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cancel the event. these teenagers dreams for a better life in europe have turned to a nightmare firstly to yemen. government forces have broken the siege of taiz. it has been a year under siege. key areas were taken in the west and the south of the city. rob matheson reports. reporter: the siege seems to be over for now. cheering crowds welcome the news that forces control southern parts of central city. they re in shock now. this was unexpected. over 24 hours yesterday they controlled many parts of taiz where it is only with the siege and the strategic areas of taiz that caused a complete fall. reporter: forces backed by air strikes from the saudi arabia led coalition broke through houthi and opened up a key supply routes. hundreds of fighters who were - troops allied with the houthis switched sides and this was the reason why taiz was able to fall into the hands of government forces so quickly. houthis are trying to find answers of why this happened. repo ....
woodruff: and remembering former reagan press secretary james brady, severely wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt, who subsequently became an ardent gun control advocate. he died today at age 73. ifill: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. bae systems. inspired work. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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. woodruff: fighting quieted across much of gaza for a time today, as israel declared a short truce. with negotiations to follow a halt in the gaza fighting that has killed almost 1900 palestinians and more than 60 is ....
former reagan press secretary james brady, severely wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt, who subsequently became an ardent gun control advocate. he died today at age 73. ifill: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. bae systems. inspired work. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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. woodruff: fighting quieted across much of gaza for a time today, as israel declared a short truce. with negotiations to follow a halt in the gaza fighting that has killed almost 1900 palestinians and more than 60 israelis. the news came hours ....
james brady, severely wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt, who subsequently became an ardent gun control advocate. he died today at age 73. ifill: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. bae systems. inspired work. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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. woodruff: fighting quieted across much of gaza for a time today, as israel declared a short truce. with negotiations to follow a halt in the gaza fighting that has killed almost 1900 palestinians and more than 60 israelis. the news came hours after israel observed its own ....
have killed three top hamas commanders. another four palestinian children have also been killed in a separate strike. we look at the devastating impact the israeli assault has had on children. asleep.re some were watching television and others were asleep. when i woke up, i was in the ambulance and then they took me to the hospital. that is what i remember. i stayed in the hospital for four days. at least 467 palestinian children have died in gaza since the israeli offensive began. we will speak with pernille ironside, chief of unicef s gaza field office. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. . m amy goodman peaceful protest continued last night in ferguson, missouri over the fatal police shooting of unarmed african-american teenager michael brown. prosecutors have begun presenting evidence before a grand jury to determine whether the officer who shot around, darren wilson, will face crumpled charges. for n ....