It doesnt sound economical for the company. But the way we view it, is that we want to reduce consumption. Woodruff all that and more on tonights 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. 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 individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill this was wall streets worst day in a year and a half, as the Dow Jones Industrials plunged nearly 360 points. The selloff was driven by growing turmoil on chinas markets, and Falling Energy prices. It accelerated late in the day, as programmed sellin
Times to talk about the lives and the identities and the legacies of the people who have lost their lives to gun violence and the families that are there to remember them, and, you know, i remember so profoundly the massacre at newtown. Senator murphy brought photographs of all of the victims, their families, told their stories at length on this senate floor. As weeks and months persisted here in the United States senate, and no action was taken to do commonsense things to make access to these weapons more difficult, the senator from connecticut started coming to the floor and talking about some of the people that we dont read about because the media doesnt rush to the scene when somebody dies in a driveby shooting or in a place that doesnt garner the attention, the spotlight like the massacre and tragedy in orlando has garnered by the national media. So i i thank the gentleman from connecticut for his perseverance, and i am just so proud to join him this afternoon in this insistence f
Morning, we want to hear your opinion on what you think the American Public needs to know before america before president obama takes action. Give us a call on the republican democrats, and independents, the numbers are listed on the screen. If you are outside the u. S. , it 5853883. You can also catch us on twitter and facebook or email us. A very good friday morning to you. I want to take you right to the headlines about syria and possible u. S. Involvement today. Heres the front page of the new york times. To one of those british newspapers, the guardian, out of london. Prime minister said report shows damascus behind gas attacks. The the front page of globe and mail from canada. Canada has no plans to participate in military strike. From a storyd you on the front page of the Washington Times obama may go solo against syria. President obama and his top aides try to rally support thursday for retaliatory strikes in syria. Saying they remain convinced that assad used chemical weapons.
CULBERTSON, ROBERT H. (USAF, Ret. Maj.) passed away peacefully in his home on July 23, 2009, at age 79. Born July 14, 1930 in Beckley, West Virginia. He was a resident of St. Cloud, FL for 35 years. Bob joined the United States Air Force in 1952. His first assignment as Squadron Commander was in […]