amy: hina shamsi, i want to thank you for being with us. this is democracy now!me back from break, we had west to seattle, washington to a trial of climate justice activists. ♪ [music break] yesterday bowie died at the age of 69. "space odyssey." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn now to washington state. the trial of five climate justice activists get underway. the group known as the delta 5 tie themselves to a structure they had erected over railroad tracks directly in front of a mile-long oil train. abby brockway sat near the top of the structure, 18 feet above the tracks, while the other four were locked to the legs of the tripod. this is abby brockway speaking on a cell phone during coverage of the action by the local fox affiliate. >> we need to take more steps to get this done. we are running out of time. i'm so done. i've tried so hard. this is just the second step. i don't know what the third step is. i would like to talk to the governor. i would like to talk to the people who care. we want people