Often on this end of the island is where we see the majority of our shorebirds. Ifill endangered birds head south for the winter to the sunny bahamas. Scientists work to protect their disappearing habitat from over development and Climate Change. Climate change is a serious threat to these birds, and equally serious is how we react to Climate Change. When we lose the habitat for these birds, we lose the birds. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by it doesnt matter what kind of weather. It doesnt matter what time of day or night. When mother natures done her worst, the only thing that matters to us, is keeping the lights on for you. Were the men and women of the International Brotherhood of electrical workers. Keeping the power on in communities like yours, all across the country. Because when bad weather strikes, well be there for you. The i. B. E. W. The power professionals. At bae systems
Ifill and often on this end of the island is where we see the majority of our shorebirds. Ifill endangered birds head south for the winter to the sunny bahamas. Scientists work to protect their disappearing habitat from over development and Climate Change. Climate change is a serious threat to these birds, and equally serious is how we react to Climate Change. When we lose the habitat for these birds, we lose the birds. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by it doesnt matter what kind of weather. It doesnt matter what time of day or night. When mother natures done her worst, the only thing that matters to us, is keeping the lights on for you. Were the men and women of the International Brotherhood of electrical workers. Keeping the power on in communities like yours, all across the country. Because when bad weather strikes, well be there for you. The i. B. E. W. The power professionals. At b
Took the lives of 700,000 americans, north and south and when we think about this civil war it is typically with the sense of the divisive relationship between north and south and the violence that captured the nation well before the war began. Men from the north and men from the south became a angry and angrier, challenging one another with words and with guns over the issue of slavery and washington d. C. Has long served as the epicenter of that discussion. When we think of the coming of the civil war almost common picture is of the caning of Charles Sumner, an anti slavery senator from massachusetts by South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks on the floor of the senate in 1856. I will talk about this in a minute but tonight i want to talk about how the picture of washington as violent and divisive is misleading. Instead, the real key to understanding washington in the mid19th century is to recognize that in many ways it operated more like a social fraternity, hence the name washing
Was valid in 1972 by a french designer when mrs. Nixon was first lady. It is the only rose that will continually grow at the white house. This is the final resting vice of both president and mrs. Nexen , only steps away from the president s humble 19 10 farmhouse. There is a great story behind the epitaph on this is nixons memorial site which she chose herself. She wanted to meet the people that were affected by this devastating earthquake that rocked peru and one of the reporters asked her what good will any of this do if the people you are speaking to cannot understand what you are saying . She replied, even when people cannot speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart. Watchtower program on first Lady Pat Nixon or see it saturday on cspan at 7 p. M. Eastern. Our series continues live monday as we look at first lady betty ford. Coming up later today, an event honoring women in politics and a white southerner from charleston, south carolina. She became the First
The republicans are routing fore rooting for it to fail. Forensic scientists have concluded that Yasser Arafat died of Natural Causes and was not poisoned it contradicts an earlier swiss report that found that the Palestinian Leader was poisoned by radioactive polonium. Those are the headlines im john siegenthaler. America tonight is coming up next with joie chen. I will be back at 11 00 eastern and 8 00 pacific you can get the latest news at aljazeera. Com. On america tonight. Will they turn out the lights . Detroit is clear to go forward on bankruptcy. Will it be the move that saves the city services. We need everything. We need rigs. We need fire trucks right now we need manpower. Also tonight. Lessons learned . The latest read on how u. S. Students stack up and what it really says about american i hadcation. Hadcation education. And fashion build. What role you play in one of the worlds most polluted places. We take you inside of hell on earth. If you want to see what hell looks li