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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the future of yemen was clouded with questions today. it remained uncertain whether the country's president had gone for good after 33 years and whether the shooting would stop. gun fire echoed today even as street celebration continued in the wake of president saleh's abrupt departure. saleh was injured friday in a rocket attack on his compound. he traveled to saudi arabia for medical treatment the following day. immediately creating a power vacuum in the arab world's poorest nation. yemen's vice president, who is serving as acting president for now, said saleh plans to return within days. it was unclear if the saudis would allow that, but even if they do an opposition spokesman said saleh's time has passed. >> thank god. we are now about to form a council to manage the country in this transitional period. we do not care if saleh returns to the country or not. this transitional council will gain its legitimacy from the people of yemen. >> ifill: pressure continue

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. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> back now with part two of my conversation with tavis, celebrating 20 years in broadcasting. in conjunction with that, out soon with a new book called "fail up." there are 20 chapters in the book. why did you self published? tavis: that is a good question. i was with doubleday for 10 years. i had a good run with doubleday, but i realize there are things i wanted to do in a way that was different from what they wanted to do. number two, i realized i knew how to do it on my own, and number three, there are things that i wanted to publish. there is a lot of stuff out that i wanted to read that i did not think the industry really cared enough about to publish, so it really was a way for me to put other stuff out that i enjoyed reading. i am glad that we had great success with cornell west and others. i have a partnership with a house -- hay house. >> in chapt

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america. greek parliament voted for tax hikes and spending cuts today and the public responded with fury. without the austerity package, greece would not receive billions of dollars in bailout funds from the european union and imf. even that was not enough to persuade protesters who seem to think that bankruptcy is a better option than more financial cuts. >> fierce clashes continued tonight in athens after the greek mp's voted to increase tax increases and spending cuts in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy. our earlier in the square. -- earlier in the square, protesters hope to enter the vote that would bring in hard austerity measures. thousands of protesters gathered outside of parliament. even before the vote had started, there are volleys of teargas aimed at the crowd and the crowd has a sense of tension knowing that within an hour, they're supposed to vote. this was far more serious than yesterday, dozens of police and protesters were injured. there was running battles with protesters charg

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ted simons reports from arizona's pbs 8. he joins us from arizona arz. ted, crews got a bit of a break in the windy weather today, any closer to containing the fames tonight? >> well, we're at 5% containment right now. and they're thinking under the best of circumstance, it could take three weeks for full containment. >> tom: now in addition to the homes and the lives this fire threatens an important electric power line that runs had into new mexico. is also in the path of these flames. what you can tell us about this el paso energy line, what's the risk. >> the utility gets about 40% of its power from these lines which means 300, close to 400,000 el paso customers apparently have been warned of rolling blackouts. the major concern here isn't so of the flames on these lines, it's the smoke could cause power to arc from the lines. that is the danger, that's the concern. we'll see what happens. >> tom: finally let me ask you about the impact on the economy, the local economy in these mountains during the summer tourism season. what will likely be the impac

. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the economic crisis in greece has reached a tipping point and the anger of austerity measures ignited clashes on the streets of athens as the country teaters on the edge of bankruptcy. tomorrow, the greek parliament is set to vote on deeper spending cuts. the union have called a strike which had clashes between the protestors and the police. >> late into the athens' evening, there were clashes between police and protestors outside parliament, all part of a day of protests against an austerity package which greek m.p.'s will vote on foam. earlier, the protests had turned violent. for hours, there were running battles in the square outside parliament. communication trucks were attacked and set on fire. after all the tension, bitterness and frustration, it was inevitable that there would be an outbreak of violence. the police fired hundreds of stun grenades and tear gas to clear the area in front of parliament. there is real anxiety about the extent of these protests and away from the ce

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. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. after months of silence in the face of rising protests, syria's president bashar al-assad addressed his nation today. but his defiant message only sparked further demonstrations. al-assad accused saboteurs of masterminding the protests and urged the thousands of syrians who have fled the country to return. international journalists are banned from syria. matthew price has sent us this report from the border with turkey. >> president al-assad's audience chanted that they would sacrifice their blood for him. his family's rule is being challenged like never before. protestors calling for reform blame him for the violence in syria. he has a different view. >> we should bring to account the saboteurs who are terrorizing people and destroying property. how can you deal politically with those who keep on killing people? >> he said 64,000 people are on the authorities' wanted list. a third of them have been arrested. he promised reforms. the audience applauded. the protestors took to the stre

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welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. president obama is said to address the nation on his plans for drawing down along this war in america's history. the one in afghanistan. it used to be called the forgotten war. this is one most americans would rather forget. the president is expected to announce the withdrawal of 30,000 troops. the decision is sparking a fierce debate. >> the screaming eagle. the 101st airborne targeting the taliban are the face of the surge. 30,000 new troops he sent to afghanistan and plans to pull out. the cost has been high. 1600 american lives, $2 billion a week. the determination of the american military presents a dilemma for the president. the base in the kentucky - tennessee border, here, troops trained for a hard slog ahead. this year has not yet been won. >> they are happy we're there and we're trying to do the right thing and help them out. >> if you're asked to help them, you will? >> i wish i was going back. >> he shares their sense of duty. to this soldier, its mission is not accomplish

. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and also around world. fleeing for their lives. that was the scene again today in syria where residents are blowing across the border into turkey to avoid the military crackdown. chasing members of gangs allegedly responsible for killing hundreds. those who manage to escape are telling a different story. >> syrian troops entering the town of jisr al-shughour. these pictures were filmed by the bbc arabic service which was taken into the town by the syrian army. the government says this is a mass grave of some of the 120 security personnel killed over a week ago. some had been beheaded, others shocked. there are different versions of how the city was retaken. the syrian state says it had to fight its way in, but then found grateful residents delighted that order had been restored. but many of the thousands of ribbies who fled jisr al- shughour tell a different story. they say the army is killing civilians indiscriminately, burning crops, and killing livestock. the refugees are finding shelter in camps in turkey, as well as worrying a

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: from google to sony to pbs, online security threats are heating up, and protecting yourself is getting even tougher. >> the way that identity theft criminals work today-- and data criminals, as well-- you cannot guarantee absolutely that your identity will not be stolen. >> tom: what you can learn about identity theft from security breaches at some of the world's biggest companies. you're watching "nightly business" report for thursday, june 2. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> susie: good evening, everyone. washington got another warning from wall street today. moody's investors service said it will put the u.s. government's "triple-a" credit rating on review for possible downgrade if lawmakers don't make meaningful progress on raising the debt ceiling. tom? >> tom: susie, moody's wants to see progress by mid-july or it will launch the review. its current rating ou

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. and civilizations, modern catastrophe. greece's fiscal crisis just keeps getting worse, and today, people rallied against the latest round of austerity measures. voicing their anger, residents took to the streets in huge protests. in response, the prime minister says he will reshuffle his cabinet tomorrow and seek a vote of confidence in parliament, but will that be enough? >> tens of thousands of protesters descended on the greek parliament, and the violent minority soon turn the square outside into a battlefield. they attacked riot police with petrol bombs and other missiles. police retaliated with teargas. some protesters tried to force their way through parliament to stop debate on the new austerity measures, but the police managed to hold the line. tonight, the prime minister offered to stand down, but he failed to convince the opposition conservatives to join the government of national unity. >> today, make new proposals to the leaders of all parties to achieve the necessary nat