Amy as the republicans engage in another primary debate, this one in South Carolina, we will go to columbia, South Carolina, does it with tom turnipseed, who is a National Director of segregationist alabama governor George Wallaces 1968 president ial campaign, but has since become a civil rights attorney and social justice activist. Well also speak with nation magazine publisher katrina vanden heuvel, not only about the republican bait debate, but also for only the third time in its 150year history, the nation magazine has endorsed a candidate in the democratic primary. Then to the water crisis in flint, michigan. It is an emergency. The cdc and the pediatrics say levelis no safe of lead. It is an emergency. Amy protesters fill the State Capitol in lansing, calling on Governor Rick Snyder to resign over the flint water contamination crisis. We will get the latest from the doctor who helped expose the lead poisoning, mona hannaattisha, as snyder has asked president obama to declare a federal emergency in flint where residents are also dealing with an outbreak of legionnaires disease thats killed 10 people so far. And we will speak with Investigative Reporter curt guyette about how the same unelected emergency manager who caused the crisis in flint ash causedhe crisiin flint is Public Schools were teachers have gone out on strikes. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Obama Administration has announced it has transferred 10 yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to oman, marking what the white house calls a significant milestone. After the transfer 93 prisoners , are still being held at guantanamo. Approved 34rd has prisons for transr, which the whithouse hasill coinue ovethe course of the year. Also thursday, ash carter announced he is repaired a plan that would move guantanamos remaining prisoners to secure site in the United States. President obama reportedly is in the final stages of reviewing that plan. Goldman sachs has reached a tentative 5 billion settlement with federal and state investigators over the investment banks role in the 2008 financial crisis. Goldman was under investigation for lying about the value of the mortgagebacked securities it sold in the years leading up to the crash. The sale of toxic securities helped trigger the Global Economic collapse. Under the terms of the tentative settlement, goldman will pay billions in civil penalties. No one will go to jail. Michigan attorney general Bill Schuette has announced he will investigate the water crisis in flint to determine whether any michigan laws have been violated. This comes as Governor Rick Snyder has appealed to president obama to declare a major disaster over lead poisoning in flints drinking water. The poisoning began after an unelected emergency manager appointed by snyder switched the citys water source to the corrosive flint river in a bid to save money. Residents have reported Lasting Health impacts, including developmental and cognitive impairment. Governor snyder asked for federal aid thursday, amid new revelations that at least 10 Flint Residents have died from legionnaires disease amid a surge in infections caused by the waterborne bacteria. Th comes athe worleconomic forums annual global risks report has ranked water crises as the top global risk to industry and society over the next decade. Well go to michigan to speak who dr. Mona hannaattisha , headed the september study that discovered high levels of lead in the blood of flints children. We will talk to her later in broadcast. The Obama Administration is expected to announce plans friday to halt all new coal mining leases on public lands. Obamas proposal follows demands by a coalition of more than 400 organizations that the white house stop issuing new leases for all false of fuel extraction on public lands and oceans. Speaking on democracy now , Tim Dechristopher explained the significance of the campaign. Theres another 450 gigatons huckabee kept in the ground by ending fossil fuel leaching. So it is a major demand. Think isething that i a new step for the climate movement, for a lot of the mainstream groups that were part of this coalition and part of this campaign that we are same were no longer operating from a paradigm of deviating from the status quo, were operating from the paradigm of looking at the challenge of Climate Change and what actually is necessary. And we are going to find a way to make that happen. , spokesman for the National Mining association Luke Popovich said it appears that theyre going after the federal Coal Leasing Program with the intention of keeping coal in the ground. In new york state nine activists , who were arrested for blocking construction of a gas pipeline expansion are slated to begin trial, where they will use the necessity defense, arguing their actions were necessary because of the threat of Climate Change. On november 9, nine activists with the group resist aim blocked the entrance to the construction area for the proposed expansion of the Spectra Energy algonquin pipeline, which carries fracked methane gas across the east coast. The use of the necessity defense in this case comes after as five Climate Justice activists on trial in Washington State for blocking a milelong oil train our also argue their protest necessary because of the threat of Climate Change. Nci s, the naval criminal investigative service, has reopened its investigation into accusations that members of a Navy Seals Team brutally beat several afghan prisoners at a remote outpost in southern afghanistan in 2012. This follows an investigation by the New York Times that found three navy seals dropped heavy stones on the detainees chests, stomping on their heads, and pouring bottles of water on their faces in a modified form of waterboarding. One of the detainees was beaten so badly that he eventually died from his injuries. To see our interview on that story, you can go to democracynow. Org. In chicago, protests dubbed black wall street are planned today to protest Fatal Police Shootings of African Americans. After a federal judge forced chicago to release video footage of the Fatal Police Shooting of another unarmed of an american teenager named cedrick chatman. 17yearold chatman was killed by Chicago Police officer kevin fry in january 2013. The video footage from traffic surveillance cameras shows chatman running away from two officers, who are chasing him down the street. One of the officers is clearly holding a gun. Both videos partially obscure the shooting itself, but each show chatman crumpling to the ground after shots are fired. Police had claimed chatman turned and pointed something at the officers, but neither video shows any signs the teenager turned. Police later learned chatman was holding only the case of his iphone. Police have said chatman was being pursued as a suspect in a car theft. Officer kevin fry, who killed chatman, has had at least 30 civilians complaints filed against him over the course of his career, reportedly. Chatmans family has sued chicago over the shooting. The release of this video footage comes amid increasing calls for chicago mayor Rahm Emanuels resignation over the Fatal Police Shooting and possible coverup of another 17yearold teenager, laquan mcdonald, who was shot 16 times by white Police OfficerJason Van Dyke more than one year ago. A new investigation by the Chicago Tribune suggests emanuel may have kwn the details of the mcdonald case far earlier than he has admitted. The investigation shows emanuels closest aides were concerned the mcdonald case might create a political firestorm as early as december 2014. These aides and Top Police Officials all began closely tracking the case. They also held multiple meetings with emanuel over this time period. In april, during the mayors reelection campaign, chicago agreed to a preemptive 5 million settlement with Laquan Mcdonalds family after they obtained video footage of the killing. In alabama, a federal judge has thrown out the civil rights case against the former madison Police Officer accused of using Excessive Force against an unarmed indian grandfather in an attack that left the man partially paralyzed. In february 2015, officer eric parker and other officers approached Sureshbhai Patel as he was taking a walk. A neighbor had called 911 to report a skinny black guy in the neighborhood. Dashcam Footage Shows Police slamming patel from a standing position facefirst into the ground. On wednesday, judge Madeline Hughes haikala granted a motion to acquit officer eric parker, following two mistrials last year. In upstate new york, Ithaca College president tom rochon has resigned after months of protests against racism on campus. This comes one month after students voted overwhelmingly to cast a vote of no confidence against rochon. Students have accused the College President of responding inadequately to racist incidents, including one where an africanamerican alum was repeatedly was called a savage by two white male fellow alumni. Speaking on democracy now in november, Ithaca College professor peyi soyinakaairewele discussed the campus grievances with the College President rochon. I think the crisis we havent Ithaca College is historical struggle with president rochon. Faculty, students, and staff have found to be unaccountable, andresponsive, responsive leadership. This has been a longstanding struggle with the administration to create a community that is inclusive, not only of race, but of students voices, faculty input, and staff input. And so weve had many incidents over the past two years since rochon has been in office that describes and so eloquently that he has absolutely no regard for the contributions of members of the community. Amy that was Ithaca College professor peyi soyinakaairewele. On thursday, the group poc at ic, people of color at ithaca llege, which has led the protests, celebrated the announcement of rochons resignation, writing on facebook there is power in the collective. We did it and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Juan welcome to all of our listeners and viewers. Republican tilde debate last night in South Carolina. Voters head to the polls on federally 20th in the third caucus a primary after i win New Hampshire. The prime time lineup was narrowed to seven hopefuls after senator rand paul and former hp ceo Carly Fiorina failed to make the cut. The latest polls show frontrunner donald trump continues to hold a commanding National Lead at 33 . 13 points ahead of his closest challenger texas senator ted cruz. Cruz, however, recently surged in the opening contest of iowa he and trump are now tied. Amy just before the debate, it emerged that senator cruz failed to disclose a Goldman Sachs loan step used to finance his 2012 senate bid in texas. New york times reports you took out loans from Goldman Sachs and citibank totaling 1 million. Cruzs Senate Campaign did not report either of the loans in its filings with the federal election commission. With cruz and second place, trump has confronted his top challenger by raising questions about his eligibility to become was born because cruz in canada to a cuban father and an american mother. Senator cruz was asked about his eligibility last night. Back in september, my friend donald said he had had his lawyers look at this from every which way. And there was no issue there, there was nothing to this birther issue. Now since september, the constitution hasnt changed. [laughter] but the poll numbers have. And i recognize i recognize that donald is dismayed that his poll numbers are falling in iowa. But the facts and the law here are really quite clear. Under longstanding u. S. Law, the child of a u. S. Citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen. If a soldier has a child abroad, that child is a natural born citizen. Thats why john mccain, even though he was born in panama, was eligible to run for president. If an american missionary has a child abroad, that child is a National Born citizen. That is why george romney, mitts dad, was eligible to run for president even though he was born in mexico. Juan he went on to say donald trump my not even be eligible because his mother was born in scotland. Also during the debate, the question trump about his call to ban muslims from entering the United States. Mr. Trump, your comments about banning muslims from entering the country created a firestorm. According to facebook, it was the most talked about moment online of your entire campaign with more than 10 Million People talking about the issue. His or anything you have heard that makes you want to rethink this position . No. Amy that was donald trump. No, he said. For more than Republican Debate, were joined by two guests, katrina vanden heuvel, editor and publisher of the nation magazine, and tom turnipseed, a selfdescribed reformed racist. He was National Director of segregationist alabama governor George Wallaces 1968 president ial campaign, but a since become a civil rights attorney and social justice activist. In the late 1990s, he was cocounsel in a lawsuit against the ku klux klan for burning an African American church in South Carolina and won a 37 million verdict against the klan. He is also a former South Carolina state senator. He is joining us from the state where the debate took place last night, joining us from South Carolina, from columbia, the capital. We welcome you both to democracy now actually, tom turnipseed, i want to begin with you. The debate took place in north charleston, South Carolina, to be exact. We were recently there in charleston after the killing of the worshipers at emanuel church. North charleston, which is a separate city, is where walter scott was killed by the officer slager, the africanamerican motorist who was shot in the back repeatedly. Set the scene for us for where this debate took place and the significance of the Republican Debate happening in South Carolina, tom. Venuel, it is a larger where they had it. I think it was appropriate because being in north charleston, it has a largest venue in the charleston area so it was pretty good for it. You know, South Carolina is a big deal in president ial politics. We have the third major focus in iowa,caucused up the New Hampshire and then down here in South Carolina. So it is kind of a big deal. Amy katrina vanden heuvel, you heard the first clip that we just played about the eligibility a senator cruz the donald trump first said it was not an issue, but now because they are in a close contest in iowa, continually raises. First of all, i dont think any of them are eligible considering the failure to address the real issues confronting this country, whether the economic anxiety or racial injustice, but we need some resolution. Constitutional lawyers should be put in a room and come out and say something, but you saw ted cruz, very sharp edged in this nasty come a overlong debate come back swinging. I dont think viewers, way with any better sense of it except that i really do mean what i said which is that people these candidate should be judged, and seems to me, on the issues and not on this kind of new birtherism, which donald trump worked desperately against obama of years ago. Amy did they talk about rence tribe in this clip they talked about him in the debate last night with donald trump saying that lawrence tribe, who was editor truce cruises professor at law school, said the issue isnt settled. He even said, surprisingly evenh, he said it wasnt settled, though more so with john mccain who was born