and dalia al-najjar is razan's cousin. she is co-founder of xyla water, an organization dedicated to making clean water accessible around the world. we will end the last photograph photo moments before she was killed. this is democracy now! when we come back, we go south in the united states to atlanta, georgia, this week with the democratic candidate for governoror of georgia. if she win in november, she will become e the first african-american woman governor in u.s. history. we will be speaking with stacey. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goododman. now to, well, the rececord 42 women running for the 19 seats in the senate. currently, there are 23 women senators. beyond the senate, victories for female candidates in democratic raceces have become a trend sise the primary season began march six, prompting some to predict the 2018 election will be aa major yearar for democratitic w. before this year, the last major boboom in female nomineeees wa

after the video was released, the israeli military spokesman avichay edraee tweeted -- "razan a al-najjars not t the angel of mercy that hamas propaganda attempts to portray." but the video has sparked immediate criticism for taking razan's words from a previous interview out of context in order to distort their meaning. this is a clip from the original interview, in which razan is being interviewed by a journalist with al-mayadeen news. of becomiming ae idedea paramedic, how to o that idea start r yoyou? was it your n n ideanly? tell u us if you mayay, please. and a paredic raz al-njajar. i am here a a resing huhun shteter prect anansave the woundeat the fnt linin. idea s nonot suggesd d to mby anynydy. didid it for my own lf b becse i opted too ththroh this adventure anand y rescuinthe unded athe frontines. i have sength, crage and daringo go thrgh this urage co to joinhe field and berepared go to gund ro to ve the slsf our martyrs d some of our unded. they areur broths, of course. praise tgod, i maged with l of my deternatition perstetence,nd s strenh to continue on n this course e tha

i want the world to know this is the weapon of razan al najjar." front lines during the weekly protest nears the israel-gaza border fence. just last month she explained to "the new york times" why she risked her life. >> reporter: israel's military says it's investigating al najjar's death, adding that the idf constantly works to reduce the number of casualties in the area of the gaza strip security fence. medical workers protested outside a u.n. office in gaza city. all believe israeli snipers are deliberately targeting them, a charge the israeli military denies. razan al najjar is the second medic killed by an israeli sniper, according to the palestinian ministry of health. more than 200 were also injured, many wearing vests like this they were with her when she died. they'll tell me they'll remember her for her bravely and will more than ever continue where she left off. ian lee, cnn, gaza. >> tragic story of a remarkable young woman there. >>> well, almost four months after a shooting at their high school, stone man douglas seniors graduate wit

amy: witnesses say israeli soldiers shot dead 21-year-old palestinian medic, razan al najjar as she ran toward the border fence to provide medical aid to a wounded protester.

amy: witnesses say israeli soldiers shot dead 21-year-old palestinian medic, razan al najjar as she ranoward the border fence to provide medical aid to a wounded protester.

palestinians see razan al—najjar as a new and potent symbol of their cause.ies making the news. australia has issued an alert after 83 shipping containers fell from a vessel off the coast of new south wales during heavy swells. the items include sanitary products, surgical masks and nappies. they've begun washing up ashore, and there are concerns that they could prove dangerous to whales if they swallow them. a number of people have been injured in clashes between the police and opposition protestors in the malian capital, bamako. police fired tear gas and beat the demonstrators who were holding a march demanding transparency in next month's presidential election. the authorities had earlier banned the protest, which was organised by a coalition of opposition parties. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared that the ride—hailing service uber is "finished in turkey", saying the country has its own taxi system. thousands of regular taxidrivers in istanbul have argued that uber provides an illegal service. the government has toughened transport li

in gaza, israeli forces have shot and killed the cousin of e 21-year-old palestinian medic razan al-najjar, who was shot and killed by an israeli sniper on friday. israeli soldierst lled ramzi al-najjar near the separation fence with israel on monday. the israeli military is claiming he was armed with an ax. the israeli military has killed at least 120 palestinians and wounded over 13,000 more amid the palestinians' nonviolent great march of return protests in gaza. president trump is continuing to mueller'sbert investigation. on monday, he tweeted -- "the appointment of the special counsel is totally unconstitutional!" trump also tweeted -- "as has been stated by numerous legal scholars, i have the absolute right to pardon myself." in fact, there's only one officialal of scrcrutiny inin ar a president can pardon himself. the acting head of the justice department's office of legal counsel wrote in a memorandum that it would seem m then presidident richard nixon could not pardon himself. a few days later, nixon resigned. this comes as federal prosecutors for special counsel robert mueller h