48 hours. Investigators have pieced together who blew up that rv in nashville on christmas morning. The big question that remains, why . Almost a week after calling it a disgrace, President Trump has finally signed the sweeping covid relief package and government funding bill that so Many Americans have been waiting for. But there are Strings Attached n. A statement, the president said he only approved the bill after getting the u. S. Senate to agree to consider increasing the amount of stimulus checks from 600 to 2,000, which is what democrats wanted all along, of course. The president has also vowed to send a, quote, redlined version of the bill back to congress, asking for what he calls wasteful items to be removed. He also claims the senate will take up legislation that starts an investigation into voter fraud in the president ial election, even though there is no evidence of any widespread wrong doing. Now, the president s reluctant signature came after Unemployment Benefits for m
The massacre in newtown, connecticut. Proposing more gun control laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. Ifill then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as key indicators show trends both up and down. Brown from jerusalem, Margaret Warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. Ifill Judy Woodruff talks with newly elected senator Tammy Baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. Brown we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications in an effort to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students. Im actually really excited to be creating this device. It really makes you feel, i dont know, grown up, i guess . Its not just learning, its experiencing. Ifill and we close with a first person account of the struggle for human rights in china. Ray suarez sits down with an activist who spent two years under house arrest. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshou
Possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the challenge of gun violence, and the looming political fight over what to do about it, dominated a high profile hearing today. The Senate Judiciary committee played host to leading voices from both sides of the debate. It was a day of drama in the packed hearing room. This is an important conversation. Ifill even before the senators had their say, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stepped up to the microphone to make a brief and halting plea. Speaking is difficult but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Ifill giffords was shot in the head two years ago as she met with constituents in tucson, arizona. Six others were killed that day. Giffords and her husband, former astronaut mark kell
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the challenge of gun violence, and the looming political fight over what to do about it, dominated a high profile hearing today. The Senate Judiciary committee played host to leading voices from both sides of the debate. It was a day of drama in the packed hearing room. This is an important conversation. Ifill even before the senators had their say, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stepped up to the microphone to make a brief and halting plea. Speaking is difficult but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Ifill giffords was shot in the head two years ago as she met with constituents in tucson, arizona. Six others were killed that day. Giffords and her husband, former astronaut mark kelly have now launched their own campaign for tougher gu
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions ifill former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords herself wounded by a gunman made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. Too many children are dying, too many children, we must do something. Ifill good evening, im gwen ifill. Brown and im jeffrey brown. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt giffords testimony and that of a National Rifle Association Executive at the first formal congressional hearing on gun violence since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. Proposing more gun control laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. Ifill then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as keindicatorshow ends oth up and down. Brown from jerusalem, Margaret Warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. Ifill Judy Woodruff talks with newly elected senator Tammy Baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. Brown we examine how some schools a