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and this guy goes free? there ought to be at least some visceral sense, what if she did commit suicide and he s in prison for the rest of his life? narrator: tonight on frontline. he was never treated like a suspect. he was treated like a brother. narrator: . a death in st. augustine. frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from jon and jo ann hagler on behalf of the jon l. hagler foundation. michelle was the youngest of all of us of six and she was the one that we always
and this guy goes free? there ought to be at least some visceral sense, what if she did commit suicide and he s in prison for the rest of his life? narrator: tonight on frontline. he was never treated like a suspect. he was treated like a brother. narrator: . a death in st. augustine. frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from jon and jo ann hagler on behalf of the jon l. hagler foundation. michelle was the youngest of all of us of six and she was the one that we always
tourist from all over the worldcom to see it so why does san francisco wanted to close lombard street to traffic for the summer. it s a controversial plan that some are calling crooked. it comes with a big price tag. that closure would happen on the curvey part of lombard street between hyde and eleven worth. cornell is live there with details tonight. cornell? tomorrow the city will consider spending 100,000 dollars on the temporary closure of this very famous stretch of lombard street. after months of complaints from neighbors about traffic but many tourists don t like the plan one bit. they say it s down right crooked. trip to san francisco may not be complete without a drive down the crookedest street in the world. first stop for this woman visiting from new york. what do you think. it s gorgeous. it s beautiful. reporter: iconic brick line street is so popular people can wait up to an hour on weekends to drive it. that s a problem for jim hickman who moved h
country, so i can no longer extend the policy. in public, it is time for me to go. it takes a lot of love and understanding woodruff: plus, the art of translating a life of hard knocks into music. woodruff: the story of soul singer charles bradley, and how he pours his years of struggle against adversity into every note. sometimes you ll hear me scream. i scream because it s like 40 words will come to me at one time and i cannot sing those 30 words. i can t, so i scream it. woodruff: 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: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspi