Anyone over her jail cell death. Bland, an africanamerican woman, was arrested in july after she allegedly failed to signal a lane change. She was jailed with bond set at 5000. Three days later, she was found dead in her jail cell. Authorities say she committed suicide, a claim her family rejects. The family has filed a wrongful death suit and wants charges against the officer who arrested her. The whole process from the secretive nature of it to the evidence presented to the lack of involvement of the family screams of a coverup. We feel like we have been shut out of this process from the very beginning. We are at the door knocking, waiting for the door to open, for the answers that we have asked for regardless of what they are. Amy will anyone be held to account for Sandra Blands death . Well speak to Sandra Blands mother, her sister, and the family attorney. Then, is freedom of speech welcome at the mall of america . The nations Largest Shopping Center tries to stop a black lives matter protest and force organizers to post on social media that its canceled. That is what the mall wanted. The judge rejected those demands tuesday. The mall of america did manage, however, to ban three black lives matter activists from showing up at todays protest. Well speak to one of the activists about why shes barred from the rally she helped organize. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Backed Saudiled Coalition faces increasing condemnation for the airstrikes that u. N. Officials say are responsible for the majority of civilian deaths in the ongoing conflict in yemen. Nearly 6000 people have died and at least 70 Health Clinics have been bombed since march, when the Saudiled Coalition airstrikes began. Speaking at the u. N. Security council u. N. Human rights chief , Zeid Raad Alhussein said a disproportionate amount of the attacks on civilians are carried out by the u. S. Backed saudi coalition. I have observed with stream concern the heavy shelling from the ground and the air in areas with high concentration or with a high concentration of civilians as well as the perpetuation of the destruction of civilian and for structure, in particular, hospitals and schools, by all parties to the conflict. Although a disproportionate amount appears to be airstrikes caret out by coalition forces. U. N. Security council meeting, u. S. Ambassador to the United NationsSamantha Power said the United States has urged the saudis to abide by international law, but the u. S. Continues to back the airstrikes with intelligence and weapons, including a billiondollar deal to restock saudi arabias air force arsenal, which was depleted by its Bombing Campaign in yemen. The sale included thousands of ground munitions and socalled generalpurpose bombs. The United States has also reportedly sold internationally banned cluster munitions to saudi arabia that are now being used in yemen. This comes as a new report by the u. N. And International Office of migration says more than 2. 5 Million People are internally displaced inside yemen. Meanwhile, also in yemen, tribal sources say a u. S. Drone strike killed four people in the central nata district tuesday. This comes as Somali GovernmentOfficials Say a suspected u. S. Drone strike hit alshabaab Training Camps in the Lower Shabelle region overnight on tuesday. The number of casualties has not been reported. In afghanistan, british soldiers have been deployed to Helmand Province amid fighting between Afghan Government soldiers and Taliban Forces in the city of sangin. The british troops join u. S. Special operations soldiers, who were sent to Helmand Province weeks ago. Meanwhile, new details about mondays deadly suicide bombing near the Bagram Air Base show that one of the six u. S. Soldiers killed was major adrianna vorderbruggen, one of the first openlygay female service members. She had spent years working to repeal the u. S. Militarys dont ask dont tell policy, and died one day before the fifth anniversary of its repeal. In britain, u. S. Authorities have sparked outrage by barring a british muslim family headed to disneyland for vacation from boarding their flight to los angeles. The family of 11 had already been granted travel authorization. Family members say they were given no explanation for why they were turned away from the plane in london. The airline said they would not be refunded the more than cost 13,000 of their flights. Another british traveler, imam and lecturer ajmal mansoor, was also turned away from his u. S. Bound flight two days later. In denver, colorado clarence , mosesel was released from prison after serving 28 years for a crime that he did not commit. In 1989, clarence mosesel, who is africanamerican, was sentenced to 48 years in prison after a woman said she dreamed he was the man who raped and beat her in the dark. The victim was raped and badly beaten in her apartment. Initially, she named three men she had been tracking with that night as her possible attackers none of them was clarence mosesel. But police never investigated those men because a day and a half later, the victim said she had a dream that mosesel was the one who raped her. The police would later throw out the rape kit and any possible evidence like bedsheets and her clothing. This summer, one of those three men she originally named confessed. On tuesday afternoon, mosesel was released to a crowd that included his wife, his son, and several of his 12 grandchildren whom he had never met as he did not want them to see him in prison. Clarence mosesels retrial is set for next june. To see our interview with editorls lawyer and the of the Colorado Independent you can go to democracynow. Org. In chicago, the family of sandra bland has called for criminal charges against texas state trooper Brian Encinia, who violently arrested the 28yearold African American woman after accusing her of failing to signal a lane change on july 10. Bland was found dead in a Waller County jail cell three days later. Her family and supporters have disputed authorities claim her death was a suicide. Dashcam footage from the arrest shows encinia forcibly removing bland from her car and threatening to light her up. The familys call for criminal charges come one day after a grand jury said it would not issue any indictments in connection with her death. Although the prison officers wont face charges, officer encinia could still be indicted when the grand jury reconvenes next month. We will have more on the case with Sandra Blands family and their lawyer after headlines. Meanwhile in new york public , records show the Police Officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Ramarley Graham has received nearly 25,000 in raises since firing the fatal shot almost four years ago. Graham, an 18yearold African American, was unarmed when officer richard haste shot him dead inside his own home. Faced was initially charged with manslaughter, but a judge later threw out the indictment on procedural grounds. A second grand jury elected not to indict. Officer haste has been on desk duty since killing graham. Federal investigation into possible civil Rights Violations in the case is ongoing. Army Sergeant Bowe bergdahl, who spent five years in taliban captivity, has been arraigned tuesday on charges related to his disappearance from a u. S. Base in afghanistan in 2009. Bergdahl was released by the taliban last year in exchange for five guantanamo prisoners. He has said he walked off his post in an attempt to reach another u. S. Base and report wrongdoing in his unit. The army officer who investigated his case testified against any prison time and recommended bergdahl go before a special courtmartial, where his maximum possible punishment would be a year behind bars. But he has instead been ordered to a general courtmartial where he faces a possible life sentence if convicted. In colombia, president Juan Manuel Santos has signed a measure legalizing and regulating medical marijuana in the latest move by a latin American Country to reverse course on the u. S. Backed war on drugs. Uruguay legalized marijuana in 2013, and medical Marijuana Legalization bills are being considered in brazil, chile, costa rica, and mexico. Meanwhile, in ecuador, operations have begun at the billiondollar chineseowned mirador openpit copper mine. Its the first largescale copper mine in ecuador. The mine has faced massive resistance by the indigenous shuar people, who say they were not consulted and have been forced off their lands as a result of its construction. In november 2014, leading antimining activist Jose Isidro Tendetza antun was found dead only days before he was due to speak out against the mirador mine at the u. N. Climate summit in lima, peru. He was found buried with his arms and legs bound and with signs of torture. Activists have accused the ecuadorian authorities of complicity in his murder. Speaking a year before his death at the assembly of the communities of the south of ecuador in december 2013, tendetza urged the community to stay united against threats to their ancestral territory. Here, united, we have to continue forward. If we are not united, we dont have value. Enough,he time to say that this corruption that comes to us and the threats to our territory in the ecuadorian amazon. Amy that was the late ecuadorian antimining activist speaking in december 2013, nearly a year before he was murdered. The israeli ambassador to the United States has announced that all Holiday Gifts from the embassy this year will be deliberately sourced from settlements in the occupied territories in the effort to counter the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign. The European Union recently announced some goods produced in israelioccupied land must be labeled made in settlements. The top editor of the Las Vegas Reviewjournal has resigned less than two weeks after billionaire and Major Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson secretively bought the newspaper for 140 million. Editor Michael Hengel resigned days after the reviewjournal published an article indirectly critical of its new owners. Reviewjournal columnist norm clarke reacted to the resignation tweeting ive never used the word noble before but then ive never worked for someone as noble and ethical as mike hengel. In news from the campaign trail, fundraising sources for Hillary Clinton say they believe that Bernie Sanders has raised more money during the 4th quarter of this year than Clintons Campaign. This comes only days after Sanders Campaign announced it has received 2 million individual campaign contributions. He puts it on pace to break president obamas record. Meanwhile, republican president ial candidate donald trump has continued to spark outrage and concern over his language. Speaking at a Campaign Rally in grand rapids, michigan, trump repeatedly said he hates journalists, but that he wouldnt kill them. This clip begins with trump referring to russian president vladimir putin. And then they said to me know, he has killed reporters. I dont like that. Im totally against it. By the way, i hate some of these people, but i would never kill them. I hate temples have no, these people honestly, i will be honest, i would never kill them. I would never do that. Lets see. No, i wouldnt. I would never kill them. But i do hate them. Amy at the same Campaign Rally, donald trump sparked criticism with his continued sexist comments about rival candidate Hillary Clinton. Verse two began talking about her bathroom break during saturdays democratic president ial debate, saying what happened to her . Its disgusting. Dont say it. It is disgusting, he said. Then he began talking about her loss to president obama during a 2000 and president ial race saying schlonged, which is the for penis. D in response, jennifer palmieri, the Communications Manager for Clintons Campaign, tweeting we are not responding to trump but everyone who understands the humiliation this degrading language inflicts on all women should. In candidate and candidate Hillary Clinton sparked a firestorm tuesday after her Campaign Website posted a list of 7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela. Thousands of latinos quickly took to twitter to list the ways that Hillary Clinton was not, in fact, just like their grandmother. Both the hashtags notmiabuela and notmyabuela quickly went viral, as people denounced what they saw as hispandering by the clinton campaign. Many drew attention to the funding Clintons Campaign received from private prison corporations with government contracts to run forprofit Detention Centers for undocumented immigrants. Others drew attention to clintons statements to cnn last year calling for the u. S. To send back children fleeing violence in Central America who have reached the u. S. Border. Should they a bit be able to stay here . It is safer. It may be safer, but that is not the answer. Should they be sent back . We have to provide the best Emergency Care we can. We of children five and six ares old who have come up from Central America. We need to do more to provide Border Security you are saying they should be sent back . As soon as it can be determine who responsible adults and their families are. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with juan gonzalez. Juan welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. Family members and supporters are demanding justice for sandra bland after a grand jury failed to indict anyone for her death. Bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman, was arrested on july 10 when a traffic stop escalated into a confrontation with the officer involved. Three days later, her body was found hanging from a trash bag inside her jail cell. Authorities say she killed herself, a claim her family rejects. Theyve also questioned why bland was arrested and jailed in the first place and why she was kept behind bars for so long. Amy sandra bland had recently moved to texas to start a job at prairie view a m university, her alma mater. She was driving near campus when texas state trooper Brian Encinia pulled her over and accused her of failing to signal a lane change. Police dashcam video that captured part of the arrest shows encinia threatening to forcibly remove bland from her car. You seem very irritated. I am. Way. Getting out of your youre speeding up and telling me. I move over and you stop me. Yeah, i am a little are you done . You asked me what was wrong and i told you. So now done, yes. Ok. Do you mind putting out your cigarette, please . If you dont mind . Im in my car, why dr. Put out my cigarette . You can step on out. I dont have to step out. Step out of the car. Know, you dont have the right stepped out of the car. You dont have the right. I do have the right. Step out or i will remove you. Juan as the dashcam video continues, officer encinia escalates the situation when he threatens to light sandra bland up. I will drag you out of here. You are threatening to drag me out of my own car. Get out of the car1 i will like you up get out, now for failure to signal. Failure to signal. Failure to signal. Get off the phone. Im not on the phone. Its my property. For your phone down. Sir . Put your phone down, right now. At your phone down. Come over here. Come over here now. Are you feeling good about your self . You feel real good about yourself, dont you . Turn around now. But your hands why my being arrested . Amy sandra bland can later be heard accusing police of slamming her head into the ground. She said she had epilepsy, to which Trooper Encinia replies, good. Into theammed my head ground. I cant even hear. You slamming into the ground and everything. Juan sandra bland was jailed and given 5000 bond. Three days later, she was found dead in her cell. On monday, a texas grand jury rejected charges against any of charges in regards to her death. Although, the prison officers wont face charges, encinia could still be indicted when the grand jury reconvenes next month. Special prosecutor darrell jordan said the ca