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lcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also arouneathe globe.t polling from israel's closely fought election shows that the rac is too close to call, but that has not stopped both main candidates fromcl ming victory. the latest numbers from israeli tv exit polls suggest the likud party of benjamin netanyahu and the blue and white alliance led by former army chief benny gantd are neck neck. knell reports from tel aviv. yolande: at the end of voting him the first prediction. this poll gives political newcomer benny gtz and narrow lead over the prime minister. both men have no claim to victory. benjamin netanyahu, who has corruption charges looming, has been fighting a tough campaign to win a fifth term in office. his main rival, benny gantz, has won pular support with a strong military record and promises of change. some in israel vote along religious lines, others on key security.e in this poll there were more than 40 parties to choose from. the next prime minister will have to build and lead a coalition government. this election could reshape th

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lisa argen will have your >>> good morning, everyo lcome back. beach camera and you can see the view of the oracle park there to the right of your screen, and the waterfront to the left. a beautiful day on tap. we'll get a check of the full accuweather report from meteorologist lisa argen. >>> san francisco will celebrate the life and legacy of one of america's influential civil rights leaders. cesar chavez co-founded the united farmworkers union and he fought for america's poorest laborers. a parade and festival were planned in his honor. the festival rseten11:006:00 be. happening in san francisco, the biggest cherry blossom festival on the west coast. the festival attracts more than 20event's 52nd year and there will beer gamy demonstrations, taiko drummers. vendors will fill the streets with food, jewelry and clothing and the festival will run from 11:00 to 6:00 and next sunday is the grandpa raid. 6:40, the time and we couldn't have asked for better weather this spring day. >> we've been watching the fog increase along the coast and here is a

[ cheers and applause ] ♪d >> steve: lcome to "the tonight show!"nd here's your host jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. hello. welcome. hey, looking good. thank you very much. everybody welcome. welcome, welcome. welcome to the "tonight show." give it up for the roots right there, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers ] nice to see you, boys. [ cheers ] thank you, sir. you guys, there's so much going on right now. beyonce just dropped a new bum -- [ cheers and applause ] and a netflix documentary all in the same day. also, "the time" 100 list s released. the mueller report comes out tomorrow, and someone leaked the end to "the avengers." [ audience ohs ] there's a lot to go other. so, let's just jump in, and cover all of it at once.up firslet's hear it for beyonce who just released a new album, and a new documentary. [ cheers and applause ] she has been busy, and you know who else has been busy? robert mueller. 's been working on his report for 22 months. the president was like, "that's crazy, that's four years." but you know wh

trump tweeted,lcome topy the race, slee joe." >> mr. vice president, how do you feel?t! >> i feel grea >> woodruff: today, biden appeared ready for the fight, as leaving a pizza shop later, a reporter asked biden if he had a message for the restthe world. >> america's coming back like it used to be. ethical, straight, telling the trh. supporting our allies. all those good things. >> woodruff: we nt to look now at mr. biden's bid for the race for the nomination, and how democrats may respond, with democratic congresswoman lisa blunt rochester of de. she endorsed joe biden's candidacy today. and, aimee allison, president of shthe people, a group that advocates for women of color in leadership positions. she is not supporting a specific democratic candidate in the campaign. we welcome both of you to the "newshour". congresswoman blunt-rochester, to you first, right out of the box, you say you eornd joe biden for president. why is he the right person for 2020? joe biden is the right person for such a time as this. i've known joe for 30 years as delaware senator, vice preside

succeed in high school and in their careers lillian pierce hunt, who encourages herrandson to read, lcomesefforts like this. >> this area, the percentage is low in reading and math, so anyto help bring those scores up. >> what letter is that? >> a? it starts with stuff li this, where parents spend time tod they're busy, and it's not that you don't wanead to your kids, you just don't have the time. >> reporter:he hope is to expand literacy areas to thousands of laundromats nationwide. but, this program is not without its challenges. children may still find the washinmachines more interesting, and parents may stl be too busy to pay attention to story time by the dryer. there's also the cost-- about $2,300 for this test version. >> what's behind the snowman?or >> rr: and the ongoing need for librarians, new books and supplies. but library manager corey rodriguez believes it is worth the effort. >> it's very hard sometimes to explain how great it is, and how we feel that it's definitely a positive experience. even if we read to a child for five minutes, ten minutes, 15 minutes, they walking aw

lcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. thank you for being with us. we've got craig in for hoda. the story of kelly stafford is inspiring. >> a 29-year-old wife of the quarterback there in detroit matt stafford. she is ftrecovering a brain surgery. she said a few months ago things that she'd been able to do for years started to become more difficult. we'r going to have more on her remarkable recovery in just a bit. >> a l are wishing her the best. >>> we start with the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka. overni t the investigation leading to more suspects and we're learning more about the hundreds of victims. we got two reports for you. we start with bill neely who is in sri lanka for us.in bill, good mo to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. rning a national day of m here, but also a fear and of anger and of incrimination too. politicians blaming each other for failing to stophese attacks. and the motive behind one of them was global revenge. the gove sayin that retribution for muslims who were killed a world ay was behind this. mass mourning after a mass killing. scores o