right to end their own life. but with room left for interpretation, pressure mounts to implement doctor-assisted death. the court made it very clear that physician-assisted dying would only be an option for individuals who are mentally competent and able to make a fully informed voluntary choice. ifill: and president obama s initiative to invest in young men of color prompts a question: what about the girls? black girls face the same indicators in terms of attendance to school, in terms of interest in school, in terms of reading levels, mathematical levels, it s far more of a racial problem than it is a gender problem. woodruff: those are 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. at lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of your life. the chief life officer. in charge of providing for loved ones. growing
pressure from opponents, which included the state s largest company, wall walmart and his own son. here s manuel bojorquez. my son seth, signed the. . asking me, dad the governor to veto this bill, and he gave me permission to make that reference. no religious freedom is restored by the bill at all. reporter: governor hutchinson, just like governor mike pence of indiana, continues to face critics who believe their religious freedom laws open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. this is a bill that in ordinary times would not be controversial. reporter: in arkansas corporate giant walmart urged the governor to reconsider and religious leaders joined protesters. ref rabid robert lowry. it is blasphemous, it is an abomination and an affront to the gospel of jesus christ. reporter: hecklers greeted the sponsor of the bill at the state capital. shame ow! reporter: but representative bob ballinger stood strong. there s been a lot of people s mis
good morning, good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. this morning, lawmakers in arkansas and indiana are working on changes to religious rights bills that caused a fire storm of criticism. the governor of arkansas backed away from his promise to sign the bill. this morning, indiana s legislative leaders are set to meet with business leaders including representatives of the pacers eli lilly. governor mike pence, who signed the indiana bill faces stiff pressure from the business and sports ground. mark is in washington. good morning, mark. good morning, ann-marie. the white house is weighing in. the indiana and arkansas legislation is quote, not consistent with the values of the vast majorities of ameicans. indiana lawmakers say they are close to an agreement on new legislation that would clarify the state s freedom law. the question is we are moving the spectrum that has been raised. discrimination and denial of service, facilities and other things. that s what we are
california confronts a historic ig drought. california must cut its appetite for water by 25%. the ramifications for this are going to be pretty grim. a gunman attack add university in the east of kenya. deaths, many injured as well. charged with corruption. but menendez came out swinging at the fence. i will be vindicated and they will be exposed. today, thunderstorm, large hail, and damaging winds are expected from texas to southwest minnesota. double overtime but iran nuclear talks have been extended. the governor of arkansas is calling for a rewrite of another religious freedom law. a pizza shop in indiana said lit not provide services for same-sex wedding. the good news is only straight people are tacky enough to want pizza for their wedding. careening into oncoming traffic and slammed into a school bus. she s the only woman in the world named gertrude. stopping a wrong way driver head on. and all that matters bob barker pranking the
now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. reporting tonight lester holt. good evening. it s bad enough when kids cheat in school to get ahead but the teachers themselves? today in atlanta nearly a dozen former educators were convicted on racketeering and other charges for their part in one of the nation s biggest cheating scandals. prosecutors say it was a massive conspiracy to make sure students passed standardized tests even if it meant giving kids the correct answers. the scandal dates back a decade. it involved dozens of schools. and a lot of grown-ups apparently failed one of the lessons we were all taught. nbc s chief education correspondent rehema ellis is on the story for us tonight. reporter: it was a stunning verdict. we the jury find the defendant guilty. reporter: former educators found guilty of racketeering in an unprecedented case of teachers and administrators charged with fixing test scores and changing answers on