amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> as a little girl, i wouould watch h the miss u usa padgetttr yeyear and reaeam of being g onf those beautiful successful, incrcredibly confident womomen. these dreams never included a man lining us all up to look us over like we were pieces of meat. amy: the women who have accused president trump of sexual harassment and assault are back, and this time they're demanding that congress investigate as ththere are atat least 56 congrs members. we will speak with samantha holvey from a former miss usa contestant, when trump owned the pageant, and we will stick with planned parenthood president cecile richards. >> this first year has been probably the worst year for inen of any administration history, but ialso has been the e mo amazingear of organizing and resilience and resistance amy: we will so speak with cecicillricharar about accused pedophilroroy moore running for nanate in alama, awell as e statof reproduive right in arica tod. hen nrly 1200mmigrant lo their legal statusince pres

i'm amy goodman. we begin today's program with president trump's tax bill. just before 2:00 a.m. on saturday morning, republicans passed a nearly 500-page bill with dramatic impacts on not only the u.s. tax code but also health care, domestic spending, even oil and gas drilling. the plan would cut taxes by nearly $1.5 trillion. major corporations and the richest americans, including president trump and his own family, would reap the most dramatic benefits. the legislation includes slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and giving further tax cuts to wealthy business owners. the senate version would also dramatically cut the estate tax, while a house version of the plan, passed last month, would eliminate the estate tax entire. -- tax entirely. significantly, the senate bill would also repeal the affordable care act's individual mandate, which experts say would cause the cost of health insurance to skyrocket. it wouould lead to millions of pepeople losing their health insurance. a little known

i'm amy goodman. at the united nations, over 120 countries defied president trump thursday by voting in favor of a resolution calling for the united states to drop its recent recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. the final vote, 128 to nine bank. 35 nations abstained and 21 countries did not cast a vote. the eight countries voting with the united states were israel, guatemala, honduras, the marshall islands, micronesia, nauru, palau and togo. trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor. on thursday, nikki haley, the unitited states ambassador to te united nations, reiterated trump's threat after the vote. >> america will put our embassy in jerusalem. that is what the amemerican peoe want us to do. and it is the right thing to do. no vote in the united nations will make any difference on that. but this vote will make a difference on how americans look at the u.n. and on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the u.n. and this vote will be remembered. am

amy: dr. bandy lee is a forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of yale school of medicine, internationally recognized expert on violence. she organized the duty to warn conference at yale and edited the book "the dangerous case of donald trump: 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president." the book became a best-seller the instant it was published in october, sold out, resupplied, sold out again. to see the whole interview with dr. bandy lee, you can go to democracynow.org. week, welier this played interviews with two women who have accused donald trump of sexual misconduct. jessica leeds and samantha holvey, who were part of a news conference this week in new york calling on congress to investigate the president of the united states. you can see those interviews at democracynow.org. and that does it for our show. happy birthday tomorrow to renee feltz. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@demo

i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, at least 40 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the capital kabul. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted a shia cultural center and the afghan voice news agency. afghan journalist safety committee says at least one journalist was killed in the attack and another four were wounded. the blast struck as students were attending a discussion forum at the cultural center marking the 38th anniversary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. this is an eyewitness to the attack, ali reza. >> i saw many dead in the area. i was looking for my cousin, but i could not find his body. i am sure what happened to him. the number of dead people has increased. amy: this comes days after i says clint responsibility for another suicide bombing which killed 10 people. president trump has lied about signing more pieces of legislation than any president in u.s. history, when in fact he's signed fewer pieces of legislation so far t

amy: dr. bandy lee is a forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of yale school of medicine, internationally recognized expert on violence. she organized the duty to warn conference at yale and edited the book "the dangerous case of donald trump: 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president." the book became a best-seller the instant it was published in october, sold out, resupplied, sold out again. to see the whole interview with dr. bandy lee, you can go to democracynow.org. week, welier this played interviews with two women who have accused donald trump of sexual misconduct. jessica leeds and samantha holvey, who were part t of a nes conference this week k in new yk calling on congress to investigate the president of the united states. you can see those interviews at democracynow.org. and that does it for our show. happy birthday tomorrow to renee feltz. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@dem

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> the doctor is the one who has the responsibility to document if it death was an indirect cause from hurricane maria. what was because? he died because there was not electricity. amy: fergus governor calls for recall for the death toll from hurricane maria. the governments official call is 64. several investigations have revealed nearly 1000 more people died. we will speak with the cofounder of the center for investigative journalism who originally broke the story. then as congress votes on the tax bill, the special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says the trump administration and republicans are turning the u.s. into the world champion of extreme inequality. from california to puerto rico looking at poverty and its relationship to civil rights. what i found was incredibly low rates of social mobility. so people who are now very rich will stay that way. people who are very poor will certainly stay that way. what we have with the new tax reform a proposed welfare refor

i'm amy goodman. senate republicans have passed a sweeping rewrite of the u.s. tax code that will dramatically impact not only household income, but also health care, domestic spending, even oil and gas drilling. it would cut taxes by nearly 1.5 trillion dollars with most of the cuts benefiting the richest americans, including president trump and his own family. the bill passed the senate and the early morning hours saturday on a vote of 51 to 49 with every democrat voting against the bill and all republicans voting for it except for senator bob corker of tennessee. democrats blasted republican leaders for only making the text of the nearly 500 page bill available a few hours before the vote. the final draft had handwritten notes scribbled in the margin. among those condemning the bill was bernie sanders. text of thesen. sanders: the ln passed last night gives incredibly large tax breaks to the very, very wealthy. millions ofxes on middle-class families. it leaves 13 million more americans without hea

[music break] [♪] amy: i am amy goodman. the pentagon is on the defensive after a new investigation revealed evidence that u.s. special operations forces massacred civilians in somalia earlier this year, allegedly firing on unarmed farmers and their families, then planting weapons beside the bodies to appear as though the people were armed members of al-shabaab. on wednesday, the pentagon released a statement that said, "after a thorough assessment of the somali national army-led operation near bariire, somalia, on 2017 and the associated august 25, allegations of civilian casualties, u.s. special operations command africa has concluded that the only casualties were those of armed enemy combatants." this statement came after "the daily beast" published an investigation wednesday on the bariire operation and its aftermath, and reported what eyewitnesses have said since the attack. the victims were farmers, and they were killed by american soldiers. >> american forces attacked us and killed these people, including children. th

i'm amy goodman. republicans in congress say they've reached a deal on final tax legislation that would slash $1.5 billion in taxes with major corporations and the richest americans, including president trump and his own family, reaping the most dramatic benefits. decreaselation would taxes for wealthy business owners. protest took place throughout capitol hill wednesday. the move clears away way for final vote next week. we'll have more on the tax plan after headlines. in alabama, republican senate candidate roy moore has refused to concede in the special election, despite the fact that democrat doug jones beat moore on tuesday. this is roy moore speaking wednesday night. the struggleeed in to preserve our republic, our civilization, and our religion and to set free a suffering humanity. the battle rages on. in this race, we're not received the final count to include military and provisional ballots . this has been a very close race, and we are waiting certification by the secretary of state. amy: du

i'm amy goodman. at the united nations, over 120 countries defied president trump thursday by voting in favor of a resolution calling for the united states to drop its recent recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. the final vote, 128 to nine bank. 35 nations abstained and 21 countries did not cast a vote. the eight countries voting with the united states were israel, guatemala, honduras, the marshall islands, micronesia, nauru, palau and togo. trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor. on thursday, nikki haley, the united states ambassador to the united nations, reiterated trump's threat after the vote. >> america will put our embassy in jerusalem. that is what the american people want us to do. and it is the right thing to do. no vote in the united nations will make any difference on that. but this vote will make a difference on how americans look at the u.n. and on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the u.n. and this vote will be remembered. amy

i'm amy goodman. the state of alabama has officially declared democrat doug jones the winner of the highly controversial special us senate race two weeks ago. on thursday morning, a judge blocked the lawsuit of jones' rival, republican roy moore, who was claiming voter fraud and demanding a new election. this is alabama secretary of state john merrill. sec. merrill: i would hope judge moore would look at what we had done, and if he would have a personal conversation with me, i would be happy to point to him, and many people outside of the sound of my voice right now about what our process and procedures are, because i do not think that anybody has a doubt that they have been objective and they have looked at this, and they know what has occurred is legitimate. amy: african american voters helped propel doug jones to victory by more than 20,000 votes, after at least nine women accused roy moore of sexually harassing them or assaulting them when they were teenagers, one as young as 14 years old. as reco

i'm amy goodman. a "new york times" investigation has revealed how the department of homeland security is increasingly going global, with thousands of ice ages and thousands of tsa agents to point to more than 70 countries around the world. "the new york times" reports hundreds more dhs workers are deployed at sea on coast guard ships or in the skies conducting surveillance. some countries have accused dhs of attempting to export united states restrictive restrictive immigration laws, with one german politician saying dhs's interrogations and detentions at foreign airports constitute an extrajudicial travel ban. the united states has imposed new sanctions on two north korean officials only days after the u.n. security council imposed another round of sanctions against north korea in response to its recent ballistic missile tests. north korea called the most recent u.n. security council sanctions an act of war. the new u.s. treasury sanctions freeze all u.s. assets of two north korean officials accused

for first responders, the ami level goes up to 200% of ami. for the 2015 housing bond, this was a source that allowed us to focus on middle-income househ d househol households. we're serving 120% to 175% ami. $80 million was set aside for middle-income production and home ownership. the downpayment assistance program has a set-aside for educators. we're expecting some state funds to assist us in our local funds, but they won't be coming until 2019. through this year's historic package legislation that was passed at the state level, we have a new recording fee that can be used for rental and home ownership opportunities serving middle income and work force househol households. and through the 2018 housing bond, there is also funds that are allowable to be used -- allowed to be used for home purchase assistance and a veterans home ownership assistance. so what does this mean in terms of creating more middle-income housing? we, the city, we're carrying most of this funding obligation without any existing state or federal funds to help us in creat

i'm amy goodman. in california, nearly 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate as drought-fueled wildfires tear across southern california. climate experts say the intensity of the winter blazes is linked to climate change. the fires caused the intermittent shutdown of the 101 and 405 freeways. nearly 150,000 acres have been scorched so far by the fires. authorities have warned residents to stay inside because of the dangerous air quality caused by smoke and cancerous ash from the fires. but a number of farms have stayed open, sparking concerns that farm workers are laboring in hazardous conditions without proper equipment. on wednesday, volunteers handing out free protective masks to farm workers say they were kicked off some farms, despite the fact that the pickers were asking for the safety equipment. tens of thousands of palestinians proteststed in the west banank and gaza strip following president trump's annonounce h he was recognizing jerusalem as israeael's capital and initiating a process

i'm amy goodman. the supreme court ruled monday that the latest iteration of president trump's travel ban can go into effect, even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. the court's order mean that the trump administration can fully enforce its new restrictions on travel from eight countries, six of them predominantly muslim. the ruling will bar most citizens from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad, and north korea from entering the united states, along with some venezuelans. the latest version was issued in september, shortly before the supreme court was set to hear oral arguments on the previous iteration of the travel ban. last month, the trump administration asked the supreme court to allow trump's latest travel ban to take effect, following an appeals court ruling that blocked part of it from being enacted. we will have more after headlines. the travel ban came as the trump administration said it's withdrawn the u.s. from the united nations global compact on migration. over the weeke

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> as a little girl, i would watch the miss usa padgett never year and ream of being one of those beautiful successful, incredibly confident women. these dreams never included a man lining us all up to look us over like we were pieces of meat. amy: the women who have accused president trump of sexual harassment and assault are back, and this time they're demanding that congress investigate as there are at least 56 congress members. we will speak with samantha holvey from a former miss usa contestant, when trump owned the pageant, and we will stick with planned parenthood president cecile richards. >> this first year has been probably the worst year for inen of any administration history, but it also has been the most amazing year of organizing and resilience and resistance. amy: we will also speak with cecille richards about accused pedophile roy moore running for senate in alabama, as well as the state of reproductive rights in america today. havenearly 1200 immigrants lost their leg

i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in alabama, where democrat doug jones and republican roy moore are locked in a tight and increasingly controversial race to fill l the alabama senatete t left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. a democrat hasn't won a u.s. the election isa democrat hasn't won a u.s. tuesday. senate race in alabama for 20 years. polling shows the two candidates are neneck in neck, dedespite me being accused by at least nine women of sexually harassing or assaulting them when they were teenagers. one of the women says moore removed her shirt and pants, then touched her over her bra and underwear, when she was 1414 years old. she says she recalls thinking -- "i wanted it over with -- i wanted out. please just get this over with. whatever this is, just get it over." president trump has repeatedly endorsed the accused child molester roy moore, including on when he held a rally in friday pensacola, florida, which is 20 miles from the alabama border and in the same media market a

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> as a little girl, i wouldld watch ththe miss usasa padgett r yearar and reamm of being ononef those beautiful successful, incrededibly confident womenen. these dreams never included a man lining us all up to look us over like we were pieces of meat. amy: the women who have accused president trump of sexual harassment and assault are back, and this time they're demanding that congress investigate as therere are at l least 56 congrs members. we will speak with samantha holvey from a former miss usa contestant, when trump owned the pageant, and we will stick with planned parenthood president cecile richards. >> this first year has been probably the worst year for inen of any administration history, but it so has been e momostmazing yr of ganizing and resilience and resistance. y: we will al speak with cilllle chardsdsbout accused dophile yy moore running for setete in alaba, as ll as thstate reproducte rights in ameca today hav neay 1200 iigrants lost tir legal status nce president tr

i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in alabama, where democrat doug jones and republican roy moore are locked in a tight and increasingly controversial race to fill the alabama senate seat left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. a democrat hasn't won a u.s. the election isa democrat hasn't won a u.s. tuesday. senate race in alabama for 20 years. polling shows the two candidates are neck in neck, despite moore being accused by at least nine women of sexually harassing or assaulting them when they were teenagers. one of the women says moore removed her shirt and pants, then touched her over her bra and underwear, when she was 14 years old. she says she recalls thinking -- "i wanted it over with -- i wanted out. please just get this over with. whatever this is, just get it over." president trump has repeatedly endorsed the accused child molester roy moore, including on when he held a rally in friday pensacola, florida, which is 20 miles from the alabama border and in the same media market as mo

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we turn now to a scathing new report on poverty in the united states that found the trump administration and republicans are turning the u.s. into the "world champion of extreme inequality." philip alston, the united nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights announced his findings after conducting a two-week fact-finding mission across the country, including visits to california, alabama, washington, d.c., and puerto rico. alston also warned the republican tax bill will transfer vast amounts of wealth to the richest earners while making life harder for the 41 million americans living in poverty. amy: among other startling findings in alston's report, the u.s. ranks 36th in the world in terms of access to water and sanitation. alston discussed the report's findings friday with independent senator bernie sanders of vermont, who focused on economic inequality during his presidential campaign. well, for more, philip alston joins us in our new york studio. he is

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >>he doctor is the one whoas threresponbililityo docucunt if it death was a an indirect cause from hurricane maria. what was because? he died because there was not electricity. amy: fergus governor calls for recall for the death toll from hurricane maria. the governments official call is 64. severaral invevestigations have revealed nearly 1000 more people died. we will speak withhe cofounder of the center for investigative journalism who originally broke the story. then as congress votes on the tax bill, the special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says the trump administration and republicans are turning the u.s. into thee world champion of extreme inequality. from california to puerto rico looking at poverty and its relationship to civil rights. what i found was incredibly low rates of social mobility. so people who are now very rich will stay that way. people who are very poor will certainly stay that way. what we have with the new tax reform a proposed welfare reform

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> and washington, d.c., fighting against this tax bill because it would mandate enormous cuts to medicare disability. it would like to prevent me from getting medical equipment i need to stay alive. amy: protests continue on capital hill as congress approves a massive rewrite of the u.s. tax code that could mean the largest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top, while ending ending a central pillar of president obama's signature healthcare law. as president trump celebrates his major legislative victory, first congress negotiates a stop-gap spending measure that will not include the dream act. we will speak with erika andiola just out of jail, one of seven undocumented immigrants released after six days. she is on hunger strike after a sit in at the offices of democratic lawmakers. >> we're here at senator schumer's office. we have a simple demand. either he chooses to send the we are us to jail, where not going to get our names and stay there as long as it takes, where we ca

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: the senate intelligence committee has asked 2016 green party president candidate jill stein for documents as part of its probe of russian interference in the 2016 election. committee chairman republican richard berg of north carolina said monday they are looking for potential " with the russians." amy: among the actions that reportedly drew the interest of investigators was stein's attendance at a 2015 dinner in moscow that was sponsored by russian state-run television network rt, celebrating its 10th anniversary. a photo that was labor who -- later widely shared stein sitting at a table with russian president vladimir putin during the dinner stop sitting across the table from stein was another american, michael flynn, who went on to become president trump's national security adviser, and has since entered into a plea agreement with special counsel robert mueller's investigation of russian election interference. recently played guilty to a single felony count of lying to the fbi

i'm amy goodman. republicans in congress say they've reached a deal on final tax legislation that would slash $1.5 billion in taxes with major corporations and the richest americans, including president trump and his own family, reaping the most dramatic benefits. decreaselation would taxes for wealthy business owners. protest took place throughout capitol hill wednesday. the move clears away way for final vote next week. we'll have more on the tax plan after headlines. in alabama, republican senate candidate roy moore has refused to concede in the special election, despite the fact that democrat doug jones beat moore on tuesday. this is roy moore speaking wednesday night. the struggleeed in to preserve our republic, our civilization, and our religion and to set free a suffering humanity. the battle rages on. in this race, we're not received the final count to include military and provisional ballots . this has been a very close race, andd we are waiting certificatin by the secretary of state. amy: du

i'm amy goodman. in california, nearly 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate as drought-fueled wildfires tear across southern california. climate experts say the intensity of the winter blazes is linked to climate change. the fires caused the intermittent shutdown of the 101 and 405 freeways. nearly 150,000 acres have been scorched so far by the fires. authorities have warned residents to stay inside because of the dangerous air quality caused by smoke and cancerous ash from the fires. but a number of farms have stayed open, sparking concerns that farm workers are laboring in hazardous conditions without proper equipment. on wednesday, volunteers handing out free protective masks to farm workers say they were kicked off some farms, despite the fact that the pickers were asking for the safety equipment. tens of thousands of palestinians protested in the west bank and gaza strip following president trump's announce he was recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital and initiating a process of moving

amy: that was chelsea manning. dan ellsberg, you have called in your book for other people to -- in positions to raise the alarm about nuclear weapons. you visited e edward snowden and russia. what kind of information would you like to see released now? >> let me say first of all, chelsea madden -- chelsea manning and edward stone are heroes of mine. i can identify with them more than anyone else on earth because they went through the same process of challenge t thai did and make the same k kind of decisions. i would say to people who in her position or edward snowden'ss position, right now, if you are aware of documents and certainties documents exist in the pentagon, cia, and the white house, that show the true scale of the horrors, the damage, the devastation that occur if president trump or to carry out his threats of armed conflict, armed action against this nuclear state, against north korea, i'm sure, by the way, these exist. amy: you think it is goingng toe north korerea? you think it can be russia? or it r

i'm amy goodman. president trump has signed into law the republicans' tax plan, which will shower billions of dollars of tax cuts upon the rich and major corporations, while ending a central pillar of president obama's signature healthcare law. pres. trump: what is happening is we're going to sign this. this is a little picture of it. it fits nicely in the box. i consider this a bill for the middle-class and a bill for jobs. and jobs are produced through companies and corporations. goingations are literally wild over this. i think even beyond my expectations. amy: that was president trump signing the legislation into law friday in the oval office. he is expected to personally benefit from the tax cut of up to $15 million he year. after signing the legislation, trump traveled to his ritzy mar-a-lago resort in florida, where he reportedly told his friends dining at the expensive private club, "you all just got a lot richer." that was in reference to the tax law. the initiation fees for mar-a-lago cost $

amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> and washington, d.c., fighting against this tax bill because it would mandate enormous cuts to medicare disability. it would like to prevent me from getting medical equipment i need to stay alive. amy: protests continue on capital hill as congress approves a massive rewrite of the u.s. tax code that could mean the largest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top, while ending ending a central pillar of president obama's signature healthcare law. as president trump celebrates his major legislative victory, first congress negotiates a stop-gap spending measure that will not include the dream act. we will speak with erika andiola just out of jail, one of seven undocumented immigrants released after six days. she is on hunger strike after a sit in at the offices of democratic lawmakers. >> we're here at senator schumer's office. we have a simple demand. either he chooses to send the we are us to jail, where not going to get our names and st there as long as it takes, where wean st

i'm amy goodman. the supreme coururt ruled monday that the latest iteration of president trump's travel ban can go into effect, even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. the court's order r mean that te trump adadministration can fuluy enforce its new restrictions on travel from eight countries, six of them predominantly muslim. the ruling will bar most citizens from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad, and north korea from entering the united states, along with some venezuelans. the latest version was issued in september, shortly before the supreme court was set to hear oral arguments on the previous iteration of the travel ban. last month, the trump administration asked the supreme court to allow trump's latest travel ban to take effect, following an appeals court ruling that blocked part of it from being enacted. we will have more after headlines. the travel ban came as the trump administration said it's withdrawn the u.s. from the united nations global compact on migration. over the

amy: dr. hanan ashrawi, do you with erekat that the two state solution is dead? >> it has been for some time now. but it was a very convenient myth they kept the facade of a process ongoing and was used constantly to pacify those who international duty by saying we are committed to the two state solution, but standing aside and allowing israel to destroy it single-handedly. so i think, yes, it is final now. at the issue is, what will take its place? i do not like to see any vacuum in terms of political vacuums or even vacuums in terms of struggle and internal reform and so one. we need, as i said, new national dialogue and we need to reform our institutions and our strategies in order to face this -- these tremendous challenges we are seeing before our eyes. amy: dr. hanan ashrawi, they confirming with us, palestinian politician speaking to us from ramallah. budour hassan speaking to us from jerusalem. and rebecca vilkomerson speaking to us from new york. only come back "time magazine" has nam

amy: no moore! a stunning upset as doug jones defeats republican roy moore in the race to fill the senate seat left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. working the first time in a quarter century democrat has won a u.s. senate race in the state. 96% of african-american voters voted for jones, with a staggering 98% of all black women voting for jones. nearly 70% of white voters voted for roy moore. then, will the 20 administration's fcc kill net neutrality? >> if the fcc gets their way, they will have more control over the internet. it will cost everyone more. and the only one who benefits will be big business. and once again, the trump administration is helping the top 1% and the corporations and hurting everybody else. amy: protests continue as the fcc plans to vote as some are to rollback rules that make internet service providers treat web content equally. into a major education victory in philadelphia, where appearance, teachers, and activists mounted a campaign to reclaim c control over t

amy: dr. hanan ashrawi, do you with erekat that the two state solution is dead? >> it has been for some time now. but it was a very convenient myth they kept the facade of a process ongoing and was used constantly to pacify those who international duty by saying we are committed to the two state solution, but standing aside and allowing israel to destroy it single-handedly. so i think, yes, it is final now. at the issue is, what will take its place? i do not like to see any vacuum in terms of political vacuums or even vacuums in terms of struggle and internal reform and so one. we need, as i said, new national dialogue and we need to reform our institutions and our strategies in order to face this -- these tremendndous challenges we arere seeing before our eyes. amy: dr. hanan ashrawi, they confirming with us, palestinian politician speaking to us from ramallah. budour hassan speaking to us from jerusalem. and rebecca vilkomerson speaking to us from new york. only come back "time magazine" has

amy: what happened in alabama legislature in 2011? >> they issued an apology. amy: that it? >> that's it. the families believe it is too little too late, but they will accept it. there's a tremendous amount of dignity and that family. they will continue speaking of this. they will continue sending this message that this kind of thing should not happen. one of the things that is really important to know is that no one felt any shame. recy taylor felt no shame. there's no reason to. she knew there was recy taylor a legacy -- join amy: and she is alive today recy taylor, for in alabama. i want to thank nancy buirski, director and producer of "the rape of recy taylor." and crystal feimster associate , professor of african american studies at yale university. author of "southern horrors: women and the politics of rape and lynching." she's interviewed in the film "the rape of recy taylor." tarana burke, the person who founded it about a decade ago, be releasing the new year's eve ball. democracy now! is looking for feedback fro >> i am lidia bastianinich, and teaching you about it

amy: that was earlier this week. reporting just as we went to air that house republicans early thursday unveiled a new strip down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year. it was dave off a government shutdown until january 19 to allow the congress members to go home for the holidays. meanwhile, what is the number, something like 122 young people, daca recipient, every day lose their status and suffer job loss. erika andiola, what now? as congress is in the last throes of this and you're pushing for them to include the tree and act in the spending , will you? the dream act you want to see past. clarify, we don't want a government shutdown. that is not what we're working for or towards. nobody wants to see the government shutdown. what we want to see is the dream act being included in this real. the reason for that is we are seeing passing the dream act and that bill makes the likelihood -- canassing a lot mor

amy: what happened in alabama legislature in 2011? >> they issued an apology. amy: that it? >> that's it. the families believe it is o little too late, but they will accept it. there's a tremendous amount of dignity and that family. they will continue speaking of this. they will continue sending this message that this kind of thing should not happen. one of the things that is really important to know is that no one felt any shame. recy taylor felt no shame. there's no reason to. she knew there was recy taylor a legacy -- join amy: and she is alive today recy taylor, for in alabama. i want to thank nancy buirski, director and producer of "the rape of recy taylor." and crystal feimster associate , professor of african american studies at yale university. author of "southern horrors: women and the politics of rape and lynching." she's interviewed in the film "the rape of recy taylor." tarana burke, the person who founded it about a decade ago, be releasing the new year's eve ball. democracy now! is looking for feedback from

amy: that was chelsea manning. dan ellsberg, you have called in your book for other people to -- in positions to raise the alarm about nuclear weapons. you visited edward snowden and russia. what kind of information would you like to see released now? >> let me say first of all, chelsea madden -- chelsea manning and edward stone are heroes of mine. i can identify with them more than anyone else on earth because they went through the same process of challenge that i did and make the same kind of decisions. i would say to people who in her position or edward snowden's position, right now, if you are aware of documents and certainties documents exist in the pentagon, cia, and the white house, that show the true scale of the horrors, the damage, the devastation that occur if president trump or to carry out his threats of armed conflict, armed action against this nuclear state, against north korea, i'm sure, by the way, these exist. amy: you think it is going to be north korea? you think it can be russia? or it ran? >>

amy: no moore! a stunning upset as doug jones defeats republican roy moore in the race to fill the senate seat left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. working the first time in a quarter century democrat has won a u.s. senate race in the state. 96% of african-american voters voted for jones, with a staggering 98% of all black women voting for jones. nearly 70% of white voters voted for roy moore. then, will the 20 administration's fcc kill net neutrality? >> if the fcc gets their way, they will have more control over the internet. it will cost everyone more. and the only one who benefits will be big business. and once again, the trump administration is helping the top 1% and the corporations and hurting everybody else. amy: protests continue as the fcc plans to vote as some are to rollback rules that make internet service providers treat web content equally. into a major education victory in philadelphia, where appearance, teachers, and activists mounted a campaign to reclaim control over the

i'm amy goodman. the supreme court t ruled monday that the latest iteration of president trump's travel ban can go into effect, even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. ththe court's s order memean the trump admiministration can fully enforce its new restrictions on travel from eight countries, six of them predominantly muslim. the ruling will bar most citizens from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad, and north korea from entering the united states, along with some venezuelans. the latest version was issued in september, shortly before the supreme court was set to hear oral arguments on the previous iteration of the travel ban. last month, the trump administration asked the supreme court to allow trump's latest travel ban to take effect, following an appeals court ruling that blocked part of it from being enacted. we will have more after headlines. the travel ban came as the trump administration said it's withdrawn the u.s. from the united nations global compact on migration. over the