Hello, im ray suarez. A long time ago there were different nationalities, separate countries on the island of britain. People spoke different languages, practised different varieties of religion, made different alliances around the world. In time the richest and powerful of the countries in britain, united wales, scotland and ireland under one monarch and government, run from london. After three centuries of union, the people of scotland acknowledge faith for more and more autonomy, running more of their affairs in scotland. Now many are saying they want o complete break to become a separate selfgoverning country, making that almost inconsequential line at the tweed river into an international boarder. Will that benefit the scots, do the english want them to stay in the u. K. . The polling is in two weeks, and scottish publish been is divided. Reporter will scotland be an independent country . Well know in seven days when 4 million voters will go to the polls to choose yes or nor. Alex
Emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled 50 Million People on three continents when he immortalized himself in bronze and gold. Now, in the ruins of the roman empire, scholars grapple with an ageold question how does any one leader acquire so much power . From the tribes of highland new guinea and the chiefdoms of the american northwest, to the kingdoms of the ancient maya, archaeologists trace the evolution of human leadership. Theirs is a journey through time seeking clues to the emergence of the state. Join us now at the dawn of a civilization to uncover the roots of power, prestige and wealth. In the pyramids and monuments of the ancient maya, workers search for clues to the emergence of a vanished civilization. These are the ruins of the ancient city of copan, honduras. Dozens of stone monuments, called stelae, proclaim the power of mighty beings. Until experts could read these carved hieroglyphs, most scholars thought these largerthanlife figures represented maya gods. But we now know they
Senate gives president obama the power to arm Syrian Rebels. As isil puts out a new hostage propaganda video, taking aim at americans. Sierra leone on lockdown, ordered to stay home to stop the spread of wheel as desperately needed aid arrives today. Odile slamming the southwest, flash floods causing widespread damage and ending the life of a deputy whos patrol car was swept away. This morning, the United Kingdom remains united after scotland voters vote no to breaking away from the u. K. 55 to 45 , those opposed to independence celebrating when the results came in. Prime minister David Cameron promise would scots who voted yes for the split will have their voices heard. In some ways, it pitted the older generation against the younger. They changed the rules. We have examples yesterday of families going out before school to take photographs of the 16 and 17yearolds voting. University students very much wanted there to be an independent scotland. We have students watching politics until
Fermentable political team. The most that any and the u. K. Has. In the u. K. Has. He is a talented individual. Years asr him for 1. 5 the health secretary. She is able and strong. Also demonstrating her qualities during the referendum campaign. She couple minutes well. It is were saying he has made it clear. There is a lot of speculation if cameron can stay the Prime Minister. He said that he was elected to serve out his time until 2016. He has made it clear that that is what he was elected to do and what he intends to do. We will have a word in a second. Result was interesting. Your thoughts on that and what we have heard so far tonight . Are you with us . Dundee, i know it well. Solid, and the snp has made inroads. It is 4 00 in the morning. At what they have done to the percentages at the bottom of the screen. Everything has become closer and we have a lot of big councils to come. The story of the evening is clear. It is too definite. Dundee is a political town. Yesterday, they had
Announcer ethan hawke explores the black heart of the scottish play. Hawke you can watch polanskis macbeth, you can watch orson welles macbeth, and of course the trick is then you have to forget all that and live it. Man ethan, over there is Dunsinane Hill. History is always written by the victors. As the loser, macbeth is invented as a tyrant. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Announcer macbeth on shakespeare uncovered. Captioning made possible by friends of nci major funding for shakespeare uncovered is provided by. The National Endowment for the humanities. Exploring the human endeavor. The howard and Abby Milstein foundation. Shakespeare is an enduring treasure of western art. Bringing new audiences to his work is a key reason were funding shakespeare uncovered. Please join us in supporting your Public Television station. Announcer major funding is also provided by rosalind p. Walter; the polonsky foundation. Virginia and dana randt; the lue