By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, lisa desjardins. Desjardins hello and thanks for joining us. The police chief in dallas is convinced that mass shooter Micah Johnson was plotting additional attacks. Chief david brown today pointed to weapons, explosive materials, and a journal found at johnsons home as well as letters the gunman wrote in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where officers cornered and killed him early friday. In Downtown Dallas, a makeshift memorial outside Police Headquarters continues to grow, as people leave flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals in remembrance of the five officers johnson killed on thursday. He also wounded seven officers and t
Some other programs to look out for this weekend on booktv, robert jones talks about the declining influence of White Christians in the country. New york times reporter Donald Mcneil jr. Discusses the origins and spread of the zika virus. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv on cspan2. For a complete television schedule, go to our web site, booktv. Org. You can also get updates via twitter and facebook. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now were going to kick off the weekend with a look at the decisions of the Supreme Court under former chief Justice Warren burger. Linda greenhouse is one of the Supreme Courts best and most experienced observers. She covered the court for the New York Times for decades and now teaches at yale law where shes the knight distinguished journalist in residence. Shes written in Oxford University press very short introduction to the Supreme Court which is apparently currentl
In front of that crowd, it was a key night for these candidates stand out and set themselves apart. Glow sticks galore lit up hyvee hall. But candidate Hillary Clinton first shined the spotlight on another democrat. I dont think president obama gets the credit he deserves for rescuing our economy from falling into a great depression. She explained she wants to build rose she explained she wants to build on obamas progress but made clear ms. Clinton im not running for my husbands third term or Barack Obamas third term im , running for my first term. Rose Bernie Sanders spoke about how he stepped out of the shadows of obscurity as an authentic candidate, now polling at 41 in the latest quinnipiac poll. Sen. Sanders we were at about 3 in the polls, we had no money, we had no political organization. Well, in the last six months, things have changed. Rose martin omalley, hoping for similar results. Mr. Omalley ive learned how to be a very effective leader. Ive learned how to get things done
By either the executive legislative or judicial branches of the federal government has affected you and your life or your community. The competition is open to students in grades six through 12 and students may work alone or in groups of up to three. Contestants are asked to produce a five to seven minute video documentary supporting their chosen topic and to include some cspan programming. That 100,000 in cash prizes will go to 150 students and that the three teachers and the grand prizewinner for the best overall entry will win 5000. The deadline for entry this year is january 20, 2015 and winners will be announced in march. Visit www. Studentcam. Org for more information on this years contest the three branches and you. Today the Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on terror threats, including from global computer hackers, the militant group isis and homegrown terrorists. Officials from the department of Homeland Security, the fbi and the office of the director of Nati
Costs at the pump . And john stewart talks about his directing debut. That conversation and many more in tonights special spotlight, arts. We begin tonight in Northern Nigeria where bombings at a mosque today killed more than 100 people and that number is expected to rise. The attack hemmed in nigerias second largest city kano. No one is taking responsibility but the lead suspect is boko haram, the same group involved in the kidnapping of over 200 girls this spring. They are describing a scene of absolute pandemonium. Running in every direction, bodies were scattered across the area, that in fact there was a stampede as a result of people trying flee the scene and that caused a lot of fatalities particularly among little children. There were also reports of gun shots being heard after the explosions and up until now its still unclear what the source of that gun fire whether it was police or whether there were gunmen at the scene, thats not clear until now. There was a momentary outbrea