Woodruff then, Margaret Warner samples the mood in Eastern Ukraine where pro and antimoscow sentiments rooted in the regions history run high following nearby crimeas reunion with russia. And its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the tonights pbs newshour. On major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. 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 two weeks on and searchers today appeared no closer than ever to finding the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Hopes had be raised after a satellite spotted two large objects in a remote region of the southern indian ocean, more than 1,500 miles southwest of perth, australia. Search planes crisscrossed part of the area today and australias acting Prime Minist
48 people died in a plane crash in iran. Well have the latest from tehran. Three palestinians have been killed on sunday as israels bombing continues. Israel ended the indirect talks after a 3day truce expires on friday. The palestinians are threatening to leave the talks unless the israeli delegation returns. More on that in a moment. First lets take a look at the human toll since israel began its military assault on gaza a month ago. 64 Israeli Soldiers and three civilians, including a Thai National has been killed. Gazas military says 1,916 palestinians have been killed. The United Nations says 73 of those are civilians. 449 of them are children. Added to that, almost 10,000 palestinians that have been injured, and more than 220,000 who are living in u. N. Shelters. Well, some civilians in the besieged territory are desperate to leave the shelters and other places of refuge, and return om. This is not my house. Its my familys house. There are more than 30 people in the same place. I
History being made, president obama opening the door today at the u. N. To engage a diplomacy, taking on new tone at the u. N. Obama i do believe that if we can resolve the issue of Irans Nuclear program that can serve as a major step down a long road down a different relationship. One based on mutual interests, and mutual respect. Since i took office i made it clear in letters to the Supreme Leader in iran and more recently to president rouhani, our concerns over Irans Nuclear program although were determined to prevent iran from develodeveloping a nuclear weap. Were joined live from the u. N. John, a major day for the u. S. And iran. The two countries in dialogues more than the past two decades. Reporter you got it. John kerry and secretary of state o with the iran foreign minister. You can see how significant this is. I think th it dominated the speh by president obama today. I think his speech was written and rewritten multiple times particularly since friday when the oped appeared
Face criminal charges for reckless trading. We examine the growing legal woes for the banking giant. Brown the common core standards in education push students to think critically, speak persuasively and collaborate. John merrow reports on the challenge of testing these advanced skills. Youre not going to be asked questions like what did you think about the thing you read . Youre going to be asked to say what did the author think . Find evidence in the text to make that broader point. Woodruff 50 years later, the march on washington remains a seminal moment in american history. Tonight, we kick off a series of discussions to mark the anniversary. Weve forgotten most of the brown and remembering a stalwart of american political journalism. We look back at the career of the longtime reporter, columnist and t. V. Commentator, jack germond. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macart
Face criminal charges for reckless trading. We examine the growing legal woes for the banking giant. Brown the common core standards in education push students to think critically, speak persuasively and collaborate. John merrow reports on the challenge of testing these advanced skills. Youre not going to be asked questions like what did you think about the thing you read . Youre going to be asked to say what did the author think . Find evidence in the text to make that broader point. Woodruff 50 years later, the march on washington remains a seminal moment in american history. Tonight, we kick off a series of discussions to mark the anniversary. Weve forgotten most of the brown and remembering a stalwart of american political journalism. We look back at the career of the longtime reporter, columnist and t. V. Commentator, jack germond. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macart