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"To that law lawyer. It's Josh Whitaker and Joe Hammer of Whittaker and Hammer here with you, Um We're going to talk about the innocence Commission. Joe tell me a little bit about it. Yes. So the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, which will just affectionately referred to as the North Carolina Innocence Commission. It's the first of its kind in the nation. It's a commission that was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2000 and six and actually began operating in 2000 and seven since then, the commission's reviewed over 2500 innocence claims and conducted multiple hearings. The commission's basically charged with providing an independent and balanced true seeking forum for credible post conviction. Claims of innocence in North Carolina. It's a separate body from the traditional appeals process, so the commission doesn't come into play if you're falsely convicted. A defendant would still file appeals. And if accepted, go to the Supreme Court if needed. It's just kind of an additional vehicle to pursuing, You know, justice in the case of an erroneous decision. Joe when I was doing are when I was doing our research, you know, I'm generally as as attorneys were generally generally aware of the existence of this body, but I didn't know too much about the creation of it. Um, And so it was a statute it was created by the General Assembly. It's created by statute. I know a lot of times on the outlaw lawyer. We like to go back and look at the statute because you know, like we did with the dangerous dog statute. I don't know that I've ever read the dangerous dog statute before our before our show on it. But anyway, I'm a shortness to the commission. The commission that's better than what But the car, the car, uh and the C. The Big C. The commission does a lot of good work and it is it is different and separate. Like Joe said It is not. You know, if you get convicted of a crime, you're still responsible for trying to get heard Court of Appeals. Taking it to the Supreme Court. You have to exhaust all your administrative options, so that's one. There's a couple of different criteria. You have to meet to get considered by the commission. Um, but they have been doing a lot since they were operating. So I think the statute passed in. Oh, six. They began. They began operating in those seven and since Oh, seven, I went to their website looks like they have received 2939 claims of innocence. Um, they've got 29 claims so far in 2021. They've had 17 hearings and 15 exoneration. So we've got 15 folks convicted of fairly Serious crimes who have had their convictions exonerated. Um and so that's always a good story. You know, we would. We would argue as attorneys. We have one of the best judicial systems in the in the world, and it's but it is not perfect and it can be biased and it's just as imperfect as the people that operate it and serving the Juries and Serving the judiciary, so to have a body that can review this is I think very important and when it opened when they started, it was the first of its kind in the nation, and I really don't think I I went back to do some research, and I got back as far as 2018. I didn't see any other state doing anything similar to this, Um, still Yeah, and and like you said, we don't have an infallible system because of the fact that it's just at the end of the day as good of a framework as we may have for our legal system, it's just people who are imperfect. Mistakes are made biases, prejudices. There's all kinds of issues with the system, and we do the best we can. But at the same time, the fact that we have this vehicle to look back at things to make sure that anyone who has has been wrong by some injustice can get some relief. I think it's a great thing. And like you, said 15 exonerations. I mean, I think one exoneration is would be enough to justify the existence of the program and the fact that you've got 15 people wrongfully convicted that have been able to Find some relief. How great is that for those folks? Yeah, we'll talk a little bit about what it takes to apply to the commission. Like you said. These are fairly serious offenses. You're not applying to the Innocence Commission to get you out of a traffic ticket. I mean, these are these are major things and so too, in order to apply directly You must be claiming complete factual innocence for the crime for which you were convicted and any related and or lesser offense, So it can't be something you know years, claiming that It's a lesser degree. It's got to be complete factual innocence for both the crime which which you were convicted and or any lesser offense, and you also have to be convicted. Like you said of serious serious crimes, which include homicide, robbery, sex offenses, or class A through e felonies in North Carolina State court. Right. So you can't be convicted of first degree murder and make a claim to the commission and say it should have been manslaughter because that would be a lesser included offense of first degree murder. So you have to be completely innocent. Um, Charlie, the innocence commissioning it is, um in order. So the commission that's what you have to have and so forth in order for the commission to actually review your claim. In addition to being completely innocent and to having a serious offense, you have to, um it has to be a credible and verifiable evidence of innocent so they can review the transcripts from your cases. You know, they can review everything that's already there. But they need new evidence of innocence that the jury In your conviction did not hear that was not available or was not available prior to a plea or a jury trial. So your your criminal charge when it was finalized, there's there's evidence that was either withheld wasn't available. A lot of these have new DNA evidence because there's new, You know, a lot of these are from the eighties and the early nineties, There's new test and and so there has to be some new evidence. And I think you see when you look at the number of claims received verses, the number of hearings you know, you've got almost 2900 Plus claims received and you've got 17 hearings coming from that so The every case isn't going to get reviewed. There's gotta be some kind of like you said new evidence of innocence. Something new. Um, again, we put a lot of we still put a lot of faith in our system. And this is just kind of an additional check where new things have arisen that give that credible potential for innocence that that are going to be reviewed. So My statute. The commission can't review procedural errors, sentencing issues or any other claims that are not associated with actual innocence. So you can't just go back and look at Procedural errors again. It's got to be that new evidence that's being looked at or like you said some issue with the degree of sentencing. That's not what they're here to look at. The Innocence Commission also can't represent claimants that are appealing to them. They also require that claimants wave all privileges, including but not limited to the self incrimination. Attorney client privilege, spouse, so privileged doctor patient privilege. So you're basically waiting all of those privileges to be considered here, and you also have to turn over. Any additional evidence of the crime of anyone else's involvement or any new crimes that are associated to law enforcement as well. So there are a lot of strings attached here and a lot of additional things that must be complied with. Yeah, so the commission is basically telling you, you know the procedural errors, the sentencing issues all that would be handled through the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court. That all has a Mechanism to be to be reviewed. Here It is the innocence..
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"She testified we'll never forget the balance of the white mob. When we live for our home still see black men. Cnbc and short black bodies lying in the street still smell smoke and see our still see. Black business is being burn still here. Airplanes flying overhead hear. The screams live through the massacre every day. Contra may forget this history. But i cannot will not and other survivors do not and our descendants do not a warning to our audience. This next headline contains disturbing footage of police violence. The associated press has obtained video of louisiana state troopers electrocuting and dragging ronald green. A black man. Who was killed during a two thousand and nineteen traffic. Stop in monroe. Louisiana a p. released portions of the forty six minute video showing one officer putting green in a chokehold and punching him in the face while another can be heard calling him a stupid effort. He uses the full word after the beating a reports. The officers left green unattended owning and face down for more than nine minutes as officers refused to render aid instead washing blood off their hands and faces ronald green arrived dead. An area hospital with two tastes or prongs in his back. Police initially told green's family. He died of a car crash. Greens families filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit. A north carolina jury has awarded seventy five million dollars in damages to compensate two brothers who spent more than three decades in prison after they were falsely convicted of rape and murder. Henry mccollum leon brown who are both black and have intellectual disabilities were sentenced to death over. Confessions that for years. They said were coerced. They released in two thousand fourteen after an investigation by the north carolina. Innocence inquiry commission found. Dna evidence implicated another man in the crimes. Texas carried out. Its first execution in ten months on wednesday night administering a lethal injection to forty-one-year-old quinton jones a black man convicted for killing his great aunt and nineteen ninety. Nine jones pleaded with the texas governor to spare his life and a viral video produced by the new york times. The victim's family had forgiven. Johnson publicly opposed the execution including signing a petition for clemency in a shocking move there were no media witnesses present during jones execution. A spokesperson said new staff failed to tell reporters it was time to carry out the lethal injection and so they were left. Waiting in an office across the street while jones was executed executives from biotech company. Emergent bio solutions were grilled by lawmakers wednesday over multiple failures in the manufacturing of corona virus vaccines which led the company to throw out fifteen million doses earlier this year due to contamination. This is new york congressman. Carolyn maloney speaking at the hearing wednesday. This is unfair to the american taxpayer to say the very least when you have a contract you should produce the product so far. We haven't even gotten one dose of the product out to the american tax payer yet you have been able to get bonuses millions of dollars in pay going out to executives and they have not completed the contract former government officials serve on the board of merchant and the company spends an average of three million dollars a year on lobbying lawmakers a massive vice four times the size of new york city has broken free from antarctica's ron ice shelf becoming the world's largest iceberg though such events are part of a natural cycle scientists warn greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution are warming the earth's polar regions faster than the rest of the globe threatening wildlife and contributing to rising sea levels in britain scientists with the group extinction rebellion locked themselves to an exhibit at the london science museum wednesday to protest sponsorship by oil company shell. Climate activists also staged an oil quote cleanup side. The museum one of the protestors said quote. Shell is using the science museum to legitimize. Its crimes and mcdonald's workers across the united states will strike wednesday to demand a minimum wage of fifteen dollars. An hour senator bernie sanders and congressman. Br alexandria ocasio cortez. Where some of the high profile supporters who joined virtual action and solidarity with the workers. Congressman burke cossio. Cortez called mcdonald's to require all of its franchise locations to set a minimum wage of at least fifteen dollars an hour because they are a leader in this industry and day their actions set the tone and set the standard for so many other competitors as well. And so you're not just fighting for heat for you and your cells. You are fighting for food. Workers across the country to be paid a living wage and to be able to get the union that they deserve and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now democracy. Now dot org the quarantine report. I make goodman a palestinian man in a wheelchair. His pregnant wife and three year old daughter are among the latest victims. And israel's defense stating bombing and shelling campaign in gaza on wednesday and israeli missiles struck the home of a ad sala as he and his family were preparing for lunch. Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least two hundred thirty one palestinians including sixty five children over the past eleven days. Seventeen hundred palestinians have been israeli authorities. Say twelve people have died inside israel from rockets fired from gaza israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu has so far rejected calls for a cease fire but hamas officials say a truce could be reached within a day on wednesday president biden spoke to netanyahu and reportedly told me quote expected a significant de escalation today on the path to a ceasefire. Despite biden's request israel continues to bomb gaza earlier this morning. Israel israel bombed the crowded jabalia refugee camp. Meanwhile at the united nations the united states is continuing to oppose efforts at the u n security council to call for a ceasefire francis circulated a new resolution but the united states is already come out against the us previously blocked three other un security council resolutions and statements on wednesday israeli prime minister. Benjamin netanyahu thanked president for his support. Especially appreciate the support of our friend. Us president joe biden for the state of israel's right to self-defense. I am determined to continue this. Operation until its objective is achieved to restore quiet and security to you. The citizens of israel meanwhile palestinian president abbas spoke wednesday demanding an end to the israeli attack in the occupation inomata. Our work is now focused on stopping israeli aggression against our people in jerusalem west bank.
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"Left green unattended. Moaning and face down for more than nine minutes as officers refused to render aid instead washing blood off their hands and faces ronald green arrived dead. An area hospital with two tastes or prongs in his back. Police initially told green's family. He died of a car crash. Greens families filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit. A north carolina jury has awarded seventy five million dollars in damages to compensate two brothers who spent more than three decades in prison after they were falsely convicted of rape and murder. Henry mccollum leon brown who are both black and have intellectual disabilities were sentenced to death over. Confessions that for years. They said were coerced. They released in two thousand fourteen after an investigation by the north carolina. Innocence inquiry commission found. Dna evidence implicated another man in the crimes. Texas carried out. Its first execution in ten months on wednesday night administering a lethal injection to forty-one-year-old quinton jones a black man convicted for killing his great aunt and nineteen ninety. Nine jones pleaded with the texas governor to spare his life and a viral video produced by the new york times. The victim's family had forgiven. Johnson publicly opposed the execution including signing a petition for clemency in a shocking move there were no media witnesses present during jones execution. A spokesperson said new staff failed to tell reporters it was time to carry out the lethal injection and so they were left. Waiting in an office across the street while jones was executed executives from biotech company. Emergent bio solutions were grilled by lawmakers wednesday over multiple failures in the manufacturing of corona virus vaccines which led the company to throw out fifteen million doses earlier this year due to contamination. This is new york congressman. Carolyn maloney speaking at the hearing wednesday. This is unfair to the american taxpayer to say the very least when you have a contract you should produce the product so far. We haven't even gotten one dose of the product out to the american tax payer yet you have been able to get bonuses millions of dollars in pay going out to executives and they have not completed the contract former government officials serve on the board of merchant and the company spends an average of three million dollars a year on lobbying lawmakers a massive sheet of ice four times. The size of new york city has broken free from antarctica's ron ice shelf becoming the world's largest iceberg though such events are part of a natural cycle scientists warn greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution are warming the earth's polar regions faster than the rest of the globe threatening wildlife and contributing to rising sea levels in britain scientists with the group extinction rebellion locked themselves to an exhibit at the london science museum wednesday to protest sponsorship by oil company. Shell climate activists also staged oil quote cleanup side the museum one of the protestors said quote. Shell is using the science museum to legitimize. Its crimes and mcdonald's workers across the united states will strike wednesday to demand a minimum wage of fifteen dollars. An hour senator bernie sanders and congressman. Br alexandria ocasio cortez. Where some of the high profile supporters who joined virtual action and solidarity with the workers. Congressman burke cossio. Cortez called mcdonald's to require all of its franchise locations to set a minimum wage of at least fifteen dollars an hour because they are a leader in this industry and day their actions set the tone and set the standard for so many other competitors as well. And so you're not just fighting for heat for you and your cells. You are fighting for food. Workers across the country to be paid a living wage and to be able to get the union that they deserve and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now democracy. Now dot org the quarantine report. I make goodman a palestinian man in a wheelchair. His pregnant wife and three year old daughter are among the latest victims. And israel's develop stating bombing and shelling campaign in gaza on wednesday and israeli missiles struck the home of a ad sala as he and his family were preparing for lunch. Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least two hundred thirty one palestinians including sixty five children over the past eleven days. Seventeen hundred palestinians have been israeli authorities. Say twelve people have died inside israel from rockets fired from gaza israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu has so far rejected calls for a cease fire but hamas officials say a truce could be reached within a day on wednesday president biden spoke to netanyahu and reportedly told me quote expected a significant de escalation today on the path to a ceasefire. Despite biden's request israel continues to bomb gaza earlier this morning. Israel israel bombed the crowded jabalia refugee camp. Meanwhile at the united nations the united states is continuing to oppose efforts at the u n security council to call for a ceasefire francis circulated a new resolution but the united states is already come out against the us previously blocked three other un security council resolutions and statements on wednesday israeli prime minister. Benjamin netanyahu thanked president for his support. Especially appreciate the support of our friend. Us president joe biden for the state of israel's right to self-defense. I am determined to continue this. Operation until its objective is achieved to restore quiet and security to you. The citizens of israel meanwhile palestinian president abbas spoke wednesday demanding an end to the israeli attack in the occupation inomata. Our work is now focused on stopping israeli aggression against our people in jerusalem west bank and gaza entering the series political process on a clear international backing leads to ending israeli occupation of their lands in the state of palestine including slum capital reaching a full and fair solution that is agreed upon for the refugees according to the resolution one nine four since she fair pins and the region leave. We're joined now by two guests nor erica is palestinian human rights attorney in legal scholar. She's an assistant professor rutgers university author of justice for some law and the question of palestine. She's joining us from fairfax. Virginia and in tel aviv were joined by get own levy and ward winning israeli journalist and author a columnist for the newspaper haaretz and a member of its editorial board. He's also the author of the book. The punishment of gaza get on lovey. Let's begin with you. You have written piece after piece on. What's taking place right now We have just talked about the latest of a number of conversations. The president of the united states president biden has had with the indicted sitting on trial for corruption. Prime minister of israel Netanyahu now it is known that they are not the best of friends. Obviously netanyahu was very close to president trump but even with this lack of friendship. It sounds like he couldn't have right now. A better friend than biden who has repeatedly at the united nations stopped. un's security council resolution after resolution calling for a ceasefire the latest one from france. Can you talk about the significance of the u s.
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"She testified I will never forgive the violence of the white mob. Let's our home. I still see black men, seeing being shocked, black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see far off still seem like distances being burned. I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams. I have lived through the mask of every day. Concert May forget this history but I cannot I will not and other survivors do not in our descendants do not. A warning to our audience. This next headline, contains disturbing footage of police violence. The Associated Press has obtained video of Louisiana, state troopers office electrocuting beating and dragging. Ronald green. A black man who is killed during a 2019 traffic. Stop in Monroe, Louisiana, AP released portions of the 46 minute video showing one officer. Putting green in a Chokehold and punching him in the face. While another can be heard, calling him a stupid MF Ur. He uses the n-word. After the beating AP reports, the officers left green unattended, moaning and face down for more than nine minutes as officers. Refuse to render Thursday instead washing blood off their hands and faces. Ronald Green arrive dead at an area hospital with two T's or prongs in his back police initially told greens faith. He died of a car, crash greens, families filed, a federal wrongful death lawsuit, a North Carolina Jury has awarded $75 million dollars in Damages to compensate two thousand others who spent more than three decades in prison after they were falsely convicted of rape and murder Henry, McCollum and Leon Brown who are both black and have intellectual disabilities were sentenced to death over. Confessions, that for years they said were coerced. They were released in 2014 after an investigation by the North Carolina. Innocence inquiry commission found, enam implicated another man in the crimes, Texas carried out, its first execution, in 10 months on Wednesday night administering, a lethal injection to forty-one-year-old Quentin Jones. Black Man convicted for killing his great-aunt in nineteen ninety nine Jones had pleaded with the Texas governor to spare his life in a viral video produced by the New York Times. The victim's family had forgiven him. And publicly oppose the execution, including signing a petition for clemency, in a shocking move, there were no media Witnesses present during Jones execution. A spokesperson said, new staff failed to tell reporters it was time to carry out the lease law injection and said they were left waiting in an office across the street while Jones was executed. Executives from biotech company. Emergent biosolutions were grilled by lawmakers Wednesday over multiple failures in the manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines which led the company to throw out fifteen million doses earlier this year, due to contamination. This is New York congressmember. Carolyn Maloney speaking at the hearing Wednesday, this is unfair to the American taxpayer to say, the very least wage. When you have a contract, you should produce the product. So far, we haven't even gotten one dose of the product out to the American taxpayer. Yet you have been able to get bonuses millions of dollars in Pay going out to Executives and they have not completed the contract. Former government officials serve on the board of emergent and the company spends an average of 3 million dollars. A year on lobbying lawmakers, a massive sheet of ice, four times, the size of New York City has broken free from Antarctica's, run a shelf, becoming the world's largest iceberg that such events are part of a natural cycle, scientists warned, greenhouse gas, emissions and other forms of air pollution are warming. The Earth's polar regions faster than the rest of the globe threatening wildlife, and contributing to rising sea levels. And Burton scientists with the group Extinction, Rebellion locked themselves to an exhibit at the London Science Museum. Wednesday to protest at sponsorship by oil companies. She'll climate activists also surged an oil cleanup outside the museum. One of the protesters said, quote, she'll is using the science museum to legitimize its crimes and McDonald's workers across the page. States held a strike Wednesday to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour Senator, Bernie Sanders, and Congress member Alexandria. Ocasio-cortez were some of the high-profile supporters who joined a virtual action in Psalm. Warranty, with the workers congressmember cacio, Cortez called on McDonald's, to require all of its franchise locations, to set a minimum wage of at least fifteen dollars an hour because they are a walk in this industry and they their actions set the tone and set the standard for so many other competitors as well. And so, you're not just fighting for you for you and ourselves. You are fighting for food workers, across this country to be paid a living wage and to be able to get the union that they deserve. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy. Now democracynow.org, the quarantine report. I'm Amy Goodman a Palestinian man in a wheelchair, his pregnant wife and three-year-old daughter are among the latest victims and Israel's devastate wage. Bombing, and shelling campaign and Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli missile. Struck the home of uppsala as he and, his family were preparing for lunch Israeli, airstrikes and yelling at skilled at least 231 Palestinians, including sixty five children over the past 11 days. 1700 Palestinians have been wounded Israeli. Authorities, say 12 people have died inside, Israel from Rockets fired from Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far rejected calls for a ceasefire but Hamas officials say a truce could be dead within a day on Wednesday President Biden. Spoke to Netanyahu and reportedly told to me, quote expected a significant D escalation today on the path to a cease-fire wage despite Biden's request Israel continues to bomb. Gaza earlier this morning Israel. Israel bombed the crowded, jabalia refugee camp. Meanwhile at the United Nations, the United States is continuing to oppose efforts at the Home, Security Council to call for a ceasefire Francis circulated, a new resolution. But the United States is already come out against it the us previously blocked, three, other Security Council resolutions and statements on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked, President Biden for his support, especially appreciate your support of our friend. US President, Joe Biden for the state of Israel's right to self-defense, I am determined to continue this operation. Until it's objective is achieved to restore quiet and security to you the citizens of Israel. Meanwhile, Palestinian president Mahmoud, Abbas spoke Wednesday, demanding, an end to the Israeli attack in the occupation. And now my work is not focused on stopping Israeli aggression against our people in Jerusalem, West Bank and.
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"She testified we'll never forget the balance of the white mob. When we live for our home still see black men. Cnbc and short black bodies lying in the street still smell smoke and see our still see. Black business is being burn still here. Airplanes flying overhead hear. The screams live through the massacre every day. Contra may forget this history. But i cannot will not and other survivors do not and our descendants do not a warning to our audience. This next headline contains disturbing footage of police violence. The associated press has obtained video of louisiana state troopers electrocuting beating and dragging ronald green. A black man who was killed during a two thousand and nineteen traffic. Stop in monroe. Louisiana a p. released portions of the forty six minute video showing one officer putting green in a chokehold and punching him in the face while another can be heard calling him a stupid effort. He uses the full word after the beating a reports. The officers left green unattended face down for more than nine minutes as officers refused to render a instead washing blood off their hands and faces. Ronald green arrived dead. An area hospital with two tastes or prongs in his back. Police initially told green's family. He died of a car crash. Greens families filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit. A north carolina jury has awarded seventy five million dollars in damages to compensate two brothers who spent more than three decades in prison after they were falsely convicted of rape and murder. Henry mccollum leon brown who are both black and have intellectual disabilities were sentenced to death over. Confessions that for years. They said were coerced. They released in two thousand fourteen after an investigation by the north carolina. Innocence inquiry commission found. Dna evidence implicated another man in the crimes. Texas carried out. Its first execution in ten months on wednesday night administering a lethal injection to forty-one-year-old quinton jones a black man convicted for killing his great aunt and nineteen ninety. Nine jones pleaded with the texas governor to spare his life and a viral video produced by the new york times. The victim's family had forgiven. Johnson publicly opposed the execution including signing a petition for clemency in a shocking move there were no media witnesses present during jones execution. A spokesperson said new staff failed to tell reporters it was time to carry out the lethal injection and so they were left. Waiting in an office across the street while jones was executed executives from biotech company. Emergent bio solutions were grilled by lawmakers wednesday over multiple failures in the manufacturing of corona virus vaccines which led the company to throw out fifteen million doses earlier this year due to contamination. This is new york congressman. Carolyn maloney speaking at the hearing wednesday. This is unfair to the american taxpayer to say the very least when you have a contract you should produce the product so far. We haven't even gotten one dose of the product out to the american tax payer yet been able to get bonuses millions of dollars in pay going out to executives and they have not completed the contract former government officials serve on the board of merchant and the company spends an average of three million dollars a year on lobbying lawmakers a massive shift ice four times the size of new york city has broken free from antarctica's ron ice shelf becoming the world's largest iceberg though such events are part of a natural cycle scientists warn greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution are warming the earth's polar regions faster than the rest of the globe threatening wildlife and contributing to rising sea levels in britain scientists with the group extinction rebellion locked themselves to an exhibit at the london science museum wednesday to protest sponsorship by oil company shell. Climate activists also staged an oil quote cleanup outside the museum. One of the protestors said quote. Shell is using the science museum to legitimize. Its crimes and mcdonald's workers across the united states will strike wednesday to demand a minimum wage of fifteen dollars an hour senator bernie sanders and congressman. Br alexandria ocasio cortez. Where some of the high profile supporters who joined virtual action and solidarity with the workers. Congressman burke cossio. Cortez called mcdonald's to require all of its franchise locations to set a minimum wage of at least fifteen dollars an hour because they are a leader in this industry and day their actions set the tone and set the standard for so many other competitors as well. And so you're not just fighting for heat for you and your cells. You are fighting for food. Workers across the country to be paid a living wage and to be able to get the union that they deserve and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now democracy. Now dot org the quarantine report. I make goodman a palestinian man in a wheelchair. His pregnant wife and three year old daughter are among the latest victims. And israel's defense stating bombing and shelling campaign in gaza on wednesday and israeli missiles struck the home of a ad sala as he and his family were preparing for lunch. Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least two hundred thirty one palestinians including sixty five children over the past eleven days. Seventeen hundred palestinians have been israeli authorities. Say twelve people have died inside israel from rockets fired from gaza israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu has so far rejected calls for a cease fire but hamas officials say a truce could be reached within a day on wednesday president biden spoke to netanyahu and reportedly told me quote expected a significant de escalation today on the path to a ceasefire. Despite biden's request israel continues to bomb gaza earlier this morning. Israel israel bombed the crowded jabalia refugee camp. Meanwhile at the united nations the united states is continuing to oppose efforts at the u n security council to call for a ceasefire francis circulated a new resolution but the united states is already come out against the us previously blocked three other un security council resolutions and statements on wednesday israeli prime minister. Benjamin netanyahu thanked president for his support. Especially appreciate the support of our friend. Us president joe biden for the state of israel's right to self-defense. I am determined to continue this operation until its objective is achieved to restore quiet and security to you. The citizens of israel meanwhile palestinian president mahmoud abbas spoke wednesday demanding an end to the israeli attack in the occupation in our work is now focused on stopping israeli aggression against our people in jerusalem west bank.