State exchanges being set up under the Affordable Care act. Some quarter of a Million People now get insurance from nine private companies. Ifill plus, ray suarez sits down with entertainment legend rita moreno as she looks back at the challenge of her first days as a performer. I wore too much makeup, and i did all of that Conchita Lolita stuff. You know, i wore very tight dresses and then would be offended when. When men would make remarks about me. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years b. N. S. F. , the engine that connects us. The william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers lik
Some quarter of a Million People now get insurance from nine private companies. Ifill plus, ray suarez sits down with entertainment legend rita moreno as she looks back at the challenge of her first days as a performer. I wore too much makeup, and i did all of that Conchita Lolita stuff. You know, i wore very tight dresses and then would be offended when. When men would make remarks about me. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years b. N. S. F. , the engine that connects us. The william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight much of th
Political ping pong to free food. The shutdowns effects even reached the capitol, where some staffers were furloughed and hearings postponed. But lawmakers remained at loggerheads over how to break the stalemate. Overnight, House Republicans passed yet another funding bill with antiobamacare provisions and called for negotiations with the senate. That, too, went nowhere. On this, the ayes are 54 and the nays are 46. Reporter shortly after gaveling in this morning, the Democraticcontrolled Senate quickly rejected that measure on a straight partyline vote. Majority leader harry reid said blame for the shutdown rests entirely with House Republicans. The government is closed because of the irrationality of whats going on, on the other side of the capitol. Thats unfortunate, but thats the way it is. Reporter on the house floor, Speaker John Boehner pointed the finger at democrats, saying they were unwilling to negotiate. My goodness, they wont even sit down and have a discussion about this.
Northeast is digging out today from a major winter snow storm. And im Lauren Taylor with news from europe. Italys navy rescues migrants from overcrowded boats trying to reach europe. We begin in egypt where thousands have once again staged prote protests right across the country. At least six people have been killed in clashes and another 42 injured. Anticoup activists have renewed calls ahead of a referendum next month. Stephanie decker has more. [ gunfire ] reporter it was a violent friday. A day accustomed to protests, but this one more heated than most. In cairo police fired tear gas on protesters, and the crowds set the streets alight. The threat of arrest didnt stop those unhappy with military rule. Protesters defied the military across the country. The declaration by the interim government that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization, gives authorities the power to arrest and convict those they say is part of the group. Taking part of one of these marches could land y
Bombing. Im in michigan where huge amounts of snow have effectively blocked off much of the northeast. Im in london, declassified documents showed libya warned of violence the night before a British Police woman was killed by gunmen 30 years ago. The United Nations has said that rebels in south sudan are marching towards the capital, but the government is denying the report saying rebels are nowhere near. Most violence has been in northern towns, but it appears the rebels have set their sights on the capitol. The us embassy is evacuating all nonessential personnel from the country. More than 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting so far. People have been trying to flee the town of bor which has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict, and is now in rebel hands. Many of those who have left are camped out in the open with no access to safe drinking water. What we need [ inaudible ] killed people i have seen bodies some [ inaudible ] were killed, and there were a lo