The continuity of the regime regardless of president chavezs presence. Woodruff and with five oscar nominations, we examine the controversy surrounding one of the most talked about new films yet to see a nationwide release; zero dark thirty, about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Brown 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. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown as unemployment growth and budget concerns continue, the man who will lead president obamas new Economic Team was formally nominated today. The announcement came this afternoo
School, but at college. Todays saturday, august 31st, school, but at college. Todays saturday, august 31st, 2013. Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television live from rockefeller plaza. Good saturday morning. Welcome to today. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside dylan dreyer and tom laum mass in for jenna. This morning, usair strikes in syria seem all but certain. One thing that is not clear is when they could happen. A lot of folks thought it would be timed to those United Nations inspectors who were in the country. Theyve left syria now. They have made their way to lebanon about three hours earlier than originally planned. It was the last hurdle remaining before any kind of u. S. Strike which could come in a matter of hours. That means tensions it ratcheting up at this point. Validity mir putin this morning saying if it happens, it will be extremely sad. We have a team of correspondences covering it for us from the United States plan of attack to the potential risks and fallout
The crippled cruise ship triumph limped towards mobile slower and later than expected, dragged along by four tug boats. Hours into the operation, a tow rope from one of the four tugs snapped. Another exhaustive setback for passengers. For their waiting families, more frustration. Its not a good scenario, but tell us the damn truth for what you know. We havent heard anything truthful yet, to my knowledge. Reporter as the ship crept closer to port, passengers desperation became visible. Signs made from bed sheets read s. O. S. And help us. On board, donna gutsman told us, there is much confusion. Very little has been right on time, or on point. So were having a hard time. Reporter gutzman took these photos showing the improvised tent city earlier this week, where passengers slept on the sun deck after the power went out. Soaked hallways and the plastic bags used in place of toilets. Theres sewer on the floors. Theres peeing and pooping in buckets and putting the bags outside our door. Re
The potential impact that furloughs would have on air travel, starting in april. Transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers could face new delays of 90 minutes at major airports in chicago, new york and san francisco. More than 100 air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. Airlines likely would cancel flights. And congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. Its not only the impact on the passengers, its the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. And their phones are going to start ringing. Why does this have to happen . Nobody likes a delay. Nobody likes waiting in line. None of us do. If we cant get our hamburger within five minutes, if we cant get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. They start calling their member of congress. Suarez more now on these latest warnings, the republican response and the timing of these possible cuts. Lisa rein is following this fo
She dreamed of becoming a painter. Chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. And i hung it in my private study. And every time i look at that painting, i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now. For grace. The president outlined four major points. Each one evoked memories of past mass shootings. We will make sure Mental Health professionals know their options for reporting threats of violence. Reporter this action makes it easier to share Mental Health records with authorities, a move that could have identified seunghui cho as a threat before the Virginia Tech massacre. Congress should restore a ban on militarystyle assault weapons and a tenround limit for magazines. Reporter the previous ban expired in 2004. The gun used in newtown, connecticut is the kind that would be banned. He wants a limit on ammunition that could have reduced the number killed in aurora, colorado. If you want to buy a gun, you should at least have to show