The sacrifice of a navy s. E. A. L. That was killed sunday on an al qaeda fight in yemen. Owens was married, he had three children. White house Officials Say he was on his 12th deployment when he was killed. And that is just one development in another busy day here in our nations capital. That included push back from democrats on the president s new Supreme Court nominee. Tracie potts has that part of this story. Reporter republicans want to make sure that judge gorsuch gets a fair hearing, democrats are concerned about whether or not they may end up getting cut out of the process. Judge neil gorsuch returned to the senate today, a decade after being unanimously confirmed to the federal appeals court, this time, might not be so easy. Hesmo the big leagues here. President obamas nominee never even got a hearing. Thats a sore spot with democrats. We have to recover from it, we have to go on. Lets give the man a chance, talk to him. Dont shut it down before we even get started. Republican
Moving coming to the demonstration instead of going to work and educating your students . Well, those teachers were not shy as pushing right back. When this argument comes up, that teachers should be in the classroom and not out here protesting, what do you say to somebody who has a problem with what youre doing . Its important for everyone to realize that teachers are a tremendously dedicated group of people we teach children to make important decisions. By being here, were modelling that. I struggled up until last night with my decision. Im really glad i came out. Reporter you decided to come because i could, and if i didnt come, who was going to come . Theyre role models at the end of the day to the reporter they wont get to see them to today. No, but their absence shows just as much. Reporter as you well know, there are a lot of other opinions on line right now that are the stark contrast to what you just heard. We should also tell you that this was far from the only protest going
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Xq institute. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang president elect trump returned to work at the trump tower in new york city today, where hes at work assembling a cabinet. Mr. Trumps team got back to business after the thanksgiving holiday. Going to be a busy week. Be ready. Buckle up. Yang perhaps keeping an eye on wisconsin, where E
Right now at 10 00, the cold, hard truth about heroin addiction. I started using drugs when i was ten years old. How recovering addicts in one Virginia Community are swaying teens from ever picking up a needle. A Baltimore Ravens player died following an accident in follow. The circumstances that led to his death. Plus a four month long man hunt is allegedly over. How the alleged mastermind behind the paris attacks was captured today im shawn yancy. Im Sarah Simmons in for tony. Get ready to bundle up this weekend. Despite sunshine and temperatures in the 60s today, we are bracing for snow. Did you say snow . I did. Gwen, snow . I know. The s word is supposed to be spring, but somebody got it mixed up a little bit. It wasnt me. Im not going to take the blame. But i am going to tell you whats going to be happening. Right now we have a Winter Weather advisory in effect for areas of the west and this includes the Allegheny Front and potomac high lands. We will start to see some snow at 4