Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs 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 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. Ifill the deal creating the Worlds Largest airline became official today. American airlines emerged from bankruptcy to join with u. S. Airways. The new carrier will operate under the American Airlines name. The merger leaves four airlines controlling more than 80 of the American Travel market. Passengers wont see immediate changes to reservations or frequent flyer programs, and it remains unclear if the deal will mean higher fares. Eight of the most prominent u. S. Tech companies, in
Good morning its thursday, september 19th. On set katty kay. Mike barn cal, Nicole Wallace and visiting professor from nyu, harold ford jr. And in washington columnist, associate editor for the Washington Post David Ignatius. David, you have a piece in the post this morning talking about president obamas syria strategy off the assad interview. Youre giving him more credit than most people have been in the last month mainly reaching for a good outcome however he got there. Ive been puzzled frankly at the very Harsh Criticism of president obama for doing this deal with russia to control syrias chemical weapons. And the reason ive been surprised this is the kind of framework that tu has been looking for for two years. People have said this is a problem from hell. The best outcome people from both parties thought would be some kind of negotiated settlement that would first bring the chemical weapons under control and then move towards real political dialogue about transition and those are
We are exhausted. I think every day about my 11yearold daughter and how i would like to pass along generational wisdom and wealth and joy. Instead of generational fear and trauma. Were get gutted and exhausted but were resolved. This is Tipping Point. That Tipping Point is vividly expressed on the latest cover of the new yorker by renowned artist. If youre not looking at the tv, look up for a second. Say their names is a documentary in a picture. George floyd literally filled up with generations of injustices. Meanwhile, today, President Trump has tweeted about flag day which is today. Its also the u. S. Armys 245th birthday and his birthday. Hes 74 today. So far we have yet to hear about racial unity or about police reform. Were told that may come soon. The executive order that will come out on tuesday really does reference a National Database strengthening and National Database police my conduct. It also talks about the importance of coresponders from a Mental Health perspective. Let
Long day, a long day. The other one was mean joe green. Morning joe starts right now. Is it me or do i see kind of a bromance with with you and mccain. That is how a classic romantic comedy goes. Initially you are not getting along and you keep bumping into each other. He deserves credit for somebody willing to go against the grain of his own party sometimes. Probably not good for me to compliment him on television. Look at that sunrise. It is wednesday, august 7. It is august 7. We are almost done with the first week of august. It feels like september. I cant wait until september. Really . Yeah. We love the summer. Yes, men. You love the summerer. Msnbcs political analyst former democratic congressman. I guess i would enjoy decembers more if i if you were what . Oh, my lord. I said off air and on air. Use your inside and outside voice. You like the summer, too. We vacation in Hells Kitchen every summer. It has not been as hot when it is like 105 for like the entire month of august and
Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im reena ninan. Hello. Im t. J. Holmes. A gunman took the hostages at a popular cafe not far from the famed opera house during the middle of monday morning traffic. They ran into the arms of police. Australian Police Believe this man seen moving around behind glass and apparently acting alone is holding several people hostage inside a cafe in the Central Business district of sydney. This is a very disturbing incident. We have an armed offender in premises holding an undisclosed number of hostages. Reporter the man forced hostages to raise their arms against the cafe windows and hold up several islamic flags. The flag is not specific to any terror organization. Even though it has been used by jihadist groups. We dont yet know the motivation of the perpetrator. Reporter the takeover of the lindt cafe monday morning spread terror through downtown sydney normally packed with Office Workers and tourists. A woman just shouted out