edward albee, who died friday at 88, wrote "who's afraid of virginia woolf?," considered a masterpiece of american theater. read more on our web site at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: a group of private schools started only three years ago by technology industry entrepreneurs has designs on reinventing the way children learn by using data to personalize education. the school system, called altschool, now operates eight small private schools in san francisco and new york, with plans to license their proprietary software to schools around the nation. newshour weekend special correspondent joanne jennings has our story, which is part o"" american graduate day," a public media initiative dedicated to helping youth stay on track to high school graduation. ♪ >> what's that i hear? >> it's "mission impossible." ( "mission impossible" theme ) >> oh, my gosh, we must be in for a real treat. >> reporter: emily greenberg is introducing her students to" passion projects" at altschool's newest location in downtown san francisco. >> so, we're thinking of passion pro

but it was his tony award winning 196 play "who's afraid of virginia woolf?" that problem rocket him to fame. his portrayal of a bitterly feuding college professor was brought to the screen in 1966 with richard burton and elizabeth taylor in starring >> martha. >> who is married to the president's daughter who some expected to be -- >> virginia woolf! >> osgood: the winner of three pulitzer prizes and three tony awards, edward albee was as outspoken in real life as his characters were on stage. he once said "if attila the hun were alive today, he'd be a drama edward albee was 88 years old. ? like a human fingerprint, no two whale flukes are the same. because your needs are unique, for more than 145 years. ask a financial advisor how you can tailor solutions from pacific life to help >> osgood: and in weeks to come we're previewing the new season. to begin our ben tracy is seeing what's up in the world of art. heart in san francisco, the city's just reopened museum of modern art might provide a very good reason to come back. it's been closed for three years whi

the interesting thing is that you did not win for virginia woolf. you were awarded it by the jury and then somebody overruled it for reasons i've never quite understood. >> i've never quite understood it either? >> you either. no. maybe the play was considered too violent or dirty, some nonsense. >> rose: was virginia woolf as good as you've ever been? >> i can't make any judgments. >> rose: all right. i think some of the plays of mine that have been crucified by the critics and closed instantly, i think they're just as good as -- >> rose: the man be three arms was about dealing with celebrity. >> it was a wonderful play, i thought. but what do i know? >> rose: how about this notion, there is the thing at tennessee williams, it is said, and who else, there was somebody else i was thinking about, williams and a couple, the notion was they had a couple of great plays and then sort of -- they lost it. >> this happens to some play wrights. >> rose: did you ever fear that after all that enormous early success, seascape in the '70s, delicate balance in th

virginia woolf would said ahoy from a novice n history was usually a will then. i will say that again. but tonight brilliant women are ominous no more. made that names of the l. levin who contributed to this space race finally recede their dues. now i want to remind everyone that to be here at the book signing the will be here after words and the great hall. and c-span would ask me to say they ask for no flash photography. did we will cleo to the bcf did invite you to make history with us. it is with great pleasure and honor that i introduce my friend. [applause] >> thanks for that nbc introduction. banks to the head tennis history museum has been incredibly supportive since the beginning it back, the cavity place better to publicly launched this endeavor then here in hampton frigidaire. one o dash for gesso thanks for coming in out tonight. it is a wonderful thing was that this zedillo is taking place here at st. john's because the started six years ago also in a church in downtown with my homer church where i grew up in iowa city in a pew with parents the who a

inscribed to my sweetheart to best she inscribed in the margins with extensive passages from virginia woolf recent feminist essay extolling the importance of women having space literally and figuratively. and then there was larry hurt tva boss married with two children and in their affair was a widespread secret with colleagues and his wife and her -- as daughter remarkably the romance did not impede his supervision they praised semaphore running one of the best law departments inside of government nor did they ever say that he favored her at tva with a promotion she did not merit. the romance had other consequences for margolin and sly appointed chair of the fcc and in 1943 georgia congressman and cox commandeered a congressional committee to investigate the fcc accusing sly and the agency of gestapo tactics to control the of media and other american activities. cox investigators scrutinized thereby travel vouchers to uncover the honeymoon trips they took together a government expense and interrogated bessie's housekeepers and landlords and co-workers but before coxey ever questioned publi

the interesting thing is that you did not win for virginia woolf.ou were awarded by the jury and then someone overruled it for reasons i have never quite understood. maybe the play was considered to violent. edward: i can't make any judgments. some of the plays have been crucified. charlie: how about this notion? [laughter] there is the thing about tennessee williams and who else? and the notion that they have had great plays and lost it. edward: this happens to some playwrights. charlie: if you have a fear that success, of this early in the 60's. 20 years ago. writer every worthwhile has an accurate take on how they should be doing and the popularity and critical but don't necessarily have much to do with excellence. you go about your business because you can't be affected by it. you are either right or you are wrong. --rlie: david petraeus edward albee dead at 88. ♪ >> we asked some of the best minds in the world from business, government, the arts, and academia what are the most urgent problems facing humanity and how do we solve them? problems,

virginia woolf." >>> the man who wrote the book that inspired "field of dreams" is being remembered this morning. w.p. kinsella died on friday. he published nearly 30 books. his death was assisted by a doctor he lived in canada. >>> let's go to dylan on the plaza. >> i love this. rental car, hotel room. "hamilton" priceless. >> you are going to see it? >> yes. fifth row seats. >> mom knows the songs. yeah. if you get an extra seat opening up, let me know. let's see what is going on in the tropics. we have tropical storm karl it has winds of 45 miles an hour. watch what happens for the next couple days. it is moving into a great environment for strengthening. by thursday, it could certainly become a category one hurricane as it turns to the northeast. where it goes after that, we still don't know. it is close to bermuda and on the westward track. we will keep an eye on that. today, a chance of storms in the ohio and tennessee river valleys. we are not looking at tooe conditions, but back in texas, large hail and damaging winds. the rain in seattle and portland today. breezy as the cold fr

he won three pulitzer prizes for works including "who was afraid of virginia woolf?" his plays included dark themes but he felt that art should hold a mirror for society even if you don't like the reflection. >>> a man who directed the movie "field of dreams" has he chose to end his own life on friday. assisted suicide is legal and british columbia, canada where he had been receiving treatment from kidney disease, and car accident -- and -- and a car accident. he wrote field of dreams as to put the berger controversy warning. this commercial contains brief moments of product nudity. stripped of chocolate. its peanuts exposed around a soft caramel center. a payday bar will get you through your day. >>> chicago cubs president is relying on an old trick. he used it while he was in boston. this photo has been circulating on social media. he was in disguise catching the game from wrigley field. of course, in what has become a red sox legend, as the a red sox -- as theo retired, he stuck out the side wearing a gorilla costume to avoid reporters. >>> what led to a case of ro

best known for challenging conventional theater with masterworks, who is afraid of virginia woolf and a delicate balance. no word on how he died. he did suffer from diabetes. he was 88 years old. >>> in california, sheriff's deputies arrested a man who forced nearly evacuate from an amtrak train overnight. the incident involving the pacific surf liner started just before 10 o'clock last night. passengers reported seeing a man with a gun caving erratically. by the time deputies arrived the man barricaded himself in one of the trains cars. he was arrested eight hours later. >>> new revelations about the role of sugar and heart disease this week. 1960s and instead suggested fat and cholesterol as main risk factors for heart disease. researchers in california say the new findings, point to the importance of having medical research free of conflicts of interest. >>> now we want to switch gears and talk about this weekend weather. sunshine is near. >> yeah, we do have sunshine returning to the forecast eventually. first, we have to get rid of some of this fog out there. you can see visibili

. >>> pulitzer prize winning playright edward albee has died best known for "who's afraid of virginia woolf." 88 years of age. >>> finally cameras catch a robber as he cleans out the cash register at a children's center in california. i'm smiling because of what happens here. >> okay, thank you. i was wondering. >> the man -- >> this is not a happy store. >>> from the ceiling and hang on for the ending. patience, paula. he opens the cash register and runs down the hall to the exit. here's the register, it was a toy. >> it looked like a toy. >> even better all the loot this guy got allegedly got or actually got -- allegedly at this case. >> fake money too. >> if we had video evidence such as you're presenting in this particular story, you're right, dan. we don't need to say allegedly. you just like to cover your tracks. >> weather next. >> speaking of tracks and covering and all that -- a beautiful full harvest moon. we'll have pictures of that and you can see it almost full tonight. i think nick watt is here. >> yes. >> have we mentioned nick end of the desk. >> you're not strange to all of

virginia woolf and poetry no one seemed to notice me being young was getting so old cheap beer and ? ? cigarettes life was like a movie set and i seemed to be given no role but in times of trouble ? ? i can turn to my mother and i know that she goin' understand so at age 18 ? ? i cried to my mother and she told me young man there are moments when you fall to the ground ? you feel you are now you don't always have to speak so loud no ? ? just be as you are it doesn't matter if you become some star life is better when you ? ? open your heart you don't always have to act so hard just be as you are ? ?? ? they played me on the radio and everything was changing so i thought i was all the ? ? way grown but i can still remember in that cold november when i realized ? ? i'm all alone but in times of trouble i can turn to my mother i know that she goin' ? ? understand so at age 22 i cried to my mother and she told me young man ? ? there are moments when you fall to the ground but you are stronger than yoel ? you don't always have to speak so loud just be as you are it doesn't matter if ? ? yo

pulitzer prize winning playright edward albee has died best known for the drama "who's afraid of virginia woolf." albee was considered one of the greats of his generation. he died at his home in montauk, on long island here in new york. he was 88 years of age. >>> and finally, this is a great story, cameras catch a robber as he cleans out the cash register i'm smiling because of what happens here. >> okay, thank you. i was wondering. >> here you see it. the man is dropping down from the ceiling. >> this is not a happy store. >> hang on for the ending. patience, paula. he opens the cash register and takes the money and runs down the hall to the exit. here's the register, it was a toy. >> it looked like a toy. >> yeah. >> even better, all the loot that this guy got, allegedly got or actually got -- >> i don't think you need to say allegedly at this case. >> we've been going over this. that was fake money too. >> if we have video evidence such as you're presenting in this particular story, you're right, dan, we don't need to say allegedly. you just like to cover your tracks, don't you? >> weather

most important american playwright of his generation with classic works such as who's afraid of virginia woolfthe complexities of human relationships and also believed to be the -- that the audience should come away changed by the experience of theater. his assistant said he died after a short illness at his home in long island new york he was 88 >>> the average adult logs eight hours of springtime every civil day. almost 9 hours >> it's really no wonder people are looking for a break from devices. >> we met with the family going through a digital detox to see whether going cold turkey is the best way to spur change. >> reporter: nine-year-old brody and six year old juliana are spending a lot of time together these days. that was not always the case. he used to spend hours online mostly gaming. glued to the screen. his mom said she felt like awarded enforcing limits on screen time. >> five more minutes. it was a constant battle between brody and i >> reporter: the wake-up call when she and her husband discovered brody had been speaking ipaq in the middle of the night to play minecraft and clas