I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill 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. 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. Ifill the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex
School Reform Commission will exercise the powers given to us by state law to cancel the labor contract between the School District and the Philadelphia Federation of teachers. Reporter that was the announcement that happened shortly after 9 30 this morning. The src convened a meeting saying after 21 months of negotiations with the pft, those negotiations have moved, in their words, the wrong direction. Superintendent dr. William hite says its time for teachers to share in the sacrifices. So here is what happened. A board voted unanimously to cancel the pft contract, and what that means is that teachers will have to put up their own money for benefits. Salaries have not changed, and the src says this action will d redirect 48. 3 million to district schools and save 100 million over the next four hours. The School District is facing a 71 million deficit for the next school year and both the chair and superintendent contend this will help. I asked chairman bill green why this happened no
Hear, listen, feel, discover the best memories of your life. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im katty kay. The black flag of Islamic State is raised near the city of kobane, along the syrian and turkish border, they are running battles for control. In west africas fight over ebola there is too much to do and too little time to do it. We are in sierra leone. They are utterly overwhelmed but there are warnings things are going to get much, much worse. And gabrielle was a pioneer of mexican cinema. Now his work is being celebrated by a whole new audience. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and those around the globe. There are fears that the syrian town of kobane across the border of turkey could fall to Islamic State fighters. A flag has been seen on the outskirts of kobane today, that is days after intense fighting. Following this latest i. S. Advance, turkish tanks are being move to descend the border
The delays in marriage in the states. Jeanette is at the live desk this noon with reaction to the decision. Jeanette . Was certainly a monumental and surprising move from the Supreme Court and that has Immediate Impact in many state, like right here in virginia, couples hoping to get married. We are talking about as soon as one hour. Just hours ago they held review , indiana,states oklahoma, utah, wisconsin, and virginia. What does it all mean . It means the court recognizes the right to samesex unions and because of that Lower Court Decisions striking down samesex marriage should go into effect soon. This was in on the spec unexpected decision. Many believe that they would make the case this term. The attorney general tweeted this out saying in part the Fourth Circuit mandate will issue at 1 p. M. And marriages can then begin. What a momentous and joyous day for thousands of virginians. We spoke to some virginians about this decision and heres what they said. I dont have a problem wit
I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill 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. 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. Ifill the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex