. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight, the outcome of the battle at a shopping mall in nairobi, kenya, remains in doubt, even as the government claims its troops are "in control." unclear, but officials say at least 62 people have died, with more than 170 hurt. >> all has jess have been released. [gunfire] the crack of gunfire was still echoing all day outside of the shopping mall. two days after militants stormed the building. this morning four large explosions shock the complex and thick black smoke poored out for an hour hour. government sources said they had taken most the complex. >> our resolve to defend our country has never been higher. and we wan

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight: republicans and democrats were locked in a standoff over the president's health care law and federal spending. the test of wills played out, with just eleven days until a potential government shutdown. >> we'll deliver a big victory in the house tomorrow, then the fight will move over to the senate, where it belongs. >> in case there's any shred of doubt in the minds of our house counterparts, i want to be absolutely crystal clear: any bill that defunds obamacare is dead. dead. >> ifill: on capitol hill today, neither side ready to blink. the president is digging his heels in too, vowing to veto any attempt to eliminate

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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: our lead story tonight: neither side gave ground in washington's war over preventing a government shutdown next week. the senate worked on a bill to fund government operations, while republicans in the house kept demanding an end to funding for president obama's health care reform law. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> i do not see that happening. >> reporter: speaker john boehner immediately quashed any notion house republicans would accept a stopgap spending bill from the democratic-controlled senate that simply removes a provision de-funding the health care law. boehner would not lay out republica

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight, it was a long day of wait-and-see, as the federal government headed toward potential shutdown. it remained unclear whether congress would pull back from the brink. democrats still insisted on a straightforward bill to fund the government. republicans kept demanding that any bill also target the president's health care law. >> the house will be in order. in fact, disorder mostly prevailed as the hours ticked down. speaker john boehner defended the house which was in session this weekend and blasted senate democrats. >> the house has done its work. we passed a bill on saturday night sent it to the united states senate

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight, it was a long day of wait-and-see, as the federal government headed toward potential shutdown. it remained unclear whether congress would pull back from the brink. democrats still insisted on a straightforward bill to fund the government. republicans kept demanding that any bill also target the president's health care law. >> the house will be in order. in fact, disorder mostly prevailed as the hours ticked down. speaker john boehner defended the house which was in session this weekend and blasted senate democrats. >> the house has done its work. we passed a bill on saturday night sent it to the united states senate

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> brown: president obama worked through this labor day monday, seeking support for military strikes against syria. he called in a pair of his toughest senate critics, hoping they'll round up votes for a resolution authorizing the use of force. >> vote against that resolution by congress i think would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. none of us want that. >> from two hawkish republican senators, john mccain and lindsay graham, the president got backing for military action but complaints that he is doing too little, too late in syria. >> for two years the

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight: republicans and democrats were locked in a standoff over the president's health care law and federal spending. the test of wills played out, with just eleven days until a potential government shutdown. >> we'll deliver a big victory in the house tomorrow, then the fight will move over to the senate, where it belongs. >> in case there's any shred of doubt in the minds of our house counterparts, i want to be absolutely crystal clear: any bill that defunds obamacare is dead. dead. >> ifill: on capitol hill today, neither side ready to blink. the president is digging his heels in too, vowing to veto any attempt to eliminate

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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: on this first night of the new pbs newshour, we have a lot of news for you. >> ifill: we also have a new look, but judy and i will be bringing you the news and analysis you have come to trust. >> woodruff: tonight our lead story is syria, where developments have been moving fast. >> from da damascus, a warning m president bashar al-assad. >> for this, everything is on the brink of explosion. >> as sawed told interviewer charlie rose of pbs and cbs, the claims his regime used poison gas are lies and he issue add veiled threat about fallout from my u.s. military strikes. >> syria is linked and whatever you want to call it, if you strike so

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.upporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is the journal coming to you from berlin. >> the u.s. attack against the syrian regime gaining momentum, warning that such action might be illegal and may have dire consequences. >> debate season in germany, chancellor angela merkel spars it out in parliament. >> gnocchi a is selling the handset division to microsoft. --

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> ifill: our lead story tonight, the outcome of the battle at a shopping mall in nairobi, kenya, remains in doubt, even as the government claims its troops are "in control." unclear, but officials say at least 62 people have died, with more than 170 hurt. >> all has jess have been released. [gunfire] the crack of gunfire was still echoing all day outside of the shopping mall. two days after militants stormed the building. this morning four large explosions shock the complex and thick black smoke poored out for an hour hour. government sources said they had taken most the complex. >> our resolve to defend our country has never been higher. and we wan

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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: our lead story tonight, syria's president publicly agreed to ban chemical weapons and give up his stockpile, under a russian plan. but, bashar assad wants more time before sharing data on his arsenal. he's also insisting the u.s. give up on military action. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state john kerry began talks with the russians. we'll have more, right after the other news of the day. >> ifill: the interim president of egypt formally extended a national state of emergency today, for another two months. the country's prime minister first previewed the move last night on "the newshour". the state of emergency has allowed security forces to

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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: our lead story tonight: neither side gave ground in washington's war over preventing a government shutdown next week. the senate worked on a bill to fund government operations, while republicans in the house kept demanding an end to funding for president obama's health care reform law. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> i do not see that happening. >> reporter: speaker john boehner immediately quashed any notion house republicans would accept a stopgap spending bill from the democratic-controlled senate that simply removes a provision de-funding the health care law. boehner would not lay out republica

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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: our lead story is yet another mass shooting in the united states, this time at a navy complex in the heart of washington, d.c. a hail of bullets shattered a september morning at the heavily guarded site. when it ended, a dozen victims were dead, and at least one gunman had been killed. >> it was like, pow, pow. two seconds and it stopped and then it was pow, positive. w. so we just ran. >> patricia roar was in the cafeteria of building 197 when the shooting began. others told of a gunman on the third floor of the building. way. >> he was far enough down the 458 that we couldn't see his face but we could see him with the rifle and heym ai

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is bbc "abc world news america." >>funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 >> at, and union bank. union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you?

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is nightly business report. >> sailing through the heart of historic cities and landscapes on a river you get close to iconic landmarks, to local life, to cultural treasures. viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. >>> sharon never said that we were going to reduce the rate of asset purchases in september. she said later this year. i think that framework he laid out is still very much intact. >> an influential fed member says status quo when it comes to the taper. so why is the market not flying high? is there something un

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. >> brown: the u.s. push to punish syria over chemical weapons use dominated the g-20 summit that opened in russia today. the president hoped to advance his policy in the face of stiff opposition from the kremlin. president obama arrived in st. petersburg knowing his host, russian president vladimir putin, is a central obstacle to action against syria. the two men exchanged a handshake and pleasantries, but little else, underscoring the palpable tensions between them. those were already evident in june when they met at a conference in ireland, and since then things have gone from bad to worse. the president said as much yesterday in sweden. >> we've kind

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome do the program. we begin with the story of the end of the siege at the shopping mall in nairobi, kenya. here is scott pelley and the "cbs evening news." i >> it was hard to tell the siege was over. gunfire and explosions rang out again today. an army sniper kept his gun trained on the mall from a nearby construction site and kenyan troops were stationed on the perimeter and roof tops while helicopters flew overhead throughout the day. inside, groups of kenyan soldiers continued to comb the 350,000 square foot shopping complex fl

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> you're watching "the journal ." >> welcome to the show. here is what is coming up. >> after the deal on serious chemical weapons, technicians return. france and russia clash. -- syria's chemical weapons, technicians return. france and russia clash. >> the social democrats, in a grand coalition. >> hostages in the philippines walk away as the military and a standoff with rebels. standoff with rebels.

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.upporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  >>> this is night by business report with tyler mathisen and susie gharib brought to you by. >> sailing through the heart of his t historic cities you get close to iconic landmarks torks local life, to cultural treasures. viking river cruises x ploring the world in come floor. >>> stormy september, stocks surged on this first trading day of september but then reversed course as two top republican lawmakers voiced their support for limited strikes on syria. we have the latest from washington plus what it means for your investments. >>> a shot i

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.upporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with syria and the congress. starting with david sanger of the "new york times" and dexter filkins of the new yorker magazine. >> i think the big question which the administration is grappling with behind the scenes but does not want to discuss out in public is the question of whether or not its own plan is sufficient enough to actually prevent assad from using these weapons again and would set him back enough that it would make a significant difference on the ground. >> over the last eight months, assad's

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin evening with a look at the tragic events that took place at the navy yard in washington with john miller, senior correspondent of cbs news and my colleague tim murphy former deputy director of the f.b.i. and maryellen o'toole, former senior profiler at the f.b.i.. >> well, we did see signs. we saw signs after each arrest and we saw signs when he was interviewed for his behavior and we saw signs when he was in the military and he created what they're calling a pattern of misconduct.

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  exploring the world in comfort. >>> giving back, microsoft hikes its dividend and renews massive stock buy back. but is it enough to get in vestors excited about the stock. >> five years later, is the mortgage market any safer are consumers protected more now than before the crisis? all that and more ongh