Presents missing from under the tree. Demand exceeded expectations. Walmart and amazon are offering disappointed customers gift cards. Power people in maine spent the day on the job, working to restore power to people. Fierce stores knocked out electricity. Insurance Companies Say they are making progress, but winds are slowing down repairs. America tonight is coming up next. Remember you can get the latest news on aljazeera. Com. And good evening, thanks for joining us on this holiday. Im joie chen. This is the time of year to count or blessings to consider the in our lives. But imagine not having your very basic needs met. Roof over our heads, a warm bed, a hot meal, a harsh reality. We share a story of a woman who found her own gift by stitching together the threads of community. From our what works series, heres chris bury in detroit. Downtown detroit on a warm summer day. The biting chill of a michigan winter seems very far away. But in a warehouse about two miles from the city ce
Could result and Mary Landrieu taking over the Energy Committee in the senate. That would set up a game of musical chairs. A likely is seen as successor to mr. Baucus as head of the finance committee. And Mary Landrieu could then take mr. Wydens spot. She comes from a state where oil and Gas Companies are asian employers. She voted for the keystone Xl Pipeline Oil and gas employers. Re major she voted for the keystone xl pipeline in a symbolic decision. President obama does not want to make a decision on the massive keystone xl pipeline. Not have to. He may House Democrats and other critics of the project, which has put traditional allies such as labor unions and vists arental acti hinting that the state might have to restart its environmental review. Ed bywould be motivat suspected conflicts of interests and could push a decision down the road for another few years, possibly until mr. Obama leaves office in 2017. That is the story in the Washington Times. Here is usa today, many canno
We have been in rome as pope francis celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Hello and welcome. Peacekeeping troops are going to be sent to south sudan. Thousands of people are thought to have been killed in a week of fighting between rebel soldiers and government forces. Has spread across the country to several areas, including the capital of juba. President salva kiir and his forces have recaptured the town from the rebels. Bentiu and two in juba. Our correspondent in washington says despite the vote to send in more troops, it will take more time for the u. N. Peacekeepers to arrive on the ground. The United States was one of on thiswriters resolution and after the emergency meeting yesterday, held where the secretarygeneral requested these additional troops, the Security Council today unanimously supported that. These troops will take time to get on the ground in south sudan. The u. N. Secretarygeneral bank email and said it would not happen overn
He, i think, feels vindicated by the fact that there has been six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. Ifill and in the forests of mexico, worries are growing about the shrinking number of monarch butterflies spending winter there. 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. 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 Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for Midnight Services in places both traditional and unusual. Some of 2013s first Christmas Eve celebrations occurred in china, where guards and volunteers held back hundreds crowding into a
Solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. Hello, our top story this hour. As the u. N. Goes to double the numbers of peacekeepers in south sudan, the numbers dead are in thousands. Express appreciation for the response with the secretary general and the Security Council are showing to the tragically unfolding situation in our country. Edward snowden says it is mission accomplished. He says he wanted society to have more of a say in being monitored. We have been in rome as pope francis celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Hello and welcome. Peacekeeping troops are going to be sent to south sudan. Thousands of people are thought to have been killed in a week of fighting between rebel soldiers and government forces. Has spread across the country to several areas, including the capital of juba. President salva kiir and his forces have recaptured the town from the rebels. Bentiu and