Flee the country at a rapid rate. Among them is one refugee, who says he was the only man to escape a firing squad near the city of aleppo. He has since fled to turkey. James reynolds has this report. Muhammed olli works at a petrol station in southern turkey. Customers barely notice him. But the man selling chris has one of the most astonishing selling crisps has one of the most astonishing stories to tell. He tells me he was stopped at a checkpoint in the city of aleppo in august. The militiamen mistrusted his village, so they took him away. After three days with no food or water, they told me and the other prisoners that they were taking us to another station. They put us in a car and then stopped at a deserted area. This was aleppo at the time. Rebels, filmed here by the bbc, go after suspected pro government militiamen. They are accused of carrying out mass killings. They put us all on our knees, all 21 of us. They began firing. I fainted when they shot at us. I woke up after 10 o
Literacy in the 21st century. 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 as unemployment, growth and budget concerns continue, the man who will lead president obamas new Economic Team was formally nominated today. The announcement came this afternoon, the latest in a series of major cabinet changes. One reason jack has been so effective in this town is because he is a lowkey guy who prefers to surround himself with policy experts rather than t. V. Cameras. Brown with that, the president introduced his nominee to be the next secretary of the treasury, jack lew, the man he made his chief of staff, a year ago yesterday. Lew would succeed tim geithner, who drew fulsome praise from the president. When the history books are written Tim Geithners going to go down as one of our finest secretaries of the treasur
Rebels, filmed here by the bbc, go after suspected pro government militiamen. They are accused of carrying out mass killings. They put us all on our knees, all 21 of us. They began firing. I fainted when they shot at us. I woke up after 10 or 15 minutes and saw the gunman the gunmen meeting and i saw everyone around me was dead. I was hit by five bullets, one in my shoulder. One of them is in my year. Two in my leg and one in my hip. Government and rebel forces still fight for control of the busiest city. Aleppo produces no winners, only refugees. Some people might say it is a miracle that you were the only survivor. I do not know. I do not know. Perhaps, it is because i was able to withstand the gunfire. In islam, we believe no one dies before their time. Perhaps, it was not my time to die. From his small bedroom at a petrol station, muhammed reflects on what to do with his second life. He trained as a tailor and may go back into the business, but not back home. Southern turkey. One o
And improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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 as unemployment, growth and budget concerns continue, the man who will lead president obamas new Economic Team was formally nominated today. The announcement came this afternoon, the latest in a series of major cabinet changes. One reason jack has been so effective in this town is because he is a lowkey guy who prefers to surround himself with policy experts rather than t. V. Cameras. Brown with that, the president introduced his nominee to be the next secretary of the treasury, jack lew, the man he made his chief of staff, a year ago yesterday. Lew would succeed tim geithner, who drew fulsome praise from the president. When the history books are written Tim Geithners going to go down
Good thursday morning. Im sunny hostin. And im rob nelson. Experts in every state are scrambling to deal with a flood of flu patients. One city has declared a state of emergency. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the very latest. Reporter doctors are calling it one of the fiercest outbreaks in a decade. This flu strain that started in october, instead of january, has spread to 41 states, hitting at least 2,200 people. Im declaring a Public Health emergency in the city of boston. Reporter boston mass general is seeing unprecedented levels of patients. Many of whom have to wait 24 hours to be admitted. In pennsylvania, one hospital had to set up a tent outside the emergency room to deal with flu patients. The situation is not much better in chicago, where overwhelmed hospitals diverted patients to lesscrowded e. R. S. And in minnesota, theyre dealing with 1,000 confirmed flu cases. Please, we implore you to stay home when you are sick. Reporter at least 18 children have died from the flu this seas