[cheering] we have an awesome spread, greg is in it, from morgan s brooklyn barbecue, lawrence checked in with die-hard eagles fans down in philly. mascots from the fanatic and the logo. you have the super bowl. the super bowl and will add another one in a few days. let s go. philadelphia, we re bringing this trophy home. [cheering] eagles, eagles. who are you rooting for? the only one, the number one team, best team in the n.f.l., baby. that s a good hat. could there be trouble for the kansas chiefs? star quarterback patrick mahomes may not be 100% healthy. great thing is patrick is a very fast healer and he was able to get ready to play the afc championship game. he s doing great this week, i don t know that he will be 100%, he will not tell you otherwise. very excited about this, rihanna will make a return for the super bowl half-time show and she wants it to be the perfect performance. there are probably about 39 versions of the set right now. wo
That. Woodruff then, where past meets present what learning about the slaves on the plantation of a founding father can teach us about issues of race before the United States today. Its really easy to talk about things 200 years ago, its a lot more difficult when you bring it all the way up today, and you go no, the legacy of slavery is still with us. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. W
That. Woodruff then, where past meets present what learning about the slaves on the plantation of a founding father can teach us about issues of race before the United States today. Its really easy to talk about things 200 years ago, its a lot more difficult when you bring it all the way up today, and you go no, the legacy of slavery is still with us. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. W
it s official, halliburton buying baker hughes for about $35 billion, and we ve got more on activists and the fight for allergan. forget wasting time at work. menlo park reportedly developing facebook for your office? moving in on google, microsoft and linked in s turf, down 3% in the free market. numbers inside japan s recession, gdp down 1.6 following contraction of 7.3% in the prior quarter. this week japanese prime minister abe expected to announce delaying plans to race the country s sales tax and call for parliamentary elections in december. estimate was 2.2, to the upside. no one expected this to happen. now a bunch of policy decisions to make. do you suspend sales tax? this felt like 1937 in our country where they thought, you know, we ve done enough to make it so we re coming out of the great depression, let s start raising taxes, be more conservative. there are a lot of people saying that, you know what, this was just being prudent because the country itself is
westerners who came over and joined the caliphate. woodruff: plus, at sundance, filmmaker s new frontier of virtual reality: moviegoers get total immersion into the cinematic. it s tricking your brain into believing what you are seeing is truth. so it is essentially hacking your audio and visual system. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. i.b.e.w. the power professionals in your neighborhood. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.