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And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the people of pakistan were staggered today by the worst terror attack in at least seven years. When it was over, scores of Young Students lay dead at the hands of taliban gunmen. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Warner begins our coverage. Warner the wounded children were brought to a hospital in peshawar, one after another. Some on stretchers, others in the arms of teachers or parents. Their dark green school uniforms, bloody. Most of the dead were students at a militaryrun school for first through tenth graders, along with nine staffers. Classes were underway when the taliban killers stormed in. translated as soon as the firing started, our teacher made us sit in a corner and told us to lower our heads. After around an hour, when the firing subsided a little, Army Personnel came and rescued us. When we came out we saw in the corridors our friends who had been shot three or four times, some dead and some injured. Their blood had spilled all over the place. Qtr and physics Lab Assistant 6at army public school, mudassir awan, saying translated i am the physics Lab Assistant. We were sitting in the canteen. We saw six people climbing the wall. We thought it must be the children playing some game. But then we saw a lot of firearms with them. They started firing at us, so we ran into the classrooms and closed the doors. Warner Army Commandos ended the siege, eight hours later. Officials said seven attackers, all wearing explosive vests, were killed. Taliban attacks on Pakistani Schools are frequent, but never on the scale of todays slaughter. The Pakistani Taliban claimed it was in retaliation for a new Government Military offensive in north waziristan. Thats a tribal area west of peshawar used as a base by taliban and other extremist groups to launch terror attacks in both pakistan and afghanistan. And for years, the United States had urged pakistans government to clear out the safe haven, to no effect. But in june, after a militant assault on karachis International Airport that killed dozens. Pakistani forces launched a Concerted Campaign in north waziristan, and recently boasted of killing nearly 2,000 militants there. Rushing to peshawar today, pakistans Prime Minister nawaz sharif vowed the military offensive will not falter. translated this is a barbaric act, this high level of terrorism, we condemn this act strongly. Our wishes go to the families who lost their loved ones. I must say that the struggle will continue until we clean our country of this terrorism. There are no doubts about that. Warner and in london, secretary of state john kerry joined in the worldwide condemnation. Mothers and fathers send their kids to school to learn, to be safe and to dream and to find opportunity. Instead today they are gone, wiped away by taliban assassins who serve a dark and almost medieval vision. Warner as night fell in pakistan, families held the first of scores of funerals for the dead. Hundreds of other pakistanis gathered to mourn, at candlelight vigils. Woodruff later, the afghan taliban, a separate faction, condemned the attack on the Pakistani School as against islam. For the latest on the Brutal School attack we turn to reporter tim craig of the washington post. He is in islamabad, pakistan. I spoke to him a short time ago. Tim craig, thank you for talking with us. First of all, how are people reacting to this . What are they saying . Its just incredibly sad. When youre in pakistan long enough, these are routine attacks. Terrorism attacks are nothing newing but this took everything to a whole new level. To have the taliban go into a school and basically have massacre of more than 100 schoolchildren, it sort of touched a very open, raw nerve with people, and its just very sad. Many people are referring to this as sort of pakistans version of 9 11. I was out earlier today in islamabad for a while while this was transpiring. And you could see people staring at the television with that glaryeyed stare that we remember from the u. S. On september 11th when people were just watching in shock and disbelief that this is actually happening now in their country. Woodruff this was a militaryrun school. Are there questions raised about why there wasnt more security . I think thats going to be a big debate and discuss in the coming days and the coming hours as this continues to unfold. It is a militaryrun school. Its located on the outskirts of a military containment or a base. You would think there would be more security, but when you work and live in pakistan, you can often spot Little Things that happen that, you know, it sort of makes you wonder why the security wasnt better. A couple months ago there was a major attack at the Karachi Airport where suicide bombers made it on the runway, able to bomb, you know, aircraft or try to bomb aircraft with explosive devices and started several large fires on the runway. Thats another example of how could this happen, where was the security. Obviously its a major lapse, but at the same time, as people in the u. S. Ehave been know and the west even know, schools are generally pretty soft targets. Thankfully there have not been more serious major terrorist attacks targeting schools, but there are many ways into schools. They have security in some corridors and entryways, but they generally are fairly soft targets across the world. Woodruff why is the Pakistani Taliban targeting these schools . They said it was in retaliation for the militarys offensive against the militants in this part of the country. Is that an offensive thats been successful . There does seem to be some indication that the offensive has pushed the Pakistan Taliban sort of out of some of their traditional safe havens in north waziristan. The operation began in earnest this sumner june. It involved air strikes as well as a sustained ground campaign. They have been dislodged. Many military analysts here said this sort of shows that theyre up on their heels, that theyre now targeting softer daughter gets. Theyre looking for targets of opportunity. But still, this attack was so horrific and such a. Just massacre of so many students that many people believe this may have crossed some sort of line in terms of public opinion. You know, the Pakistan Taliban is not widely supported in pakistan. Many people do not support them, do not agree with them and actually speak out against them, but for years this has been going on where there has been this tolerance of the Pakistan Taliban and what they were able to do in the northwestern part of the country. This, many people believe, is a red line that will not be tolerated. And there will be im sure in the coming days calls for tougher and more stringent military action to try to deal with this one way or another finally once and for all. At the same time, this operation, you know, this is a multiyear struggle. Its a multiyear war. I dont think anyone expects its going to be over soon or even in the coming three, five years. This will still be going on. Woodruff tim craig, youre right. Such a sad, sad thing to have happened today. We thank you. Thank you very much. Woodruff this was a day for mourning in sydney, australia. The city and nation paid respects to two hostages killed in a daylong standoff yesterday at a downtown cafe. John sparks of independent Television News filed this report. Reporter today, the people of sydney found a place to meet and grieve after a terrible 24 hours in their city. This makeshift memorial, one city block from the lindht cafe, marks the loss of two innocent lives after a selfstyled sheik took 17 people hostage. The Prime Minister, tony abbot, came to pay his respects after admitting there were difficult questions to face. Why, for example, was the hostage taker, man haron monis, allowed to walk into that cafee with a gun . How can someone who has had such a long and checkered history not be on the appropriate watch lists and how can someone like that be entirely at large in the community . Three victims lay dead. One man tried to seize the gunmans weapon in the final moments. The authorities said tonight it was an isolated incident. But this 16hour siege has shocked the nation. Woodruff the gunman was allowed to enter australia as a refugee from iran in the late 1990s. Allowed to enter australia as a refugee from iran, in the late 1990s. Iranian officials said today they tried to extradite him, but were refused. Two suicide car bombings in yemen killed at least 26 people today, south of the capital sanaa. The first vehicle exploded at a shiite rebel checkpoint as a school bus passed. At least 16 students were among the dead. A second blast struck the home of a shiite leader. The rebels blamed sunni militants from alqaeda. The two factions are battling for control of parts of yemen. In syria, islamist fighters have captured a Major Military base, after 100 Government Troops and 80 militants were killed in two days of fighting. The base at wadi aldeif is located on the main northsouth highway linking the capital, damascus, to aleppo. Syrian activists say the militants included members of alqaedas syrian branch, the nusra front. Back in this country, a pennsylvania man suspected of killing his exwife and five of her relatives, was found dead today. Iraq war veteran Bradley William stone had been the subject of an intensive manhunt for 24 hours. His body was discovered in the woods, near his home in pennsburg, just north of philadelphia. We have not received official confirmation from the coroner as to the cause and manner of death, but based upon what we found at the scene, we believe that he died of selfinflicted cutting wounds in the center part of his body. Woodruff stones killing rampage unfolded in three separate towns, within a few miles of each other. Some schools in the area closed today, out of caution. A Hackers Group warned America Today to expect a problems with a new movie about the interview, a comedy about a c. I. A. Plot to assassinate kim jong un, the north korean leader. The u. S. Department of security says it hasnt found credible evidence of a plot. Last month the Hackers Group broke into Sony Pictures and released everything from Financial Data to embarrassing emails. The District Attorney in los angeles will not file charges against bill cosby for allegedly molesting a teenager in 1974. The l. A. County Prosecutors Office said today the statute of limitations has expired. A woman had accused the comedian of forcing her to perform a sex act when she was 15. Shes one of a number of women to charge that cosby sexually assaulted them over the years. This is another roller coaster day for the price of crude oil. It was down sharply in early trading in new york, but as the day wore on, the price rallied, and ended the day about where it had begun. On wall street today, the Dow Jones Industrial average lost nearly 112 points, to close below 17,069. The nasdaq fell 57 points to close under 4,548. And the s p 500 slipped almost 17, to finish at 1,972. Still to come on the newshour. Jeb bush moves closer to a campaign for the presidency. How Police Officers in oakland, california, are working to combat racial bias. Sanctions and cheap oil trigger a steep drop in the value of the russian ruble. And the head of the world bank on the fight against ebola. Woodruff a man whos family is no stranger to politics got an early start shaking up the 2016 election. In the first major salvo in the fight for the white house, jeb bush, the former florida governor, turned to social media to say he is actively exploring a run for president. If he runs, hed follow in the footsteps of his father, george h. W. Bush, the nations 41st president , and his older brother george w. , who was the countrys 43rd. Woodruff the younger bush made headlines this week after announcing he would release a quartermillion emails from his eight years as florida governor. While in office from 1999 to 2007, he pushed through education and medicaid reform, funding for the restoration of the everglades, and tax cuts. It wasnt, however, a time without controversy. In the case of terri schiavo, he directed doctors to resume life support, despite her being in a vegetative state and against her surviving husbands wishes. Bush also disagreed with the clinton administrations decision to send elian gonzalez, a young boy brought to miami by extended family, back to cuba to live with his father. If bush were to win in 2016, it would be historic. No family has ever had three members in the oval office. A marist poll out today shows bush a few points behind 2012 nominee mitt romney, who has said hes unlikely to run again. Even without romney in the mix 2016 is likely to yield another crowded field on the republican side with as many as a dozen potential candidates. We asked people today from denver to new york for their reaction to bushs announcement. I just think hed be great. I liked him. I liked when he was governor of florida. I dont think we need another bush in the white house. I would be openminded about another republican. If jeb bush were to secure the republican nomination, it could be two familiar families topping the tickets, as former first lady and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton leads on the democratic side at this point. Another bushclinton contest is sure to raise questions on the power of dynasties in american politics. Joining us to talk about those dynasties and what another bush candidacy might mean are philip rucker, a National Political correspondent for the washington post. And susan page, Washington Bureau chief for usa today. So phil rucker, does this mean hes definitely running . Why take this step right now . Well, it sure looks like hes leaning in that direction. His aide said today he has not made a final decision, but, you know, a lot of his Associates Say his head is in that place, that he wants to begin feeling out what a campaign might look like. He needs to start raising money. He needs to start identifying some operatives who can work with hi. We expect a final decision about a campaign some time in the next couple months. Woodruff susan, do you expect this means hes going for it . Its hard to imagine why he would release 250,000 emails unless he thought that was necessary because hes running for president. I think the fact that he needs to raise money, he needs to tell establishment type, establishment fundraisers and staffers not to go with somebody else, that hes going to be in the race, to hold on for him. He needs to freeze the race in place. I think he largely succeeded in doing that today. Woodruff lets talk about what builtin advantages and disadvantages does he bring to this campaign, assuming hes running. Some huge advantages. Everybody in america knows his family. Thats a burden and a blessing in some ways, but he has the ability to raise money in an instant, to put together a campaign staff. Those are all formidable advantages. Some disadvantage, too, people dont remember the george w. Bush presidency entirely favorably. People remember the iraq war as being very controversial. And one other disadvantage he has i think is its been 12 years since he ran for any office. You know, the state of campaigning today is different, faster, more driven by social media than it was the last time he was out there. Woodruff thats right. Phil rucker, it was 2002 the last time his name was on the ballot, but we notice he announced this on twitter today. He did, on twitter and in a statement on facebook. There were a couple typos and he did not have a campaign web site, there is no video, theres not the kind of full digital presence that a lot of modern campaigns have. Im told hes looking the try to run a digital campaign. Theyre trying to hire some good talent, and i expect when he actually announces his final decision in the next few months it will be much more of a splash. Woodruff phil rucker, how does this affect the field . Susan just said hes doing this to get his name out there, to say to donors, hey, im serious, im here, you know, look at this before you make a move. What does it mean for the field and for these other many names who were thinking about running . So there are huge implications. He is going to freeze up a lot of these establishment donors. It basically means theres not much space at all for mitt romney. Hes basically the same kind of figure as jeb bush in this potential primary. It causes a lot of complications for Ch