we re dealing with north korea. we re dealing with iran. we re dealing with russia, we re dealing with cyber-attacks. it is an unprecedented set of threats that are out there. this not a time to kind of get in the trenches and not say anything. ifill: plus, combating climate change by transforming ponds once caked with salt into vibrant marshes teaming with wildlife. this pond in particular has been called a disneyland for birds. were really trying to maximize the amount of habitat that s available to them in a novel way. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:ç ç 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 and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contr
i would ask you vote for your hopes and not hate. i would ask you would vote green. that is the end of our first congressional debate of the 2014 general election. i would like to thank the candidates. how about a hand for all of the candidates? [applause] we also want to thank our panelists, molly parker, jennifer fuller and beth. thanks also to the paul simon public policy institute at southern illinois university carbondale, the jackson county league of women voters, the civic center as well as the belleville-news democrat and our partners, the southern illinois. the second debate will been wednesday october 29 at 7 p.m. in belleville. the debate will be streaming life. thank you all, good night from mary and. on c-span2 we take you live to the american enterprise institute in washington for a discussion on education policy and the common core standards. that were creative better prepare students with skills and knowledge necessary for success in college and
not only would it of course have been politically more difficult and causing pain potentially unnecessarily because voters we still hope will pass prop 30. reporter: there you have it. you know, in politics we often dekraai, why wasn t some other alternative given up or why wasn t there another solution? politics is ultimately about choices. we choose the legislators. they made their decision in sacramento. now it s back to us for us to decide. what happens remains to be seen. the governor remains firm. if he doesn t get taxes he is pulling the trigger on those cuts. could be so devastating to the educational system and we already know what place we re in as a state compared to the other 49 47. reporter: that s right. phil matier, thank you very much. new details in the stabbing death of a retired teacher from hercules. the contra costa district attorney s office filed formal murder charges against darnell washington and his wife tania. police arrested the coupl
year s violent eviction. but this time they are hoping for a more peaceful demonstration. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran live at frank ogawa plaza now with how the city is preparing for today s protest. cate. reporter: frank, michelle, we know that businesses in the area have actually started to board up their windows in anticipation of tonight s activity because we know if things pan out like in the past, anything can happen. let s look at video in last year. this day last year oakland police officers raided the encampment getting national media attention. protestors streamed the event live online. we saw hundreds of protestors clash with oakland police as they used tear gas to try and disperse the crowds. today occupiers are vowing to take back the area. the spoke with an organizer who says all the events are peaceful today and maintain that occupy movements are always intended to be peaceful. mayor quan says while they don t anticipate a big crowd the city is prepared
there was a huge earthquake off the coast of canada. we will look the tsunami advisories but our happiest story of the day, the giants on the bripg of glory right now. this is the newspaper this morning and tonight is going to be the pivotal game that could give them the world series championships. we have a lot to talk about coming up. but first all right, hurricane sandy moving up the eastern seaboard with the storm s outer bands lashing the barrier islands off north carolina. right now the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, i halting a halt to all public transit in new york city at 7:00 tonight. it could affect 50 million people. suetion mcginnis has the latest from the coast of delaware. good morning, susan. reporter: good morning. there is no doubt this storm is coming closer. here on the beach of delaware, the waves are getting larger and stronger and crashing closer to shore. we have the winds intensifying and is it raining at times. it is clear that sandy i