then to the keystone xl pipeline. on friday the house approved construction, the senate is expected to vote tomorrow. the bill is backed by louisiana democratic senator who is facing a runoff next month. if the bill passes, will obama veto it? we will speak to naomi klein, author of, this changes everything: capitalism vs. the climate. you look at obama who for three years has been spinning his wheels over the keystone xl pipeline. you just can t bring himself to just say no to this project that now has so many liabilities and isn t necessary to fuel the u.s. economy, but it just seems like the word no can t seem to escape his mouth. and then meltdown: terror at the top of the world. we will hear the story of seven american hikers who win on a wilderness adventure the polar bear country in canada s arctic tundra. everything changed about polar bears for me. polar bears have become such an icon for global warming, but they are cute and adorable and furry and that i
possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we are your retirement company. additional support is 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 in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. president obama this afternoon denounced the beheading of another american hostage by islamic extremists as an act of pure evil. this morning, the islamic state released a video, now confirmed as authentic by the white house, showing the aftermath of the execution of 26-year-old peter kassig. the indiana native served in iraq as a u.s. army ranger before being trained as an emergency medical technician and then becoming an aid worker. our report, by robert moore of itn, begins with footage of kassig taken in lebanon in 2012 whi
to take executive action on immigration, we will go to chicago to speak with a mother and daughter who could be directly impacted. then to the keystone xl pipeline. on friday the house approved construction, the senate is expected to vote tomorrow. the bill is backed by louisiana democratic senator who is facing a runoff next month. if the bill passes, will obama veto it? we will speak to naomi klein, author of, this changes everything: capitalism vs. the climate. you look at obama who for three years has been spinning his wheels over the keystone xl pipeline. you just can t bring himself to just say no to this project that now has so many liabilities and isn t necessary to fuel the u.s. economy, but it just seems like the word no can t seem to escape his mouth. and then meltdown: terror at the top of the world. we will hear the story of seven american hikers who win on a wilderness adventure the polar bear country in canada s arctic tundra. everything changed abo
corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we are your retirement company. additional support is 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 in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. president obama this afternoon denounced the beheading of another american hostage by islamic extremists as an act of pure evil. this morning, the islamic state released a video, now confirmed as authentic by the white house, showing the aftermath of the execution of 26-year-old peter kassig. the indiana native served in iraq as a u.s. army ranger before being trained as an emergency medical technician and then becoming an aid worker. our report, by robert moore of itn, begins with footage of kassig taken in lebanon in 2012 while he was car
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