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. Brown more people found work in november and more people stopped looking for work. As a result, the number of new jobs came in better than expected today and the rate of unemployment was the lowest since 2008. Newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins our coverage. Reporter washington brightened yesterday when the annual switch was flipped; the White House Christmas tree, relit. And this morning, more holiday cheer, it seemed, in the form of the monthly jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs were created last month, according to the survey of employers; unemployment dropped again, to 7. 7 , according to the survey of households. Both numbers better than expected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff anxiety. So it looks like sandy will not affect the numb
Woodruff the economy added more jobs than expected in november, and the Unemployment Rate dropped to a four year low. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Brown and im Jeffrey Brown. On the newshour tonight, paul solman breaks down the latest report. And we debate the benefits of extending Unemployment Insurance amid washingtons fiscal uncertainty. Woodruff then we turn to the Supreme Court which agreed today to take up the issue of gay marriage. Margaret warner looks at whats at stake with marcia coyle of the national law journal. Brown Hari Sreenivasan reports on the threat to the shellfish industry from coast to coast, as Ocean Temperatures rise and the waters are more acidic. This is a very dramatic change that has not been seen in the worlds oceans for more than 50 million years. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and gwen ifill sits down with Michael Beschloss, whose recent foray into the twitterverse has opened up a new way to view history in the dig
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. Brown more people found work in november and more people stopped looking for work. As a result, the number of new jobs came in better than expected today and the rate of unemployment was the lowest since 2008. Newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins our coverage. Reporter washington brightened yesterday when the annual switch was flipped; the White House Christmas tree, relit. And this morning, more holiday cheer, it seemed, in the form of the monthly jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs were created last month, according to the survey of employers; unemployment dropped again, to 7. 7 , according to the survey of households. Both numbers better than expected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff anxiety. So it looks like sandy will not affect the numb
At the worst possible time for dinosaurs. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporter on the other side of the country wildfires force hundreds of people from their homes and a deadly Lightning Strike on a Southern California beach. We have a series of reports on extreme weather beginning with vincente arenas. Oh, my god this was the first time a tornado touched down in this part of massachusetts since recordkeeping began in 1950. Winds blew more than 111 Miles Per Hour here. Dozens of trees were knocked down and streets were flooded. Derek castle lost the roof to his house. The winds pretty much picked up out of nowhere. It kind of went crazy. The winds were just all over the place. Reporter same system destroyed ten homes in eastern tennessee, where the storm dumped hail and caused power lines to explode. And wind gusts reaching 70 Miles Per Hour knocked out electricity for 200,000 homes near detroit. That cold front thats been causing all the
Israeli experts have calculated in detail exactly how dozenslories, literally, need to survive. If you look at the sanctions they imposed, i mean, even john kerry condemned them bitterly. Their sadistic. Just enough calories to survive. Noam chomsky for the hour. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama warning of a lengthy Bombing Campaign in Northern Iraq as u. S. Airstrikes enter a fifth day. Over the weekend, u. S. Warplanes and Drones Attack what the pentagon said were artillery positions in armored trucks along into the militant Group Islamic state near the Kurdish Regional capital. Obama authorize the strike last week in what he called an effort to halt the militant advance on thel, where the u. S. Has u. S. Consulate and military personnel as well as to prevent a massacre of yazidis. On saturday, obama suggested u. S. Bombing campaign could be linked to one. I dont think we will solve th