Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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. Ifill our lead story tonight a bill to Fund Government operations beyond the end of the month cleared its first procedural hurdle today. It was a rare unanimous vote. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. On this vote, the yays are 100, the nays are zero, three the motion is agreed to. Reporter that outcome without a single dissenting vote came after texas republican ted cruz and others strongly dissented, for more than 21 hours. They warned fellow republicans to insist that any bill that funds the
Under obamacare. And, the house returned to work, as it waits for the senate to finish the spending bill and the clock counts down to the deadline for a Government Shutdown, next tuesday. Ifill well talk with two senators about the days developments and what happens next, after the other news of the day. The u. S. Treasury warned today the government will run out of Borrowing Authority by october 17. That means a national default, unless Congress Acts to raise the debt ceiling now set at 16. 7 trillion. House republicans will work on a bill this week, and they say theyll attach a oneyear delay in implementing obamacare. The f. B. I. Has concluded the gunman in last weeks Navy Yard Shootings was driven by paranoid delusions. Aaron alexis killed a dozen people on september 16, before he was shot dead by police. Today, the f. B. I. Released video showing alexis carrying a shotgun in the moments before he opened fire. Investigators said theres no sign he had any specific targets in mind. W
And improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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. Brown algerias state news agency now says special forces have completed a mission to rescue dozens of foreign hostages, including some americans. Theyd been held by militants tied to alqaeda. But there are wildly varying accounts of how many got out alive, and how many were killed. Because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going on, i cannot give you any further details at this time about the Current Situation on the ground. Brown even this afternoon, as secretary of state Hillary Clinton suggested, the situation in algeria remained confused. The focus was this natural gas compound in the Sahara Desert seen here in footage from last month. The vast, natural gas fa
Afghanistan. Brown from india, fred de sam lazaro has the story of an unlikely solution to massive blackouts and powergrid problems, using the byproduct of a staple. The newly electrified homes stand out in the darkwith children clustered around the single light bulb doing home work. Just one, low power turbine is enough to make the enterprise viable. Suarez and we remember Pauline Phillips whose dear abby column offered straight talking but sympathetic advice about love and life to readers around the globe. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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
Writers that emerged in the late 50s and early 60s who saw a vista of independence and a new vision of africa. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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. Ifill our lead story tonight a bill to Fund Government operations beyond the end of the month cleared its first procedural hurdle today. It was a rare unanimous vote. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. On this vote, the yays are 100, the nays are zero, three the motion is agreed to. Reporter that outcome without a single dissen