Very thrilled to be on the stage with governor barbour and mayor castro. We will talk about immigration, one of the vital immigration by the vital issues facing our country today. If youre watching at home, expand the audience and bring more people in to watch the event. Lets start quickly with the bill that governor barnes has mentioned. The 1965 bill. It changed the quota system that had been in place for a long time referring to the National Origins act of the 1920s. One of the things that president johnson thought that as a southerner, he was often looked down upon by the rest of the country for having been a southerner. He thought that this law that had been in place for so long did the same thing. It had strict limits on immigration from countries in the asiapacific, for example, and that what were doing was looking down on those countries and wanted to change that. He said at the time to the speaker that there was no bill before the congress that was more worthy of passage based
Active and to ensure that this isnt just a senseless tragedy. This is my way of honoring dylan and the others that died, and providing him a legacy. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs 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 a hardfought deal to set the federal governments spending for the next two years moved toward approval in congress today. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. The house will be in order. Reporter the house was gaveled into session, int
Violence, now research on why animals kill. What it says about their world and ours. It is already friday in scotland, and it is safe to say, many people there are wide awake. They are waiting for all the votes to be counted and soon they will know whether scotland will become independent or remain with the u. K. 4 Million People cast their votes. We begin our coverage with lawrence lee. Yes, we have been talking for days about the extraordinary engangment the people of scotland have had with this, the intensity with which they have got into this historic, and very very important debate about whether scotland decides to stay in the United Kingdom or become politically independent. And even though the first results have yet to come in, we have already got a sense of exactly how many people have turned out to vote. Because everywhere that is said so far, its been more than 80 . 89 of people have turned out to vote, i dare say everybody here is rivetted to what is going on. The polls up u
Isnt just a senseless tragedy. This is my way of honoring dylan and the others that died, and providing him a legacy. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs 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 a hardfought deal to set the federal governments spending for the next two years moved toward approval in congress today. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. The house will be in order. Reporter the house was gaveled into session, intent on finishing the budget dea
Police officers accused of being Domestic Abusers are being protected, according to a so called super complaint being submitted today which claims 19 women have been failed by investigations into their allegations. Last year, this woman told us she was raped by her Police Officer partner and the force barely investigated him. I rang 999, and he was really angry about that because of his job. The police turned up and the only advice they gave him was that he should leave the house and go for a walk to calm down. I dont remember them talking to me at all and definitely not talking to the children. And half of parents are putting their babies to sleep in unsafe environments, according to new research out today. Well talk to mum emma smith whose daughter maisy died after she fell asleep on the sofa with her baby next to her. Hi. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. If you have a new baby, are you clear about the advice about how they should be falling asleep . Were go