captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: the fight for iraq. a sunni insurgent leader is reportedly killed in the battle against islamic state militants. how the religious divide in the region is helping government forces advance, with thousands of new recruits. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead: contested waters in asia. china sets out to claim disputed territory, turning small reefs into islands capable of serving as military bases. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze a full week of news. plus, the dames of the civil war. a new book on the women in

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: iran's supreme leader speaks, demanding immediate economic relief if a final nuclear deal is signed. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this thursday: when mediocre growth threatens to become the new reality. we talk with the chief of the international monetary fund christine lagarde on greece china, and the global economy's uneven recovery. >> the world is so interconnected that instability in any corner of the world is going to affect all the other corners. >> woodruff: plus, from the pony express to amazon drones, the stiff competition to win over customers that want same day delivery. >> it used to be that waiting seven or ten days was fine. increasingly people's expectations they will get pastor and free delivery. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at lincoln financial, we believe you're in charge. you're the chief life officer and this is your annual shareholder's meeting. you'r

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: the fight for iraq. a sunni insurgent leader is reportedly killed in the battle against islamic state militants. how the religious divide in the region is helping government forces advance, with thousands of new recruits. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead: contested waters in asia. china sets out to claim disputed territory, turning small reefs into islands capable of serving as military bases. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze a full week of news. plus, the dames of the civil war. a new book on the women in washington when the nation threatened to split into two. >> they were deeply political. went to the debates in congress all the time, helped their husbands with speeches and letters and that. and had their views and sometimes they weren't exactly the same as the men's. >> woodruff: those are 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,

we build relationships that build the world -- captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: guilty on all charges. the jury's verdict is in for dzhokar tsarnaev in the boston bombing trial. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: secretary of state john kerry on the nuclear deal with iran, and the unresolved issues that remain. >> the details are going to be tough and coming down to the last come marks the last crossed t on continent will be probably as difficult as the last couple of days. >> ifill: caught on video. a police officer in south carolina is fired and charged with murder, after he appears to

. >> "bbc world news" was presented captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> there's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday. >> woodruff: a night of rage, and a day spent on edge. riots in baltimore put the city in a state of emergency. national guard troops patrol the streets. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday: >> we had just a epidemic of arrests. >> ifill: the heart of baltimore's unrest. how a history of excessive force by police has bred mistrust and hostility. >> it's just kind of devastating to know that at the end of the day i would rather put my trust in my neighbor. i would rather call my neighbor in the need of help.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: indicted.ersey senator robert menendez faces charges of corruption. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: iran nuclear talks drag on past the deadline. progress made, but still significant work needed to get a deal done. >> ifill: in a first for california, mandatory water restrictions. we talk with governor jerry brown about the drastic steps he's taking to curb the state's historic drought. >> woodruff: plus... >> i cannot move or turn over in bed. in fact i am a prisoner of my own body. >> woodruff: canada's supreme court rules citizens have a

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: a curfew brings calm. schools and some businesses re- open, but the recent unrest exposes long-standing problems in baltimore. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: the death toll climbs in nepal. relief reaches areas near the epicenter of the earthquake, as rescue teams race to save those still trapped under rubble. >> ifill: then, from one court to another. michele roberts breaks gender barriers as the first woman to lead pro basketball's players association. >> i plan to be the best executive director in the history of this union. but i'm proud of it. and i'm prou

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: devastation in nepal. the death toll climbs, as rescue teams struggle to provide aid and medical supplies in the wake of the massive earthquake. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this monday: violent clashes with police in baltimore. protesters take to the streets again, after mourners pay respect to freddie gray, who died in police custody. >> ifill: plus, in their own words. we hear from the families at the center of the supreme court's landmark case on same-sex marriage. >> marriage should be allowed for gays and lesbians as it is for heterosexual couples. >> they should be treated fairly, there's no question about that. but to be treated fairly does not require you to change the definition of marriage. >> woodruff: those are 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> there's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday. >> woodruff: a night of rage, and a day spent on edge. riots in baltimore put the city in a state of emergency. national guard troops patrol the streets. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday: >> we had just a epidemic of arrests. >> ifill: the heart of baltimore's unrest. how a history of excessive force by police has bred mistrust and hostility. >> it's just kind of devastating to know that at the end of the day i would rather put my trust in my neighbor. i would rather call my neighbor in the need of help. rather than someone who is getting paid. >> woodruff: plus, a historic legal case has the definition of marriage hanging in the balance at the supreme court. >> ifill: and, forty years after the fall of saigon, the untold stories of american troops' final days in vietnam. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: the cruel reality of war fought with drones. debate intensifies over the cia mission that killed two western hostages in pakistan. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a somber day for armenia and its people who remember the massacre of millions. a memory of a "monstrous crime" that cannot be forgotten. big data solutions to fight malaria, from satellites to on- the-ground reports, targeting treatment and mapping areas where people are most at risk. >> you actually when a case occurs and when a death occurs and exactly the location that that is happening in. >> woodruff: plus, the beauty of the universe captured by nasa's largest telescope hubble's 25 years of tracking the stars. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. those are 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. ♪ >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solution

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: the race for 2016. hillary clinton and marco rubio launch their formal bids for president. where the field stands as two more candidates leave the gate. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead this tuesday: from sidewalks to highways, the environmental costs of cement, and experiments underway to invent tougher materials that save more energy. >> we're stepping down on climate change, this is a carbon negative process that helps trap the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. >> ifill: plus, golf's new young master. a 21-one-year-old smashes records to take home a win at augusta. those are 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. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably bet

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: the contest to be the next president gathers steam. republican contenders speak at an n.r.a. meeting to talk guns, politics and 2016. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, video as evidence training citizens to capture crime, document abuse and fight for accountability. >> most of the video that we see on youtube and that goes viral on the media, its about the crime, it's about the what. an important part of my job is to teach people also how to document who did and how it was done. >> woodruff: it's friday, david brooks and ruth marcus are here, to analyze the week's news. plus: ♪ ♪ >> woodruff: musicians experiment with eclectic sounds challenging audiences to listen with big ears and re-think the bounds of genres. >> it gets you out of your comfort zone and makes you just go okay i am going to consider something from a completely different point of view. and i just think that's really important. you can't make art by thinking "this isn't going to fit." you just do what seems right. >> woodruff: those are some of the st

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: a massacre at sea, hundreds of migrants drown crossing the mediterranean, fleeing africa to europe. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this monday: waiting for food. a hunger crisis in the world's worst conflict zones. the u.n. struggles to meet demand in south sudan. >> first and foremost, it's the women the children. they're now in desperate need of food assistance between now and the end of the year. >> ifill: then, slow recovery. the lingering effects of the b.p. spill five years after the blast that sent oil pouring into the gulf for months. >> woodruff: plus... >> i decided i would update dante and make it more universal. >> woodruff: the promises of paradise, the depths of hell and the purgatory in between. visual translations of dante's "divine comedy." >> it was really looking at how people wear masks in order to get ahead in life. you know and everything is concealed, you know and a lot of the messages that i put in here. it's really a conversation about spite and how i feel tha

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: fighting for 15. minimum wage workers across the country demand higher pay. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: it's tax day. why health insurance now factors into what americans have to pay. >> ifill: plus... >> ♪ i've got your class ring >> ifill: from blues and country to gospel and jazz. rhiannon giddens shares the songs of america's musical roots with new audiences. >> my mission is to perform. you know, of course that's what i was here to do, but that extra thing is to bring attention to music that doesn't necessarily get the light of day a lot.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: war planes strike again in yemen. halt in saudi bombings lasts only hours. the violent fight for power clouds calls for peace and aid. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this wednesday: shaky ground. how a boom in energy production is likely linked to a rise in earthquakes. plus, upholding the law in the city of brotherly love. a history of excessive force, intimidation and secrecy deepens mistrust between police and residents of philadelphia. >> we have created a system where the police officers are above the law. >> woodruff: and...

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: a tale of two baltimores. race, class and zip codes alter perceptions of police in the charm city. >> the police dehumanize the people in the street and the people in the street dehumanize the people in the car. >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: broken justice. a bipartisan push to shift who is put in prison and how long they stay behind bars. >> woodruff: plus, capturing the fall of saigon. veteran journalists return to a different vietnam than the one they covered during the war. >> we're there to remember what we

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: a massacre at sea, hundreds of migrants drown crossing the mediterranean, fleeing africa to europe. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this monday: waiting for food. a hunger crisis in the world's worst conflict zones. the u.n. struggles to meet demand in south sudan. >> first and foremost, it's the women the children. they're now in desperate need of food assistance between now and the end of the year.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: a halt to the bombing. saudi arabia suspends strikes on neighboring yemen. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill, also ahead this tuesday. from somalia to syria, europe responds to a surge of migrants crossing the mediterranean. we talk to the united nation's point person on refugees. >> woodruff: plus, compromise on capitol hill senate leaders find middle ground and pave a path forward to confirm the nation's next attorney general. >> ifill: and, ohio tries to guarantee that students won't be promoted unless they are able to read by the end of third grade but falls short.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: the race for 2016.illary clinton and marco rubio launch their formal bids for president. where the field stands as two more candidates leave the gate. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead this tuesday: from sidewalks to highways, the environmental costs of cement, and experiments underway to invent tougher materials that save more energy. >> we're stepping down on climate change, this is a carbon negative process that helps trap the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. >> ifill: plus, golf's new young master. a 21-one-year-old smashes

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: compromise on capitol hill. senators reach a bipartisan agreement to review the final nuclear deal with iran. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this tuesday: in nigeria, it's now been a year since boko haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls, a search continues but few traces exist. plus, finding new sources of energy, scientists harness untapped hydropower in the pipes that deliver drinking water to portland. >> we produce electricity all the time, around the clock, without any environmental impact.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: war planes strike again in yemen. a halt in saudi bombings lasts only hours. the violent fight for power clouds calls for peace and aid. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this wednesday: shaky ground. how a boom in energy production is likely linked to a rise in earthquakes. plus, upholding the law in the city of brotherly love. a history of excessive force, intimidation and secrecy deepens mistrust between police and residents of philadelphia. >> we have created a system where the police officers are above the law. >> woodruff: and... >> it is by far the largest earthmoving project ever attempted in the world. >> woodruff: ...a new canal to connect the hemispheres. china invests billions to build a shipping waterway through nicaragua. an economic expansion that threatens to uproot thousands of farmers. those are 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

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: europe versus google. we talk with the e.u. commissioner who charges the u.s. tech giant with working as a monopoly. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: americans struggle to move up and out of poverty. the challenges for welfare to work, as jobs training programs dwindle and steady wages shrink. >> welfare recipients languish in the system and many others are rejected from the system and left to make it on their own, and quite frankly they don't. >> woodruff: then, a blast that rocked the nation. looking back at the oklahoma city

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: compromise on capitol hill. senators reach a bipartisan agreement to review the final nuclear deal with iran. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this tuesday: in nigeria, it's now been a year since boko haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls, a search continues but few traces exist. plus, finding new sources of energy, scientists harness untapped hydropower in the pipes that deliver drinking water to portland. >> we produce electricity all the time, around the clock, without any environmental impact. >> woodruff: and living a life of consequence, david brooks on happiness, humility, and the road to character. >> so one of the things, they >> woodruff: those are some of keep moving. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and with the ongoing support of these in

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> today, the united states together with our allies and partners has reached a historic understanding wiht iran. >> woodruff: a breakthrough in the nuclear weapons talks. we have full analysis of the deal, and the details still to be resolved. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: a deadly attack in kenya. al-shabab gunmen storm a university, firing at random and targeting christians. >> woodruff: then, politicians work to fix religious freedom laws in arkansas and indiana, balancing faith gay rights and the bottom line. >> ifill: plus, as easter approaches, a very different kind of fight. this one over what kind of chocolate eggs can be sold in the u.s. >> the problem is hershey has stopped us from selling our cadbury's chocolate. this is what i do for a living and i am not going to be told i am not going to sell my chocolate. >> ifill: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at lincoln fina

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: fighting for 15. minimum wage workers across the country demand higher pay. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: it's tax day. why health insurance now factors into what americans have to pay. >> ifill: plus... >> ♪ i've got your class ring >> ifill: from blues and country to gospel and jazz. rhiannon giddens shares the songs of america's musical roots with new audiences. >> my mission is to perform. you know, of course that's what i was here to do, but that extra thing is to bring attention to music that doesn't necessarily get the light of day a lot. >> woodruff: those are 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. at lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of your life. the chief life officer. in charge of providing for loved ones. growing your nest egg. and protecting what matter

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: indicted. new jersey senator robert menendez faces charges of corruption. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: iran nuclear talks drag on past the deadline. progress made, but still significant work needed to get a deal done. >> ifill: in a first for california, mandatory water restrictions. we talk with governor jerry brown about the drastic steps he's taking to curb the state's historic drought. >> woodruff: plus... >> i cannot move or turn over in bed. in fact i am a prisoner of my own body. >> woodruff: canada's supreme court rules citizens have a right to end their own life. but with room left for interpretation, pressure mounts to implement doctor-assisted death. >> the court made it very clear that physician-assisted dying would only be an option for individuals who are mentally competent and able to make a fully informed voluntary choice. >> ifill: and president obama's initiative to invest in young men of color prompts a question:

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: a curfew brings calm. schools and some businesses re- open, but the recent unrest exposes long-standing problems in baltimore. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: the death toll climbs in nepal. relief reaches areas near the epicenter of the earthquake, as rescue teams race to save those still trapped under rubble. >> ifill: then, from one court to another. michele roberts breaks gender barriers as the first woman to lead pro basketball's players association. >> i plan to be the best executive director in the history of this union. but i'm proud of it. and i'm proud of the players for being, bold enough to give a girl a chance. >> woodruff: plus... >> anybody's achievement is driven by interest. >> woodruff: a model for great teaching. a passion for curiosity-driven learning leads to high honors for one educator named the "world's best teacher." >> i started to plan a school where i could teach kids and teach teachers at the same time it's a demonstr

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: guilty on all charges. the jury's verdict is in for dzhokar tsarnaev in the boston bombing trial. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday: secretary of state john kerry on the nuclear deal with iran, and the unresolved issues that remain. >> the details are going to be tough and coming down to the last come marks the last crossed t on continent will be probably as difficult as the last couple of days. >> ifill: caught on video. a police officer in south carolina is fired and charged with murder, after he appears to kill an unarmed black man by shooting him in the back. >> woodruff: plus, ready, set, test. spring exams tied to the common core, schools cheer on students to boost confidence and results. >> testing can be a very anxiety filled time for students. it's an anxiety filled time for staff members for sure. >> it's really taking the stigma away from testing and not making it an event that they dread, but making it an event that we really build up and

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: a halt to the bombing. saudi arabia suspends strikes on neighboring yemen. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill, also ahead this tuesday. from somalia to syria, europe responds to a surge of migrants crossing the mediterranean. we talk to the united nation's point person on refugees. >> woodruff: plus, compromise on capitol hill senate leaders find middle ground and pave a path forward to confirm the nation's next attorney general. >> ifill: and, ohio tries to guarantee that students won't be promoted unless they are able to read by the end of third grade but falls short. >> they just aren't ready for some of the things, i mean, you know, kids don't know how to sound out words, they're working on some phonics skills that they never received. but the reality is that kids are all over the place. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and w

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: a bump in the road of recovery. do weaker jobs numbers point to an economic slowdown? good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. also ahead, from washington to tehran, world reaction to the outlined nuclear deal with iran. it's friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. plus, ahead of opening day, how one of america's pastimes is becoming more diverse. >> it's a statistical impossibility that the best candidate for every position in baseball is a middle-aged caucasian male. and: >> no one else has a ruler with six wives, who cuts the heads off two of them. so you're off to a flying start there. >> sreenivasan: a tudor takeover, adapting the story of king henry the eighth for print broadway and television. the drama, power plays and an anti-hero re-imagined. >> it is the story of a new modern man at the start of a new modern europe. and the way in which everyone really tries to serve the whims of henry the viii. >> sreenivasan: those are some of the stories we're cover

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: a tale of two baltimores. race, class and zip codes alter perceptions of police in the charm city. >> the police dehumanize the people in the street and the people in the street dehumanize the people in the car. >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: broken justice. a bipartisan push to shift who is put in prison and how long they stay behind bars. >> woodruff: plus, capturing the fall of saigon. veteran journalists return to a different vietnam than the one they covered during the war. >> we're there to remember what we did in the war. the brave americans and south vietnamese we covered who fought and died for an ideas they believed in. >> ifill: plus... >> you can tear down any wall and build anything you want in these spaces, which is pretty extraordinary. >> ifill: art attempting to reflect america, and artists unafraid to push boundaries. new york's whitney museum takes on a new space, and new risks. >> art has always been about an experience.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: a journalistic failure. "rolling stone" magazine retracts their bombshell story on rape at university of virginia. we examine what went wrong with the journalism, and how it could affect future reports of sexual assault. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. also ahead this monday: amy walter and susan page on a week full of politics as the 2016 race picks up steam. then... >> remember peace up. >> ifill: cartoons that combat violent extremism. a media campaign aimed at muslim youth attempts to stop americans from joining terrorist groups abroad. >> you guys have to understand these people are playing a game. it's not part of religion, its not part of islam. islam is peace and submission to the will of god. >> ifill: and, duke and wisconsin head to the n.c.a.a. championships. as the madness ends, some sane talk on the status of college athletes. those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: europe versus google. we talk with the e.u. commissioner who charges the u.s. tech giant with working as a monopoly. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this thursday: americans struggle to move up and out of poverty. the challenges for welfare to work, as jobs training programs dwindle and steady wages shrink. >> welfare recipients languish in the system and many others are rejected from the system and left to make it on their own, and quite frankly they don't. >> woodruff: then, a blast that rocked the nation. looking back at the oklahoma city bombing twenty years later. >> ifill: plus... >> it's no secret. hockey's a predominantly white sport. >> ifill: nhl players team up with inner city youth, breaking color lines and passing the puck to a new generation. >> hockey is a tool and kids will learn anything. and if you don't have them in a positive mind, they'll do something wrong. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >>

captioning sponsored by newshour productions llc >> ifill: i profoundly regret what happened. >> ifill: president obama apologizes, after confirming al- qaeda-held hostages, including an american, were accidentally killed by u.s. drones inside pakistan. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff also ahead this thursday. questions over contributions and conflict of interest. new reports raise questions about the clinton foundation and russian control of u.s. uranium >> ifill: plus, living a true life, what it's like to come out as transgender in america. >> i'm both female in the sense that i'm genetically female, in many ways i'm biologically female, but in some ways i'm not. i live as a man. so there's a disconnect, some people might say, between my biological sex and my gender identity. >> woodruff: and, an armenian mosaic 100 years after the massacre of a population photographic threads connecting generations of diaspora. those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at li

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: the cruel reality of war fought with drones intensifies over the cia mission that killed two western hostages in pakistan. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a somber day for armenia and its people who remember the massacre of millions. a memory of a "monstrous crime" that cannot be forgotten. big data solutions to fight malaria, from satellites to on- the-ground reports, targeting treatment and mapping areas where people are most at risk. >> you actually when a case

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: in search of a solution. talks to strike a deal on iran's nuclear program stretch past the deadline. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this tuesday: uproar in indiana. governor pence now calls for changes in a law he just signed, one that critics charge discriminates by allowing businesses to deny service to homosexuals. then, a change at the top of africa's most populous nation. nigeria elects a new leader in that country's first democratic transfer of power. plus... >> step aside grande latte, there's a new kid on the block. >> woodruff: a jolt to the mind. scientists use weak electrical current to boost brain activity and amp up human performance. >> my tdcs session lasted 20 minutes. all i felt was a little bit of tingling in my scalp. it was like a jolt of caffeine minus the tense feeling. and for several hours afterwards, i felt extremely clear headed. >> woodruff: and... >> my mother and i just sang "que sera, sera" three times. god bless you doris day for giving us such a

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: caught in the crossfire. islamic state militants fight to control a palestinian refugee camp in syria, leaving the displaced trapped in a "catastrophic" situation. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. also ahead this tuesday: an inside look at the battlefields of yemen the fighters, the stakes and the escalating conflict. >> there was a loud bang and everybody just thought it was a loud firework. >> ifill: how a san diego elementary school moved past the trauma, after a gunman opened fire on its playground. >> we decided that we really needed to celebrate america and not let this incident destroy us but help us come together. we wanted to choose love over hate and courage over fear. >> ifill: endangered waterways, a new report finds development threatens the colorado river and the ecosystem of the grand canyon. a grand challenge to build a better suit for health workers fighting ebola. >> how can a group of novices address a problem and come up with solutions that are better than what