Ukraines counter offensive gathers momentum. And devali celebrations are back. But authorities in deli cast, a boom over the hindu festival of lights, with a ban on fireworks, to cut down on pollution. Ah, a michael. Ok. Its good to have you with us. We start with some breaking news just coming in a just of in from east africa gunmen have stormed a hotel in the somalian port city of kit smile, killing at least 3 people. The attack began when the assailants detonated a car bomb at gates of the hotel in the city center, authority. Se events are still unfolding. The Al Qaeda Linked al should bob militant group has claimed responsibility. We want to go live now to d ws. Felix marine go in. I robi. Felix. So what more can you tell us at this point . A good evening. So yes, ill shut. Bob militants at rammed into our hotel in. So my lawyer theyll tell is quite, i can, and its a very popular. Weve a government officials and a senior people within the government and thats that part thats partly
Died when the asiana airliner went down saturday. The head of the National Transportation safety board said the plane was coming in much too slow as it approached the runway. Deborah hersman said the jet was traveling about 190 Kilometers Per Hour roughly three seconds before the impact. The pilots were trying to pick up episode to make another attempt at a landing. A cabinet attendant said it seemed like the plane was trying to climb into the air. Translator it felt like we were taking back off and there was a huge crash. Then i felt another jolt and the plane swayed strongly from the left to the right. A fire broke out as the crew was trying to evacuate the passengers and she escaped after making sure everyone else was off the plane. U. S. Wanted man Edward Snowden is looking for safe haven. Venezuelan president said his government received an asylum request. Translator we received an application letter for asylum. If he definitely wants to fly here he will need to decide when. Repor
Cairo. They oppose a decree issued by interim president adly mansour. Hes promising a National Referendum by the end of the year to establish a new constitution. A parliamentary election would follow the next year and then a president ial election. Translator i will continue to protest with everyone. Translator what the military is trying to do is meaningless. Mr. Morsi will regain power. Egypts military forced the president out of office after he failed to resolve a political deadlock that sent millions of protesters into the streets. Violence on monday left more than 50 people dead. Its the highest number since morsi was removed from power. A car bomb has rocked a stronghold of a shia militant Group Hezbollah in the bustling district of bay route. At least 30 people are reportedly injured. Local reporters filmed the aftermath of tuesdays incident. Sunni and shia muslims have experienced raised tension as sectarian strife spills over from neighboring syria. Hezbollah members are fight
Pilgrims and tourists descended on the vatican, filling the square to capacity and packing into nearby streets to witness the historic moment. translated i cannot explain it. This is tremendous. This is the first time i am in rome and to have an argentinan pope, its tremendous. translated we are very happy as argentinians, i think he is a very well prepared person and we need to pray for the holy spirit and jesus christ to give him the strength to lead the Catholic Church. Ifill Italian Military bands and the swiss guard also marched through the square. But the new popes identity wasnt officially revealed until more than an hour later, when he finally emerged from the velvet curtained balcony of st. Peters basilica. The chosen one Cardinal Jorge bergoglio of argentina the first pontiff from the first pontiff from the americas and the first noneuropean in more than a millennium. The 76yearold chose the name pope francis the first. He delivered his first public address to the cheering cr
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions ifill white smoke spewed from the vatican chimney today and the newly elected pope francis, greeted tens of thousands from the papal balcony. Hes the first leader of the worlds catholics to hail from the americas. Good evening, im gwen ifill. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the 76year old argentine pontiff and what his selection means for the church. Ifill then, as the budget battles rage on in washington, we examine the quest for bipartisan solutions. Woodruff in the first of two stories about toxic Drinking Water in the United States, miles obrien reports on the company and the regulators charged with the cleanup. Reporter did you ever think you would ever have to deal with chromium 6 or p. G. E. Again . Absolutely not. Absolutely not. In front of god and the world, they said they were going to clean it up. Ifill and we close with stories of Sexual Assault in the military recounted today a