Keep blazes at bay during one of the worst fire seasons on record. Throughout the west, big fires have become the norm. Fire managers are having a tough time keeping one all the demands for firefighters and firefighting resources. Ifill 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. 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 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 United States is moving to take more of the many thousands leaving africa and the middle east. The Associated Press reported today the Obama Administration will accept at least 5,000 additional refugees next year. Meanwhil
Keep blazes at bay during one of the worst fire seasons on record. Throughout the west, big fires have become the norm. Fire managers are having a tough time keeping one all the demands for firefighters and firefighting resources. Ifill 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. 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 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 United States is moving to take more of the many thousands leaving africa and the middle east. The Associated Press reported today the Obama Administration will accept at least 5,000 additional refugees next year. Meanwhil
Flood advisory on the eastern end of long island, westhampton beach, Eastern Suffolk county. The flood advisory forenassau has expired. Rain cutting through connecticut. Another big batch of rain to the south and west. This is running up the jersey turnpike. Rain on the Southern State and the l. I. E. Out to the eastern end of long island and rain along 95 in connecticut. Through the day today, more rain to the west that will be sliding eastward. Have your rain gear all day. The rain will build to a drain strain situation with flooding rains of two to three inches possible as we go into this evening and tonight. Weather then heather every seven minutes. Overturned tractor trailer and flooding in brooklyn. A lot of messes. We will look at the webcam we were showing you earlier. They are in the process of moving it around. A lot of activity on the scene. Firefighters out there. It looks like this is the overturned truck. Look at that debris. We will head to our maps and explain where thi
Flood advisory on the eastern end of long island, westhampton beach, Eastern Suffolk county. The flood advisory forenassau has expired. Rain cutting through connecticut. Another big batch of rain to the south and west. This is running up the jersey turnpike. Rain on the Southern State and the l. I. E. Out to the eastern end of long island and rain along 95 in connecticut. Through the day today, more rain to the west that will be sliding eastward. Have your rain gear all day. The rain will build to a drain strain situation with flooding rains of two to three inches possible as we go into this evening and tonight. Weather then heather every seven minutes. Overturned tractor trailer and flooding in brooklyn. A lot of messes. We will look at the webcam we were showing you earlier. They are in the process of moving it around. A lot of activity on the scene. Firefighters out there. It looks like this is the overturned truck. Look at that debris. We will head to our maps and explain where thi
We will go to his double for the latest. As the United States marks the 14th anniversary of the september 11 attacks, we look at a scandal growing in afghanistan. Did u. S. Military cover up a massacre by u. S. Special forces of afghan civilians . Many of these cases, it has been documented recently in a report, there is just no followup whatsoever with clear evidence of the violation of laws. It is no surprise u. S. Military sort of investigates itself and responsible for holding itself accountable. Amy we will speak with awardwinning journalist matt aikins. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major Foreign Policy victory for president obama, republicans in the senate failed to secure enough votes thursday to derail the iran nuclear agreement. The senate voted against clearing the way for a debate of the bill in a 58 to 42 vote, less than the 60 votes needed to advance a resolution of disapproval.