The person who called 911 was also taken into custody. The officers injuries are not life threatening. A mother and child are in Critical Condition after a ferocious fire in newark. The fire began early this morning on the third floor of a home on bergen street. Flames quickly spread, several people were injured and dozens of families faced the weekend without a home. Today residents returning to their charred homes searching for whatever was not destroyed but grateful that no lives were lost. Three of them, boys, and they are too young. How did you get them out . Thats why i have to leave everything, i have to just bring them outside. And they are okay . They are okay. We thank god. The calls to the the cause of the fire is under investigation. New york senior senator Chuck Schumer fending off a lot of criticism right after deciding not to back president obamas deal with iraq. Schumer is in line to lead the senate, a major Party Fundraiser and while advertise decision wont likely dera
Major funding for the pbst major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. 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 u. S. Economy turned in another solid month of job creation in july. Labor department numbers released today show that employers added a net of 215,000 new jobs for the month. The actual Unemployment Rate held steady at 5. 3 . A wave of Violent Attacks broke out in the capital of afghanistan today, killing scores of people. The first a massive truck bomb flattened an entire city block in kabul and left a 30 foot crater. The bla
Dow closed down 588 points or more than 3. 5 . For days of tripledigit drops add up to a loss of more than 9 . Thats wiping out market gains back to february of last year. And it could have been worse. Anthony mason now on todays wild ride. Reporter over a cliff, the dow plunged more than 800 points in the first two minutes, more than 1,000 points within five minutes. By midday it had rallied back and erased all by 100 points of that loss, but the selloff resumed in the afternoon. It was a breathtaking ride even for veteran traders like ben willis of princeton securities. I have never seen the dow down 1,000 points. That was an extraordinary thing to see happen. Reporter what exactly happened, Peter Tuchman of quatro securities tried to describe it. Is it the end of the world . No. Is it correction territory . Perhaps. Definitely. Thats what it felt like. Reporter the catalyst was another plunge in chinese markets, down 8. 5 this morning, the shanghai index has fallen nearly 38 just si
That rocked the region was a powerful Hydrogen Bomb. The u. S. Is warning of economic penalties and a possible military response. And an American Space ninja is back on earth. She spent 665 days in space. More than any american and more than any woman in the world. At 57, shes also the worlds oldest female astronaut. Those are some of our top stories on this labor day, monday, september 4th. From abc news, this is world news now. A good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with the recovery effort in texas new evacuation orders are under way. The fires triggered by harvey at a Chemical Plant near houston are finally out. Completely extinguished after several controlled burns to avoid additional explosions. And soggy belongings turned to trash are lining the streets of houston and other towns looking to dry out and get back on their feet. This is happening as more people are being ordered to leave their homes. Victor oquendo has more. Reporter a lifethreatening emergency in west
Hand maids tale wins eight awards, including best actress and director honors. On the comedy sight, political satire and commentary were a hit for veep and snl. And alec baldwin as you see there as well. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. We begin this half hour with the new hurricane threats in the atlantic. Hurricane maria isnt the largest storm on the radar but the most problematic at this hour. Its current path will take it right over some islands that were just hammered by Hurricane Irma. Marie is expected to hit and gain power over the Dominican Republic and haiti. Residents are bracing for more win and rain. David wright is there. Reporter the caribbean is bracing for its second Major Nuclear two weeks. For some islands an unprecedented blow. I mean, wow, look at this. On st. Martin, we saw first hand the devastation that irma caused. These are sizable yachts. And yet to the storm, they might as well have been