What do you think of when you see a tree . A treatment for cancer . Alternative fuel for our cars . Do you think of hope for the environment, food, clothing, shelter . We do. Early night is. Growing ideas. The grahams are like an institution in washington. It was an absolute shock. This week on inside washington the shocker, the Washington Post sold. Another victim of the changing media universe. I do not subscribe to anything anymore. I Read Everything online. President obama cancels a summit with Vladimir Putin. There have been times they slide back into cold war thinking. A Terror Threat closes u. S. Embassies. This group is fairly ingenious, bold and eager to cause damage. The president targets fannie mae and freddie mac. Also, hillary, the documentary, the miniseries, and Reince Priebus, the angry chairman. I will not expose our candidates to this kind of treatment. Captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org the name of the program is inside washington and if
Work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and provide capital for key strategic decisions. We offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im jane obrien. Symbolic way felt president Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe takes on rivals. JamesWhitey Bulger is found guilty. And we will meet the man who made it all the way to San Francisco after getting a double long transplant. Double lung transplant. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. In his first speech since the disputed july 31st election, Zimbabwes President robert mu gabe viciously attacked his opponents, saying they can go and hang themselves. The chargey denied but at the vote was rigged. Correspondent Andrew Harding has this report. Victory . Imous in not president mugabes style. Bes style. Ident muga he had this to
Bank does next and the markets next move. Planes, trains and hyperloops. No, its not a cereal, its the future of travel. According to one entrepreneuent and it could mean getting from los angeles to San Francisco in under 30 minutes. We have that story and more tonight for monday august 12th. Good evening, everyone. Remember when the blackberry was the must have device for executives . Everyone wanted one, and if you had one, you couldnt put it down. Not any more. Blackberry has been passed by other phones, from apple, samsung and more. Today the blackberry waived the white flag. Its exploring socalled strategic alternatives, that includes partnering with another firm or taking the company private. Or even selling it off to the highest bidder. John fort has the latest on the possible future of blackberry. A humbling moment for a once proud brand. Blackberry, the company that first popularized the idea of a phone that could do more than make calls. The company that added alicia keys as
Woodruff then, despite recent challenging moments of diplomacy, the u. S. And russia held highlevel meetings in washington. Margaret warner recaps todays talks. Brown four out of ten street lights dont work and it takes an hour on average for Detroit Police to respond to 911 calls. Hari sreenivasan looks at the motor citys battle amid bankruptcy. Detroiters are so used to bad news, and they are so used to things not really breaking our way, and theyre used to getting up the next morning and going, well, i cant stop, ive got to keep going, ive got to keep trying. Woodruff david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the weeks news. Brown and yes, those are goats in that graveyard. More than a hundred of them. Kwame holman tells us what theyre doing in this historic washington, d. C. , cemetery. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Car
Holding it together. Spencer michels reports on the troubles plaguing San Franciscos new bay bridge. Its one of the largest Infrastructure Projects in the nation. But just when it opens to traffic still isnt clear. Ifill boston mob boss Whitey Bulger was found guilty of a string of 11 murders and racketeering. How the jury reached its verdict. Woodruff and in our continuing look at surveillance and privacy in america. Tonight, we explore how Law Enforcement keeps tabs on our movements by photographing our license plates. Its privacy, theres no question about that. You dont get the amount of Law Enforcement, you get the amount that you can tolerate. None of these technologies come without tradeoffs. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by 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 insti