Ifill 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. 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. 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 United States moved closer today to new moves to rescue thousands of yazidi refugees in northern iraq. Theyre trapped on a mountain, surrounded by fighters of the Islamic State group. The u. S. Military is already airdropping supplies, and 130 american advisors have arrived to assess things. Today, Deputy National security advisor ben rhodes said the president is awaiting their recommendations. There needs to
Its not clear if he left a sue note. Everybodys experience of the disorder is a little bit different. Reporter this ucsf psychiatry professor didnt treat williams. But in her experience, depression doesnt always lead to suicide. Still, she says williams past drug and alcohol addictions were a sign he could eventually take his own life. People who feel like they are trapped, uhm, you know, that theres no other way out for them, uhm, that are in, you know, either in chronic pain or their psychic or physical, you know, uhm, who may be in this case struggling from, you know, a history of substance abuse, uhm, you know, they thats kind of like the Tipping Point that whole idea that theres no way other out theres no way out of the pain that theyre suffering. Reporter it is not clear if he left a suicide note. The coroner also performed toxicology tests to see if any drugs were in his body. The results will not be known for two to six weeks. Thats so sad. Its so tragic. Really is. Reporter th
Scrambling at two airports in. In chicago two passengers are being screened. At Newark International they have a passenger. A passenger who is being treated for ebola will be allowed to return home today. The ohio man held in nort e korea is headed pack home. Three teenaged girls from denver are back home after trying to travel to syria. They were picked up in germany. Authoritied suspect they may have been trying to join isis. Legendary Washington Post editor ben bradlee has died. He was a tough nononsense. You were born to be a newspaper man. I cant think of another thing i could do. I could start out with something, you know, that i wouldnt be happy at. Apple posted a new warning for icloud users. Caught on camera in pennsylvania. Amazingly no one was injured. All that a group of hikers in south africa has had a frightening encounter with an angry elephant. Well hit. Gone. Hunter pence with a tworun shot and the giants take game one. She doesnt just look different. She looks unrecog
If you turn one young man away, think of the repercussions for that. You know, he couldve put a roadside bomb somewhere. He could have killed a family somewhere in iraq or syria. I mean, its incalculable, the value. Woodruff plus, we remember Washington Post editor ben bradlee who led the papers historic coverage of the watergate scandal. It changes your life, the pursuit of truth. At least, if you know that you have tried to find the truth its very exciting, i find. 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. 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. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs
In chicago two passengers are being isolated and screened. And newark international, surfed a passenger potentially exposed to the virus. A passenger who is being treated for ebola will be allowed to return home today. Jeffrey fowle to wrights pat air force base just north of dayton. The ohio man held in north korea is headed back home. Three teenaged girls from denver are back home after trying to travel to syria. They were picked up in germany. Authorities suspected they may have been trying to join isis. Legendary Washington Post editor ben bradlee has died. Tough tongued, no nonsense as he guided the investigation into Richard Nixons watergate. You were born to be a newspaper man. I cant think of another thing i could do. I could start out with something, you know, that i wouldnt be happy at. Apple posted a new security warning for users of its icloud. Caught on camera in pennsylvania. Amazingly no one was injured. All that a group of hikers in south africa has had a frightening en