Told us wed be taken care of us if we got injured. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff persian gulf powers saudi arabia and iran stared each other down today in a full scale diplomatic confrontation. The struggle pitted sunnis against shiites, and persians against arabs, and has other nations choosing sides. Antisaudi protests brought thousands of shiite iraqis into the streets of baghdad today, outside the heavily fortified green zone thats home to the u. S. Embassy. But the saudis were undeterred, as foreign minister Adel Aljubair made clear in a
Buybacks. New york stock markets are poised to recover from it was the biggest drop on a first day of trading year for the Dow Jones Industrial average in eight years. Both the dow and the s p 500 were off about 1. 5 . Abcs Rebecca Jarvis has more. Reporter it was bad but it could have been so much worse. Veteran traders here on the them by surprise. It started with a sharp selloff in china, very weak matching manufacturing data there, indicating that the worlds second largest economy is slowing, the fears here that there could be a Ripple Effect on the economy in the United States and around the world. Been tanking since last year even. And now there are big concerns about what that means for the energy space. Jobs here in the United States. While its great news for consumers, its not great news for Energy Companies or the people that they employ. And historically speaking, 70 of the time, what happens in january is what sets the tone for the rest of the year. Theres an old saying her
Split, and tonight outraged calls for action. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Call it the sprint to the starting line. After all of the months of rising and falling fortunes, were now just 28 days from the first nominating contest of the 2016 race for president. And there is new urgency for those still in it. 28 separate Campaign Events today alone. Heading into the stretch toward the february 1st iowa caucus, the latest poll there shows ted cruz ahead of the republican pack. For the democrats, Hillary Clinton with a nearly 10point lead over Bernie Sanders. While in New Hampshire, it is donald trump out front for republicans. And for the dems, sanders with a 2 point lead. And with crunchtime here, checkbooks are being opened, strategies refined. And in the case of Hillary Clinton, the man she calls husband and her not so secret weapon has been we have it all covered. Andrea mitchell begins our coverage. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This is bill clin
Morning with of georgia county confirm a with a knife. Children range from 3 month to 17 years. Bad information may have cost a man his life at the hands of metro officers. Police thought 23 year old Keith Childress had a gun in his hand when they encountered him in a local neighborhood when he only had a cell phone. Metro says because they were told he they believed he was armed and dangerous, so non lethal weapons like a taser arent typically used. News 3s Christine Kim reports. Nats a man wanted out of arizona. For a violent Home Invasion in 2013. Spotted. In a local neighborhood. Nats minutes prior. Us marshals asked metro for help. Nats radio 20 i had a subject take off on foot he is 440 for attempted murder for more than 2 minutes. Sgt Robert Bohanon and officer Blake Walford are heard yelling commands. Believing Keith Childress is armed and dangerous. Nats drop the gun. When childress moves, both officers fire. Shooting him five times. Metro says two us marshals on the scene did
Good afternoon. Im rikki cheese. Were in for somewhat of a wild ride with our weather this week. Lets go to meteorologist karla huegla and weather first. looks like las vegas will be starting the new year on cold centered around the utah colorado border, is an area of high pressure. Both systems are helping to filter in and amplify the mid and upper level moisture within the southwest. At the same time, these two system are breaking down our sufficient lift for shower production and that is what will occur not only for today but also tonight, tuesday, tuesday night, wednesday, wednesday night, thursday, thursday night, and even friday a death sentence for the man who made National Headlines for a deadly crash on the las vegas strip. Action News Reporter Parker Collins was in the courtoom when ammar harris learned his fate. The actual sentencing took just a few minutes. Take vo remember in 2013. Killed a man who was driving on the strip. And that mans car slammed into a jury sentenced h