Of the legacy of the William Shakespeare, as he celebrates, if he could, his 450th birthday. First, russia says it will take all steps to Free International military observers taken captive in Eastern Ukraine. A group from the o. S. C. E. Went missing in slovyansk, after being detained by prorussian gunmen, the detention coming as the g7 say they are ready to impose a new round of sanctions over its position on ukraine. Lets cross to barnaby phillips. He is in donetsk, in Eastern Ukraine. The latest, please, as those military observers still being held after being seized on friday. Are negotiations still ongoing . The only piece of good news is that the russians are calling for their release. Whether the russians are calling for the distinction of foreigners, a dane, a poll, germans, a swede, a Czech Republic national, and ukrainians five of whom come from the Ukrainian Military is important. We dont know the answer and dont know whether the armed men doing the detaining will draw the
Over. And baby onboard. That surprise announcement, from Chelsea Clinton, that she is pregnant. This morning, the grandparents couldnt be more excited. And chelseas moving public tribute to her mom. I just hope that i will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me. And good morning, america on this good friday. We are heading into easter weekend with a number of breaking stories right now. Including that overnight tragedy on everest involving at least 12 guides. The guides had gone early to fix ropes for climbers before the dangerous and deadly avalanche hit right above base camp. Abcs david kerley is here with all of the details. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin. We know that everest is extremely dangerous. Steep and deep canyons of ice. But this was an avalanche that swept down at an unexpected time of day. That avalanche swept down mt. Everest early in the morning, killing at least 12 and leaving at least 4 missing. As rescue crews sear
South america today. It sent people running into the streets with debris crashing down the todays quake is another reminder the Pacific Region is active in area dubbed pacific ring of fire. We live on the ring of fire along with other areas around the pacific. That is why activity is watched closely here because they are concerned about faults where stress is building up. The pacific ring of fire stretches for 25,000 miles from South Pacific up to japan, north america then down to south america. Nine out of ten earthquakes occur here. Its so surprised an expert at the area is becoming active. They can see fault movement and stress building up from gps monitoring. Its moving 45 per year. That is nearly three inches. So this is a zone where we can get these 7 to 8 events you recall the event that caused damage in mexico city. Bay area also sits on the ring of fire. He says the earthquakes may cause small magnitude events. Sometimes theyll come through. You dont trigger big earthquakes be
Woodruff and its friday. Mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And by bnsf railway. Bae systems. Inspired work. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. 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 a final decision on a muchdebated extension of the Keystone Oil Pipeline has been delayed again, possibly until after the november elections. The u. S. State Department Today extended the federal review of the project indefinitely. It cited a Nebraska Court fight over the route. The pipeline would extend from canada to nebraska, then connect with existing lines carrying crude oil to refineries in texas. An avalanche
Woodruff and its friday. Mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And by bnsf railway. Bae systems. Inspired work. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. 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 a final decision on a muchdebated extension of the Keystone Oil Pipeline has been delayed again, possibly until after the november elections. The u. S. State Department Today extended the federal review of the project indefinitely. It cited a Nebraska Court fight over the route. The pipeline would extend from canada to nebraska, then connect with existing lines carrying crude oil to refineries in texas. An avalanche