Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. 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 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 new appeals today, to do more for puerto rico. The island is still reeling from its worst storm in a century, and there are calls to cut red tape and get more relief on the ground quickly. John yang has the story. Yang a full week after Hurricane Maria
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. 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 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 new appeals today, to do more for puerto rico. The island is still reeling from its worst storm in a century, and there are calls to cut red tape and get more relief on the ground quickly. John yang has the story. Yang a full week after Hurricane Maria
Of thousands. And the toll offer Mother Nature, the toll its taking on one closeknit community. And democracy, why the problems are now much worse. We begin tonight with our special coverage, all this week of the refugee crisis, now stretching from the middle east to europe. Hundreds are camped outlook a road leading to the serbian hungary border, and hungary declared a state of emergency in two of its Border Regions, and clamped down on people for the country illegally. Austria stepping up its border checks, and now calling for a summit next week. They want to discuss the refugee crisis, and meanwhile, interior ministers will hold a summit next tuesday to pry to break the deadlock to relocate 120,000 refugees. As europeans try to deal with the way to deal with the crisis, more refugees head for their borders. More on the desperate journeys. Reporter at this border, hungary has taken the crisis in a new direction, and it makes life even harder for refugees. Many have found themselves s
How the arctic blast is affecting traffic and travel. Hello. Great to have you with us. Now we start in beijing where Cooperation Among some of the worlds biggest economies is the focus right now on the second day of the apec summit. Leaders from 21 Asian Pacific economies are talking about Economic Growth and reform in the region. U. S. President obama is also scheduled to meet with chinese president xi jinping one on one today. Controversy alton ickes like human rights, fres freedoms and cyber spying could be discussed. And david, barack obama and xi jinping are spending a lot of quality t david, barack obama a xi jinping are spending a lot of quality time together, so whats likely to come from all that face time . Reporter well, that face time u. S. Officials hope will lead to a better relationship between these two powerful nations, the worlds two largest economies. Theyve managed to ink a deal relating to hightech products which will reduce tariffs on things like medical equipment
Books of the ruppercaseletter in shock. You have the governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the state attorney general facing what could be careerending controversies. The attorney general, he second in line pretty sad when he was a 19yearold undergrad that he and his friends were brown makeup and dressed up as a reference to a party. In a statement, he said it was a onetime occurrence which has haunted him for years. He said as the young man added callous and inexcusable lack of awareness and sensitivity to the pain my behavior could inflict on others. This conduct is in no way reflective of the man ive become in the nearly 40 years since. He continues, honest conversations and discussions will make it clear whether i can or should serve as attorney general. One of the states to Democratic Senators reacted to this news a short time ago. I am shocked and incredibly disappointed. This has been an awful week for virginia, but i am just getting the original reports. Lieutenant governor Ju