gwen: what did you see? >> you see her sitting on a very comfortable-looking sofa in a living room with family pictures in the back and meant to make her look warm and the impression you get is this is a woman she does nt going to break a sweat. gwen: she looks pretty comfortable. >> how we are going to start a conversation and war on iraq health care, energy independence. but not an overarching rationale for her candidatesy. if you went back and watched that video, you can see all the things that are going to go wrong for her in the coming year. and the other thing is not anywhere mentioned in that announcement is the historic nature of her campaign, the fact for the first time the woman was within striking distance of the oval office. i think this time around, she is going to try to play those larger things. gwen: she has already started. >> and she has to come up with an overarching rationale for her candidacy. but it's going to be done on a very small intimate and personal scale, you won't see her flying

gwen: and then what? coversing the week, ma zpetty from "the new york times," jeff zeleny, senior washington correspondent for cnn. juana summers, congressional reporter for npr, and hannah allam, national correspondent from mcclatchy newspapers. >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we're committed to strong. we're committed to sure. we're committed to smart and light, secure and bold. in a world of enduring needs, the men and women of boeing are proud to build and deliver critical capabilities for those who serve to protect our nation and its allies, and that's an enduring commitment. >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- prudential. additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity, and nourishing the common good. the annenberg fo

>> gwen: neil. >> neil: hmm? >> gwen: hi. >> neil: hi. >> gwen: it's gwen. >> neil: it's gwen.ive me. it's nice to finally put a face to the voice.

live from our nation's capitol this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> how much money do you have in your pocket right now? >> $40. >> 21. >> could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? >> i don't think so. >> if you start putting that money towards your retirement every week and let it grow every time for 20, 30 years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by boeing. additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the annenberg foundation. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington sitting in for gwen ifill this week, gloria borger of cnn. gloria: good evening. there's no doubt that tensions are high between the white house and capitol hill over any number of issu

>> warner: gwen u.s. officials believe it was a cost-benefit analysis by the saudis that in fact the costs were outbuying the benefits. that is, this has been going on a month. they've been heavily criticized internationally for a lot of civilian deaths. they have not achieved two they have not achieved two of their three main objectives-- was to roll the houthis back north. that did not work upon and to restore the president to power when they have not been able to do. and that was going to require a ground campaign when they don't have the assets to do despite what they spend on military hardware, and no one was willing to help them, including the pakistanis. secondly, and importantly, the u.s. was pressing them hard. the u.s. was concerned about the civilian casualties. the u.s. intelligence viewfs they had an objective but they neverreally had a plan. they never thought through how to do it, and the u.s. was very, very concerned that all this chaos is giving al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and other

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good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. also ahead this monday: amy walter and susan page on a week full of politics as the 2016 race picks up steam. then... >> remember peace up. >> ifill: cartoons that combat violent extremism. a media campaign aimed at muslim youth attempts to stop americans from joining terrorist groups abroad. >> you guys have to understand these people are playing a game. it's not part of religion, its not part of islam. islam is peace and submission to the will of god. >> ifill: and, duke and wisconsin head to the n.c.a.a. championships. as the madness ends, some sane talk on the status of college athletes. those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build im

this is gwen's birthday smash. she got this beautiful cake all to herself to do whatever she wants. that cake really is lovely. >> just hammer it. >> she puts both hands in there and she's eating it and smashing it and crashing into it with her hands. >> we've been eating cake wrong. >> i'm going to do this next birthday i have. >> it is pleasure all around for little gwen. >> they're going to have to play this at her wedding when they do the cake. this is beautiful. >> greatest first birthday ever. >> when you're tired out, nothing like chilling in a pool. these kids aren't the only ones. check out the family pet. oh wow. this is the definition of chill chilling. >> take the two videos and combine them and it's the perfect weekend. slowing down new york city. don't miss the moment next right this minute. and still to come magician rick ferguson is back. >> this has been floating around like following me around and stuff. she how he shows off some suspicious activity. >>> and the tuesday buzz word for a shot to get your hands on an ipad mini. mmy y rorougugh h anand d bubumpmpy y sk

don benson came back to the village of gwen. his daughter had lived on the street after her grandparents had died and benson himself had live there had with his vietnamese wife. there were family here including his wife's brothers and so many friends. >> these little guys have been like brothers and sisters to my daughter. they're part mine too. i love them all. >> reporter: leaving the street was difficult for benson and his daughter, as she gets out she may never see these people again. the next day was don fowell the daughter of don burgess waiting for her father to arrive in the village of gwen. burgess was well remembered as the 23-year-old civilian american who spoke vietnamese. even though he had not -- not married the daughter's mother, he was still remembered well by his father. >> they were real hospitable to me. they provided an atmosphere of love and support. >> reporter: burgess has promised an education to his daughter who was kicked out of school because she was amarasian. although she packed her bag she will not

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: iran nuclear talks drag on past the deadline. progress made, but still significant work needed to get a deal done. >> ifill: in a first for california, mandatory water restrictions. we talk with governor jerry brown about the drastic steps he's taking to curb the state's historic drought. >> woodruff: plus... >> i cannot move or turn over in bed. in fact i am a prisoner of my own body. >> woodruff: canada's supreme court rules citizens have a right to end their own life. but with room left for interpretation, pressure mounts to implement doctor-assisted death. >> the court made it very clear that physician-assisted dying would only be an option for individuals who are mentally competent and able to make a fully informed voluntary choice. >> ifill: and president obama's initiative to invest in young men of color prompts a question: what about the girls? >> black girls face the same indicators in terms of attendance to school, in terms of interest in school, i

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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: americans struggle to move up and out of poverty. the challenges for welfare to work, as jobs training programs dwindle and steady wages shrink. >> welfare recipients languish in the system and many others are rejected from the system and left to make it on their own, and quite frankly they don't. >> woodruff: then, a blast that rocked the nation. looking back at the oklahoma city bombing twenty years later. >> ifill: plus... >> it's no secret. hockey's a predominantly white sport. >> ifill: nhl players team up with inner city youth, breaking color lines and passing the puck to a new generation. >> hockey is a tool and kids will learn anything. and if you don't have them in a positive mind, they'll do something wrong. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at lincoln financial, we believe you're in charge. you're the chief life officer, and this is you

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: the death toll climbs in nepal. relief reaches areas near the epicenter of the earthquake, as rescue teams race to save those still trapped under rubble. >> ifill: then, from one court to another. michele roberts breaks gender barriers as the first woman to lead pro basketball's players association. >> i plan to be the best executive director in the history of this union. but i'm proud of it. and i'm proud of the players for being, bold enough to give a girl a chance. >> woodruff: plus... >> anybody's achievement is driven by interest. >> woodruff: a model for great teaching. a passion for curiosity-driven learning leads to high honors for one educator named the "world's best teacher." >> i started to plan a school where i could teach kids and teach teachers at the same time it's a demonstration school and exists for those two audiences local kids and then teachers from around the country and even now around the world. >> ifill: those are some of the stories

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead this tuesday: from sidewalks to highways, the environmental costs of cement, and experiments underway to invent tougher materials that save more energy. >> we're stepping down on climate change, this is a carbon negative process that helps trap the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. >> ifill: plus, golf's new young master. a 21-one-year-old smashes records to take home a win at augusta. those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett 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 stat

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this monday: violent clashes with police in baltimore. protesters take to the streets again, after mourners pay respect to freddie gray, who died in police custody. >> ifill: plus, in their own words. we hear from the families at the center of the supreme court's landmark case on same-sex marriage. >> marriage should be allowed for gays and lesbians as it is for heterosexual couples. >> they should be treated fairly, there's no question about that. but to be treated fairly does not require you to change the definition of marriage. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett 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 bro

>> yes, this has been going on for years, gwen.bers of the community, the naacp, they have claimed for well over a decade that north charleston police use racial profiling to pick on black citizens and what they do, their standard m.o. according to their critics, is to stop a black man on some minor traffic violation and then harass him, use it to detain him to see if there's an arrest wawrnt for him or search him in his car. this is a charge that's been made, the police department refused the charge and slager with this action has gone and proved exactly what the critics said has been happening. >> woodruff: so how unusual is it for officers in general to be charged with this sort of crime and this sort of offense? we saw it happen very rapidly here. >> i'm sorry -- there are a lot of shootings but it's rare an officer is actually charged with an on-duty shooting. we see it four times a year in my research where an officer is charged with an on-duty shooting charged with murder or manslaughter and typically in those cases similar

gwen nickels says her son also had a run in with police. she was overwhelmed when she heard the gunshots that killed walter scott. >> i started to cry. sorry. i started to cry because i thought about the altercation with my son exit could have been my son. it could have been any of the young black men around here. >> there was a passenger in walter scott's car but we have not yet heard his account. brian todd, cnn, north charleston, south carolina. >> we are now hearing from the mother of officer slager. she tells abc news she hasn't even watched the eyewitness video of the killing because she's in denial. >> i can't imagine him doing something that is just not like him. that's not his character. but i just have to -- i just -- i have to just let it be and hope god takes care of everybody involved. not only my family but the scott family. i know they're grieving just like i am grieving. >> it's important to point out that the dash cam video is just one piece of a much bigger picture. she says if we only have the dash cam video and not the c

c.v.s., and, west baltimore and not very far from -- a major intersection and, he was talking about, gwen falls. and, you know that area, that's major intersection there. >>> those are saying something is wrong. >>> it's a community divided. and it is divided along the lines of education. >>> help me, in the gallery here. >>> the pictures on the right are these from earlier. >>> everything is live. >>> oh, let's do this. we'll take a break and we're going to do a reset here and figure out what we have, and we'll come back with more. this is the c.v.s., and then, a quick break and back with more >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> there was a fail licks of you saw several young men with flammable materials throwing them on the outside of the c.v.s., and then we heard the photographer from the city say that they fashion homemade bombs,

gwen nichols was in the neighborhood and see saw a scuffle with scott and the officer.ot witness the shooting. she said they scuffled a bit and saw walter scott go into the vacant lot. she did hear the gunshots and described to us. >> i started to cry. i'm sorry. i started to cry because i thought about the altercation with my son and it could have been my son. it could have been any one of these young black men around here. >> reporter: gwen referred to her son there because her own son had his encounter with the charleston police. her son was pull over for a routine traffic stop and they ended up roughing him up a bit and arresting him. john and christine. >>> thank you, brian. cracks starting to appear in the framework for a nuclear deal with iran. here in the united states, the senate is closing in on a plan to give congress a chance to review the deal which could complicate negotiations. iran's supreme leader will not agree to a deal unless economic sanctions are lifted on day one. correspondent frederik pleitgen is following the latest for us from london. good mor

. ♪ >> gwen stefani proving she's not just a judge on "the voice."ubt closed out the effortarth day concert with a bang. it was an event celebrating 45 years of earth day. good thing that concert was today not tomorrow because maybe the volume may not have been quite so loud tomorrow with all the clouds coming in. >> clouds coming in. temperatures will be cooler. it will be breezy by the afternoon. it's not going to be a bad day, just not spectacular like today. our high today was 84. highs tomorrow in the low to mid 60s. that's one of your weather headlines. for monday heavy rain likely very early. then as we get into the afternoon and evening, showers and storms in the forecast. some of those storms later could be on the strong to severe side. monday is a weather alert day. as we look to the end of the upcoming week, temperatures turn cooler. right now we're in the 50s and 60s. 68 in washington. 68 in buoy. partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, not a bad start. upper 50s at 7:00 a.m. clouds increase throughout the day.

gwen nickels says she saw how it began. she witnessed the crucial moments after he was pulled over but before he was shot and killed. bryan todd spoke with her and has much more of her account. >> reporter: the video of walter scott's shooting not only shows the end of his life, it shows tend of a confrontation that began yards away. she saw how it all began. she followed them to the advance parking lot where advance michael slager pulled him over. >> i didn't hear him saying stop or halt. >> reporter: that's when she saw a physical confrontation. >> before what you saw on the video tape there was like a little tussle over there like at the end of that gate down there. >> were they on the ground rolling? >> no it wasn't on the ground. it was like a tussle type of thing like what do you want or what did i do type of thing? >> reporter: she she has yet to speak with police. newly released vid yes shows scott car pulling over. slager having a conversation and later scott opens the door and takes off. why would scott have run?

gwen nichols has experience with this. her son was pulled over by south charleston police for a busted taillight. she was sensitive to this happening when she witnessed it happened between the two men. she did not see the shooting but heard gunshots and describes what she felt when she heard those shots. >> i started to cry. sorry. i started to cry because i thought about the altercation with my son and it could have been my son. it could have been any one of these young black young men around here. >> reporter: again, her son had been pulled over by a north charleston police officer for a busted taillight that he was arrested and hassled and later dropped the charges. she was sensitive to this. she says north charleston has a lot of good police officers but she believes they need to get more involved in community policing and be more involved in the neighborhoods where they patrol the beat. >> one other key piece of evidence from this dash cam video, there's a passenger inside that car who could also be a witness to this

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good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: secretary of state john kerry on the nuclear deal with iran, and the unresolved issues that remain. >> the details are going to be tough and coming down to the last come marks the last crossed t on continent will be probably as difficult as the last couple of days. >> ifill: caught on video. a police officer in south carolina is fired and charged with murder, after he appears to

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday: >> we had just a epidemic of arrests. >> ifill: the heart of baltimore's unrest. how a history of excessive force by police has bred mistrust and hostility. >> it's just kind of devastating to know that at the end of the day i would rather put my trust in my neighbor. i would rather call my neighbor in the need of help.

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.ahead this wednesday: iran nuclear talks drag on past the deadline. progress made, but still significant work needed to get a deal done. >> ifill: in a first for california, mandatory water restrictions. we talk with governor jerry brown about the drastic steps he's taking to curb the state's historic drought. >> woodruff: plus... >> i cannot move or turn over in bed. in fact i am a prisoner of my own body. >> woodruff: canada's supreme court rules citizens have a

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: the death toll climbs in nepal. relief reaches areas near the epicenter of the earthquake, as rescue teams race to save those still trapped under rubble. >> ifill: then, from one court to another. michele roberts breaks gender barriers as the first woman to lead pro basketball's players association. >> i plan to be the best executive director in the history of this union. but i'm proud of it. and i'm prou

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday: >> we had just a epidemic of arrests. >> ifill: the heart of baltimore's unrest. how a history of excessive force by police has bred mistrust and hostility. >> it's just kind of devastating to know that at the end of the day i would rather put my trust in my neighbor. i would rather call my neighbor in the need of help. rather than someone who is getting paid. >> woodruff: plus, a historic legal case has the definition of marriage hanging in the balance at the supreme court. >> ifill: and, forty years after the fall of saigon, the untold stories of american troops' final days in vietnam. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoin

. >> hi, i'm gwen i'm the policy co-chair with the women's police committee we're in support of the energy of choice statistical climate change and disasters have the harder on women and artist therefore we urge to or you to move forward and set the not to exceed raised right away and make sure that women and other underrepresented people are represented through the program thank you. >> natalie fong. >> hi good afternoon sfpuc i'm natalie i graduated in vial stooutdz studies from the university of san francisco as we're living in san francisco i want to know what is the energy reuse and a lay emphasis open the energy our future generations and myself let's make clean power sf our energy thank you. >> and last but not least here comes jess. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is is jess the conservatism manager important the sierra club i've been working on sf clean power for 2 1/2 years we dug up the petitions we've collected in favor of clean sf power we worked since 11 and 2 thousand plus handicap written letters and preservations from san francisco resident through the m and board

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: it's tax day. why health insurance now factors into what americans have to pay. >> ifill: plus... >> ♪ i've got your class ring >> ifill: from blues and country to gospel and jazz. rhiannon giddens shares the songs of america's musical roots with new audiences. >> my mission is to perform. you know, of course that's what i was here to do, but that extra thing is to bring attention to music that doesn't necessarily get the light of day a lot.

. >>> gwen falls parkway and you don't have to go far, along the parkway or across the parkway until you get to more after fluent communities. and i see a police line there. and, i would maybe ask the question, were they trying to contain the activity in the poorer section or -- >>> before it leaked out into the more after fluent section? >>> we're following news out of baltimore. >>> this is al jazera to the mayor and i believe he is the president of the university of -- we'll check that. >>> these are pictures from earlier today in which, you can see, police, in riot gear, having to look, the reality is, you can see these pictures for yourself. these are police, who are being pelted with rocks. and rocks, in some cases of some size, you can see this. >>> shields

gwen ifill is away. also ahead this wednesday: shaky ground.ow a boom in energy production is likely linked to a rise in earthquakes. plus, upholding the law in the city of brotherly love. a history of excessive force, intimidation and secrecy deepens mistrust between police and residents of philadelphia. >> we have created a system where the police officers are above the law. >> woodruff: and...

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: broken justice. a bipartisan push to shift who is put in prison and how long they stay behind bars. >> woodruff: plus, capturing the fall of saigon. veteran journalists return to a different vietnam than the one they covered during the war. >> we're there to remember what we