And an american original. A new appreciation for thomas heart benton as a major exhibit helps rediscover the painter and his work. We begin this hour with the 3 million gallons of toxic waste moving town two rivers that cross colorado, new mexico and utah. Today in its growing public anger the head of the Environmental Protection agency said her agency takes full responsibilities. Last week an epa crew actually breached a damn holding back heavy medals used in gold mining the animus river turned bright yellow and is now toxic. The e. P. A. Is determined to, quote, get it right. But the extent of the damage is unclear and at this point nobody seems to know what getting this right will involve. Al jazerra has a team of reporters watching the water. Allen is watching the water. Kristen is downstream near farmington, new mexico but well begin with allen and the latest on the cleanup. Well, you said it, right, the e. P. A. Has admitted this is their mistake, they promised the people of this
Feel different, you might have different mannerisms. In the back of your mind, getting into that mental head space could be damaging. Woodruff 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 it turns out that a cyberattack on the Internal Revenue service was far worse than first thought. The agency announced today an additional 220,000 taxpayer accounts were potentially accessed in the breach last may. That brings the total affected to more than 330,000. The i. R. S. Says the hackers, possibly from russia, wanted stolen identities to claim fraudulent r
Feel different, you might have different mannerisms. In the back of your mind, getting into that mental head space could be damaging. Woodruff 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 it turns out that a cyberattack on the Internal Revenue service was far worse than first thought. The agency announced today an additional 220,000 taxpayer accounts were potentially accessed in the breach last may. That brings the total affected to more than 330,000. The i. R. S. Says the hackers, possibly from russia, wanted stolen identities to claim fraudulent r
The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the rapidly growing refugees crisis. Good to have you with us. President obama heads to russia later today for the g20 economic summit. Where syria is expected to be a main topic of conversation. The president stopped in sweden in route to st. Petersburg. I am very mindful of the fact that around the world and here in europe in particular, there are still memories of iraq and weapons of mass destruction accusations and people being concerned about how accurate this information is. Keep in mind i am somebody who opposed the war in iraq. And i am not interested in repeating mistakes of us basing decisions on faulty intelligence. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration making its a case in congress cleared a major hurdle. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approved strikes in syria. Paving the way for full vote in the senate next week. Randle pinkston has more. Reporter as the hearing began, antiwar protesters held up red hands, a reflection of th