Keystone xl pipeline. Amy we will speak to Bill Mckibben of 350. Org who helped organize a massive resistance against the project leading president obama to reject the keystone xl. He is involved with a major march on washington april 29. Then we look at the soaring number of civilians being killed in u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria, including over 200 civilians in a strike in the iraqi city of mosul in us all day in a single day. I came to the house to stay with my family, but the owner of the house told me there were no place for me. More than one of people were inside. Half an hour later, the house was hit in an airstrike. Amy we will speak with chris of airwars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Obama cares a lot the land. That is what House Speaker paul ryan said after he pulled the bill. He pulled the legislation after it was clear he failed to muster enough votes for the builder pass. But President Trump and Vice President mike pence had heavily lobbied republican lawmakers had of the vote, but the soul is opposed by the entire Democratic Party as well as of the ultraconservative House Freedom caucus and some moderate republicans. This is all ryan speaking to reporters shortly after pulling the bill. I dont know what else to say other than obama care is a law the land and will remain locked the land until it is replaced. We did not have the votes to replace this, so we will be living with obamacare for the foreseeable future. I dont know how long it will take us to replace this law. Amy while trump initially blamed democrats, he switched his focus develop republicans over the weekend. On sunday morning, he tweeted sunday morning was that tweet. On sunday, ted poe resigned from the Freedom Caucus in protest of the groups opposition to the republican healthcare plan. Let ago is reporting that the push to pass the legislation was harmed in part the cousin trump, unlike Many Congress members, did not appear to know that much or care that much about the details of health care policy. Following his first legislative failure, trump warned that he is now going to let obamacare explode. Pres. Trump for the last year and a half that the best thing we could do politically speaking. S let obamacare explode it is exploding right now. Problems have big almost all states have big problems. Amy more on the republicans plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act, as well as a push among a number of progressives and others for single payer, after the headlines. The u. S. Backed Iraqi Militarys Ground Campaign to retake west mosul from isis has been halted as details emerged over the weekend about u. S. Led Coalition Airstrikes that killed more than 200 people it is believed in a single day. The u. S. Led coalition has omitted to launching the march 17 airstrikes that targeted a crowded section of mosul. At least one strike reportedly hit an explosive field truck, triggering a blast that destroyed nearby houses were hundreds of people were taking refuge amidst the citys heavy fighting. Of to 80 civilians, including women and children, may have died in one houses basement alone. The march 17 strikes appear to be among the deadliest u. S. Airstrikes in the region since the u. S. Invasion of iraq in 2003. Over the weekend, witnesses told the guardian that some of their Family Members remain trapped under the rubble after days of u. S. Coalition airstrikes battered neighborhoods in and around west mosul. This is a Family Member of some of the civilians killed in the that strike. I came to the house to stay with my family, but the owner of the house told me there were no place for me. More than 100 people were inside. Half an hour later, the house was hit in an airstrike. There militants wereil snipers on the streets. Amy the journalistic project airwars reports as many as 1000 civilians have died in u. S. Led Coalition Airstrikes in iraq and syria in march alone. The high civilian death toll is leading many to question whether the us military has loosened the rules of engagement that seek to limit civilian casualties. The pentagon maintains the rules have not changed. Well have more on u. S. Led airstrikes, including the devastating strike in mosul later in the broadcast. The Washington Post reports james mattis is asking the Trump Administration to lift obama euro restrictions so the u. S. Military can provide more support for the saudi led war in yemen. The u. S. Already authorizes weapons sales to saudi arabia provide other assistance, including mid air refueling to saudi warplanes for the ongoing bombing campaign. On sunday, tens of thousands of yemenis rallied in the streets of sydney sanaa to protest the war. The fifth round of syria peace talks have begun in geneva. At least 16 civilians including women and chilled were killed by an airstrike on a market in the suburb of damascus on saturday. And russia, as many as 600 people were arrested amidst nationwide anticorruption demonstrations sunday. The tens of thousands of protesters were demanding the resignation of the russian Prime Minister. Among those arrested was an anticorruption activist and reveal theleader who Prime Minister used a web of charities to conceal that he owns a slew of luxury real estate, yachts, and in a tight an italian been your. Hundreds of protesters were arrested saturday in the neighboring country of belarus. The arrest came after thousands of people defied a protest ban and poured into the streets of the capital minsk to denounce attacks on people who are unemployed. In the u. S. , the Washington Post reporting trump plans to unveil a new White House Office today that will be run by his soninlaw and Senior Adviser jared kushner. The post reports the White House Office of American Innovation will be staffed by former Business Executives who will be given wideranging authority to andhaul federal bureaucracy even privatize some of the governments functions. On sunday, kushner told the Washington Post the government should be run like a Great American company. Our hope is that we can achieve successes and efficiencies for our customers, who are the citizens. Democratic lawmakers have introduced a new piece of legislation demanding the Trump Administration published visitor logs, not only for the white house, but also for the private resorts where trump conducts business, including his florida resort maralago. The legislation is known as the maralago act, which is in akron for the full title making access records available to lead American Government openness act. This past weekend, trump spent time at the Trump National golf club in virginia marking the eighth straight we can the president has been time at trump branded private properties. While trump was at the Trump National golf club in virginia saturday, his supporters held protrump rallies in cities across the country. In california, the rally descended into chaos and violence after some protrump demonstrators attacked antitrump counter protesters. A viral video shows a trump supporter swinging a flagpole at the head of an antitrump protester. The flag read trump make America Great again. South Carolina Republican senator Lindsey Graham faced an audience of angry constituents at a town hall meeting on saturday. The audience repeatedly booed editor graham and at times chanted your last term. This is senator graham trying to defend his decision backing neil gorsuch. We just finished the hearing this week. Judge gorsuch was one of the finest people i think President Trump could have chosen. [boos] im going to enthusiastically support him. And if the democrats try to filibuster him, they will be making a huge mistake. Amy the senate narrowly voted to dismantle internet privacy protections established under the Obama Administration. The measures were question why republican lawmakers and the vote largely split across party lines. The bill, now heading to the house, will give Companies Like verizon, comcast, and at t more power to collect peoples data, including their internet browsing history, and to sell this information. More than 1000 jewish activist and their allies dissented on washington, d. C. , sunday to protest the annual policy Conference Held by aipac, the American Israel Public Affairs committee. Vice president mike pence is a keynote speaker this year, which the conference opened only days after the Senate Confirmed trump spectrum say lawyer David Friedman to serve as the u. S. Ambassador to israel. Friedman is a backer of israels jewish only settlements in that houston and territories. Recently public u. N. Report accused the Israeli Government of imposing and a parttime regime Apartheid Regime on the palestinians. Sunday, some of the young jewish activists chained themselves to the doors of the Conference Center while others dropped banners from inside. This is dr. Cornell west speaking to activist outside the conference. We come from a very rich and deep prophetic position that goes back to a ms. And jeremiah, it goes back so we tell some of our more conservative brothers and sisters on the inside that you do not represent the best of the andsh prophetic tradition were here to bear witness join amy in chile, hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets nationwide to protest chiles privatized Pension System sunday. Protesters say the system benefits the rich while leaving the poor with a monthly pension below the minimum wage. Activists say as many as 2 Million People protested nationwide more than 10 of the countrys population. This is activist luis mesina. We hope in this large protests to express exactly what the majority viewpoint, we workers will not rest until this cursed system that can dance our parents and grand parents to miserable pensions is ended. In argentina, thousands of people took to the streets on to mark the anniversary of friday the 41st anniversary of the 1976 military coup that ousted president isabel peron. The coup ushered in a bloody u. S. Backed dictatorship under which as many as 30,000 people were disappeared. During fridays nationwide demonstrations, Family Members carried signs with photos of their loved ones who are missing from this period. In colombia, the town of cajamarca has voted by a landslide to halt the plans for the south africanbased corporation Anglogold Ashanti to build a massive openpit goldmine. The website colombiareports says the vote marks the first time a colombian town has ever voted to ban mining in its territory. Meanwhile, in central china, at least 11 people have died in two separate accidents at gold mines in henan province on friday. In south korea, prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for former President Park geunhye, who was removed from office earlier this month amid a Corruption Scandal that sparked massive nationwide protests. Prosecutors are seeking to arrest her on charges of bribery and abuse of power. In britain, as many as 50,000 people took to the streets on saturday to protest Brexit Britains plans to leave the european union. This is protester poppy somogy. To me it is especially important because i was too young to vote and i felt there were a lot of people my age it was not a majority vote. Are brother and sister. We come back from background of time during immigrants. Our grandfather join the uprising. Feel as a result of brexit and this increase in xenophobia. Amy theresa may has announced she will send the formal paperwork, known as article 50 letter, notifying the e. U. Of britains exit on wednesday. The paperwork will set off a twoyear negotiation about the terms of the exit. Back in the United States, at least one person died and at least 15 more were injured when gunfire erupted in a crowded nightclub early sunday morning in cincinnati, ohio. Police say more than one person was involved in the shooting at the cameo nightclub. Police said the incident appears to have stemmed from a dispute earlier in the day. And in mexico, journalists mark just through the streets of marched through the streets of mexico city saturday to protest the killing of 3 of their colleagues this month. This is mexican photographer luis baron. The motive for the protest is to condemn the killings of the journalists. Which means three colleagues have been killed in the last four months and others have been injured and authorities do nothing for of regrettablee, the an action in any state in the country in which journalists are injured or any freedom of expression is undeined is plain nothing happens. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Juan and im juan gonzalez. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. We turn now to health care. Obama, housent republicans voted more than 50 times to repeal or rewind rewrite the afford about care act. On friday, the house could not muster the votes needed to pass its own healthcare law which some call trumpcare. Just minutes before the vote was scheduled, President Trump was House Speaker hall ryan to pull the legislation. The bill was opposed by every democrat as well as many members of the ultraconservative House Freedom caucus and some moderate republicans. The House Freedom caucus when a more drastic cuts to obamacare while the moderate republica th were concern about the fallout that would have left 24 million more people uninsured will giving a major tax break to the rich will amy President Trump and Vice President mike pence heavily lobbied republican lawmakers at of the vote. The push from the white house did not work, leading to trumps first major legislative failure. House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke to reporters shortly after pulling the bill. What else to say other than obama care a law of the land and will remain locked the land until it is replaced. We did not have the votes to replace is law. We are going to be living with obamacare for the foreseeable future. I dont know how long it will take us to replace is law. Amy President Trump warned you going to let obamacare explode. Tomko thank you very much. We were very close. It was a very tight margin. We had no democrat support. We had no votes from the democrats. They were not going to give us a single vote will stop it is very difficult thing to do. I have been saying for the last year and a half that the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode. It is exploding right now. Many states have big problems all most all states have big problems. Juan while trump initially blamed the democrats, he switched his focus to fellow republicans over the weekend. On sunday morning, he tweeted democrats are smiling in d. C. At the Freedom Caucus with the help of club for growth and heritage have saved planned parenthood and obamacare. A day earlier, he urged on twitter his twitter followers to watch judge jeanine on fox new saturday night. Viewers would have heard this statement, paul ryan needs to step down as speaker of the house. The reason . He failed to deliver the votes on his health care bill. The one trumpeted to repeal and replace obamacare. The one that he had seven years to work on. The one he hid under lock and key in the basement of congress. The one that had to be pulled to prevent the embarrassment of not having enough votes to pass. But this bill did not just failed, it failed when republicans had the house, the senate, the white house. Amy that is judge Jeanine Pirro on fox news. While House Speaker paul ryan remains in that position, many observers say he has been politically damaged. Political reporting the push to pass the legislation was harmed in part because trump did not appear to know that much were care that much about the details of health care policy, unlike many commerce members who came to him with questions. Wall street journal reports the Trump Administration is ramping up efforts to weaken the Affordable Care act by pushing through rule changes and issuing new waivers. Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will soon introduce