More on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan its the eve of the president ial primaries in the Hoosier State. 57 delegates are at stake for republicans and ted cruz is trying to wrestle whatever he can away from his rival donald trump. John yang has our report. You are the problem, politician. You are the problem. Reporter ted cruz went for broke today, trying to pull off a crucial primary win indiana. This afternoon he faced off with backers of republican frontrunner donald trump. I think anyone that wants to be president owes it to the people of this state to come in front of you and ask for your support. And im running to be everyones presi
Alive, not held by isis. The Syrian Government denies having him. It is been more than two years that austin is missing. After all the emotion and the american beheading of james foley, we know theyre still an american journalist allied in syria. As Reporters Without Borders campaigns to free austin tice, his parents will join us in our new york studio. Then in a democracy now exclusive, we speak to environmental activist eric mcdavid. In007, who sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to bomb sites in california, including the nimbus dam. He is just been released 10 years early after federal prosecutors acknowledged withholding key evidence about how he have been entrapped by an may fbi informant he had fallen in love with. The government will not say it was deliberate or malicious. They say just the opposite. They say it was inadvertent. It is very hard to imagine that this was a mistake. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and p
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Raddatz coming to you from baghdad. Where were tracking breaking news in a fastmoving crisis that could draw the u. S. Back into war. President obama now considering air strikes, as an army of jihadists remain just 60 miles of this capital, and while there will be no american boots on the ground, just last night, the Aircraft Carrier, uss george h. W. Bush, and two other warships were moved to the persian gulf. We have Team Coverage of every angle. But we begin here in baghdad, where we arrived this morning to find a city bracing for attack. Ready to take up arms. A city where americans gave their lives, now on the brink of civil war. Security forces here mobilizing. Residents here, hoarding food and supplies, fearing the extremists will strike. The countrys political and religious leaders now calling for new recruits to take up arms. This morning, we met some of the young men eager to join the fight. Are you ready to take up arms . Definitely. Reporter new recruits, mostly majority sh
Voters venting their anger. One of washingtons most powerful leaders ousted. This morning, eric cantor here live. And border crisis. Theyre not going to survive. Children flooding into the u. S. Without their parents, what can be done to prevent catastrophe. This week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. Good morning, im Martha Raddatz coming to you from baghdad. Where were tracking breaking news in a fastmoving crisis that could draw the u. S. Back into war. President obama now considering air strikes, as an army of jihadists remain just 60 miles of this capital, and while there will be no american boots on the ground, just last night, the airc george h. W. Bush, and two other warships were moved to the persian gulf. We have Team Coverage of every angle. But we begin here in baghdad, where we arrived this morning to find a city bracing for attack. Ready to take up arms. A city where americans gave their lives, now on the brink of civil war. Security forces here mobilizing. Residents