In the 1960s to the emancipation proclamation in the civil war to the declaration of independence and the founding of the country. Plus, miles obrien ventures deep inside a canadian nickel mine, home to a premier particlephysics lab where theyre trying to solve a key mystery of the universe, what is dark matter . Its rather annoying but it is so important and yet we know next to nothing about it. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. 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. Ifill diplomats labored today to salvage plans for getting the Syrian Government and rebel forces together, to talk instead of fight. Opponents of the assad regime balked at including ira
The Texas Health Presbyterian hospital worker reported a fever late friday and was diagnosed with the preliminary test. If those test results are confirmed that cdc headquarters in atlanta, it will be the first time ebola has been transmitted person to person in the United States. We know this infected person cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of ebola here in this country. Hospital Officials Say this worker had been under the cdcs selfmonitoring regime due to duncans involvement in his care. The entire process from the patients selfmonitoring to admission to isolation took less than 90 minutes. The patients condition is stable. A close contact has also been proactively placed in isolation. Thomas duncan died wednesday after he was readmitted for treatment. We know he was initially sent home despite having a 103degree fever. We go now to dallas. Sarah, do we know when this infected hospital worker came into contact with mr. Duncan . Reporter we just learned a little
Pontificate about who will occupy the white house next, the president and the public will begin to take account of president obamas legacy. Will he be remembered as a good president . An effective one . Did this president keep his promises . Did he do or at least try to do in office what he said he would do while campaigning . Now my favorite Obama Campaign promise fulfillment is this one. Sasha and malia, i love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the white house. By april, wed all met bo. Sure its a bit silly, but its also a reminder of how few Campaign Promises can be full fided so easily and clearly. The president promised the girls a dog, they got a dog. Score one for president dad. But, dont you have the sneaking suspicion that if adopting bo had required an act of congress, the first daughters might still be waiting . And most president ial promise keeping does require some level of cooperation from the congress. The pres
Protests have continued since we all learned the news monday night for which we have been waiting for more than 100 days. The st. Louis county grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for sohooting and killing Michael Brown. In a rambling half hour speech delivered well past night fall, prosecutor Bob Mcculloch said theres no doubt he shot Michael Brown to death. Theres no question when he died Michael Brown was unarmed. But mcculloch intimated there were many more questions. Questions that only the grand jury has the privilege offed a jute kating because only they had seen all the evidence and heard all the testimony, and they, he told us, decided there was no crime in this killing. Nothing for which to indict officer wilson. Yes, Michael Brown is dead, but that is not, they decided, a criminal act. And what father or mothered was pain. And what followed was pain, disbelief, grief, fury, protests. How could this boy be dead, but the man who shot him would not have to fac
The normally highbrow and tolerant group nominated for best book in the field of criticism a book widely viewed as denigrating an entire religious group.