woodruff: our america addicted series continues with a look at the devastating rise of one powerful synthetic opioid and how it is driving overdose deaths. if anything can be likened to a weapon of mass destruction and what it does to a community, it s fentanyl. woodruff: all that and more, 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. collette. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. 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 corporat
addicted series continues with a look at the devastating rise of one powerful synthetic opioid and how it is driving overdose deaths. if anything can be likened to a weapon of mass destruction and what it does to a community, it s fentanyl. woodruff: all that and more, 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. collette. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. 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 broadcasti
people don t come to madison so their kids can fail in school. people don t come to madison so their kids can rot in a prison cell. dreamers come to madison and when they feel excluded from the dream they become nightmares! ifill: plus, the story of lance corporal kyle carpenter. who fell on a grenade to save his fellow marines. an act of courage and selflessness that earned him the medal of honor. i feel like i m on an even playing field and an even platform with everybody else, awards or not, with everybody else that raised their right hand and said, you know i ll going into harms way. ifill: 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: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build imm
blizzard. but in fact it wasn t snowinging this is how intense the air pollution was. 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: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial 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. woodruff: our lead story tonight, the president today joined the wave of criticism that has greeted the rocky rollout of online efforts to get people to sign up for health insurance. he conceded the federal web site central to the process has failed to deliver. from the outset health care.gov has been plagued with problems within hour after hour after hour of just trying to
snowinging this is how intense the air pollution was. 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: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial 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. woodruff: our lead story tonight, the president today joined the wave of criticism that has greeted the rocky rollout of online efforts to get people to sign up for health insurance. he conceded the federal web site central to the process has failed to deliver. from the outset health care.gov has been plagued with problems within hour after hour after hour of just trying to find the answer to the question