>> maya bowen! >> reporter: maya bowen plans to become an elementary teacher. she and anya, a high school junior have gone from being thankful to impressed >> i did a paper, we could do it on anything, so i chose my mom, cause i thought that would be an easy topic, so then when i started researching and learning everything she did, i was like wow, like this goes way farther than i thought. she has like a much bigger influence than i ever thought. >> reporter: jenny bowen is now 68, c.e.o. of a now $7 million a year enterprise, hopes to expand its work beyond china to neighboring countries in asia. she has no plans to retire. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the under- told stories project at st. mary's university of minnesota. >> woodruff: again, the major >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. islamic state radicals in syria declared they've beheaded a second american journalist, steven sotloff. and the u.s. military awaited confirmation that air strikes last night killed the leader of "al-shabaab," an al-qaeda group in somal

here is our middle east editor jeremy bowen. >> the president's >> used to say that he had relegated america to the back seat. but now he is taking the lead. in the company, of his wife michelle, came, toermines to -- determined -- he reinserted and redefined america's leading role. told the obama assembled leaders and diplomats the future of humanity depended calledng against what he religiously motivated fanatics. especially the islamic state. >> no god condones this hair -- this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoning, known negotiation with this brand of -- no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> president obama did not touch on his planned to create an army of syrian rebels to beat it islamic state on the ground. is youtube video purporting to show the first american raids on the i.s. stronghold in northern syria. but airstrikes alone do not win wars and the u.s. plan to tr

debra bowen has tried to do a lot of it, yi don't think it's her fault. bowen has been quiet in the last few years, certainly in the last few months. there's been questions about her health that may have been a factor. but the bottom line here is money. the state legislature has not spent money on voting issues, and i do think going forward, whoever the secretary is and whoever these elected officials are, there has to be money in the system to run elections. these two guys who want to be secretary of state both say they're going to fight for it. as a matter of fact, both of them said we may need a state bond measure to borrow the money to try to conduct elections better, and i think that campaign system is one example. >> and it almost seems like the politicians don't really want to fix that system. or at least it isn't a priority, clearly. >> it certainly isn't a priority. we've seen the budget get scaled back and scaled back, and now that jerry brown is holding the line on spending pretty consistently, much like the courts, much like the other programs

unless, of course, the americans and western allies want to go it alone. >> jeremy bowen there in damascus. for more on the coalition being formed, i was joined a short time ago from capitol hill by democratic senator bob casey, who's a member of the national security working group. senator, thank you very much for joining me. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> we have heard these 30 countries gathering to form late a plan. nobody is mentioning syria. nobody is mentioning iran. is that realistic? >> well, i think this coalition has to be a coalition that can work together and function in a manner that would lead to a coordinated effort, not only on the military aspects of this kind of campaign but on other matters as well. think it makes a lot of sense to limit this to those countries that can ensure there's a substantial buy-in or ratification of this strategy by sunni muslim nations and nations within the region. in addition to the help we're getting from european countries as well as our own. so what you don't want it to do is put something in the mix like having iran involved that w

jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. withspoke a short time ago the senior hamas spokesperson from beirut. why did hamas reject the deal? >> there was no cease-fire proposal introduced to hamas. it was published in the media notwe said that we were able to discuss ideas about this in the media. it was supposed to be through political channels. discuss any ideas that come through political channels and discuss it in a responsible way. because, we have said from the first day that we must have a cease-fire that will help and protect the palestinian people. >> what would it take for hamas e? agree to a cease-fire an >> this is a minor issue. the cease-fires were broken by the israelis every time. they close the checkpoints between -- agreementer exchange and the rights of the palestinians in the right -- west bank. end oftalking about the the israeli occupation. all of those issues are supposed to be discussed between the sides. we will publish that as a cease-fire agreement. everyone knows that -- in the meantime, it is palestinians who are dying in this conflict. 190 so far. is the price of

jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> as we mentioned, a new video showed a british hostage held by extremists. unlike previous posts, the film does not show an execution. theead, the hostage says islamic state has been misrepresented. our security correspondent reports. a photographer, and journalist, a man who went to dangerous places to tell the world what was happening. >> there is a bridge. >> today he appeared in the latest propaganda video from the group calling itself islamic state. a video different from those that have come before. performance, he acknowledges he is their prisoner and his life hangs in the balance as he gives a political message. disastrous wars in afghanistan and iraq, why is it our governments appear so keen to get involved in another unwinnable conflict? britishpeals to the government to negotiate in the way he says european countries have. fromis video is different the others we have seen. it is shot inside and not in the desert. no one is killed. islamicrom the group state is seen but the aim is similar. using a hostage to try to spread its message to public opin

jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. >> i spoke a short time ago with the senior hamas spokesperson from beirut. why did hamas reject the deal? >> there was no cease-fire proposal introduced to hamas. it was published in the media and we said that we were not able to discuss ideas about this in the media. it was supposed to be through political channels. we discuss any ideas that come through political channels and discuss it in a responsible way. because, we have said from the first day that we must have a cease-fire that will help and protect the palestinian people. >> what would it take for hamas to agree to a cease-fire ande? >> this is a minor issue. the cease-fires were broken by the israelis every time. they close the checkpoints between -- the prisoner exchange agreement and the rights of the palestinians in the right -- west bank. we are talking about the end of the israeli occupation. all of those issues are supposed to be discussed between the sides. we will publish that as a cease-fire agreement. everyone knows that -- >> in the meantime, it is palestinians who are dying in this con

andmy bowen, liz doucet, another correspondent one for their work in syria and andrew harding was chosen for an outstanding feature story. we would like to congratulate all of those for their exceptional work and dedication to storytelling. to abrings today's show close, but you can find more on our website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. for all of us, thank you for watching and please do tune in tomorrow. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, kovler foundation, beijing tourism, and union bank. ♪ >> tradition, history, culture. discover the best memories of your life. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. ♪ [ female announcer ] fun together is the best fun of all. ♪ chuck e cheese's proudly supports pbs kids. and by a grant from the united states department of education through the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from: and the paramedics i don't care. ( crunches

jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> for more on what it would take to defeat an islamic state, member of the national security working group and joined me from pennsylvania. you look at the u.n. report that suggest the islamic state has recruited child soldiers and had them in the training camps. it makes the white house how situations about how to attack the islamic state all that more complicated, doesn't it? i think what we need and the administration is trying to fashion now and have to it elevate the development is a comprehensive strategy. the airstrikes have had an impact when they are coupled with a fighting force on the ground. butome cases iraqi forces mostly the kurdish forces. i think we also have to consider a whole range of other strategies. is financial support, which is really be the most may finance terrorist organization ever because they are part terrorist organization, parts army. and there are criminal organizations that smuggling and using resources like oil and gas on the black market to provide a steady stream of finance. toyou have written a letter the white house urging the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, damascus. >> the obama administration announced today that the u.s. has captured the suspected ringleader of the attack in benghazi, libya, which left four americans dead, including the ambassador. ahmed abu khattala was taken into custody during a secret raid on sunday. we have the details. >> september 11, 2012, the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, coming under attack from a group of islamic militants. the american ambassador, christopher stevens, was killed in the assault along with three of his compatriots. up until now, none of the suspects has been captured by u.s. forces, but in a secret raid, they have apprehended ahmed abu khattala, one of the alleged ringleaders. the commander-in-chief of the united states military conducted a mission to capture ahmed abu khattala. khattala has been charged for his role in the attacks in benghazi, libya, on september 11, 2012. the united states is taking him to a secure location outside libya. >> the obama administration has faced strident criticism or not doing enough to find those responsible, so a rare

andmy bowen, liz doucet, another correspondent one for their work in syria and andrew harding was chosen for an outstanding feature story. we would like to congratulate all of those for their exceptional work and dedication to storytelling. to abrings today's show close, but you can find more on our website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. for all of us, thank you for watching and please do tune in tomorrow. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, kovler foundation, beijing tourism, and union bank. ♪ >> tradition, history, culture. discover the best memories of your life. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> sreenivasan: the head of the secret service julia pierson resigns after several security breachs that put the first family at risk. good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. also ahead this wednesday, health officials on the

jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> other news from around the world, the u.n. german assembly human rights committee approved a resolution urging the security council to take north korea to the international criminal court because of the country's human rights situation. resolution will need to be approved by the entire general assembly and then referred on to the security council. e european space agency said the satellite connected molecules on the comet, and is designed to sniff the atmosphere and detected molecules that is the carbon element for the basis of life on earth. being analyzed. the satellite will drill in the comet surface before the batteries ran out of power. they bull cut into it. in march it was ruled japan had abused the exception of whaling from the 1996 international moratorium. fifa lodged a criminal complaint against individuals connected to the bids for hosting the next two world cups. president sepp blatter acted on the advice of the judge whose cleared russia and qatar to host the 2018 tournament. it follow as report by the ethic comm

jeremy bowen, "bbc news." >> rockets fired at israel from lebanon as as gaza today. hundreds of rockets of struck israel this week. the government said no country could endure that without a severe response. our report is from ash dodd, which came you said attack. >> in israel, even a quick stop to fill the tang can be dangerous. this morning, rockets from gaza hit a petrol station in ashdod. one man was seriously injured. the station was almost destroyed. this may be one of the most serious strikes from gaza to israel in recent days. palestinian militants have fired more than 500 rockets towards israel. many of them have been sperpted. but for some reason the rockets that were fired here this intercepted. ot later at the same station there was another rocket warning. so far this week, no one in israel has been killed by rockets. but how do you measure fear? israel knocks down some rockets in the air. to some here, this fight is another round of the country's war of independence against an enemy that refuses to accept its existence. the prime minister speaking tonigh

our middle east editor jeremy bowen has a look at who the key parlor -- playesr ins the region could be. >> the americans have been bombing i.s. in iraq at the request of the government. they are unlikely to get a u.n. resolution to extend strikes to the power base in syria. they will not get an invitation from the syrian government, without the kind of deal with the regime that washington and london say would be unacceptable. there is a legal argument for bombing, about protecting civilians, but it is very controversial. if nato allies want to fight i.s., they will need to build a coalition. saudi arabia and iran both see i.s. as a threat, but they back opposing sides in the syrtian war. the saudis support sunni rebels, some of which now support those who call themselves the islamic state. iran supports assad. >> we see the rise of terrorism in our region that goes beyond a single state, and requires us to work together and seek common solutions for these common challenges. >> many i.s. fighters travel to turkey to get to syria and ir aq. from turkey, you can see i.s. flags flying i

jeremy bowen, bbc news, damascus. >> the war in syria has changed in aleppo, too. for a long time, the rebel stronghold. our chief international correspondent spent the last few days there. aleppo, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities. one of its newest wars. large swathes of this city are now in government hands. the east is held by the rebels. ancient quarter, a world heritage site, is a battleground. the syrian army took us through its narrow alleys. snipers from warring sides lay in wait. the army is gaining ground against rebels now fighting is much amongst themselves as against the regime. thatare now predicting those areas still had by the rebels could soon fall to president assad's forces. his troops are now besieging those areas using the same tactic, surrender or starve, that has been used time and again in this war. 300,000 civilians are trapped inside trade that means even more suffering. but that's the story of syria's war. every major battle is also a grave humanitarian crisis. hundreds of thousands have already fled into safer areas of aleppo.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, baghdad. >> tonight, president obama says he has ordered 200 additional u.s. armed forces to reinforce security at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. for more on the threat isis is posing, i spoke to the former american ambassador to iraq. are we looking at the creation of a new country in the middle east? >> i heard that word breakup from the last speaker. i think people may be rushing to conclusions. i saw it on "time" magazine, the end of a rock. i don't think we are at that point. i think there will be respect to what isil has been doing. it has been going on for some time. i don't think it is as catastrophic as described. i do think there have been steps taken towards greater autonomy for the iraqi kurdistan. but i think that also remains to be played out. >> sunni muslims in iraq are having trouble, have always had trouble accepting shia rule. that is not going to change. >> that was the case when i was there 10 years ago. it was a most 10 years ago to today that we handed over -- handed back the exercise of sovereignty to the government of iraq. i arrived as

jeremy bowen, bbc news baghdad. >> tonight president obama says he has ordered 200 additional u.s. armed forces to reinforce security at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. for more on the threat isis is posing i spoke to the former american ambassador to iraq. are we looking at the creation of a new country in the middle east? >> i heard that word breakup from the last speaker. i think people may be rushing to conclusions. i saw it on "time" magazine, the end of a rock. i don't think we are at that point. i think there will be respect to what isil has been doing. it has been going on for some time. i don't think it is as catastrophic as described. i do think there have been steps taken towards greater autonomy for the iraqi kurdistan. but i think that also remains to be played out. >> sunni muslims in iraq are having trouble, have always had trouble accepting shia rule. that is not going to change. >> that was the case when i was there 10 years ago. it was a most 10 years ago to today that we handed over -- handed back the exercise of sovereignty to the government of iraq. i arrived as t

. >> i spoke a short time ago with our middle east editor jeremy bowen, who joined me from new york, and he is now in beirut. how much do you think the strikes have changed things in the region? what are the effects that we might say? some are already being felt. a lot of people have said already that there are worries of another spike to come in sectarian tensions, shia versus sunni's, perhaps some kind of conflict with those who support president assad in this country and those who are more of the jihadist point of view. i think elsewhere in the region, you look at the gulf, saudi countries that play important parts of the coalition president obama is putting together, but ones in which there is a bit of support for those kind of extreme religious ideologies that have fed into islamic state. for example, there is been criticism of social media in saudi arabia about what's going on. country, onein the of the two places where people can speak freely. those leaders may be worried about attention as a result of the help they are giving. the region, you see the connections. the things t

jared bowen for the "newshour" in boston. >> woodruff: the news this holiday week was not exactly peace on earth. new york city is mourning two assassinated police officers and sony released its controversial film "the interview". for our friday news roundup, we are joined by syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. david brooks is away. happy holidays to both of you. >> likewise. >> woodruff: as we say, mark, the news is kind of tough. let's talk about sony first. they went ahead and released this picture, after all, online streaming as well as in the theaters. the expectation is there are going to be more cyberattacks like the one on sony. has the u.s. handled this the right way and what's been learned, do you think? >> you know, i think the president handled it right in his press conference i thought by saying it was an act of vandalism rather than terrorism because if it's an act of terrorism then it rises to the level of national security and that there has to be an american governmental response. judy, it is really difficult to generate eno

. >> brown: that was jose >> reporter: jose antonio bowen is the new president of goucher college. he joins me for more about what's behind the change and the questions being raised about this option. thank you for joining us. you're saying you're doing this in a context in which the admissions model is broken. what does that mean? broken how? >> sure. well, the college admissions process is broken in two fundamental ways. the first problem is called "undermatching," so we have thousands, tens of thousands, even, of high-achieving but usually low-income, often minority students who actually have the grades and have the credentials to go to a selective liberal arts college like goucher college but, instead, they don't apply to any, not one, zero. they apply to no liberal arts colleges. they might go to community college, they might not go to college at all. so we're missing to pensionle there. but we're missing potential in a second way, too. so test scores and grades are predictive and goucher college will continue to accept those. so if you want to use your test scores and grades

wbgh's arts editor jared bowen sat down recently with the chief curator of the peabody essex museum near boston to discuss the man and his creations. the exhibit runs till january. >> the notion that you could stand in front of something and wait to see if it moves, how it moves, automatically slows you down. it means you have to take a lot of time to look carefully. >> reporter: by working in movement, calder near single- handedly changed the definition of sculpture-rejecting tradition and those carved masses for which his own prominent family of sculptors was known. >> calder is one of these people who was in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: lynda roscoe hartigan has overseen this installation of calder's work at the peabody essex museum. it traces his career beginning with his search for the new which took him to paris. throughout the 1920s and 30s he immersed himself in that city's avant-garde group. >> all this ferment was happening. you know, how do you write differently, how do you creative different kinds of music, how do you creative a new kind of art. he really k

recently, jared bowen of wgbh sat down with him to talk about some of the works in the exhibit and to look back at his now 60- year career. >> i have no idea what inspires me, all the things that i paint are thing that i know very well. >> reporter: and jamie wyeth will tell you: it's all he's ever known. 60 years of the prolific painter's work are now on view at the museum of fine arts in his first major retrospective. it takes us from wyeth's boyhood promise to late-in-life reflections. seeing all your work from very early on, to the most recent pieces, what is it like to see everything in one place? >> the emotion is sheer terror on my part, i mean i really am not being cute about it, i try to tell a variety of friends of mine, it's as if you're in a room and everybody's reading your new novel or your new poem, all the inadequacies staring at it, i cringe and say 'iwhat wasi thinking? why did i get obsessed with that?" so its not a pleasant experience, i'm obviously incredibly honored. >> reporter: in truth, he's always been in the spotlight as the third generation of the famed wye