Aclu. Into Standing Rock. Ofafter the deadline february 22, 2017 at 2 00 p. M. We are all at risk of facing arrest, police brutality, federal charges, and prison time. Amy 10 people are arrested as the main resistance cap set up by lakota water protectors fighting the Dakota Access pipeline has largely been vacated after they were ordered to leave the camp. We will go to north dakota for the latest. More evidence comes to light about the close ties between new epa had scott pruitt and the fossil fuel industry. Why do you need an outside oil company to draft a letter when you have 250 people working for you . Senator, as i have indicated, that was an effort protecting the interest and making sure we made the voices of all oklahomans heard on a very important industry to our state. Amy thousands of pages of newly released emails reveal how scott pruitt closely collaborated with Koch Brothers comedies to rollback environmental regulations during his time as oaklands attorney general. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In north dakota, the main resistance camp set up by the lakota water protectors fighting me 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline has largely been vacated after protesters were ordered to leave the camp wednesday. Police arrested about 10 people. The u. S. Army corps of engineers and the north dakota governor had imposed a new eviction deadline for the hundreds of water protectors still living at the resistance camp. This is governor doug speaking on wednesday. Are big ask for tomorrow is anyone remaining in the camp, we want to make sure that have an opportunity to voluntarily leave, take your belongings, remove anything that might be culturally significant and we will help you get on your way if you need that. Amy prayer sermon is were held in part of the camp was set on fire. Water protectors say the resistance camp sits on unseeded to territory under the 1851 treaty of fort laramie and they have a right to remain on their ancestral land. A couple dozen people are still remaining at the camp ful. Consequences come from that, but i believe wholeheartedly in the move. Amy earlier this month, construction crews resumed work on the final section of the pipeline after the Trump Administration granted an easement to allow Energy Transfer partners to jewel beneath the missouri river. The Trump Administration has rescinded key protections for transgender students in Public Schools. The move reverses president obamas landmark decision last may to order Public Schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms matching their chosen gender identity. On wednesday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the white house to call on trump to protect transgender students. Participants included Mara Keisling of the National Center for transgender rights. The worstCase Scenario is what is already happening. Children all over the country are scared by this man. They are really worried theyre going to go to school tomorrow, theyre going to be bullied. These are kids who have to go to school worried about being bullied by other kids, even being bullied by educators. Now they have to worry about the attorney general of the United States and the president of the United States bullying them . Amy according to press accounts there was initially a split in the Trump Administration over the issue between attorney general Jeff Sessions and education secretary betsy devos. The New York Times reports devos initially resisted signing off and told trump that she was uncomfortable because of the potential harm that rescinding the protections could cause transgender students. The president sided with sessions and pushed devos to drop her opposition which she , did. The white house says President Trump will wait until next week to unveil a new ban on rugees and travelers from some majoritymuslim countries. President trumps january 27 executive order canceled tens of thousands of visas, stranding travelers worldwide and sparking mass protests at airports before a federal Appeals Court blocked the order. Trump had promised to unveil a revised order this week. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and john kelly visited mexico city on wednesday, in the first visit by a senior Trump Administration official since mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a planned meeting with President Trump last month. The pair sought to improve relations with mexico after trump promised to force mexico to pay for an expanded border wall and after his administration announced plans for mass deportations to mexico including immigrants who are not , mexican citizens. Mexicos foreign minister wednesday angrily denounced those plans. Clearly and say emphatically the government of mexico and the mexan people do not have to accept provisions that one government unilaterally wants to impose on the other. We will not accept it because there is no reason why we should and because it is not an interest of mexico. Amy the Mexican Foreign minister added that mexico will ask the United Nations to help preserve the rights of immigrants inside the United States. At the u. S. Mexico border a , 45yearold man leapt to his death just minutes after he was deported by u. S. Border guards. Witnesses say Guadalupe Olivas valencia was distraught and shouted he did not want to return to mexico, moments before he committed suicide by jumping from a bridge at the el chaparral Border Crossing in tijuana. Olivass family says he was a widowed father of three who was struggling to support his children. In texas, ice officers removed an undocumented immigrant asylumseeker from a hospital where she was being treated for a brain tumor and returned her to a detention center. Lawyers for the salvadoran woman, whos identified only as sara, say immigration agents cut off all communication with her family and attorneys and bound , her hands and ankles as they transferred her from the hospital to the forprofit Prairieland Detention Center near dallas. The lawyers say sara has been suffering convulsions, nose bleeds, and severe headaches, and needs brain surgery if shes to survive. Protests by thousands of angry constituents at town Hall Meetings across the country wednesday once again targeted lawmakers as voters challenged the policies of President Trump and the republican congress. In louisiana, constituents chand, where is he . As senator bill cassady arrived nearly a half hour late to a public forum. They booed as senator cassidy defended his plans to repeal the Affordable Care act. In arkansas, senator tom cotton was jeered by hundreds after quote proclaiming u. S. As the best health care and questioned about President Trumps plans to expand the wall on the u. S. Mexico border. Donald trump makes ma mexicans not important to people in arkansas, like me, my mom, my grandma. Just to make a wall. He is doing all that stuff just for a wall. Amy that was a seven year old named toby. In new jersey, Leonard Lance heard angry boos from constituents after pledging to bar federal funding for abortion. Wednesdays raucous town Hall Meetings come on the heels of similar protests at events by republican senators Chuck Grassley and joni ernst of iowa, florida congressmember dennis ross, tennessee congressmember marsha blackburn, and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell of kentucky. Thousands of pages of newly released emails reveal how epa administrator scott pruitt closely collaborated with Koch Brothersbacked oil, coal and Gas Companies to rollback environmental regulations during his time as oklahomas attorney general. The documents were released just days after pruitt was sworn in as the new head of the epa, the agency tasked with curtailing pollution and safeguarding Public Health. The trove of new documents shows how Energy Companies drafted language for pruitts attorney General Office to use to sue the epa over environmental regulations. We will have more on Scott Pruitts emails after headlines. We will speak with lisa graves, which successfully sued for the mess release. The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Texas Prisoner wednesday after ruling his own defense Team Presented a jury with racist comments. Duane buck was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend in 1996. At his trial, a state psychologist called by the defense testified that , africanamerican criminals are more likely to pose a future danger to the public. Writing for the majority in a 62 decision, chief Justice John Roberts ruled the testimony appealed to a powerful racial stereotypethat of black men as violence prone. in anaheim, california, video has emerged of an offduty Police Officer grabbing a 13yearold boy by his hoodie and restraining him before drawing a pistol and firing a single shot. No one was injured in tuesdays incident, which was captured on a cell phone video that went viral on social media. The video shows a man in plain clothes holding a boy against his will, who says repeatedly, let me go. The officer is surrounded by other children, who eventually come to the aid of the boy, pushing the officer over a row of hedges. The man is then seen drawing a pistol from his waistband before a gunshot rings out. Amy Anaheim Police say the officer had an ongoing dispute against children who were walking on his lawn. Both the 13yearold boy and his 15yearold brother were arrested. The offduty officer, who has not been identified, was questioned by Anaheim Police and released. The lapd said today he is on paid administrative leave. Overnight, hundreds of protesters gathered near the officers home before marching through anaheims streets and blocking intersections. In iraq, Security Forces stormed mosuls airport and a nearby military base today as they sought to capture the citys western half from isis. Mosul has been besieged since october, when u. S. Special forces joined iraqs army, shia militias, and kurdish fighters in a campaign to recapture the city from the selfproclaimed islamic state. A military spokesman admitted u. S. Tros have been wounded in the fiting, but would not say how many. Eight groups say they have prepared food and basic supplies for up to 400,000 civilians who are expected to flee the fighting. The United Nations says it needs to raise 5. 6 billion, most of it by the end of march, to avert a famine affecting 20 Million People in yemen and several african countries. U. N. Secretary general Antonio Guterres said wednesday that war and Climate Change have left millions at risk of starvation in a world of plenty. Im here with my colleagues to draw the worlds attention to more than 20 Million People in south sudan, somalia, yemen and nigeria are going hungry and facing devastating levels of food insecurity. Famine is already a reality and parts of south sudan. Aless we act now, it is only matter of time until it affects other areas and other countries. We are facing a tragedy. We must avoid it becoming a catastrophe. This is preventable if the International Community takes decisive action. Amy hardest hit is yemen, where a u. S. Backed, saudiled Bombing Campaign and naval blockade has left more than 14 Million People hungry. Among them, nearly a half million children who face severe acute malnutrition. The Trump Administration is seeking to shield a highranking intelligence official from testifying over her role in torturing prisoners at a secret cia black site. In a court filing, the Justice Department says it will assert a state secrets privilege to a shield cia Deputy Director gina haspel from being deposed in a civil trial against psychologists James Mitchell and bruce jessen. The pair are being sued for overseeing the torture of four men, one of whom died in cia custody. Haspel was reportedly present at a cia black site in thailand in 2002 as interrogators carried out mitchell and jessens program of waterboarding, beatings, sleep deprivation, starvation, and other forms of torture. This month, the former acting director of the cia confirmed that in 2005, haspel personally oversaw the destruction of videotapes showing torture at the black site. In san jose, california more , than 14,000 residents have been forced to evacuate their homes after heavy rains caused the regions largest reservoir to overflow. Some neighborhoods were so badly flooded that firefighters went doortodoor in boats rescuing trapped residents. Its the worst flooding to hit Silicon Valley in a century. And richmond, california has become the first u. S. City to call for an investigation into whether to impeach President Donald Trump. Tuesdays resolution, approved by the Richmond City council, states trump is in violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution, which prohibits People Holding federal office from accepting payments from foreign governments. These are some of the city officials who voted unanimously in favor of the impeachment resolution. Ordinarily, it would be odd to be talking about well, everything about this administration is on, but it would be odd to be talking about an impeachment of her president only a month into his term. Fortunately, with this president , it is oddly appropriate. The word is very, very clear the residents of these United States are not in alignment with his movement of hate, his movement of fear, his movement of bullying and intimidation, and his movement of out and out lies. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Trump Administration has rescinded key protections for transgender students in Public Schools. The move reverses president obamas landmark decision last may to order Public Schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms tching their chosen gender identity. The Obama Administration had threatened to withhold funding for schools that did not comply. According to press accounts there was initially a split in , the Trump Administration over the issue between attorney general Jeff Sessions and education secretary betsy devos. The New York Times reports devos initially resisted signing off and told trump that she was uncomfortable because of the potential harm that rescinding the protections could cause transgender students. At a meeting on tuesday in the oval office, the president sided with sessions and pushed devos to drop her opposition which she , did. Devos later issued a statement. On wednesday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the white house to call on trump to protect transgender speakers. Participants included gavin grimm, a 17 yearold transgender student in virginia whose lawsuit against the Gloucester County school board has gone to the Supreme Court. This frustrating that was even proposed, but this isnt going to stop us in our tracks. Youre going to fight as hard as we always have. Will not slow down at any point. Or any reason. Amy Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality also spoke outside the white house. The worst Case Scenario is what is already happening. Children all over the country are scared by this man. They are really worried theyre going to go to school tomorrow, they are going to be bullied. These are kids who have to go to school a