Month. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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 president obama made another foray outside washington today, trying to build public support for a fiscal cliff agreement. It came a day after he resumed talking with the top house republican, and as a yearend deadline moved even closer. The president took his Public Campaign for a deficit deal on his terms to the daimler diesel plant in redford michigan. If congress doesnt act soon meaning in the next few weeks, starting on january 1, everybody
How will that be affected by retail sales and how it affects the market tomorrow. Melissa im Melissa Francis and heres whats money tonight. Al gores current tv is no more. Aljazeera is buying the Failing Network for hundreds of millions of dollars. Is it worth it . And will Aljazeera America turn the tv industry right on its head . Plus Superstorm Sandy victims still waiting for help while washington bellies up to fees on a giant pork sandwich. New york congresswoman Carolyn Maloney joins to us trim the fat on congresss 60 billion bill. A pink slip blitz in the nfl. 1 5 of its coaches fired this week, fired after getting lavish pay for awful play. Who is next on the chopping block . Former cincinnati bengal and fox radio host Artrell Hawkins is here with the inside scoop. Even when they say it is not it is always about money melissa all right. First lets take a look at the days market headlines. Fed stimulus junkies got a bit of a rude awakening. Fomc minutes released indicate the cent
About the journey of the mule deer. The longest animal migration. Back to the future underwater homes and moon cole jobbies predictions that missed the mark and came true from the 1964 new york worlds fair. And we begin with a Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action. In a 62 decision the court upheld michigans ban on using race as a factor for administration to state universities. Seven other states have similar bans. With the ruling many more may follow suit. Whats now . In a moment i talk to former u. S. Assistant attorney who helped to pave the way for affirmative action. First this report from bisi onileere. Jennifer gratz has been active on the issue since she was an applicant to the university of michigan in the 1990s. After being denied administration she sued over the affirmative action plan and won. In 2006 michigan voters passed a law barring publicly funded colleges. Today Jennifer Gratz welcomed the high courts ruling. I think todays decision is a wonderful decision
Helping hand for ukraine, in dealing with the aftermath of the mud implied. President obama to tour the disaster area. A busy day at the Supreme Court as the justices issued a ruling in one major and heard arguments in another. A High Court Blow to affirmative action. Judges upheld michigans ban on admissions. An impact across the country. Libby casey is there for us what did the justices decide, what was the justification . It went back to 2006 when voters in michigan banned racial preference through the polls. Admissions offices at colleges and university, publicly funded ones could not consider race, ethnicity and gender, and give people a preference based on those items. A lower court overturned this, saying it was discriminatory. But the Supreme Court today went over that and reversed it. On a vote of 62, the majority said that the michigan law gan stand. A justice recued herself, she was solicitorgeneral when the case was before the local courts. The one that wrote the majority o
His murder spree, they say, began more than a week ago today. They say it came to an end here in a cabin that went up in flames. Gunfire in the mountains two hours east of los angeles. The statewide manhunt for fugitive Christopher Dorner took its dramatic, final turn on big bear mountain. We have the suspect holed up in a cabin. Reporter cornered inside a burning cabin, San Bernardino sheriff says this is where they believe the former l. A. Police officer and cop killer came to his end. We believe he is still inside the cabin, yes. Reporter there has been no sign of dorner since his burntout truck had been found six days ago. Incredibly, just across the street from the sheriffs command post, sites of multiple media briefings. Two women who arrived to clean the Vacation Rental stumbled on to dorner. He tied them up, then stole their car. The first was a purple nissan, which he ultimately appeared to have been driving too fast, lost control of the vehicle, crashed it, carjacked the seco