On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. 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. Woodruff the president and Top Democrats went the rounds today over whether to sit down together and talk about keeping the government operating. As they did, a republican tax reform bill moved another big step forward. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins President Trump criticized senate and House Minority leaders Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi for refusing to meet at the white house today. They decided not to show up. Theyve been all talk and theyve been no action. And now its even worse. Desjardins in a morning tweet, mr. Trump preempted todays scheduled meeting with democratic leaders, writing, i dont see a deal hours later, schumer and pelosi pulled out of that meeting, saying
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. 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. Woodruff the president and Top Democrats went the rounds today over whether to sit down together and talk about keeping the government operating. As they did, a republican tax reform bill moved another big step forward. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins President Trump criticized senate and House Minority leaders Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi for refusing to meet at the white house today. They decided not to show up. Theyve been all talk and theyve been no action. And now its even worse. Desjardins in a morning tweet, mr. Trump preempted todays scheduled meeting with democratic leaders, writing, i dont see a deal hours later, schumer and pelosi pulled out of that meeting, saying the president s tweet indi
Look. Reporter on a sunny fall morning, Curtis Roberts is tending his garden. I just really get to see the amazing creation that god provided for us. Reporter roberts hopes this election season, california voters will provide him some relief. Roberts has been in prison for 22 years. The first time im eligible for parole is the year 2044. Reporter his crime . Robbing 40 from a liquor store and burglarizing his in laws vacation cabin. I did the crime that they accused me of. Reporter roberts pleaded guilty just months after voters approved the three strikes law, which requires a 25 year to life sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony. Three strikes was enacted after Richard Allen davis, a man who bounced in and out of prison for years, kidnapped and killed 12yearold polly klass. It was aimed at locking up dangerous, violent felons for good. But it also resulted in decades long sentences for drug addicts such as robert, with previous burglary and robbery convictions, he was senten
Look. Reporter on a sunny fall morning, Curtis Roberts is tending his garden. I just really get to see the amazing creation that god provided for us. Reporter roberts hopes this election season, california voters will provide him some relief. Roberts has been in prison for 22 years. The first time im eligible for parole is the year 2044. Reporter his crime . Robbing 40 from a liquor store and burglarizing his in laws vacation cabin. I did the crime that they accused me of. Reporter roberts pleaded guilty just months after voters approved the three strikes law, which requires a 25 year to life sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony. Three strikes was enacted after Richard Allen davis, a man who bounced in and out of prison for years, kidnapped and killed 12yearold polly klass. It was aimed at locking up dangerous, violent felons for good. But it also resulted in decades long sentences for drug addicts such as robert, with previous burglary and robbery convictions, he was senten
Look. Reporter on a sunny fall morning, Curtis Roberts is tending his garden. I just really get to see the amazing creation that god provided for us. Reporter roberts hopes this election season, california voters will provide him some relief. Roberts has been in prison for 22 years. The first time im eligible for parole is the year 2044. Reporter his crime . Robbing 40 from a liquor store and burglarizing his in laws vacation cabin. I did the crime that they accused me of. Reporter roberts pleaded guilty just months after voters approved the three strikes law, which requires a 25 year to life sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony. Three strikes was enacted after Richard Allen davis, a man who bounced in and out of prison for years, kidnapped and killed 12yearold polly klass. It was aimed at locking up dangerous, violent felons for good. But it also resulted in decades long sentences for drug addicts such as robert, with previous burglary and robbery convictions, he was senten