring there is only one man for them. but this is not the decisive victory that netanyahu and his left could party had been hoping for with counting still underway this polarizing politician doesn't appear to have enough seats to form

when he started talking about guatemala, all of the money reported to central america to keep them down there, i thought he was talking about an american city. why don't we just make them a territory instead of throwing money -- they are coming here anyway. i have three adult children that need jobs. do you know how hard it is going to be for these young families to find jobs or even get on assistance because we are taking in anybody and everybody including people on the terror watch list? there has got to be a method and the method was working for four years. host: ok. finishing off our calls about the president's news conference. if you missed it and you want to watch it again, you can do so on our website, c-span.org. also, stay close for when we will rebroadcast the president's news conference. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more. >> you think this is just a community center? no. it is more than that. >> comcast is enabling wi-fi -- so students of low income families can get with a need to do anything.

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we walked into juarez, mexico, a city racked with violence, to find ophelia and her 10-year-old son now headed back to guatemala after being sent to mexico. the reason she risked everything? [ speaking foreign language ] >> biden promised that we can cross with minors. >> reporter: she said that she heard because of president biden, she would be welcome. joining me now is the secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas. good morning, mr. secretary. i want to start right there. we heard the sheriff say it, the governor say it and the migrants i spoke to say it. they are coming across because they believe they will be welcomed under the biden administration. you said yourself three weeks ago you said, we're not saying don't come. we're saying don't come now. the president had a stronger message later, but the messages are mixed at best, secretary. >> martha, good morning. the message is quite clear. do not come. the border is closed. the border is secure. we are expelling families. we are expelling single adults under the cdc's authority under title 42 of the united states code because we are in the midst o

city within their own country or another country versus why america? is it for the benefits they could receive? number three, president trump had a third country agreement in guatemalahonduras and el salvador for migrants to remain in their countries. and he hardened ports of entry and prioritized criminal alien deportations. along comes joe biden who reversed it all, and we are seeing one of the biggest surges in decades, and folks we are just getting started. this week the democrats passed a bill in the house pushing to grant 2 million illegals already here amnesty. tonight you will hear from sheriff mark dannels in cochise county, arizona. a jurisdiction that covers 83 miles of our international border with mexico and he talks about the massive crush of illegal. how things were organized and calm under president trump and how the biden administration took away resources, telling,, , and topped construction of the wall. how his arizona jurisdiction in particular because it is so rural is a playground for the drug cartels. and how the roads trump built to accommodate the building of the structure for the wall is now policed by cartels to traffic in drugs and how ho

migrant tent city because they are flying a binding flag wearing: biden let us in t-shirts because they believe-- that the-- [inaudible] they are mostly from the northern triangle of honduras, guatemalahas been here about a month and a half and this is the message as she had for president biden. listen. >> we need an answer. people are just trying to survive. let us in. let us in. reporter: stuart, they aren't going anywhere in the folks here say it's a growing. we will have to see what happens despite the administration saying they are not letting them in. stuart: griff jenkins at the border appeared thank you. now, more than 1000 arrests in miami beach over the weekend following days of spring break unrest in that area. well, the mayor of miami beach will join me in our 11:00 o'clock hour this morning. still ahead, stephen moore, newt gingrich, steve forbes and border guy brandon is back on the show. second hour of "varney & co." is up next. ♪♪ ♪♪ [announcer] durán catches leonard with a big left. ♪♪ you can spend your life in boxing or any other business, . . . . what matters is you're down. and there's nothing down there with you but the choice that will define you. do you stay d

guatemala. he was an advocate for the people... a voice for the voiceless. bring your family history to life like never before. get started for free at ancestry.com maria: morning mover is kansas citywith shares up better than 15%. canadian railway is down about 2%. thank you, brian renberg and sean duffy. great to see you both this morning. >> good to be with you. maria: , back soon. i'm so glad we talked about it this morning. sean, you will have to come back more often. we loved having you with us today. >> thank you. maria: that does it for us. thank you for being here. "fox & friends" begins right now. take it away, stu. stuart: welcome back, maria. by the way, i want those guys on my show as well. maria: m course-- of course. stuart: good morning. we will get to the markets in a moment. relax, no big selloff. of the focus this morning is on vaccines and america's spring break out. news this morning that astrazeneca vaccine is a 79% effective and 100% effective against severe cases. this should help it received emergency use authorization here. also, news that vaccine makers

guatemala. they are transferred to border facilities for processing, but resources are stretched so thin it's taking days longer than that. across the border, revisited this migrant tent cityre. so, victoria, the biden administration doesn't want to call this a crisis out loud, but the numbers show it is a crisis, that there is a problem at the border. what should happen from here? what should the biden administration be doing to alleviate what we're seeing down there? >> so it's going to be a matter of processing, willie. what we need is infrastructure in terms of judges and the bureaucratic logistical piece that can get these kids to listen to their asylum claims, determine where they stay, whether they go with family members here in the united states and go from there. so there is that infrastructure piece. the other one is about the root cause of getting out, why these folks are leaving central america. and i think the big picture here, and the political picture is very complicated for the biden administration because we know that just yesterday the house passed a dream act, right? so a version of an act that would provide undocumented students, recipients who are alre