And the Saudi Super League has kicked off with some of the worlds top footballers but its come with controversy. Critics say the country is using sport to distract from its human rights record. We begin with the continuing tragedy in hawaii. The death toll from wildfires there has risen to 55. But hundreds more are still missing on the island of maui, and its feared that the number of dead could rise significantly. Governorjosh green has called the fires catastrophic and the largest in the states history. President biden proclaimed the fires a major disaster, freeing up federal funding for rescue and Recovery Efforts. Meanwhile firefighters continue to battle the flames. The bbc has been speaking to survivors sharing dramatic stories of escape and destruction. You can follow our live page for some of those stories, images, and the latest developments. We are now expecting a Press Conference shortly. And we will bring that too you as soon as it starts. Joining me now is Mojtaba Sadegh a
Area leaders slow the flow of people out of state and out of the city of San Francisco . Just to survive. Seeing this cat changed everything. Dont judge a book by its cover or a cat for its color. Animal shelters showing us theres nothing super about one superstition. I think theyre cute. Good morning, everybody. Im reed cowan and we made it to friday. Yes, black cats are very cute by the way and happy friday. Im gianna franco. Nicole zaloumis has the morning off. And i got to admit, reed, one day when you were off, nicole and i kind of gave black cats a little bit of a bad rap. Jess, i dont know if you remember that. But were on board. We love black cats any cat so take yeah, gianna. Do you remember that was friday the 13th too and we got some viewers not the happiest with us. Wearing black today in honor of black cat day. Saying go out and adopt. Thanks for the memo guys. We get dressed in the same rooms over there. We could have anyways i actually am wearing black today and kind of
Reporter well, walter and sarah we have heard from Burlington County Prosecutors Office who said they expect to have an update soon but at this point all we know that is those two people were taken here to Lordes Medical Center in willingboro. This is video, from earlier today, from that scene, they were just talking about. Burlington city police say an accident occurred prior to the vehicle landing in that body of water but what exactly happened, what type of accident, if there was another vehicle involved, we are still waiting to hear. It happened around 1 00 this afternoon near Burlington City river bank, Police Say Two people were pulled from the river, we are hearing reports that bystanders, may have helped them, with rescue effort. Of course, long with Fire Fighters and First Responders. Now police said this about the condition of the people inside the vehicle. Do not have a status of the condition at this time, however, this obviously, with the, weather, with the conditions, it
Fields from medical research to computer software. Ifill we continue our weeklong focus on guns, after newtown. Tonight Jeffrey Brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. The result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. One of the problems in this field is that people confuse aggression and violence. Woodruff and Margaret Warner gets an update on the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the prosecution and the defense lay out conflicting accounts of the events leading to his girlfriends death. 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 bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive lif and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made p
You are linked to the violent captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff evidence suggests that since 2006 a secretive Chinese Military unit has hacked the Computer Systems of more than one hundred u. S. Corporations and organizations. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we assess the damage done by the Cyber Attacks, and explore the motivations behind what appear to be chinas systematic targeting of foreign firms and governments. Woodruff then, we turn to todays arguments at the Supreme Court over a patent case with implications for biotechnology giant monsanto, and a range of fields from medical research to computer software. Ifill we continue our weeklong focus on guns, after newtown. Tonight Jeffrey Brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. The result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. One of the problems in this field is th