spencer brown knows something about patents. >> i've talken bottle caps and make zip ties. i've taken aluminum cans and make dollies. and i've done the crocodile clip. i've taken bleach bottles and make boxes. i did a medical device. >> a self-described inventor he's designed nearly 150 products. today brown is focused on a company he founded in 2005. rent a green box is an ecofriendly moving company. >> we rent boxes made from recycled plastic trash and we sell the packing material to the moving industry. >> it's made from trash. >> he's invented 11 products for the company and has president ents on them. he came up with the idea when he was moving offices. >> i spent $800 on cardboard. why are we spending this? i saw the plastic bottles at the landfill, why don't we take this plastic and reinvent a better box. >> he developed a process to turn household detergent bottles into box. as soon as he came up with a design, he started the patent process. >> you can't patent a box. you can patent an atrarkt. so what we did is we pat ended the plastic that the box is made from. >>

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. >> brown: spencer michels reports on steep budget cuts and tuition hikes at california's state colleges. >> the universities are trying to maintain their reputations and their class schedules, but they're having a hard time. >> lehrer: ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we close with a look back at an extraordinary moment in history, 20 years ago today, that led to the end of the soviet union. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy-- more cleaner, safer and smarter. >> collaborating with the best in the field. >> chevron works with the smartest people at leading universities and tech companies. >> and yet, it's really basic. >> it's paying off every day. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting sci

. >> brown: and spencer michels offers an inside look at how one of the biggest investors in the u.s.-- california's 'public employee retirement fund is navigating the volatile market. >> you look at the portfolio and you decide what steps need to be taken. but there's no need to panic. there's no need to get overly emotional. >> suarez: then, we examine the obama adminstration's new tough stance on syria calling for president assad to step down and imposing more sanctions. >> brown: we get the latest on the deadly attacks in israel by palestinian gunmen and the retaliation by the israeli military. >> suarez: and judy woodruff explores the rapid rise in poverty levels among american children with patrick mccarthy of the annie e. casey foundation. >> those kids who fell into poverty in fact were less likely to graduate from school, more likely to have school problems, more likely to have educational difficulty and even health was affected over the long term. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> auto companies ma

professional outing to maine gonzalez of jamaica were second with christopher brown of the bahamas in third walkley spencer set a record time for the year in the women's four hundred metres hurdles her time of fifty two points. seven lines off a second faster than anyone else this season and also looking good ahead of the world championships is the men's olympic champion hurdle day one bogus from cuba he beat american model david all about the second place just over thirteen seconds this don imus could do was very tired today but. it. is my neighbors who are the best this year i'm on i feel good for that. that's a roby union a new zealand have come to be in australia thirty points to fourteen in the tri nations encounter in a walk and that additional hack up before the game julie reese did the home nations my rock group that dominated for me off at eden park done cos i think proceedings were there when i say new zealand was seventeen zero up with half time to transfer my knowledge and mahlon it and city of any sort of aussie put the match beyond doubt fourteen minutes into the second half of the rink conne

brown and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger.icholol 30 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this, the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>>>nd we are thinking of them and praying for their families tonight. >>> thanks for watching. diane will be back tomorrow. don't forget to check out "nightline" later and i'll see you in the morning on "gma." have a good night. >>> breaking news from oakland on the murder of a 3-year-old boy. police deliver on a promise to solve the crime quickly. >> tonight how a down turn in the stock market could be a homeowner wind fall if you qualify. >>> a local man crashes in on the price of goltd. wisdom of selling family jewel autos the san francisco mayor gets put to the test for the first time on the campaign trail. >> good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> a big break in the east i bay tonight. police just arrested two murder

brown, a pararescue man. army reserve specialist spencer duncan the door gunner. alexander bennett and pilot brian nicoles based in kansas city, missouri. the pentagon still not releasing the full list of the name and they may change their minds at some point but the media has gotten ahold the names through independent means, shep. >> shepard: jen, it's my understanding there is an update on the investigation into that crash now. >> that's right a brigadier general has been put in charge by central command, questions about the crash of the chinook ch 47. why so many members of one unit were on board one helicopter was the root into the valley preprogrammed and predictable to enemy fire? why were seals flying army chinooks with less fire power than usual? should seal team 6 have been used as the imprecede i can't tell reaction force? was there another helicopter deployed? will the unmanned aerial surveillance footage reveal it was a rocket propelled grenade that brought down the helicopter. tonight there remained more questions than answers. >> shepard: jennifer gr

air force technical sergeant john brown, pararescue man from fort bragg, north carolina, the army reserve specialist spencer duncan, gunner. alexander bennett, 24 years old of tacoma, washington. pilot ryan nichols, reservist from kansas city, missouri. the pentagon has not decided whether to release the full list of names of those who were killed in the helicopter crash. >> bret: jennifer, live at the pentagon tonight. thank you. >>> it is just that, 11:00 p.m. in great britain where they have been unable to head off another night of violence. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg has the latest from london. >> it started again on tuesday. before dusk in parts of northern england. on the move and the nervous shopkeepers boarding up businesses, fearing the worst in third night of rioting across the u.k. monday night led to scenes some liken to world war ii. the south london borough in flames, where this woman was forced to jump from her life from a burning home. there was widespread looting in several suburb of london monday night. individuals were looted. this man was beaten. help it up and had

brown. and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger.0 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. not only for the country but for the families. it's just heartbreaking. >> your heart goes out. especially you see those pictures and they're all young guys, young folks just starting out in their life. 30 killed, 22 were navy s.e.a.l.s who were part of the same special forces team that killed bin laden. none of the folks who were part of the bin laden raid were killed in that incident but folks who came from that elite group. it's devastating. the country needs those reminders. >> and seeing the president at dover is very symbolic and very important. >> absolutely, and the second time he's done it during his presidency. somber news. we'll be back with more news right after this. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cove

brown played basketball and ran track. he loved watching saturday night live. family described him as a model soldier. and army reserve specialist spencer years old. served as door gunner on the chopper. these are just some of the true american heros that gave their lives to protect this country. they will not be forgotten. ♪ yes! ha ha! [ clicking ] ♪ what happened? power went out, want a hot dog? [ female announcer ] oscar mayer selects are made with 100% beef and have no artificial preservatives. from body and bath shops? with olay get what you love at half the price with new olay body collections, tantalizing fragrances and olay moisturizing ingredients that transform lathering into lavishing. olay body collections. s.e.a.l.s. >>> welcome back to the show. for today's hot political topics, plet me bring on our panel. dr. eric michael dyson is georgetown university professor and msnbc political analyst. bob franken, is a former political correspondent and king feature syndicated columnist and matt lauerens a senior contributor for the daily caller. let's talk first about rick perry for president, breaking news tonight, political news

[laughter] >> we look at it sarahas spencer washington as a woman who was listed up the new york world's fair as the most distinguished businesswoman and dorothy brown said you had opportunities in radio and sarah big third and so many people. we had a sister once ran the securities and exchangean commission and a sister the first black woman to make her living as this baker. carl harris. >> who by the way is a financial genius but has a fabulous voice. >> yes. the first black woman who passed the new york stock exchange exam. we have done a. wereo can do you cannot win the game unless you play the game. the book was written as a love note to my people because i'm of black folks talk about those the being of african m descent if the lowered made may's of the notes it would not have turned out right. we can do whatever we do. i look at my friends here who stepped out on a limb because they love us. if you love us you will help us to be to we need to me. >> there are people who would like to ask questions if rehab the microphones set up on the auditorium if you would like to step there. please join us in that conversationwe. go ahead. >> first of all,

beat," spencer michels visits a revival of gertrude stein's avant garde opera, "four saints in three acts" in san francisco. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we look at egypt six months after the revolution in tahrir square. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. >> and by bnsf railway. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org vo:geico, committed to providing service to its auto insurance customers for over 70 years. more information on auto insurance at geico.co