Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown president obama took his push for tighter gun control laws on the road today to a Police Department in minnesota. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Ifill and imwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we get reaction to the president s proposal to ban assault weapons and Institute Universal Background checks from two local Law Enforcement officials. Brown then, we have the story of a navy seal, a sniper in the iraq war and bestselling author who was gunned down by a fellow veteran at a shooting range in texas. Ifill Margaret Warner looks at how ancient manuscripts in mali were saved, hidden from destruction during the conflict with islamist rebels. Brown what makes a great teacher . Hari sreenivasan reports on a Charter School in connecticut that uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students, peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they
That uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they are doing well and what they need to improve. Ifill the 500yearold bones unearthed in a parking lot in england are those of king richard iii. John burns of the New York Times fills us in. Brown and we close with a conversation with a master of the short story, writer George Saunders. For me, the approach has become to go into a story not really sure what i want to say, trying to find some little seed, crystal, an interesting sentence or an image that leads to an idea, and as much as possible divest myself of any deep ideas about it. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Pe
Literacy in the 21st century. 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. Ifill president obama made his first secondterm foray outside washington today, with a call to stop gun violence. It was part of a campaignstyle effort designed to goad congress into action. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Ifill the president took that message to minneapolis, a city thats already imposed stricter background checks on gun buyers. The white house plan calls for those checks, a renewed ban on assaultstyle weapons and limits on highcapacity magazines for ammunition. The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American People decide its important. If you decide its important. If parents and teachers, Police Officers and pastors, hunters and sportsmen, americans of e
As more than three Million People claim benefits and nearly 70,000 are diagnosed with coronavirus. The death toll in spain surges over 4,000, as the countrys lockdown is extended for at least another two weeks. Do you need anything, brenda . And the challenges of living through lockdown at the top of a tower block. Hello. Good afternoon. The chancellor, rishi sunak, is preparing to unveil a package of emergency measures for self employed people, many of whose income has dried up because of the economic shutdown caused by coronavirus. There are more than 5 million self employed people in the uk, though there are suggestions that not all of them will be eligible for the help. Last week, the chancellor promised to cover up to 80 promised to cover up to 80 of the wages of employees, to stop them being laid off. In the Health Service, there is still a huge need for ventilators the nhs has about 8,000, but 30,000 could be needed within just a few weeks. The infection rate in the United State
In italy, the rate of new infections slows for four days running, but in the south of the country cases are on the rise. The virus is surging in the us the country has almost 70,000 confirmed cases and more than 1,000 deaths. Hello and welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. The uk government is expected to announce new measures to help self employed and freelance workers struggling with the coronavirus downturn. The chancellor, rishi sunak, is expected to unveil a package of measures to help 5 Million People, including taxi drivers, hairdressers, and it consultants, who work for themselves. Vaccum cleaner maker dyson is given an order to make 10,000 ventilators for critically ill covid i9 patients in the nhs. And the government scraps Parking Charges for nhs staff after 400,000 sign petition. Across the world, more than 21,000 people have now died. Nearly half a Million People are recorded as having contracted the virus. In the last few minutes spain has reported that