speaking to us from guatemala city.uld like both of you to stay after the show so we can conduct our interview in spanish and put it online at democracynow.org. next up, an update on the humanitarian crisis in gaza. the u.n. secretary-general and rallies worldwide demand a cease-fire. back in 20 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. major rallies calling for a ceasefire in gaza were held worldwide this weekend, marking 100 days of the isaraeli assault on gaza. those included one and washington, d.c., where organizers say 400,000 people protested u.s. complicity in one of the deadliest and most destructive military assaults in recent history. palestinian health officials say israeli attacks have killed 158 civilians in gaza over the last 24 hours alone, bringing the death toll since october 7 to 24,000 -- though this likely an under count. the majority of those killed are women and children. it is believed more than 10,000 chi

that's right, terry. tensions do seem to have come down after a day of protests in guatemala city, with demonstrators even threatening the storm. the national congress building in guatemala city after several hours of delays by the national congress, unable to or unwilling to swear in the new members of congress, those delays appear to be over a new congress is now in session, i will read you a tweet uh that uh, uh, bid them out of the little postage just moments ago. he said everything is ready to celebrate the new spring. in guatemala, see you in the square again. tensions of subsided. it appears as though those classes that were causing quite a bit of concern earlier on sunday, other dramatic pictures of demonstrators classing, flashing with riot police that is now over people. now, just at this point waiting, even though we don't know exactly when that moment is going to be, it seems as though it is only moments away. but again, a day of tension, a day of concerns, a day of concerns that follows weeks and months of attentions in guatemala. the rest and persecution of members of them

well let's go straight over to our latin america correspondent, nicole res, who's in guatemala city. following the story, nicole, we've seen pictures of clashes between protesters and the police in front of the congress in guatemala. so it's clear that tensions are pretty high right now. can you tell us a little bit more about what's actually going on, where you are as well head out this morning and this afternoon has been pretty much a roller coaster ride with lots of delays coming from congress. actually protest those have gathered in the center of the city or in the center around the congress early, already to celebrate this integration day. and a less of the mood obviously has a turned and due to the latest given by congress that have been some classes that we hear heard about here because we're at the cultural center. well, actually the integration should be taking place at some point. and we have on verified videos that show also the use of a gas. so we're on show at the moment, if this continues, i've been told that it's coming down because congress apparently is moving on. the

guatemala, after the president elect is delayed from taking office protest erupt, i'd say congress in guatemala city as opponents of incoming president, bernardo, at a below debate tied to admit lawmakers from his party. the i'm had of him the welcome to the program. we begin in the middle east where the war between israel and tomas has passed its 100 date. the facing erupted after the is list millage and a group home us launched a terrorist attack on israel on october 7th. israel responded with air strikes on the ground, invasion of the gods of strep. and since then, the tool has been devastating for the people of cause a the is it, i, a mazda bar, has been a disaster, too many have lost, not just your homes, livelihoods, and love puns. but also any hope that life can never done to norman put in the hey, i see just 100 days ago. we were living in power dice on uh a bad. we have buildings, houses, and possessions. we enjoyed a wonderful luxurious life since the thoughts of the will. we've lost everything, a home of possessions. everything is that i used to be and is it is despite efforts to, to use

after the president elect is delayed from taking office protest throughout side side congress in guatemala city. as opponents of incoming president, bernardo added to beat tyesha, admit lawmakers from his party, the i'm hunter who moment welcome to the program. we begin in the middle east, where the war between israel on homos has passed. it's $100.00 to the fighting erupted after the is limits. militant group come off, launched a terrorist attack on israel on october 7th. israel responded with air strikes on the ground invasion of the gaza strip band since then. the tool has been devastating for the people of garza. the last 100 days have been nothing short of a disaster. many have lost not just the homes, livelihoods, and loved ones. but also any hope that life can ever return to normal. a. hi, let us know. we exchanged roger catastrophic indescribable situation. everyone's will thousands of boxes and wounded. those who would not, multitude were wounded, who wasn't wounded, had the home destroyed. those who didn't lose their homes. what displays? no one in gaza has been on touched by the conf

right to see what's going to yeah, i got what dw slash in american correspondent, nicole races in guatemala city and she gave us an update on the situation there. i went out this morning and this afternoon has been pretty much a roller coaster ride with lots of delays coming from congress, actually protest those have gathered in the center of the city or in the center around the congress early, already to celebrate this integration day. have a less uh, the mood obviously has uh, turned and uh, due to the lights given by congress to have been some classes that we here heard about here because we're at the cultural center. well, actually the integration should be taking place at some point. and we have on verified videos that show also the use of a gas. so we're on show at the moment. if this continues, i've been told that it's coming down because congress apparently is moving on. the problem was but not only and move in to send me of the party of out a little was suspended. they will also problems with a credit and show us that outgoing congressman should be giving today to the new congressman. t

for more on this, let's go straight to our latin american correspondent nicole reese, who is in guatemala city for us. nicole, the president is due to be non creative today, but his party just got suspended from congress. what does this mean? so actually i'm right here where this integration should take place right behind in this building. and at the moment, nothing is moving forward due to display. this has partly to do with the suspension of a movie. the info said media. this basically for the party members means that they cannot take part in debates and congress that they cannot influence important debates that can only vote. so this is a big issue. this is one bold as is rolling right now. the other problem is that outgoing members of congress usually need to make sure that the new commerce, the incoming government gets their credentials. this happens in the ceremony before the you know, gratian this should have happened this morning. it has and, and this is why there is an interruption office ceremony. we don't know for how long. we don't know if it just stops and something else will happ

guatemala moving forward. all right, so i'm on a regular life as the in mexico city money. thank you. let's move in from guatemala to ecuador, where the police military have taken back control of the country is dangerous prisoners. dozens of stop held hostage by inmates, have now been released of a sound run. petty has more not from black keys to just hours. after the surprise release of the hostages held for days by inmates like weather security forces moved in to regain control of the country's prison. in the coastal city of my trial, a soldiers entered the facility. encountering little resistance inside police footage showed how the officers found weapons hidden in the jails walls. similar seas repeated the now their detention centers across the country in the city of last night has to make it seem a swift force to sing the national anthem, while police res weather's flag. restoring order inside the country's dangerous presence is a priority for president. the new boy, after he declared a state of internal conflict in the country earlier last week, it gave the military sweeping powe

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we're trying to over 70 election correspondent, nicole reese joins us from guatemala city a welcome. nicole. so be us a quick to congratulate and revise him to washington. a foreign policy in chief jose at burrell was at the ceremony. why does this new president enjoy so much international support will fill this support actually went so far that back in december of whether it was when it was yet another intent of who data against at a little us decided to sanctions, the sanctions. dozens of members of congress, the you by the way, is at the moment, analyzing the same measures. and basically for the us, it is a very important to keep good relations to what the, my, the indian. it is a country that is very, very close to them. there's only mexico between that it's a country of proximity. u. s. is trying to avoid a more conflict and more in stability in the region after all, and you've got as well, for example, and as part of a low is seeing that the rising tensions and as rising in security. so for the us, this is sort of the back yard where they want to maintain peace. this is also a

we speak or seeing images of protest taking place outside of the national congress building in guatemala city, with protesters threatening to storm the building if they, if members of congress do not to, as follows through with the swearing and ceremonies of incoming members, of congress, that delays in turn, delaying the swearing in ceremony for paying them out of the idea of a little himself. this is happening right now as we speak. and this is just it here in the, in the last few hours. right. so the swearing in ceremony was supposed to take place at 21, gmc, it's now past 23, g m t. but since last year in the election last year there has been a persecution and imprisonment of individuals associated with bid them have very little. and his party there have been most recently of the arrest warrants and investigations against the electoral officials. with that said, for every one of these attacks by the opposition in guatemala, to sort of undermine the democratic process or, or undermine the incoming administration. there's been almost immediate response by citizens, especially from indigenou

of concern, even leading to protests and the streets and outside of the national congress in guatemala city, with demonstrators threatening to storm the congress if uh, if the new members were not sworn in so a 159 new members of congress have been sworn in to establish the 10th national legislature of guatemala, with all of that said, we still don't know exactly when the swearing in is going to take place. luckily, no one is more optimistic than than that though i did follow himself. he took to the social media platform x in the last hour, saying quote, everything is ready to celebrate the new spring. in guatemala, see you in the square. so a lot of the tensions that we saw play out on sunday have subsea subsided. but again, this just adding to that very long list of days, weeks, and months of tension in guatemala, in the wake of the national election. last year there was imprisonment in persecution of members associated with the party. but at this point, we're just waiting to see when that actual swearing and takes place. yeah. and money are of all are came to pilot on an empty corruption

we've been things specifically close attention to this because there happened protests outside of guatemala city, the national congress protest in favor of a bit of now the idea of a little calling on the guatemalan congress to do their job essentially to certify the incoming members of congress. without swearing them in this play, this creates a delay in the swearing and the bill amount of the table as well. but this just adding to the long list of, of delays and attacks that many political experts and international observers say amount to the undermining of the democratic process in guatemala, just after the election last year. there was the persecution and imprisonment of people associated with the idea of alo and his party sent me uh there were investigations against electoral officials. there have been a rest words against the electoral officials in guatemala. now, it is worth noting that everyone of these attacks here, terry, has been met with an almost immediate reaction by citizens in guatemala, specifically indigenous communities that have gone out to protest that organize the national

the been deployed in goal, not guatemala city to secure the swearing in ceremony. this is something that we're watching closely now because there is a protest taking place right now outside of the congress building with demonstrators threatening to storm congress if members of congress continue to delay the swearing in of new members of congress, which is in turn, delaying the swearing in ceremony for bid them out of the at a low as well, which was scheduled for $21.00, g m t. it's now well past 22, gmc, i'm going to read you a tweet that was uh from just in the last hour from better not whatever. so, who says, quote, members of congress have the responsibility to protect the popular will expressed at the polls. any attempt in attempt is being made to violate democracy with legalities, trifles, and abuses of power, the guatemalan people and the international community are watching. so again, there's something that's taking place right now. that is causing a delay to the actual swearing in ceremony. this is happening now. this is happening after days and weeks and m

hearing reports of protests taking place, supporting them out of the outside of the congress in guatemala city. there were some 28000 security forces deployed in the guatemalan capital to help secure the presidential inauguration give you an idea of how much has happened. just a few of the many things that have happened since the election last year. there's been the persecution and imprisonment of people associated with it and that's what a little and his party, there's been the persecution and investigations against the electoral authorities and most recently the arrest warrant issued against the against electoral authorities. now, um, what is worth noting here is that behind every one of these attacks against the peace should have power. there has been an almost immediate it response from the citizenry. namely, indigenous communities therapy protests that they've held, the national strike that took place. there's also been the support from the international community, namely the united states and the european union who were quick to announced to announce the sanctions against, quote unquote

their way to the us-mexico border, some of them congregating in the city of tapachula, in southeastern mexico on the border with guatemalafrom where the caravan of migrants heads north. there are children and women with blisters on their feet, they are dehydrated, it's hard, it's hard to find the american dream, we want the government to at least give us permission to cross the border. the caravan set off a few days before a scheduled meeting between the us and mexican delegations to discuss ways to limit the flow of immigrants. according to the authorities of the mexican state of chiapas , there are about 10,000 immigrants, including children, in the caravan heading to the american border. they say they don't have the money to pay for visas or the so-called coyotes who smuggle people. i don't have any a penny, no one gave me a single... morsel of food, but i'm determined and i'm not going to give up until i reach the border. luiz vilia gran also joined this caravan. he is the director of the non-profit organization center for human dignity. we ask only what is within the law, to provide documents to stay in the country

there any forces of arrested $25.00 universities through the staging a city in, during arrayed in the occupied westbank avenue in guatemala is new president is finally sewing enough to political in fighting delayed the ceremony for more than 8 hours. i'm drawing a 100 in iowa, were the 1st votes in the republican primary will be cashed at conditions as cold as negative 20 degrees celsius. the the we thought with these are as relentless bombardment of guy. so at least 55 people have been killed during artillery showing in southern and central guys. is there any war pains of targeted residential buildings to the south of con units? while the center of the city has also faced constant bombardment for the 4th consecutive day, there's been complete interruption of phones and internet across the strip with communication facilities continuing to be targeted as get the latest from allergies here as honey. my hold was in rafa in 7 guys, a 4. so honey, let's start with what's happening in con eunice and she is gun battles said, just tell us about what's happened overnight and this morning. and yes folder uh seems to be our servers

guatemala. all right, the amount of wrapping of their life's and mexico city money. thank you. to echo now where police in the army have taken back control of the country's prisoners, often a 180 members of stuff that have been taken hostage by the inmates were released. authorities have been battling to take control of the country's jail since last week. but a dangerous drug note escape prison, and the president declared a state of emergency a sound run. patty has more from black you just hours after the surprise release of the hostages held for days by inmates like weather security forces moved in to regain control of the country's prison. in the coastal city of my trial of soldiers entered the facility, encountering little resistance inside police footage showed how the officers found weapons hidden in the jails walls. similar scenes repeatedly another detention centers across the country in the city of less than half naked inmates were forced to sing the national anthem. well, police raised those flag, restoring order inside the country's dangerous presence is a priority fo

city. a good amount of the above was sworn in as guatemala as 52nd president. the presidential non creation ceremonies took place following in an unprecedented session by the guatemalan congress, which led to a delay of more than 8 hours. nevertheless, president of hello was sworn in shortly after midnight. outside of guatemalans national theater, there was music people celebrating the peaceful transition of power, a collective sigh of relief among guatemalan citizens following months of efforts to undermine the democratic process. in guatemala efforts by what international observers have referred to as, quote on democratic actors who have sought to undermine the peaceful transition of power. now the road ahead for guatemala, as new presidents certainly will not be easy analyst worn, that these efforts by the political opposition to undermine eval, is presidency, will persist not only will bear them out of the envelope. the task with defending his administration from these ongoing attacks. but now it's the challenge of re establishing democratic institution, al

guatemala. >> but it is a problem. and legal immigration is a problem in this country, talk to people in democratic cities, and democratict does have to get addressed. how does the president handle that this is a top issue for voters, and you have republicans, for sports, blocking him? >> understand that there are a limited set of things that he can do while at the center, respecting the right of people to come in and claim asylum. that's a fundamental issue, claiming asylum. it takes a very long time. he's been pushing for more fighting. try to get so that they can have more immigration judges, to assess the asylum. more people at the border patrol. this is what we had two weeks ago. the house was standing in front of the additional funding. there's not a lot he can do if you want to be a respectful participant in the international community. the one thing i would say, and take issue as, i don't think this is trump. i think that this was what i was saying earlier, trump gloaming on to some sort of populous. i think this is abbott. abbott is taking a hard line on these things that are really dangerous. affecting kids. th

the apple has been following developments from mexico city and has the stuff to fill them out of the envelope was sworn in as guatemala as 52nd president. the presidential non creation ceremonies took place following an unprecedented session by the guatemalan congress, which led to a delay of more than 8 hours. nevertheless, president demo was sworn in shortly after midnight. outside of guatemalans national theatre. uh, there was music people celebrating the peaceful transition of power, a collective sigh of relief among guatemalan citizens following months of efforts to undermine the democratic process. in guatemala efforts by what international observers have referred to as, quote on democratic actors who have sought to undermine the peaceful transition of power. now, the road ahead for guatemala, as new president, certainly will not be easy analyst worn, that these efforts by the political opposition to undermine at able his presidency will persist. not only will pay them out of the little the task with defending his administration from these ongoing attacks. but now it's the challenge of re establishing democratic

guatemala. the biden administration said they have a more regional approach with some of the countries to stop migrants before they get to the border. i spent about three months in the region, in our mexico cityeau and found that's not always a seamless relationship. you have some countries busting migrants. i would watch that, in terms of what the president could do. working with others in the region. >> thank you so much and thank you for inviting your questions in, as well. thank you. >>> tonight, we've been telling you house republicans are moving that much closer to impeachment. impeaching homeland security secretary mallorcas. they claim he committed high crimes for handling the southern border. some say that the evidence doesn't reach that high bar. let's bring in cnn contributor and former nixon white house counsel, john dean. i was eager to talk to you about this. every time i think about the high crime and misdemeanor standard, overtime, especially in this instance, it's been questioned whether it meets it. republicans can claim high crimes and misdemeanors, but this is a policy dispute. how do you see it? >> laura, there is no defined term for high crimes and misdemeanors. and gera

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