Higher pay, paul solman looks at life on minimum wage. Last week i had bronchitis, and i went to the emergency room. Now thats going to be a shorter paycheck because i was sick. We dont get sick paid days. Ifill 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. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Bae systems. Thats inspired work. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. 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 thailands military seized power, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution today. The coup followed months of Political Violence and deadlock. Jonathan miller of independent Television News reports. Reporter thailand,
A little girl battling cancer, melting hearts everywhere. And with a big win last night, their magical journey together is still going strong today, saturday, march 29th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. We will have a lot more on that los angeles earthquake that happened overnight for you in just a moment. The good news is that it wasnt too serious, although obviously, plenty of people rattled. Everybody felt it. Meantime, its hard to believe that the search for the missing plane is now in its fourth week. Investigators still have not been able to recover any of the debris spotted from the air, but with a narrowed search area, they could possibly find something very soon. Also ahead this morning, were live in Washington State, where there are fears that the death
This is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod and this is a western edition of the broadcast. An aftershock measuring 4. 1 rattled Southern California this afternoon, the biggest of the more than 100 that followed last nights earthquake. The quake was centered just about 20 miles owz los angeleseralitying both homes and nerves. The quake even stopped the rides at disneyland for a while. Heres carter evans. Reporter the 5. 1 magnitude earthquake hit just after 9 00 from night. It left stores a mess and did enough damage to homes and apartments that more than 80 people had to find somewhere else to stay. Since then, more than 100 aftershocks have rumbled through the region. And now were having an aftershock. Reporter crews are now inspecting bridges, dams and Railroad Tracks for signs of damage. The quake even caught the attention of Baseball Hall of fame announcer Vince Sculley during an exhibition game. A little tremor here in the ballpark. Reporter there were no r
President. The man they call the tropical trouble its the first time in decades as a right wing populist has taken brazils top job the result that leaves the country bitterly divided. Im phil gale welcome to the program. Has announced that she will relinquish the leadership of her party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election the move follows disastrous results for conservatives and based state elections chancellor merkel has dominated german politics for more than a decade but has been on the scene as domestically since last Years National elections. An earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny theres been no shortage of drastic descriptions. Announcement. S. Is. Firstly at the coming c. D. U. Party conference in december i have decided not to run again for c. D. U. Party leader and secondly this fourth term is my last stand as chancellor of germany. At the election in twenty twenty one i wont run again and see the chancellor candidate it nor will i run for a seat i
Departure impact the firm after 13 years in charge. A new report suggests that farai can take new groups are using social media to spread fake news and dissent from mention on a vast scale this comes ahead of elections to the European Parliament which starts tomorrow. Plus to pose under threat in kenya they are beautiful animals but theyre facing tough times potentially devastating implications not just for their survival but also for the environment at march. Lows. Plague. Im irish waiter its good to have you with us. At least 6 people have been killed in riots in indonesia after demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the results of last months president ial election broke out after authorities confirmed president djoko we dont know it was the winner supporters of the main opposition to candidate allege the election was rigged. The out of. Anger spills onto the streets of jakarta calm morning the violence showed no signs of abating protesters fought running battles with