brown: and from the west african nation of mali, lindsey hilsum has a story of music, architecture and art, all threatened by the country s new islamic rulers. brown: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology 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: it was just another regular day in damascus. the words of a resident of the syrian capital where on this day, shelling and clashes were intense. government forces backed by tanks and helicopters
to me it s important that i know what s on the tape and maybe there will be a court case and someone will pay for what they did to my mother. brown: tonight s edition of the daily download looks at high tech tools front and center at the political conventions in tampa and charlotte. woodruff: we talk to columnist jay cost about the evolution of the democratic party laid out in his new book spoiled rotten. the democratic party around the 1930s recognized the potential of using big government winning over classes of citizens clients as i call them and transform them into loyal voters. brown: and from the west african nation of mali, lindsey hilsum has a story of music, architecture and art, all threatened by the country s new islamic rulers. brown: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these insti