captioning sponsorho by news productions, llc >> woodruff:m ood evening. dy woodruff. onthe "newshour" tonigh strikenearly 50,000 autoworkers e walking the picket lines to force general motors to improve wages. then, targeting oil. strikes on saudirabia raise questions about who was behind the attack and how the united states will respond. plus a new face for late night-- lilly singh breaks boundaries of all sorts moving from youtube to national television. >> i want to go out there and be like, this imy point of view, this is what i'm going through, these are my thoughts and feelings, this is the person i am, and this is the person i want you to get to know, not just talk show host, but i want you to get to know lilly. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

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warehouses across nine states.es we'll take a closer look, after thnews summary. besiegedrug maker purdue pharma filed today for federal bankruptcy proteion. it was part of plan by the maker of oxycontin to settle thousands of lawsuit steing from the opioid crisis. the teative settlement could be worth $12 billion. the cost of oil surged today houthi rebels in yemen claimed responsibility, but the united states blamed iran-- which denied involvement. the u.n. security council convened today in new york, as the special envoy to yemen sounded the alarm, via video link. >> this extremely serious incident makes the chanc of a regional conflict that much higher and of a rapprochement m thh lower. and with yemen in some way or

other linked. none of that, none of that isgo for yemen. $8 aes in new york jumpe barrel, or nearly 15 the spike in oil prices pushed stocks low. rae dow jones industrial a lost 142 points to close at 27,076. the nasdaq fell 23 point and the s&p 500 slipped nine. in afgd n.a.t.o. reports a u.s. service member was killed in action today. the 17 so far this year. earlier this month, president trump called off peaca talks with theiban after an attack that killed another american soldier.ne bues and in hong kong: businesses and subways reopened, after

another weekend of protests that saw some in thcrowds throwing bricks and firebombs. f police on sundired tear gas and water laced with blue dye tk demonstrators, who used umbrellas to shield themselves. today, in geneva, a pro- democracy leslator from hong kong appealed to the u.n. human rights body to investigate. >> the police call protesters cckroaches. brutal crackdowns and pre- emptive violence against themhe are regarded as acceptable pest control to curb free t speech. today marks the 100th day of the movement, but there is no signce the poill exercise restraint. this is a result of the lack ofr dey in hong kong. >> woodruff: the police, in turn, blamed w"rt they called ical protesters." they have arrested more thance 1,400 people she demonstrations began in june. rostorm that hit the bahamas this weekend couldinto a major hurricane-- but, it is veering away from the u.s. mainland. "humberto" had sustained winds of 90 miles an hour, late today.

officials warned of rip currents along the st coast. by wedneay, the storm could lash bermuda with dangerous wind and rain. president trump charged today that u.s. supreme court juice brett kavanaugh is under assault by charges that are lies, after a new allegation of sexual misconduct. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that it happeneduring kavanaugh's student days at yale. the "times" later added that friends of the alleged victim say she cannot recall the incident. prosecutors in new york city have subpoenaed the president's tax returns. reports today said the subpoena went. trump's accounting firm. it seeks the last eiars of state and federal returns for the president and his business, the "trump organization." meanwhile, the u.s. house oversight committee is asking transportation secretary elaine chao for documents involving her family's shipping company.mo ats say they want to know

if any of her official actions were designed to benefit "foremost group." chao's father founded the firm. president trump presented the medal of freom today to former new york yankees great mariano rivera. the hall of fame pitcher was a five-time world series champion and regarded by many as the best osing pitcher in basebal history. and, the famed frontman of "the cars," ric osek, has died. he was found sunday in his new yorkpartment, a year after "the cars" were inducted into the rocknd roll hall of fame. they had a string of hits in the 1970s and '80s, including "my best friend's girl." ♪ ♪ ♪ she's my best friend's girl she's my best friend's girl ♪ but she used to be mine

♪ ♪ >> woodruff: ric ocasek was 75 years old. still to come on the "newshour," autoworkers take to the picket nes for better wages; questions surround attacks on saudi arabian oil; on the ground in israel before a critical election and much more. >> woodruff: nearly 50,000en workers atal motors plants across the country went on strike at midnight, bringing i production to ediate halt. john yang has the details. >> reporter: it's the first etional work stoppage by united auto workers since 2007. asegotiations resumed toda the union sa it had been unable to reach a deal with g.m. over several key issues, including higher wages and limits on the use of temporary workers.

the u.a.w. also want to d some soncessions it made in 2009 to help g.m. through government-led bankruptcy including lower pay and benefits for new workers james cotton was on the picket line today in detroit. >> a few years back, we gave up a lot to keep this hse open and all the houses around general motors. and now that they're making more money than theever have, we feel like we should get some of that stuff back, like cost of living and things of that nature. >> reporter: last year, g.m. posted nearly $12 billion in profits. but the automaker says it needs to slash costs as it pivots to future technologies like electric cars and as sales decline. last year, isaid it wasra closing seplants including this one in hamtramk, micha an-- decision that president trump heavily criticized. late last year the newshour's yamiche alcindor went to hamtramk and spoke to one auto worker who said her job was herw ticket to the middle.

>> i never made this much money hourly before in my life. ali never had these great benefits before in my life. >> rorter: in a statement, g.m. said it's had offered new investments in plants ths, "improves waenefits and grows u.s. jobs in substantive ways." the strike comes as top u.a.w. leaders-- including current president, gary jones-- are under federal vestigations for allegedly misusing union money. the auto industry remains crucial to the u.s. economy, with some 220,000 people making cars and many more making the parts that go into them and working in other sectors of the auto industry. nathan bomey is a business reporter with "usa today" and previously covered g.m. for the "detroit free press."es he's author of "detroit resurrected: to bankruptcy and back."

thanks f joining me. >> tnks for having me. >> reporter: every three or four years, the bigsz auto mai negotiate new contracts. r'sadly speak, this yea negotiations, what were the goals on each said. the u.a.w., what did theype to achieve? >> i think they basically wanted end the two-tier wage system that started ten years ago during the bankruptcies ofrs general moand chrysler. when the auto companies were onu their knees, the workers helped them get through it by giving concessions. whatahe u..w. wants is to get some back. you have g.m. and the other auto companies on the other side that basically want to eliminate te gap between them and the foreign auto-makers because i's still more expensive for the automakers to make vehicles in yota and the than other foreign-makers. >> it's unusual for g.m. to talk about what's on the tab whi

talks are going on, they said they offered ivestments into ng idled. hamtramic they want to build electric pickups and lords town new battery cells with ion workers. are these going to be able to likely geto the numbers and have comparable jobs that were there before? >> i think it's unlikelt if you looken they made the announcement that they were idlingnthese pla the one in ohio and one in michigan, these are political footballs in som sense because you're talking about thousands of workers and you have politicians on both sides to have the fence with significant interests in preserving the jobs. so i think g.m. understood that from the beginning and said maybe we can look at bringing jobs back, but if they bring batteries to ohio, lords town, it won't be as many jobs as the typical assembly plant. >> reporter:ong will it take before it squeezes each

side? g.m. is svaid to he healthy inventories on hand. the u.a.w. has vehicles. >> g.m. s a fe months of vehicles but don't have a few months to spaimplet after aup of weeks they run into trouble because you have certain vehicles where certain trim levels would run into issues and to the would walk alers and not be able to get the veefntle on the other hand, u.a.w. workers get $250, $275 week in strike parks far below what your average worker isen making in a gieek so they as well.st too long you're looking at a feways, maybe weeks before this reaches a head. you never kno there have been strikes in the past that have done gone a couple of months. >> reporter: and the supply chains, the parts-makers get squeezed. >> there's a ripple effect. when the audit--makers can't make their parts an supply-makers can't make their

parts and other audit ough-makers can be affected. >> rorter: going into the spending practices of current and former tu.a.w. firms, is t a factor in these talks? >> this is a significant federal corruption investigation. i think the u.a.w. has to fear a l racketeering case th could come on top and basically have the federal government king control of the u.a.w. that's what happened to the teamsters and oversight lasted for a couple of decades. so you have to wonder is the u.a.w. trying to get this contract done before that kind of thing happens? >> reporter: and on the other side, what is g.m.'s approach to this. they're seeing this union under investigation, does that afft their position? >> the g.m. is walking a tiht rope here.ro i think they'reeing very careful not to be too vehiclel in their criticism of the u.a.w. a the same time, they'ved a few times, hey, this is a little questionable, but the u.a.w. represents tens of thousands of workers and maybe this isn't flective of the entire organization, but it is very uncomfortable for them to be

gotiating at the same time they're under investigation by the federal government. >> reporter: earlier today the u.a.w. said, g.m., if you had given us this offer earlier we might have avoid this strike. any sense of how long this might go o >> you hrse to ask youf if this is the case of an unreliable narrator on boths. si i'm not sure when the official best offer was really made on each side, who came to the table first, iay's tough to . i think at this point doesn't seem like they're miles apart but they're n inches apart either. i think you have a little time to go. >> reporter: nathan bomey of "usa today," thank you so much.t nks. >> woodruff: as we mentioned in the news summary, airstrikes on two major saudi oil facilitieske over the w disrupt markets. but it's also heightened tensions between thed states and iran. the u.s. blames the regime in tehran for the attack an shas reportedred intelligence with the saudis to back up that claim.

the newshour's lisa desjardins has the details. ( explosion >> reporter: a war of words and images after weekend aerial attacks left two saudi oilites in flames ansmoke. a u.s. official shared these images showing damaged facilities and blackened, scorched areas. today, a spokesman for a saudi- led military coalition said the firepower responsible was iranian-made, and was not launched in yemen, contrary to claims by rebels there. >> ( translated ): initial evidence shows that th weapons are iranian weapons and nd are investigating this and we will announce the gs. initial findings show that the terrorist attack did not originate from yemeni territories as claimed by the .suthi militia. >> reporter: thealso pointed to iran. secretary of state pompeo tweeted saturday that "iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply." and, "there is no evidence theat cks came from yemen." but that is precisely who has claimed responsibility-- houthi rebels in yemen.

ey are backed by iran, but a spokesman said saturday they themselves launched ten drones at the oil facilities-- and threatened more to come. ha ( translated ): we promise the saudi regimeour coming operations will only grow wider and will be re painful than before, so long as their aggression and blockade continues. >> reporter: all of this follows 4.5 years ofar between the houthis and a saudi-led coalition in yemen-- oneyehat has destyemen's economy and has led to mass starvation and diase. the map here is especially important. the two strikes hit critic oil facilities in eastern saudi arabia-- one is the world's largest crude oil stabilization plant, the other is e second- largest oilfield in the kingdom. yemen sits south on the other side ovast desert-- with houthi-held territory to the southwest. iran is onhe other side, directly northeast. oil markets have felt this latest blow.

the attacks knocked out 5% of the world's output and triggered a spike in early trading today. it could take months to repair the facilities.ir in vienna today, u.s. secretary rick perry aimed to calm traders. >> despite iran's malign efforts, we are very confident that the market is resilient and will respond positively. >> reporter: the attacks are also superheatinalready boiling tensions between the u.s. and iran, after the u.s. pulled out of a nuclear deal and instead ratcheted up sanctions against iran. iran shot down a u.s. drone-- and has been blamed for bombing other country's oil tankers-- with all sides dispu the details of those incidents. for his partpresident trump minced no words, tweeting sunday that the u.s. is lked and loaded, but not indicating what that might mean. mr. trump also met with the crown prince of bahrain today, and his national securityec

council as the administration deliberates how to respond. >> do i want war? i don'want war with anybody. well, we have a lot of options, but i'm not looking at options right now. we want to find out definitely who did this. >> reporter: others may weigh i> quickly as well. congress returns to washington today, and the u.n. general assembly session opens in new york tomorrow. for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >>oodruff: president trump deid he would be willing to meet with iranian pre hassan rouhani at the u.n. general assembly, but rouhani rejected that offer days before this attack. joining me to discuss the regional implications of thisca attack is frederic wehrey. he is a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and has 20 years of mideast experiencs from me in the air force. frederic frederic we w wehrey, . >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: what do you make

by the trks saying they're confident iran was behind the attack. >> i think it's pected given the dministration's feelinof iran being the root of all evili givethe prnt's comments, they're walking back initial certainty about iran. i think they want to leave room, perhaps, for some negotiation. this is a president who has t statat he doesn't want war in the region, he doesn't want to get backed into some sort of corner -- >> woodruff: he said again today he didn't want war. >> right. >> woodruff: will we know ever who was behind this? what will it take? >> we'll know. the forensics analysis of theal projectile. there's obviously, probably additional intelligence about launch activities,t the origin. what we saw always with the cotual impact point. but, again, this down to sort of theatrics. there's what's calsled escalatin management. yodon't want to box yrself into a corner.

i think the saudis as well are very worried about ksa fol escalation and breaking to open war, and we've seen the dial back a bit in terms of was iran really responsible for this. >> woodruff: they seem reluctt to say they want more information. but the houthis, the rebel group in men, they're claiming responsibility. why would they be claiming that they're the ones behind this if they weren't? >> i think it paints them as a formidable opponent of the saudis. they have been fighting this saudi, you know, invasion of their country. they have an interest, i think, fn creating that level uncertainty. they've said they've received help from within the kickeddum. it's probably unlaiely, but, stirring that uncertainty. there's been an increasing convergence between ran and the houthis, but it's important not to paint the houthis as really proxies of iran. >> reporter: are the houthis capable of doing this witho iran's involvement? >> my understanding is no. again, we're talking aboua

qualitatively different sort of operation in terms of the planning, the actual technical equipment that was used. they've certainly en increasing, you know, the audacity of their attacks both with drones and missiles, but understanding is this would require iranian assistance. >> reporter >> woodruff: so you've pointed out and said it againhat there's no evidence that the u.s. wants -- i mean, prident trump is saying and he said it again today that he doest want to see war wh iran, but he's also said over the weekend, he talked abobeut g locked and loaded, suggesting the u.s. is ready to launch a military attack.at ould the consequences will if that happened? >> you would he,v think, an open war. there's no way to sort of punish iran, you knw, discreetly to keep thials compartmeed. i think in this sort of situation you would have the gloves come off, right? iran can retaliate in different

theaters against u.s. forces in iraq and lebanon, so this could really spiral out of control. i think there are wiays to reestablish deterrence with iran sort of a total war. there's probly some clandestined signals that would be sent. i think the greatragedy of this is that trump has really squandered a lot of the international diplomacy that historically the u.s. has usedir to keen in a box, so he's left himself with fewer options to send that kind of signal to iran. >> woodruff: so at are the other optns? what could thest admition do if they decide a frontal military action is not called for? >> they're going to try to harden, i think, saubidi as defenses against a future attack. so, again, this is notoing to be easy foriran to do. again, we've seen trump already saying he's going to provide intelligence to the saudis. again, tre are probably going eo be other signals that ar

sent, again, potential clan destined mea aran option as well, show of force within the gulf. we've already got an aircraft caier, you know, there, and, ain, i think this comes don, to you know, a very careful, del at the balancing act. >> woodruff: and what about the fact that the president'sna former natsecurity advisor john bolton who's known to be a hawk when it comes to i cn is no longer in the administration? >> well, i mean, he wasai cey central to sting a very bellicose tnor to u.s. policy to iran and i think it could reduce some of the escalation. you had the pentagon in the escalation and you have other sources from the u.s. government. >> woodridf: and the prt's own instinct. >> of course, toward dealmaking. >> woodruff: you mentioned intelligence sharing and the united states has been reluctant to do that in the past, has it

not, with saudi arabia,mony, to to -- i mean, to go all inin sharinelligence? >> well, i think this evolves from sharing criticism in the yes, ma'amer wal-mart there was logistic and intellence there but there's been huge congressional opposition to. this i saudis are delighted trump is steing up with this sort of intelligence. their game is to keep the u.s. in the region to counterbalance iran but not enough so it provokes an open conflict incause that would be bad for them, they would bhe line of fire were there to be an open war between iran and the united states. >> woodruff: you're saying saudi arabia doesn't want an out and out war with iran ewiher. >> no. >> woodruff: fred wehrey watching this very delicateha situation, you very much. >> my pleasure, thank you very much. >> woodruff: stay with us. coming up on the "newshour," how

the race for 2020 is shaping up after the la debate, and how lilly singh is breaking boundaries as the first female face of late night t.v. israelis head to the polls again this week, for the second national election in less than a year. their vote will determine who becomes israel's next prime minister, reshaping the country's political landscape or forcing benjamin netanyahu out of power. special correspondent ryan chilcote has the story. >> being here in the vineyards makes me feel far enough from politics... i'm a sad israeli these days cause i don't see values. >> reporter: hadar dor-on is a fifth generation farmer and winemaker. he has always voted for likud, the party most aligned with his zionist views, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. this time, he has reservations. what do you think about benjamin litanyahu? he's very intelgent, he's

very clever.t sooks so fine, it looks so good, but it isn't. i'm worried about morality, i'm worried about values, so suspict ns. >> reporter: jerusalem's main market is a busy, festive place. longone are the days of suicide bombings, the economy has been strong. and yet, when it comes to politics, there's division and deadlock. after israel's longest-serving prime minister failed to build e necessary coalition in the parliament and form a government after elections in april, netanyahu called for ather one-- just one month before he's to face legal proceedings for bribery and breach of trust. the mahane yehuda market is a strongho of support for the likud party and benjamin netanyahu himself, but the allegations of corruption that have dogged this prime minister for years may be chipping away at that support just like the tactics-- his critics say-- he uses to stay in power. whether those concerns are

enough to topple him, that's something this election will show. netanyahu is, by farisrael's most popular politician, but his chance.s leaving nothing to today they're out rallying the troops. gilad erdan is netanyahu's minister for public security. some voter could be put off by the allegations against the prime minister, he says, butu netanyah innocent until proven guilty. we've talked to a, with a lot oe likud suppor. they say everything likud is ing great. they have an issue with the prime minister and the allegations of corrupt what do you say to that? >>hah, we have to remember t all the achievements of the likud and governmentn thlast decade wasnder the leadership of prime minister netanyahu. this is... we have to respect the princies of democracy. they voted for him to lead theun likud and the y. and he strengthened thstate of israel. so unless the law said he cannot

contue, we have to respect t law. know, unless he will be convicted in a final verdict. he can continue to run the country. >> reporter: israel's once- dominant left-wing parties have been sidelined, but members of one turn up. as the two collide, it becomes clear just how heated israel politics can get. laura wharton is a member of the city council. >> he attacks the justice system, he attacks the free press, he's basically ruining the democracy. >> reporter: netanyahu's bigge challenge in this election comes from this man. benny gantz served as netanyau's just before the april electionl when he and the blue and whitepa y he leads sprang onto theca polil stage and got the same number of seats in parliamt as f likud.s hipporters say it's time for another kind of politics-- without netanyahu. >> at this point he is all about survival.

his personal politicalval. s i think benny gantz, he represent the new style ofle ership a leadership of values of fair morals of ethics and this is right. >> reporter: not to outdone, netyanyahu, too, was in the limelight-- holding g cabinet fet the jordan valley, an area that accounts a full third of the west bank. just days after announcing israel will annex the occupied territory after the election, he declared the government ll g also add another settlement to thdymore than 130 israel alr has. >> you want me a prophet.ay in jerusalem after-- we're not allowed to be prophets anymore. >> reporter: hebrew university's professor gideon rahat has been watching israeli elections for more than two decades, but don't ask him who will come out on top. it may not even bep to them. >> i think that seeing the election in israel is only a horse race is a mistake because at the end of the day the third horse, the small horse might decide what the two big horses

will do at the end of the day. e reporter: thasmall ho and potential kingmaker is avigdor lieberman and his right- wing secular party yisrael beiteinu. a former bouncer, lieberman s becaething akin to netanyahu's personal aistant-- oren did stints as forgn and defense minister bbreaking ranks. after the last election in d april, liebermlid to join a netanyahu-led coalition with the ultra-orthodox-o regious parties, leaving h former boss short of the seats needed to rm a government-- a first in the history oisrael. ynon shar is a lieberman volunteer. the objective, he says, is to force likud into a government oc national unity. >> what kind of government will we have? will our prime minister be, you know, hold hostage by ultra right parties or ultra orthodox parties?

or will we have governments of the majority of the people wedo caood for the majority of israel. >> reporter: israeli arabs may also have a hand in shaping the next goverent. they make up a sixth of the electorate, but many abstain from voting. ll they turn out in larger numbers, they wi weaken netanyahu's hand. general amos yadlin headed up israel's military intelligence. today, he runs the nation's most influential think tank on national security. when it comes to israel's relations with the palestinians and israel's adversaries, there's little disagreement amongst the candidatese what's at st this election? >> let, let me tell you what iss not ke in this election. most of these elites agreed on niran. there left and right on iran. most of the israelis aeaeed on how towith hezbollah. there is no left and right on it.re most of these on gaza. >> reporter: that hard line is popular with most israelis. it's also supported bydent trump. something netanyahu likes to

hilight any chance he gets >> in israel it is smart because trump is seeas the best friend of israel. what i mean with his recognition of our, our annexation of the golan heights, moving the embassy to jerusalem, all of these things are seen by many israelis as very good signs for, for the best fend we ever had. >> reporter: likud's top leaders are out to rally the nation's farmers. no mention of the corruption allegations here. many voters already have an opinion. in a recent poll, 52% of israelis said they trust the legal system. 34% agree with netanyahu, who claims the courts are out toet him. >> i checked, it's all b.s. sorry abt that. >> reporter: do ou ever get siwine? back on his vineyard north of tel aviv, hadar dor-on isn't so sure, but teran likud

suorter says he'll put his ideology first.op >> ivery much it's all fake news. >> reporter: but you have your concerns. o i'm worried. i'm a father firall, a father who grows grandchildren and chilen in what country, in a corrupted one or in an honest one? >>eporter: for the pbs newshour i'm ryan chilcote in benyamina, israel. >> woodruff: the crowded field of democratic presidential candiates have new dividing lines this week-- from preventing gun violence to impeaching supreme court justice kavanaugh. here to help parse out where they stand and why that matters i'm joined by stu rothenberg, senior editor of "inside elections."

and domenico montanaro, senior politics editor from npr. hello to both u you. thank r being here for "politics monday." lte talk about guns first. we saw, stu, at last week's democratic debate, some real division. we saw beto o'rourke stake out some territorwe hadn't seen democrats speak about recently. >> everything seems to be about the democrac divide, doesn't it, between the various wings of the party and it's showing up on guns as impeament and other issues. yow, you have the democrats who want to go as far as they can, and those who are thinking more about thee general ection, and that's a division in the party that they're going to ve to figure out how to deal with this to keep the progressive populous inthewsed and excited and 'shind the parominee and also to reach out --

remember the general election is about swing voters. woodruff: he's talking about buying back guns. this i a place democrats haven't gone. >> of course he's going to want e go on the debate stage and be as bold as possible so he says hell, yes, we're coming for your guns. pump the brakes for a con the polling on this, mandatory buybacks is one of the more divisive issues in our npr nawrpz marist polling, more in favor to have red flag laws, universal background checks, even high capacity ammunition clips, banning those and assault-style weapons. the majority of people overall in favor of those but not republicans and thahat the big difference is and why congress is enisn't acting on them. >> woodruff: is this a risk

foro rourke. >> yes, it's a risk rt mofor the democratic party in the general election if they appear-to-to be too extreme, too radical, too liberal, frankly.uf >> woo one other thing we're hearing from the democrats is weighing in on a story that came out over the weekend in the "new york times" reporting, downico, that there is a n accusation of sexual misalcondut against supremcourt justice brett kavanaugh, who went through hearings, confirmed, sitting on the court. here we are many months later es out.ry com we should say the woman who is cited not by name repdlor doesn't have a memory of what happened, so the whole thing is a little muddy. but having said this, you've already got, what, several, half a dozen democrats running for president saying that brett kavanaugh should be impeached. >> andy here's the kephrase, running for president, because they know that the base veryng st is in favor of impeachment generally. the rest of the countryot so

much. you know, independents have tracked with democrats al throughout the trump presidency on almost every issue except for peachment when you look at it in the polling, and this is another one of those aeas. specific polling onsp kavanaugh himself, not specific polling, but when it comes to the prident, they think it's not a great idea. so that's why you see democrats doing this because ree-quarters of democrats are in favor of impeaching president trump and a lot of the democrats thnk the f.b.i. did a very curse riinvestigation of kavanaugh, didn't vet him well. in fact, one to have the legations was sent by senator chris coons of delaware to the f.b.i. with a name redacted that was named in the "new york mes" essay, that was october 2, he was confirmed october 6. we have a lot of democrats upset strongly about kavanaugh they feel not being vetted strongly. but opinion steeved of moving on, you have some of the presidential candidates rile up,

something to have front and center. >> woodruff: because it's giving him an opening, stu, to take his own pos sition inaying it's all lies and painting them as extreme. >> and you hae unimpeachment inquiry and are you going toon have a secon and does it not look like the democrats want to overturn the elections and supremnscourt nominatio, so it just looks very messy, and as you say, it gives the pesident a talking point to talk about how the democrats are -- didn't like te election results and they're trying to change it now. >> woodruff: we should say these allegations are part of a new book coming out about the kavanaugh case. let's look at, i guess you wo td sa far left, stu, of thecr deic field -- bernie sanders, elizabeth warren -- a lot of conversation about the two of them, arthey fighting over the same territory. just today a small, labor group in new york city called the "working families party," which endorsed bernie sanders in 2016, this year says

it's supporting elizabeth warren. so, yes, it's a small group, you know, in the northeast, as far as we know, and perhaps other parts to have the country, but do bernie sanders have something to woul worry about? absolutely. actually, he should have started worrying weeks ago about. this there have been always been questions would he sell as b second time because remember he was the alternative to hillary clintonened he was the populist, she was the corporate democrat, and now the democratic field is different. elizabeth warr uses some of the same rhetoric language, imagery, that sarpdzoes, and i think some people think bernie isn't selling over the long haul the way lhe didst time. >> but you have elizabeth warren is somebody who a lot of democrats have taken to, they see her on the campaign trail, they see the way she makes the messes. this sort of left-win populism, and she doesn't go as far as sanders. i thoughit was interesting during the debate how joe biden and elizabeth warren seem to use bernie sanders as ver useful

kind of foil for biden. on socialism it was to paint hii cs too extreme and tying elizabeth warren to that, buth elizabarren was able to escape by unscathed because she's using sanders as a heat shield. >> sanders does not fight the description himself as a comic socialist, he'll explain what it means, wheel, on the other hand, elizaberren said no, se's not a socialist, and a lot of republicans doubt that, but it's an interesting difference that points out the differences between the two >> the fact they maintain a non-aggression pact where i've had people close to berniele sanders that tell me they're not going toza attack eth warren because they view her as an ally for the kind of country and change they want to see, and ntey want to make sure that bernie sanders mns a level of at least 15% in the polls and delegates because thlt's the key threshold number to get those del cats to stick togo to convention so bernie sanders can

ill be relevant at that convention. >> woodruff: we asked you to take a look if they are going after the same voters. >> i think they laely are. they're going after populist progressives, people on the lefe end ofarty frustrated with corporate america and big institutions and i thiynk t are. now, there are differences, but look at their rhetoric. it's very similar. >> when you look at their similarities and differences, when you look at very liberal voters, there's a big diagram, but bernie sanders is veryng strong with yo voters, in particular, men, people who make less than $50,000 a year. warren, on the other hand, people who are paying close atntion to the election. women, she does better with whites than african-americans whites with college degrees, traditional democrats and people who make more money. her deficits are an't qui glaring and a lot of democratic stragists says she can make up some of the deficits because she

has worn well in front of bck audiences in particular with black women. >> woodruff: less thasen 30 nds, are these debates helping us figure all this ou? >> not as much as we said they would help us six months ago when supposedly each debate was going to be critical, do or die for everybody, it hasn't been that way. >> it's still a big audienc a lot of the candidates stro get in front of a clear top tier e thaterged. >> woodruff: and democrats paying very close attention. domenico montanaro, stu rothenberg, thank you both. >> thanks, juy. you're welcome. >> woodruff: in less than a decade, youtube star lilly singh has gone from internet sensation to host of a new show debuting tonight. "a little late with lilly singh" will premiere on nbc, making her the only woman-- and person of color-- on network late night.

recently amna nawaz sat down with singh on her los angelesal set toabout her newest challenge. it's the latest in our series, race matters solutiour and part ofngoing arts and culture series, "canvas." the ten stages of diet grief -- >> reporter: she's one of youtube's biggest success stories ever. >> what up, its your girl superwoman >> reporter: lilly singh, a.k.a. superwoman, first dipped a toe into internet wars ten years ago with basic video blogs. >> when it comes to boyfriend, we want tall attention we can get, which uakess, okay, sort of needy.r: >> reporut she quickly door deeper in, developing her comedic skill. >> no, girl, i'm wearing slap. ain't nobody got time for this tonight. >> reporter: and, over the years, upping her production game. (rapping) >> reporter: translating both into four million subscribers eod over three billion vid views.

(rapping) she's now going where no youtuber hasone befo-- network television. tonight, she'll make her debut on nbc as host of "a little late with lilly singh," taking over the late-night time slot for carson daly. >> welcome to the show! erh made the annncement in march, welcomed byellow nbc late night hosts jimmy fallon and seth meyers >> indian canadian wom, also. breaking records! i'm super honored and humbled. b >> reporter: slt her fame by standing out online. and in her new role, singh will definitely stand apart. when your show premieru are going to be the only woman on the major networks,te night, in a sea of white male hosts. how are u thinking about that? >> honestly, is exciting, and nerve wracking at the same time. i mean, it's a huge honor, i'm so humbled to be parof creating that path, because i wouldn't be here witho the women that paved the path before

me, but i think that, fothe same reason, it's so importantbr for me to g that authentic point of view, you know? >> reporter: she'll also be the only woman of color on late night television, and the first l.g.b.t.q. host any network late night show, ever. singh came out as bisexual to her family last year, and to her fans, just six months ago. >> it's been tough, but it's been, listen, at the end of the day i always think there's two ways that you can go. you can go the rarte that is, , i'm scared. or you can go the route of i'm going to lead with love. and i think the route of leading with love is, even though this is scary, i'm going to sysre this aboutf because it ll help people. d all i want to do is encourage more people in our community, especially our southm asian ity, to, even if something is scary, and you're not supposed to talk about it, talk about it. talk aboutt. lead with love. >> reporter: tha years in the making, tracing back to 2010 when singh posted her first video on youtube, with no clear career plans, w strugglih depression, and living in her parents' suburban toronto home.ri but away, singh says, she knew this was her path.

and what washat conversation th your parents like? what is the line? >> it was like, hey, i don't to go to grad school, i would like to make videos on youtube. >> repter: that sounds asonable. >> yeah, they had a lot of questions. but i think, in their mind, they were like, this is a phase, she's going to grow out of it, next year she's going to do these essays, and get inl. graduate sch i did not think they were expecting me to make a career out ofhis. i don't think anyone was, to be fair. >> reporter: branding herself as superwoman, singh set herself apart on a crowded internet by leaning into her view of the world. (rapping) >> why you wake up so lato hu? good morning to you, mom. >> reporter: posting campy impersonations of her parents (call me on your cell phone) >> reporter: writing and performing hip-hop parodies... (rapping) >> reporter: and delivering a steady stream of observational humor in her signature over-the-top style.

>> double cheese. that double cheese? >> reporter: as her followers and her fame grew, singh's reach extended far beyond th internet.te in just undeyears, she ascended into entertainment's upper echen, collaborating th hollywood royalty like the rock, pop culture stars like selena gomez, even interviewing then-first lady michelle oba. >> no, you ha h up! >> reporter: the lilly singh empire has n unfurled across dia platforms. tr 2017 self-help book "h be a bawse" became a "new york times" best-seller. or as she would say it. >> how to be a boss! >> her wor tours sold out in dozens of countries. her journey so far has even been documented in a 2016 film, a documentary called "a trip to unicorn island." >> i'm going to take you all on a trip to unicorn island. >> unicorns, by the way, are sort of a thing for singh. >> i just like unicorns! honestly, i am obsessed with them, because i el like any time i talk about unicorns people are so fixated on i

they're real or not, and i feel like that misses the whole point. i feel like if i want to say i'm a unicorn, then i'm a unicorn, and you can just believe and be. and also, it's because my synonym for a happy place is unicorn island, that's reallyy where it stems from. >> reporter: for her next chapter, singh has brought along the team from some of her biggest viral hits, hopiea they can cr the same success for nbc. >> social mea people are mine, the editor is mine. >> reporter: equally important, she says, is the history she's carryingorward. in 1986, joan rivers became the first woman given a shot at the late night chair, but she failed to gain traction and wckly takeoff the air. >> reporter: it took decades a befother woman was given another chance, and since then, no woman has made it past n single sea late night on any major network. >> i always just remind myself it's part of chipping away that path. regardless of what the outcome is, if i'm being sure cadid, it

won't maer because it will help pave the math. >> woodruff >> reporter: regardless of how >> we want it to go well. but my actual presence, being a part of this is already making the path. >> reporter: in some ways, singh is uniquely qualified to succeed in the new world of late night. one in whimb hosts are scng to turn television segments into internet sensations. >> when i'm sitting with my writers, and we're going through the show format i th'sk, great, f great show. and i think by nature my brain automatically goes that's going to be the youtube part oit, d this is what the title is going to be, and that's going to be great. so, it's kind of just-- >> reporter: you can just see s at. >> iready built in, like, i'm already sitting with my writers being like, perfect, and we'll call it this, and we'll frame the question like this,an it will be done. so, i d ink it's just a different way of thinking, it's about thinking about two formats rather than just one. come on! i'm out here making statements. statements on statements out here! i love it.

>> reporter: when r sow premieres, she will be speaking to large television audience one she won't have time to miss over. >> it will be my thoughts and fes, the person i am, the person i want you to get to know, lilly r. orter: for the "pbs newshour," i'm amna nawaz in los angeles. >> woodruff: and for those of sleepo like to get to earlier, you can stream there premof "a little late with lilly singh" tonight at :00 p.m. eastern on youtube before it airs on nbc. >> woodruff: artist angel otero's brand of visual storytelling is a unique one-- he pours paint onto glass and peels it offn sheets once it dries. tonight, otero gives his brief t spectacular take on hi artistic process, and the role his puerto rican background plays in his wk. it's part of our ongoing arts

and culture series, "canvas." my father was very pushy with the idea thaldi couollow his steps of being an insurance agent, and i did. i was a horrible salesman. i kept dreaming abong an artist, a painter. so i quit e job on a saturday morning. i remember telling him, like, y, this school called the school of arts in chicago saw my artwork and offered me a scholarship to start studyingti pa.u at a yng age, i came across a book by jackson pollack. what i had learned as a child was that art has to be something that you r tecognize, thls a ory, all these things, and looking at images of his wok, felt very liberating and felt that they were pai tings made

wie idea of just the movement of paintinuand, know, the physical part of it. then, when making art in chicago, i didn't know how to find my own voice. i had around my studio a big pile or a big mountain of dry oil paint that i didn't want to throw away. i decided i wanted to collage it on the canvas. most of theroffers wee laughing at the ideas i was coming up with saying that my paintings were about the warmth of puerto rico and the caribbeao rs, that was when i started going back of the memories with my grandmother, and i departed wi o the id composing this imagery collages dry oil paigen. i started having quite a good response to it. ssstarted painting smokies of different glaes after colors and screening the paint off and making new works. some of the old stains of colors

in the glass were reflecting themselves like new skins on a print. i said wait a minute, i can mae a painting on a glass an it can be figurativeo abstract and i can paint something on top of it. the burriness of how things and our life changes over time is very interesting to me. my grandmother passed away four years ago. i know she will still not understand at all nothing of what i do, but i would have been very amazing to see her face and thoughts about my work. this i my brief and spectacular take on my god body of work. ditional brief but spectacular episodes on our website, pbs.org/newshour/brief. and that's the newshour for tonight.m dy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

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