From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. An assassin shot that killed two Police Officers in new york last week also hurt others. Today in new york by the turnout of thousands of Police Officers from every corner of this country who came to pay their respects at the funeral for nypd wenjin liu. They formed an ocean of blue who was killed for no other reason than he was a cop. And in the ranks, disdain for a mayor who believes doesnt entirely sit with them. But that could not overcome the profound sadness for wenjin lius wife. While paying final respects to wenjin liu, who in death was moved to detective, the officers did the same gesture they made of his partner last month, once again exposing a deep rift with no signs of being bridged. Reporter in brooklyn today, the many stages of grief over the murder of new York Police Detective wenjin liu. Anger from members of the nypd hundreds of officers outside turn their backs on ma
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. An assassin shot that killed two Police Officers in new york last week also hurt others. Today in new york by the turnout of thousands of Police Officers from every corner of this country who came to pay their respects at the funeral for nypd wenjin liu. They formed an ocean of led for no other reason than he was a cop. And in the ranks, disdain for a mayor who believes doesnt entirely sit with them. But that could not overcome the profound sadness for wenjin lius wife. While paying final respects to wenjin liu, who in death was moved to detective, the officers did the same gesture they made of his partner last month, once again exposing a deep rift with no signs of being bridged. Reporter in brooklyn today, the many stages of grief over the murder of new York Police Detective wenjin liu. Anger from members of the nypd hundreds of officers outside turn their backs on mayor bill de blas
Latest standoff in washington. President obama against congressional republicans. With the clock ticking away, they have four days to make a deal that would keep the government up and running. Devin dwyer joins us from washington with the very latest. Good morning, devin. Reporter thats right. The federal government will shout down in roughly 90 hours. Thats plenty of time to reach a deal. But right now, no ones at the negotiating table. The battle over obama care is pushing us over the brink. Defund this bill thats forcing people into parttime work. You can huff. You can puff. For 21 hours. But you cannot blow the Affordable Care act away. Reporter thats exactly what republicans are determined to do. A dispute that could force a Government Shutdown . Just four days. President obama says his Health Care Law is nonnegotiable. The Affordable Care act is here to stay. Reporter today, the senate is expected to vote to keep the government open and keep money flowing to obama care. But that
The house will surely reject. Democrats and republicans tried to early up todays budget vote to leave more time to negotiate, but two lawmakers objected. Ted cruz, now famous for the 21hour speech. And his colleague mike leigh. The American People are paying attention to this. The American People are watching this. A lot expected this might occur friday or saturday. This is an effort to stall and i dont know why. My two colleagues, who i respect, have sent out emails around the world and turned this into a show. Reporter across town, president obama urged congress to avoid a shutdown. Scientists, janitors, people who process new veterans and survivors benefits claims, they dont like to stay home and not get paid. Reporter whats likely to come out of the senate today would keep the government running until mid november and not touch health care. House republicans say they wont accept that, but disagree on whether doors will actually close next week. We are very confident were not going
But that plan doesnt sit well with House Speaker john boehner. The American People dont want the president S Health Care bill. And they dont want the government to shut down. Now, the president says im not going to negotiate. Well, it sorry. But it just doesnt work that way. Reporter meanwhile, an even bigger storm is on the horizon. The debt limit, the nations credit card, will max out in three weeks. To avoid a crisis, president obama and republicans will have to compromise, something one former president told abc news he wouldnt do. If i were the president , i wouldnt negotiate over these cuts. This is just it seems almost spiteful. Reporter if the government shuts down october 1st, more than 800,000 federal workers across the country could stop getting paid. And some Government Services could grind to a halt. Diana and john . Devin dwyer live in washington. Thank you. Breaking news overnight from idaho. A United Airlines flight bound for seattle with 165 people onboard made an Emer