Violence. The death toll in gaza is now 173. Thousands are evacuating, and israeli strike continue to hit gaza. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hell do whatever it is necessary. Still there are calls for ceasefire. Nobody can see what will come out of the exchange of fire. I think there is an open or hidden wish to arrive to an immediate ceasefire. We want to see an immediate cessation of this assault, this of aggression, on in military assault on the palestinian people, but we also want to see that israel is held to account. In the meantime life in ga gaza not life at all. Reporter in this conflict the schools are now shelters. The children dont come here to study. They come here to live. More than 15,000 people from rural north gaza, this was their city last night. Israel warned all residents to leave. They feel they have no choice. Each familys story is repeated a thousand times. Each classroom is a bedroom. This room is now home to four families. In total, 29 people liste li
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three eks unti election day, polls show divided cturamg religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children of the same
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown john brennan, president obamas choice to head the c. I. A. Faced a volley of questions from senators today about counterterrorism policies, including waterboarding and drone strikes. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt todays testimony, which was interrupted from the start by protesters from the antiwar group, code pink. Brown then, we get the latest on the massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles Police office wanted for murder. Suarez we turn to iran as the u. S. Tightens sanctions but tehran shows no signs of halting its Nuclear Program or engaging in talks. Brown from our american graduate series, we have the story of a chicago nonprofit that aims to change the lives of wouldbe dropouts. Whats interesting about one goal is that it pinpoints and targets lowincome, underperforming students in non selective Chicago Public schools, students who are least likely to graduate
Officials. Reading a statement in latin saying that hell resign effective february 28th at 8 00 p. M. Local time. He said in the last few months, that his mind and body, have quote, deteriorated. Im shocked and startled as of all of you. Reporter this morning, reaction from new yorks cardinal dolan. Theres a somberness there. Theres a sadness there. Reporter benedict, whos 85 years old, has been pope since april 2005 who took over for the immensely popular Pope John Paul ii. His papacy has been marked by controversy. The pope criticized for how he handled the situation in his prior jobs when he was archbishop in germany and later a top vatican official. On a visit to america in 2008, he became the first pope to meet with the victims themselves. On a lighter note, benedict has become known as his personal idiosyncracies like his bright red shoes. Hes been using a moveable platform to carry him down the aisle of st. Peters basilica. This morning after he made his announcement, he was hel
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children