Judy Woodruff:
For the first time in seven years, the federal government has a Senate-confirmed director in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the agency better known as ATF.
Steven Dettelbach was sworn in yesterday as its leader. And he takes over at a time when gun violence in America is on the rise.
I spoke with him moments ago.
Steve Dettelbach, thank you very much for joining us. Read More...
John Yang:
Good evening, I'm John Yang. On the day that fall officially begins, a tropical storm is producing a large area of rain as it moves up the Atlantic coast, triggering flood watches and warnings along the way. Ophelia came ashore this morning in North Carolina and is forecast to reach southeastern Virginia by this evening and be over water off the Atlantic coast by Monday.
With which winds already considerably diminished, the National Hurricane Center says the main threat is flooding from heavy rain. Read More...
Explore More A Philadelphia man canvassing for a progressive organization was fatally shot by a fellow campaign staffer Monday while the two were handing out flyers ahead of the city’s mayoral primary election.
Eddie Brokenbough, 46, was struck once in his left armpit by an unidentified 22-year-old staffer around 4 p.m. in the East Germantown neighborhood, police said.
Brokenbough was rushed to a nearby hospital but died 15 minutes after he was shot. Read More...
