I find the banjo very provocative. Woodruff 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. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the u. S. Military has suffered its worst single day in afghanistan in a year andahalf. Six soldiers were killed and two wounded today in a taliban attack. It was the strongest sign yet of the militants resurgence. Well have details and a full report on the state of the fight against the taliban right after the news summary. Ifill president obama now says theres legitimate criticism of his efforts to battle the Islamic State group. In a yearend interview with n. P. R. , airing t
The first and so far only debate in the senate race monday night. Live on cspan networks joining on the phone is joe gerth who covers politics for the journal. Thanks for being with us. Get a sense of where this race is three weeks out. Guest i think its safe to say that race is very close. The polling in recent months has been trending towards mcconnell asked month up by four points in the bluegrass poll along with two television stations in the newspaper here in kentucky. We recently showed a twopoint lead though these polls are in the margin of error and it wouldnt be a shock if either one of them comes out a couple Percentage Points ahead. Host Allison Grimes was asked whether she voted for barack obama in 2008 and 2012. First of all, why this question and what kind of news did she make . Guest the question was asked because mcconnell spent the past year playing her to do Barack Obamas policies. People dont like her personally, people dont like the policies and mcconnell has been t
As you all noticed, when you ask questions about negative ads congressman cotton talks about obama. Ask a question about the cotton bill . He talks about obama. You see a pattern . Clearly he is running against one man but i am running for 3 million arkansans. That is what this race is all about and the difference in this race. Im on your side. When i looked at you and i come home and travel the state and hear what is on your mind, thats when i go to work. Congressman cotton loves to throw out these phony stirks about how much i have agreed with president obama. You all know me. You know i dont agree with president obama on a whole variety of things. Just take the Keystone Pipeline. Take the dpa regs on carbon. Take the cuts to Social Security. I disagreed with him last year on gun control, so much so that when i voted no on his legislation, mayor bloomberg of new york city ran ads in arkansas criticize major league for standing up for your second mendment rights. I disagree with obama
Thursday, June 13, 9:30 a.m.: The Interlaken Fire that has so far burned hundreds of acres near a historic landmark at Twin Lakes was caused by a campfire that was not properly extinguished, according to the.
Laura Warren recently went through a situation that many other dog owners have gone through; her dog, Bama (short for Alabama), was attacked by two neighbor dogs. “They broke through the fence,” she said. “Bama.