From member station k.j. Z.z. In Phoenix Matthew Casey has the latest sighting volume in a court settlement that limits how long children can be detained federal immigration authorities started releasing families to churches and activists in Arizona now the releases are also happening in Texas and California Pastor Bill Jenkins founded a San Diego based coalition that can provide about 100 shelter beds he says the group may need 5 times that number. You know every 2 months we probably. People are going to get stuck in the system so to speak Jenkins says families stay at the shelter longer when sponsors back out his coalition is trying to find more beds for n.p.r. News I m Matthew Casey in Phoenix militants say they re holding fire following a round of rocket attacks on Israel more from Daniel Estrin The Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza says it will adhere to any Gyptian brokered cease fire Israel had no comment earlier today the Israeli military said the group fired more than 30 r
Learned more at Mathworks dot com From N.P.R. And W.B. Your Boston I m Jeremy Hobson I m Robin Young It s here and now. Coming up today s meeting between South Korean president and president is supposed to be a planning meeting for next month s North Korea summit but is that meeting still on also taking stock of the meat to movement and whether it s leading to lasting social change we have had a lot of really high profile men be accused and some women and we ve had a lot of high profile dismissals and I think a lot of people are asking what happens next and insurance giant anthem says it saving money by rejecting claims court E.R. Visits if things are necessary but anthem is actually just scaring patients from seeking care in the 1st place with the threat that they may receive a large bill and we think fundamentally that s the wrong thing to do an E.R. Doctor weighs in coming up here and now the news is 1st. Ly from N.P.R. News in Washington I m Lakshmi saying if it doesn t happen may
After. From n.p.r. News in Washington. Syrian government forces are advancing. Reportedly retaking 25 percent from the rebel held the humanitarian crisis there is also deepening with a 5 hour truce ordered by Russia and last week s un call for a cease fire. South Korea says it s sending a diplomatic delegation to North Korea this week. Reports It s the latest effort to continue dialogue following the Winter Olympics South Korean president announced he will dispatch 10 on Monday the delegation will include South Korea s spy chief and the head of the national security office the south says the 2 sides are expected to discuss ways to establish peace on the peninsula and further develop the intercalary and relationship this move follows North Korea. For both the opening and closing of the Winter Games in South Korea last month reciprocal move could pave the way for a top level in Turkey. And potentially even talks with the United States South Korea discussed sending this delegation in a
And on Capitol Hill for the 1st time in years the Senate will debate immigration reform and that is no small accomplishment Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin says we ve invited new players of the room or senators to the table that s a group of the Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell set the immigration debate that will include Dr deportation protections for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children whoever gets 60 votes Well I mean that s the way you have an open process on the president trying to set any doc a deal must also include a border wall and changes to immigration policy Lisa Gerrard to Kentucky high school students dead 17 others hurt after police say a 15 year old student opened fire in the rural town of Benton some people were shot in the face some people shot in the chest some people shot in the legs of those who were taken to nearby hospital some of them were air evacuated to nearby hospitals to get to their treatments more rapidly Fox is my toe when
Prolonged and at times intense torture Bergdahl did manage to escape twice but it was hopeless and each time he was recaptured after several days of wandering hostile territory and May of 2014 Bergdahl was traded for 5 detainees from Guantanamo Bay He faces a sentence of up to life in prison Wade Goodwyn n.p.r. News the Producers Guild of America has voted unanimously to begin proceedings to expel Harvey Weinstein who s been accused by numerous women of sexual harassment and assault N.P.R. s Mandalit del Barco as more it s one more consequence for the accused movie mogul last week the Weinstein company fired its co-founder and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicked him out now the Producers Guild will proceed in terminating Weinstein s membership the guilt officials issued a statement that sexual harassment of any type is unacceptable and is quote a systemic and pervasive problem requiring immediate industry wide action Weinstein will have until November 6th to respond