The world cup. And chicagos homeless are helping themselves. And we begin with iraq. A country in the state of chaos. An armed group inspired by al qaeda is quickly gaining ground, pushing closer and closer to the capitol of baghdad. Islamic state of iraq and the levant, in some places Security Forces desserted their post. The i. S. I. L. Now controlsity cot and moals. Mosul. They mounted the attack early hours of the morning. Quickly overrunning the Security Forces there. The takeover didnt take long. Iraqi police took back control a few hours later. The fighters are from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant, or i. S. I. L. Who have also mounted attacks here in kirkuk. Translator this is just the latest round of fighting against i. S. I. L. And it wont be the last. Well continue to fight against them with the help of the people of mosul. They dont have the power to confront the iraqi forces. Reporter but on the outskirts of mosul, people continue to flee, carrying what little they
Implications of a caliphate. The United States Supreme Court handed out two major decisions on the final day of its term. The justices ruled that some employees cannot be forced to pay union fees. The High Court Also ruled today that some Companies May refuse to pay for some type of contraception if it conflicts with the othe owners beliefs. Both in their churches and outside their churches. We believe that the owners of forProfit Companies should not be allowed to assert their personal religious views to deny their employees federally mandated services. Lisa stark, this is a strike against president obamas Signature Health care, no doubt about it. Tell bus the ruling. A fivefour ruling. One of the most closely watched cases. Requiring coverage for Birth Control. Crowds gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court. What do we want . Health care. When do we want it . Now. And when the high court found in favor of hobby lobby its supporters erupted in cheers. The case also involved conesto
Christine writes and robert wrote continue to let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call us at email us at or send a tweet at and likeconversation us on facebook and follow us on twitter. He is the treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial and he talked about the u. S. Treasury to disrupt the financing of the Islamic State also known as isis. He refused the source of Revenue Strategies for disrupting down. He spoke at a forum. This is an hour. Good morning. I am marwan muasher, director of the middle east program. I want to welcome you to carnegie and thank you for joining us for this timely discussion on u. S. Efforts to disrupt the Financial Network that support Islamic State of iraq and the levant, what is called isis. I see there is enough interest in this room for this issue. Overflow. Public attention has focused on the military efforts to degrade isis, there is another effort being led by the Treasury Department, which is focused on shutting d
Ifill those are just 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. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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. Woodruff israel has launched new air strikes into syria. U. S. Security Officials Say the attack came after nightfall, in the syrian port city of latakia after nightfall. The target was said to be russianmade, surfacetoair missiles. Its at least the third time this year that israel has carried out air strikes inside syria. Syria has met a deadline to destroy all of its declared chemical weapons making equipment. The or
Ifill those are just 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. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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. Woodruff israel has launched new air strikes into syria. U. S. Security Officials Say the attack came after nightfall, in the syrian port city of latakia after nightfall. The target was said to be russianmade, surfacetoair missiles. Its at least the third time this year that israel has carried out air strikes inside syria. Syria has met a deadline to destroy all of its declared chemical weapons making equipment. The or