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. 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 nation now has an official Ebola Response coordinator. He was named today in a bid to corral any spread of the virus and ease mounting public anxiety. Woodruff the appointment of ron klain came in a paper statement this morning and the explanation came this afternoon, from white house spokesman josh earnest. What we were looking for was not an ebola expert, but rather an implementation expert. And thats exactly what ron klain is. Woodruff klain has no Major Public Health background, but hes been chief of staff to Vice President s gore and biden. For the next five to six months, hell oversee the federal response to ebola. For now though, the white house is still ru
Attacks against foreign diplomats there is forcing them to temporarily close the embassy in the capital suna. Lets get trite strait to barbara starr. Good evening. What have you learnsed . There is more to the story than what officials are publicly saying. Behind the scenes a senior official tells me this is all about a threat to the embassy. There may be other western threats, but right now the concern is a credible threat to the u. S. Embassy in yemen. This is a threat that first emerged back in march when we saw that videotape of about 100 al qaeda operatives out together in the field. We then saw drone attacks. The u. S. Thought the threat had been disrupted, but now it has reemerged. What is so crucial here is you do constantly see a threat stream against western targets in yemen. The yemenis go after it when it can. The u. S. Goes after it when it can. But this time western targets plus the u. S. Embassy, we are told it is a credible threat. And at this hour, u. S. Officials are
The world. We have long sought to work with nigeria on dealing with them. We are going to do everything we can to assist them in recovering these young women. What we know is the United States is sending a team of military Law Enforcement, other experts. No boots on the ground. Is it enough . After three weeks of these girls being gone, being kidnapped and the question is, can they be rescued before they are sold . Vladimir is live in nigeria. You had the chance to sit down with a mother and father who have two daughters who have been kidnapped. The range of emotions they are going through is hard to understand for someone who hasnt gone through this. It is heart breaking. What did they say about the efforts of the government to try to rescue these girls . Reporter thats right, poppy. They said they have not seen significant military or Police Presence on the ground making efforts to rescue these 200 girls that were taken in the middle of the night by armed assailan assailants. Father
Just north of San Francisco putting 15,000 people at the center of violent tremors. It is the single largest seismic event in california since that 1989 quake that struck during the world series 25 years ago. Local rescue officials continue to survey the region for damage. The early reports so far homes rocked askew. Thousands of people without power. Streets buckling, storefronts crumbling. One hospital telling us a few moments ago that they have treated 70 patients so far. None of those injuries, though, life threatening. Structural fires burning across town dotting the napa valley with the potential for gas leaks local Law Enforcement officials are rushing to free people trapped at this moment in their homes. So far luckily no casualties have been reported. It will be a while before we know how much damage this quake has done. Californias governor jerry brown issued a statement urging residents to stay calm and insuring them that saftd officials are doing all they can to help reside
Burgdorf. The inauguration is just two days away. Work continues at a busy clip as finishing touches are put on everything from the inauguration itself to the trump administration. There are confirmation hearings today for wilbur ross in front of the Senate Commerce committee. Nicki hailey, governor of South Carolina, and u. N. Ambassador nominee is in front of the Senate Foreign relations committee. And Oklahoma Attorney scott pruitt will be on cap stole hill as well. Congressman tom price goes in front of the Health Committee today, though his actual confirmation hearing is actually a week away. The president elect is also expected to meet with new York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Last night he was in washington with Vice President elect mike pence. Pence tweeted, snuck . A dance with karen backstage tonight. Couldnt wait for the inaugural balls to begin tomorrow. Trump talked to the crowd of International Diplomats about the man they are likely to be working with. The secretary of state