Satellite, the cloud cover no longer in town, its well off the coast and we are looking at plenty of sunshine coming up over the horizon. It is cooler this morning, though. In allentown weve dipped down to 29 degrees. 30 in reading. 36 degrees in trenton. 37 in philadelphia. 36 in wilmington and millville and 39 at this early hour in cape may. As we roll through the day, get those shades ready and you probably lose a little bit of that heavier gear later this afternoon. 35 degrees by 6 oclock. By 8 oclock still 39 but then we really zoom. Lunchtime 52 degrees with lots of sun. This afternoon were expecting to hit a high of 57 degrees around 3 oclock or so and by 6 oclock not bad for the evening commute, 50 degrees there. Still looking at that next arrival of rain coming a little bit later in the week, karen. Ill have details on that from accuweather coming up. All right, dave, were looking live right now at the schuylkill expressway at south street. Westbound traffic right here is head
South carolina saying yes to taking down the con fed rate flag. But some lawmakers want it to stay up, the uncertain future for a banner many say is a symbol of racism. U. S. Military leaders defend the white house strategy for battling isil insisting it will work, even if it does take time. After years of denial, Court Documents show bill cosby admitted to buying drugs to use on young women. How thats oosting the case of his accusers. This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. South Carolina Senate just voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate Flag from the state capitol. He was killed last month inside his charleston church, along with eight others. Those murders inspired the push to take down the flag, and his wife was there. We wanted to show her her gratitude that we can see as a matter of fact, that his grays is contagious. Contagious throughout this state. And what we have done, is we have spoken, with one voice and unity. And we are not being devisive. Now the b
He needs a court order or a warrant. But i. C. E. Only asks for a detainer which the sheriff says is not good enough. By the way in the last 18 months california released 10,000 undocumented immigrants from custody without informing the feds. I. C. E. s part, they have issued 200,000 detainers without getting a warrant for each of them and they say that getting a warrant for each of those detainers would cause the judicial system to collapse. Were live in San Francisco, kit doe, kpix 5. San Francisco Mayor ed lee released a statement that says i promise to veto any legislation that completely eliminated the sheriffs ability to make a case by case determination about honoring u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers. Here is a statement from House Minority leader nancy employeeso whose district includes San Francisco. San francisco sanctuary policy was originally established by religious and Community Leaders to protect those fleeing violence and oppression in their native co
I. C. E. For that guy or that woman or not that woman, that doesnt make any sense. While that might feel uneasy, uncomfortable, counter intuitive to a line Deputy Sheriff or line officer, the federal court and continues have changed and absent a comprehensive immigration policy, on the federal level, the national level, that now we are trying to reconcile that. Reporter San Francisco sanctuary status has been a sore point with law enforcement. But the sheriff mirkarimi says the policy is clear. He needs a court order or a warrant. But i. C. E. Only asks for a detainer. Which the sheriff says is not good enough. By the way, in the last 18 months, california released 10,000 undocumented immigrants. From custody. Without informing the feds. I. C. E. Has responded saying they have issued 200,000 detainers. And to get a warrant for each and every single one of them would cripple the justice system. Were live in San Francisco, kiet do, kpix 5. San Francisco Mayor ed lee released a statement.
Stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by 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 the government of afghanistan confirmed today it has opened direct talks with the taliban. Its their first, formal face toface encounter since a u. S. Coalition ousted the taliban from power in 2001. Afghan president ashraf ghani said the goal is to change this meeting into a process of continuing talks. Officials said the talks are taking place in pakistans capital city, islamabad. Ifill u. S. Strategy to defeat the Islamic State came in for heavy criticism today from senate republicans. John mccain, chairing the Armed Services committee, challenged the president s policies on isis at a hearing. There is no compelling reason to believe that anything we are doing currently