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additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> smith: for six months, frontline has been investigating the secret war that made headlines with the killing of bin laden. in december last year, i traveled across afghanistan and up to the border of pakistan, together with frontline correspondent stephen grey. beyond this checkpoint, the campaign against the taliban and al qaeda is led by us intelligence. here, the cia is funding, arming and running secret afghan militia who guard the border, gather intelligence and launch kill raids against the militants. >> they're called "counter- terrorism pursuit teams," and they are groups of afghans very well paid, apparently pretty well trained, with guns, and they operate at the direction of the cia. these are direct-action, you know, go-to-the-ball kind of groups. they're not standing around and guarding checkpoints and, you know, street corners. they're going after people. >> smith: here, in the province of khost, the cia unit is known as the khost protection force, or kpf. t

additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> trahant: this is a story that's been shrouded in secrecy for years. it takes place in an isolated part of alaska 200 miles south of the arctic circle. the village is called st. michael, and it's home to some 360 alaska native people. as a journalist, and as a member of the shoshone-bannock tribes, i've been writing about native americans my whole career, but little could prepare me for what happened in st. michael. many here still remember how innocently it all began. >> growing up, there's so many good memories.m9k the thing i enjoyed the most was the community gathering, the community being together as one and having fun. it was good to see people happy. >> my grandpa taught me how to hunt and fish. i used to love to go out with him, go fishing, hunting and trapping. >> my earliest memories was people were very devoted catholics. we went to catechism right out of school. we'd run straight across to the church where... right next to the catholic church from the old sch

with the bill, and melinda gates foundation ring we will let you know how it goes. >>> from unspeakable heart break to the mission of helping others. friend and -- family and friends of joey held their hands high after the freshman was killed in an accident days after starting a new school year. in the 8 months since he passed away, a scholarship foundation was created. the classmates in 2014 will have helped going to college and the donations are collected in joey's memory to help the community in baltimore city. >> he had a great personality and he knew how to be friend. -- friends. and he was known for his hugs, you know, just big hugs. >> tonight at 11, joey's dad talks to our cheryl conner about the effort to keep his son's loving spirit alive. >>> twenty minutes after six. she gave birth to twins on their third wedding anniversary. so coming up next, we get the names the couple picked and we will hear what the names mean. >>> and what caused a huge fire that destroyed a condo project in canada? we have the details for you next. and the incredible video isahead. >>> and it's time f

i you know i know that there was a new york times story about the bill and melinda gates foundation supporting this kind of stuff at what point do you think americans are going to wake up and say hey wait a minute what happened to public education when i think was right now it's. happening it's a bit south of back and stealth attack on the public education system that's saying teachers are no good we need a great teachers unions publication and public education is no good we need these private for profit schools and we need charter schools and saying that teachers are against reform they're not for reform so i think basically what's happening right now is to push in the wake of this trying to say that you know bill gates and the walton family should be running our education system that we value our public schools and want to lift them up we don't want to use untested unmerited you know reform methods that basically let loose capitalism in our schools where really they don't have a place you know capitalism is great for widgets or restaurants or toys there are clothes it isn't good for public s

i you know i know that there was a new york times story about the bill and melinda gates foundation hate supporting this kind of stuff it looks like you think americans are going to wake up and say hey wait a minute what happened to public education and what i think was right now what's been happening it's been itself at the back of a stealth attack on the public education system that saying teachers are no good way to fight the teachers unions publication that public education is the that we need these private schools many charter schools and that saying that teachers are against reform or not for reforms i think basically what's happening right now is people are saying to wake up they're starting to see that you know bill gates and the walton family should be running our education system and we value our public schools we want to lift them up and we don't want to use untested and i merited you know reform methods that basically let leads capitalism in our schools where really they don't have a place that capitalism is great for what it's a restaurants or toys there are clothes it isn't

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. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. >> brown: the historic flooding of the mississippi river hit low-lying neighborhoods of memphis today, with the river now expected to crest as early as tonight. over the weekend forecasters had predicted the crest would happen tomorrow. with the river moving faster than expected the national weather service says it could hit 48 feet this evening in memphis, just shy of the 48.7- foot mark set in 1937. >> i've been in memphis for 62 years. never in my life have ever seen anything like this. >> brown: hundreds of memphis residents have been abandoning homes for days. many are residing in shelters. a repeat of hurricane katrina where televised evacuation warnings weren't enou

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. >> ifill: towns across part of louisiana's cajun country lay all but abandoned today, awaiting a deluge from the mississippi river. water began pouring across the countryside after engineers opened a major spillway on saturday. the plan was to ease pressure on baton rouge and new orleans, downriver. and today, governor bobby jindal said it's working. >> in 1968 as whaling continued worldwide, the first recordings of hump back songs were releaseded. >> the bottom line is modestly good use in terms of the crests have been lowered modestly in terms of the amount of water projected in a number of places in louisiana stretching from north louisiana down south in the spill way a

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. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation.o the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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. >> brown: flood tensions on the mississippi river kept building today. the drama played across a vast stage-- south from memphis to the gulf of mexico, as army engineers tried to lighten the load at key pressure points. the enormous volume of water surging down the mississippi is now moving at more than double the river's normal speed and there's mounting urgency to finish sandbagging before it's too late. boats navigated the city streets of tunica, mississippi today. the casino town had already lost an estimated $87 million in gaming revenue, but townspeople said they'd get by. >> we love it here, we don't want to leave here. we want to go home. and we'll do whatever it ta

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. >> lehrer: americans of all positions and places today marked the death of the most wanted man in the world, osama bin laden. ray suarez begins our coverage of the raid and the reaction. >> i think we can all agree this is a good day for america. our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done, the world is safer. it is a better place because of the death of osama bin laden. >> suarez: this morning president obama hailed the killing of bin laden as he bestowed medals of honor on soldiers from the korean war and praised heroism then and now. >> we are fortunate to have americans who dedicate their lives to protecting ours. they volunteer. they train. they en

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation.o the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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 >> charlie: welcome to our program. the prime minister of us treesal address the the u.s. congress. we have alal sis from bret stephens, aluf benn, walter russell mead and jeffrey goldberg. >> what was interestingly missing from predent obama's presentation both last thursday and sunday was the argument that resolving the israeli-palestinian conflict.

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation.icated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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. >> lehrer: the nation's top leaders paid tribute today to the victims of 9/11. the ceremonies came four days after the death of the man who ordered the attacks. the celebrations of osama bin laden's end turned to somber reflection this afternoon at ground zero in manhattan. president obama laid a wreath and said a prayer beneath the symbolic survivor tree. the ceremony honored the nearly 3,000 people who died there on september 11, 2001. then, the site was a vast smoking ruin, where the world trade center's twin towers had collapsed after being hit by two airliners. nearly ten years later, huge fountains and reflecting pools mark the footprints where the towers stood, and the n

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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. >> brown: president obama today tapped the man he wants to head the nation's military establishment. he acted as the country paused to remember its war dead and as combat continued in afghanistan. the president chose memorial day to name a new leader of the nation's military, along with other top officers. >> the men and women of our armed forces are the best our nation has to offer, and they deserve nothing but the absolute best in return. and that includes leaders who will guide them. >> brown: the pick to replace retiring admiral mike mullen, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was army general martin dempsey. he's been army chief of staff for less than two months.

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation.icated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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. >> brown: the u.s. supreme court today ruled federal law does not pre-empt an arizona measure that punishes employers who hire illegal immigrants. the split decision was a blow to immigrant advocates, business and civil liberties groups, and the obama administration. under the arizona law, companies caught hiring illegal workers can be stripped of their business licenses. and employers are required to use the otherwise-optional federal verification program known as "e-verify." today's case is separate from another controversial arizona immigration law making its way through the court system. as always, marcia coyle of "the national law journal" walks us through it. >> thanks,.

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation.icated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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. >> lehrer: the president and congress worked today on a recipe for reducing the national debt. the ingredients could include spending, taxes and oil. ray suarez begins our coverage. >> reporter: president obama was first to be heard from-- in a pre-taped town hall broadcast on cbs. he suggested it might take automatic spending-cut and tax- increase triggers to force action on curbing the national debt. >> i think what we're going to end up having to do probably is to set some targets, and say, you know, those targets have to be hit if not automatically, some cuts and tax increases start taking place. that will give incentive for us to negotiate and figure something out. this is

fact that there are 750,000 foreign institutes in the united states, the fact that the bill and melinda gates foundation is working on eradicating malaria in africa, these are the things that are true, or hollywood in its own way. these are things that are generating a lot of american soft power. the more the government stays out of the way of that, the more it is able to support it with a cut off so it is not government controlled. that's i think the right way to generate american narrative. >> i'm just wondering what keeps you up at the entrance of threats to the u.s. you seem very optimistic and i'm just curious what makes you worry. >> there are things that make me worry. and, in fact, i deal with in the book. when i used to chair the national intelligence council, i would say to the various analysts after they have done their own alignment of scenarios and assign probabilities to them, now done what you think this will all, which makes you sensitive subject putting. so as i write the sixth chapter of the book, which i say i think on balance of the americans that can still be most powerfu