captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonit, on strike: nearly 50,000 autoworkers are walking the picket lines to force general motors to improve wages. then, targeting oi strikes on saudi arabia raise questions about who was behind the attack and how the united states will respond.il plus a new face for late night-- lilly singh breaks boundaries of all sorts moving from yoube to national televisn. >> i want to go out there and be like, this is my point of view, this is what i'm going through,t these are ughts and feelings, this is the person i am, and this is the person i wantou 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 ne states. we'll take a closer look, after the news summary. besieged drug maker pu.ueed pharma foday for federal bankruptcy protection. it was part of plan by the maker of oxycontin to settle thousands of lawsuits, stemming from the opioid crisis. the tentative settlement cou be worth $12 billion. the cost of oil surged today houthi rebels in yemen claimed responsibility, but the united states blamed iran-- denied involvement. the u.n. security councilec t convenay in new york, as the special envoy to yemen sounded the alarm, via video link. this extremely serious incident makes the chances of an re conflict that much higher and of a rapprochement that much lower. d with yemen in some way or

other linked. none of that, none of that is good for yemen. prices in new york jumped $8 a barrel, or nearly 15%. the spike in oil pces pushed stocks lower. the dow jones industrial average lost 142 points to close at 27,076. the nasdaq fell 23 points. and the s&p 500 slipped nine. in afgd n.a.t.o. reports a u.s.e ice member was killed in action today. the 17 so far this year. earlier this mon, president trump called off peace talks with the taliban aftern attack that killed anotham ican soldier. businesses and in hong kong: businessesnd subways reopened, after

another weekend of protests that saw some in the crowds throwing bricks and firebombs.om police osunday fired tear gas and water lad with blue dye to mark demonstrators, whused umbrellas to shield themselves. today, in geneva, a pro- democracy legislator from hong kong appealed to the u.n. human rights body to investigate. >> the police call protesters cckroaches.ut crackdowns and pre- emptive violence against them ptare hence regarded as acle pest control to curb free speech.e today marks 0th day of the movement, but there is no sign th restraint.l exercise this is a result of the lack of democracy in hong kong. >> woodruff: the polic turn, blamed what they called "radical protesters." they have arrested more thanan 1,400 people since the demonstrations began in june. a storm that hit the bahamas this weekend cld grow into 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 east coast. by wednesday, the storm could lash bermuda with dangerous wind and rain. president trump charged today that u.s. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh is under assault by charges that are lies, after a new allegation of sexual misconduct. o "the new york times" reported over the weekend that it happened during 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 enaed e president's tax returns. reports today said the subpoena ngnt to mr. trump's accoun firm. it seeks the lassteight ars of e and federal returns for the president and his business,u the organization." meanwhile, the u.s. house oversight committee is askingta transpon secretary elaine chao for documents involving her family's shipping company. democrats say they want to know

if any of her officiions were designed to benefit "foremost group." chao's father founded the firm. president trump presented the redal of freedom today to former new york yankees mariano rivera. the hall of fame pitcher was a five-time world series champion and regarded by many athe best closing pitcher in baseball history. and, the famed frontman of "the cars," ric ocasek, has died. he was found sunday in his new york apartment, a year aft "the cars" were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame they had a string of hits in the 1970s and '8, 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

♪ ♪ o >> woodruff: rsek was 75 years old. still to come on the "newshour, autoworkke to the picket lines for better wages; questions surround attacks onar saabian oil; on the ground in israel before a critical election and much more >> woodruff: nearly 50,000 works at general motors plan across the country went on strike at miight, bringing production to an immediate halt. john yang has thdetails. >> reporter: it's the first national work stoppage by theth uniteduto workers since 2007. as negotiations resumed today, the union said it had been unable to reach a deal with g.m. over several key issues, e cluding higher wages and limits on the us temporary workers.

the u.a.w. also want to end some concessions it made in 2009 to help g.m. thugh its government-led bankruptcy including lower pay and benefita for new workersja s cotton was on the picket line today in detroit. >> a few years back, we gave up t to keep this house open and all the houses around general motors. mod now that they're makin money than they ever 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 tosu technologies like electric cars and as sales decline. last year, it said it was closg several plants includi this one in hamtramk, michigan-- a decision that present trump heavily criticized. late las yamiche alcindor went to haramk and spoke t wone auto work said her job was her ticket to the middle class. >> i never made this much money

hourlyefore in my life. i never had these great health benefits before in my life. >> reporter: in a statement, g.m. said it's had offeredew investments in plants that "improves wages, benefits ands grs. jobs in substantive ways." the strikeomess top u.a.w. leaders-- including current president, gary jones-- are under federal investigations for ey.egedly misusing union m 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 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." he's author of "detroit resurrected: to bankruptcy and mck."

thanks for joini. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: every three or four years, the big auto mairksz negotiate new contracts. broadly speak, this yeansr's negotiatwhat were the goals on each said. the u.a.w., what did they hope to achieve? >> i think they basically wanted to end the two-tier wage system that started ten years ago duringhe bankruptcies of general motors and chrysler. when the auto companies were on their knees, the workers helped them get through it by giving concessions. what the.a.w. wants i to get some back. you have g.m. and the other auto cos on the other side that basically want to eliminate the gap between them and the feign auto-makerbecause it's still more expensive for theau makers to make vehicles in this country than toyota and the other foreign-makers. >> it's unusual for g.m. to tal about what's on the table while

talks are going on, they said they offered investments ito two being idled. hamtramic they want to build elecic pickups and lords town new battery cells with union workers. are these ing to be able t likely geto the numbers and have comparable jobs that were there before? >> i think it's unlikely. if youlook at when they made the announcement that they were idling these plants, the one in ohio and one in michigan, these are political footballs in some sense because you're talking about thousands of workers and you have politicians on both sides to have the fence withth significant interests in preserving the jos. so i think g.m. understood thatt fre beginning and said maybe we can look at bringing jobs back, but if they bring batters to ohio, lords town, it won't be asany jobs as the typical assembly plant. >> repter: how long will it take before it squeezes each

side? g.m. is saito have healthy inventories on hand. the u.a.w. has vehicles. >> g.m. has a few months of vehicles but don't have a few months to spaimplet after a acouple of weeks thn into trouble because you have certain vehicles where certain im levels would run into issues and people would walk into the dealers and not be able to get the veefntle on the other hand, u.a.w.keor get $250, $275 a week in strike parks far below what your average worker is making in a given week so they can't last too long as well. you're looking at a few days, maybe weeks before this reaches a head.h you neveknow. there have been strikes in the past that have done gone a couple of months. >> reporter:nd the supply chains, the parts-makers get squeezed. >> there's a ripple effect. when the dit--makers can't make their parts and irpply-makers can't make the parts and other audit

though-makers can be affected. >> reporter: going into the spending practices of current and rmer u.a.w. firms, is thatha a factor in these talks? >> this is a significant federal corruption investigation. i think the u.a.w. has to far a federal racketeering case that could come on top and basically have the federal government taking 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 othh side, is g.m.'approach to this. they're seeing this union under investigation, does that affect their position? >> the g.m. is walking a tig rope here. i think they're being very careful not to be too vehiclel t their criticism e u.a.w. at the same time, they've said s few tihey, this is a little questionable, but the u.a.w. represents tens of thousands ofa workers anbe this isn't reflective of the entire organizationbut it is very comfortable for them to be b

negotiating at the same time they're under investigation by the federal govnment. >> reter: earlier today the u.a.w. said, g.m., if you had given us this of earlier we might have avoid this strike. any sense of how lonthis might go on? >> you have to ask yourselouif this is the case of an unreliable narrator on both sides. i'm not sure when the official best offer was really made on each side, who camto the ble first, it's tough to say. i think at this point doesn'tre seem like theiles apart but they're n inches apart either. i think you have a little time to go. >> reporter: nathan bomey of chsa today," thank you so >> thanks. >> woodruff: as we mentioned in the news summa, airstrikes on o major saudi oil facilities over the weekend disrupted markets. but it's also hehtened tensions between the united states and iran.st the u.s. blames the regime i tehran for the attack and has reportedly shared intelligenceau with thes to back up that claim.

the newshour's lisa desjardins has the detail ( explosion ) >> reporter: a w of words and ages after weekend aeria attacks left two saudi oil sites in flameand smoke. a u.s. official shared these images showing damaged facilities and blackened, scorched areas. today, apokesman 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 these weapons are iranian weapons anda investigating this and we will announce the findings. initial findings show that theta terrorist did not originate from yemeni territories as claimed by the houthi militia. >> reporter:inhe u.s. also d to iran. secretary of state pompeotu tweeted ay that "iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy idpply." and, "there is no ce the attacks came from yemen." buthat is precisely who ha claimed responsibility-- houthi rabels in yemen.

they are backed by but a spokesman said saturday they themselves launched ten drones at the oil facities-- and threatened more to come.ed >> ( transl ): we promise the saudi regime that our coming operations will only gw wider and will be more painful than before, so long as their aggression and blockade continues. reporter: all of this follo 4.5 years of war between the houthis and a saudi-led coalition in yemen-- one that has stroyed yemen's economy and has led to mass starvation and disease. i the map heespecially important. the two strikes hit critical oil facilities in eastern saudi arabia-- one is the world's largest crude oil stabilization plant, the other is the send- largest oilfield in the kingdom. yemen sits south on the other side of vast desert-- with houthi-held territory to the southwest. iran is on the other side, directly northeast. oil markets have felt this latest blow.

the attackknocked out 5% of the world's output and triggered a spike in early trading today.u it take months to repair the facilities. in vienna today, u.s. energy secretary rick perry aimed tolm raders. >> despite iran's malign efforts, we are very confident that the market is resilient and will respond positively. >> reporter: the attacks are also superheating already boiling tensions between the u.s. andran, 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 disputing the details of those incidents. for his part, president trump minced no words, tweeting sunday that the u.s. is locked and loaded, but not indicating whati that might mean. mr. trump also met with the crown prince of bahrain today, and his national security

council as the administration deliberates how to respond. >> do i want war? i don't want war with anybod well, have a lot of options, but i'm not lookinat optns right now. we want to find out definitely s o did this. >> reporter: othy weigh in quickly as well. congress returns to washingtonnd today,he u.n. general assembly session opens in new york tomorrow.ho for the pbs ne, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: president trump said he would be willing to meet with iraanresident hassan rouhani at the u.n. general assembly, but rouhani rejected, that offer days before thisck at joining me to discuss the regional implications of thisfr attack ieric wehrey. he is a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment forac international and has 20 years of mideast experience from his time in the air fo 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 expected given the administration's feings iran being the root of all evil. given thpresident's comments, they're walking back initial certainty about iran. i think they want to leave room, perhaps, forome negisotiation. s a president who has stated that he doesn't want war in the region, he doesant 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 the projectile. there's obviously, probably additional intelligence about launch activies, about the orin. what we saw always with the actual impact point. but, again,whis comes doto sort of theatrics. there's what's called escalation management. you don't want to box yourself into a corner.

i think the saudis as welare very worried about a folksle escalation and breaking to open m di and we've seen the back a bit in terms of wraas in really responsible for this. >> woouff: they seem reluctant to say they want mot e information. but thee houthis, th rebel group in yemen, they're claiming responsibility. why would they be claiming that they're the oneth behinis if they weren't? >> i think it paints them as a rmidable opponent of the saudis. they have been fighting this saudi, you know, invasion of their country. they have an interest, i think, in creating that level of uncertainty. they've said they've received help from within the kikeddum. it's probably unl ikely, but, again, stirring that certainty. thbeen an increasing convergence between iran and the houthis, but it's important not to phe houthis as really proxies of iran. >> reporter: are the houthis capable of doing this without iran's involvement? >> my understaing is no. ain, we're talking about a

qualitatively different sort of operation in terms of the planning, the actual technical eqpment that was used. they've certainly been increasing, you know, the audacity of their attacks both with drones missiles, but my understanding is this would require iranian assistance. >> reporter >> woodruff: so you've pointed ouand said it again that there's no evidence that the u.s. wants -i mean, president trump is saying and he said it again today that he doesn't want to see war with iran, but he's also said overs the weekend, he talked about being locked and loaded, suggesting the u.s. is ready to launch a military attack. what would the consequences will if that happened? >> you would have, i think, open war. there's no way to sort of punish iran, yoknow, discreetly to keep this compartmentalized. i think in this sort ofu situation uld have the gloves come off, right? iran can retalia in different

theaters against u.s. forces in iraq and lebanon, so this could really spiral out of control. i ink there are ways tota reish deterrencwith iran sort of a total war. there's probably some clandestined signals that would be sent. i think the great tragedy of this is that trump has really squandered a lot of the tnternational diplomacy tha historically the u.s. has used to keep iran in a box, so he's left hiself with feer options to send that kind of signal to iran. >> woodruff: so what are the other options? what could the administration do if they decide a frontal military action is not called for? >> they're going to try to harden, i think, saudi arabia's defenses against a future attack. so, again,his is not going to be easy for iran to don . eadyn, we've seen trump al saying he's going to provide intelligence to the saudis. again, there are probably going to be other signals that are

sent, again, pot,ential clan destined means are an option as well, show of force within the gulf. we've already got an aircraft carrier, you know, there, and, again, i think this comesown, to you know, a very careful, del at the balancing act. >> woodruff: a what abo the fact that thepresident's formerational security advisor john bolton who's known to be a hawk when it comes toran is n longer in the administration? >> well, i mean, he was certainly central to setting a very bellicose tenor to u.s. policy to iran and i think it could reduce some ofthe escalation. you had the pentagon in the escalation and you have other sources from the u.s. government. >> woodruff: and the president's ownnstinct. >> of course, toward dealmaking. woodruff: you mentioned intelligence sharing and the united states has been reluctant to dh that in past, has it

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

the race for 2020 is shaping up after the last 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 prim 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 ane fifth tion farmer and winemaker. kuhe has always voted for the party most aligned with his zionist views, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu.en this time, he has reservations. what do you think about benjamin netanyahu? >> he's very intelligent, he's very clever.

so it looks so fine, is so good, but it isn't.ie i'm woabout morality, i'm worried about values, so many suspicions. >> reporter: jerusalem's main acrket is a busy, festive long gone are the days of suicide bombings, the economy has been song. and yet, when it comes to politics, there's division and deadlock. after israel's longest-serving prime minist failed to build the necessary coalition in the parliament and form a government after elections in april, netanyahu called for another one-- just one month before he's to face legal proceedings for bribery and breach of trust. the mahane yehuda market is a stronghold of support for the likud party and benjamin netanyahu himself, but the allegations of corruption that have dogged this prime ministery at that support just like the tactics-- his critics say-- he uses to stay in power.ay whether those concerns aregh

enouo topple him, that's something this election willsh . netanyahu is, by far, israel'sop moular politician, but his party is leaving nothing to chance. today they're out rallying the troops gilad erdan is netanyahu's minister for public security. some voters could be put oti by the alles against the prime minister, he says, but, netanyahu is innocent until proven guilty. we've talked to a, witlot of likud suorters. they say everything likud is doing is great. they have an issue with the prime minister and the allegations of corption. what do you sato tt? >> ah, we have to remember that all the achievements of the likud and government in the last decade was under the leadershipe of pri minister netanyahu. this is... we have to respect the principles of democracy. they voted for him to lead the likud and the country. and he strengthened the state of israel. so unless the law said he cannot continue, we have to respe the

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 meers of one turn up. as the two collide, it becomes clear just how heated israeli politics can get. laura wharton is a member of the ty council. >> he attacks the justice system, he attacks the free press, he's basically ruining the democracy.ep >>ter: netanyahu's biggest challenge in this election comes from this maz benny garved as netanyau's military chief of staff-- until just before the april electionth when he and the blue and white party he leads sprang onto the posatical stage and got the me number of seats in parliament as likud. his supporters say it's time for anothekind of politics-- without netanyahu. >> at this point he is all about survival his personal polical survival.

i think benny gantz, he represent the new stylof leadership a leadership of values of fair morals of eths and this is right. >> reporter: not to be outdone, netyanyahu, too, w in the limelight-- holding a cabinet meeting in the jordan valley, an area that counts for a full third of the west bank. just days after announcing israel will annex the occupied territory after the election, he declared the government will also add another settlement to the more than 130 israel already has.an >> youme a prophet. okay. 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 be up to them. >> i think that seeing the election in israel is only a usrse race is a mistake be at the end of the day the third horse, the sdell horse might de what the two big horses

will do at the end of the day. >> reporter: that small horse and potentiaigkingmaker is r lieberman and his right- wing secular party yisrael liiteinu. a former bouncererman became something akin toon netanyahu's pe assistant-- then did stints as foreign and defense minister before breaking ranks. after the election in april, lieberman declined to join a netanyahu-led coalition t with ultra-orthodox religious parties, leaving his form boss short of the seats needed to form a government-- a first in the history of israel. ynon shahar is a lieberman volunteer. the objective, he says, is to force likud into a government of 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 we can do good for the majority of israel. >> reporter: israeli arabs may also have a hand in shaping the next government. they make up a sixth of the electorate, but many abstain from voting. if ty turn out in larger numbers, they will weaken netanyahu's handge ral amos yadlin headed up israel's military intelligence.h todaruns the nation's most influential think tank on national security.me when it coto israel's relations with the palestinians and israel's adversaries, tthere's little disagreem amongst the candidates. what's at stake in this election? >> let, let me tell you what is ionot at stake in this ele most of these elites agreed on iran. nere is no left and right iran. most of the israelis agreed on w to deal with hezbollah there is no left and right on it. most of ese agree on gaza. >> reporter: that hard le is popular with most israelis. it's also supported by president trump. something netanyahu liketo

highlight any chance he gets. >> in israel it is smart because trump is seen as 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 ofal these things areeen by many israelis as very good signs for, for the best friend we ever had. >> reporter: likud's top leaders are out to rally the natios 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 to ge hied >> i cheit's all b.s. sorry about that. >> reporter: do you ever get basick of wine? on his vineyard north of tel aviv, hadar dor-on isn't so re, but the veteran likud supporter says he'll put his.

ideology fir >> i hope very much it's all fake news. >> repter: but you have your concerns. >> i'morried.'m i'm a fatherfairst of all, a er who grows grandchildren and children in what country, in a corrupted one or in an honest one? >> reporter: for the pbs newshour i'm ryan chilcote in benyamina, israel. >> woodruff: the crowded field of democratic presidential ndiates have new dividing lines this week-- from preventing gun violence to impeaching supreme coutice utvanaugh. here to help parsehere 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 of you. ank you for being here f "politics monday." lte talk about guns first. we saw, stu, at last week's democratic debate, some real division. we saw beto o'ruourke staket some territory we hadn't seen democrats speak about recently. >> everything seems to be about the democratic divc ide, doesn't it, between e various wings of the party and it's showing up on guns as impeachment and other issues. you know, you have democrats who want to go as far as they can, and those who are thinkin more about the general election, anthat's a division in the party that they're going to have to figure out how to deal with this to keep the progressive populous inthewsed and excited and behind the party's nominee and also to reach out --

remember thel generalction is about swing voters. >> woodruff: he's talking about buyg back guns. this is a place democrats haven't gone. >> of course he's going to want the go on the debate stage and be as bold as possible so he says hell,s, we're coming for your guns. pump the brakes for a second. the polling on this, mandatory buybacks is one of the more divisive issues in our npr nawrpz mar ist polling, more infa r to have red flag laws, universal background checks, even hig capacity ammunition clips, banning those andap assault-style s. the majority of people overall in favor of those but not republicans anththat's wha big difference is and why congress issn en acting on them. >> woodruff: is this a riskfo

orourke. >> yes, it's a risk but more for the democraticarty in the general election if they appear-to-to be too extreme, too radical, too liberal, frankly. woodruff: one other thng we're hearing from the democrats is weighing in on a story that came our t oe weekend in the "new york times" reporting, domenico, that there i a new accusation of sexual misconduct against supreme court justice brett kavanaugh, who went through hearings, confirmed, sitting on the court. here we are many months later the story comes outs we shouly the woman who is cited not by name repesortedly t have a memory of what happened, so the whole thing is. a little mud but having said this, you've already got, what, several, half a dozen democrats running for president saying that brett kavanaugh should be impeached. >> and there's the key phrase, running for president, because they kw that the base very strongly is in favor of impeachment generally. the rest of the country not so

much. you know, independents have tracked with democrats allh throughout trump presidency on almost every issue except for impeachment when look at it in the polling, and this is another one of those are specific polling on kavanaugh himself, not specific polling, but wh it comes to the present,hey think it's not a great ida. so that's why you see democrats doing this because three-quarters of democrats are in favor of impchg president trump and a lot of the democrats think the f.b.i. did a very cuse riinvestigation of kavanaugh, didn't vet hi well. in fact, one to hae allegations was sent by senator ris coons of delaware to the f.b.i. with a name reacted that was named in the "new york nimes" essay, that was october 2, he was firmed october 6. we have a lot of democrats upset stronglybout kavanaugh they feel not being vetrted stongly. but opinion steeved of moving on, you have somegf the presidential candidates rile up, something president trump loves

to have front and center. >> woodruff: because it's givi him anpening, stu, to take his own posion in saying it's all lies and painting them as extreme. >> and you have unimpeachment inquiry and are you going to have a second one and does it not look like the demrats want to overturn the elections and supreme court nominations, so it just looks very messy, and you say, it gives the pre a talking point to talk about how the democrats are -- didn't like the election results and they're trng to change it now. >> woodruff: we should say these allegations are part of a new book cing out about theth kavanaugh case. let's look at, i guess you would say, the far left, stu, of the democratic field -- bern sanders, elizabeth warren -- a lot of conversation about the two of them, are they fighting over the same tertory. just today a small, progressi labor group in new york city called the "working families party," which endorsed bernieer sain 2016, this year says

it's supporting elizabeth warren. so, yes, it's a small group, you know, in the northeast, as farow as we and perhaps other parts to have the country, but does bernie sanders havein someto woul worry about? actually, he utshould have stard worrying weeks ag about. this there have been always been questions would he sell a b second time because remember he was the alternative to hillary clintonened he was the popult, she was the corporate democrat, and now the democratic field is different. elizabeth warren uses some of the same rhetoric language, imagery, that sarpdz does, and i think some people think bernie isn't selling over the long haul the wayhe did lst time. >> but you have elizabeth warren is somebody who a lot of democrats have taken to, they see her on the campaign they see the way she makes the messes. this sort of left-win populism, and she doesn't go as far as sanders. i thought it was interesting during the debate how joe biden d elizabeth warren seem to use bernie sanders as a very useful

kind of foil for biden. on soclism it was to paint his politics too extreme and tyingiz eth warren to that, but elizabeth warren was ableo escape by unscathed because she's using sanders as aeat shield. >> sanders does not fight the description of himself as a comic socialist, he'll explainm what ins, wheel, on the other hand, elizabeth warren said no, she's not a sociast, and a lot of republicans doubt that, but it's an interesting differce that points out thepo differences between the two candidates. >> the fact they maintain aag noession pact where i've had people close to bernie saers that tell me they're not going to attack elizabeth warren because they view her as an ally for the kind of country and change they want to see, anth want to make sure that bernie sanders maintains a level of at least 15% in theolls and in delegates because that's the key threshold number toet those del cats to stick to go ts conventibernie sanders can

still be relevant that convention. >> woodruff: we asked you to take a look if they are going after the same voters. >> i think they largely are they're going after populist progressives, people on the left end of the party frustrated witc corporate amand big initutions and i think they fee. now, there are dnces, but look at their rhetoric. it's very similar. >> when you look at their similariti and differences, when you look at very liberal voters, there's a big diagram,rn but sanders is very strong with younger voters, in particular, men, pekele who ma less than $50,000 a year. warren, on the other hand, people who are paying close attention to the election. women, she does better wit whites than african-americans, whites with college dereg, traditional democrats and people who make more money. her deficits aren't quite as glaring and a lot ofemocratic strategists says she can make up some of the deficits because she

has worn well in front of black audiences in particular withn. black wo >> woodruff: less than 30 seconds, are these debates helping us figure alis out? >> not as much as we said they would help us simonths ago when supposedly each deate was going to be critical, do or die for everybody, it hasn't been that way i. s still a big audience. a lot of the candidates stro get in front of aear top tier that's emerged. >> woodruff: and democrats paying very close attention. u menico montanaro, stu rothenberg, thank th. >> thanks, judy. you're welcome. >> woodruff: in less than a decade, youtube star lilly sing ne from internet sensation to host of a new show debuting tonight.te "aittle ith lilly singh" will premiere onbc, making her the only woman-- and person of color-- on network late night. s cently amna nawaz sat down

with singh on her geles set to talk about her newest challenge.in it's the latesur series, race matters solutions and part of our ongoing arts and cult e series, "cans." the tent sages ofiet grief -- >> reporter: she's one of youtube's biggest success wories ever. t up, its your girl superwoman. >> reporter: lilly singh, a.k.rs superwoman, dipped a toe into internet waters ten years ago with basic video blogs. >> when it comes to a boyfriend, we want tall att wention we ca get, which makes us, okay, sort of needy. eporter: but she quickly dove deeper in, developing her comedic skill. >> no, girl, i'm wearing sla ain't nobody got time for this tonight. >> reporter: and, over the years, upping her production game. (rapping)te >> repor translating both into four million subscribers and over three billionideo views.

erapping) she's now going whno youtuber has gone before-- network television. tonigh on nbc as host of "a little late with lilly singh," taking over the late-night time slot for carson d >> welcome to the shode singh he announcement in march, welcomed by her fellow nbc late night hosts jimmy fallon and seth meye >> indian canadian woman, also. breaking records! i'm super honored and humbled. >> reporter: she built her fame by standing out online. and in her new role, singh will definitely stand apart when your show premieres, you are going to be the only woman on the major networks, in late night, in a sea of white male hosts. how are you thinking about that? >> honesy, it's exciting, and nerve wracking at the same time. i mean, it's a huge honor, i'm so humbled to be part of creating that path, because i wouldn't be here without the women that paved the path before

me, but i think that, for the same reason, it's so important for meo bring 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 of any network late night show, ever. singh came out as bisexual to r 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 route that is, scared, i'm scared. or you can go the route of i'm going tothead with love. and i th with love is, even though this is scary, i'm going to share this about myself because it ll help people. d all i want to do is encourage more people in oun coy, especially our south asian community, to, even if something is scary, and you're not supposed to ta a about it, taut it. talk about it.. lead with love >> reporter: that lesson wasak years in theg, tracing back to 2010 when singh posted her first video on youtube, with no clear career plans, stdggling with depression, living in her parents' suburban toronto home. but right away, singh she knew this was her path.

lid what was that conversation with your parent? what is the line? >> it was like, hey, i don't want to go to grad school, i would like to make videos on youtube. >> reporter: that sounds reasonable. >> yeah, they had a lot of estions. 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 into graduatechool. i did not think they were expectinme to make a career out of this. i don't think anyone was, to be fair. >> reporter: branding herself as superwoman, singh set heelf apart on a crowded internet by leaning into her view of the world. (rapping) >> why you wake up so late, huh? good morning to you, mom. eporter: posting campy impersonations of her parents. (call me on your cell phone)ri >> reporter:ng and performing hip-hop parodies... (rapping) >> reporter: and delivering a steady stream of observational humor in her signatureer he-top style.

>> double cheese. that double cheese? >> reporter: as her followers and her fame gw, singh's reach tended far beyond the internet. in just under ten years, she ascended into entertainment's upper echelon, collaborating with hollywood royalty like the rock, pop culture stars like selena gomez, even interviewing then-first lady michelle obama. >> no, you hang up! >> reporter: the lilly singh empire has now unfurled across media platforms. her 2017 self-help book "how to be a bawse" became a "new york times" best-seller or as she would say it. >> how to be a boss! >> h world 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 uicorn island. >> unicorns, by the way, are sort of a thing for singh. >> i just like unic honestly, i am obsessed with them, because i feel like any time i talk about unicorns people are so fixated on if

thl're real or not, and i f like that misses the whole point. i feel like if i wt to say i'm a unorn, 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 really where it stems from. >> reporter: for her next as brought along the team from some of her biggest viral hits, hoping they can create the same success for nbc. >> social media people are mine, the editor isn mie. >> reporter: equally important, she says, is the history she's carrying forward. in 1986, joan rivers became the first woman given a shot at the late night chair, but she failed to gain traction and was quickly taken off the air. >> reporter: it took decades enfore another woman was g another chance, and since then, no woman has made it past a singleeason in late night on any major network. >> i always just remind myself it's part of chipping away that path. regardless of what the out tcome is, if i'm being sure candid, it

won't matter because it will help pave the math. >> woodruff >> reporter: regardless of how it goes. >> we want it to go well. but my actual prsence, being a part of this is already makin the path. >>eporter: in some ways, singh is uniquely qualified ceed in the new world of late night. one in which hosts are scrambling to turn television segments into internet sensations. i'm sitting with my writers, and we're going through the show format i think, great, that's a great show. and i think by nature my brain automatically goes that's gog to be the youtube part of it, and this is what the title is going to be, and that's going to behareat.it so kind of just-- >> reporter: you can just see that. >> it's already built in, like, i'm already sitting with my , iters being like, perfect, and we'll call it thd we'll frame the question like this, and it will be done. so, i think it's just a different way of thinking, it's thinking about two forma rather than just one. come on! o i'mt here making statements. statements on statements out here! i love it.

>> reporter: when her show premieres, she wl be speaking to larelge tevision audience one she won't have time to miss over. >> it will be my thoughts and feels, the person i am, the person i want you to get to know, lilly. >> reporter: for the "pbs newshour," i'm amna nawaz inel los a. >> woodruff: and for those of you who like to get to sleep rlier, you can stream the premiere of "a little late with gh" tonight at o 10:00 p.m. easte youtube before it airs on nbc. >> woouff: artist angel otero's brand of visual storytelling is a unique one-- he pours paint onto glass and peels it off in sheets oe it dries. tonight, otero gives his brief but spectacular take on his artistic process, and the role his puerto rican bacround plays in his work. it's part of our ongoing arts and culture series, "canvas."

my father was very pushy with the idea that i could follow his steps of being an insurance agent, and i did. i was a horrible salesman. i kept dreaming about being an artist, a paier. yo i quit the job on a satur morning. i remember telling him, like, hey, this school called the school of arts inicago saw my artwork and offered me a scholarship to srt studying painting. at a young age, i came across a book by jacon what i had learned as a child was that art has to be something that you recognize, that tells a story, all these things, and looking at images of his work, felt very liberating and felt that they were paintings made

with the idea of just the movement of painting and, you 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 o pi 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 the proers were laughing at the ideas i was coming u with saying that my paintings were about the warmth of puerto rico and the caranib arteds, that was when i going back of the memories with grandmother, and i departed with the idea of composing this imagery collages dry oil paint. i started having quite a good response to it. i started paintg smokies of different glasses after colors and screening th paint offnd making new works. some of the old stains ofolors

in the glass were reflecting themselves like new skins on a print. i said wait a minu, i can make a painting on a glass and it can begurativeo abstract and i can paint something on top of it. the blurriness of how things and our life changes over time very interesting to me. my grandmother passed away four yearago. i know she will still notun rstand at all nothing of what i do, but i wouldave been very amazing to see her face and thoughts about my work. this is my bref and spectacular take on my god body of wdyrk. additional brief but spectacular episodesn our website, pbs.org/newshour/brief. and that's the newshour for tonight. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you. so >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: b

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