next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. ukraine continues to be a flashpoint-- officials there say a navy vessel came under fire earlier today from pro-russian rebels on shore. but overnight, there was a rare moment of cooperation between russia and ukraine. in an exchange at the border, nine russian soldiers were swapped for 63 ukrainian soldiers. all this as the european union draws up tougher sanctions on russia. and the ukrainian port city of mariupol continued to brace for an attack from pro-russian fighters who have made advances in the area this week. while some residents of mariupol have fled, others have ta

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. american jets today hit positions near a key dam in northern iraq that that had been captured recently by islamic extremists. this, a day after the extremists members of the islamic state are said to have massacred dozens of yazidis. the extremists reportedly had demanded members of that religious minority convert to islam. for about all of this, we are joined now via skype from duhok in northern iraq by liz sly of the washington post. so, we've heard about several more air strikes in the region this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: all

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. with thousands of russian troops now reportedly fighting ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine, ukrainian president petro poroshenko appealed today for help from the west. and during a meeting with european union leaders in brussels, he warned that the crisis puts at "high risk" not only peace and stability in ukraine but throughout europe. >> i think we are very close to the point of no return. point of no return is full-scale war, which already happened in the territory controlled by separatists. >> sreenivasan: the western leaders are debating whether to impose a t

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by: >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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  >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> the great divide, when will the federal reserve start hiking interest rates? that question is intensifying a debate and grabbing the attention of investors, wall street and main street. >> turning point, target cuts the profit forecast as it tries to win back customers and increase sales but there may be a glimmer of hope in the latest earnings report.

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pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: after a failed attempt at a cease-fire, the fighting between israel and hamas is escalating again. israeli soldiers have moved deeper into southern gaza in search of one of their soldiers who apparently was captured. to date, the conflict has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,500 palestinians-- mainly civilians-- and israel has lost 63 soldi

next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. a major earthquake registering 6.0 struck northern california overnight. more than 120 patients were treated with quake related injuries at a local hospital, many from heart attacks and as many as half dozen with critical injuries. the quake also left at least 16 buildings uninhabitable and power outages throughout napa county. it was the strongest in the bay area in the past 25 years. the epicenter was approximately ten miles south of american canyon. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for southern napa. emergency crews are working to restore power to thousand

pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: rebels in ukraine consolidated a new conquest today. at the same time, russian president vladimir putin remained defiant amid charges and countercharges over russia's role in the rebel offensive. the border crossing between novoazovsk, ukraine, and russia was quiet today. it's now under the control of pro-russian separatists. in the past 72

next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. attorney general eric holder today ordered federal authorities to perform an independent autopsy of 18-year- old michael brown. the unarmed black youth was killing by a white police officer eight days ago, touching off a wave of clashes between demonstrators and police. overnight, seven people were arrested by police after a small group of protesters defied the midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew that had been imposed hours earlier. police used smoke and later tear gas grenades to try to disperse the protesters. authorities said a police car had been shot at but not hit. this morning

. >> announcer: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. before leaving for vacation on martha's vineyard today, president obama warned that he could not put a timetable on the latest american military intervention in northern iraq. islamic extremists there have closed to within about 25 miles of the kurdish capital of erbil, where many americans are said to be. the militants' advance has also prompted tens of thousands of others to flee the city and take refuge on a mountain, where they are now trapped. >> and american aircraft are positioned to strike isil terrorists around the mountain, to help forces in iraq

. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> supported by the john d. and 9catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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. >> woodruff: the governor of missouri today ordered the state highway patrol to take over security in the st. louis suburb of ferguson. local police have drawn heavy criticism for their use of force agains

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by lewis b and judy and josh weston. joyce v hail. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. in iraq today, a rare battlefield defeat for islamic militants who have captured large portions of the north and west of the country with little resistance the past few months. kurdish fighters reportedly forced the jihadists to retreat from two towns they had captured about 30 miles from erbil. many americans are in erbil. responding to the growing crisis in northern iraq, the state department today removed some personnel from the u.s. consulate in erbil. the u.s. had moved some personnel from baghdad to erbil just two months ago,

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by: >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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 er >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> deal breaks down, sprint shares plummet after ending the bid for t-mobile. now the company has to find new growth the hard way. >> and record settlement. bank of america and the justice department are close to a deal that would cost the bank $17 billion to settle mortgage related misconduct. >> fight of a lifetime, what happens when unapproved drugs are the only hope for very ill patients? tonight we start the three-par

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the "pbs newshour." >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> 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  . >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> global tensions, stocks slump as concerns over europe's economy and possible escalations in ukraine and iraq weigh on the markets. how global turmoil, could, could end up helping u.s. stocks and bonds. >> passwords, as more and more reports surface of data breaches and computer hacks, are passwords becoming a thing of the past? >> and a heavy burden, companies have drugs that might save some people's lives. but they have to say no

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshours been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the "pbs newshour." >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> 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 >> this is "nightly business report." >> global tensions, the conflict in ukraine flares up again, pressuring stocks, overshadowing better economic data here at home. and that isn't the only event overseas investors need to watch. bounce, a key indicator of the housing market health rises, but there may be more to that report than meets the eye. and minimize the impact. worried about the hack attack on jpmorgan? some steps you can take to protect yourself and your small business. we have all that and more tonight on "nightly busi

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshours been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the "pbs newshour." >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> 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

. >> next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. we begin tonight with syria, where the extremist militant group isis has increased its control in parts of that country and in neighboring iraq. the syrian government continues to battle the militants, who have taken control of three military bases in recent weeks. late this week, the government sent in reinforcements to maintain control of the tabqa air base in eastern syria, the government's last stronghold in the region. after isis released a video on tuesday showing the beheading of american journalist james foley, the obama administration announced that it is reconsidering its military

from all of us at the pbs "newshour", thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the "pbs newshour." >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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   >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> 28th record close, the s&p 500 finishes at a new record, the dow back above 17,000. is your best bet in this market investing in an index fund that just taxed the market, or should you try fixed stocks? >> in their own words, tom federal reserve officials speak out on the economy. when to raise interest rates. >> lighting up the sky, why natural gas is being deliberately burned across the oil richfields of north dakota. that a

>> sreenivasan: in tomorrow's edition of pbs newshour weekend?aking a look at how the islamic state is more savage and media savvy in it's campaign to gain control of iraq, syria and beyond.n an and we'll be back right here on monday, labor day, with a paul solomon report on how some part- time workers are coping with c this slow economic recovery. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> bnsf. >> bae systems. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement> of international peace andns security.n, at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was madess possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.o and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 ♪ >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> profit triples. aly baba is showing off his financial strength, grabbing investor attention weeks ahead of the suspected landmark debut. >>> too late too little? the securities and exchange commission tightens rules on sectors. and new record. apple shares hit a new high ahead of the widely expected release of its iphone 6. but what features do consumers really w

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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  . >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> retail read, walmart, macy's, j.c. penneys and kohl's, what to expect when the earnings are released. >> why a wall street darling may have a little tarnish on the gold seal of approval. >> healthy diagnosis, is the health care system ready for ageing baby boomers? the second part of the ageing in america series tonight on "nightly

funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ years.f, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> sreenivasan: the violence in ferguson, missouri abated overnight, and today, the focus returned to michael brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by police, seven days ago. >> sreenivasan: the ferguson police chief made the announcement that many in the town had demanded, after 18- year-old michael brown was shot dead last saturday. >> the offic

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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 spo >>> this is nightly business report with tyler mathisen and suzie guerin. >> correction, please? market watchers say stocks have risen too far for too long without a 10% pull back. we'll ask two to

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> cisco's big challenge, the dow component reports better than expected earnings but disappnts investors with weak forward guidance and more job cuts. >> march down, macy's considered one of the stronger names in retail, surprises the street with an earning's miss and a weak sales outlook leading to more questions about the consumer. >> cashing in, america's graying population means big opportunity for major corporations. tonig