Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by when it comes to wireless, erconsumellular gives customers a choice. No contract plans give you as much or asittle talk, text and data as you want and our Customer Service team is on hand to help. Bnsf railway. The john s and James L Knight foundation, fostering engaged communits. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. Made possib was by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy the United Nations has released a grim and alarming assessment about the impact of climate change. Even worse, it found countries around the worldre not doing nearly enougright now to slow the damage before it becomes worse. The probability of avoiding o dangerous leve global average temperare increases is dwindling. If we look at global emissions, they are still going up. Judy that is according to a new u and report that found the planet will
In that it had been a colony of japans sense 1910. During the second world war, there was fighting in korea, the u. S. And the soviet union jointly occupied korea and they agreed to divide korea. Now, northern korea, that is what we call today north korea, was very much communist influenced. Southern korea, which we now call south korea, was a very different situation. With the assistance of the u. N. , they sponsored elections in south korea and South Koreans elected a democratic government. North korea, however, wanted to unite under its terms and so it sent insurgents into south korea to try and overthrow that government and they failed to do so. Then, in january of 1950, the u. S. Secretary of state dean achison made a significant error. In a speech talking about the areas of influence and positions that were vital to the United Statess interest, he mentioned japan and the philippines and omitted south korea. The North Koreans interpreted that as a statement that the u. S. Wouldnt
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. I say its time for us to come together as one yuted people. United people. A historic night as donald trump is elected president of the United States. For all of the talk about donald trump not accepting the outcome of this elecelection, Hillary Clinton has not delivered a concession speech. She has done an amazing job and she is not the pollsters are dead wrong. Their predictions werent worth the paper they were printed this is a white lash against a changing country and a white lash against a black president. Outside of the civil war 2and including 9 11 this must it could ab wide wild on wall street. Thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters left with tears in their eyes. They are shocked beyond measure, these folks. All that. Look on the bright side. You know that lie we tell kids . You could be president . Its true now literally, anyone can be president and all that matters. Sorry to keep you waiting. C
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. I say its time for us to come together as one yuted people. United people. A historic night as donald trump is elected president of the United States. For all of the talk about donald trump not accepting the outcome of this election, Hillary Clinton has not delivered a concession speech. She has done an amazing job and she is not done yet. The pollsters are dead wrong. Their predictions werent worth the paper they were printed this is a white lash against a changing country and a white lash against a black president. Outside of the civil war 2and including 9 11 this must be the most cat it could ab wide wild on wall street. Thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters left with tears in their eyes. They are shocked beyond measure, these folks. All that. Look on the bright side. You know that lie we tell kids . You could be president . Its true now literally, anyone can be president and all that matters. Sorry
D. C. And Prince Georges County. Eastern avenue closed in both directions in the 600 block because of this fire. Ill step out of the way so you can take a look. You can see all the smoke still rising from the house here. Firefighters of course on the scene continuing to douse the fire with water. Were told this began in a vacant house, the taller house that you see here. They believe the fire began outside on the porch then spread into the house, up to the roof and then they say that the flames jumped from that vacant house to another house next door that was occupied. Investigators say that the people who live in that home were able to get out. They are okay. There is extensive damage to their home had. What started this blaze, is under investigation. Well see a traffic impact along Eastern Avenue. It is closed in all directions because of all the hose lines across the street. Reporting live in northeast, Megan Mcgrath, news 4. Also a developing story out of mississippi. Want to show