Judy: Questions are still
unanswered tonight over a deadly
explosion in nato member Poland.
Nato and the Polish president
now say the missile that killed
2 people on Tuesday, was likely
a stray, fired by ukrainea™™s air
-- Ukraine's air defenses and
not by Russia.
Top U.S. Officials say they
support that initial assessment,
but Ukraine rejects it.
We will delve into this, after
the news summary.
The group of 20 summit ended in
Bali, Indonesia, today with
president Biden and other
leaders condemning the war in
Ukraine.
In a closing statement, most
members also blamed the conflict
for worsening the global
economy.
But, they said the g-20 was not
the right forum to resolve
security issues.
Back in Washington, U.S. Senate
Republicans reelected Mitch
Mcconnell as their leader,
37-10.
He'd been challenged by Florida
senator Rick Scott, who was
backed by some of the party's
most conservative members.
But Mcconnell played down any
divisions.
>> I'm not in any way offended
by having an opponent or having
a few votes in opposition.
As everyone has said, we had a
good opportunity to discuss the
various differences, people had
a chance to listen to both
candidates.
And I'm pretty proud of 37-10.
Judy: Senate Republicans also
voted to keep John Thune of
South Dakota and John Barrasso
of Wyoming in their number 2 and
3 leadership slots.
The senate is advancing
legislation to ensure that
same-sex and interracial
marriages are legally recognized
nationwide.
Democrats picked up a dozen
Republicans today, to get 60
votes and limit debate.
They aim to send the bill to the
house of representatives before
year's end while Democrats still
control that body.
Former vice president Mike pence
has ruled out testifying before
a congressional January 6
committee.
He told CBS news he has ruled
out appearing voluntarily and he
says it will set a terrible
precedent if congress can force
a vice president to discuss
white house deliberations.
Prosecutors say a university of
Virginia student accused of
killing three football players,
targeted specific victims and
shot one as he slept.
Christopher Jones junior had his
first court appearance today.
He was ordered held without
bond.
Meanwhile, students returned to
class for the first time since
Sunday's attack.
And the university canceled its
home football game this
Saturday.
The man who drove into a
Christmas parade outside
Milwaukee last year killing 6
people now faces the prospect of
life in prison.
Darrell brooks sentencing
hearing on 76 charges wrapped up
today.
He told the court he'd suffered
from mental illness, but the
judge said he clearly knows
right from wrong.
>> Darrell brooks understands
exactly what he's doing.
His comprehension is fine.
I have absolutely no concerns
and have never had any concerns
throughout this case and
throughout this trial and even
through the past day and a half
regarding his competency.
Judy: Wisconsin has no death
penalty, but the homicide counts
against brooks carried mandatory
life prison terms.
In Iran, state TV reports gunmen
killed at least 5 people and
wounded 10 more in the country's
southwest today.
The reports said it happened in
the city of izeh after several
dozen anti-government protesters
had gathered.
State media also reported up to
19 protesters in Tehran now face
death sentences in the unrest
that began
when a young woman died in
police custody.
Nasa's new lunar rocket, part of
a program dubbed artemis, is
sailing toward the moon tonight
on its debut flight.
It blasted off from cape
canaveral early today with 3
test dummies in a space capsule.
The plan is to orbit the moon
before returning to Earth in
December.
We'll return to artemis, later
in the program.
In economic news, Amazon
confirmed it has begun laying
off workers, but would not say
how many.
News accounts have said the
company will ultimately cut
10,000 positions.
And on Wall Street retail and
tech stocks pulled the market
lower.
The Dow Jones industrial average
lost 39 points to close below
33,554.
The NASDAQ fell 174 points,
1.5%.
The S&P 500 dropped 33 points.
Still to come on the newshour,
former president Donald Trump
announces his third bid for the
white house amid rising
Republican resistance.
Problems with online sales to
Taylor Swift concerts spark
widespread criticism of
ticketmaster's grip on the
market.
A look at the years of
preparation that led to nasa's
earnest mission.
Plus much more.
>> This is the pbs newshour from
weta studios in Washington and
in the west from the Walter
Cronkite school of journalism at