Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 International Experts confirmed today that plane debris found in the indian ocean is indeed from Malaysian Airlines flight 370. The jetliner disappeared in march, 2014. Part of one wing was discovered last week on reunion island thousands of miles west of where the plane disappeared. Malaysias Prime Minister announced the findings today, at a press conference in kuala lumpur. The burden of uncertainty faced by the families during this time has been unspeakable. It is my goal that this confirmation, how
Jail for up to a decade. It is tuesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is day one in court for cosby. Cosbys biggest ally today, a former d. A. Who said that he made a deal with cosby 10 years ago that shields cosby from prosecution on charges that he drugged and sexually violated andrea constand. And action News Reporter chad pradelli is outside of the courtroom in norristown tonight. Chad . Yeah, jim, former Montgomery County district attorney, bruce castor, spent must of the day testifying about that promise not to prosecute bill cosby. But it was a verbal promise, and now the judge must decide if it is binding. Bill cosby left the Montgomery County court waving to a small group of supporters who just finished listening to bruce castor who testified he promised cosbys former attorney that the comedian could not be prosecuted ever. Castor said that he hoped it would move cosby to testify in a civil case brought by andrea constand, which ultimately happened and cosby a
Image of a time that never really was. Its something beautiful, romantic and exciting and they can get away from how much their lives absolutely suck. Thats why the movie industry does incredibly well during the great depression. You wouldnt think it does well, but it does incredibly well for that reason. So we are to the point where we talk about what the movie does right. 12 minutes left. How does the movie measure up historically speaking when dealing with some of the elite white characters and their lives. Better or worse than how they deal with africanamericans . Hard to be worse than the treatment of africanamericans, so then better. So Laura Michael and brooke at the beginning talk about, i think, sort of overall southern white perceptions of race. And brooke makes the argument both of them make the argument that this is an accurate depiction of the way whites perceived the way things went or an accurate portrayal of the souths memory of that time at that time. So again to that
Framed the idea of slavery. They also describe changes in gender portrayals and how they have shifted into leading roles. This event is from the society of civil war historians i annual meeting. It is about 1. 5 hours. In the past two years, three feature films whose focus is american slavery and emancipation have been released to positive and often glowing reviews. All of them were profitable. Django unchained made 160 Million Dollars at the box office. Lincoln made 182 million. 12 years a slave, made 56 million, but only cost 20 million to make. This sort of miniupsurge has provoked a lot of debate and discussion about depictions of slavery and freedom in film and other forms of media. In television, documentaries, and youtube shorts, different series. We are continuing the conversation today. All of our panelists are fierce scholars of the American South and of race and gender. They have also written about, reviewed, taught courses on, and consulted for films about slavery. Catherin
Andy cohen is a bad influence. Jiggy was so jilled, he would fall asleep. He looks little hung over. Jiggy is more of a social drinker whereas cleo drank for medicinal purposes. Sometimes the only thing that helps is a little hair of the dog. Thanks for watching. That does it for us. Early start begins now. America on ice. From the midwest to midatlantic, subzero cold causes misery and takes more li lives. The right to fight. For the first time the pentagon will allow women in combat on the front lines. Thats huge news. A defiant north korea threatening more Nuclear Tests and calling the u. S. Its sworn enemy. That breaking overnight. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start, im john berman. And im zoraida sambolin. Thursday, january 24th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets get started here. Up first if you are still wrapped up in your blankets you may want to stay right where you are. Do not move. That bitter cold blast is gripping much of the country and its not expected to go away a