I believe it can be done. It can be done safely and it can be done successfully. But nothing of this magnitude has ever been done by mankind. Sreenivasan all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. 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. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. 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 republican candidates past and present were out on the stump today. All eyes are on key states, like florida and ohio, set to vote in the primary on t
Devastating earthquake nepal honors victims in its annual festival of the dead. Rebels and the army in south sudan are accusing each other of violating a ceasefire just hours after it came in to effect. The fighting has been centered on the unity and upper nile states with both sides saying their positions have been attacked. South sudan has been at war since december 2013 when former Vice President led a redel. [bell] i dont know guns the president , the man who had sacked him. Since then, 10s of thousands of people have died. And more than 2 million others have fled their homes. The president signed the latest peace deal on wednesday. Which included a powersharing agreement. A ceasefire and both sides taking responsibility for the war. Ththe the other signed it nine days earlier. We have more from juba. Reporter there have been incredible reports today that the ceasefire in south sudan had been violated just hours after it came in to effect. Al jazerra spoke to the president s spokes
Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, Hari Sreenivasan. Brangham good evening and thanks for joining us. Im william brangham, Hari Sreenivasan is on assignment. Hurricane patricia has toppled trees and battered buildings, but has caused much less damage than expected. The storm, which briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the western hemisphere, with 200mph winds while over the pacific ocean, has been downgraded to a tropical depression with winds of only 35mph. Patricia weakened as it made landfall on Mexicos Pacific coast last night and largely spared the cities in its path, including guadalajara and the seaside resort of puerto vallarta. Thousands of residents and tourists had fled inland. Heavy rains have caused flooding but there are no reports of fatalities. The remnants of patricia
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