Im Judy Woodruff. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. And friends of the newshour. 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 u. S. And russian negotiators worked into the night in geneva, on putting syrias chemical weapons under international control. One u. S. Official reported the two sides were at a pivotal point. Secretary of state john kerry said the meetings with his russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, were constructive. He said the outcome may determine if theres any hope for actual peace talks. We are committed to try to work together, beginning with this initiative on the chemical weapons in hopes that those efforts could pay off and bring peace and stability to a war torn part of the world. Woodruff in washington, president obama said he will insist any chemical weapons deal is verifiable and enforceable. Also today, u. N. Secretary general ban kimoon said he expects an overwhelming report that chemical weapons were used in syria last month. His chief inspector said the report is finished, but he declined to discuss the findings. Thousands of people in colorado faced a flooded landscape today, after days of heavy rain that triggered flash floods. The casualty count stood at three dead and 17 others still unaccounted for. We get a report from newshour producer mary jo brooks. Reporter walls of muddy brown water poured down mountainsides today. That added to floods that have already inundated towns along colorados front range. Weve lived in this area for 32 years. Never has the creek gone. Its gone over, but its never flooded. This i would consider a 100year flood for us. A foot and a half or two feet of water doesnt look like its life threatening, but it is. Its different than normal water. Reporter Governor John Hickenlooper had those words of warning this morning for residents of his drenched state, where roads are washed out, communities are cut off and thousands are being urged to leave. Youve got to recognize this water is filled with debris and sand, it is almost like liquid cement and just a foot and a half of water can knock people over and you can be swept away. Reporter the entire town of lyons was being evacuated by National Guard troops after u. S. Route 36 was washed out. It stranded the 2,000 people who live there. There were evacuations overnight in boulder too, as warning alarms blared, urging people who lived along Boulder Creek to head for higher ground. Im feeling horrible and reporter Jeremy Barnes lives halfway between boulder and lyons. He wasnt under official evacuation orders, but as the water rose higher, he decided to leave. By then, though, it was too late his car and house were engulfed by water. And he and his wife had to be rescued by firefighters. We had no idea anything like this was going to happen and it probably would have been okay but once this wall of water came down the canyon, there was just no getting away from it reporter the skies over colorado were clear today, but forecasters warned the next round of rain could come this evening and with it, new flooding. Woodruff new violence erupted today across iraq, and afghanistan. In baqouba, northeast of baghdad, a bomb exploded at a sunni mosque, killing 33 people and wounding at least 45 others. The attack continued almost non stop bloodshed that began in april. The u. N. Estimates more than 4,000 iraqis have died since then. And in afghanistan, a u. S. Consulate came under taliban attack. It happened in the western city of herat which had been considered one of the safer areas of the country. The militants triggered multiple car bombs, touching off a firefight with security forces. No americans were hurt, but at least four afghans died and 17 people were wounded. Later, u. S. Officials said all consulate personnel have been temporarily moved to kabul. The government of iran announced today its converting its supply of 20 enriched uranium to reactor fuel. The u. S. Had feared the uranium might be enriched to the 90 level thats needed for a nuclear bomb. Also today, president Hasan Rouhani said he wants to end the standoff over his countrys nuclear program, so long as iran retains its right to enrich uranium. In india a judge has sentenced four men to be hanged for a gang rape and murder that became a symbol of widespread Sexual Violence. We have a report narrated by nina nannar of independent television news. Reporter as they were driven to court today to hear their sentences save us brothers the save us brothers the men called from inside the bus, but their crime had caused revulsion and disbelief around the world act and there were shouts and cheers outside as the death sentences were passed. The mens brutal rape and murder of a 23yearold student said the judge that had shocked the collective conscience of india. It has been an anguished wait for the victims family today. Said her brother, they got justice. Fruit seller pawan gupta, mukesh singh who was unemployed, Akshay Thakur a bus cleaner and vinay sharma a gym instructor launched their vicious attack on a bus bring driven around delhi the students friend was beaten up, she was raped and assaulted so brutally she died in hospital two weeks later. The case horrified millions in india. The countrys appalling record on Sexual Violence against women bringing many onto the streets to protest calling for the government to take such crimes more seriously. The result was tougher anti rape laws, but campaigners say after todays result the fight for other victims of sexual crime must continue. Woodruff the death sentences handed down today are still subject to review by higher courts. Two major immigration measures are close to becoming law in california. Governor jerry brown announced today he will sign a bill authorizing Illegal Immigrants to obtain drivers licenses. California would be the tenth state to take that step. The state assembly also passed a bill last night that allows undocumented immigrants to become practicing lawyers. Wall street finished this friday on an up note. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 75 points to close at 15,376. The nasdaq rose six points to close at 3,722. For the week, the dow gained 3 , for its best fiveday showing since january. The nasdaq rose more than 1. 5 still ahead on the newshour the latest from geneva on the syria talks; the uncertain future for egypts Muslim Brotherhood; the history of latinos in america; shields and brooks and massive sculptures in the desert. Now back to syria and prospects for a deal in geneva. Jeffrey brown has more. Even as secretary of state john kerry and Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov resumed talks today. The wall street journal reported that a Syrian Military unit was scattering the countrys chemical weapons stockpile. For the latest on that and on the talks, im joined by New York TimesDiplomatic CorrespondentMichael Gordon in geneva. And wall street journal military reporter Julian Barnes. Michael gordon, let me start with you. Lets talk first about the progress there. Where is there general agreement so far, regarding syrias weapons and what should be done about them . Well, secretary john kerry has been meeting with his russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, they have really been getting in nittygritty of this. The general expectation is theyre going to announce some sort of diplomatic understanding between the two sides tomorrow on how to approach syrias chemical weapons stocks, how to control them, how to destroy them. And there was progress on at least agreeing how much syria has by way of chemical weapons, which was an important point of contention between russia and america. That said, i think its going to be very important to see the fine print of this agreement tomorrow because the task of dismantling syrias chemical weapons is really highly problematic, especially in the context of a civil war. Brown when you say nittygritty earlier this week i talked to former weapons inspector john duelfer, and he talked about the importance of such things as who decideses which sites can be inspected and whether the inspectors can talk to anybody scientists over there soo or whether weather those are withheld. Do you think theyre at that level of negotiation at this point . I dont think so. Theyve been here two days, and its difficult to elaborate basically a years worth of arms control agreement in two days. But what i expect is theyll enunciate some general principles. For example, secretary kerry wants the syrians to turn over data on their chemical weapons stock right away instead of waiting up to 60 days under the terms of the treaty. I think there will be some important principles laid down. But it would also be my expectation that there would be a lot of this additional work to be done. And as you just pointed out, cheating by the assad regime is going to be a major concern. I mean, how can the west really know that hes declared all of his stocks and he hasnt hidden any of it . That was a big challenge in iraq, and its going to be a big challenge in syria. Brown speaking of that, Julian Barnes, today you reported a special syrian unit has been moving the weapons around bhap do we know so far . This unit is called unit 450. Its an elite, small group, within syria, all of the alawite sect, all very loyal to assad. And within receipt weeks, as the threat of u. S. Military force mounted, they started of dispersing chemical weapons around country. Brown lets bring up a map we can show our audience. This is from a year ago which shows very few facilities. And whats been happening since then . Thats right, so weve seen quite an evolution since that time. So from, say, seven major sites to about 24 major sites now, and another two dozen smaller sites. They are almost all parts of the country. Theyre in the north, the south, and even a couple in the east, where theres much less solid regime control. Brown and how much is u. S. Intelligence able to keep track of whats going on . This is a great debate. I mean, the u. S. Has been saying we have a good idea where most of this is. But thats starting to shift. In recent days, as this chemical weapons have been pushed out, theres a lot more doubt that they know exactly where all the stocks are. And thats going going to be important to this verification process. Brown are there any signs even in the last day or two as the geneva talks are under way, whether thats having an impact either in making more movement or freezing things . What u. S. Officials have told me is that this week, as the diplomatic process got going, as the threat of military force was reduced, that movement stopped. They saw it last week. They did not see it this week. And the theory is either assad moved the chemical weapons where he wanted them, or without the threat of an imminent attack there was no more need to move them. Brown now Michael Gordon, back to you. There had been reports you had been reporting about a potential largerdale here of a peace conference that goes even beyond the chemical weapons issue. Where does that stand now . Well, this is a very interesting question that you have. I mean, there are really two things going on. One is trying to figure out how to control assads stock of chemical weapons so that he doesnt use it again, and i think the evidence that he did tiewz is persuasive, and, also, eventually get rid of it. The other question is how to solve and resolve and come up with a political settlement that stops the civil war in sir yoo because virtually everyone has been killed in syria, like 99 of them have died at the hands of conventional weapons, not chemical arms. There was a meeting at a taid, a threeway meeting between secretary kerry; mr. Laf roz, and the u. N. Representative. They agreed there is going to be another meeting in new york toward the end of september, but secretary kerry made the point if there is going to be a geneva peace conference, resolution or progress on the chemical weapons issue is an essential prerequisite for making headway on a peace conference. Now, that said, i think the chances that a peace conference is going to achieve a wraek through at this point is extremely slim because assad is in control and hes not about to yield power, and i also think the Syrian Opposition feels a bit, i would say, betrayed by the fact that the United States has pulled back on its military threat, and is seek a deal with the russians, which after all, is the major power thats been arming assad. Im not justifying the oppositions position. Im not taking a stance on that. Im just representing how they feel. Getting them to the talks i think is going to be a difficult undertaking. Brown Julian Barnes youve been reporting from the pentagon all these last days and weeks. Given all that were talking tag about right now, what is the posture there is that what are they saying about the readiness or the sense of whether strikes may or may not happen . The readiness is still there. They still have all the ships, four ships in the med, an Aircraft Carrier in the red sea. They were extended this week to stay there longer, but the feeling is we are much less likely to see a military strike now. The mood is just skepticism that its going to come to that glowr all right, Julian Barnes here, Michael Jordan in geneva, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you. Woodruff as we reported yesterday, the Egyptian Government has extended its state of emergency in the country for another two months. The move comes amid an ongoing crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, and steppedup jihadi attacks in egypts sinai region. In her latest report from cairo, chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the future of the brotherhood and political islam in the new egypt. Patients flown in yesterday were seeking lowcost care and andidized medicines. Its one of two dozen hospitals in egypt, built and long supported by the Muslim Brotherhood. When we visited this one two years ago, patients spoke proudly of its brotherhood ties and high standards. But now, the hospitals director is keeping his distance from the group. Who operates this hospital . We are a branch of the medical association. We dont receive any help from the Muslim Brotherhood. Warner signs of the hospitals brotherhood benefactor are nowhere to be seen here, and thats true of the many Vital Services the group once ran or funded. Indeed, its a drug drus time in egypt to be associated with the brotherhood, must less a member. Many are under arrest. A few are free but many are on the run. Were talking have a skype, why is that . Its a wanted man for standing in opposition to the cue. Warner the cue was the removal the president , mohammed morsi. The army said it was responding to tens of millions of egyptians who filled the streets june 30, demanding moralesy resign. Then on august 14, Police Forcibly cleared two large promorsi sitins in cairo, killing hundreds and wounding many more. Since then, the Security Services crackdown has intensified, forcing alhaddad into hiding. I havent seen my family in over a month or my kids. I cant communicate with them because theyre as wellbeing followed. Its a police state with everything that comes with it. The police state never really went away in egypt. She is the human right director, and sees the logic behind the sitin clearing, the arrest of the brotherhood leaders, the detention of an estimated 2,000 more members without charge charges and suggs about banning the group. All of that means that somebody in the Egyptian Government, within the security agencies in particular, or the military, has decided that they want to exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from political space. Warner the brotherhood should be cut out of politic for now, says a politician and writer, part of the 2011 revolution that toamed longtime ruler hosni mubarak. The first chant of this revolution was about freedom. It was definitely not about some fanatic religious cult coming and telling you what, what you can write, which sports you can play, what your children will study at school. Morsi was trying to change egypt from being egyptian, from being islam. Islam is a part of the egyptian composition, but its one part. Warner even the brghthoods onetime ally supported morsis removal. Its media strategist says the brotherhood cut itself off from too many egyptians. We are not a family. We are part of this egyptian people, even we have our own ideas. Warner and you think the Muslim Brotherhood is a family in the sense to feeling exclusive . Oh, yes. They excluded themselves from the egyptian people, and this is one of the fatal mistakes. Still, he is actually the first and the only democratically elected president. Warner we posed that criticism, that the brotherhood tried to ram through an islamist agenda, to a leermd of the brotherhoods political arm, the freedom and justice parent. He admitted it made mistakes but sidestepped the deeper question. In any democratic country, you utilize th