With a look at how best to raise sons and what to make of the widening achievement gap with girls. Woodruff 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. United healthcare, online at uhc. Com. 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 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 the chair of the Federal Reserve offered a hopeful assessment of the economy today, coupled with words of warning. Speaking at a congressional hearing, janet yellen said things are picking up after a long, hard winter. Many suggest that rebound in spending and pr
These twins con joined at birth, separated after ten months. Now speaking out for the first time on their 18th birthday. Their medical miracle. Now, its time for america to meet these covaledictorians. Only on Good Morning America. We do say good morning, america. We did say covaledictorians. Cant wait to their story. Hillary krinton is standing by after the breaking news. Deadly incident in afghanistan, five americans killed. It looks like friendly fire. Martha raddatz has the details. Reporter these were American Special operations forces. They were out with afghan forces. On a security patrol. They were ambushed by the taliban, coming under heavy fire, so they called in air support, they want war planes to come and help them out. In addition to five american soldiers who were killed, one afghan soldier as well and we do not know how many wounded. Martha, you have been one of these missions. The mission i was in a fifther jet was very similar to this one. A series of careful steps ta
Cct is when we are going investors to see temperatures drop. Sunshine tomorrow. I wintry mix back in the forecast for saturday. Those details n a the minutes. People did their best to keep warm while confronting the blast. Out howtschida found some are coping. It is cold out here. They are bundled up doing their best to deal with the cold weather. Those who had to work outside felt it. A blast like this can stress some furnaces. It is cold. I come prepared. Even though they were covered up as much as possible, people made quick trips hoping to get back inside fast. It is cold. It is hard to talk. This cold that proves too much for some heating systems. I was busy today. They keep me busy. They are the most demand thing. You have a lot of calls for help today. Needing heat. Waye awoke this morning to bomb furnace. He hopes repairs are quick and his heat is back on inside soon. He knows it is going to get colder outside. We will try to get it done for today. It is something minor. Unfort
And beating the odds. These twins conjoined at birth, separated at 10 months. Now speaking out for the first time on their 18th birthday about their medical miracle kept secret for so long. Now, its time for america to meet these covaledictorians. Only on gma. We do say good morning, america. And, yes, we did say covaledictorians. They are truly remarkable young women, and we cannot wait to share this shore with you. That is coming up. Also, Hillary Clinton is standing by. Robin is going to talk to her. After the breaking news, a deadly incident in afghanistan. Five americans killed. It looks like friendly fire. Martha raddatz has the details. Reporter good morning, george. These were American Special operations forces. They were out on a mission with Afghan Forces on a security patrol. They were ambushed by the taliban, coming under heavy fire, so they called in air support. That means they want warplanes to come help them out. It was an american b1 bomber that dropped the bomb. In ad
Bit. Hillary taking the hill. Democrats close ranks around their presumptive nominee as clinton comes back to capitol hill after winning those primaries. She really inspired the members of congress and everybody is united, looking forward to winning in november. Breaking news, House Democrats staging a sitin at this hour as weve been reporting on the house floor, right now demanding action on gun control. Now is the time for us to find a way to dramatize it, to make it real. We have to ak pie the floor of the house until theres action. Coming up, well talk to republican senator jeff flake, one of the cosponsors of the senate bill compromising on gun control. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Donald trump moments ago launching a barrage of domestic and Foreign Policy attacks against Hillary Clinton and her decadeslong record of public service. Hillary clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the United States. Hillary clintons message is old and ti