Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the many thousands on a desperate journey into europes heartland hit the wall today, literally. A barrier fence sealed off the length of hungarys southern frontier, the main land route for the migrants. James mates of independent Television News reports from the scene. Reporter open, open, they cry. 2,000 or more refugees pressing against hungarys newly fortified border with its southern neighbor serbia. There has been a human river flowing northward for weeks. This is what happens when you try to top stop that flow. The crowd have been growing since Early Morning as the first arrivals confronted the new, threemeter high, razor wire fence, one obstacle too many in their bid to g
I like when you say that. Im lori stokes. Im ken rosato. Halfway to friday. Youre never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Weve got some beautiful weather outside this morning, going to be a perfect weather day. Temperatures starting out at 60 degrees. That is really comfortable for this hour of the day. Were looking at 52 up around newburgh. Were looking at 48 around kingston, poughkeepsie. All these are nice, comfortable numbers here, these overnight hours. 54 around belmar. 62 by 10 00, and were looking at 74 with sunshine this afternoon. Already got some problems on the gwb, the George Washington bridge. Debbie duhaime looking at that this morning in for heather. Good morning everybody. Construction just being cleared at the inbound George Washington bridge on the upper level. Moving slowly level getting into town. Lower level under the apartments. Over at the lincoln tunnel, construction continues in both direction. Holland construction continues as well. Lets go t
Stretching from new mexico to michigan and georgia. Continu eastward this morning. At least 43 people have been killed in 7 states from severe weather. Abcs megan hughes has details. The christmas twisters marched across the texas landscape in the neighborhood of rowlette they tossed trucks and tore trees from the earth. The twister that hit garland, texas was clocked as an ef4. Mos you could see transformers blowing up the survivors count themselves lucky. Norma jimenez grateful were alive and safe. This can be replaced mandatory on screen courtesy youtube roamin rich in missouri, flooding like this led to several deathsand led the governor to declare a state of emergency sunday night. In oklahoma, west mexicosnow created whiteout conditions on the roads. nats snowplow in oklahoma Mike Springer from affiliate koat cut after coated in snow just last week it was 60 degrees in roswell now its covered in snow. Trucks out of control rest in the snowbank more than 20 motorists were stranded
Your day with us, im jenna rehnstrom. Tim has the holiday off. We rely on our doctors and nurses to be available to us when we need them the most. And that includes holidays. But that means some couldnt be home with their families today. Which is why Unity Point Health st. T. Lukes made sure their patients and employees would have a great christmas. Lukas voss was there today. He shows us how folks were spreading good cheer today. Nats piano playing vo st. Lukes Unity Point Health cafteria seemed just a little bit more festive today as they brought back their anual tradition of a free christmas dinner for everyone. Including those working and their families. Sot it means a lot. I dont get to be with my family on christmas so then we have other times to do it. It nice you know, patients are here and they need us so i get to be with them and my family as well. I think it goes above and beyond because you are where you want a pleasure to be in that position. Leah glalao, chief operatatg o
Of the stories were covering 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. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. 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. 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 president obama spent this day trying to build support in congress and overseas in the run up to his nationally broadcast address. Its scheduled for 9 p. M. Eastern time. The newshour will provide live coverage. The president is now widely expected to expand the month old air campaign against Islamic State militants in iraq and extend it into syria. Hell lay out the strategy in his speech to