Amy in the Largest Campaign rally of the 2020 president ial race, senator Bernie Sanders addresses an estimated 26,000 asple in queens, new york, he picks up the endorsement of congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez, san juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, and michael moore. Then seven catholic peace activists go on trial today for breaking into the Kings Bay Nuclear Submarine base in georgia. We will speak to longtime peace activist Liz Mcalister. If convicted, she could spend the rest of her life in prison. That is the end of life on earth. That is the end of life on earth. Say no to that. We dont have that right to destroy gods creation. Amy plus we go to chile where protests have rocked the country. As many as eight people have died in widespread unrest, which began after subway fare hike two weeks ago. The chilean president has declared a state of emergency and the military has been deployed to the streets for the First Time Since the pinochet dictatorship. All of that in more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In northern syria, u. S. Troops continued their withdrawal sunday, as residents threw potatoes and rotten fruit at the convoys as they departed. The pentagon says they will be restationed in iraq despite President Trumps claims that he was bringing the troops home. This is pentagon chief mark esper. I had a discussion last week with my french counterpart and i had a conversatation with the no secretary general. We both agreed on the importance isisontinuing the d de campaigngn. Amy y trump hastily o ordered e withdrawal frosysyria afr speaking on the phonone with turkish president recep tayyip onn way for the turkish offensive against kurdishcontrolled areas of northern syria. There were reports of ongoing fighting between the Turkish Military and kurdish groups over the weekend, despite a fiveday ceasefire, which ends tomorrow. The new york timess reports a top kurdish commander has warned of a bloodbath, saying, there will be ethnic cleansing. The times alalso reptsts erdog is seeking to obtainucuclear missiles. Erdogan is meeting in sochi with russian p president vlaladr putin tomorrow. Over the weekend, house speaker, nancy pelosi, led a congressional delegation to jordan and then to afghanistan, where she and other lawmakers highlighted their disagreement with trumps syria policy. Last week, u. S. Lawmakers repudiated trumps policy on syria in a landslide bipartisan vote. U. S. Defense secretary mark esper also traveled to afghanistan sunday in efforts to restart t peace talks withth the taliban afteter President Trump abruptly broke off the talks last month. A series of protests have swept the globe from south america to asia to the middle east. In chile, as many as eight people have died in widespread unrest that has rocked the country. President Sebastian Pinera canceled the subway fee hike that sparked the protests, but demonstrators continue to grow, with a National Strike called for today. Pinera declared a state of emergency and sent . And five other citieies over the weekend, imposing a curfew and sending the military in the streets in response to civil unrest for the First Time Since pinochets nearly 20 or regime. Protesters have been detained acrossh. In london, up to a Million People gathered outside the palace of westminster to reject Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons brexit deal. It was one of the largest public demonstrations in british history. Massive antigovernment protests are also growing and lebanon with repeports of well oveonone Million People e pouring into te strereets sunday. Prime minister saad hariri has given his Coalition Government a deadline of today to agree on reforms to appease the demonstrators, but many are already calling for his ouster. We want the three of them to leave. The president , the Prime Minister, and the speaker. If they do not leave, we will ststay on the streets. We will sleep here. Thats lebanese protester hiba. Amy in haiti, demonstrators are also calling for the ouster of the government there. At least 30 have been killed in widespread unrest in recent weeks, with protesters demanding the resignation of president jovenel moise. In hong kong, hundreds of thousands flooded the streets sunday as young people continue to call for more autonomy from beijing. In azerbaijan, dozens of people were arrested in protests sunday against corruption, a lack of democracy, and low salaries. In barcelona, spain, demonstrations continue following last weeks jailing of nine separatist leaders over catalonias 2017 bid for independenence. And in p pakistan, thohousands marched through the streets of islamabad sunday to express solidarity with e people o of kashmir. R. Today eight many peopople are victctims to curfew. After the passing of 75 days, people remain under seizure at their homes. This rally is t to shake the conscience of International Communities so they can Pay Attention to t the issue and kashshmiri people can get their fundamental right toto selfdetermination. Amy that wawas protester r raja mehtabab ashraf. In augusus india withdrew kashmirs sesemiaonomouous status, detaining ththousandsf people and cuttingng off all internet a and other cocommunications. The move has heightened tensions between the two nucleararmed powers. India and pakistan. At least nine people were killed over the w weekend as inindia ad papakistan exchahanged fire ovee line, dividing the disputeted territory. In bolivia, the president ial election appears headed for a runoff as early results show incumbent president evo morales leading his opponent, former president carlos mesa, with less than a 10 margin. Morales is running for a fourth term in defiance of a twoterm limit set by the constitution. Meanwhile, voters are also heading to the polls in canada today. The brother of honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was found guilty of cocaine trafficking in a new york courtroom friday. Witnesses described corruption at the highest levels of the honduran government, including accusations that mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo guzman gave at least 1 million inn bribes to Tony Hernandez to give to his brother, the president. The trial has triggered massive protests in honduras demanding president hernandezs resignation. Back in the United States, President Trump has announced via twitter that he will not hold the upcoming g7 summit at the Trump National doral golf resort in miami after massive criticism from republicans as well as dedemocrats. The use of the site was widely seen a as being a violation of e constitutions anticorruption provision. The emoluments clause. A threeyear state departmenent inquiry has concluded that former secretary of state Hillary Clinton did not deliberately mishandle classified information by using a private email server. The email server controversy emerged as a major issue during the 2016 election, which clinton lost to trump. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton accused 2016 Green Party Candidate jill stein of being a russian asset without offering any evidence. Clinton was speaking on the Podcast Campaign hq. She also accused 2020 democratic president ial candidate Tulsi Gabbard of being groomed by russia to run as a thirdparty candidate, again without offering any evidence. In response, Congress Member gabbard said you, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that is sick and the democratatic party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. A landmark federal trial against opioid manufacturers and distributors begins today in cleveland, ohio. The trial comes as lastminute talks for a 50 billion settlement collapsed friday. Now a jury will decicide who should bear the cost of the opioid epidemic, which has killed at least 400,000 people over the last two decades. Over 2000 cities and counties have sued manufacturers and distributors over the opioid epidemic. In texas, a tornado raged through northern dallas sunday night leaving more than 100,000 people without power. Police went door to door searching for people who had been trapped in their homes. Trees and d utility poles wewere also severerely damaged. Atat least three peoplwerere ten to the hospital. And in florida, a federal judge has issued a temporary injunction striking down a federal law that would require people with felony convictions to pay all fines related to their sentences before they can register to vote. While fridays ruling is limited, it suggests the republicans new law aimed at thwarting voter reenfranchisement in florida is likely to be strucuck down. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Senator Bernie Sanders held the Largest Campaign rally of the primary season so far on saturday. An estimated 26,000 supporters packed into Queensbridge Park in new york city. The event was held in the shadow of the nations largest Public Housing development. It was sanders first Campaign Rally since he suffered a heart attack earlier this month. He was joined on stage by three prominent supporters congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez, carmen yulin crcruz, the mayor of san juan puerto rico, and filmmaker michael moore. The powers that be are very unhappy that you are here. [cheers] they are very unhappy that bernie is back [cheers] and so they are doing everything they can to throw everything they can come up with to get people to think differently about bernie, to get people repeating their tropes. We know what they are. We have heard them. They want everyone to repeat them. They got all of the pundits repeating it on the news, and now they want the average american repeating it. So what do they say . Bernie is too old. Bernie is too old. What is toohere is old. The Electoral College is too old. That is what is too old. A 7. 25 minimum wage, that is too old. Women not being paid the same as men, that is too old. [cheers] thousands and thousands of dollars student debt. What is that . Too old a 10,000 deductible for your health care, what is that . Too old1 superdelegates. Whats that . Too old fossil fuel . Too old thats what is too old. The next thing they say is, what about bernies health . What about his health . About thewe talk health of this planet that is dying . That is the health i care about. Deal1en new Green New DealGreen New DealGreen New Deal health of thethe kids in flint, michigan . What about that health . Talk about that on cable news. What about the health of 40 men people who live in poverty 40 Million People who live in poverty . What about the health of the young black male who is shot in the back by the police . What about that health . Black lives matter black lives matter black lives matter black lives matter only heart attack the only heart attack we should be talking about is the one wall street is going to have when Bernie Sanders is president of the United States and now it is my honor to introduce to you one of the original, as trump put it, nasty women [cheers] courageous andd necessary mayor of san juan, puerto rico, mayor carmen cruz. Lets hear it for her1 september 20 is one of those days where your life changes forever. Rico. Rricanes hit puerto times were hard. There was no food, no electricity, no water. No medicine. Help was not getting their. We were dying. And President Trump was killing us. With his bureaucracy and his inefficiency. You know, he said he could not get help because we are an island surrounded by water, lots and lots of water, ocean water. From the quote president of the United States. [boos] in the midst of all that darkness, when men came down to visit me and i could tell you i was not a bernie supporter in 2016. I was not. Started feeling the burn when he came down to the city of san juan, or to rico. Cameras, noshow, just a man with a big heart with a lot of passion and a lot of compassion, and he won me over. Expert. Climate change i am a Climate Change survivor. [applause] warm the oceanw is going to get or how hot how high the tides are going to go. Say it louder. Say it louder. Say it louder i do know this one thing. Climate change is real. Climate change kills. 3000 Puerto Ricans did not open their eyes this morning because of a president that was too concerned about looking good rather than doing good. And yes, we are not going to spend too much time talking about a racist, demagogue from is even if ohmic xenophobic, paper throwing president. Lock him up lock him up lock him up1 you know what . Lets vote him out. Vote him out vote him out vote him out bethe time is now to uncompromising. The time is now to be relentless. The time is now to be fearless. The time is now to be bold. The time is now to stand with Bernie Sanders. [cheers] congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez. Holy cow whats up, new york city . I am in the United States congress now. [cheers] that is a long, long way from being a sexually harassed waitress in Downtown Manhattan one year ago. This new historic , anhman congressional class overwhelming amount of them now reject corpus pack money. That is thanks to bernie. Of thermous amounts house of representatives endorsed medicare for all. That is thanks to bernie. More people now than ever recognize the Climate Crisis as an existential threat, but also our greatest Economic Opportunity and that is thanks not just to the climate work of Bernie Sanders, but the climate activist that are part of Mass Movement politics in the United States. [cheers] a United States that really, truly, and authentically is operated, owned, and decided by working and all people in the United States of america. It is multiracial, multigendered, multigenerational, and multigeographic. We have to come together, not ignoring our differences, but listening to them, prioritizing them, understanding and justice, understanding that we operate in a context where slavery evolved into jim crow, involved into mass incarceration, evolved into the realities we have today. And with that, i would like to , the ally ian call him tio bernie. To some others he is brother. Sanders. My to bernie today unbelievably, while we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any , 25 hedgetry on earth Fund Managers make twice as much money as all of the kindergarten chers in america [boos] we are going to honor our , not the hedge Fund Managers. And that is going to change under our administration. The three wealthiest americans own more wealth than the bottom half of american society. [boos] 1 have seen their by 21 trillion over the last 30 years. [boos] streetay we say to wall , youhe billionaire class anymore. Na get it all [cheers] street from the isre we are at this moment new york citys largest fossil fuel power plant. [boos] clear. Us be it is no secret that that plant is located right next to the citys largest Public Housing development. [boos] pass a greenill new deal that will end the environmental racism we see right here in queens. [cheers] communities all across this country. Together not our environment, but we will finally put an end to environmental racism. Look ifwilling to youre willing to fight for a of compassion and justice and decency, if you are willing to stand up to trumps desire to divide us up if youre prepared to stand up to the greed and corruption of the corporate elite, if you and millions of others are prepared to do that, there is no doubt in my mind that not only will we win this election, but together we will transform this country. Thank you all very much. Make a president ial candidate vermont senator Bernie Sanders speaking on saturday at a massive rally in queens, new york. He was endorsed by new york congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez, Carmen Yulin Cruz the mayor of san juan, puerto rico and phil maker michael moore. The rally was held in Queensbridge Park between the nations largest Public Housing development and the largest powerplant in new york city. When we come back, seven catholic peace activists go on trial today for breaking into the kings bay nuclear summary base in georgia. We will speak to 79yearold peace activist L