Weekend. New activity on syrias chemical weapons and the heightened fear they may fall into the wrong hands. Aurora, penn state and, of course, newtown. We countdown the top ten biggest crimes of 2012. Time magazine named president obama person of the year, but do you know who their Readers Choice was . You might be surprised. It is sunday, december 23rd, good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. We begin with breaking news. The brutal gang rape of a woman is sparking protests in india. Protesters chanting we want justice in new delhi. The 23yearold was attacked on a bus last weekend. Cnn has learned that a journalist has been killed in demen strags today and well bring you much more on this as soon as we get it. Now, to a tearful ending and a new beginning in connecticut. Flags will be raised to full staff today for the First Time Since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. This comes just after the final three funerals for the victims of that tragedy. Emilie parker, josephine ga
Around the world. Suarez a fresh series of secret tapes reveals former president nixons attempts to control the watergate scandal. We hear excerpts and discuss what they tell us. Woodruff and we look at the personalities driving the politics and gridlock in washington with two authors and veteran political journalists Robert Draper and mark leibovich. You do wonder, when people are in office, when people are in power, who are they really working for . Are they in it to serve the public good, or are they in it for selfservice . Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights 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
Good morning, everyone. We begin with new details in the shooting at an atlanta area elementary school. Michael brandon hill is in custody after surrendering to police. The police dont have a motive. But the 20yearold apparently had stopped taking his medication. Theres the school clerk who managed to talk hill into laying down his weapon and ammunition, most likely saving many young lives. We begin our coverage with abcs kristin fisher. Reporter 20yearold Michael Brandon hill is in Police Custody this morning. But his motive for terrorizing this Atlanta Elementary School may never be understood. Even his own brother is at a loss. I couldnt tell you what his mindset was when he went up in there. I honestly can tell you he has a long history of medical disorders and everything. Going to including bipolar. Reporter timothy hill says his brother has a troubled past. He was arrested earlier this year for alleged terrorist threats and acts and sentenced to probation and anger management. An
Day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. 50 years after Martin Luther king, jr. s most famous speech, americans descend on the capitol to keep his dream alive. Californias wildfire raging out of controlled and moving further into Yosemite National park today, a fire so menacing, a state of alert has now been declared by governor jar brown for all San Francisco. The flames are tearing through acres of pristine woodlands. The fear is that millions of people in Northern California could lose their water and power. Yose yosemite is on the eastern side of the state, almost 180 miles from San Francisco but most of the bay areas water and power flow right through that area. For now, we are going to bring in tina walker. She is the Public Information officer for the Governors Office of emergency services. She joins us on the phone from lodi, california. Tina, thank you for joining us during what i
In two high profile military cases. Army major nadal hassan was convicted of murder for the deadly shooting spree aimed at unarmed u. S. Soldiers at fort hood, texas. Warner and Staff Sergeant robert bales was sentenced to life without parole in the massacre of 16 innocent afghan civilians. We get details of both military court outcomes. Woodruff and in a separate military case the army private found guilty of giving troves of highly classified information to wikileaks now wants to live as a woman, chelsea manning. Ray saurez examines the legal and cultural questions connected with this story. Warner mark shields and rich lowry analyze the weeks news. Woodruff and we look back at Robert Macneil questioning the reverend Martin Luther king, jr, on the fight for civil rights. On nbcs meet the press just three days before the 1963 march on washington. All of these barriers must be removed before the negro can even begin moving up the highway of freedom in all of its dimension. Woodruff tha