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that was attorney thomas stevens of detroit hers resisting emergency management. and now to the middle east where the turmoil is beginning to show a shift in international relations person syria president obama has asked congress to allocate a half of billion dollars to provide military equipment and training to vetted opposition fighters this would expand the cia training program and be the first direct u.s. military participation in the conflict of ons are intended to help those moderate groups in their struggle to fight against syrian president bashar al assad and the isis insurgents who are now focusing their efforts on iraq as a civil war begins to bleed over the border into iraq in a rare twist this week syrian military jets bombed isis forces near an iraqi border post an attack not coordinated with the shiite led iraqi government but welcomed all the same meanwhile isis pushes ahead in their efforts to overrun the country stoking a sectarian conflict between the kurds sunnis and shiites in response to the crisis the u.s. is now flying its first armed unmann

tell detroit attorney caps back on. that is the cry of residents in detroit appealing to the united nations over the city's move to shut off the water of thousands of residents. >> parents had to run to find out how they're going to pay their water bill. >> all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a federal court has released a heavily redacted memo that outlines the obama administration's legal rationale for killing u.s. citizens overseas. during the three month span in 2011, u.s. drones killed four american citizens, including muslim cleric anwar al-awlaki and weeks later, his denver-born 16-year-old son abdulrahman in yemen. the legal memo kept secret by the administration until now concludes the 2001 authorization for use of military force gave u.s. government the authority to target anwar al-awlaki, who the administration claims had joined al qaeda. the memo was authored by former obama justice department official david barron who was confi

america we begin today with the young going battle over water in detroit earlier this year the detroit water and sewage department announced it would begin shutting off water services to fifteen hundred to three thousand customers every week if their water bills were not paid and just last week the city approved an increase in the price residents would have to pay for water now a coalition of activists is pushing back by appealing to the u.n. high commission for human rights to intervene on behalf of the bankrupt city's most vulnerable citizens to break all of this down earlier i spoke with artie's make a lopez who is on the ground in detroit i first asked her why residents are having such a hard time paying for these bills. when you're really depends on who you ask if you ask the folks at the detroit water and through our department they'll tell you that people are simply putting these bills on the back burner and giving precedence to some of the other bills that might me shut off more immediately things like. your cable bill or your electricity bill because in the past we really have

our lead story today detroit now the latest sign of the city's rapid decline comes from detroit's water department many residents in detroit have stopped paying their water utility bill and the city is combat in the issue by shutting off water to more than three thousand homes and businesses per week in an effort to stop utilities from sliding even further into debt this however has sparked outrage and i mean outrage among activist groups including the united nations a u.n. team of experts says that detroit's decision to shut off water is enough front to human rights there's a pretty tough words now detroit's water and sewage department is a q. charging exorbitantly high rates to vocal residents and placing the burden of the city's fleeing tax base upon the shoulders of its poorest citizens now as detroit struggles to shed some of its eighteen billion dollars in debt a partial privatization of the department is now being considered reporting for us from detroit today is our meghan lopez. came standing here in detroit right outside of the detroit water and sewer department and this is a

our lead story today detroit now the latest sign of the city's rapid decline comes from detroit's water department many residents in detroit have stopped paying their water utility bill and the city is combat in the issue by shutting off water to more than three thousand homes and businesses per week in an effort to stop utilities from sliding even further into debt this however has sparked outrage and i mean outrage among activist groups including the united nations a u.n. team of experts says that detroit's decision to shut off water is enough front to human rights there's a pretty tough words now detroit's water and sewage department is accused of charging exorbitantly high rates to local residents and placing the burden of the city's fleeing tax base upon the shoulders of its poorest citizens now as detroit struggles to shed some of its eighteen billion dollars in debt a partial privatization of the department is now being considered reporting for us from detroit today is artie's meghan locos. i'm standing here in detroit right outside of the detroit water and sewer department and t

repertoire which is based in new york about something that's happening not too far away in detroit detroit's emergency manager kevyn orr of course says nothing is off the table to deal with this mess even privatizing the water services what happens in. one of the issues that you're talking about there is the idea of privatization now destroying a water and sewer department has not said whether or not it is actually shooting for that they said that they're not however activists say that this is an idea that was really showing off this water is really trying to sweeten the pot for possibly private investors taking over but they would be taking over a huge debt so detroit right now has its debt is in the billions the tens of billions of dollars of that five billion dollars worth of debt is from the water and sewer department alone which is about twenty three percent so the idea of private privatizing water and sewers is not completely uncommon about fifty percent of americans right now cross the u.s. get their water from private companies so the idea though is that it would take over quite a bi

well being today with the ongoing battle over water in detroit earlier this year the detroit water and sewerage department announced it would begin shutting off water service for fifteen hundred to three thousand customers every week if their water bills were not paid and just last week the city approved an increase in the price residents would have to pay for water now a coalition of activists are pushing back by appealing to the un high commission for human rights to intervene on behalf of the bankrupt city's most vulnerable citizens to break down all of the details in the fight over water earlier i spoke with artie's make a lopez who's on the ground in detroit and i first asked her why residents are having such a hard time paying for these bills when there are really depends on who you ask if you ask the folks at the detroit water and sewer department they'll tell you that people are simply putting these bills on the back burner and giving precedence to some of the other bills that might me shut off more immediately things like your cable bill or your electricity bill because in the

our lead story today detroit now the latest sign of the city's rapid decline comes from detroit's water department many residents in detroit have stopped paying their water utility bill and the city is combat in the issue by shutting off water to more than three thousand homes and businesses per week in an effort to stop utilities from sliding even further into debt this however has sparked outrage and i mean outrage among activist groups including the united nations a u.n. team of experts says that detroit's decision to shut off water is enough front to human rights those are pretty tough words now detroit's water and sewage department is a q. charging exorbitant lehi rates to local residents and placing the burden of the city's fleeing tax base upon the shoulders of its poorest citizens now as detroit struggles to shed some of its eight hundred billion dollars in debt a partial privatization of the department is now being considered reporting for us from detroit today as artie's meghan lopez. came standing here in detroit right outside of the detroit water and sewer department and thi

that was attorney thomas stevens of detroiters resisting emergency management. and now to the middle east where the turmoil is beginning to show a shift in international relations first in syria president obama has asked congress allocates a half a billion dollars to provide military equipment and training to vetted opposition fighters this would expand the cia training program and be the first direct u.s. military participation in the conflict the funds are intended to help the moderate groups in their struggle to fight against syrian president bashar al assad and of the isis insurgents who are now focusing their efforts on iraq as the civil war begins to bleed over the border into iraq in a rare twist this week syrian military jets bombed isis forces near an iraqi border posts an attack not coordinated with the shiite led iraqi government but welcomed all the same meanwhile isis pushes ahead in their efforts to overrun the country stoking a sectarian conflict between the kurds sunnis and shiites in response to the crisis the u.s. is now flying its first armed

repertoire which is based in new york about something that's happening not too far away in detroit detroit's emergency manager kevyn orr of course says nothing is off the table to deal with this mess even privatizing the water services what happens megan. one of the issues that you're talking about there is the idea of privatization now destroy water and sewer department has not said whether or not it is actually shooting for that they said that they're not however activists say that this is an idea that was really showing off this water is really trying to sweeten the pot for possibly private investors taking over but they would be taking over a huge debt so detroit right now has its debt is in the billions the tens of billions of dollars of that five billion dollars worth of debt is from the water and sewer department alone which is about twenty three percent so the idea of private privatizing water and sewers is not completely uncommon about fifty percent of americans right now cross the u.s. get their water from private companies so the idea though is that it would take over quite a bit

repertoire which is based in new york about something that's happening not too far away in detroit detroit emergency manager kevyn orr of course says nothing is off the table to deal with this mess even privatizing the water service is what happens in. one of the issues that you're talking about there is the idea of privatization now destroy water and sewer department has not said whether or not it is actually shooting for that they said that they're not however activists say that this is an idea that was really showing off this water is really trying to sweeten the pot for possibly private investors taking over but they would be taking over a huge debt so detroit right now has its debts is in the billions the tens of billions of dollars of that five billion dollars worth of debt is from the water and sewer department alone which is about twenty three percent so the idea of private as private time. i think water and sewers is not completely uncommon about fifty percent of americans right now cross the west get their water from private companies so the idea though is that it would take over

see what danait to gilbert has to say about detroit. as a car guy, i love detroit. to hear what steve case is going to put in, and all of those guys, that is the greatest tease. i am going to go to my desk and watch the show. >> all of this week, steve case has been on a mission to tell the country that big ideas do not just happen in big cities. he is wrapping up a bus tour. today, nashville. --.s called we hit the road with steve and start in detroit. >> he walks, he runs. he even rides a bike. everycase is following possible avenue to spread the word about his latest mission. can stop a city from becoming the next silicon valley. even detroit. >> it was the most iconic place. it will come out of bankruptcy in the next few months and it will need to rebuild its population. the only way to do that is to innovate. detroit was the first stop on the road trip to rally support. by many metrics, detroit has the most challenges. abandoned structures, population decline, billions in debt. that is the point case wants to make. people can revive a struggling cities. >> the

repertoire which is based in new york about something that's happening not too far away in detroit detroit's emergency manager kevyn orr of course says nothing is off the table to deal with this mess even privatizing the water services what happens in. one of the issues that you're talking about there is the idea of privatization now destroying water and sewer department has not said whether or not it is actually shooting for that they said that they're not however activists say that this is an idea that was really showing off this water is really trying to sweeten the pot for possibly private investors taking over but they would be taking over a huge debt so detroit right now has its debts is in the billions the tens of billions of dollars of that five billion dollars worth of debt is from the water and sewer department alone which is about twenty three percent so the idea of private is private. i think water and sewers is not completely uncommon about fifty percent of americans right now cross the u.s. get their water from private companies so the idea though is that it would take over qui

so let me talk about my hometown of detroit where about 95% of white children in the metro detroit area live in very low poverty neighborhoods. these are neighborhoods with, for the most part, highly functioning schools, good jobs for their parents, places to buy, fresh fruits and vegetables, capital to start a business. in contrast, only about 40% of black and latino kids in metro detroit live in those kinds of neighborhoods. now, you might say, well, that's to be expected given differences in wealth, income and education. but let's control for that. in detroit poor white children, about three out of every four live in neighborhoods with very low levels of poverty. in contrast, there are similarly poor -- their similarly poor black and latino peers very overrepresented in high poverty neighborhoods. so these are the issues that are at the root of our conversation. so i invite our panelists, how do we tackle these challenges? how do we begin to understand the sorting that has happened as a result of a variety of historic and contemporary factors and tackle those challenges so that, ulti

repertoire which is based in new york about something that's happening not too far away in detroit detroit's emergency manager kevyn orr of course says nothing is off the table to deal with this mess even privatizing the water service is what happens in. one of the issues that you're talking about there is the idea of privatization now destroy water and sewer department has not said whether or not it is actually shooting for that they said that they're not however activists say that this is an idea that was really showing off this water is really trying to sweeten the pot for possibly private investors taking over but they would be taking over a huge debt so detroit right now has its debts is in the billions the tens of billions of dollars of that five billion dollars worth of debt is from the water and sewer department alone which is about twenty three percent so the idea of private privatizing water and sewers is not completely uncommon about fifty percent of americans right now cross the u.s. get their water from private. company's so the idea though is that it would take over quite a bit

did decline comes from detroit's water department many residents in detroit have stopped paying their water utility bill and the city is combat in the issue by shutting off water to more than three thousand homes and businesses per week in an effort to stop utilities from sliding even further into debt this however has sparked outrage and i mean outrage among activist groups including the united nations a u.n. team of experts says that detroit's decision to shut off water is an affront to human rights those are pretty tough words now detroit's water and sewage department is accused of charging exorbitantly high rates to local residents and placing the burden of the city's fleeing tax base upon the shoulders of its poorest citizens now as detroit struggles to shed some of its eight hundred billion dollars in debt a partial privatization of the department is now being considered reporting for us from detroit today as artie's megane locos. i'm standing here in detroit right outside of the detroit water and sewer department and this is a building in a department that is really coming unde

no american city has been quite as hard as detroit and now to add insult to injury detroit's water and sewage department is turning off the water for thousands of the city's poorest residents who simply can't afford to pay the bills see detroit's water rates have risen by nearly one hundred twenty percent over the last decade and now fifty percent of all water bills in the city are delinquent as a result detroit's unelected emergency manager kevyn orr has ordered water shut off for one hundred fifty thousand residents tell me break down the details of the story i'm joe no correspondent megan lopez on the ground in detroit michigan why has detroit seen its water rates rise nearly one hundred twenty percent over the last decade. well it's right water and sewer department is giving a number of reasons why we are seeing that rise first of all they're saying that fewer people are using water itself so obviously the costs are going to go up also detroit is not unique in that it's wanderer infrastructure right now is aging water infrastructure in detroit is almost at the end of its life span

detroit really extensively. this is a big step. it's frankly unprecedented according to analysts that cover bankruptcies like this that i've talked to. but the road is still very long. you have a big fight between creditors and the city. do you see a successful exit from bankruptcy for detroit come this fall? >> yes, it should happen. there are two more important steps after the signing today. there's a vote of retirees and we need a yes socievote on that. then the bankruptcy trial itself with the judge who needs to approve the plan of adjustment. that trial begins in late august. those are the two major steps left in the process. assuming positive outcomes, then we should be in a position to emerge from bankruptcy and get the city with the mare and the city council with good oversight all foe us kd on growing the city of detroit. >> the real struggle you still have is the fact that the tax base has been so depleted. so many people in businesses leaving detroit. you're having a lot of success downtown bringing t

city of detroit close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accused. of human rights violations cutting off water supplies for the poor. nato secretary general and. his post we report on the shady deals which allowed them to get the job in the first place. hello once again thanks for joining us my name is neil harvey and you watching. first this hour it is being confirmed that armed american drones are patrolling the airspace over the iraqi capital while the country finds an army of jihadists advancing from the north the u.s. official said that the jones' primary task is to defend american diplomats u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also asking the kurds to stand by by dance that they've taken already taken control of oil centers in the city of could cook after it was left by the army and kurdish authorities are now planning a referendum on independence you see catherine offloads of the prospects for iraqi kurdistan in the ongoing conflict. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of the islamic state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as th

once a bastion of economic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating but forty percent in poverty in a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation the traders are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely in a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billio

once a bastion of economic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating but forty percent in poverty in a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation the traders are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r t correspondent megan lopez. is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child while i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billion

and sebastian about canonical boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating but forty percent in poverty in a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation the traders are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely in a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child while i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five

once a bastion of economic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating but forty percent in poverty and a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation the traders are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child i am i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five bil

water water everywhere but not a drop to drink in detroit water services have been cut off to thousands of people who haven't been able to pay their bills and now the traders are reaching out to the u.n. for help a report from michigan just ahead. and the supreme court has spoken today the high court handed down two important decisions and that includes a ruling against the warrantless search of the rest of person's phone an in-depth look at that coming up. and drones on the farm a new initiative and to get aerial footage that exposes some of the criminal treatment of then a moles on factory farms we'll talk to the man behind the project later in the show . it's wednesday june twenty fifth pm in washington d.c. and the mere idea of it and you're watching r t america we begin tonight with the young going battle over water in detroit earlier this year the detroit water and sewage company announced it would begin shutting off water service for fifteen hundred to three thousand customers every week if the bills were not paid and just last week the city approved an increase in the price resi

go to detroit water brigade dot org if you want to fight for a worse detroit that's not possible. now we go to germany where they're dealing with bigger problems than detroit literally bigger problems such as giant vaginas or u.s. exchange student in germany got trapped inside a sculpture of a giant alrighty he had to be rescued by scores of firefighters. i'm sorry there's too many punch lines to choose from all right most of them revolve around analogies for marriage but i could also take the route of climate change of mother nature getting her revenge or where we could go the more literal path you know and just say it's a bad idea to foot statue even if it is under scavenger hunt checklist or or perhaps we could talk about how maybe the guy didn't even get trapped in there maybe the giant gave birth to a fully grown man all right we don't know what a massive stone vagina is capable of the testing has been done yet. maybe that's not it either maybe it's an alternative power source germany has been working on we know they're good at that they recently announced that fifty one perc

city of detroit harbors close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities of rights violations for cutting off water supplies to the poor details after a short break. the media leave also we leave that maybe. by the same motions your. play your part of the physical. issues that no one is asking with to get that you deserve answers from. politics. please speak your language. programs in documentaries in arabic in school here on the t.v. reporting from the we'll talk spoke skiffy ip interviews intriguing story for you. then try. to find out more visit our big. dog called. edging fifteen minutes into the hour welcome unders fogh rasmussen is term as nato chief maybe almost but not questions are being asked about how he got the job in the first place freshly in the spotlight wiki leaks documents suggest rasmussen abused his powers as prime minister to guarnteed himself his future job specifically denmark reportedly agreed to start legal action against a kurdish separatist channel that was broadcasting from copenhagen in two thousand a

us city of detroit close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities of human rights violations for cutting off water supplies to the poor. nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen prepares to leave his post we report on the shady deals which allowed him to get the job in the first place. live from our new center here in moscow twenty four hours a day welcome to our international i mean i know you it's been confirmed that armed american drones are patrolling the airspace over the iraqi capital while the country fights normie of jihadists advancing from the north a u.s. official said the drones primary task is to defend american diplomats u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also asking the courage to stand by baghdad but they have already taken control of oil centers in the city of kirkuk and kurdish authorities are now expanding to hold a referendum on independence and. looks at the prospects for iraqi kurdistan in the ongoing conflict. less than two kilometers away a stronghold but here it is lawmakers state in iraq an

the us city of detroit close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities there of human rights violations cutting off water supplies to the poor. nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen prepares to leave his post we report on the shady.

once a bastion of economic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating but forty percent in poverty and a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation the traders are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child while i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billi

city of detroit harvest close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities of rights violations for cutting off water supplies to the poor details after a short break. i'm happy martin the stories we cover here and here in iraq other big story that have struck headlines and talk there's a reason they don't want you to know. now let's break the set. dramas to be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. places changing the world. to picture focus days. from around the globe. this is a media lead us so we leave them to be. the same motions secure. your party isn't the. issue is that no one is asking with again that you deserve answers from. politicking only on our team. you're welcome back to the program under me since term as nato chief maybe almost but not questions are being asked about how he got the job in the first place freshly in the spot like wiki leaks documents suggest for us mission abused his powers as prime minister to guarantee himself his future job specifically denmark reportedly agreed to start legal action against

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city of detroit the valuation of human winds all of sorties are still trying to wring out money from the poorest residents. welcome to our day international well line from moscow you with me to my must say it's good to have your company with us this evening. they rocky army has launched an offensive on the city of tikrit that is the current be in the hands of islamist radicals a town of less than two hundred kilometers from baghdad the eventual target all the extremists that's gone the u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the kurds to reinforce the defenses of the rocky company but it seems the ethnic group has other priorities now after capturing the oil rich city of kurdish authorities are planning to hold an independence referendum to see catherine off look said to be prospects of. less than two kilometers away a stronghold islamic state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga all are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. to this whole

a deal to save the precious art of detroit falls short. i'll have a live report. more deadly stroinls toda deadln pakistan. north waziristan. following a siege at karachi's international airport. under attack for five hours, including the 10 attackers were killed. have. >> pakistani soldiers killed clear from afar as smoke covered the night sky. just before midnight rebels had shut their way into the old terminal dressed in security force uniforms. a gun battle followed with real members of airport security then the army was called in. >> security forces confirm. >> security forces confronted and killed them, they destroyed them. it is good that this operation was over in about four, five hours. >> reporter: but four or five hours is enough to bring up the question of the state of security in pakistan again. this is country's busiest airport. last year more than 16 million people passed through here. and this is what the rebels brought with them. an arsenal of suicide vests and heavy weapons. the pakistani taliban say the attack is revenge nor a u.s. drone strike

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once a bastion of economic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating with forty percent in poverty and a foreclosure crisis unmatched anywhere else in the nation detroiters are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely in a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billio

five years later, gorton struck again, this time in detroit. some think he had an obsession for flight attendants. he went to a hotel near the airport, waited in the third-floor stairwell, and saw nancy ludwig walking towards her room. after the murder, he showered, changed his clothes, and stole nancy's belongings, possibly as a trophy. >> count i you did in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of attempted sexual conduct in the first degree. >> jeffrey gorton was tried and convicted for the first-degree murder of both nancy ludwig and margarette eby. he will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> i'm afraid of him. i'm glad he's locked up for the rest of his life. he is the absolutely most frightening person that i've ever encountered because he was random, because he was so secretive, because he was so ordinary. >> walter tom henderson wrote about this case this "blood justice" and thinks there are other victims. >> my feeling is that some day, somebody's going to be running a dna sample that kicks up jeffrey gorton's name. it may be

go to detroit water brigade dot org if you want to fight for a worse detroit that's not possible. now we go to germany where they're dealing with bigger problems than detroit literally bigger problems such as giant vaginas or u.s. exchange student in germany got trapped inside a sculpture of a giant alrighty he had to be rescued by scores of firefighters. i'm sorry there's to be punch lines to choose from for either most of them revolve around analogies for marriage but i could also take the route of climate change of mother nature getting her revenge or where we could go the more literal path you know and just say it's a bad idea for dad to even if it is under scavenger hunt checklist or or perhaps we could talk about how maybe the guy didn't even get trapped in there maybe the vagina gave birth to a fully grown man all right we don't know what a massive stone vagina is capable of the testing has been done yet. maybe that's not it either maybe it's an alternative power source germany's been working on we know they're good at that they recently announced that fifty one percent of

name standing here in detroit right outside of the detroit water and sewer department and this is a building in a department that is really coming under a lot of scrutiny lately and that is because it's starting in march it started shutting off the water of people who are two months or more delinquent on their water bills so far ninety thousand residents or more oh money to the city forty five thousand notices were sent out in may alone saying that people need to pay their water bills or the city would in fact to shut the water off in may alone they shut off the water of forty five hundred residents within twenty four hours a sixty percent of those residents were about twenty seven hundred people actually came into this building and either paid off their bills in full made a deposit or made special arrangements in order to have that water turned back on i spoke earlier with the detroit water and sewer department a spokes person named gregory and he says that because the city is in such dire straits they have to take whatever measures they can to help people understand how important this issu

city of detroit a violation of human rights while authorities are still trying to wring out money from the poorest residents. and it's just gone five pm this evening here in moscow. i mean. the iraqi army has launched an offensive on the city of to create. islamist radicals the town is less than two hundred kilometers from baghdad be eventual target of the extremists and this comes as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the courage to reinforce the defenses of the iraqi capital but it seems the group has other priorities change in the oil rich city of kirkuk kurdish authorities are planning to hold an independence referendum . looks at the prospects of the vote. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of us law mixed state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga all are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. to this whole area. isis fighters with snipers in the militant offensive sweeping across a rock is redrawing the country's bord

to the detroit violation of human rights and the authorities are still trying to bring up money from the poorest residents. just gone past some midnight here in the russian capital you live with us on r.t. international with me to say. they rocky army has lost twenty of its many in a vicious shoot on tour with radical fighters and it to drive them back from baghdad the battle to pave some fifty kilometers from the capital of comes as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the kurds to reinforce the defenses of the capital but it seems to me as new group has other priorities known after capturing the all ridged. kurdish authorities are planning to hold an independence referendum caffein up the prospects of a vote. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of islamic state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga are are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. so this whole area. isis fighters with snipers in the militant offensive sweeping

us city of detroit close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities of human rights violations for cutting off water supplies to the poor. and also to come this hour as nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen has to leave his post we report on the shady deals which allowed him to get the job in the first place. you're watching from around the world welcome to moscow on to r.t. international i'm you know neal it's been confirmed that armed american drones are patrolling the earth space sylvia rocky capital while the country fights an army of jihad the said dancing from the north a u.s. official said the drones primary task is to defend american diplomats u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also asking the courage to stand by baghdad but they've already tell you to look at oil centers in the city of kirkuk and kurdish authorities are not planning to hold a referendum on independence and looks at the prospects for a rocky. conflict. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of these lawmakers state in iraq and syria fig

which really don't really hold water if anybody can come up with a way that we can make the detroit drink water is good as it is right now for pennies on the dollar will want to listen unfortunately this is not the case leaving some residents salivating for a solution to this water crisis and others just plain thirsty reporting in detroit michigan meghan lopez. made a career in and around town an international water campaigner for the blue planet project told us unemployment of poverty off fuelling the crisis there are thousands of residents who have been cut who've been cut off from their water and sewerage services since march and what that means is that people basically don't have access to water in their homes we're talking about a city where forty percent of the people are living below the poverty line so many of these people cannot afford to be there to pay the bills and it is a violation of the human right to water and sanitation when people are being caught being forced to pay very high rates for their water and sanitation services and when they're not able to meet those demands t

and sebastian about the nomic boom detroit fell victim excuse me to the worst predatory aspects of our broken economic system and the results have been devastating at forty percent in poverty and a foreclosure crisis on matched anywhere else in the nation detroiters are now fighting another battle the right to water so for the last decade residents have seen their water bills go up a staggering one hundred twenty percent and now thousands of households every week are seeing their water shut off completely in a catastrophe the united nations has called a violation of human rights to report on the situation and what people are doing to fight back is on the ground in detroit r.t. correspondent megan lopez. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child i supposed to shower must fill in the largest. american city to ever file for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billion

the city of detroit close to a humanitarian crisis with the u.n. accusing local authorities of human rights violations causing off water supplies for the poor. nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen prepares to leave his post report on the shady deals which allowed him to get the job in the first place . my name is the harvey and you are watching and. now it's been confirmed that american drones are patrolling the airspace over the iraqi capital while the country finds an army of jihad ists advancing from the north and u.s. official said the drones primary task is to defend american diplomats u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also asking the kurds to stand by baghdad while kurdish authorities want a referendum on independence he was followed by the british foreign secretary who traveled to meet kurdish leaders in northern iraq on friday to discuss their role in the conflict you see caffein off looks at the prospects for iraqi kurdistan in the ongoing conflict. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of the islamic state in iraq and syr

and the you want is calling massive water cut also he was a city of detroit as while a shell of human rights while authorities are still trying to bring all this money from the poorest residents. from moscow this is our change to national you with me. they rocky army has lost twenty of its men in a vicious a shootout with radical fight to send in time to drive them back from baghdad not the battle took place some fifty kilometers from the capital this comes as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the kurds to reinforce the defenses of the capital but it seems the ethnic group has other priorities now mostly capturing the oil rich city of code google could issue authorities are planning to hold an independence referendum to see caf not looks at the prospects of the vote. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of us law makes state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga all are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. to this whole are

city of detroit of violation of human rights while authorities are trying to wring out money from the poorest residents. live from moscow this is already international thank you for being with us at the c evening you with me tongue say. they rocky army has launched an offensive on the city of tikrit that is currently in the hands of islamist radicals a ton of less than two hundred kilometers from baghdad the eventual target of the extremists this comes as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the kurds to reinforce the defenses of the iraqi capital but it seems the athame group has other priorities now after capturing the oil rich city of kirkuk kurdish authorities are planning to hold an independence referendum mostly caffein up looks at the prospects of the vote. less than two kilometers away a stronghold of the islamic state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga all are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. so this whole area. face