Stephen stock thank you for joining us. We begin our program in oakland, where we found two cities, prosperity and violence. While many Tech Companies are now bringing Economic Prosperity to oakland, we discovered many other neighborhoods still struggling with record violence. Last year, 83 people were murdered in the city. We spent 6 months investigating a crisis there that some experts compare to an affliction suffered by veterans returning home from war. John jones oaklands really a beautiful city. Stephen in the shadow of the homes of hightech tenants such uber, ask, and pandora john this is where it starts at. Stephen we walked the streets of east oakland. Stephen so i see cops already here. Is this a nightly occurrence . John oh yes. Absolutely. Stephen where residents say theyve been left behind. John there was money here. It moved out. Stephen we met john jones here. He grew up in this neighborhood, where he said there was little hope, and lots of drugs and violence. This, acco
Returning home from war. John jones oaklands really a beautiful city. Stephen in the shadow of the homes of hightech tenants such uber, ask, and pandora john this is where it starts at. Stephen we walked the streets of east oakland. Stephen so i see cops already here. Is this a nightly occurrence . John oh yes. Absolutely. Stephen where residents say theyve been left behind. John there was money here. It moved out. Stephen we met john jones here. He grew up in this neighborhood, where he said there was little hope, and lots of drugs and violence. This, according to more than a dozen people we talked to, is ground zero for the problem of gun violence in america, on streets like this one, where guns are a way of life. John and im not talkin about, like, just one set of gunfire. Like, it could be three, or four, five different sets of shootins. Stephen we walked past the spot where last september two people were gunned down. John every night, papapapa, all kind of guns. Stephen and in a s
I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill those are 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. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex
I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill those are 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. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex
I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill those are 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. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex