10yearold son roberto. What are you afraid of . Andhat ice will pop out pick her up and take her away. Amy plus, we will speak to the acclaimed mexican writer Valeria Luiselli about her new book, tell me how it ends, about her time working with children in immigration court. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. British Prime Minister theresa may announced this morning shell call for early elections, shocking the country as she tries to secure a stronger mandate for the controversial plan for britain to leave the european union, known as brexit. Tour opponents believe because the governments majority says marcum our results will weaken and they can force us to change course. They are wrong. They underestimate our determination to get the job done. And i am not prepared to let them in danger the security of millions of working people across the country. Because what theyre doing jeopardizes the work we must
A surprise statement from british Prime Minister theresa may this morning announcing she will seek early elections in two months. It is stunning the uk. She made the announcement in the last hour. In the wake of the historic brexit vote, the Prime Minister asking parliament to vote this wednesday on the plan if it goes through the uk general election would be pushed to june 8th. That would be less than halfway through our governments term. She says the government is not coming together. She is accusing opponents of undermining brexit talks. Two drifters scheduled to be sentenced in the murder of two hikers. He admitted to killing the two in 2015 and now faces 100 years to life. A third defendant agreed to be a witness against the two in exchange for immunity and a 15year sentence. Developing news in sonoma county. Deputies are warning runners to be on the lookout after a man attacked a woman on a popular trail. The woman got away. Neighbors and authorities want to get the word out. I w
Good to see you this morning. This morning authorities in cleveland have expanded the manhunt nationwide for Steve Stevens the man they say shot and killed an elderly man then posted it on facebook. Cleveland police and the fbi are offering a 50,000 reward for information leading to stevens as the victims family grapples with his sudden death. Nbcs robb mott has the latest reporter Cleveland Police with the fbi for the search for the suspected killer Steve Stevens who reported and uploaded a brazen murder to facebook is now a nationwide manhunt. Our reach now is basically all over this country. We are not going to leave any stone unturned. Reporter with possible sightings as far away as philadelphia, none have led to the man who killed 74 year old Robert Godwin as he waited for easter dinner to finish cooking. His two youngest children and their mother were waiting at this home for godwin to return from a quick trip to find aluminum cans. He didnt deserve that. I hate that he took my k
Korea ramps up its Nuclear Missile program. Let me be clear to you, mr. Prime minister, and to all the people of japan, we are with you 100 . Goorpg from studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well the search for the suspect in a Fatal Shooting that was posted on facebook is entering its third day. Authorities are trying to find 37yearold Steve Stephens who is wanted for murder after a 74yearold retiree was gunned down in cleveland on sunday. What began as a multistate manhunt is now nationwide with billboards across the country like this one in l. A. Urging anyone who may have seen stephens to alert authorities. Hena daniels is in new york with the latest. Reporter the search area now includes five states but so far Authorities Say theyve received no credible sightings. In a series of videos, stephens talked about his gambling debts, problems with his girlfriend and him wanting to kill innocent people. We are not going to
Todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We definitely want to get it resolved. Our reach now is all over this country. We are not going to leave any stone unturned. The manhunt for a murderer stretches nationwide. You need to turn yourself in. Nobody else need to get hurt. We will not rest and i we will not relent until we achieve the objective of a demilitarized north korea. Diplomacy doesnt work. Lets pray tonight diplomacy works out. I hope there will be peace. President trump is going after the democrat trying to stage a major upset. What to you make of trump i have Great Respect for the office. I dont have great personal admiration for unanimous himself. Deplorable. Army investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly Helicopter Crash in maryland. Just like crashes in to the trees and boom. 1251st Boston Marathon. Pair of kenyans claim victory. Kathrine switzer crossed the finish line 50 years after she won the victory for women to run the race. All that these peop