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it takes me back and i support pbs. narrator: join or renew your pbs membership and we'll say thanks with either the 7 cd set or 7 dvd set of rock, pop and soul. all of your favorite songs from jefferson starship, peter noone, davey jones, the vogues, gary lewis and the playboys, the miracles, the four tops, the rascals, mitch ryder and more. [music playing]. narrator: original hits from the original artists together on 7 cds. [music playing]. narrator: this 7 cd set is your essential trip back to the 1960's pop and party rock era, yours now. davey jones: you know the last couple of hours i have been in company with some really interesting people. people that have made music you know for many, many, many, many, years. and i, i think what's happening now is that you know the general public and stars as artists have an opportunity to capture and to be able to you know view history because of all these artists that are on this particular program and on this cd and dvd are you know very revered in the business and you know
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go ahead and call in and support your pbs station. it's a great cause, money well spent too much to enjoy on that station to not support it. tj lubinsky: we have made the promise for you that if you call, we will come back with more. this is our third or forth in the series of '60s specials. we've kinda' done the early days of the '60s, the beginning sounds kinda' transitioning into that kinda' the break through bands, the motown sound. we've done, of coarse, great folk artist, folk performers. we saw a little bit of that with chad and jeremy. now we're getting into the kinda' party rock stuff as well isn't that wonderful? we've gotta' toga party going on tonight at your local public television station. this is music that makes you fell good and it also connects with you in a very special way and this is a very special collection. when you call right now, $150 these are the original recordings and we put some gems on here that you don't normally hear. now this is custom made for pbs, you won't find this anywhere else. things like the
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but first: this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps ke >> thank you for joining us for tonight's edition of "the "pbs newshour"." i'm paul anthony along with patty kim. we're taking a brief intermission to ask you to take action -- to support outstanding journalism and weta. you can do it all with one call -- and by making a donation that reflects what the "pbs newshour" means to you. would you pay a quarter to watch this program tonight? 25 cents? if you multiply that donation for the whole year, that's a $65 pledge. there's an operator waiting to take you through the process right now. it's quick and easy. don't put it off. >> definitely easy to do. your pledge also shows your appreciation for the expertise and effort that go into every single broadcast. the newshour team produces many excellent stories for broadcast and online every week. it's little wonder that in the past 35 years they've literally won every prestigious award in the re
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first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for sc yo surrt. and that support helps keep programs like ourselves on the air. >> woodruff: for those stations not taking a pledge break, a look at one of the nation's premier black drama troupes. the penumbra theater company in saint pau orwa each time, we count on new contributions from a few more people like you. and if you haven't made a gift yet, we're hoping that tonight will be your night! take a minute to consider everything weta has to offer. the "pbs newshour," of course, along with programs like "antiques roadshow," "great performances," "frontline," "nature," "masterpiece," and our many children's shows. no matter what the subject, your pledge funds an amazing array of enlightening programs. but we've always relied on viewer support. that's viewer support from you. and your pledge in any amount: it could be $50, or $75 or $150 for the year. but don't delay. call us now and join us. kimberly? >> thanks, paul. it's so
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now back to "pbs newshour"." thanks again for your support. >> ifill: a new investigation into what it takes to get a presidential pardon reveals that politics still plays a role, and that whites are four times more likely than blacks and other minorities to have their records wiped clean. here to talk about her story is dafna linzer, senior reporter for pro publica, a nonprofit online news organization. tell us in a nutshell who benefits and who doesn't. >> we were very surprised at e results. white applicants as you said are nearly four times as likely to get a pardon. hispanic applicants fared quite well when we looked at them as a group. but african-americans fared the worst among the group. applicants who were married had a better shot. in fact, there were two times as likely to get a pardon. this is a pardons office that is looking at all kinds of stability tests and seems to favor married applicants. what else did we look at? congressional support. if you had a member of congress in your corner, you were t
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a suicide attacker killed 56 people and wounded more than 160 others in kabul, afghanistan, today. it was the worst of several attacks that shook the country. penitentiary nent worshippers ritually beating themselves on shiite islam's holiest day had flooded central kabul streets when the bomber struck. the crowds were commemorating the 7th century death of imam hussein a grandson of the prophet mohammed. >> the ceremony was about to finish. a new group arrived and the suicide bombers placed themselves among the new group. >> woodruff: a short time later the shoes of the dead and wounded were piled in the gutters near the.mosque the shrine is i area of the capital near the presidential palaced an manoven gernmt ministries. a second attack in the ... killedity of four more shiites. a third attack in kandahar killed one person. major sectarian violence in afghanistan between sunnis and the 20% of afghans who are shiites had been nearly unknown since the fall of t
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proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. hey, it's the kratt brothers here. i'm chris. and i'm martin. and we're searching for-- over there! the monarch butterfly, one of the most amazing creatures around. and the reason they're so amazing? wait! oh, he's going this way! here's one! come back! whoa! (laughing) oh, he got away. milkweed. hey, but butterfly might have gotten away, but if you're looking for monarch caterpillars, milkweed is the place to find them. martin, over here. oh. all right! oh, they're big fat ones. oh, yeah, look at them munching away. keep on growing buddy. we'll check on you later. chris: yes, it's happening. he's changing into a chrysalis. the caterpillar sheds his outer skin. and inside is the chrysalis. martin: and this is the chrysalis with the developing butterfly right inside. and over the next 14 days, an amazing transformation takes place. and they emerge as... butterflies. you're
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pbs kids and you. wild kratts is made possible by announcer: get ready to let your imagination... run wild. abcmouse.com early learning academy. proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ wild kratts hi, we're the kratt brothers. i'm martin. and i'm chris. and we're here with some kids who are-- wild kratts! come on! ♪ woo hoo! whoo! when you're having summer fun in the lake, it might not just be your people friends you're hanging out with. so just put on a scuba mask, or swim goggles, and dive down and meet some fishy friends! ♪ sunfish! they have those sunny bright bellies that give them their name. plus, they have special markings that give them nicknames like reddy, or bluegill and pumpkinseed. ♪ whoo hoo! it's a bass! the biggest member of the sunfish family. and it eats smaller sunfish and perch. so wherever you find those littler guys, you're sure to find a big bass lurk
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imagine the possibilities, pbs kids and you. wild kratts imais made possible byies, announcer: get ready to let your imagination... run wild. abcmouse.com early learning academy. proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ wild kratts hi, i'm chris! and i'm martin. we're the kratt brothers! doing what we're always doing, looking for creatures. whoa! (hissing) an american badger! whoa! oh, that was a close call! let's just give him some space, and let him pass. (hissing) he wants to take on the truck? whoa! (hissing) he's tough! that's a badger for ya! tough! like all members of the weasel family, a badger is one tough creature! a badger is so tough, he'll stand up to a truck! and he'll stand up to predators who are much bigger than himself, like wolves, bears or mountain lions. whoa! and now, he's under our truck! he's moving in under there! oh, he's digging a burrow under our truck. wherever a badger decides t
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proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ wild kratts hey, it's us, the kratt brothers. i'm chris. and i'm martin. ha-ha! (laughing) and river creatures around the world are great. ha-ha! chris: capybaras, crocodiles and tapirs. but one of the most unusual of all river creatures is the duck-billed platypus of australia. martin: so, what do you think this cute creature eats? crayfish. chris: platypus search among the rocky bottom looking for crayfish to eat, then they gobble them down with their bill-like mouths. race you, chris. first one to catch a crayfish, platypus, wins. hey, no head starts! (muffled dialogue) it's so dark and murky down there. i can't see a thing. i know! but a platypus can see things in even the darkest, murkiest water. (spitting) ha-ha! boots? oh, man. a racket? how does a platypus do it? it's amazing, but they can. somehow, the platypus can sense food underwater without seeing it. ima
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proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ wild kratts hey, it's me, martin, half of the kratt brothers. when it's raining outside, a lot of people are like, "oh no, it's too wet. i'm staying inside!" but i like to be outside like one creature who loves to come out in the rain. worms! worms! you always find them squirming around on a rainy day. but a worm's world is underground. down there is home base for lumbricus terrestris, the scientific name for worms. wherever you walk, there are worms underneath you. they push through the soil with their long, thin bodies, contracting and expanding as they move. hey, little buddy. it's amazing to think that a whole community of worms spend their whole lives living right underneath the ground we walk on. in fact... if we could collect all the worms under this baseball field... which is an area about an acre in size... coming at you, martin! you could find up to one mill
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only on pbs. what if you could see anything... hear everything... you can. nothing gets you closer to the heart... ...of nature. only on pbs.
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proud supporter of pbs kids and wild kratts. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ wild kratts hi, we're the kratt brothers. i'm martin. and i'm chris. and we love lizards. oh yeah. they're scaly. they have claws. they're cool. uhh, you mean cold-blooded. yeah, that too. but i mean cool. check out the attitude. whoa. a monitor lizard. all lizards have certain things in common: the claws, the scaly skin, the general body shape. plus, a lot of lizards do similar things. they prowl, like this guy, who walks around, shooting out his tongue to smell. they climb, like the green iguana who climbs trees, or me. they swim, like marine iguanas of the galapagos islands. but there are very, very few lizards that can glide, gliding lizards that can jump out of a tree, glide through the air like the-- flying gecko. this special lizard has skin between his toes that act like wings, so, when he jumps off a tree, those foot wings help him glide through the air. look
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what do more harm -- pbs. what do more harm -- pbs. >> pahor -- be more --d seen this kind of case before, i have a pretty good idea of what i'm going to find inside of it. because these leather cases with gilding were actually what you got a nice cup from from the sevres factory in the 18th century. and this is a sevres cup from the 18th century. how long has it been in australia? that one is difficult. probably 100 years. - i'm not sure. - this cup we know, because it's got an "f" on it, was actually made in 1757. this lovely-- what is called a bleu lapis ground, you see, it's got a blotched blue and then the gilding, very finely done with a honey flux to it and then engraved to give it life, that's what only the sevres factory did. and that's what makes this very very exciting. so with this fantastic case, and the case is very important, it's probably worth $7,000 or $8,000... - that's extraordinary. - ...or maybe a bit more. if it came up in the european market, it's quite possible it would fetch as much a
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see them weekdays on pbs kids go! or watch anytime you want at pbskidsgo.org. "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it, american greetings, proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. go online to pbskidsgo.org and you can mix your own beatbox and share it with your friends. there are tons of other cool games you can play like musicman and jack bowser! better get playing if you want to be as good as shock. (beatboxing) hector, fancy meeting you guys here... (laughter) (coughing) sorry, i choked on my own spit. childhood, there are a lot of things that can be scary. every day on pbs kids, we help children face the challenges of growing u, one step at a time. imagine the possibilities, pbs kids and you. >> hey, scientists, it's me, sid. i want to know how i can be a weather man. so my friends and i are gonna investigate all kinds of weather. come explore with me, sid the science kid, coming up next. >> "sid the science kid" is m
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. is difficult to imagine the situation in syria getting much worse. over the months, a standoff between protesters and security forces have become increasingly violent. some feel the country is on the brink of civil war. but what happens today is unprecedented in the conflict. more than 40 were killed in what is believed to been two suicide bombings in damascus. the opposition accused the government itself for trying to influence the team of arab league observers. >> this was a devastating escalation of syria's vineland's. -- vineland's. is revoked the terror of neighboring iraq. cars packed with explosives. here, a vehicle mangled by the blast. and all of this happened in an area that should be one of the most secure in the country. the dead and wounded were said to include security personnel and civilians. >> television broadcast images of survivors as they recovered in hospital. >> i saw a black car and an explosion. then i was in the hospital. >> the attack struck at the heart of p
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the secretary of health and human services has waded into the politically charged issue of birth control r younger girls. in a very public and high-level disagreement, kathleen sebelius today blocked the food and drug administration from allowing girls under 17 to buy the plan "b" morning-after pill without a prescription. for the details, we're joined by rob stein covering the issue for the "washington post." rob, so fill in what's happened here. this is the h.h.s. secretary overruling her own f.d.a. >> right. this was a big surprise. a real shock. nobody knew what the f.d.a. was going to do but nobody expected the secretary of health and human services to overturn the decision by the f.d.a. what happened was the f.d.a. commissioner margaret hamberg reviewed the evidence and said, yeah, it was okay to approve this company's request to sell plan "b" on any stores and grocery stores, drugstores, right next condoms or sperm sides. but secretary sebelius stepped in a
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pbs kids, where a kid can be a kid. for over 90 years, stride rite's been there, from the first wobbly walk to the first day of school, helping you choose the right shoes. stride rite is a proud sponsor of curious george. rainforest cafe, proud sponsor of curious george, reminding you that anyone can make the world a brighter place by conserving our natural resources. when you're saving one can... both: you're saving toucans! (toucan squawks) funding for curious george is provided by contributions to your pbs station... ooh. ...and from: ) ♪ you never do know what's around the bend ♪ ♪ big adventure or a brand-new friend ♪ ♪ when you're curious like curious george ♪ ♪ swing! ♪ ♪ well, every day ♪ every day ♪ ♪ is so glorious ♪ glorious ♪ george! ♪ and everything ♪ everything ♪ ♪ is so wondrous ♪ wondrous ♪ ♪ there's more to explore when you open the door ♪ ♪ and meet friends like this, you just can't miss ♪ ♪ i know you're curious ♪ ♪ curious ♪ ♪ and that's marve
pbs kids, where a kid can be a kid. for over 90 years, stride rite's been there, from the first wobbly walk to the first day of school, helping you choose the right shoes. stride rite is a proud sponsor of curious george. rainforest cafe, proud sponsor of curious george, reminding you that anyone can make the world a brighter place by conserving our natural resources. when you're saving one can... both: you're saving toucans! (toucan squawks) funding for curious george is provided by...
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to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. for a century, americans have had the opportunity to enjoy our most beautiful natural treasures through the remarkable efforts of our national park service. we're proud to support ken burns and share his belief that by preserving america's past we can build a stronger future. the films of ken burns have captured the beauty, the texture, and the emotion of american history. general motors is proud to support this great artist his outstanding work on pbs, and the great story that is america. our national parks belong to all of us. they are places of discovery they are places of inspiration they are america's best idea. major funding provided by: the evelyn and walter haas, jr. fund; the park foundation, in support of a clean and healthy environment; the arthur vining davis foundations-- dedicated to strengthening america's future through education; the national park foundation the official charity of america's national parks; the peter jay sharp foundation; the pew charitable trusts; th
to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. for a century, americans have had the opportunity to enjoy our most beautiful natural treasures through the remarkable efforts of our national park service. we're proud to support ken burns and share his belief that by preserving america's past we can build a stronger future. the films of ken burns have captured the beauty, the texture, and the emotion of american history. general motors is proud to support this great artist his outstanding...
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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is this iraq all over again? that's the question being raised in afghanistan after a day of unprecedented sectarian violence. at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of shi'ite worshipers. the country have not seen a tax like this since the fall of the taliban. from the afghan capital, we have this report. >> afghan's a beat themselves and a traditional mourning ritual. then this. [explosion] a massive explosion and the suicide bomber peers through the crowd. it chaos. hundreds are injured. at a city hospital, they struggle to cope with wave after wave of victims. on the pavement outside, a mother mourns for lost a son. my heart is broken, she cries. desperate and in despair, more gather for news of missing family and friends. >> this is a day of mourning. it's an attack against humanity and attack against islam. >> it was part of a coordinated assault against shias. another bomb exploded, but the one in kabul was much bigger, near the shrine near the presidentia
. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is this iraq all over again? that's the question being raised in afghanistan after a day of unprecedented sectarian violence. at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of shi'ite worshipers. the country have not seen a tax like this since the fall of the taliban. from the afghan capital, we have this report. >> afghan's a beat themselves and a traditional mourning...
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clark's luck come to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. long live the dear leader's son. for two decades, king john they'll let -- led north korea, the world'is all and her radical communist state. his son has been named as his successor. >> this is the weird, reclusive figure that ran the world's most secretive country and did it as if it was his own private property. looking on was his son kim jong- un, who is about 28. nobody knows for sure. he will take over. >> the leader died on saturday. state television all the announced it today. the news has unleashed a storm of the motion. genuine or otherwise. in north korea, you have to mourn the leader as loud as possible, especially if beat cameras are on you. if you are a member of the political elite, you may be sorry that he is gone. nobody knows what will happen to the nation now. kingdome ill -- kim jong il leaves behind a country that is a startlingly poor. in an orphanage, people are being treated for malnutrition. in the 1990's, 3 million people died of hunger. this is where the mone
clark's luck come to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. long live the dear leader's son. for two decades, king john they'll let -- led north korea, the world'is all and her radical communist state. his son has been named as his successor. >> this is the weird, reclusive figure that ran the world's most secretive country and did it as if it was his own private property. looking on was his son kim jong- un, who is about 28. nobody knows for sure. he will take over. >>...
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. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: donna britt is a former pulitzer nominated writer for the washington post. her first book is a look at her upbringing in segregated gary, indiana. it is called "brothers (& me)." she joins us tonight from washington. i was surprised, as long as i have known you, i did not realize that this is your first book. >> it has taken me a while. i waited until i had something to say. tavis: you waited until you had something to say. topline for me, what did is you felt you wanted to say or needed to say at this particular moment? >> the book is about two different things. it is about how the death of my brother affected me in ways that i had no idea. it is interesting for everyone who experiences a loss, you know how difficult it is to get through. most of us really do not want to go? that deep into pain. it forced me to go deeper and to understand what it meant. the other part is about women and giving. it is something that i have th
. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: donna britt is a former pulitzer nominated writer for the washington post. her first book is a look at her upbringing in segregated gary, indiana. it is called "brothers (& me)." she joins us tonight from washington. i was surprised, as long as i have known you, i did not realize that this is your first book. >> it has taken me a...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. never has europe been so necessary, never has it been so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy and head of the summit which is billed as the last chance to save the europe. the stumbling block is not financial, it is political. how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels, there is some christmas cheer. mention the euro and the gloom sets in. sarkozy, merkel, they're coming back here. will make a difference? >> they are not moving forward, he told me. the leaders meet again and again but there's never anything concrete. some fear that the single currency might not survive this crisis. we found them still turning out new coins at the belgian meant. there is a crisis of confidence. investors are not convinced that if they planned a eurozone country some money, they will get it all back one day. until the politicians can correct that perception, this crisis will go from bad to worse. they will try to stop that here over a dinner that will
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. never has europe been so necessary, never has it been so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy and head of the summit which is billed as the last chance to save the europe. the stumbling block is not financial, it is political. how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels, there is some christmas cheer. mention the euro and the gloom sets in. sarkozy, merkel, they're coming back...
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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. it is not too often that you get dinner with an icon of peace but today the u.s. secretary of state makes history when she had dinner with the nobel prize laureate, aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. where is the guarantee that this new openness will actually last? our reporter is traveling with mrs. clinton and her report has flash photography. >> an american secretary of state shaking hands with the president's, thein sein. then a meeting with the opposition leader, aung san suu kyi. both were unthinkable merely months ago but this is a sign that things are changing. the burmese president laid out his program. he seems keen on the outs had expertise on this unfamiliar path towards change. -- he seemed keen on the outside expertise. the foreign ministers scored an invitation to visit washington. this is the beginning of a long process. >> we want to see political and economic reforms take hold and i told the
. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. it is not too often that you get dinner with an icon of peace but today the u.s. secretary of state makes history when she had dinner with the nobel prize laureate, aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. where is the guarantee that this new openness will actually last? our reporter is traveling with mrs. clinton and her report has flash photography. >> an...
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a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and our around the world. how this iconic paris cathedral fell in and out of favor and back in again. the giant outdoor escalator transforming lives and one of columbia's poorest neighborhoods. several thousand israelis have demonstrated in the town of beit shemesh to condemn the behavior of old so orthodox jews who want to segregate between the sexes. the behavior of -- the israeli president has said a minority in israel is acting is -- is acting outrageously. >> by early evening, thousands had gathered in beit shemesh angry at the treatment of women by ultra orthodox jews who want greater separation between the sexes. in recent months, many israelis have been shocked of grown men hurl abuse at school girls. their crime, dressing in modestly. >> >> over the weekend, israeli television showed images of a woman struggling to get her daughter to school. on monday, police clashed with hundreds of ultra-orthodox to of been trying to force women and girls to walk on a different side of the street from men. israel's
a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and our around the world. how this iconic paris cathedral fell in and out of favor and back in again. the giant outdoor escalator transforming lives and one of columbia's poorest neighborhoods. several thousand israelis have demonstrated in the town of beit shemesh to condemn the behavior of old so orthodox jews who want to segregate between the sexes. the behavior of -- the israeli president has said a minority in israel is acting is -- is...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs, america, and around the globe. during the past nine months the people of syria have taken to the streets in protest against their government, and over 4000 have paid with their life. in rare television interview with barbara walters, the syrian president, bashar al-assad, flatly denied he ordered the use of brutality. instead blaming the violence on others. paul would starts the coverage -- paul woods starts the coverage. >> day after day unarmed syrian protectors have come out to face machine guns, snipers, and army vehicles. the costs so far is 4000 dead mom. . but in his abc interview, bashar al-assad did is killing his own citizens. >> we do not killer on people. no government in the world kills its own people, unless it is led by a crazy person. i became president with public support. it is impossible for anyone in this state to be ordered to be killed. >> we saw a different picture in a week of traveling inside syria. the city of homes, catalogs her losses. her son was shot dead and protest the explains. then
welcome to our viewers on pbs, america, and around the globe. during the past nine months the people of syria have taken to the streets in protest against their government, and over 4000 have paid with their life. in rare television interview with barbara walters, the syrian president, bashar al-assad, flatly denied he ordered the use of brutality. instead blaming the violence on others. paul would starts the coverage -- paul woods starts the coverage. >> day after day unarmed syrian...
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no other station matches the range and diversity of pbs programs. and that's especially true for the arts. here, you can soar with opera, tap your toes to dance, explore the visual arts, and immerse yourself in great literature. it's amazing! and this may sound familiar -- you tune in for one program, and when it's over, you sample the next show and get hooked. that's the power of discovery. perfect for the person with an open mind. the show you're watching with victor borge is a perfect example of that. victor has introduced generations of fans to classical music and had them doubled up with laughter at the same time. it all happens because of you, and that's why we're here, asking for your support. so please make a call right now. we welcome your contribution in any amount, but if you choose to contribute $65, we'd love to offer you today's program on dvd. the dvd features everything in the program, plus 30 minutes of bonus material. or make it a contribution of $150 or more, and we'll thank you with that smorgasborge with 13 dvds, plus that cd an
no other station matches the range and diversity of pbs programs. and that's especially true for the arts. here, you can soar with opera, tap your toes to dance, explore the visual arts, and immerse yourself in great literature. it's amazing! and this may sound familiar -- you tune in for one program, and when it's over, you sample the next show and get hooked. that's the power of discovery. perfect for the person with an open mind. the show you're watching with victor borge is a perfect...
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>> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it seems that even in death, the north korean regime lacks no sense of the dramatic. the body of the leader kim jong il went on display in p'yongyang. he is in a glass case surrounded by flowers that have been renamed in his honor. kim jong un, his son, was among those paying tribute. concern about the stability of the regime has their neighbors on edge. >> kim jong-il, a face so familiar to the outside world, revered, reviled, and even caricatured. this is the new garden of the north korean nuclear weapons, his son, kim jong un. not quite 30 years old and every bit as enigmatic as his father. he is the man china and america will be negotiating with. these are the people he will be rolling. many are more pour and hungry than when his father took power, more self-reliant, and according to some, more critical of those who lead them. those who were there the last time north korea mourned their leader said to not believe everything you see. >> you could not not cry in public so people use
>> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it seems that even in death, the north korean regime lacks no sense of the dramatic. the body of the leader kim jong il went on display in p'yongyang. he is in a glass case surrounded by flowers that have been renamed in his honor. kim jong un, his son, was among those paying tribute. concern about the stability of the regime has their neighbors on edge. >> kim jong-il, a face so familiar to the outside world,...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it was the biggest leak of controversy material in u.s. history and today the man accused of handing over the information appeared before a military court for the first time. bradley manning was serving as an intelligence analyst when he allegedly access to hundreds of thousands of secret military files and handed them over to the whistle blowing website, wikileaks. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >> on private bradley manning and divides america. an atheist from a small evangelical town, and gay in a macho culture. for some, he is a hero for revealing the truth. to others, a trader. he is a slight figure flanked by his lawyers. he said yes, sir to a couple of routine questions. the investigating officer face cross-examination. his lawyer said that he was biased. the judge is now a prosecutor for the government. he called on him for -- he called on him to step down. he said that there was no damage from the elected actions. supporters said that he did the right thing. >> h
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it was the biggest leak of controversy material in u.s. history and today the man accused of handing over the information appeared before a military court for the first time. bradley manning was serving as an intelligence analyst when he allegedly access to hundreds of thousands of secret military files and handed them over to the whistle blowing website, wikileaks. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >> on private...
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but first: this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> woodruff: now, for those stations not taking a pledge break: we look at efforts in washington state to curb pollution from storm water runoff. this report is from katie campbell at our pbs partner station kcts-9 in seattle. >> reporter: as much as 40,000 metric tons of oil and grease enter puget sound every year. that's as much as a battleship weighs. you might think all that pollution comes from the usual suspects-- cargo ships or factories. but actually it's caused by rain. even a light shower can create thousands of gallons of storm water that washes over seattle's streets, sidewalks and parking lots, sweeping up an array of pollutants. it turns into a river of oil, metals, pesticides, and other contaminants. it's estimated that 75% of the toxic chemicals found in puget sound are carried there by runoff. >> many people in the puget sound region thi
but first: this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> woodruff: now, for those stations not taking a pledge break: we look at efforts in washington state to curb pollution from storm water runoff. this report is from katie campbell at our pbs partner station kcts-9 in seattle. >> reporter: as much as 40,000 metric tons of oil and grease enter puget sound every...