Majestic animals, from a criminal enterprise determined to destroy it. The poaching situation of elephants in africa is actually at crisis levels. At this rate most of our Wild Elephants will be gone in 10 years. Woodruff 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. 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. Woodruff the president s remarks about the threat posed by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State prompted push back in washington today. At the same time, the groups war for dominance in the middle east threatened to spill over another border. Woodruff turkish tanks to
[applause] thank you all the more for making them available to help us out with this. Thank you so much, bob. All right, so as we transition now id like to ask our panelists to come up for what is entitled champions for justice leaders working to end Youth Violence. If you could join me now in welcoming our mayors from camden, minneapolis, oakland and salinas as they come up. [applause] so this is kind of exciting. For me. This is an opportunity now for us to have a conversation with leadership that really is tasked with leading the work. And so when we thought about this conversation, we knew that we would hear the support from the administration. We knew we would have congressional leadership and folks at the federal level speak to what we can do at the national. But so much of what we do when it comes to addressing and preventing, reducing Youth Violence is led by our mayors. We know when we put together the formum we said we needed commitment, clear commitment from mayors, our chie
Influence on the presidency from Martha Washington to michelle obama, sundays on cspan3. As a compliment, cspans new book is available with historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an entertaining and inspiring read. It is available as hardcover or ebook. Next, u. S. Mayors discuss the problem of Youth Violence. Followed by a panel of innercity young people offering their perspectives. The s. E. C. Chair talks about the recent adoption of open internet rules and other issues facing the f. C. C. Before annual National Summit on preventing Youth Violence was held in washington d c this week held in washington, d. C. , this week to share information and strategies to reduce and prevent violence. This forum from tuesday featured mayors discussing programs and issues in their cities. It is just under an hour. From tuesday featured mayors discussing programs in their cities. It is just under an hour. Thank you all the mo
Right to end their own life. But with room left for interpretation, pressure mounts to implement doctorassisted death. The court made it very clear that physicianassisted dying would only be an option for individuals who are mentally competent and able to make a fully informed voluntary choice. Ifill and president obamas initiative to invest in young men of color prompts a question what about the girls . Black girls face the same indicators in terms of attendance to school, in terms of interest in school, in terms of reading levels, mathematical levels, its far more of a racial problem than it is a gender problem. Woodruff 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. At lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of your life. The chief life officer. In charge of providing for loved ones. Growing your nest egg. And protecting what
Right to end their own life. But with room left for interpretation, pressure mounts to implement doctorassisted death. The court made it very clear that physicianassisted dying would only be an option for individuals who are mentally competent and able to make a fully informed voluntary choice. Ifill and president obamas initiative to invest in young men of color prompts a question what about the girls . Black girls face the same indicators in terms of attendance to school, in terms of interest in school, in terms of reading levels, mathematical levels, its far more of a racial problem than it is a gender problem. Woodruff 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. At lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of your life. The chief life officer. In charge of providing for loved ones. Growing your nest egg. And protecting what