bill thanks for joining us let joins us he's an attorney for max blumenthal bill thanks for joining us let's start here what more can you tell us about these events that led up to max's arrest start here what more can you tell us about these events that led up to max's arrest why did the police take the dramatic step of sending a swat team to his house for instance why did the police take the dramatic step of sending a swat team to his house for instance. the shirts so let me just go to those. shirts so let me just go to those details maximum paul was arrested on friday morning at approximately 90 tales maximum and paul was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am. the police circled this house there were 6 officers they say i am. the police circle this house there were 6 officers they essentially swat style entered the house. and essentially swat style entered the house. and then they took him they tossed him in a paddy wagon and then they took him to district he had requests then they took him they tossed him in a paddy wagon and then they took him to district he had reques

they're now bringing a case against max blumenthal later. they're now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the same matter i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else the fall on the same matter i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one want to can explain life that you know is brought 6 months after it you know is brought 6 months after the fact. you know what was going on in those 6 crew the fact. you know what was going on in those 6 months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man's months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this so here we have a journalist on this topic and on others didn't do this so here we have a journalist on this topic and on others who have been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people you know both in the u.s. government and us who have been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people you know both in the u.s. government and u.s.

but to all the other independent journalism message not only to max blumenthal but to all the other independent journalists who are trying to be telling telling the truth to be able to say looks who are trying to be telling telling the truth to be able to say look we're not going to simply accept the u.s. government narrative about we're not going to simply accept the u.s. government narrative about all things in its foreign policy this is the u.s. government using a heavy hand to things in its foreign policy this is the u.s. government using a heavy hand to try to repress max blumenthal to intimidate him and to intimidate others using trying to repress max blumenthal to intimidate him and to intimidate others using the policy. this to happen somewhere else so this wasn't know if this was writers or if this was in caracas venezuela the corporate media would be all about this story is in caracas venezuela the corporate media would be all about this story that strangely there are very. surprised at that at all but strangely they are very. surprised at that at all many thanks for joini

max blumenthal was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am max blumenthal was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am. the police circled this house there were 6 officers they said. the police circled this house there were 6 officers they essentially swat style entered the house. and then they took actually swat style entered the house. and then they took him they tossed him into paddy wagon and then they took him to district he had requested and came they tossed him into paddy wagon and then they took him to district he had requested and have an attorney he was denied access for an attorney he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family my understanding is that phone call to contact an attorney or his family my understanding is that. they initially tried to bring in a rest warrant in late may and they initially tried to bring in a rest warrant in late may and something happened there either the department of justice turned it down or the judiciary turn but then something happened there either the department of justice turned it down or the ju

max blumenthal was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am max blumenthal was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am. the police circled this house there were 6 officers they. the police circled this house there were 6 officers they essentially swat entered the house. and then they to essentially swat entered the house. and then they took him they tossed him out of paddy wagon and then they took him to a district he had requests to look and they tossed him in a paddy wagon and then they took him to a district he had requested and have an attorney he was denied access for if they don't have an attorney he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are played phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory. well back in april only false and highly inflammatory. well back in april and may your position leaders in venezuela is going west attempted to use the elect president position leaders in venezuela is going west attempted to as the elected president nicolas maduro and i

and american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges and american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assault for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer because of assault for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer . he was denied access for a phone call. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory. really inflammatory. here watching our to international coming to life from the russian capital where it's just turned. your watching our to international coming to life in the russian capital where it's just turned 4 pm welcome to the program. we begin this hour in the u.k. or pm welcome to the program. we begin this hour in the u.k. where a public inquiry has released a report into the deadly 2017 grunfeld tower for a public inquiry has released a report into the deadly 2017 grunfeld tower fire with the inve

american investigative reporter max blumenthal. american investigative reporter max blumenthal claims an assault case against him is politically motivated he was arrested on friday hours after games and assault case against him is politically motivated he was arrested on friday hours after the publication of his latest article criticizing the u.s. backed opposition and venezuela or the publication of his latest article criticizing the u.s. backed opposition and venezuela this all allegedly happened back in may during a protest at the venezuelan embassy in washington d.c. it's all allegedly happened back in may during a protest at the venezuelan embassy in washington d.c. the woman making the accusation is a supporter of the venezuelan opposition we heard from the woman making the accusation is a supporter of the venezuelan opposition we heard from blumenthal's attorney bill moran who raised a number of concerns. blumenthal's attorney bill maher and he raised a number of concerns. was arrested on friday morning at approximately 9 am

they're now bringing a case against max blumenthal. but they are now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the same matter where i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one explain on the same matter what i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one explain a case that you know is brought 6 months after the fact in a case that you know is brought 6 months after the fact right you know what was going on in those 6 months prior right you know what was going on in those 6 months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this why did they not bring the case then. because there is not evidence this man did this so here we have a journalist on this topic and others who is so here we have a journalist on this topic and others who has been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people. you know both in the us government and in the us interests you know both

detain american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested and. detained american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assaulting his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from the false charges of assaulting his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer . he was denied access for his lawyer. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflated. and the u.k. is heading for a fall and highly inflammatory. and the u.k. is heading for a general election as parliament approves force transoms bill seeking a december the 12th general election as parliament approves force transoms bill seeking a december the 12th vote to break the bricks and impasse. vote to break the brics an impasse. you're watching and. you're watching r t international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program r.t. inter

they're now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the. they are now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the same matter i do believe that there are political motives i mean how well does one explain same matter i do believe that there are political motives i mean how well does one explain a case that you know is brought 6 months after the fact a taste that you know is brought 6 months after the fact right you know what was going on in those 6 months prior right you know what was going on in those 6 months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this so here we have a journalist on this topic and on others who have been here we have a journalist on this topic and on others who have been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people. critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people. you know both in the u.s. government and u.s. interests. both in the u.s. government a

detained american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on 4 falso this hour an r.c. detained american journalist claims he was arrested on false charges of assault his reporting on venezuelan opposition violent charges of assault his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory and the u.k. is heading for a general election like false and highly inflammatory and the u.k. is heading for a general election as parliament approved a bill seeking a december the 12th vote to break parliament approved a bill seeking a december the 12th vote to break it breaks it in. a break city. hello there good afternoon you're watching. good afternoon you're watching international now a major milestone on the road to peace in syria international now a major milestone. on the road to peace in syria because on wednesday

journalist max blumenthal was arrested by police last week for allegedly assaulting a woman during to set up the procurator back to the back of may at the venice where you live and i'm discussing a lot more embassy in washington on his meeting tonight he did his meat eater out there gray zone there was a police swat team raided the journalist's house he spent gray's own there was a police swat team raided the journalists house he spent the next 2 days in jail before being released pending further investigation now the case was over but the next 2 days in jail before being released pending further investigation now the case was opened bucky may after a venezuelan opposition supporters claim she'd been beaten by 2 men may after venezuelan opposition supporters claim she'd been beaten by 2 men human toll was reportedly denied access to an attorney when he was in jail in court a human toll was reportedly denied access to an attorney when he was in jail in court he rejected all the accusations against him initially they assaulted protesters claim that the perpetrators were rejected all the

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max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assault has reported on the venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. who was still working on a business on opposition violence we hear. from his lawyer. he was denied access with a phone call to contact an attorney or his family. access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory.

american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested also to come on our t.v. american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of the sold for his reporting on venezuelan opposition by that on false charges of assaulting his reporting on venezuelan opposition by the we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or as family these charges are. phone call to contact an attorney or a family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory. the u.k. is heading blatantly false and highly inflammatory. the u.k. is heading for a general election as parliament approved. in december the 12th votes for a general election as parliament approved a bill seeking a december the 12th vote to break the power. to break the. good morning. good morning it's 10 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now a major milestone on the road to talk here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now a major milestone on the road to peace in syria bec

american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assault for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence one false charges of assault for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access here from his lawyer. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are late for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly in court. and the u.k. is false and highly in the court. and the u.k. is heading out in from for a general election as part parliament are put. on some of the bills. at the summer tour that all the 12 votes to break. in pasts.

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detained american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false. detained american journalist max blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of the soul for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear the charges of the soul for his reporting on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. he was denied access. he was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are plainly false all to contact an attorney or his family these charges are plainly false and highly inflammatory in the u.k. is heading for a general election as parliament and highly inflammatory in the u.k. is heading for a general election as parliament approved this bill seeking at the center the 12th to break the breakthrough the prudes boris johnson's bill seeking at the center of the 12 to break the breakthrough.

dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just asked max blumenthal editor of the grey zone project and a leading and just max blumenthal editor of the grey zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly questioning mainstream media narratives and it's a gate of journalist increasingly questioning mainstream media narratives and interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized the rest. interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized and even arrested. today there are good dentists and bad evidence the message. today there are good dentists and bad evidence the bad dentists and those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the looked at it that those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the looked at it is those what in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in just those what in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders they were bac

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max blumenthal reports he was arrested at his home in washington, d.c., on october 25 by a team of police and what he describes as an attack on the press. blumenthal says he was arrested on a five-month-old arrest warrant for assaulting a venezuelan opposition member during protests at the venezuelan embassy in march. blumenthal denies the charges. he says he was held in jail for two days, shackled for five hours, and denied a phone call. in california, the national weather service in los angeles has issued a rare "extreme red flag warning" for southern california as climate change-fueled wildfires continue to ravage the state. this is the first time the weather service has used the term "extreme red flag warning winds up to 80-miles-an-hour ," as threaten to spread the uncontrolled getty fire. california governor gavin newsom declared a statewide emergency sunday as wildfires spread from los angeles and northern california, burning tens of thousands of acres and forcing the evacuation of over 180,000 people. and here in new york, about 200 protesters rallied at the headquarters of blackr

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max. it's the latest iteration of the 737 and it's here to say so they've got to fix it. senator blumenthallies there and they were holding up huge posters in the room of the loved ones they lost. we heard earlier in our show an emotional statement from a gentleman who said basically he heard nothing that made him feel any confidence, he didn't feel he was being apologized to for the loss of his sister. is there anything we can take away from yesterday and do you think that blumenthal went too far in bringing the families into the room? >> i think that the families should have absolutely been in the room. but they should have been treated a bit differently. it would have been nice if he turned around and spoken to them eye to eye, rather than just speaking to the committee. it's obviously a very sensitive issue. it was more of a corporate dog and pony show. cheryl: interesting. well, the emotional effect was certainly -- i mean, it happened on our televisions live for everyone to see. we'll see how today goes. he'll be back on the hill. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. cher

boeing $737.00 max from flying family members of the victims held up the pictures of those who died in the hearing room on capitol hill and senators were often harsh senator richard blumenthal called the planes flying coffins senator ted cruz read text messages from the pilot one of them saying that the plane had some agree just problems and in another he said that he had essentially lied to regulators for his part dennis miller good c.e.o. apologized to the families of those who died and said the company had made mistakes this is what he had to say. we are sorry deeply and truly sorry as a husband and father myself i'm i'm heartbroken by your loss i think about you and your loved ones every day and i know our entire boeing team does as well i know that probably doesn't offer much comfort and healing at this point but i want you to know that we carry those memories with us every day. and every day that drives us to improve the safety of our airplanes and our industry and that will never stop beyond that did not agree to major changes and regulation and he stuck to his talking points one of the issues there is that the plane is often self certified various aspects of it are

max fell short, and this was a brutal hearing. it lasted for more than two hours, and one comment from a senator i think is worth highlighting from senator richa richard blumenthal of a pattern of deliberate concealme concealment. very strong language from the senators. they raised concerns around boeing's relationship with the faa suggesting they became too cozy with the regulators. just to remind you, the planes remain grounded as boeing tries to work out a software fix. this isn't the end of the hearings. we are due to hear from mulenberg once again. he's going to face the house committee on infrastructure today around 10:00 a.m., something to continue watching for sure. another area i want to highlight for you, a story that's making headlines in the defense space, the pentagon and lockheed martin have scaled a long anticipated weapons deal. this deal is worth $34 billion for hundreds of f-35 fighter jets. you may know the air force has long struggled to keep its aging jets battle ready. this deal should help them with their aim of keeping their jets battle ready. >>> a huge decision yesterday, the largest governing body for college sports in the country, the

boeing $737.00 max from flying family members of the victims held about the pictures of those who died in the hearing room on capitol hill and senators were often harsh senator richard blumenthal called the planes flying coffins senator ted cruz read text messages from the pilot one of them saying that the plane had some agree just problems and in another he said that he had essentially lied to regulators for his part dennis member good c.e.o. apologized to the families of those who died and said the company had made mistakes this is what he had to say we are sorry deeply and truly sorry as a husband and father myself i'm i'm heartbroken by your loss i think about you and your loved ones every day and i know our entire boeing team does as well i know that probably doesn't offer much comfort and healing at this point but i want you to know that we carry those memories with us every day and every day that drives us to improve the safety of our airplanes and our industry. and that will never stop beyond that molly bird did not agree to major changes in regulation and he stuck to his talking points one of the issues there is that the plane is often self certified various aspects o

max and we issued the seven recommendations. we have not looked at the oda process. that is not something that we have done. sen. blumenthal: why? mr. sumwalt: because there are approximately 79 organizations that have oda approval. we have about two people who have the expertise to dwell into the design certification issues and we have devoted those energies to come up with the seven recommendations that we issued one month ago and that is an enormous task, and i'm under the impression that the usdot ig is doing a study of this issue. >> as are numerous other entities. thank you. senator duckworth. sen. duckworth: thank you, mr. chairman. chairman sumwalt, welcome. at this march 29 hearing held by this subcommittee, chairman wicker asked a simple question concerning lyon's air 610, and quote, what should the pilots have done? he responded as follows. "i flew the 710 for years and i believe that for the flintstone version at least that i flew, a very old version, but i believe that the first thing that you would do is to oppose the motion by pulling the yoke back and that would engage the brake, and the stabilizer cutout f