Killed Michael Brown . And why is it raising the same questions . Trying to escape the new normal. More and more American Families forced to live in their cars. This mantra in my head just repeefrtd and over i want to go home. I just kept avoiding this one thought in my head that says, you know, please. To. America tonight with an indepth look at this growing epidemic and one solution that could be the road to shelter. F good evening. Thanks for joining us. Each day now, there are fewer places in the world to be safe from ebola. The death of eric duncan in dallas under scores what Health Workers have been warning about, that the virus is spreading far beyond west africa and fast, as is the fear. Five u. S. Air ports are gearing up for new screens while Airline Cabin cleaners are going on strike fearing they could be at risk. Now, new signs of the viruss global reach. A britishman died en massedonia. His hotel has been sealed off with staff and guests inside. This spanish nurse who was
Where the illnesses found. Of course, the gravity of the situation as has been described by panelists leaves no doubt about the vital need for the International Community to undertake urgent action in order to reverse the current trend. As you said, mr. President , at present the time has come for specific actions. We need to act quickly. Not only to suppress the spread of the disease, not only to save human lives while theres still time, but also and especially in order to maintain stability and the gains of the last few years. As part of peace building and social peace. It is essential for unmeer, the u. N. Mission, to be deployed as quickly as possible so that it can respond effectively to the most pressing needs of the affected countries. In our opinion, this mission should also help build local health capacities, as was said, through making available mobile hospitals, helicopters, protected vehicles and qualified medical workers and older to take care of sick people. Therefore, le
Yes, they are as prochoice and so on, but in terms of what the government should be doing and things they are concerned about economically, they still feel more comfortable in the Republican Party and that is what they choose to focus on. I want to ask you one very fundamental question, which is, is there a really any benefit to finding more Common Ground . We have been talking as though there is. And on some level, there seems to be an idea that needs no defense, but would it make it a difference politically to find more Common Ground . I think there are some places where it would. The one area that i think women should Work Together and cross ideological lines is in media sexism. There is no reason there needs to be a divide among women ideologically about how media, particularly Media Coverage of women running for office or in office, there is no reason there needs to be an ideological divide in terms of assessing or evaluating that. There is a group that has formed recently called
The u. S. Labor movement. After a string of union setbacks in the Auto Industry and the public sector. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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 yo
Chemical spill that has contaminated the local water supply. Now hundreds of thousands of people in the state capital of charleston cant drink or even bathe. A federal disaster declaration has been issued. An investigation is into why and who might be responsible. The water supply is completely off limits and our Jonathan Martin is on the scene. Fema has brought in tanker trucks to help with the situation. At this point its not clear just how long this problem will last. It it all came to light yesterday morning when the Industrial Company Freedom Industries reported a leak from one of their containers, a chemical leaking right into the elk river. This was an immediate concern because their facility is really close, about a mile and a half upstream from the Water Treatment facility. So this chemical got into the water line and many people started reporting a strange odor, a smell similar to licorice or sweet candy. Realized this was the preparation used in the being preaption of coal,