Tuesday: Air strikes on ISIS, Alabama bait lawsuit, narwhal study, and more...
With airstrikes in Syria, the United States begins its military campaign against ISIS -- but our guest, a Democratic Congressman, worries that its ultimate targets are unclear...When she was 14, a girl says she was raped in an Alabama school -- and now, four years later, she's suing the officials she says used her as bait for a sexual predator...and it turns out that the bigger their tusks, the more desirable a narwhal is as a mate.
Part One
Air strikes on ISIS
Last night, the air strikes began. And today, U.S. President Obama is praising the operation against ISIS in Syria, and the coalition that took part. That doesn't mollify Democratic Congressman John Garamendi, though -- who's among those saying the new military action is doomed without a clear objective.
Backbencher refugee bill
A backbencher's private member's bill gets an unusual amount of traction -- which is good for him, but bad for new immigrants who might lose their access to social assistance.
Tanya Tagaq: Polaris
Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album "Animism" -- and tonight, the throat singer tells us about last night's gripping performance.
Part Two
Alabama bait study
Four years after an alleged rape, a teenage victim goes to court against her school that she says used her as bait for a sexual predator --and is joined by the federal government in her pursuit for justice.
Narwhal study
It turns out your poorly endowed narwhal may not be a hit when it comes to mating -- because when it comes to tusks, scientists have discovered that size matters.
Part Three
Sister of Siddiqui
The case of Aafia Siddiqui is complicated: she's serving eighty-six years in an Texas prison, convicted of trying to kill Americans in Afghanistan. To her sister, though, Ms. Siddiqui's case is more simple: she didn't do it. Tonight, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui speaks out on her sister's behalf -- and speaks out against ISIS.
New Zealand flag change
New Zealand's prime minister wants to ditch the Union Jack from its flag -- a move that the country's veterans' association says is a slap in the face to all the soldiers who have died fighting under the current one.
Japanese Canadian at UBC
Today was Dr. Henry Sugiyama's first day of classes at the University of British Columbia -- 60 years after he was refused admission because he's Japanese-Canadian.