we appreciate it. >> woodruff: before we go tonight, we return once more to our hari sreenivasan in paris sreenivasan: the outpouring of support and sympathy continues to flow for the victims of the attacks. tonight, we show you some of the images of the impromptu and organized memorials and tributes made over the past few days to the people of france, spanning the globe. we begin here, in paris. ♪ (church bells ringing) >> ifill: on the newshour online: for 12 years, photographer latoya ruby frazier has been capturing the changes in her hometown of braddock, pennsylvania, a steel town that has felt the effects of the post-industrial era. in her latest photos, she tells the story of this rust belt town from above, through a series of aerial shots that show braddock's decline and the ones who are left behind. you can see that photo essay on our home page: pbs.org/newshour >> woodruff: tune in later tonight, on "charlie rose:" french philosopher and writer bernard henri levy headlines a panel discussion on isis, paris, and the response to friday's attacks. >> woodruff: and that's the newsho

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. police in colorado springs, colorado, have identified the suspect in yesterday's mass shooting at a planned parenthood clinic. authorities say 57-year-old robert lewis dear shot twelve people-- killing three of them-- before a five-hour standoff ended with his surrender to police. dear is scheduled to make his first court appearance monday. the colorado springs police department has yet to detail what kind of gun was used, whether the gunman had any connection to the women's health facility, or his motive. planned parenthood said today, despite the attack, it will" never back away" from providing its reproductive and sexual health services, which include providing abortions. among the fatalities was 44-year-old university of colorado police officer garrett swasey, a married, father of two who was among the first officers on the scene. five other officers were also shot and are expected to recover as are four other people who were wounded. paris remains on a

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. a multinational team of investigators is examining the wreckage of the russian passenger jet that crashed in the sinai peninsula of egypt yesterday, killing all 224 people on board. the bodies of the more than 160 victims have been recovered. itn reporter james blake has more. >> there is not much left of this plane that is recognizable in this wreckage. the nose cone, a section of fuselage. investigators have started their slow and painstaking task of examining this crash site. luggage and clothing was pulled out of the wreckage and piled together. the search area itself widened at a. debris of airbus is found over eight square miles of the desert. body of one young girl found eight miles from the site. conclusion that the plane broke up in mid air. yesterday, islamic state militants claimed they brought down the plane. that was quickly dismissed by egyptian officials. the plane's two black boxes of, only the investigation would take a long time. >>translat

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the head of egypt's investigation into last week's russian airliner crash in the sinai peninsula said today while the plane was on auto-pilot, the cockpit recording registered a noise in its last second. >> all scenarios are on table. it may be the lithium batteries or one of the passengers, it may be an explosion in the fuel tank, it may be fatigue to the body of the plane. it may be that something exploded. >> sreenivasan: the head of the investigation told reporters the recording is being sent to a lab for further analysis, and it is still too soon to draw conclusions. the chartered airbus 321 jet from the red sea resort of sharm el-sheik crashed 23 minutes after take-off, killing 224 people on board. egypt's foreign minister complained today u.s. and u.k. intelligence agencies have not shared their information about a "flash," pointing to an explosion bringing down the plane. today, aviation officials in france where the airbus is made said they are rul

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. egyptian and russian officials say there are no survivors among the 224 people aboard a russian airliner that crashed today in egypt. the crash happened in egypt's sinai peninsula. the chartered airbus a-321 had disappeared from radar 23 minutes after taking off from the red sea resort town of sharm el-sheikh. all but three of the 217 passengers were russian; so was the seven-member crew. the plane belonged to the russian airline metrojet and was headed for st. petersburg, where relatives and friends of the passengers waited at the airport. teams at the crash site have recovered remains and have retrieved the the plane's black boxes containing the cockpit voice and flight data recorders. the cause of the crash is not yet known, but egyptian officials say the pilot had reported technical problems and planned an emergency landing before losing contact with air traffic controllers. egyptian and russian officials are discounting an online statement by the terror

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening thanks for joining us. world leaders are descending on paris for the two-week united nations climate change conference that starts tomorrow. france will host more than 190 delegations and 140 heads of state, including president barack obama, who left today. the white house said today the u.s. and 18 other countries financing 80% of the world's clean energy research and development, will announce tomorrow they will double those investments over the next five years. leaders are gathering in the hope of reaching agreements to reduce emissions of heat- trapping gases like the carbon dioxide created from burning coal and gas. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon said today whatever is agreed on, emission targets should be reviewed every five years to limit the global temperature rise. thousands of supporters of binding agreements marched today in london, amsterdam, rome, and other cities around the world. in rio de janeiro, brazil, marchers called attention to deforestation, which is blamed

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. french president francois hollande says france will be "ruthless in its response" to what he calls "an act of war." nearly simultaneous bomb and gun attacks in six locations in paris last night killed at least 129 people and wounded at least 350 more-- more than 100 of whom remain hospitalized in critical condition. seven terrorists killed themselves in the suicide bombings, and one was shot and killed by french police. none have been publicly identified, but french police said one terrorist carried a syrian passport. a greek official says the passport matches the name of a syrian migrant who arrived on the greek island of lesbos six weeks ago. president hollande is blaming the militant group isis, for the coordinated attacks. isis also claimed credit for the attacks, saying in a statement posted online that france will remain on its target list as long as the country is part of the western military coalition fighting isis in syria and iraq. today, france de

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. where the attacks in paris have added fuel to an already heated debate about europe's open borders. >> woodruff: and u.s. lawmakers are briefed on threats here at home. >> ifill: plus, privacy versus security in the digital age. should the government be able to access data on apps if terrorists use them to communicate? >> woodruff: all that and more 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. >> supported by the john d. and 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 >> 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 hunt for culprits in the paris attack triggered a seven-hour gun battle today. but multiple explosions,

the newshour's hari sreenivasan is in paris and joins me now. hari, what do we know about this suspect? this 26 year old born in brussels. french authorities have distributed the photo of salah abdeslam with a message if you see him, do not intervene yourself. because abdeslam is considered dangerous. the authorities believe he rented a car the gunman used in their friday night rampage. it was seen outside the bataclan concert hall where the series of attacks ended. cell phone video released today shows how the two-and-half hour hostage standoff came to an end when french police moved in on the hall, shooting one of the gunman while two other gunman wearing suicide vests blew themselves up. french authorities say abdeslam is one of three brothers believed to be involved in the terrorism conspiracy. one died in the attack; another has been arrested in belgium. one has been identified as a 29 year old who grew up 60 miles southwest of paris. is is male most fie had been flagged for connections with islamic ready kallism. yesterday they detained hi

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. we begin with the united states' escalating military role in syria's civil war. last week, president obama announced the deployment of 50 special forces to aid rebel groups fighting the militants who call themselves the islamic state of iraq and syria, known as isis. now, in an interview with abc news released today, defense secretary ash carter said the u.s. could "do more" to help local ground forces in that fight, and "they may find themselves in combat." >> if a group indicates a willingness to fight, we'll give them some equipment and see how they do. if they prove capable, then we'll provide them with some more information, maybe some airstrikes. if they prove really capable and really dedicated, then we might send some people in to be with them and train and advise them directly. >> sreenivasan: for the past year, the u.s. has led a coalition that has carried out close to 3,000 airstrikes against positions held by isis inside syria. u.s. warplanes hav

hari sreenivasan has been in paris all week, and has the story. >> sreenivasan: the shaken "city of lighted to life tonight-- if only temporarily. the sound of music and flicker of candles marked the moment the string of deadly attacks began one week ago. it was part of a campaign by cultural figures urging parisians to make "noise and light"-- and show the french spirit cannot be dimmed by terror. hours earlier, a cold rain soaked memorials across the french capital, but mourners were undeterred. >> ( translated ): it was important for me to come. it's really moving to see all these flowers. i think it's very sad. it's been a week since the attacks and it feels like it was just yesterday. it's impossible to get rid of this sadness that we feel. >> ( translated ): i think a lot of people are still scared. we have to be careful not to fall into nasty hatred, as can happen. >> sreenivasan: there was one more death to mourn today, as another victim died of wounds-- raising the death toll to 130. more than 350 others were wounded in last friday's violence. authorities also reported a third bo

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan.he attacks in paris have added fuel to an already heated debate about europe's open borders. >> woodruff: and u.s. lawmakers are briefed on threats here at home. >> ifill: plus, privacy versus security in the digital age. should the government be able to access data on apps if terrorists use them to communicate? >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

merab, this is my friend hari, from the united states. >> sreenivasan: paul introduced me to his host night before i arrived; merab saaladze, a retired deputy governor of the local municipality. you just invited him into your home? he's a total stranger? >> ( translated ): i asked him who he was and he said he was from the u.s., so i immediately invited them in. >> sreenivasan: is it common to be this hospitable to take in a stranger? >> ( translated ): for me, it was the first time. >> sreenivasan: after tea and a bit more conversation, we set out for the next waypoint: the ancient village of dmanisi - which we'll tell you about in our next story - about six miles away. but as we soon found out, even the most-precise directions need updating, which we were given by a man with hands stained from a life time of gathering walnuts. and that, says salopek, is just part of the plan. you've got g.p.s., you've got maps, you've got guides, you are still going the wrong way sometimes. >> being found is overrated. being a little lost is good because it keeps you alert, keeps you looking around.

last night, hari sreenivasan showed you the project he'll spend much of the next decade completing. with paul in the footsteps of early man, to one point of real meaning on his global trek. >> sreenivasan: the fog-shrouded fields and rolling hills of southern georgia are much more than a way-point for paul salopek. we were nearing the ancient city and archaeological site of dmanisi. >> dmanisi is finally in sight and it's probably one of the most important human migration sites outside of africa. >> sreenivasan: salopek is following the path humans took after the ice age, 70,000 to 100,000 years ago. but here in dmanisi, that path is much older. along these green and jagged river gorges, man has walked-- in one form or another-- for nearly two million years. the history here is stacked high, part of what salopek calls "the layer cake effect" of the caucasus. with a happy dog welcoming us, we passed what was likely an outer defensive tower of the 1,400-year-old city of dmanisi. >> sreenivasan: this has been a crossroads for a long time. >> since day one. pretty much everybody invaded

the ground reporting from france on the fallout from last week's terror: >> sreenivasan: i'm hari sreenivasanhe latest on the investigation into the attacks and the ongoing campaign against isis. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday: we talk to presidential candidates ben carson and bernie sanders about whether, in the wake of the paris attacks, the u.s should withdraw its welcome mat for syrian refugees. >> woodruff: and, teaching kids to kill. we get a rare look inside an isis training camp for children in afghanistan. >> it was really really shocking to see these young ch

. >> sreenivasan: i'm hari sreenivasan in paris. we talked to residents in the neighborhood of the raid and what this could mean for their community. >> ifill: also ahead this thursday: refugee politics here at home. the house votes to tighten security checks, while some local governments say they don't want syrians fleeing war in their communities. >> woodruff: and, tracking down the islamic state's money. have their finances been underestimated? >> isis actually took in as much as half a billion dollars in the past year from oil alone. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight, britain's prime minster says a bomb is a possible cause in the mysterious plane crash above sinai, but russia and egypt deny those claims. also ahead, inside america's nuclear arsenal: we take a look at it's newest eight billion dollar upgrade. >> we're bringing this weapon to the 21st century. we're bringing it to 2015. we are updating its components, we're making it safer, more secure, and we're making it more effective. >> sreenivasan: plus, george h. w. bush reveals what he really thinks about dick cheney and donald rumsfield in john meacham's new biography on the former president. >> george h. w. bush said that he believed that cheney was responsible for a good bit of that hawkish image-- that he wished cheney had not had as much influence. dick cheney should have had his "own state department." all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by bnsf rai

. >> sreenivasan: i'm hari sreenivasan in paris.in mourning, but resolute to fight the terrorists. >> reporter: and i'm malcom brabant in brussels, the scene of a massive police operation to capture one of the suspects. >> ifill: plus discussions on the threat of isis and what is being done to turn them back. >> woodruff: all tonight on the pbs newshour.

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away.the newshour tonight, britain's prime minster says a bomb is a possible cause in the mysterious plane crash above sinai, but russia and egypt deny those claims. also ahead, inside america's nuclear arsenal: we take a look at it's newest eight billion dollar upgrade. >> we're bringing this weapon to the 21st century. we're bringing it to 2015. we are updating its components, we're making it safer, more secure, and we're making it more effective. >> sreenivasan: plus, george h. w. bush reveals what he really thinks about dick cheney and donald rumsfield in john meacham's new biography on the former president. >> george h. w. bush said that he beld

. >> sreenivasan: i'm hari sreenivasan in paris. the neighborhood of the raid and what this could mean for their community. >> ifill: also ahead this thursday: refugee politics here at home. the house votes to tighten security checks, while some local governments say they don't want syrians fleeing war in their communities. >> woodruff: and, tracking down the islamic state's money. have their finances been underestimated? >> isis actually took in as much as half a billion dollars in the

i'm alison stewart, in for hari sreenivasan. belgium is not backing down from its highest security alert level tonight, as the government there continues to warn of possible, paris-style attacks at several locations in its capital, brussels. the belgian interior minister says "several suspects" tied to the paris attacks could be at large in belgium. in paris, security also remains high, even as the city tries to return to normal following the attacks that killed 130 people more than a week ago. the newshour's stephen fee is in paris and has more. >> reporter: for a second day, heavily armed soldiers, and military vehicles guarded belgium's largest city. the subway, museums, and movie theaters were closed. brussels will maintain these precautions through tomorrow, and order all schools closed. belgian prime minister charles michel says mass transit and shopping centers are among the feared targets. >> ( translated ): we have information that leads us to believe that the potential targets are places which are regularly frequented.

sreenivasan: it was equally clear that europe is alsoan feeling pressure: a soccer match in germany was canceled today after police reported a possible plot to bomb the stadium inbl hannover. and hari joins me now. >> woodruff: picking up on what's going on in france, we understand in the last few minutes there has been police activity at the palace depublicd >> sreenivasan: they arrested three guys with belgian license plates. we don't actually know if those individuals were guilty of anything other than speeding bug the special police don't comeco out for any reason and now you wouldn't know there were any police at all. this is the climate and how tense everyone is around here.er in the past two days, now everyone looks around the cornee when they hear police cars whizzing by. i'm sure police cars whiz by all the time in this big city with their sirens on but now it takes on a different meaning for people. i was having dinner and something hit the awning on top of the restaurants and literally a woman fell flat on the floor because she was still so nervous she didn't know what was happening, whether it was a shot somewhere, and you saw other people in the restaurantan immediatel

hari sreenivasan has our story. >> this was a tragic mistake. u.s.ces would never intentionally strike a hospital or other protected facilities. >> sreenivasan: general john campbell, the u.s. commander in afghanistan, said the destruction of the hospital in the northern city of kunduz was an "avoidable accident." that's the judgment contained in a more-than-3,000 page report compiled since the early october attack. at least 31 civilians died and another 28 were injured when a u.s. warplane struck the facility operated by "doctors without borders," more commonly know by its french acronym m.s.f. despite repeated calls from its staff to american officials both inside and outside afghanistan, the hospital was hammered by the american "ac-130" gunship for more than an hour. the attack followed days of heavy fighting in kunduz as afghan and american forces fought to retake the city from the taliban. today, campbell said the plane's crew had been given faulty location information of a suspected taliban base. afghanistan was the direct result of human erro

hari sreenivasan has our report. >> sreenivasan: police first responded shortly before noon, local timeall for assistance from a planned parenthood clinic. located in northwestern colorado springs, a town about 70 miles south of denver. for the latest on this still fluid situation, we go to mary maccarthy. she's denver bureau chief for feature story news, and joins us by phone from the scene. mary, i know there is either a press conference wrapping up or just one recently. what did you learn? >> hari, we're about four hours into the situation and we just got the first details on what was a very uncertain situation. lieutenant katherine buckley from the colorado springs police department spoke at a press conference and confirmed the incident is based at the planned parenthood building. there was a lot of speculation maybe it had started at a nearby chase bank or maybe a domestic violence situation that happened to be near the location, but she confirmed planned parenthood was indeed targeted. she said at this point it remains an active case. they have made contact with the suspect inside

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hari sreenivasan has our report. >> sreenivasan: for the latest, we're going to mary maccarthy, the denvereau chief for feature story news joins us by phone now from a media command center near the screen. mary, you just heard the mayor and chief of police. >> mayor john suthers spoke a moment ago and said remarkable turn of events. they did get the suspect to sur surrender. he had been barricading inside the planned parenthood with an unknown number of people for five or six hours since shortly before noon in colorado. active guns fired throughout the day, 11 people injured and transferred to local hospitals, five were police officer who were injured by what appears to be gunfire. just within the past few moments, it has come to an end. it is no longer an active shooter situation. it is now considered a crime scene. >> sreenivasan: this is a significant area around the specific clinic was shut down. you sent pictures to some of our staff and local businesses that were on lockdown. >> it was a tense afternoon for people in the shopping center, sort of a strip mall area where the planned pa

hari sreenivasen recently sat down with the play's author, greg kalleres. >> sreenivasan: tonight onperformance that takes a look at racism through the lens of marketing and commercialism. "honky" is a satirical comedy about 5 people attempting to navigate the dicey waters of race, rhetoric and basketball shoes. a performance of the play was taped at the san diego repertory theater, and the author greg kalleres joins me know. so, thank you for joining me. first of all, why this play? >> i worked in advertising. i kind of stumbled into advertising. i think i was shocked mainly by how white the industry was in general, and because so much of the stuff we were marketing was to non-white demographics, it was interesting to see how people were forced to speak comfortably about something they were clearly not comfortable. >> would you wear these? >> sure. >> i think they look like a circus shoe. >> you don't like it. >> i can't think of a pair of pants that would go with them. >> for me the language was the most important thing, so hearing people tiptoe around words and the things they can