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for the record, bnsf is a "newshour" funder. no one was killed or injured but the accident hit close to home for the state's govern history grew up in castleton. >> i couldn't believe it. i was having dinner and all of a sudden somebody sent me a video on my phone. and i said, castleton? i can't believe that. >> what did it tell you about what's going on on the rails in north dakota? >> well, you know, it tells me, and i think everybody, the same thing. what if that happened, you know, in the city or even in the middle of a town? you know, it could be really catastrophic. >> reporter: as mayor mcconnell says, his town dodged a bullet. but months earlier a community in canada wasn't nearly so lucky. on july 6th, 2013, a similar train also loaded with crude from a shale formation derailed and exploded in quebec, killing 47 and destroying much of the town's center. six years ago, u.s. railways carried just 9,500 carloads of crude each year. but today, as huge amounts of oil are produced in states like north dakota, far from traditi

bnsf, the engine that connects us. bae systems. that's inspired work. >> supported by the john d.ne t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> 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: ukraine's military suffered a blow today when pro- russian rebels shot down a helicopter, killing at least 12 people, including a general. a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the wreckage near slovyansk. ukrainian officials said rebels used a portable anti-aircraft rocket to bring down the helicopter. meanwhile, russia demanded again that ukraine's government call off its military campaign. >> ifill: it's back to square one in the hunt for a malaysian airliner that vanished march 8th, with 239 people on board. officials announced today they've finished searching 330 square miles of the indian ocean seabed off western

. >> and by bnsf railway. >> 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: from florida to philadelphia, cleanup from heavy flooding began today. the florida panhandle was inundated by two feet of rain this week. the storm system also brought downpours up much of the eastern seaboard. swollen rivers overflowed in virginia and maryland, causing roads to collapse. and in the philadelphia area, people had to be rescued from the rising water. the same weather front spawned tornadoes earlier in the week, killing almost 40 people. investigators in pensacola, florida, are asking whether storm flooding there helped trigger an apparent gas explosn at a jail late last night. it killed two inmates and injured some 150 oth

bnsf, the engine that connects us. bae systems.ired work. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> 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. >> ifill: thailand's military seized power, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution today. the coup followed months of political violence and deadlock. jonathan miller of independent television news reports. >> reporter: thailand, tonight, as soldiers cleared streets, bangkok's residents rushed home before 10:00 p.m. curfew, panic buying in 7/11s. it's been bloodless, but it was a coup. earlier, at the army club compound in bangkok, it was obvious something was up. two days after the military declared martial law, the army had summoned the country's political leaders to a meeting. general prayuth chan-ocha, army commander. he had failed

bnsf is a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway.here. >> great to be here, becky. >> i love talking to you about what you see in the economy. we have a horrific gdp for the first quarter 0.1%. jobs numbers coming in a little bit. what are you seeing right now? >> so we were the epicenter of weather for the quarter. it really was a lot about weather. we don't count jobs but we can't car loads. car loads are coming up. we look at 22 businesses on the railroad. over half, two-thirds of those are actually positive. if you look at the underlying strings, housing, auto, trade, truckload, ag, coal, oil, all those things are coming back. >> what kind of economy does this feel like to you? if you're not talking 0.1%, what are we talking for the year? >> at least the last three-quarters for us is actually going to be a little stronger than what we will see gdp at. we are forecasting 2.6%. but it's really the energy revolution that is putting the additional volume into the overall supply chains. >> let's talk about crude oil. it has to be one

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged.ç they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations.ç >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs stat[on from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: house democrats were divided today on whether to join republicans in investigating the benghazi attacks. it will be the eighth probe of the september 2012 attack that killed four americans in libya. at a briefing today, minority leader nancy pelosi called this latest investigation a political stunt, but she said her members are still considering what to do. >

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> united healthcare-- online at uhc.com. >> 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: president obama had more than one major personnel announcement today. in addition to the changes at the veterans affairs department, he's getting a new white house spokesman. jay carney will be stepping down after three and a half years. >> you know these jobs put a certain amount of strain on everybody's, everybody's family. mine have been, my kids and my wife have been, extraordinarily patient and i ju

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> when i was pregnant, i got more advice than i knew what to do with i needed was information i could trust, on how to take care of me and my baby. united healthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get care and guidance they can use before and after the baby is born. simple is what i need right now. >> that's health in numbers, united healthcare >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh captioned by ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the comm

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> united healthcare, online at uhc.com. >> 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. >> sreenivasan: the embattled secretary of veterans affairs, eric shinseki, won support today from a fellow cabinet member, amid a growing scandal. defense secretary chuck hagel said it is premature to talk of firing shinseki over allegations of delayed care at v.a. hospitals. he told "c.b.s. news" the focus should be on how to fix the problem. there have been growing demands from both republicans and democrats for sh

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t.arthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> ifill: the u.s. military has stepped up the search for more than 270 school girls kidnapped in nigeria. president obama told congress today that 80 troops are being deployed to neighboring chad. they'll help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flights over northern nigeria. the islamist group boko haram abducted the girls last month, and today, its fighters killed 48 people in three northern villages. yesterday, bombings in central nigeria killed 118 people. >> woodruff: there was heavy new fighting in libya today, amid fears of growing chaos. the combat came near a main camp and military barracks outside tripoli. this morning, fires were still

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and the and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> 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 huge underground bomb in syria blasted a hotel into ruins today, killing up to 100 people. it happened in the key northern city of aleppo, where a syrian government militia had been using the hotel as its base. john sparks of independent television news has this report. >> reporter: some say they're fighting a losing battle. today, however, rebel fighters in syria showed they are still a force to be reckoned with. in the heart of historic aleppo a prestigious hotel was destroyed in a massive explosion. the opposition group, islamic front, took credit for the blast and these pictures. the attack like so many other moments in this conflict has been well documented. in

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> united healthcare-- online at uhc.com. >> and the william and floralett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> ifill: the storm over delays at veterans affairs hospitals intensified today. the v.a. inspector general reported on the phoenix facility, where officials allegedly falsified wait times. investigators found it actually took an average of 115 days for a first appointment. they also identified 1,700 veterans who weren't on the official waiting list at all. the report concluded similar problems are systemic throughout v.a. hospitals. president obama called the findings extremely troubling. republicans, including arizona senator john mccain, went further. >> these allegations are not just administrative problems, these are criminal problems. we need the fbi and the department of justice to be involved in this inv

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> united healthcare, online at uhc.com. >> supported by the johnand catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> 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. >> ifill: the death toll kept rising today in the coal mine disaster in turkey, and so did the anger. at least 274 miners were confirmed dead, with up to 150 others possibly trapped, after yesterday's explosion and fire. dan rivers of independent television news filed this report from the scene. >> reporter: grief is slowly replacing hope in soma. each emerging stretcher bears a miner and the faith of a family, for more than 24 hours this harrowing scene has played out, wives straining to see the face of each man, some recoiling in horror at what it means. the brothers and friends of those missing scream in frustration, their

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and theliam and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> 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: gusty winds in southern california died down today, and that gave firefighters a window of opportunity to bring nine wildfires under better control. the fires started tuesday and burned through more than 9;000 acres in san diego county. the fast-moving flames burned several dozen homes, forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate, and closed schools. fire officials said the dry conditions are the worst they've seen this early in the year. >> you can tell it's extremely hot, it's dry, we're early in may, we have a long fire season ahead of us, but know that we still have a lot of work to do here, days of work ahead of us, not only on this fire and the fires that

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york.oundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is bbc world news america. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, pursuing the common good for over 30 years. >> for nearly 150 years we believed that commercial banks owes its clients strength, stability, security. so we believe in keeping lending standards high. capital ratios, high. credit rating, high. companies expected. companies expect it now. doing right,

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york. years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you in part by -- >> thestreet.com featuring herb green who reminds investors risks is reality. researching stocks in terms of risk. you can learn more at thestreet.com/reality check. >> record setting day. dow and s&p catapult to new highs. how solid are the gains. can this rally really be trusted? >> he was one of the most pivotal and controversial figures during the financial crisis. tonight former treasure secretary timothy geithner defends his actions and reveals what he would do over if company. >>> love a sale? not everybody does. the b

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> united healthcare, online at uhc.com. >> supported by the johnand catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> 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. >> ifill: the chair of the federal reserve offered a hopeful assessment of the economy today, coupled with words of warning. speaking at a congressional hearing, janet yellen said things are picking up after a long, hard winter. >> many suggest that rebound in spending and production is already underway put knowledge the overall economy on track for solid growth growth in the current quarter. when cautionary nortena readings on housing activity a sec tore that has been recovering since 2011 have remained disappointing so far this year and will bear watching. >> ifill: yellen also said the job market remains "far from satisfact

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york.oundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you by -- >> the street.com. shares your strategy, stock picks with action alerts plus. the multimillion dollar portfolio she manages with jim cramer. you can learn more at the street.com/nbr. >> in the bull's-eye. target's ceo is out. the board calls for new leadership following the massive cyber attack. how vulnerable are other ceos? >> too big to jail? the u.s. attorney general sends a warning to financial institutions. even the biggest banks are not too big to jail. >>> and still going strong. at 83, warren buffett is a su

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> 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: firefighters wrangled five of the ten wildfires burning around san diego, california today thanks to cooler temperatures and calmer winds. but at the marine corp's camp pendleton base, two fires flared up overnight. one grew from 600 to 8,000 acres. elsewhere, evacuees were permitted to return home to survey the damage. officials are still investigating the possibility of arson. all told, 120,000 people were under evacuation orders at some poin

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> united healthcare, online at uhc.com. >> and with the ongoing supportthese 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and suze susie gharib brought to you by thestreet.com, risk is real with herb greenberg's reality check, researching stocks in terms of risk. you can learn more at thestreet.com/realitycheck. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to a special memorial day edition of "nightly business report." i'm tyler mathisen. >> and i'm susie gharib. today is a day to honor the men and women who died in the military serving our country but it's also marking the unofficial start of summer and all that goes with it. >> thoughts turn to vacations, new homes, barbecues. make no mistake, summer is a time for spending.

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senator kit bond and i worked on doubling bnsf but i think rather than picking in a teensy like noah's arc to buy do we go to champion it we have to use the overall innovation. senator alexander. >> thanks manager and thanks for your long support for this and this hearing. i would like to make a preamble and then ask one question. here is the preamble. in 2005 that was sitting at the end of a long day of the senate budget hearing and i was watching and listening to the rise of mandatory spending in two-thirds of the budget and wearing about the other third of the budget which included all the things we are talking about today. i remember it reminded me of my time as governor 30 years ago when i was trying to hold down medicaid spending so i could put more money into higher education. i walked down to the national academies and said i believe if you would tell us 10 things to do that would make our country more competitive we would do them. they gave us 20 in something called rising above the gathering storm. 70 of senate bipartisan way ports and it took us two years to pass it. it made

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