1st the Puerto Rico Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of the territorys new governor clearing the way for the just the secretary to take over the senate called off a vote on monday to confirm lucy in the job while the court decided on his legitimacy. Joining us from san juan to tell us how the court reached this decision. Well they only deliberated for a little less than a day actually they just got the case on tuesday it was a 90 decision unanimous and in this decision they said that the governor pure the e. C. Who had been sworn in on friday night was illegitimate because he was not confirmed by the Puerto Rican Senate as is stated what needs to be happen in the puerto rican constitution in there they said that he needs to step down at 5 pm local time which is of a little over 2 and a half hours from now we do expect louie c. To follow the orders from the Supreme Court we do expect him to step down if not at 5 pm a little bit before it could happen at any time actually and
President trump condemns White Supremacy, but fails for acknowledge his own ratist rhetoric t that was echoed in t man necessary owe of the antigunman who killed 22 people in el paso. Trump proposed no new major gun control measures but instead blamed video games and Mental Illness for the spike in Mass Shootings. President trump Mental Illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun. Amy well get response from two leading gun control advocates, plus well speak to manny and Patricia Oliver. Their son joaquin was killed last year in the Mass School Shooting in parkland, florida. They just happened to be in el paso on saturday to unveil a mural near the u. S. Mexico border on what would have been joaquins 19th birthday. And we will get an update on the political crisis in puerto rico. All that and more, coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The death toll in saturdays massacre at an El Paso Walmart has gone up to 22 people
Overall standings to 22. 00 points that sees 4th win of the season so far. Lets get to cricket now and another steve smith century has put a strain firmly in control of the ashes 1st taste against england smith hit 142 this time and there was also a century for matthew wade australia eventually declared with a lead of 397 in them close on 13 for no loss they need 385 to win smith really the star of the show is now scored well over a 1000 runs and hes lost him ashes innings averaging more than 139. 00 that includes 600. 00 remember the former captain is playing in his 1st taste since serving a ban for ball tampering. Ive never doubted my ability. Yet. Its kind of a dream come back in a way. To be able to score 200. 00 in a match in the 1st ashes test match. Its something ive never done in any form of cricket before in my life so. Its incredibly special and special to be able to i guess put us in the position that were in now going into day for Manchester City have beaten liverpool in th
Are deployed to kashmir as hindu pilgrims and tourists are all to leave over security concerns. So lets just begin with that breaking news from the u. S. State of ohio where local media are reporting multiple fatalities and several people wounded after a shooting in dayton and he said there was spawning to reports of a gunman in an area in the oregon district about 100. 00 people were partying when shots rang out around 4 am going to bring you more on that as we get it. Well this all comes on the heels of another shooting in texas police that arrested a 21 year old white man suspected of killing at least 20 people the gunman opened fire at a Shopping Complex in the city of el paso which is on the border with mexico President Trump has called the shooting an act of cowardice police are investigating the possibility that it was a hate crime is the worst mass shooting in the u. S. This year as reynolds reports. Heavily armed police moved through a Shopping Center in El Paso Texas after a
Articles this is an injustice to us. Are not going to tolerate we should just. One of the most militarized regions in the wilds claimed by both india and pakistan over the past few days tensions are high between the 2 Nuclear Powered neighbors as he treated accusations of attacks on each other islamabad is accusing india of using banned plastic bombs new delhi says pakistan is stating fight is to stage attacks across the border the valley is on the edge fear and panic over how little is known about whats to come priyanka group al jazeera. Meanwhile pakistans Prime Minister has warned that tensions with india over kashmir could escalate into a regional crisis come on high that has this update from islamabad. The Prime Minister. Meeting of a National Security committee of the cabinet by all the. That the United Nations Security Council should take note of a theory. That theyre developing in the region don had blamed for sending. Troops into a case means that it. May go for another day on