Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 all eyes are on alabama today as voters choose their next senator in a special election. It was supposed to be a little noticed race with no real competition. But as john yang reports, due to state politics and Sexual Misconduct claims, the race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones has come down to the wire. Yang Embattled Republican Senate candidate roy moore saddled up today, going on horseback to vote at the fire station in gallant. Moore was asked if he had a message for the multiple women who have accused him of Sexual Misconduct when they were teenagers, moore replied tell the truth. He also had a message for alabamians. I think they oughta go out and vote their conscience and we have a tremendous turno
Happens . Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 all eyes tonight are on alabama. The polls are closed, but we are still waiting for results in the special election for u. S. Senate. With 15 reporting, republican roy moore has 50 Democrat Doug Jones has 49 it was originally expected to be a littlenoticed race with no real competition, but as john yang reports, due to state politics and Sexual Misconduct claims, the race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones has come down to the wire. Yang Embattled Republican Senate candidate roy moore saddled up today, going on horseback to vote at the fire station in gallant, alabama. Moore was asked if he had a message for the multiple women who
A new Government Plus the u. S. Government reopens after a three day Shutdown Senate Democrats and the standoff after republicans promise to hold an immigration vote setting the stage for another partisan battle. Also ahead of the World Economic forum gets underway today our Senior Business correspondent is on. The forefront of this years forum but trump is also invited. Business will have live coverage throughout the day and all week from davos. And the threat level goes up in russia as hundreds of socalled Islamic State fighters head home from the conflict in syria and iraq t w reports from chechnya. Hello im terry Martin Thanks for joining us turkey has intensified its offensive all of breads against Kurdish Militias in Northern Syria the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed into the turkish freen in Northern Syria on saturday. Is controlled by the Kurdish Militia which has been a key u. S. Ally in the fight against us but turkey sees the wife as a Terror Organization and
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Of the Global Business elite in this was al gores. Its good to have you with us tonight turkey is intensifying its military offensive against kurdish militias in Northern Syria despite criticism from the International Community the United Nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left vulnerable civilians trapped says it will press on with its operation in a free against groups that it regards as terrorists. Turkish forces firing on come easily and other towns along the syrian Turkish Border Officials Say their aim is to divert attention from the Main Campaign their advance on the kurdish enclave of our free its the fourth day of a push by Turkish Forces and their syrian rebel allies to clear the northwestern border enclave of kurdish why p. G. Fighters banker reckon sit is the y. P. G. D. B. Allies of kurdish insurgents who for decades have force against the turkish state within its own borders and turkey wants to prevent kurds from gaining their own ind