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And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. 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 Health Officials reported stark new numbers today in the Ebola Outbreak across west africa. The World Health Organization said confirmed deaths have reached nearly 2,300 out of 4,200 cases. Meanwhile, a fourth american aid worker infected with the virus returned to the United States for treatment. The still unidentified patient was seen arriving at Emory University hospital in atlanta this morning. Well take a closer look at u. S. Efforts to fight the outbreak, later in the program. Ifill Carbon Dioxide levels in the worlds atmosphere hit a record high last year. The u. N. s Weather Agency reported today, concentrations of the gas last year rose by the most on record. Theyre now nearly 40 higher than preindustrial levels. The World Meteorological organization warned the trend is not only warming the earth, its accelerating. This year the important additional news is that the rate of increase of the fuel concentration see even faster than the previous year. It was fastest rate over more than 30 years. Ifill the surge is tied to increased emissions and to the diminishing ability of the oceans and plant life to absorb any more Carbon Dioxide. Meanwhile, a separate report warned of the effects of warming on north american birds. The National Audubon society said 126 species could lose half or more of their habitat by midcentury, unless Climate Change slows. Woodruff the death toll keeps climbing in monsoon flooding across pakistan and indiancontrolled kashmir, after the heaviest rain in 50 years. Officials said today more than 440 people have died, and they warned hundreds more villages could be inundated. Houses in kashmir remained under water as people gathered on rooftops, waiting to be rescued. More than 1. 5 Million People are affected. Ifill dutch authorities issued initial findings today in the ukraine air disaster that killed 298 people. The report bolstered suspicions that a malaysian plane was shot out of the sky. Richard pallot of independent Television News has this report. Reporter on another Malaysia Airlines flight, two more bodies were returned today, almost two months on. For these families in kuala lumpur, at least some sort of closure, many relatives still do not have that, but now all have an official steer as to what happened. A report released by crash investigators in holland, the country that more than half the victims were from, concluding that mh17 broke up after being hit by numerous objects at high velocity. Photos clearly demonstrating the holes in the fuselage, with no evidence of any technical or human error. The pattern of damage to the body of the aircraft and the cockpit is consistent will the damage that would be expected with a large number of high Energy Objects that penetrated the aircraft. Reporter it stops short of saying the plane was definitely hit by shrapnel from a missile, but in reality, it points to little else. The report is based on purely pictures and videos from the scene, because fighting in the area has meant its not been safe enough for investigators to visit. The malaysian government are now reporter the blame at the moment is still believed to be with prorussian separatists. The final report will be published within a year. At a similar time to the findings of a separate criminal investigation, the largest of its kind in dutch history. Ifill the rebels denied again today that they shot down the plane. A Top Commander told a russian newspaper, we simply dont have the technology. Woodruff in yemen, violence between soldiers and shiite protesters erupted today. Medical officials said at least four people were killed when troops fired on a crowd trying to storm the cabinet building. Antigovernment demonstrations have gripped the capital city, sanaa, for weeks. Ifill a federal judge in miami has resentenced convicted terrorist jose padilla to 21 years in prison. An Appeals Court had ruled the original sentence of 17 years was too lenient. Padilla was originally charged, in 2002, with plotting to set off a dirty bomb loaded with radioactive material. That charge was later dropped, but padilla was ultimately convicted of taking part in a terror conspiracy. Woodruff investigations at Veterans Affairs hospitals have found widespread efforts to hide delays in health care. The departments Inspector General told senators today that managers at more than a dozen facilities lied to investigators. At the same hearing, v. A. Secretary Robert Mcdonald said the agency has now contacted more than 266,000 veterans to get them appointments. Ifill on wall street today, the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 97 points to close below 17,014. The nasdaq fell 40 points to close at 4,552. And the sandp 500 dropped 13, to finish at 1,988. Woodruff still to come on the newshour senators weigh in on how to tackle Islamic State militants. What the u. S. Is doing to help stop the Ebola Outbreak from spiraling out of control. Using drones to help farmers limit fertilizer flowing into lake erie. Why victims of Domestic Violence stay in abusive relationships and how to break the cycle. And Apple Unveils a new way to replace your wallet with your phone. Ifill now, how to combat the Islamic State group, also known as isis. Its the biggest problem facing political leaders in washington this week. Ifill president obama called congressional leaders to the white house this afternoon to review the strategy hell outline tomorrow night for the nation. He made no public comment, but spokesman josh earnest said the president is looking for congressional buyin. The president believes thats important because he understands that congress has and should have a role as these important decisions are being made. This is a priority because the president believes that when you have the executive branch and the legislative branch, democrats and republicans bridging divides to present a united front, both to our enemies but also to the international community, it only strengthens the hand of our country as we confront those threats. Ifill but the white house would not reveal if mr. Obama will seek formal authorization to use force against the Islamic State group. And, Party Leaders themselves remained divided over how to move forward. Democratic majority leader senator harry reid was taking a waitandsee approach. Im inclined to not rush into anything. Tomorrow the president is addressing the nation. That doesnt happen very often. And thursday afternoon were having a briefing here from the administration on whats going on in the middle east. So i dont know how others feel, but im just going to wait and try to get the facts. Ifill Republican HouseSpeaker John Boehner was also noncommittal about seeking a vote. He said it depends on whats in the president s plan. What im hoping to hear from the president today is a strategy that goes after isis and destroys them. We have a very serious problem, and what we need is a strategy. And until there is a strategy, there is no reason to talk about any of the specifics. Ifill but Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell said its in the president s interest and the countrys interest to take the issue to congress in advance. The view of myself and most of my members is the president should be seeking congressional approval period, for whatever he decides to do because thats the way you hear from those of us who represent everyone in the country. Thats the way you get congressional support. Ifill the u. S. Military has been conducting limited air strikes against Islamic State fighters in iraq for four weeks, without congressional approval. New polls out today found a majority of americans believe its time to ratchet up the assault. A survey by the Washington Post and a. B. C. News reported 71 of those polled now support expanding air strikes in iraq. In addition, 65 back striking Islamic State bases inside syria. A c. N. N. Survey showed similar results. The administration is also trying to create an International Coalition of supporting states. Secretary of state john kerry left washington today to travel to jordan and saudi arabia. Ifill for the views from capitol hill, we turn to two lawmakers actively engaged in the unfolding debate. Republican senator jim inhofe of oklahoma the Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services committee. And democratic senator tim kaine of virginia, who serves on the Senate Foreign relations and Armed Services committees. Senator kaine, ill start with you since the democrats have the majority in the senate right now. What do you need the hear from the president tomorrow night . Well, gwen, im expecting and based on what im reading, im optimistic about the president laying out a crisp definition of what our mission should be to stop this admittedly serious threat with isil. And in particular im very interested in the work that the administration has been doing in the last few weeks to gather other nations who will support this effort. Because they have a lot at risk. We cant police a region that wont take responsibility to police itself. Those are some of the things that im most interested in hearing tomorrow night. Ifill senator inhofe, youve been critical of this president on this and other issues. What do you want the hear him say . First of all, i want him to take a position and develop a strategy. Gwen, ive been trying to get the president to come out with a strategy on the middle east since september of last year. Now, of course, were wanting a strategy specific to isis because that is the threat. And im very proud of secretary hagel for coming out and articulating this as the real threat to our mainland. Im looking forward to having him come out with a specific strategy. If he doesnt do it, ive already filed an aumf that wont require him to do it, but nonetheless will require him to come up with a written strategy and then use all the resources. My concern is this we dont have many disagreements between senator kaine and myself. I have a great deal of respect for him. We serve on the same committee. I think the president already has the authority. I think perhaps senator mccain is sure of that. Nonetheless, we can eliminate all doubt by having an aumf and say, president , you have the authority, win this war. Let me ask you both about that issue about congressional agreement to go forward in iraq and in syria against isil or isis. Senator kaine, do you make a distinction between consultation, talking to congress about this in advance, and asking congresss permission . I do, gwen. I have a pretty strict construction view of what i think these constitutional powers are. Forgive me for being a big James Madison fan, a virginian, but he crafted this pretty carefully, that it is congress that initiates the decision about whether to begin war. The president can take steps to defend the nation from an imminent and immediate threat. So when the president began in early august trying to protect American Embassy personnel, thats the kind of thing a commanderinchief can do, but when the air Strike Mission evolved to we need to protect this dam, or as the president said last week on tv, its time to go on offense against isil, i dont think the president can wage an offensive war under article 2 of the constitution or under either of the previous aumfs without congressional engagement. But i do agree with senator inhofe. If its a close question, ive talked to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I had lunch with the virginia delegation today, which is very bipartisan. Im talking to constituents. They see isil as a threat. They think a narrow and tailored mission, straightly a mission of air strikes is something they would strongly support. When you see that support in the public and you start to see it across the aisle, i think that presents a Good Opportunity for the president to eliminate all doubt and make sure everybody is behind this mission. Ifill senator inhofe, the aums, authorization the use military force, do you know whether the leaders in the senate or the house who are meeting with the president today, even want a vote on this . Well, you know, i dont know that because this meeting that theyre having right now with the president was one that was unexpected and not known very far in advance. I made a presentation to our conference about this today, and were going to do another one tomorrow. So i dont know where everyones going to be. I do know this, though, i was on the floor last night. I talked to. Everybody member i talked to was in agreement that we need to do something. The president needs to have that authority, and gwen, we dont have the luxury of time like we have quite often. Theyre on the march right now. Theyve already killed americans. As far as im concerned, theyve already declared war. Ifill senator kaine, he just talked about them being on the march and a threat to americans, but do we know if they are a threat domestically to america and whether there should be limits to what u. S. Action is if that case is made . I would hope there would be limits. I think an important feature of an aumf is putting timing and limitations on it. The thing about the president s speech tomorrow is this we all have access to intelligence as members of the senate. We get intelligence briefings. But nobody has as much intelligence in the capacity to gather the information thats most current as the president. So his game plan tomorrow might is going to be inform by the full range of intelligence. Thats why were all excited to have the president make that address and lay out the case. I do think an aumf with some limiting factors is a good idea. I think the best process is for the president to put a proposal on the table and for us to debit it an revise it and amend it. Thats normal of the way it happens, but i am certainly encouraging the president to do that if the president for some reason doesnt, i will contemplate the aumf that senator inhofe has introduced. There are some others that have been introduced as well. I hope the president will decide this with public support growing and members on the outside saying this is a threat we need to deal with. We can Work Together to find a common cause. Thats good for the troops we send in harms way to know theyre carrying out a mission that has political consensus behind it. Ifill setting aside the question of congressional approval, which may or may not happen, you gentlemen, senator inhofe, beginning with you, do you make a distinction between Ground Troops, the insertion of Ground Troops, and air strikes, whether its inside syria or remains in fact, my aumf does not have restrictions or guidelines. I think this is what the president needs to do. Obviously its going to. Right now there are Ground Troops already over there. If it takes Ground Troops, whatever it takes. This resolution doesnt say you are precluded from Ground Troops, nor does it say use Ground Troops. It says win a war. Were in a war. By the way, it cant go unnoticed that a poll this morning came out that 71 of the American People believe that its a threat to the homeland, and 71 of the people do not think that the president has a strategy. I hope he can correct that situation. Ifill id like to ask senator kaine about that. Then you can have a Quick Response also on the tail end of this, which is how do you rate your confidence in the ability of this white house, this presi