This is Al Jazeera America. Good morning live from new york city. We begin with expectations at the United Nations today. Palestinian president abbas is calling fob an end to direct peace negotiations with israel. Ahead of his speech to the u. N. General assembly, he wrote an oped for the Huffington Post says saying the same pattern will not work, because israel is the occupying power. That is why a collective, multilateral Peace Process is necessary. Abbas says similar negotiations worked with the iran nuclear deal. We have more on what to expect from the palestinian president today. Reporter a symbolic day for palestinians. For the first time the United Nations will be raising the palestinian flag alongside 193 member state flags. Palestine remains an observer state at the international body, but the palestinian president says this gesture is a sign of the future. Translator when we go to the General Assembly, the flag will be raised and god willing, will raise this flag above jerusa
Working to nurture new visions and we offer tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. What can we do for you . And now bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. An israeli synagogue is attacked by two palestinians armed with guns. Five are killed in the iolence. The conflict in syria and iraq have led to a refugee crisis. All must step up their response. The u. N. High commissioner. Were no longer able to clean up the mess. Fire ripped through one of scotlands great treasures. Six months later, archeologists are sifting through what remains with some highpowered supporters. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Today in jerusalem, five israelis were killed when two men armed with a pistol and meat clevers attacked a synagogue. Attackers are palestinian from East Jerusalem and shot dead by police. The victims were four worshipers and a policeman who later died of his wounds. Our correspondent rep
Working to nurture new visions and we offer tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. What can we do for you . And now bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. An israeli synagogue is attacked by two palestinians armed with guns. Five are killed in the iolence. The conflict in syria and iraq have led to a refugee crisis. All must step up their response. The u. N. High commissioner. Were no longer able to clean up the mess. Fire ripped through one of scotlands great treasures. Six months later, archeologists are sifting through what remains with some highpowered supporters. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Today in jerusalem, five israelis were killed when two men armed with a pistol and meat clevers attacked a synagogue. Attackers are palestinian from East Jerusalem and shot dead by police. The victims were four worshipers and a policeman who later died of his wounds. Our correspondent rep
Working to nurture new visions and we offer tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. What can we do for you . And now bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. An israeli synagogue is attacked by two palestinians armed with guns. Five are killed in the iolence. The conflict in syria and iraq have led to a refugee crisis. All must step up their response. The u. N. High commissioner. Were no longer able to clean up the mess. Fire ripped through one of scotlands great treasures. Six months later, archeologists are sifting through what remains with some highpowered supporters. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Today in jerusalem, five israelis were killed when two men armed with a pistol and meat clevers attacked a synagogue. Attackers are palestinian from East Jerusalem and shot dead by police. The victims were four worshipers and a policeman who later died of his wounds. Our correspondent rep
On a recent trip to new york city, booktv visited the New York Public Library where we spoke with the librarys president and ceo, anthony marx, but the history of the institution as well as its Current Operations and future. Lets start with some numbers. How big is the New York Public Library . How many employees, budget, et cetera . New York Public Library combines the largest circulating Branch Library system in america, 88 branches, in every neighborhood in the boroughs we serve, as well as for Important Research libraries. This one being the crown jewel at the center of the system but also the Schomburg Center and harlem, the library for performing arts, the lincoln said, science industry and Business Library. Have about 2100 employees. We have a budget of about 280 million a year operating about half comes from the city of new york. Largely to pay for the circulating Library System in all the neighborhoods. The other half comes from a return on a billion dollar endowment of the pr