And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. Ifill president obama made his first secondterm foray outside washington today, with a call to stop gun violence. It was part of a campaignstyle effort designed to goad congress into action. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Ifill the president took that message to minneapolis, a city thats already imposed stricter background checks on gun buyers. The white house plan calls for those checks, a renewed ban on assaultstyle weapons and limits on highcapacity magazines for ammunition. The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American People decide its important. If you decide its important. If parents and teachers, Police Officers and pastors, hunters and sportsmen, americans of every background stand up and s
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown president obama took his push for tighter gun control laws on the road today to a Police Department in minnesota. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we get reaction to the president s proposal to ban assault weapons and Institute Universal Background checks from two local Law Enforcement officials. Brown then, we have the story of a navy seal, a sniper in the iraq war and bestselling author who was gunned down by a fellow vetan aa shooting range in texas. Ifill Margaret Warner looks at how ancient manuscripts in mali were saved, hidden from destruction during the conflict with islamist rebels. Brown what makes a great teacher . Hari sreenivasan reports on a Charter School in connecticut that uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students, peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they ar
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown president obama took his push for tighter gun control laws on the road today to a Police Department in minnesota. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Ifill and imwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we get reaction to the president s proposal to ban assault weapons and Institute Universal Background checks from two local Law Enforcement officials. Brown then, we have the story of a navy seal, a sniper in the iraq war and bestselling author who was gunned down by a fellow veteran at a shooting range in texas. Ifill Margaret Warner looks at how ancient manuscripts in mali were saved, hidden from destruction during the conflict with islamist rebels. Brown what makes a great teacher . Hari sreenivasan reports on a Charter School in connecticut that uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students, peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they
That uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they are doing well and what they need to improve. Ifill the 500yearold bones unearthed in a parking lot in england are those of king richard iii. John burns of the New York Times fills us in. Brown and we close with a conversation with a master of the short story, writer George Saunders. For me, the approach has become to go into a story not really sure what i want to say, trying to find some little seed, crystal, an interesting sentence or an image that leads to an idea, and as much as possible divest myself of any deep ideas about it. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Pe
Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. Ifill president obama made his first secondterm foray outside washington today, with a call to stop gun violence. It was part of a campaignstyle effort designed to goad congress into action. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Ifill the president took that message to minneapolis, a city thats already imposed stricter background checks on gun buyers. The white house plan calls for those checks, a renewed ban on assaultstyle weapons and limits on highcapacity magazines for ammunition. The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American People decide its important. If you decide its important. If parents and teachers, Police Officers and pastors, hunters and sportsmen, americans of e