the original 1851 treaty the sioux nation signed with the u.s. government.american tribes have been negotiating with washington for centuries. after being forced from their original lands in the great lakes region, the sioux resettled further west only to lose that land as well. >> 1851 treaty, we entered into a peace contract with the federal government. before the ink was dry, westerners started coming through. >> reporter: by the close of the 19th century the sioux had endured abusive assimilation laws, the outlawing of their religion, the massacre at wounded knee, one of the worst in american history. >> we're saying, no. don't put this pipeline here. enough is enough. respect our lands, respect our people, respect our rights. >> reporter: that demand for respect and resistance spreads. >> you want to think about what you're willing to put your body through, what you're willing to risk, how you're willing to defend people in a nonviolent way. >> reporter: but the protests can do little to stop law enforcement from clearing some of the camp's land owned b

santee sioux, the rosebud sioux, and yankton sioux tribes. in some renegotiated compacts, tribes have committed financial assistance to local governments. this, too, is something new, a welcome addition for several counties. game, fish, and parks has partnered with tribal governments to improve management and conservation of shared natural resources. game, fish, and parks has hosted training sessions for tribal conservation staff, aided with establishing deer and elk food plots, and provided equipment and staff for outdoor events. this year, gfp signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation with the rosebud sioux and also the lower brule sioux tribes. in the education realm, the department of education is working with the commission for -- accreditation to allow the commission to accredit non-public tribal schools. the commission is nine tribe collaboration focused on ensuring cultural relevance in tribal schools. on september 17, we celebrated the dedication of a new south dakota landmark, dignity. located near chamberlain at

sioux, rosebud sioux, and yankton sioux tribes. in some renegotiated compacts, tribes have committed financial assistance to local governments. this, too, is something new, a welcome addition for several counties. game, fish, and parks has partnered with tribal governments to improve management and conservation of shared natural resources. game, fish, and parks has hosted training sessions for tribal conservation staff, aided with establishing deer and elk food plots, and provided equipment and staff for outdoor events. this year, gfp signed memorandums of understanding to formalize cooperation with the rosebud sioux and the lower brule sioux tribes. in the education realm, the department of education is working with the commission for oceti sakowin accreditation to allow the commission to accredit non-public tribal schools. the commission is nine tribe collaboration focused on ensuring cultural relevance in tribal schools. on september 17, we celebrated the dedication of a new south dakota landmark, dignity. located near chamberla

people, environmentalists and the sioux native americans on whose land it will cross, can we take it that it will cross, can we take it that it will cross, can we take it that it will go ahead and you will push for the keystone pipeline to be built as well? president trump has made it clear in his executive order that he expects both pipelines to be completed after the regulatory obstacles have been removed and a fully permit it. the dakota pipeline will move very rapidly. the standing rock sioux have said they will be a massive backlash and protest if the da kota massive backlash and protest if the dakota pipeline goes ahead full of do you think the trump administration is ready for that sort of public stand—off? administration is ready for that sort of public stand-off? we will have to see our have lots of experience with pipelines. we've have hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines in this country, they

the standing rock sioux tribe has promised a legal fight. trouble council chair dave archambault said in a statement -- "as data peoples, we have been knocked down again but we will get back up. we will rise above the greed and corruption that has plagued our peoples since first contact. we call on the native nations of the united states to stand together, unite, and fight back." other water protectors and their allies have vowed to take direct action to stop the construction of the drill on the west bank of the missouri river less than a mile from the standing rock reservation. activist are planning solidarity actions in cities across north america and beyond. we will have more on the fight against the dakota access pipeline later in the broadcast. among those we will be speaking to, the standing rock sioux chairman dave archambault. the seattle city council has voted unanimously to divest $3 billion from wells fargo over the bank's backing of the dakota access pipeline. the divestment legislation was first introduced by socialist city coun

for the standing rock sioux it's a fight for control. >> tribes are flexing their muscle. they are sovereign nations and they have the ability to get engaged. >> reporter: misinformation, emotion, and confusion surrounded these protests. more than 600 protesters have been arrested. >> it's kind of turned unfortunately into kind of a small truly peaceful protest, native american movement, into a big white hippie burning man on the plains of north dakota in the middle of winter. >> sometimes people just say, like, they're opposed to pipeline development, and they're opposed to pipelines. well, that's fine, and they're entitled to their opinion, but pipeline development is legally permissible in north dakota, and we're obligated to enforce the laws. so when a company meets the conditions set by law for a permit, they receive one. >> reporter: the standoff here was brought on by a convergence of issues: tribal sovereignty, energy infrastructure, environmental activism, and federal law. >> we're a sovereign nation, and we're putting our foot down, and you can't do this to us an

the original 1851 treaty, the sioux nation signed with the u.s. government.ative american tribes have been negotiating with washington for centuries. but the close of the 19th century, the sioux had endured abusive assimilation, the outlawing of their religious, dependence on government rations and the massacre at wounded knee. >> today we're saying no, don't put this here. enough is enough. respect our lands. respect our people. respect our rights. >> reporter: suddenly, what appears to be a stunning it reversal. on december 4th, the airplane corps of engineers announces it will not approve the easement needed for the pipeline to cross the missouri river pledging to consider alternative routes in a full environmental impact statement. >> the i'm so happy right now. >> i'm really proud to be living be here at this >> reporter: but it is a short-lived victory. >> this is with respect to the construction of the dakota access pipeline. >> reporter: less than a week after taking office, president donald trump signs a memorandum ordering the army corps of engineer

are you sioux? what is behind your support of this? >> i can't speak for all of the veterans in the country obviously, nor can i speak for many thousands who came with us out here in december. i can speak for me. when i came into the army the balkan wars were happening and we went there to stop genocide. what i've seen of what's been happening here in standing rock since april, if you replace a bubber bullets with live ammunition, to me that looks like genocide is. it is flagrant violation of constitutional rights, especially first amendment f this was happening to minority in another country i bet the united states government would be talking about military intervention to stop it there. so i'm very concerned it is happening here. liz: let's just be clear there is big stretch between rubber bullets and actual live munition. let me get to this part. the u.s. army corps of engineers approved the easement to start building once again. there is irony, u.s. army corps of engineers and you were a former member of the army. it is striking pe

the protestors are mainly made up of the standing rock sioux tribe and their supporters.r states, to transport crude oil to a terminal in illinois. it's costing $3.8 billion to build. that is the estimated cost. most of it is already built, except for this bit — the section closest to the standing rock sioux reservation. members of the tribe say the construction will damage their water supplies and ancestral cultural sites. these protests helped lead to the suspension of construction. that decision has been reversed by donald trump. the bbc‘s peter bowes is covering the story from los angeles. i asked him if there's anything the protesters can do at this stage. they can go to court and file an injunction hoping to stop the issuing of the permit, as it is known, the easement, that helps the company behind this pipeline. it would potentially stop them from starting the drilling necessary to install this final one mile section of this pipeline. time is not on the side of the sioux tribe, the standing rock tribe, and this needs to happen very quickly, because that permit is l

will find it interesting that is not just the sioux tribe. and many of them are from flint michigan who have problem with their own water. that is a concern that the water may be poisoned but we will be will be watching all of this. q so much for joining us. we call and on everybody to protest peacefully and to try to reduce controversy. people in north dakota had gotten hurt property has been damaged or destroyed in the environment was hurt. that's not how opposition should occur in this country. the chief of the standing rock sioux has called on purchasers to leave and express themselves peacefully. we certainly enjoyed that call. please join us again. thank you very much. we have the dow jones industrial struggling and down 43 points but the nasdaq could witness another all-time record high. take a look outside our studios though. right now i don't know what is it. a little bit of sunshine there. but could a foot of snow the about to about to hit us impacting millions of americans and hundreds and hundreds of flights. how is it possible th

the standing rock sioux have said they will be a massive backlash and massive amount of protest if theu think the trump administration is ready for that sort of very public stand—off? we will have to see. i have lots of experience with pipelines. we have hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines in this country, they never became politically... they never became a political matter until the environmental community said that we have to stop producing fossilfuels. the pipelines in themselves do not present a safety threat, in fact, they reduce the risks of oil spills because right now the oil in north dakota and in alberta, a lot of it, is being moved by rail cars and we have seen the kinds of disasters that can happen when you try to move liquid petroleum in a rail car and you have an accident. let's just end if we may with thoughts about the global stage upon which this drama is playing out. the paris climate agreement was a milestone recognized as such notjust in the united states by the 0bama administration but by governments all over the world and there was a great deal of talk of

this is the standing rock sioux reservation.sion too, as they say, protect their water and this sacred place from the brazen private interests trying to push this pipeline through. the owners of the pipeline through. the owners of the pipeline are at dallas —based company. energy transfer partners. they continue to say it is safe and it is being built as a way to more efficiently transport crude oil across the united states from north da kota, across the united states from north dakota, a cross four states, to a terminal in illinois where it will be transferred to oil refineries to be transferred to oil refineries to be used. donald trump has said that as far as he is concerned, completing this project will serve the national interest. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: twitter, trump — and the towelling bathrobe. a social media meltdown as the white house tries to pull the plug on so—called fake news. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps the

the standing sioux tribe are afraid it can taint the water.the pipeline is safe. >> reporter: the department of defense is looking to seek to rent space in trump towers. it could funnel money into the president's business. they said it's needed to support the resident at his new york residence. that's a look at what is going on this morning. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you a lot, larry. >>> last niemen -- last year at this time we were digging out of snow that was this tall. not so much to do. we may break a record high today. >> i'm jan jeffcoat along with mike hydeck. we had to bring out the measure stick. gues what today is? >> wednesday. >> it's crossing guard appreciation day. >> all right. >> you know, they are out there rain or shine. allyson, today will be sunshiner tomorrow could be -- sunshine, tomorrow could be perhaps snow. >> it's going to be a big difference in 24 hours. thank you to the crossing guards. they have a lot of weather to go through. this winter has been more mild but tomorrow is not going to be comfortab

sioux city, and ahead of that, we'll see damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. there's a price to be paid have had. >> rob marciano, thank you. >>> parents poring over a close encounter. landing his plane on a taxiway over a small jet that was about to take off. investigators looking closely at the strode figure out how this happened. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: just how close did harrison ford's plane get to that jetliner? watch carefully as the shadow from ford's single engine plane passes right over the front of the 737. as the actor mistakenly lands on a taxiway. the video from three airport cameras showing how quickly the aircraft got so close. the american airlines jet is taxiing, waiting to cross the runway for take off. ford, an experienced pilot acknowledges he's to land on runway 22 left. but he's actually lined up for the parallel taxiway to the left which brings him right over the jetliner at what appears to be just more than 100 feet before touching down on the taxiway, a serious mistake. >> it wasn't a last minute decision to move over

from chairman robert of the yankton sioux tribe and i hope this continues as an annual tra dig. relations between the tribes and the state made continued progress in 2016, thanks in large part to the efforts of steve emory and his staff. i mentioned a few moments ago, the success fful parole agreeme we have undertaken with the -- let me give you a few more examples. last yee, the state reached new tax collection agreements with the creek -- tribes and we are in discussions with the lower brul sioux. these agreements generate tax revenue for the tribes and promote uniformity and fairness in taxation. if discussions are successful, we will have agreements with all nine tribes for the first time in south dakota history. we also extended our signed tribal gaming contracts last year with the -- in some, tribes have committed financial assistance to local governments. this, too, is something new. fish and parks has partnered with the parks to improve management of shared natural resources. game fish and park has hosted training sessions for tribal. >> donny: vegas staff. and provided

the standing rock sioux and many more fear of pipeline spill to contaminate the river which it shares -- serves as a drinking source for many. if the easement is granted, they say the government would be illegally circumventing the process of an environmental impact statement which was ordered in december under president obama's administration. the standing rock sioux tribe said "to abandon the environment impact statement would amount to a wholly unexplained and arbitrary change based on the president's personal views and potentially personanal investments." members of the resesistance camp sacred stone on the standing rock sioux reservation in north dakota have called for water protectors to come to support the resistance to the dadakota access pipeline.e. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a primetime address on tuesday night, president donald trump announced his pick for the supreme court to replace the late justice antonin scalia who died nearly a year ago. pres. trump: millions of voters sa

:00 in the east, the deadline passed for the remaining 300 or so protesters near the standing rock sioux reservation. cal perry is standing by for us in north dakota. we want to go to you right now. what's happening now? >> reporter: the deadline is here. i'm standing behind the demarcation. anything behind me, is subject to arrest. authorities are moving in. we've seen mix of sheriff, state police and a number of national guard are behind. if you want to swing around. i want to show you behind us. this is the staging area for the authorities. and there is a strong presence here. we always talk about posture, what kind of posture are they in. well, they're in full battle gear. there's a lot of nonlethal weapons. that's what authorities said they would use, nonlethal weapons. in the next few minutes we'll probably see a number of protesters leaving voluntarily. this is their last chance to leave voluntarily. anyone who doesn't leave, the standing rock reservation in the next few minutes is going to be arrested. now, we know there's a small group of hardened be, as they call themselves, wa

we are going to join the cheyenne river sioux tribe.ure they will join us with the summary judgment. we're looking for an expedited schedule so it will resolve all of this. it's unfortunate no one wants to do it. >> absolutely, very quickly. the last question. there's a statement that was issued by standing rock sioux asking people not to come to standing rock and instead exercise your first amendment rights, take your fight to your congressman. you do not want more protestors to come to sandy rock, what we're concerned about is the safety of people. as people come, it will be very hard to clean the area. we do not want to be the contaminators of the river. so we're working very hard to clean where the camp was. it will complicate things if people start moving into that space especially with the threat of a flood. >> yeah, absolutely. sir, thank you very much. chairman david archambault. we'll keep up and stay on this story. thank you very much. good luck in your legal challenges. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, you think ste

amy: we thank you both for being with us, ladonna brave bull allard, of the standing rock sioux tribe also runs the sacred stone resistance camp. and linda black elk, medic and healer and mom, part of the medic and healer council at standing rock and ethnobotanist. ton we come back, we go madison, wisconsin, to talk about the new epa administrator. while he was approved last week, thousands of emails have just released from the oklahoma attorney general office. he was the oklahoma attorney general. we will speak with lisa graves about what is in them. thank you. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. thousands of pages of newly released e-mails reveal how epa administrator scott pruitt closely collaborated with koch brothers-backed oil, coal, and gas companies to rollback environmental regulations during his time as oklahoma's attorney general. the documents were released just days after pruitt was sworn-in as the new head of the epa, the agency tasked with curtailing pollution and safeguarding public hea

he treats children in sioux falls, south dakota.south dakota in some of the most rural under-served areas of america. the tough choices caused by the travel ban next. >>> a real world example this morning of how the president's travel ban is disrupting the lives of people inside and outside the u.s. rural doctors here on special j-1 visas are working in the u.s. 1,500 given the visas each year. the doctor living in sioux falls, south dakota. he lives in the u.s. with his wife and ten month old baby. he wants to bring his baby back to syria. if he leaves, he fears he will not be allowed back. here is his story. >> i think that will be helpful. >> well said, honey. >> i know. i think that's true. >> they did not consider the order will not affect just people of the seven countries, but affect people in the united states and people in rural america. >> the state department said exceptions to the travel and visa ban could be issued on a case by case basibasis. they did not specify a doctor shortage in a rural area is considered. >> that

the standing rock sioux tribe started the clean up a few weeks ago.hey need 200 more dumpsters to finish the job. someone opened fire outside of a home in howlland township today. police don't know the motivate and they have not released the names of anyone involved in the case. >>> donations are pouring in for the victims of a bar shooting in kansas. the gunman yelled, get out of my country before shooting two indian men and a bystander. the suspected shooter is behind bars. so far people have donated to the families. >> here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter report. >> he was a fun loving guy. he like today cut hair. he was a family man. he also liked to play music and also, he recorded our music for some people. jocelyn brown says her 39-year-old son joseph was well known in the area of his barber shop in the philadelphia logan section. >> everyone knew him in the neighborhood. he walked peacefully. >> jocelyn knows little about the events sunday, september 4th. >> all i know about that night was, joseph was with a group of friends that

. >>> the stand rock sioux said they will not give up. on the dakota pipeline.native environmentalists over that pipeline route. president trump signed an executive order reversing the obama administration, now directing the army to finish that project quickly. >>> to isis now. a setback in the fight against isis. officials in yemen are suspended u.s. ground missions against suspected terrorists in that country. yemeni officials are outraged by the number of civilians killed in last month's al qaeda raid. a raid that also claimed the life of a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. >>> senators ted cruz and bernie sanders squaring off over a live debate. cruz and republicans says his party must quickly honor its promise to appeal every world of obamacare. senators of vermont independent are accusing sanders of panicking. >> this is what happened when government take over health care. every example on earth. the result is rationing and waiting periods. and you, the citizens, being told, no, you can't have the health care you want and deserve. >> and in america, we do rationing in a

one of president trump he's executive order called to expedite that process by the sioux and supportersany pipeline leak would impact it but insist it will be safe. >>> we go to napa where there were threats of a river still in its banks today. >> rain washing things at the pebbles beach pro am. but they till know how to have fun. >> the mother of sierra lamar, the missing teen testified about the last time she saw her daughter. >>> the bay area is getting a break right now but another powerful storm in northern california. the next in a series of storms packing more rain is on the way. >> the weather is knocking down trees and causing some dangerous situations across the bay area. this is ban croft area in san leandro. pg&e says a large tree fell on power lines north of callen avenue this afternoon. the lines were the only thing holding up the tree and two power poles were broken off. some people that live there have lost electricity as a result. the road is expected to reopen in the next half hour. as crews continue to make repairs. >> this video is from the oakland hills this morning

for six months, protesters tried to stop construction of an oil pipeline the standing rock sioux said could contaminate their drinking water. spo is one of the largest investors to supply oil through the dakota pipeline. >>> a developing story we are following. many passengers from sfo to jfk are wondering if their civil rights were violated. when delta flight left in new york, they were met by customs and border protection at the doors of the airplane. they were checking passenger i.d.s as thief came off the plane. we asked what was going on. >> he said it's not for you to worry about. he said we do it from time to time. >> a customs border protection spokesman said they were looking for a specific person and, "this individual was ordered removed by anim tkpwraeugz an immigration judge. the individual was determined not to be on the flight. the officer's actions were, quote, unconstitutional. >>> bart is contemplating raising fares. overall rider ship is down with weekend service taking the hardest hit. bart leaders are talking about a possible fare height or decrease off-peak servic

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pipeline's approval and will create jobs and less dependance on foreign oil but the standing rock sioux vow to go to court to stop the project. >>> and now they are forcing out dozens of families that settled on palestinian land without permission. it's the largest of the unauthorized settlements on the east bank. >>> former vice president, joe biden, is keeping busy in his post white house days, he is launching a nonprofit organization to promote opportunities it's a platform for biden to advance the platforms including cancer research, helping military families and preventing violence against women. the foundation says it will be funding by tax deductible donations. >>> the medals for the tokyo olympics will be gold, silver, bronze and recycled. metal from the discarded electronic devices will be use the. this gives people a chance to participate by donating their unwanted devices. >>> and the lottery is open for the blue cross broad street run, held on sunday may 7th, can you register from now until february 13 and, because the lottery selections are random you have an equal chance t

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the sioux tribe is promising a legal battle. >>> a new cdc program shows the number of states with widespread outbreaks of the flu is growing to 40, and it's hitting children particularly hard this year. there have been 15 associated deaths, a 67% increase from last year, and the flu season has three more months to go and the best way to protect yourself is vaccinations, and it's not too late considering how bad it has become. >>> bill karins is joining us with more on weather, and a storm that could exacerbate flood conditions in california. >> a atmospheric river head into northern california and oregon. a lot of rivers are high. the elevations are high for snow, too. as far as the storm totals are going to go, the highest rainfall again, northern california and in coastal areas of oregon, and just what a mess with all the rainfall we have had over the oregon, and many rivers still running high around sacramento and tahoe. in case you missed it, former president, barack obama, has been enjoying some kite boarding at virgin billionaire sir richard's home. the tropical images have prompted so

protesters camped out near the standing rock sioux reservation and they were told to clear out by this afternoon. officials want protesters out to clean up the land before the river thaws and floods the camp. several protesters are moving to higher grounds nearby. 300 people remain at the camp down from thousands at the peak of the protest. >> president trump is set to reveal guidelines repealing an obama administration directive that came down in may for transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is being tasked with improving relationships with allies who are upset over trump administration policies. here's how he got started early this morning. >> secretary of state rex tillerson kicked off the day meeting with australian foreign minister, the meeting expected to help ease tensions between the u.s. and australia after reports of a contention phone call between president trump and the prime minister earlier this month. president trump expressed his frustration about an obama administration deal that would allow 15 hundred m

that crossing is how they'll work on the project the standing rock sioux tribe worries they will lose water. they'll keep fighting the project in court. the developer says the pipeline is safe. >>> we'll show you video. we want you to take a quake look. police need to identify two people caught on camera damaging vehicles during the inauguration day protest. one person threw a flair into the limousine at that went up in flames. here's that video. a second person damaged an suv. this was along the 1300 block in the northwest. if you can help identify those people, contact police. >>> we're learning more about a 65-year-old woman killed simply trying to cross the street. ellis was struck by an alleged drunkn driver last night. the woman was leaving a meeting of her eastern star chapter where she had just been honored for her 30 years of service. >> unbelievable. under arrest was jones. he was speeding, drinking, and he didn't stop after he hit ellis with his vehicle. terminal could soon go but it's not for humans. it's for horse. >> hit could cost millions but also bring money to the ar

now, the tribe, the standing rock sioux tribe, say they will fight it in court and fight it after thel. but if you're fighting for ecological protection, once that pipeline starts pumping that oil, it should become about protecting the pipeline. >> yeah. so this is something, the only recourse they have is to go to court. >> right. >> and if that. they can't stop this because the army corps of engineers said green light, they can start doing this when, today? >> this morning. i expect the energy company is drilling this morning in north dakota. look, this is about native americans and the variety of agreements that have been rolled back over time with the u.s. government. that is what they will tell you. that's why they have chosen to fight this in the courts. the other thing is they want their reservation back. you look at the pictures, people from all over the country came, a lot of them brought trash, which has now stayed there. and so the tribe wants to get on with daily light and wants to continue, it wants to do this in the courts. >> msnbc's cal perry, thank you for that. >>> t