Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. 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. Ifill a white chicago policeman pleaded not guilty today in the killing of black teenager laquan mcdonald. That case sparked local protest, and gained national attention. Jason van dyke was arraigned on charges of firstdegree murder and official misconduct. Police video released last month showed him shooting mcdonald 16 times. Meanwhile, in cleveland, protesters gathered a day after a grand jury refused to indict two Police Officers for killing tamir rice. The 12yearold was shot dead in november of last year. This morning, mayor Frank Jackson said the city wants to address public anger, in part with a special committee to examine the case. The grand jury has said that theres been nothing done wrong criminally. W
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. 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. Ifill a white chicago policeman pleaded not guilty today in the killing of black teenager laquan mcdonald. That case sparked local protest, and gained national attention. Jason van dyke was arraigned on charges of firstdegree murder and official misconduct. Police video released last month showed him shooting mcdonald 16 times. Meanwhile, in cleveland, protesters gathered a day after a grand jury refused to indict two Police Officers for killing tamir rice. The 12yearold was shot dead in november of last year. This morning, mayor Frank Jackson said the city wants to address public anger, in part with a special committee to examine the case. The grand jury has said that theres been nothing done wrong criminally. W
Go to booktv. Org. The before Columbus Foundation presents the winners of the american book awards in San Francisco, calif. I am the chairman of the board of directors and i want to thank our friends for their sponsorship for this afternoons awards and my colleagues on the board of directors for their presence and persistence and devotion to this very worthy and necessary and urgent and i would say even medicinal organization. At the beginning of this year january, the United States lost one of its most innovative and exciting writers, mary barracca twice winner of the american book award a strong supporter of the before Columbus Foundation. His last appearance in San Francisco was a fundraiser not far from here to raise money for the before Columbus Foundation. Still in our embrace of the panorama of American Literature and history of this afternoon unlike to dedicate my portion of the program to the memory of appellates and writer, amory bar barracca barracca. We have quite a harvest
The most basic elements of dignity and support. Woodruff tech giants fight for a seat in the classroom. Why even in amish country, apple, google and others want their products used by teachers and students, a market worth billions of dollars a year. What you actually purchase should be driven by what you want to actually do with that technology. You want them researching, you want them producing, you want them seeking, asking questions, what are all of the kinds of things that you want students to be able to do, their gains and achievements. Woodruff and its friday mark shields and Michael Gerson are here, to analyze the weeks news. Those are 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. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to
Hello there, welcome to newsline. Its thursday, january 3. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. They killed dozens of civilians. An opposition activist in the capitol said more than 50 people appear to have been killed. Field is scarce. The activist struck as crowds gathered to await delivery. Opposition fighters have gathered more offensives. Government forces have retaliated with more air strikes. Government pilots are targets crowded places. The office of the eunited natios says more than 60,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in march 2011. A Human Rights Group put the death toll at 45,000 but they said the real number was likely to be higher. Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange have rallied in the first session of the year. They feared members of congress would be unable to resolve the fiscal cliff. The dow jones soared more than 300 points from its close last year. Investors were encouraged by what they saw in congress. Members of the house approved a deal to