Then we remember black lives matter activist erica garner who died saturday after falling into an asthmalowing induced heart attack. She was just 27 years old. Forhelped lead the struggle justice for her father erica garner, was killed when Police Officers in Staten Island put him in a fatal chokehold in 20 13. I still have not accepted my father is gone, even know i talk about my dad, i talk about him in a case that he like ive been studying his case and you can see i am constantly reading articles and doing the research on my dads case, but im not taking care of me. Amy in august, she gave birth to her second child, a son she named after her father. We will remember eric in her own words and speak with two people who are close to her, shuan king , and Kirsten Savali. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In north korea, leader kim jongil and has ordered and opening up a hotline bringing the biggest thaw i
Vote tonight on whether to accept harsh measures required by creditors. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has vowed to defend the bailout, despite saying that he signed a deal he does not believe in. I overestimated the power that the people with the right on their side have, as well as the reactionary mike against the founding principles of europe which are a respect for democracy and peoples choices. What is the message sent to us by our partners . It is that there is no point for countries are in a program to hold elections, this is a very harsh message for europe. Amy president obama has continued his push to reform mass incarceration. Tuesday, he described the criminal Justice System as broken. Books the United States is home to 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Think about that. Our incarceration rate is four times higher than chinas. We keep more people behind bars than the top 35 European Countries combined. Become more of president obamas speech after head
The u. S. Has 5 of the worlds population but 25 of its prisoners. Speaking before the naacp, president obama calls for overhauling the nations criminal Justice System saying too many people have been locked up for nonviolent offenses. This is a cause ringing people in both houses of congress together, created some unlikely bedfellows. Youve got van jones and Newt Gingrich. Youve got americans for tax reform and the aclu, the naacp and the Koch Brothers. Amy today we will be joined by two of those unlikely bed bedfellows criminal activist van jones and mark holden, general counsel of Koch Industries. Plus, we will speak to a Prison Reform activist who spent 19 years locked up. Then to a story about corporate espionage and activism. An employee of the animal theme park seaworld has been exposed for infiltrating peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congressio
And death in custody. Police say a texas woman committed suicide in jail, but her system doesnt buy it. And now the fbi is involved. Good evening im del walters this is al jazeera america. Were learning more tonight about the gunman who shot and killed four please be the chattanooga, tennessee. The fbi saying Mohammed Yousef abdulazeez, recently traveled to jordan, bisi onileere, new details about the gunman but no motive just yet. Reporter no not yet del. I want you to take a look behind me. Its just after 11 00 here in tennessee and you can see that the crowds are still pouring in. Very emotional all day. As you mentioned we do have some new details about the gunman. We know that he was not on the u. S. Threat list so authorities right now are trying to dig really deep and try determine a motive. Theyre going through phone records talking to family members and checking computers and looking for clues. After a rampage that left four marines dead, details about how the suspected shoote
Ahead after they say police beat and burned them to get information. Good morning. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city, im paul beban. It may be the best clue yet in the search for a jet that went missing more than a year ago, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared last march. Now what looks like part of a wing washed up on remote reunion island off the coast of africa. It does appear to be the wing of a bowing 777, the same model of the doomed flight. What do we know . The fate of the Malaysian Air flight has been a mystery. This morning, the thoughts are many are expressed when the plane fragments are found a major break through. Experts think the plane fragment that washed up on tiny reunion side might be our first glimpse of wreckage from malaysia air flight 370. Eventually, the search concentrated on a 23,000 squire mile area off australia. Experts are headed west off the coast of madagascar to examine that piece of debris. Bowing and experts are traveling to the s