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catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. >> marian marzynski: our american home. over 40 years ago, we came to these shores, raised two children, and after they left, this became our empty nest. my wife grazyna grew up in a polish catholic family, but already as a teenager, she had left her church. here in boston, we are in touch with our past: the folk art we've been collecting for years in poland. the artists were farmers inspired by the stories they had heard in their catholic churches. all the characters are christians, but once in a while a jew appears. "that's me," i like to joke. i am a documentary filmmaker. for almost 50 years, i've been filming other people's lives. a few times, i've turned the camera on myself. my childhood still seems to be my psyche's un

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. corporate funding for frontline is provided by: >> the future of surgery is within sight. our research is studying how real-time multimodality imaging during surgery can help precision and outcomes. brigham and women's hospital. it all starts here. >> previously on "my brother's bomber..." >> there was a man there, and he was still in the same office, same place where the timer that they say had blown up flight 103. >> wow. >> dornstein: it looks suspicious, like you are helping make the bomb that blew

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. at ford foundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from john and jo ann hagler. (taking oath in latin) >> narrator: a year ago, when the cardinals converged on rome to elect a new pope, they all understood what was at stake. >> the atmosphere was the most serious, the most intense that i've ever, ever known because of the issues which the church was facing. at the top level in rome, things were not going well. and then the shame of child abuse has had a most serious effect, i think, on the church-- not just in the west, but i think all over the world. the catholic church, and in particular the pope, has the highest moral voice in the world. if that voice is diminished by scandals,

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catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support for frontline is provided by the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. and for this program, by justfilms at the ford foundation. and by the following: corporate funding for frontline is provided by: >> the future of surgery is within sight. our research is studying how real-time multimodality imaging during surgery can help precision and outcomes. >> i was gonna have some butter, but i'm just gonna... butter, yeah. it's probably a good way. i was gonna have some bread, but then things stopped me from having a piece of bread. are you ready? okay, let's go. >> shari robertson: if you try to make a documentary in washington, you can find yourself filming events without any clear idea of what's going to happen. we're following a congressman into a press conference an advocacy group has organized. >> luis, if it's okay with you, could we have a few of

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. corporate funding for frontline is provided by brigham and women's hospital. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> for more on this and other frontline programs, visit our website at pbs.org/frontline. frontline's "my brother's bomber" is available on dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. frontline is also available for download on itunes. you're watching pbs. tukufu: what does this score card historyrevealtives, about the desegregation of our national pastime? we

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e information at macfound.org >> 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: in a moment, judy's and gwen's headline interviews with hillary clinton and bill and melinda gates. but first, the day's news, starting with clinton's decision to oppose the trans-pacific trade agreement. it's her biggest break yet with president obama, but she says the deal does too much for big drug companies and not enough to create jobs. russia sharply escalated its military campaign in syria today, adding missile might to an aerial assault. it came in conjunction with a new ground offensive. they launched from russian warships in the caspian sea, as seen in russian military video: 26 medium-range cruise missiles streaking toward syria. russian animation showed the missiles flew more than 900 miles, crossing iran and iraq, aimed at t

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e information at macfound.org >> 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. >> ifill: for democrats, a season of uncertainty is at an end: vice president joe biden will not join the presidential race after all. he'd pondered the possibility at least since summer, and announced his decision today in the white house rose garden. joined by his wife, jill, and president obama, he said he and his family took the time to consider all political options after his son, beau, died of cancer in may. >> unfortunately i believe we are out of time. the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. this party, our nation, will be making a tragic mistake if we walk away or attempt to undo the obama legacy. the american people have worked too hard and we've come too far

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e information at macfound.org >> 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: the situation in syria had u.s. and russian military officials talking today, at least by long distance. they discussed ways to avoid confrontations between warplanes criss-crossing syrian skies. meanwhile, the war on the ground raged on. >> woodruff: rebels in northern syria fought using american-made anti-tank weapons today, trying to slow a government offensive in hama province. the assad regime is taking advantage of russian air strikes currently hitting targets in hama and aleppo. that's raised concerns about possible mid-air incidents between u.s. and russian pilots, and moscow now acknowledges that one of its planes came within a few miles of a u.s. jet on saturday. >> ( translated ): while moving to the area, the [plane's] threat al

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e information at macfound.org >> 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: moscow's military buildup in syria came to full flower today, with the opening of an air barrage. the russians said they're targeting the islamic state, but that claim was disputed. and, american officials issued a series of warnings about where the air strikes could lead. we'll have a full report, after the news summary. in afghanistan, the taliban kept a tight grip on a major provincial capital they overran monday, and afghan government forces faced a critical test when they try to take it back. william brangham reports on the day's developments. >> brangham: afghan troops could be seen in action around kunduz today, as fighting raged for a third day. and the local police chief insisted they're making progress, backed by u.s. air strikes.

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.rmation at macfound.org >> 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. >> ifill: the house of representatives ratified some high-level deal-making this evening. the vote was 266 to 167 on a package aimed at heading off a government shutdown, and default on the nation's debt. it came just a few hours after republicans nominated paul ryan to be the next speaker. we'll have a full report on all of this, later in the broadcast. former speaker dennis hastert pleaded guilty today to fraud for evading federal banking laws in a hush-money scheme. the 73-year-old republican entered the plea in chicago. he said he did not want the f.b.i. to know why he paid $3.5 million to an unnamed party. it's been widely reported that the money went to hide claims of sexual misconduct. hastert will be sentenced in february. in nigeria, there's word of