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of bird flu egypt releases an al jazeera cameraman after six months in custody. a new report sri lanka s still war said the government may have covered up human rights violations. there s evidence that they carried out the vast majority of war crimes. they are calling on u.n. to launch its own investigation. in the final moments of sri lanka s 25-year civil war there was a last push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight from which it is believed 40,000 died. a team of international investigators say it found evidence that citizens were targeted by bombardment and other war crimes between 2008 and into 2009. violations of international law were committed by both sides. evidence was found that sri lankan security forces were responsible for the vast majority. investigators described such established command and control structure ....
king. they take a trip to graceland. 100 adoring fans trying to get a glimpse at real royalty. they re visiting a closest friend in memphis today. saturday, may 3rd, 2014. good morning, everyone. welcome to today. i m erica hill alongside jenna wolf. dylan is at churchill downs. you look fabulous. first time we ve seen the head ware. the blazer looks great. michelle has a lovely combination. how tall is that hat, like five feet? i m going 4 feet on this one. my next one will be five feet. they ll keep growing. you just wait. we ll be keeping track. the horse is like whoa. the horses are staying away. you are there for the 140th running of the kentucky derby, not just the hats. she is going to mention weather later as well. maybe. we do want to get right to today s top story that, is the woman who is at the center of the donald sterling controversy is now speaking out. jenna is following this one for us. good morning. v.stiviano claims she is ....
boys pursuing an education are forced by their teachers to beg on the street. they sleep on cement or dirt floors, dozens to a room. and for boys who don t make their daily quote, the punishment can be brutal. woodruff: and it s friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. 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 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: the government of ukraine launched a major military operation today against pro-russian separatists in the east. their target was slovyansk, and ukraine s president reported many insurgents were killed or wounded but not without cost. james mates of independent television news is there, ....
boys pursuing an education are forced by their teachers to beg on the street. they sleep on cement or dirt floors, dozens to a room. and for boys who don t make their daily quote, the punishment can be brutal. woodruff: and it s friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. 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 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: the government of ukraine launched a major military operation today against pro-russian separatists in the east. their target was slovyansk, and ukraine s president reported many insurgents were killed or wounded but not without cost. james mates of independent television news is there, ....
south korean lawmakers in the coming hours. this comes as satellite images taken friday show a military convoy eight miles long east of kharkiv that appears to be moving south. ukraine s president says victory on the battlefield will not be possible without increased international support. translator: we think this will be a new wave of this war. we don t know how much russian weaponry there will be, but we understand there will be many times more than there is now. it all depends on how fast we will be helped by the united states. to be honest, whether we will be able to survive depends on this. i have 100% confidence in our people and in our armed forces, but unfortunately, i don t have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need. meantime, ukrainians trying to escape this conflict are increasingly at risk. as we saw with the russian strike in a traintation in kramatorsk, officials say the death toll has risen to 57. almost 100 have been hurt. u.s. ....