that was jane o'brien. witness history's _ moment. that was jane o'brien. history's farhana - witness history's farha na haider witness history's farhana haider is at the museum in manchester looking back at five extraordinary campaigns and protests movements. hello and welcome to witness history. i farhana haider in manchester with more remarkable moments from the past as told by people were there. in this episode, we look back at five campaigns and protest movements led by women. coming up, we'll hear about the fight for the equal right to pray at women at the western board injerusalem. the argentine you're in pioneer unearthing were crimes, the protest that was the biggest women led movement in the uk since the suffragettes, and a watershed moment for canada's indigenous people. but we start indigenous people. but we start in london, and a story about the strikers, a group of south asian women employed in a factory. because of the poor working conditions, they decided to take a stand for workers' rights and capture the imagination of many other trade uni

. ♪ >> i'm jane o'brien in washington and this is bbc world news america.a claims it has withdrawn some forces from the uainian border. but speaking from the white house president biden thinks the invasion is a distinct possibility. pres. biden: if russia does invade, the human cost for ukraine will be tremendous. the strategic cost for russia will also be immense. jane: britain's prince andrew reached a settlement with virginia giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse. djokovic talks exclusively to the bbc, saying he is not anti-vaccine, but believes in personal choice. >> are you prepared to forgo the chance to be the greatest player to have ever picked up a racket statistically because you feel so strongly about this jab? >> yes. jane: no more child's play. a bbc investigation finds concerns around the popular gaming site roblox, which is played by millions of children daily. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. president biden says a diplomatic solution to the crisis in ukraine is possible, but the u.s. and its allies wil

i'm jane o'brien. thank you very much indeed for watching bbc world news america.tor: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, uncertainty abounds. ukrainians celebrate a day of national unity as the threat of russian invasion remains, and moscow's claims of de-escalation are met with widespread skepticism. then, recalled. several members of the san francisco school board are ousted over what opponents decry as misplaced priorities during the pandemic. and, teaching history. many black students find their stories and voices constricted amid a wave of regulations limiting how race is taught in public schools. >> black history shouldn

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i'm jane o'brien. thank you very much for watching and have a lovely weekend.ning performed by the national captioning institute, narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: war in europe. russian forces close in on kyiv, as ukrainians struggle to repel the invasion. we speak to the head of nato about the west's response. then, the nominee. president biden chooses federal judge ketanji brown jackson to fill the coming supreme court vacancy, the first black woman ever nominated. plus, the mask question. new c.d.c. guidelis recommend americans most parts of the country ca

i washington corresponding jane o'brien to get details.- washington corresponding jane o'brien to getd round of emergency security assistance, using special presidential powers known as the presidential drawdown authority. this total is theory and $50 million of military assistance, that has been described as the state department as a package which and chris feel defence systems to address armoured, airborne and other threats. it brings now to a total of more than $1 billion of military assistance given to the ukraine by the us over the last year. i have been speaking to a former commander of the us army in europe who was actually in kyiv about three weeks ago. he says what the ukrainians are desperate for is air defence systems, mobile weaponry that can bring down the runes and helicopters. if this assistance is what it says it is, then that is very significant indeed. but getting it there remains a problem. this journal tells me it is becoming increasingly difficult to deliver. russia is contained to block ground routes, particularly from poland. of course the us can'tjust fly milit

let's move from ukraine to jane o'brien who is joining us from washington, dc. to us about this crisis, talking to us about their reaction to it. what is the latest?— is the latest? well, the latest is the reaction _ is the latest? well, the latest is the reaction to _ is the latest? well, the latest is the reaction to president - is the latest? well, the latest isj the reaction to president putin's announcement that his nuclear forces are being put on alert. this has been condemned in the strongest possible terms by the white house, the pentagon and the us ambassador to the un, linda thomas—greenfield, who says that efforts in new york are now going to be ramped up to hold president putin accountable. defence officials here say that they believe that president putin's announcement is genuine but at the moment, they don't have any information as to how it might be implemented. now, they are not commenting or giving any information about what effect this is having on america's own nuclear readiness. america, as we know, has the largest nuclear arsenal in the worl