Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by 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. Ifill wall street was hit by a wave of selling today, triggered by chinas currency devaluation. The price of oil and other commodities plunged, amid fears of slowing growth in china, and materials stocks followed suit. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 212 points to close near 17,400. The nasdaq fell 65 points, and the s p 500 dropped 20. Woodruff nine people are facing federal charges in a hacking scheme that gamed wall street for 100 million. Federal prosecutors in new jersey and new york city say hackers in ukraine stole Corporate News releases before they became public. Then, traders in the u. S. Allegedly used it to engage in insider trading. Five of the suspects were arrested today. Ifill the head of the Environmental Prote
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. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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 enormous explosions tore through a container port tonight in northeastern china. Officials reported at least 13 dead and up to 400 injured. It happened in tianjin, at a warehouse for hazardous materials, shortly before midnight, local time. Police said the first blast lit off a much larger one, with the force of 21 tons of t. N. T. It sent a gigantic fireball into the air, and the shock wave sent people flooding into hospitals. Ifill former presid
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. 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 the death toll from stunning explosions in northeastern china rose to 50 today, and was expected to go higher. The blasts erupted last night in tianjin, at port facilities packed with petrochemicals. Jonathan rugman of independent Television News has this report. Reporter this was the Warehouse District of tianjin, one of chinas biggest ports in a country proud of being the manufac
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. 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 the death toll from stunning explosions in northeastern china rose to 50 today, and was expected to go higher. The blasts erupted last night in tianjin, at port facilities packed with petrochemicals. Jonathan rugman of independent Television News has this report. Reporter this was the Warehouse District of tianjin, one of chinas biggest ports in a country proud of being the manufacturing and export hub of t
90s, is still fresh in the news today. The reality of how we were living and what we were going through, nothing has changed. 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. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. 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 theres word of a new atrocity against an american hostage by the Islamic State group. The parents of Kayla Mueller sad today that u. S. Intelligence confirms she was repeatedly raped before her death in february. Another hostage held with her reported that the isis leader Abu Bakr B