also claimed judy called 911 to report the threat to police. but there was no evidence judy johnson ever called 911. >> the 911 call should have been logged. it was obvious no such phone call had been made. >> and they also discovered that the coroner took vaginal swabs from judy johnson on the autopsy. on those swabs lab tests found acid fos far taste, something found in the male prostate gland. but those swabs were never tested for dna. >> to be fair, technology in forensic science is constantly improving. >> six years after the murder, melinda elkins received permission from the court to test the swab taken from her mother's autopsy. the forensic lab was able to identify a dna profile from that swab. as melinda always claimed, the dna did not belong to clarence elkins. >> we knew at that point that clarence elkins was innocent. we didn't know the name of the true perpetrator but we had his dna profile. >> so for the second time melinda elkins petitioned the court. the prosecutor said the dna swab may have been contaminated and the judge agre

from marshall elementary first grade (clapping) judy is an educator for 26 years and worked for the united since 499 she's developed the marshall program in conjunction with the library check club and in 2005 she was a national board certified teacher. judy congratulations (clapping) our next award recipient i want to telling me tell a quick story about kelly (clapping) and when mayor ed lee came to her classroom he won't on behalf of balanced ever again because kelly clark gave him that look (clapping) so kelly (clapping) by introducing to be a full-time teacher she's facilitated the educators at the african services and rode her bike from san francisco to washington, d.c. and talked about the importance of public education. congratulations kelly (clapping) our next award recipient is supervisor yee an chavez 7th grade open social studies and for k-8 so she currently teaches spanish her daughter who is here where are you sweetheart there she is a second grader and she's very proud to be a teacher and parent in san francisco public schools and proud to be part of the dual language p

judy?morrow's edition of pbs newshour weekend jeff sits down "breaking bad" star bryan cranston about his latest role as president lyndon johnson in the broadway play, "all the way." and we'll be back right here monday with a look at raising kids in the 21st century. we kick off a week of parenting now. that's it for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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  >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you in part by. >> thestreet.com, f

from marshall elementary first grade (clapping) judy is an educator for 26 years and worked for the united since 499 she's developed the marshall program in conjunction with the library check club and in 2005 she was a national board certified teacher. judy congratulations (clapping) our next award recipient i want to telling me tell a quick story about kelly (clapping) and when mayor ed lee came to her classroom he won't on behalf of balanced ever again because kelly clark gave him that look (clapping) so kelly (clapping) by introducing to be a full-time teacher she's facilitated the educators at the african services and rode her bike from san francisco to washington, d.c. and talked about the importance of public education. congratulations kelly (clapping) our next award

the last speaker card we have is from judy berkowitz good afternoon judy thank you for being here. >> thank you good afternoon mr. chair and commissioners. coalition for san francisco neighborhoods i'm the president. . ms. lucas read into the record strongly urging you to take immediate steps to scale back policy expenditures and also to explore state laws as it applies to prop 218 i have finding which of these many organizations that receive money from the puc could possibly be more beneficial ly directed towards the general fund so thank you very much. here is a rather more detailed description of what we considered at the coalition for san francisco neighborhood's meeting. i meant to introduce it says 48 individual neighborhood organization -- the umbrella association we potentially would have thousands of members under this umbrella. thank you. >> can we get a copy of that. >> i'm giving copies right now. >> stay up here. >> so the groups that are receiving funding can you name a couple of ones that you are proposing not receiving funding? >> there's [inaudible] there's success ce

i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, gwen ifill's roundtable discussion on the legacy of "brown versus the board of education" as 60 years later american schools are becoming segregated again. >> we went in one generation because of brown from being a country where a majority of people accepted racial hierarchy and supremacy to where a majority absolutely reject that. we are finding too many place racially segregated and also too many places we're >> woodruff: and it's friday. communicating lessens of value to our kids. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. those are just 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. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because t

good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead, the probe into friday night's killing spree in california. and new details on the growing worries about the 22-year-old's mental state in the weeks, and even mere minutes, before the attacks. plus, pope francis' historic visit to the mideast. and calls for cooperation in a region long divided by religion. >> hopefully, it will lead to some sort of revival of peace talks here eventually. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there 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. >> when i was pregnant, i got more advice tha

. >>> judge judy goes to night court. pharrell williams dishes on how he originally gave his hit song happy to another artist. we'll tell you who, next. >>> welcome back. i can make a pretty good argument this will be the warmest temperature map i may show all year for the west. temperatures about 20 to 30 degrees above normal in many cases. 87 in portland. 98 in l.a. of course, the desert will get hotter during the summer. that's not the rule for you. but for the coastal cities, that's the i-5 corridor, very warm. we return to normal type conditions this time of year as we head towards the weekend. unfortunately in the northwest, that means unsettled weather. we drop your temperatures about 25 degrees, add the clouds and showers. and the desert, you heat up like you're supposed to, nearly 100 in phoenix over the upcoming weekend. just nothing normal about the weather lately. >> so well said. you go up and down the 5, you don't see this sort of weather until you get to october, september. yeah, yeah. >> this time of year.

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i'm judy woodruff. tonight, we turn to mark shields and david brooks, for perspective on the trouble at the v.a., secretary shinseki's resignation, and the rest of the week's news. then, pro basketball's push to take the l.a. clippers away from owner donald sterling, as the league considers a $2 billion deal to put the team in the hands of a former microsoft c.e.o. plus, opera legend jessye norman, lauded as one of the greatest singers of her generation, discusses her decades on stage, and how she learned to "stand up straight and sing." >> what is so wonderful, is that everybody's voice is different because you're different on the inside. and that's what changes your voice. >> woodruff: those are just 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. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involve

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. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, the deadly fighting in ukraine's east escalated as battles between government forces and pro-russia militants stretch into a second day. >> ifill: plus, the push to save louisiana's westlands, as it's coastline crumbles into the gulf of mexico at an alarming rate. >> towns are going to disappear. cities, small cities are going to disappear. new orleans itself is going to become almost too dangerous to live in. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's p.b.s. newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that's bae systems. that's inspired work. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the

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. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, today's somber dedication in new york, for the museum commemorating the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks. we take you there, then talk about keeping the nation safe today with the secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson. >> ifill: and margaret warner sits down with glenn greenwald. the journalist at the center of the national security leaks that revealed the scope of u.s. spying. >> the collection of 125 billion emails and 95 billion phone calls every month-- it's one thing to say this is an out-of- control agency, it's another thing to see the quantity of what they're collecting. >> ifill: those are just 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. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing s

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good evening, i'm gwen ifill, judy woodruff is away. also ahead this monday, margaret warner reports from eastern ukraine on tensions still simmering there. and judy talks to massachusetts democrat senator elizabeth warren, on america's economic challenges, and her new book, "a fighting chance." >> merck's middle class is just getting hammered. and part of the reason for that is that there is a real tilt in

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once in action, judy offers another tip.: and you can freeze this. >> exactly. a coupon for $1 off. that's going to take you down to $3.99 for two packages. >> reporter: after 90 minutes, we're finally done. it was time for the moment of truth. this is what we spent on a week's worth of groceries for a family of five. >> $296. >> reporter: now, judy's turn. her total, less than $100. we spent almost $300. and you're paying $99. >> it shows you can it can be done. >> you can buy three-times what we bought. >> reporter: savings for one coupon hero. >>> coming up, jason priestly is here live in social square. he's going to tell us what it's like sharing an apartment with brad pitt. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >>> okay, america. "gma" is searching the coun

. >> wooduff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, a major setback in the push to wipe polio off the map, the world health organization calls fresh outbreaks on two continents a public health emergency. >> ifill: plus, our week-long series on parenting continues. from princess obsessions, to inspiring tomorrow's engineers. how to navigate mixed cultural messages when raising our girls. >> the media is constantly pushing images and messages, that pink is pretty, pink is beautiful, pink is soft. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that's bae systems. that's inspired work. >> i've been arou

judy, you first. let me ask the progressive question. we going to be ten years from now. >> it will be legal in all 50 states. look how far we've come in the last ten years. and yooirt you're right. in attack on gays, what changed it are these people who had no choice but to come out and say, you know what? i'm not going to take it anymore. it got to the point where we -- our community was like welcome i'm not going to put up with this crap anymore. and you look at the goodridges who were the first plaintiffs in the massachusetts marriage case ten years ago. look at us now? 18 states plus the district of colombia and states like utah and arkansas and pennsylvania. these states, in our community, we thought, would never, ever come to our -- >> what do your make of the demographics here? kwhooi do the younger people get it and the old folks don't? >> a lot of young people have same sex parents and i think that, also, you look at these older people, no one talked about it. i think we really can attribute how far we've come to all the people

>> no, it does in not, judy. the lethal injection, everyone agrees is humane if carried out properly. we have human error of some sort and that needs to be investigated. >> woodruff: deborah denno do you want to weigh in on that? >> i certainly do. the three-drug protocol that mr. england englert worked on is a very different kind of protocol than was used in oklahoma. since 2008 states have scattered and used all sorts of protocol. to equate this prot coll with the kind of prot coll used in 2008 is -- there's worlds of difference between them. this was a very problematic protocol used in oklahoma, very different than what was used in kentucky. >> woodruff: deborah denno, given now that the governor, as we reported called for an investigation, wants to get to the bottom of what happened, see what the exact protocol was and whether something went wrong, does that satisfy your concerns that this kind of lethal injection could be carried out properly in the future? >> i really doesn't. i think what we need to do is

why so little interest, judy on parts of big three networks?tch my head, jon, asking myself this question. this is surely a story. whether or not you think it is, whether or not you disagree with what the republicans have done, whether or not you think democrats or should not participate in this exercise, it is a story and the fact that the mainstream media continues to take a, what difference does it make attitude towards benghazi tells us a lot about their prejudices and about their biases. and i think it is just a shocking dereliction of duty. jon: yeah, tammy, even abc, which you know, managed not to, not to cover this thing, did manage to find room for a two-minute feature about jason patric and his custody battle with his, you know, former girlfriend or wife or something over his child. >> yeah. it is pretty outrageous. and judith's words are perfect, it is a derelicts of duty. what the liberals and what democratic party has to realize the troubles they're facing are based in the fact that they do ignore very serious issues, not allowing

if apple buys beats. >> judy? >> boko haram.come the country that's going to show them how to get those girls back? now that michelle obama has taken such an up-front and personal position. >> we'll be watching all of that. i guess i'm watching the fed next week, fed governors and presidents speaking out. thank you so our panel and thank you all for being with us. have a wonderful mother's day. that will do it for "sunday morning futures" today. i'm maria bartiromo. "mediabuzz" with howard kurtz is next. have a great mother's day. >>> on the buzz meter this sunday, monica lewinsky, breaking her silence in "vanity fair," saying that the media along with bill clinton's as and a special prosecutor maid her a scapegoat in the impeachment scandal. why is the press still treating her as a laughing stock when clinton is portrayed as a global startsman? >> getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. i needed to take care of myself and my family. no one else was worried about me. >> is it time, 16 years later, for the pu

very proud of marissa miller who's a prek special education teacher at paul revere elementary school; judy ratele, kelly clark, a fifth grade teacher at harvey milk academy; and michael feraro, a tenth grade geometry and ap computer science teacher at balboa high school. may i ask for a round of applause for our teachers of the year. [applause] >> mayor lee also honored or principals of the year, who like wise have very illustrious careers in san francisco unified school district. ivy ing, at stockton early education schools; rosina tong; michael rimer, and erik, principal of mission high school. how about a round of applause for our principals of the year. [applause] >> again, i'd like to draw your attention to our website where we will have pictures of our educators, as well as a short bio so you can read all about them. we also have a number of community organizations whose staff and volunteers make our schools that much more vibrant and nurturing and they help us recruit, train and support school volunteers in our school system. they celebrated a few standout volunteers and i'd like to

good evening, i'm gwen ifill, judy woodruff is away. also ahead this monday, margaret warner reports from eastern ukraine on tensions still simmering there. and judy talks to massachusetts democrat senator elizabeth warren, on america's economic challenges, and her new book, "a fighting chance." >> merck's middle class is just getting hammered. and part of the reason for that is that there is a real tilt in washington. policies that work for the rich and powerful, and not so much for everybody else >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there 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.

judy woodruff is away. also ahead, the supreme court upholds the right to start local government meetings with prayer. plus, we kick off a weeklong series on the modern family, "parenting now," with a look at how roles are changing. >> we don't only feel like we

. >> judy brings up a good point. it only just come clean and say that we did not perceive this. yet there were probably warning signs that we should have heeded. >> i think that is one of the many things that cause them to doubt their credibility on everything. it's like when you're teaching young reporters if they can't spell, you worry about the facts and then they start getting their facts wrong in the way viewers during the story away. so they talk about the video and it turns out not to be true. even the memo, they said that they gave over everything before. and of course that they didn't. so there are all kinds of credibility issues which i think is what is fueling this. plus as i said, the fact that no one has been brought to justice and that is a real scandal in and of itself. >> many think it is another attempt to discredit this in 2016 and the midterm election is also coming up later this year. >> the fact of the matter is that there are questions about what he'll renew and when she knew it and when she did know. the fact is that the accountability review board had a l

judy, thank you for being here. we hope to see you at another event soon.applause] >> if you missed any of what susan rice had to say, you can watch it on our website. go to c-span.org. coming up in 15 minutes, white house budget director sylvia orwell will be before the senate finance committee as part of her confirmation to be the next health and human services secretary. that will be live at 215 eastern. looking now at the washington monument. it reopened yesterday after being closed almost three years due to damage from the earthquake in 2011. yesterday, a few blocks away, marco rubio spoke to were orders at the national rest club. he is a potential contender for the 2016 nomination and was asked about his view on a number of issues. here's a portion from that event. think social security benefits will still be offered when you reach retirement? >> that is a choice that we will have to make. wewe wanted to be offered, will hto

judy wang is live at gwendolyn brooks college prep with more. >> could morning. the top special here at the academy, she said her brother in chicago police officer said she was always there for her students even outside the classroom. no suspects are in custody. she was 50 years old. investigators do not believe she was the target. the don't think the two other victims with her were tied the other. the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m.. inside a real estate agency near 79 and evans. bullets came through the wall of the building. she was hit and pronounced dead. a man also inside the office suffered a wound to his stomach. a woman outside the building suffered a wound to her hand. the victim's brother says she was devoted to her students and to her family. >> 11 person and a loving mother. did all she could for you. she was a schoolteacher. she always help anybody. there is a $2,000 reward offered for information that leads to unrest. about half of that money is coming from corey brokers organization. >>taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a fath

good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill.ahead this wednesday, a portion of my wide-ranging conversation today with former president bill clinton. we talk health care, politics and income inequality >> it's really put a cramp in the whole idea of the american dream.

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.ahead, today's somber dedication in new york, for the museum commemorating the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks. we take you there, then talk about keeping the nation safe today with the secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson. >> ifill: and margaret warner sits down with glenn greenwald. the journalist at the center of the national security leaks that revealed the scope of u.s. spying.

jon: tammy, judy, thank you both very much. >> audios, dude. >> thank you.l: oscar pistorius trial set to resume monday. the olympic athlete is accused murdering his model girlfriend reeva steinkamp. maintains he shot her because he thought she was an intruder. the prosecutor said it was premeditated murder. the trial focused about witness testimony about the night steenkamp was killed and the couple's relationship and pistorius's history with guns. all this giving the judge a lot to consider as she, not a jury, will decide the athlete's fate. fred tecce is former federal prosecutor and keisha evans is a former criminal defense attorney. >> thanks for having me. arthel: what i want to do, guys? i will look at some of the key points the judge has to consider. you tell me if there are arguments that can work in pistorius's favor or not a chance. >> that's a short conversation. arthel: you guys are probably on the sail page on this. fred, i go with you first. go to this point, that pistorius was shown part of reeva's head injury in court. >> it is interesting,

judy wang is live in the kenwood neighborhood with more. >> the president's stay overnight and is home and heads back to washington late this morning after two major fund- raisers. the president took swipes at congress and in his words, ideologically rigid republicans. we're up close to his home and you can see the secret service and police out here. we are being kept behind the barricades a lot of neighbors are used to this kind of thing after several years. to fund-raisers. the first one was of the gulf coast home of the energy ceo. donors paid up to $15,000 per person to attend. during a fund-raiser the president praised dick durbin who is up for reelection saying that he was a man of integrity who fight for working families. also warned the crowd that democrats don't hang on to the senate and make some gains in the house, issues like immigration reform and efforts to raise the minimum wage could stall. also urged democrats to work to make sure that party members show up for the midterm elections. after that it was the second fund-raiser at the lincoln park home o. he touted his gai

coalition of san francisco neighborhoods we may not agree on everything but i have a representative judy i didn't know anything about the award i thought i was having computer problems at home and i got this e-mail from superstitions aid i couldn't building it and i thought no, this is real so i showed up here as best i could and appreciate all of your support for this honor it's a privilege to serve ail you have you in the best capacity again so thank you very much (clapping.) thank you supervisor farrell. our final presentation of the day will be any our richmond colleague district one supervisor mar. thank you president chiu and congratulations to all the amazing honorees it's not an easy task to select among many worthy leaders but for my staff it was very easy because of our honorees amazing leadership enterprising others to make it different i'd like to ask if the merchant association president can come forward >> (clapping) >> cynthia is the president of not only the 92 mrnlt association she runs two businesses and has children. i see her as an amazing catalyst for our neighborhoo