For unofficial acts. Any code that is womens rights Attorney Gloria Allred who represents one of the women who have accused President Trump of Sexual Assault. She spoke at the womens rally in park city, utah, this week. Ill read was at sundance because she herself is now the subject of a new documentary. Lled seeing allred we will speak with Gloria Allred as well as jane fonda. We have an opportunity to really make a difference because people are recognizing what is at stake. It is never r been t this clear. Oftentimes y you have to go to another country to see what could happen. Our s is actually democracy is being threatened, and i think people are awoke. Amy he documenry jane fda atfive acts also premied sundance. Having just rned 80, w it downith jane fda to ta indepth about her le w work, particicularly going to hanoi to posese the vietn war. We t tked acting, activisism, ad aerobics . Plus, we will hear from oscar nominee common. Asnow women get paid as much men do. Dr. Angelo looking from heavens window, telling him girls phenomenal woman is in you. Body is a temple. Men dont cry. Mother around you saying its ok. Toilet seats down, thats the nobrainer. Monuments in washington offender lou Hamer Fannie Lou hamer. Amy we speak with common about voting rights, erica garner, and President Trump. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump ordered special order the firing of special Counsel Robert Mueller be fired last june, and only backed away from this demand after the Top White House lawyer, Donald Mcgahn, said hed rather resign than carry out trumps order. Thats according to an explosive New York Times investigation, which chronicles how President Trump tried to claim special Counsel Robert Mueller had conflicts of interest that disqualified him from carrying out the Ongoing Investigation into whether the Trump Campaign colluded with russia in order to sway the 2016 election and whether President Trump later tried to obstruct the probe into the possible collusion by firing fbi director james comey. Trump tried to claim mueller was disqualified because mueller had once had a dispute over the fees at the Trump National golf club in virginia because he had once worked for a law firm that had also represented trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner and because he had interviewed for the job of fbi director to replace comey. But white house lawyer Donald Mcgahn was unswayed by trumps arguments, and he refused to instruct the Justice Department to fire mueller, saying that his firing could have a catastrophic impact on trumps presidency, and that he, thats mcgahn, would rather quit. This morning in davos, switzerland, where trump is at the World Economic forum, he rejected the york times new report. Pres. Trump fake news, folks. Typical New York Times fake stories. Amy amid the political chaos in the United States and the escalating threat of nuclear war between the u. S. And north korea, the bulletin of the atomic scientists have advanced the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight. It is with considerable concern we set the time of the 2018 Doomsday Clock and offer a plea to rewind the Doomsday Clock. It is two minutes till midnight. Amy the clock is a symbolic timekeeper that tracks the likelihood of nuclear war and other existential threats. It now stands closer to midnight than at any time since 1953. The scientists directly cited President Trumps Nuclear Policies as one of the reasons for advancing the clock. Scientist Lawrence Krauss also said the loss of trust in facts themselves contribute to the growing existential threat. The dangeger of Nuclear Conflagration is not the only reason the clock has been moved forward. This danger looms at a time when there has been a loss of trust and political institutions, in the media, in science, and in facts themselves. All of which exacerbate the the real problem the world faces and which threatened undermine the ability of governments to effectively deal with these problems. Amy in washington, d. C. , immigrant Rights Groups and some democratic lawmakers are slamming President Trumps new proposed immigration plan, which would provide a 10to12 year path to citizenship for about 1. 8 million young undocumented immigrants in exchange for no protections for their parents. 25 billion for trumps border wall, an end to the family reunification program, and an end to the diversity lottery system, which particularly benefits african nations. Opponents of trumps plan say it would dramatically restrict Legal Immigration paths and hurt families. The plan was crafted by his trumps xenophobic policy adviser Stephen Miller and white house chief of staff general john kelly, who previously served as the head of the Homeland Security and before that, as the head of pentagons southern command. In response to the plan, the American Civil Liberties union tweeted today the white house released a hateful proposal that would slash Legal Immigration to levels not seen since the racial quotas of the 1920s, eliminate legal channels for african immigrants, and spend 25 bil for a wasteful border wall increase in Border Patrol and ice agents. Many immigration activists and democrats have vowed to oppose the plan, with illinois democratic conessmember Luis Gutierrez tweeting it would be far cheaper to erect a 50foot concrete statue of a middle finger and point it towards latin america. Both a wall and the statue would be equally offensive and equally ineffective and both would express trumps deeply held suspicion of latinos. In more immigration news, the Naacp Legal Defense Fund has sued the Trump Administration over its decision to end temporary status protections for nearly 60,000 haitian immigrants who have been living in the United States for years. The group is arguing the move was irrational and discriminatory and that it was motivated by President Trumps public hostility toward immigrants of color. President trump is facing protests in davos, switzerland, where hes slated to address the World Economic forum this morning. Swiss activists greeted trumps arrival with a 200footlong bannerer hung on the side of a mountain reading trump not welcome. This is activist andreas freimueller. Eight helicicopters passing by would donald trumpmp s sitting n one of them, and we want to send a very clelear message to him. We dont agree what you are doing. What you do is not good for the world, not good for the people. Amy in south korea, at least 38 37 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital in the southeastern city of miryang. At least 140 more people were injured. It was one of the deadliest it comes on the heels of another recent deadly fire, which killed 29 people last month. In news on honduras, an explosive new investigation by the Associated Press says honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandezs new National Police chief personally helped facilitate the delivery of more to a Drug Cartel Boss in 2013. The report says police chief Jose David Aguilar moran was serving as the chief of intelligence for the National Police when a Police Officer busted a tanker truck filled with more than 1700 pounds of cocaine. Now police chief regular then reportedly personally ordered the corrupt officers to be freed in the drugs delivered. The u. S. Street value of the cocaine shipment was over 20 million. The Ap Investigation is another blow to juan orlando hernandez, who is slated to be sworn in on saturday after a highly contentious reelection that the American Organization of states says was riddled with fraud. Since the november 26 vote, nationwide protests and strikes have rocked honduras, with more mass protests being organized for inauguration day. This is demonstrator maria esther escalante. Unfortunately, democracy has been lost in this country. We see every day how the dictatorship imposes itself in the country and therefore creates a situation that puts greater complexity and greater difficulty on the defense of human rights. Amy puerto rico says after it was hit by the devastating hurricane maria, it will not pay any of its debt servicing payments for the next five years. That is according to the new fiscal plan which must be approved by puerto ricos unelected congressionally imposed fiscal control board. Meanwhile, Harvard Students are demanding their university divest its 2 billion commitment with a bostonbased hedge fund that is a large holder of puerto ricos debt. And the Supreme Court has stayed the execution of vernon madison, after his lawyers argued he was mentally incompetent after being imprisoned in solitary confinement on death row for 30 years. Vernon madison was sentenced to death for the killing of a Police Officer in 1985 in alabama. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from the Sundance Film Festival in park city, utah, which has been surging with energy from the metoo and times up movement. The week began with hundreds of thousands of women taking to the streets across the United States saturday to mark the First Anniversary of last years historic womens march protesting President Trumps inauguration. Here in park city, utah, protesters braved freezing temperatures and a snow storm on saturday to take part in the respect rally. It was here at sundance two seconds ago that movie mogul harvey one steam allegedly sexually assaulted rose mcgowan. Mcgowan told the New York Times in october that weinstein offerered her 1 millilion hush money paymyment if she signed aa nondisclosure agreement not to come forward with her charges that he raped her in a hotel room during the 1997 sundance festival. Just last year, weinstein was at sundance and attended the womens march air. Weinstein was in town promoting jayzs docuseries, time the Kalief Browder story about new york city teenager Kalief Browder, who committed suicide in 2015 after he was sent to rikers jail at age 16 and was held for three years, much of that time in solitary confinement. Last year, i was able to speak to jayz about color leave, rikers, until Harvey Weinsteinin ended the e interview. Do you think rikers should be closed . Oh, man. If anything like that is happening if that happens to one kid, any place that that can happen to any kid should be closed. Amy your thoughts on donald trump and what it means ties. You know what . This is a labor of love. As a result, he is my friend. We can talk about that and nothing us. Amy c can i ask about incarceration . Do you think that movement amy that was last year as Harvey Weinstein took jayz away. This year, longtime womens rights Attorney Gloria Allred. Allred is one of the most powerful advocates for survivors of Sexual Assault and a survivor herself. She now represents one of the women who have accused preresidt trump ofof Sexual Assault. Her daughter, attorney lisa bloom, was an advisor to weinstein. She has apologized for that sense. During gloria allrered speech on saturday at the respect rally, allred called for passage of the equal rights amendment. We demand the passage of the equal rights amendment, that equality of rights shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Resist. Persist. Elect. And dont forget insist. Insist. And let me tell you, utah, we have 36 states who have ratified the equal rights amendment, most recently nevada. And now it is time for utah host of resist. Insist. Persist. Elect. And give a hearing to the e. R. A. In utah. Yes, lets hear it. We need you to be the 37 state. We need 38. Let me tell you, no one has ever given women their rights. The women who fight for the right to vote suffered, had to fight for 70 years to win the right to vote. And we have been fighting for almost 95 years just to put women in the constitution to protect the rights of our daughters. And were going to have it. Were going to fight to win it. Were going to make sure that from the white house to the congress to state capitals to our workplaces to our homes, that we are going to stand for protection in the constitution for women and equal rights. Amy that is longtime womens rights Attorney Gloria Allred speaking at the womens march here in park city, utah, on saturday. She was at the Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of a documentary about her life and pathbreaking legal career. 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She lovethe came. She is trying to tu women ininto m. Having to met anyenen ke that . Arrest these fathers o o are nonot pang chihi suppopo. Nicole would he just bn that person on theururney. Wdeserve know if mr. Cosby is aexexual edatator this is not state laasas we e it you can issue the maiaiage license. Becoming survivor. Becoming a fhthter f chahang men arnow empowed, and ey will ver be senced again. Amy so that is the trailer for seeing allred, a documentary film on the legendary womens right Attorney Gloria Allred. It comes out on netflix february 9. The film just premiered here at the Sundance Film Festival. After Gloria Allred walked off the stage in the midst of the snowstorm and freezing weather on saturday, i got a chance to speak with her at saturdays rally. I am Attorney Gloria Allred. I am a womens rights attorney. I have been for 42 years. Amy and you represent some of the women who have charged trump with Sexual Assault. Woman, who is one one of the women who spoke out in reference to then mr. Trump during the campaign and made allegations that he engaged in sexually Inappropriate Conduct with her. He then called her, and all of the women who spoke out, liars and that he would sue them after the election. He did not sue them. I called on him after the election to retract his threats to sue and his statement that they were all liars. He did not do that. So on behalf of summer, we filed the defamation lawsuit in new york. It is now pending before the court. Es made a motion to dismiss. We have filed our opposition. Were provided our oral arguments in hearing and we are awaiting the course decision as to whether we will be permitted with this defamation lawsuit. Amy does the president have immunity . The president has argued that he has legal immunity as president of the United States. In response, of course, we argue has been decided in the case apologized first is president clinton. 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