Believe that if those black regiments had been allowed to lead the assault, that would have been it. In other words, we can imagine black soldiers marching, charging over blanford hill, right, into petersburg. Thats a very soothing image. I think that tells us more about how we want to remember the war than the battle itself, because anyone who has studied civil war battles, they never go as planned. Right . Theres always something that goes afoul. So is it any surprise that given this massive detonation that no one really can predict what it will do to the landscape and whats beyond it. Remember, its not just that front confederate line they have to deal with. This is a complex sort of maze of bombproofs, traverses. Part of the problem is in the 1920s, the crater battlefield was an 18hole golf course. So a lot of that battlefield has been smoothed over in one way or the other. You really are hardpressed to get a sense of what it would have looked like in the 1860s. So would it have ch
Rival demonstrators. And the plan for these creatures to roam free in britain again for the first time in 1400 years. The u. N. Security council is in a closeddoor meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. Theyre debating a russian proposal to halt the fighting there and allow humanitarian aid to be brought in. First lets look at what is happening on the ground. The port city of aden has been the scene of intense fighting. Much of it has centered around the crater district. And to the east lies the port city of mukalla on the outskirts of that town fighters linked to Ali Abdullah Saleh. The streets of aden have become a battleground. And the people of this city are caught in the cross fire. Aden has been without water for the past 20 hours or so. Also supplies have been cut off from the district of crater after going through an intense battle on thursday. This is getting more difficult in hospitals as well where doctors have these shortages of supplies that cannot treat the injured. A
Please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones and pagers and similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting and be advised that the chair may order the remove from the meeting room any person responsible for the ringing of or use of cell phone pager or device. Members of the public have up up to three minutes to make comments on each item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period. Item five, Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda. Okay, item 6, executive directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners and members of the member and the public sport and thank you for joining us today. I have a deviation from my planned report and we were anticipating that the americas cup would be finalized by now. It seemed fairly certain over a week ago. And the protocol had the races ending sunday, as a matter of fact. But as of today, it is now tied and tomorrow will, whenever the racing resumes it will be do or die time whoever wins the ne
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. Brown more people found work in november and more people stopped looking for work. As a result, the number of new jobs came in better than expected today and the rate of unemployment was the lowest since 2008. Newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins our coverage. Reporter washington brightened yesterday when the annual switch was flipped; the White House Christmas tree, relit. And this morning, more holiday cheer, it seemed, in the form of the monthly jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs were created last month, according to the survey of employers; unemployment dropped again, to 7. 7 , according to the survey of households. Both numbers better than expected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff anxiety. So it looks like sandy will not affect the numb
Woodruff the economy added more jobs than expected in november, and the Unemployment Rate dropped to a four year low. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Brown and im Jeffrey Brown. On the newshour tonight, paul solman breaks down the latest report. And we debate the benefits of extending Unemployment Insurance amid washingtons fiscal uncertainty. Woodruff then we turn to the Supreme Court which agreed today to take up the issue of gay marriage. Margaret warner looks at whats at stake with marcia coyle of the national law journal. Brown Hari Sreenivasan reports on the threat to the shellfish industry from coast to coast, as Ocean Temperatures rise and the waters are more acidic. This is a very dramatic change that has not been seen in the worlds oceans for more than 50 million years. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and gwen ifill sits down with Michael Beschloss, whose recent foray into the twitterverse has opened up a new way to view history in the dig