Newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. United healthcare. The william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight accusations again flew up and down pennsylvania avenue on the eighth day of the partial Government Shutdown. President obama did raise the prospect of a shortterm solution to address that and the coming debt limit, but republicans werent buying. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. I will sit down and work with any one of any party. Holman president obama came to the White House Briefing room this afternoon to rebut republican criticism that hes refused to negotiate. Ive
Another car had its windows showed out out with a bb or a pellet gun while the driver was heading down a san jose freeway. Details coming up. The u. S. Government has plans to interrogate a suspect it out qaeda opealqaed operative who was captured on a pair of highprofile operations in africa, this weekend. Now they believe that this man could be linked to the bombings of to u. S. Embassies. You will see on your extended forecast that the 7 day around the bay shows at the temperatures will continue to slide. We w sunshine afternoon. We have possibility of showers because we are tracking a system to the north. As of right now it will be added 10 to 20 chance. There is a possibility that the system will not hit and at all. Warmer weather and is slightly richer by the end of the week. We have pretty mild conditions. As for the traffic, were not monterey any hot spots but we may have a fire on the side of the freeway on highway 1 01. You should keep this in mind. As for the bridges, all is
Boehner is saying there are not enough votes, they should prove it and let the bill go to the floor and see what happens. Hold a vote, call a vote right now and lets see what happens. Our nbc news count showing as many as 22 republicans would join democrats to provide more than the 217 votes needed to pass a clean spending bill. Meantime, Speaker Boehner is the target of a new act by a democratic super pac. Speaker john boehner didnt get his way on shutting down health care reform, so he shut down the government. We have one bright spot, a positive development with the pentagon calling 300,000 furloughed civilian workers back to work. Chuck hagel saying they are essential to supporting the military. That still leads more than 400,000 government workers on furlough and without a paycheck. Nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert joining us now. What are the chances Speaker Boehner will take up the president s challenge and hold the clean vote . Reporter zero as we stand right no
Products, making them only available in pharmacies. Divers off the coast of Italys Lampedusa island have recovered dozens more bodies from the sunken boat that went down last week. Some of the deep sea drivers deepsea divers described as unpacking a wall of the whole of the ship full of people. It was filled with Asylum Seekers from africa trying to reach a better life. Eu ministers are scheduled to discuss that tragedy in luxembourg at a meeting today. Italy and others have been calling for reform of immigration rules. They currently deal with migrant solely on the country of arrival. Remembering the victims of the lampedusa boat disaster, this vigil was organized by members of the italian parliament. They want action to be taken at the eu level to help countries like theres deal with the influx of migrants. But we want first to remember the victims. We want first to remember the victims, but also to look to the future and we want europe to provide solutions for this as it is not poss
We begin with week two of the Government Shutdown and absolutely no clear sign of how it will end. And in a throwback to the protestant work ethic, the house is actually back in session today on a monday, for heavens sake. And right out of the gate, a bullish speaker, john boehner, is pushing back against claims that he is being bullied by right wing rebels. He says he simply cant put a bill on the floor, because he doesnt have the votes to pass a clean continuing resolution. And in his effort to get the president to give in on something, it sounds as though the speaker has already moved on to the next even more cataclysmic fight over the debt limit, while, of course, blaming the president. A senior white house staffer this morning said that the president would rather default on our debt than to sit down and negotiate. Now, the American People expect when their leaders have differences and were in a time of crisis, that well sit down and at least have a conversation. Yes all the speake