Police officer is merely a misdemeanor. It does come with potential jail time. A Fairfax County man is behind bars accused of trying to set his childs mother on fire. It happened this morning on arlington drive in the mount vernon area. Investigators say lamar thomas started arguing with the victim as she dropped off their 1year old on the way to work. Investigators say he doused her with a flammable liquid and tried to set her on fire. The woman ran out of the car and thomas was arrested. New developments in the comet pingpong pizza gate case tonight. The man accused of bringing a gun into the restaurant and firing it now faces federal charges. Local charges have been dropped as a result. Stephanie ramirez was there as edgar welch went before a judge this afternoon. Is he still locked up or is he out . Reporter still locked up. He didnt even get a chance that federal warrant just came through today. His next hearing is on friday. Thatll give attorneys more time to look over his case.
Intensifying. Unicef says one child is dying every 10 minutes in yemen. We will speak with awardwinning journalist iona craig. Then we look at Donald Trumps proposal to build a registry of muslims living in the United States. We did it in world war ii with the japanese. Call it what you will youre not proposing we go back to the days of internment camps, i hope. Amy he will speak with democratic commerce member mike honda of california who lived in a japanese american internment camps as a child. And we will look at a New York Times investigation looking at how the poor can often not afford the metaphysical programs which could lead to the criminal records being cleared. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In syria, the chaotic evacuation of eastern aleppo continues amidst ongoing fighting punctuated by a series of shortlived ceasefires. This morning, the syrian civil defense, known as the white helmet
Involvement of saudi arabia and can stop the Bombing Campaign tomorrow if they decided to withdraw the support, but they choooose not to. Crisis isanitarian intensifying. Unicef says one child is dying every 10 minutes in yemen. We will speak with awardwinning journalist iona craig. Then we look at Donald Trumps proposal to build a registry of muslims living in the United States. We did it in world war ii with the japanese. Call it what you will youre not proposing we go back to the days of internment camps, i hope. Amy he e will speakak with dedemocratic c commerce member e hondaa of c california who lived in a jajapanese american ininternment camps as a a child. And we will lookok at a new yok times investigation looking at how the poor can often not afford the metaphysical programs which could lead to the criminal records being cleared. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynowow. Org, the wawar ad pepeace report. Im amy goodman. In syria, the chaotic
Family for their vacation. Carrie fisher has died. The star wars actress passed away four days after suffering. Heart attack she was 60 years old. Costar Harrison Ford called her funny and fearless. George lucas called her feisty and full of hope. Most of us called her princess leia. In addition to her acting fisher wrote several books. When i was a kid i used to think id love to be able to sit in a chair for a while and turn it off. She reprices her role in the next Star Wars Film due out next december. Reaction to her death is trending around the world on social media. Peter mayhew posted there ar carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. Ill miss her dearly. Ellen degeneres tweeted Carrie Fisher was a brilliant writer, actor and friend. On our Facebook Page linda posted Carrie Fisher was so much more than her star wars character. She lived a real life and never skirted her problems with drugs, relationships or mental health. We have so much more on the death of Carri
Him well. Do i have concerns, absolutely. Of course ive got concerns. He and i differ on a whole bunch of issues, but, you know, the federal government and our democracy is not a speed boat. Its an ocean liner. President obama said some of the expectations donald Trump Supporters have will be halted by the enormity of the job. President obama hopes members can reflect on their mistakes and work to reach all people in the country. Those concerned about president elect donald trump, abc 7 News Reporter Sergio Quintana and unity was the theme today. Reporter and the mayor acknowledged that there are clearly a lot of people in San Francisco and throughout the bay area who are still shocked and the selection of donald trump to presidency and the mayor says that the National Election will not change San Francisco or its value values. After nearly a week of vocal protest in the streets the San Francisco gay mens chorus led city hall in a message of unity. Reporter mayor ed lee pledged San Fra