at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." a ship carrying 500 migrants is towed into port for the second time in a week. new sanctions on north korea. the first of retributions for the cyber attack on sony. and the music of afghanistan, a new generation is keeping cultural traditions alive. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. a cargo ship carrying around 500 migrants who were abandoned by their crew in the mediterranean has arrived at a port in southern italy tonight after being towed by the italian coast guard. these pictures show the boat being pulled into port. most of the migrants are thought to be syrian and include children and pregnant women. it is the second time in a week that a ship has been abandoned by the people running it. our cor

giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good kovler foundation, and mufg. >> it's a global truth. we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> we start this hour with the crash had celebrations in shanghai, china. 40 people have been injured and 35 have been killed. large crowds had gathered near the waterside area of the city. the incident took place at 11:35 in the evening. it is not clear what caused the crowd to surge. the annual new year's eve countdown had been canceled apparently because of crowd control issues. reports said it turned down version of the event would be held instead that it would not be open to the public. reports from china state media quoting government sources as saying that 35 people have been killed and more than 40 people have

mufg we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news." but this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. -- kathy kaye. greece's election means possible storms on the horizon for europe. and getting the balance of power just right. and he crooned his way into the hearts of millions and they loved his colorful clothes. we look back at his life. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. today, the leader of the left wing syriza party increase, alexis tsipras, has promised to stand up to brussels. and to renegotiate greases massive international bailout. from athens, here is the latest. >> after yesterday celebrations, storms blew over the greek capital tonight. all signs are, difficult negotiations ahead. europe's leaders are prepared to talk to greases new government but insist it must stick to promises made. alexis tsipras arrived at the official residence of the president to be sworn in. the leader of the radical left party >> please stand by. -- of the radical left

mufg.they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come. giving your company the resources and stability to thrive, mufg. we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." ♪ >> it is "bbc world news america ." reporting from washington. lebanon imposes new restrictions on syrian's trying to enter their borders as the country tries to struggle to cope with the more than one million refugees who have already arrived. jury selection begins in the boston marathon bombing trial, and the 1200 will be narrowed down to the 12 to hear the case. and from singapore to miami. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in your -- in america and elsewhere around the world. there is a staggering refugee crisis and today, lebanon has taken unprecedented moves. the nation, which has taken in more than one million syrians, as

at mufg, we've believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries. because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for years to come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg -- we build relationships that build the world. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: fierce fighting in ukraine. hopes for new peace talks fail as pro-russian rebels try to seize important towns in the east. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead: >> it's easier than ever to become a filmmaker. that doesn't mean it's easier than ever to become a sustainable filmmaker. >> woodruff: we travel to utah at sundance, where directors are trading the theater in for the small screen. and why video on demand comes first for more independent filmmakers in search of an audience. >> maybe it's time we stopped calling ourselves filmmakers. maybe it's time to start

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mufg. >> they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we've believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come. giving your company the resources and stability to thrive, mufg. we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington, i am katty kay. two hostage crises in france come to a dramatic end. gunfire and explosions rang out in an industrial estate in france where two men wanted for an attack on a paris magazine had been holed up. they were brothers with links to extremist muslim groups. there are explosions at a kosher supermarket in paris after police stormed a second hostage situation. four hostages and one gunman were killed there. as the people of paris pause to remember the victims, the partner of the magazine editor killed on wednesday spoke to the bbc. >> we discussed the possibility he could be killed by terrorists. y

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giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good kovler foundation, and mufg. >> it's a global truth. we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> we will start with some breaking news. for the past few minutes, the italian coast guard has sent a merchant ship with 450 migrant onboard is heading for the italian coast. the coast guard said that the vessel has no crew on board. it is heading to the southeast of italy. this is the second such incident in the past week. the italian navy picked up 180,000 migrants during 2014. we will bring you more details as we get them later. egypt's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of the three imprisoned journalist from the al jazeera english network. they were arrested in december 2015 -- december 2013. they m

giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we've believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg -- we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. continuity in the kingdom. saudi arabia's new ruler faust to uphold the policies of -- vows to uphold the policies of the late king abdullah. u.s. officials cautious about the outcome of discussions with cuba. henry the eighth's sigrid passion -- secret passion was not women but weeding. the ruler may have had a bit of a green thumb. >> welcome to our viewers in public television in america and around the globe. the new king of saudi arabia says he will continue the policies of the late king abdullah. king salman was speaking hours after the death of his brother. his words were w

at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures across the globe.ecause success takes partnership, and only discipline and trust can re-create something greater than ourselves. mufg -- we build relationships that built the worldld kevin: next, on the "this old house" hour... tom: work starts on our lexington colonial. we'll prefabricate the footings for our new addition. tom: and raise the walls for the second-floor addition. keep going, go, go, go. up. keep going. -it looks pretty bad here. -are you kidding me? norm: is this place really worth saving? richard: we can do better than this. tom: nice and easy everybody together. -it's state-of-the-art. -perfectly square. roger: all in all, a good day's work. kevin: right here on "this old house." and also on "ask this old house"... if your air conditioner seems like it never shuts off, it may not be running as efficiently as it can be. i'm going to make this crab apple a lot happier. and it's a green plastic bag with an air valve and two plastic clips. what is it? i just thought i have a little troubl

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mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that is the strength behind could banking relationships. we believe that financial partnerships should endure the test of time. what matters is that you are strong enough to support it. mufg. we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america from washington. funerals for those who died in the paris attacks. france honors three dead police officers. israel buries the four who were killed in a kosher supermarket. new footage emerges of the shooting at charlie hebdo. preaching a message of reconciliation, pope francis arrives in sri lanka to a warm welcome. welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. the funerals have taken place. the people killed -- taken place for the people killed in the capital. they died so that france could live in freedom. in a sign of defiance, charlie hebdo is reducing -- releasing an issue with th

and, mufg. >> the oldest trees they are the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we believe in the nurturing thinking relationships for centuries. strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come. giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: blistering winds topping 70 miles per hour dump more than two feet of snow on new england. but the blizzard packs less of a punch than expected in new york city. good evening i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this tuesday, the white house signals more offshore drilling in the atlantic, but as crude prices sink, north dakota producers scale back and wait out the freeze on the oil boom. >> no one wants to lose money drilling an oil well. so everyone is going to pull back because of where oil prices are right now.

own foundation giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good, kovbler foundation, and mufg. >> the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries because strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. >> a terrorist attack in the heart of paris. gunmen open fire at the office of a french magazine, killing 12. >> it stopped across from where we were and two guys with black masks got out and fired. >> people express solidarity with the journalists and vowed to protect freedom of speech. collecting the victims of the ebola epidemic in sierra leone. burial teams are racing against time. >> welcome to our viewers around the globe. vigils are being held for the journalists and police officers being killed in paris. gunmen broke into the office of charlie hebdo and opened fire on the staff. the magazine

and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees near the sweetest fruit. we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries with strong financial partnerships for the years to come. providing the resources and stability to thrive. we build relationships that build the world. >> and now "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington, i and laura trevelyan. the town in nigeria attacked a boko haram militants -- we hear from those who still do not know the fate of their families. >> you do not know whether they are alive? >> i do not know. they could have died. i don't know. >> heavy fighting breaks out near the presidential palace in yemen, posing a threat to the government. and he captured a key moment in the civil rights movement. we speak to the photographer who shot this iconic picture of martin luther king jr. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and also around the globe. in nigeria, eyewitnesses have been describing the destruction and loss of life in the northeastern region after attacks by boko haram. the attack c

and, mufg. announcer: they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit.lieve in her drink baking relationships for centuries. -- in nurturing banking relationships for century. giving your company the resources to survive. we build relationships that build the world. announcer: bbc world n captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: in the latest hostage crisis, the kingdom of jordan is now the latest to debate: how far should a country go to save one of it's citizens? good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday, heroin on the rise. the moral and medical dispute over prescribing drugs to help people get clean and avoid fatal relapses. >> woodruff: plus, after decades of confrontation, bridging the chasm between iran and the u.s. for the sake of common interests. >> the goal is, for you to do less of the fighting and get your allies

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and, mufg. >> the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. we believe in nurturing banking relationships for centuries. strong financial partnerships are best cultivated for the years to come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america from washington. handshakes in havana for the most senior american visitor in decades. now, the hard work of normalizing relations. in the midst of a standoff, the israeli prime minister is invited to washington and no one bothered to consult the white house. the northern white rhino is close to extinction. we will show you the efforts being made to stop the disappearance for good. ♪ >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the talks between cuba and the u.s. are not just historic. they are being called collaborative and productive. the countries have not met in decades. years of diplomatic decrees mean there are hurdles to restoring ties

and, mufg. >> it is a global truth that we can do more when we work together.t mufg, the banking relationships span cultures and support almost every advocacy across the globe. success takes partnership. through discipline and trust, we create something greater than ourselves. we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news wa captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: security forces foil what could have been another european terror attack this time in belgium. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday surprises and snubs from the 2015 oscar nominations and what they tell us about movie making in hollywood. >> woodruff: plus, a musical take on new wealth and inflation in china from a stand-up comedian who raps the economic blues. >> i'm pretty sure that i'm the best

and, mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that is the strength behind good banking relationships. we believe financial partnerships should endure the

and, mufg. >> it is a global truth that we can do more when we work together.t mufg, the banking relationships span cultures and support almost every advocacy across the globe. success takes partnership. through discipline and trust, we create something greater than ourselves. we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world n n next on the "this old house hour," we'll see the front of our house transformed by the addition of a farmer's porch. tom: we'll make room for the new kitchen with the help of a steel beam. that's what 800 pounds in the air looks like. kevin: and tom will make a smart and strong use of a structural ceiling. tom: it looks pretty bad right here. kevin: are you kidding me? norm: is this place really worth saving? richard: we can do better than this. roger: time to get to work. tom: nice and easy. nice and easy. everybody together. kevin: oh, yeah! roger: the right plant in the right place. good. richard: it's state-of-the-art. norm: perfectly square. roger: all in all, a good day's work. kevin: and also, on "ask this old house"...

and, mufg. >> it is a global truth that we can do more when we work together.t mufg, the banking relationships span cultures and support almost every advocacy across the globe. success takes partnership. through discipline and trust, we create something greater than ourselves. we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news was presented by kce - coming up next on odd squad. - i invited my friends over to celebrate my birthday. - was there a cake? - there was a cake until one of them stole it! - (olive): three guests who each love a different type of shape. and the cake thief is... - odd squad is made possible in part by... - ...a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education, the corporation for public broadcasting's ready to learn grant and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. my name is agent olive. this is my partner, agent otto. this is a cloud i saw. but back to otto and me. we work for an organization run by kids that investigates anything strange, weird and especially, odd. our job is to put

and mufg. >> it's a global truth that we can do more if we work together. our banking relationships span cultures and support nearly every institute. success takes partnership and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. we build relationships that build the world. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the u.s. supreme court takes up a landmark case on same-sex marriage to decide if gay couples can wed nationwide. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, europe on high alert, belgian, german and french police arrest dozens in anti-terror raids. with threats of attacks on the rise, what's next for the west thwarting extremist plots? as the e.p.a. pushes cleaner energy by moving american electricity away from coal wyoming fights back as the hard black rock is the state's lifeblood. >> we've been here for

and mufg. >> it's a global truth that we can do more if we work together. our banking relationships span cultures and support nearly every institute. success takes partnership and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. we build relationships that build the world. gwen: europe on age. iran in slough. 2016 hopefuls jockeying for position in the president's state of the union presale. tonight on "washington week" -- >> we will continue to do everything we can to help power seek the justice that is needed. gwen: the european terror attacks continue to reverberate as the u.s. and other nations grapple with the best way to stay on guard. >> we have to be on the offense around the world and kill them over there before they have a chance to kill us here. gwen: a brewing standoff over iran, between congress and the white house and its allies. to sanction or not? >> we should not impose further sanctions now. that would be counterproductive and it could put at risk