francois fillon 60 his guns and hisses fillon sstticks to guns and refuses to drop out of the presidential race. province inthe pakistan where at least 72 people have died. a popular sufi shrine came under attack after a suicide bomber blew himself up. the shrine was crowded as thursday is considered an auspicious day for muslims who pray there. the attack has been claimed by the islamic state group and it has been condemned by prime minister nawaz sharif. pakistan has been disrupted by attacks claimed by the islamic state and other islamic militants. today, the iraqi capital, where at least 40 people have been killed and 50 others wounded, after a car packed with explosives went off in the southwest of baghdad. the vehicle went off in a crowded street full of grudges and used car dealers it is of garages and used car dealers. the attack has been claimed by the a linux islamic state group. it is the deadliest attack in iraq so far this year. we are joined on the line by
woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: it s hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country, when we re in a place like this. bnsf railway. 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. woodruff: the united states senate formally opened debate today on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, and headed toward a bruising battle. republicans said they will change the rules to permit a simple majority to confirm gorsuch if they can t come up with what is called cloture, the 60 votes necessary to close off a democratic filibuster. it appears as if cloture will not be invoked, but we ll find out on thursday. but either way, we ll be moving toward confirming judge gorsuch on friday. senator mcconnell would have the world believe that hi
bethe west would not excepted, not just united states, france, england, the united states, refused to even consider it. at the time, they believed they could overthrow assad. the war went on. could it have worked? we would never know for sure, but it could have been pursued. amy: we will speak with a world-renowned linguist and political dissident noam chomsky about syria, israel, venezuela, the possible rise of fascism in the u.s., and his new book requiem for the american dream: the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. in syria, the death toll has risen from a suspected chemical weapons attack in the northern province of idlib. at least 72 people have died, including 20 children. hundreds more were wounded. it s been described as the largest chemical attack in syria since 2013. the united states, france, and britain have accused the assad sy
woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: it s hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country, when we re in a place like this. bnsf railway. 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. woodruff: the united states senate formally opened debate today on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, and headed toward a bruising battle. republicans said they will change the rules to permit a simple majority to confirm gorsuch if they can t come up with what is called cloture, the 60 votes necessary to close off a democratic filibuster. it appears as if cloture will not be invoked, but we ll find out on thursday. but either way, we ll be moving toward confirming judge gorsuch on friday. senator mcconnell would have the world believe that hi
medical supplies and help rebuild hospitals. then noam chomsky on the crisis in the middle east and how the us rejected a peace proposal in syria five years ago. bethe westt would not excepted, not just united states, france, england, the united states, refused to even consider it. at the time, they believed they could overthrow assad. the war went on. could it have worked? we would never know for sure, but it could have been pursued. amy: we will speak with a world-renowned linguist and political dissident noam chomsky about syria, israel, venezuela, the possible rise of fascism in the u.s., and his new book requiem for the american dream: the 10 principles s of concentration of wealth & power. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. in syria, the death toll has risen from a suspected chemical weapons attack in the northern province of idlib. at least 72 people have died, including 20 children. h