i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. ermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. just eight months ago, u.s. and israeli relations were said to be at their lowest point in decades. in early march, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu came before congress in an unprecedented and ultimately, unsuccessful, attempt to kill the nuclear deal with iran. then, several weeks later, netanyahu was re-elected after warning of a high turnout of arab voters and vowing to prevent the establishment of a palestinian state. that prompted criticism from the obama administration, and even talk for the first time of the u.s. no longer blocking un measures critical of israeli settlements and the occupation. but those expecting a confrontation when netanyahu returned to washington this week were mistaken. instead, president obama and netanyahu held what all sides agreed to be cordial talks on increasing u.s. military aid to israel. netanyahu reportedly requested a record $5 billion in annu

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. hour ist for the choking me up right now. d-renowned author, viggo mortensen. he is an actor, a publisher, a poet. he is a photographer and an artist. nermeen: last month, nbc's chuck todd asked democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders about his position on drones. what does counterterrorism look like in a sanders administration? drones? >> well, all of that and more. >> you are ok with the drone? >> drone is a weapon. when it works badly, it is terrible and counterproductive. a facility or building which kills women and children, you know what? it is terrible. >> but your comfort with using drones if you think you isolated an important terrorist? >> yes. look, we all know there are people as of this moment plotting against united states. we have to be vigorous in protecting our country no matter what. amy: presidential hopeful bernie sanders talking about drones. viggo mortensen, your assessment of what he said? >> not surprising. as i say, for all the good things he does, he's also very hawkish and not really different

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. rmeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. french authorities say the alleged mastermind behind last week's paris attacks has been killed stuff abaaoud abdelhamid, a belgian national, is said to have died in wednesday's police raid on an apartment in the paris suburb of st. denis. it sparked an intense shootout and one other death. a female suicide bomber who detonated an explosive vest. police say they confirmed abaaoud abdelhamid's death through friends of tests on his remains. the news comes as belgian police conduct raids across brussels in the hunt for paris attack suspects. belgium says the raids are targeting people who may be connected to one of the alleged suicide bombers involved in friday's attack on france's national stadium. as the manhunts unfold, the governments of france and belgium are each pushing a major expansion of state power in the attacks aftermath. trench lawmakers have begun debating president hollande proposa

now is produced by mike burke, carla wills, laura gottesdiener, deena guzder, amy littlefield, nermeen shaikhcoff, robby karran, steve martinez, hany massoud, juan carlos davila and pedro rodriguez. special thanks to becca staley, julie crosby, hugh gran, david prude, ariel boone and vesta goodarz. thank you for joining us. laura: when los angeles pledged to suspend -- spend more on homelessness how many thought that budget would go to police? we'll discuss the surveillance industrial complex this week on "the laura flanders show" with hamid hamid and then come back to new york to meet the students that persuaded columbia university to divest from private prisons that. and a few words from me on the freedom of information act. welcome to our program. surveillance, spying and

now is produced by mike burke, carla wills, laura gottesdiener, deena guzder, amy littlefield, nermeen shaikhcoff, robby karran, steve martinez, hany massoud, juan carlos davila and pedro rodriguez. special thanks to becca staley, julie crosby, hugh gran, david prude, ariel boone and vesta goodarz. thank you for joining us. //7@óóóañógñtñxñú [thunder] >> people are going to do things under cover of darkness, afraid of light, so if you come at midnight, i'll be there with my headlights glaring. if you are a democratic country with a constitution that has a bill of rights, you have to enforc

now is produced by mike burke, carla wills, laura gottesdiener, deena guzder, amy littlefield, nermeen shaikhcoff, robby karran, steve martinez, hany massoud, juan carlos davila and pedro rodriguez. special thanks to becca staley, julie crosby, hugh gran, david prude, ariel boone and vesta goodarz. thank you for joining us. on this episode of "eat! drink! italy!"... we bookend today's show with two artichoke recipes from niscemi; tony verdoni and i discuss wine closures: a good wine's bodyguard; and i join charcuturist marc buzzio to make another standout sandwich. my name is vic rallo, and i love to eat and drink italy. follow me, and i'll prove it. "eat! drink! italy!" is brought to you by wine enthusiast magazine and catalog, for wine storage, glassware, and accessories. citi, supporting the count basie theatre's national appetite festival, appetitefest.com. the atalanta corporation, importing authentic italian products and more for over 50 years. the san daniele prosciutto consortium.