It can still be used for scientific research. Woodruff under a pristine rain forest in ecuador lie more than 800 Million Barrels of oil. The countrys president had asked the world to ante up in exchange for a promise not to drill, but that plan is being scrapped, as Hari Sreenivasan reports. Brown mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Just wishing i changed my ways. Woodruff and two men from two generations connected by a love of the blues are now collaborators on tour. We profile Charlie Musslewhite and ben harper. This is what the blues are supposed to do. Make you feel good. Its your comforter when youre down and your buddy when youre up. All purpose music. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. Grow
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In iraq today, a rare battlefield defeat for islamic militants who have captured large portions of the north and west of the country with little resistance the past few months. Kurdish fighters reportedly forced the jihadists to retreat from two towns they had captured about 30 miles from erbil. Many americans are in erbil. Responding to the growing crisis in northern iraq, the state Department Today removed some personnel from the u. S. Consulate in erbil. The u. S. Had moved some personnel from baghdad to erbil just two months ago, because of the deterio
Together and blow, steve. 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 recomm
Together and blow, steve. 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 recomm
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. In iraq today, a rare battlefield defeat for islamic militants who have captured large portions of the north and west of the country with little resistance the past few months. Kurdish fighters reportedly forced the jihadists to retreat from two towns they had captured about 30 miles from erbil. Many americans are in erbil. Responding to the growing crisis in northern iraq, the state Department Today removed some personnel from the u. S. Consulate in erbil. The u. S. Had moved some personnel from baghdad to erbil just two months ago, because of the deterio