and a member of the mathias colomb cree nation, in northern manitoba, canada. we welcome you to democracy now! can you talk about the significance of this meeting of your prime minister justin trudeau coming down to washington to meet with and hold a joint news conference with president donald trump? >> certainly. i think this visit and all of the eyes on this visit put incredible pressure on prime minister justin trudeau. many of us representing social movements here in canada -- to theo be baffled right of justin trudeau and his administration, in particular, the departure from their commitment that the paris climate summit to 1.5 degree target in line with the call to action from small island states whose countries are literally disappearing under our rising seas, through approving two massive tar sands project you just described. and also committing to work with the racist, misogynist, islamaphobic, native american oning president donald trump the keystone xl pipeline -- a pipeline that the former president rejected in the name due to pressure from social m

he is a member of the mathias colomb cree nation, in northern manitoba, canada, treaty 6 territory. this is democracy now! you we come back, a story may not hear very much abobout n the mainstream media because it is about the media and loss around the internet. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we turn now to look at president donald trump's newly appointed chair of the federal communications commission, ajit pai. he has begun to attack the neutrality rules and other consumer protections. in a sereries of actions earlier this month, he blocked nine companies from providing affordable high-speed internet to low-income families. future the fcc's support from an effort to curb the exorbitant cost of phone calls from prison and also said he disagrees with the 2015 decision to regulate the internet like a public utility. amy: or more, we go to los angeles where we're joined by jessica gonzalez, deputy director and senior counsel at free press. gonzalez was f formerly on the fcc

assisting refugees in manitoba, canada. with us. tell me what the situation is with refugees. do you have any understanding as to why they're coming? coming miainly from minnesota, are they somali and other muslim groups? >> they are crossing the emerson/manitoba border. again, a variety of countries that they're coming from, certainly a big bun would be somalia, ghana, djibouti, bu burundi. others in the u.s. for some time and others who recently landed, they're telling us they're making the trek because they are fearful of their safety in their countries of origin as well as what they're observing happening in the u.s. >> so it is the context of the new trump executive orders and they either have their own immigration -- >> i can't specifically say that, because what i can say is that this is the kinds of stories that people are telling us. we really do focus on the service delivery which is to welcome them and to help them navigate the social and legal system in order to get their claim heard. however when we speak to th

okay, this was during a flight over manitoba.rio, the photographer set up his camera against the plane's window and sat back and enjoyed this truly stunning show. nowadays, i'm not even sure if he had to pay for that. >> exactly. >> all right, warriors have not won an overtime game this season, and that continues tonight in sacrameno. they did it without head coach steve kerr, it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> abc7 sports, brought to you by river rock casino. >> warriors are 0-2 in overtime games this season and they went there again tonight against the kings with a lot of drama. green tweaked his knee and then returned. but a bigger scare, watching head coach steve kerr go ballistic and getting tossed in the third quarter. boogie cousins tied the game at half-time with a monster reverse dunk. he had 32. doves trailed in the third when steve kerr gets ejected. after showing frustration wi

from the royal canadian mounted police, there has been, an increase in illegally wishing to quebec manitoba, and british columbia, with the largest being seen in quebec, canada. let's go to teresa in california, democrats line. good morning. teresa, you with us? clifton, on to jeff in new jersey. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. host: you are on the republican line. caller: we are not a country of immigrants. we are a country of citizens. with these illegals in the country, it is costing the united states quite an amount of money to keep them here. they come here and are not inoculated. one of the biggest things i have is they are here for 5, 7, 10 years, and they never apply for citizenship. i don't understand why they do it. i would also like to point out here in new jersey that if you are an illegal, which this is the craziest thing, you are eligible to get gun permits. i just don't understand it. i just don't understand what is going on in this country. thanks for taking my call. host: thank you. on theo to evelyn republican line as well from weaverville, north caroli

many arriving in tiny emerson manitoba. population 650.itten and alone. heesibes the trek as perius. >> often they are not equipped to handle the conditions out here, so it can be dangerous. >> reporter: out here the border is hard to see and harder to police. this year already more than 100 have made the journey seeking asylum. >> everybody that shows up at the port of entry are treated with the same level of respect and professionalism. >> reporter: this group with children in tow crossed from new york into quebec. ahmed usa from ghana describes how someone pointed the way. >> he said, you cross this field. >> it kind of freaks you out in the middle of the night when you're in a dead sleep. >> reporter: greg johnson says asylum seekers often wake up residents seeking help. >> it's the ban that president trump has put on and that is scaring the people. >> reporter: once in canada, they can remain until their refugee case is heard. the salvation army in nearby winnipeg has had to make new beds available. >> we are doing what we can for the

. >> i thought they were made in manitoba ar calgary canada. >> no. >> we'll do all the research while you do the weather forecast. no zambonis on the road this morning? >> no. it could help. that's a good point. >>> let's move to the south bay. scotts valley area between vine hill road and sugarloaf a traffic alert has been all morning long. northbound side here is covered by mud. there's a monster mudslide out there so chp is borrowing one of the lanes out of the southbound side and creating two-way traffic in the southbound side. the traffic is slow at 36 miles per hour in the area. you are moving in both directions. so you can get through the area pretty smoothly. expect delays. this is a major hot spot of the morning. 7 miles per hour and about a 12- mile backup along the way here on westbound 580 at greenville road. major potholes. we have pictures on our twitter page if you want to take a look there. they are very large. the rebars are showing so this is going to take a long time for chp to get this situated. anne makovec was out there live. she said it might be recovered by 3 p

border at not that regulated board appoints but across the border in manitoba and in quÉbec people whosay they no longer feel safe to claim refugee status in the u.s. they are worried about the trump administration policy, vis-À-vis muslims. we are not sure if you canha directly make that connection because there has been flung across the border in the past and prior to that man. i think canadians are concerned about it. their concern about trump's reaction to cross-border traffic and immigrants and we will see, this is one of the big i think pressure points in this relationship. canada's more of an open country to emigration right now. ministers are tweeting out diversity is our strength. those are pretty unsubtle message is on-site. >> host: tona maccharles is joining us from the airport this morning after landing with the reporting delegation followingng the prime minister. thanks so much for your time this morning. >> caller: thanks, john. >> president trump and the canadian prime minister will speak to reporters after the meeting today. c-span3 wildlife coverage about at 2 p.m. ea

border not at regulated border points but across the border in manitoba and quebec of people who say they no longer feel safe to claim refugee stat us in the u.s. they are worried about the trump administration's policies vis-a-vis muslims. and so, you know, we are not sure if you can directly make that connection because there has been a flow across the border in the past and prior the that that ban. canadians are concerned about it, concerned about trump's reaction to cross-border traffic and immigrants. we'll see. this is the big, i think, pressure points in this relationship. canada views itself as a more open country to immigration right now. and ministers even this morning are tweeting out, you know, diversity is our strength. those are pretty unsubtle messages, i would say. >> tonda maccharles is ottawa bureau reporter with the toronto star joining us from the airport this morning after landing with the reporting delegation following the prime minister. thanks so much for your time this morning. >> thanks, john. >> and a quick reminder that that news conference with president