Stolen suv. How police finally brought him down. Im having the best week of my life. The king of parody is now a king of pop. Weird al skyrockets to the top of the charts for the first time in his career. He says its blowing his mind why Everyone Wants to have mandatory fun. That kind of wrap is just the best we do say good morning, america. And weird al, how do you like me now . Number one. You never know whats going to pop. You have no idea but, boy, his heart is so good. No question about that. We have a lot to get to. Right to that breaking news, another passenger jet disappears, this time in africa. Abcs david kerley is tracking the latest. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, george. A grim week in aviation with what appears to be another tragedy. Heres what we know at this point from africa. An air algiers flight from burkina faso, algeria lost contact from controllers and has disappeared from radar. The aircraft was md83 that was being operated by a Spanish Company for a
Good morning, everyone. Its thursday, im tahman bradley. Im reena ninan. We begin with the aftermath of the execution of Steven Sotloff by the isis islamic group. A candlelight vigil was held for him last night. His death is also on the minds of many in the obama administration. Gloria riviera with the latest. Reporter president obama is in the uk meeting with so many key allies. A lot on his plate, ukraine, russia, but, of course, isis and with the u. S. Policy and what it will be. Pressure is building for president Obama Meeting with nato allies to clearly define u. S. Strategy after he said the terror group isis will pay the price for the murder of american journalist Steven Sotloff and james foley. Well either fight them now or fight them later because theyre not going to stop. Its disciplined. Its well financed. Its military. Its a state. Its a government and they move with lightning speed. Reporter lightning speed and a sophisticated social media campaign. Terrorism observers say
Celebrity confrontation. Orlando bloom reportedly going after Justin Bieber at one of the biggest night spots on the planet. A punch allegedly thrown and the skirmish caught on camera so what set off this alister altercation . When everybody talks bad and good morning, america. We have a lot to get to this wednesday morning including breaking news from the war in the middle east. Thats right, george. Another United Nations school hit in the crossfire. Palestinians had taken cover there. More than a dozen people killed. Well have the latest coming up from gaza. But we begin with that massive water main break at one of americas major universities sending millions of gallons of water pouring into the street an accidental flash flood. And cecilia vega has the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter george, good morning to you. Boy, what a mess out here. This campus a few hours ago was a virtual lake. I want to show you what it looks like right now. Take a look at this, piles of wet carpet.
And major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Shelter comesns under fire in gaza, with at least 13 people killed. Unclear who is to blame. In an exclusive interview, the leader of hamas says what it would take for him to accept a truce with israel. We want a ceasefire as soon as possible. That is possible with the lifting of the siege of gaza. This is the demand of the gazan people. Astronauts ago, u. S. Were hailed as heroes for becoming the first to walk on the moon. Tonight we explain why the celebrity was shortlived. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and also around the globe. The uns secretarygeneral says he is appalled by an attack on a u. N. Shelter in gaza in which at least 13 people have been killed and hundreds wounded. Hamas has blamed israel, and israel says it is investigating who is responsible. The shelter was a u. N. School being used by those who fled their homes because of the fighting.
A very handson. Woodruff those are some 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. Woodruff confirmation came today that a second american journalist has indeed been murdered by Islamic State militants in syria. A video posted yesterday showed the beheading of Steven Sotloff. Overnight, our government determined that tragically steven was taken from us in a horrific act of violence. Woodruff from president obama on down, american leaders v