Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productins brown the Supreme Court heard a challenge today to the landmark Voting Rights act from alabama officials who said a key provision has outlived its usefulness. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Ifill and im gwen ifill on the newshour tonight. Marcia coyle fills us in on the Court Arguments followed by a debate on whether the whole the law is still needed. Brown then, ray suarez reports on the political push to tighten gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons. Ifill does it matter where we work . Yahoo c. E. O. Marissa mayer sparks uprr by banning employees from working from home. Brown from our coping with Climate Change series, Hari Sreenivasan takes to the slopes and asks could rising temperatures endanger future ski seasons . You dont know if youre going to have good snow. You dont know if its going to come early or late, or if the spring is going to become warm, and the season is going to end prematurely. We just dont have
And civil rights leader john lewis was one of many who rallied outside the court this morning for the Voting Rights act. They were there on a day the justices heard a challenge to a key section of the law it requires states with a history of discrimination mainly in the deep south to get federal approval, or pre clearance, before changing voting procedures or districts. Lewis argued the provision known as section five must be preserved. There are still forces in this country that want to take us back to another period, but were not going back. Weve come too far. Weve made too much progress to go back. The literacy test may be gone; but people are using other means, other tactics and techniques. So we still need section 5 and thats why we are here today standing up for the Voting Rights of all americans. applause brown in 1965, lewis helped lead 600 people across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma, alabama, where police beat them with nightsticks and state troopers fired tear gas. The ev
The point of no return. We are about 15 miles north of the small town of course can na, texas for about a 30mile stretch. You can see the trouble this is causing in this area here. Its back towards the north, where traffic is backed up for miles and miles. So a large part of the interstate here, victor, is covered by water. In the last 24 hours, there has been 16 inches of rain that has fallen. The rain is expected to continues most of the morning. Its not exactly here when the interstate here connects dallas with houston is going to reopen. That is, of course, of great concern. We have been speaking with emergency officials throughout the night. They say some homes have taken on some water. But that doesnt appear to be the biggest concern at this point is really the roadways. There have been several dozen high water rescues over the course of the last 15 hours here in this area. It is a long night. People here, bracing for more rain as it continues to fall here into the end of the hou
Youre looking at live pictures from paris as World Leaders talk about a vote which is imminent, we believe, on a climate deal, something theyre saying is an ambitious agreement that will replace the kyoto accord and were helping to expect with secretary john kerry as well once this vote is processed and possibly finished at the end of the day. What is it is the big question. Its called the change that would define the century. Whats important here are the details. Whats inside this agreement . Is this something that should happen . Or is this something that shall happen . Because that then relates a require of the 195 countries plus the European Union to do what has been decided here. Of course in the u. S. That comes done to will this need, will this get congressional approval . All things important to discuss. But to back up and take a look at the worlds nations, the final day of this twoweek conference coming to this deal, we will of course hear the specifics in just a moment. Weve
Mother, tanya. Detaining them both near the popular beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta. The mother and son duo on the lam for more than two weeks, leading u. S. Marshals on a massive manhunt. Couch went missing earlier this month and warrants were issued for his arrest after this video arose on social media. At the time of his conviction, viting probation meant up to ten years in prison. Shortly after couch vanish, texas authorities placed his mother, tanya on a missing persons list as well. Believing she might be helping her son. Our hope is they will both be locked up for some time. Reporter couch first made headlines two years ago after only receiving ten years probation in a drunk driving crash that killed four people. We had over 180 years of life taken and two of those were my wife and daughter. Reporter couchs defense attorney argued that he suffered affluenza, meaning his wealthy upbringing was to blame for his behavior. Michaela, mexican authorities are expected to turn couc