All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. 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 the American College student imprisoned by north korea for over a year has died, just days after being returned to the u. S. In a coma. Otto warmbier went to north korea as part of a tour group in 2015. He was jailed for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster. His parents announced his death in statement today, blaming the awful tortuous mistreatment their son received at the hands of the north korean regime. Warmbier was 22 years old. In a statement late today, President Trump said the u. S. Condemns the
Ignored, the Coalition Commander took the desession to hit the forces operating in a quote well established deconflict shun zone. The forces were setting up fighting positions were told in a protected zone used by the u. S. To train antiisis forces. At tanf is about 170 miles from the isis defacto capital raqa. After shows of force, they didnt stop the assad forces. Those forces refused to move out of the deconfliction zone. The commander called for the air strike as a matter of petition. There is no change in policy, the official said. But this is the first time other than the tomahawk missile strike after that chemical weapons attack that u. S. Warplanes and u. S. Ordinances have targeted pro assad forces. They accidentally hit them not too long ago. We expect a statement from the u. S. Military soon. The ap is reporting a tank and bull dozer were hit, jenna. Its not clear if the forces belong to the syrian army or their allies which could include iran, russia or hezbollah. Jenna tha
For the worst but hoping for the best. It turns out this was a regular accident, apparently this guy had just committed a robbery. I am getting told by nypd sources that he was intoxicated and that police were trying to apprehend him and of course driving through times square at 20 Miles Per Hour is what i am told as a very high speed to go through times square considering every single block there are masses of people walking through their crossways. This is right at the epicenter of times square. Basically, everything a Police Sergeant in the city has been dispatched to this, im told as rg units are being dispatched, special Task Force Units as well but Antiterrorism Task force, the special ops unit here in new york city that is trained for any sort of mass casualty situation or any potential terrorism attack in near city has not been dispatched which tells me and the nypd tells me as well that they are treating this as a regular accident, but unfortunately did happen in the busiest c
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