tavis: wangari maathai a terrible price for her activism. she and her followers were beaten and jailed but never lost their will. she will be remembered for a committed champion of the environment, sustainable development, women's rights, and democracy. she will be celebrated and honored. she passed away at the age of 71. that is it for tonight. good night from l.a. thanks for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a consersation with singing legend tony bennett on the release of his latest nancy cp, -- his latest cd, "duets ii." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at

and we remember wangari maathai.ion with jeff, she talked about conservation, human rights, and government transparency. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the comeback for joplin, missouri, after a tornado. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. 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 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 foundations. and... this progra

. >>> kenyan nobel peace prize winner and environmental activity wangari maathai died in nairobi on sunday, after a long struggle with cancer. she was 71 years old. maathai founded kenya's greenbelt movement in 1977. the program taught impoverished women traditional handicrafts and organized tree-planting projects as with a i of generating income and combatting deforestation. she became the first african woman to be awarded the nobel peace prize in 2004, for her contributions to the advancement of women in environmental protection. maathai is well regarded by many people in japan, for her promotion of the japanese expression, moti-ni, which roughly translates as wasteful and is used to suggest that resources should not be squandered. she attached a key word to her campaign to protect the environment and encourage recycling. >>> japan's government has held its second seminar on the fukushima nuclear plant accident to ease chinese people's concerns about radioactive contamination. more than six months after the accident, china maintains a partial import ban on japanese food products, and man

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kenyan environmentalist wangari maathai dies, surrounded by family and loved ones after a long battle with cancer. she was widely known as a dedicated campaigner for human rights. she was 71 years old. >>> libya's national transitional council says it's made a gruesome discovery near the infamous prison. they believe it's a mass grave not related to the revolution but the final resting place of more than 1200 prisoners slouterred back in 1996 but there are some doubts surrounding the discovery. medics with cnn staff on the scene say the bones don't appear to be human. excavation of the site will give more details. the ntc is asking for international help with identifying remains. >>> closing arguments are under way in italy in the appeal of amanda knox sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing her roommate. the defense claims dna evidence used to convict knox is unreliable. the prosecution says independent experts ignored other key evidence, which reports that knox said in a letter she was worried but that she was thinking of what she would do once she was back in the u.s. >>> after

tonight we pay tribute to the remarkable life and a lasting legacy of wangari maathai. became the first african woman to receive the nobel peace prize on behalf of her work for women in kenya and beyond. tonight we will bring you our previous conversation in its entirety. she passed away from complications due to ovarian cancer. we are glad you can join us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy aov rndste emsacob to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your you. thank you. kcet public television] tavis: she came up with what seemed like a simple idea in kenya. seemed like a simple idea in kenya.

wangari maathai lost a long battle with cancer. she won the prize in 2004. facebook law, prohibiting features from talking to students on facebook or social netbooking sites. some say it infringes on free speech rights. >>> that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" is back right after this break. >>> it is 52 minutes past the hour. good morning to you. we asked you to "talk back" on one of the big stories of the day. the question, is bill clinton helping or hurting president obama? philip says, no. president obama's doing that all on his own. people are politically disassociating themselves from our president and for good reason. this from jennifer, he's not really saying anything he hasn't said in the past. problem is the republicans would rather see president obama defeated so they'll keep the economy locked up and blame him. the partisanship must end. this from jeff, call me crazy, but i watched the same interview you're talking about and my takeaway, bill clinton was an asset to the president. i'm thrilled to see more of him. keep th