on the newshour tonight, on the record. the first transcripts of testimy from the impeachment inquiry are released as white house officials refused to appear in before investigators. ukraine in the crossfire of a political fight in america, a report from the warfront with the battle against russia grinds on. >> n america and europe help. i think russia will push forward. they will not just occupy this area. they will wait. >> plus, any walter is here to break down what tomorrow's state elections mean for the

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almost00 pages of testimony from the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and former advisor to mike pompeo. we are joined now. 500 pages, the newshour team has been digging through this all day. what have we learned? >> three takeaways, we learned more details of what became an unofficial foreign policy towa ukraine led by rudy giuliani, the presidents the attorney or business reasons. how secretary of state mike pompeo was reatedly asked to defend foreign service officers, specifically the foreign officer how giuliani led a smearls on campaign, how he did it and with whom. let's talk about the ambassador, ambassador yo --the former

ambassador to ukraine. she served for 33 years across democratic and republican administtions. she led president trump's policy on ukraine. to give ukraine lethal weapons to deter rsia,nd try to get atorruption inside ukraine. she ran into a buzz saw. that was led by rudy giuliani, this unofficial foreign policy. at one point she was asked about the diffence by new jerse democrat, this is what he said. parallel policy started t trump the official policy, and in retrospect, that is the core of her testimony. >> rudy giuliani is the president's personal attorney. how is he related? >> to let viewers know what we

are doing, we will go through this in terms of dust seems and what it told us about the world. auliani is at the center of this. ambassador yovanovitch's testimony gave insight into what she thinks the reasons were rudy giuliani was doing this, and they were not u.s. national interests. ssthe first was busine. she pointed to two of his associates, and she testified to congress that they had biness this energy company, and they needed a better ambassador to citate those business interests. the second reason we found in her testimony that she believed she was pushed out was the interest of a specific powerful ukrainian. former prosecutors until fe left

office months ago. he is a fascinating character, he had been jailed andn for being a reformer. he has come into powertc and yovano testified she was pushing back because he was not reforming. office was not place for reform, and giulianid e had connected and he was trying to push her out. we have apecial correspondent in ukraine, we will hear more from him lat. we were sent this quote, this plmas a big role with lusenko, and they responded saying i do not o comme fantasies and lies. he says it is all lies. lusenko's name is in this document more than any other. >> yovanovitch was forced out of

her role, what more did we learn >> she talksbout how there was a campaign in conservative media by the president, his son, and rudy giuliani to get herired. eco-she testifies s in the her dark through that campaign. at one pnt she says it would be great to get back up, how can we quiet this campaign. she is tolit would note the state department, it would be the president's allies in conservative media. specifically secretary of state mike pompeo or someone around him would place a call to mr. hannity on fox news to say, what is going on? do you have proof of these that call was made to mr. hannity according to testimony, and the allegations did stop for a couple days, and then they came backs .

that get examples that secretary of state on pao was d as defend this woman and refused. the state inclined to release a statement that she asked defending her because they feared president trump would tweet something and pull the rug underneath the state department. e clear preside trump disparaged her during the july 25 call with president zelensky, he talks about her with zelensky, and there are eftrts in the state departm to get secretary of state pompeo to release a statement defenng her, and that is where minley comes in. warmer senior advisor to fou he asked pompeo threedeimeso nd yovanovitch in the days after we learned trump disparageder.

pompeo refused and mckinley resigned. this is the core of her testimony, she says in her opening statement, we see the state department aowacked and ho out from within because of what she went through, she says the only interest that will be served are those of our strategic adversaries like russia s spread chaos and attacked the institutions that the u.s. helped create. >> these are such strong words in testimony before congress. how does all of this fit into the impeachment inquiry? >> let's look atch how she t on the idea that these president wantedt the investigation that ukraine was behind the 2016 meddling. to be credible.that

and this idea of an investigation into the bidens d the energy company, she says she was not part of that, but investigations in ukraine are used as political leverage. they are kept open so you can keep someone under yourhumb. she said something supportive of the president, that he was concerned about corruption in ukraine for a long time. >> fascinating details from the first 500 pas. more testimony is coming out tomorrow. thank you both. for more on how the president and his allies are reacting, our correspondent joins us from san diego. she is on assignment. i want to ask you, we heard the president react to some of the news of the day. >> was marie yovanovitch the target of a similar campaign.

a smear campaign. >> thee president of ukras not a fan of hers either. he did not say glowing things. i am sure she is a fine woman. i do not know much about her. transcript is the president of ukraine was notnclined. g you have been tracke president'sio rea what did you make of what he had to say? >> president trump w defending himself, but using a misleading claim. if you look at the july 25 call memo, the president of ukraine says, thank you for being the first person to tell me the former ambassador yovanovitch was a bad ambassador, and i age with you. you have the president indicated as the one who told ukraine that was a bad ambassador.

it is important what allies are saying. heres what jim jordan, republican on the oversight committee, had to say. >> two individuals whose transcripts were released todayc have notto do with the underlying issue. mr. mc with the situation that is the basis of what the democrats are doing, and ambassador yovanovitch had been recalled and was not in ukraine when the call took place, when the question was present. >> he went on to say the process was unfair andts democre not following due process. i had a another ally, matthew gates, a republican whos s on the house judiciary committee, and he thinks the transcripts released today is part of an orchestrated effort by democrats to negatively impact president. he says republicans should have

going, and the presidents lawyer should be more involved. >> these depositions are offering a firsthand look from inquiry with a lot of details, things we did not know before. what did you learn today that is interesting in terms of how the president operates? >> thesets transcr were a window into how president trump and this white housera os. you have fox news mentioned over dozen times, and twitter at -- a dozeent times. marie yovanovitch said she was encouraged by gordon sondland, and she leave ukraine because president trump might tweet about her. this is twitter at the center of foign policy. you have the president allegedly on the phone call with the

president of ukrainealking about our ambassador, saying she is not someone who can be trusted, and the president of ukraine saying you are encouraging not to look at her in a positivway. then the president on the phone with rudy giuliani, mixing foreign policy and his own political interests. decrats showed this is an unorthodox way, and unfair way for the white house to operate. kspresident trump the did nothing wrong. >> that is our white house correspondent joining us from san diego. democratic congressman jamie raskin is a member of the house judiciary committee, and he attended closed door depositions. presentative raskin joins us from capol hill. thank you for making the time. decision to release those transcripts. those are two of many of hours

of testimony. why were these released today and not all of them? rep. riceraskin: we want people to read these for themselves, the explosive statements of these lifelong public servants they will all come oak. it a while as your sff works to digest them, we will have them on a daily basis over the coming week. >> in releasing the transcripts from those witnesses, your sarepublican colleaguethere is a lack of transparency. what do you say to that? rep. raskin: republicans are interested in anything but cytranspar they immediate me want to distract the conversation from the substance to, what day are

you releasing this and that transcript? this is comife from people to obstruct testimony ofrt multiple witnesses today. they have some gall saying we have not released the depositions, when they are trying to prevent ant testimony abat the president did. >> you said earlier today in an interview, we have established an overwhelming case. ifou believe you have that case a summit depositions, how quickly will you move forward to public hearings? >> serious prosecutors want to nail down every detail, and we want to give the opportunity for all of the relevant witnesses to come forward wither ml evidence and testimony. it is scandalous the president is trying to stop people from testifying before the united statesutongress a matter of this seriousness. >> you mentioned those people, four officials refusing to

testify. do you believe you need to hear from them he for you move forward with public hearings? >> the smoking gun appeared on day on a this is not tha christie novel. we know what the president did. he tried to organize a shakedown on the ukrainiant governm get them to corroborate a false story about the 2016 campaign to say it was the ukrainians and not the russians who interfered in the election. then to get false evidence, or concocted evidence for the 2020 campaign against the bidens to get them to fabricate or famaure an investigation, dthat is what they did, t is right there in the white house's own memorandum contemporhoeous with the call. >> many including the president himself says the transcripts

cannot be trusted and have been manipulated. >> i am not sure what the president is referring to. i saw skimpy read if any, and they are afraid evil will read it, and when they read it, they will be blown away by what bassador yovanovitch has to her, culminating in the president's recall of the ambassador from ukraine. and to read ambassador mckinley's brave statement about why he had to resigd after three half decades of serving democratic and republican presidents. >> we know gordon sondland returned to capitol hill to review testimony after other tests followed him contradict it what he said. it he alter or change his earlier testimony? >> not to my knowledge, i am not aware of any of that.

i will invoke mark twain who said, if you always tell the truth, you never have anything to remember. these witnesses have come like the testimonytoeleasedously todaive honest testimony. i have not seen them come to check out the depositions since then. the white house has been trying to stophese pple from coming in, and i want to identify our appreciation and gratitude for these long time public officials who have come forward to tell the truth against and ovethe threats of the white house. >> thank youery much for your time. for the record, the newshour reached out to all 47 lawmakers ttfrom the three house coms permitted to attend the depositions, none the republican members were able to join us tonight.

stephanie: media reports tonight say giuliani's associate i preparing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.ors in lev parnas will comply with the asubpoelong as it does not violate attorney-client privilege. lev parnas is a ukrainian born american citizen who is part of ffgiuliani'sts to look into rivals. ' federal'appeal a court ruled president trump's ta b returns mu turned over to state prosecutors as part of an investigation into payments to twoo women who claimve affairs with mr. trump. 'the presidents lawyers argued he has total immunity. his lawyers say they will appeal the u.s. suprem court. multiple mediare outlets

reporting turkey has captured the sisterf al-baghdadi. rasmiya awad was captured, and officials hope to gather e telligence from the trailer container where d her family were discovered. al-baghdadi was killed by u.s. troops a week ago. the government of iran announced it is running twice the amount of centrifuges as before enriching nuclear material. itn is teh's latest violation of the nuclear deal. it came as the u.s. imposed new sanctions and highofanking iraniacials. demonstrators in tehranan burned amerlags and chanted death in iraq, fresh vlence in

central baghdad killing atpl let five pe. security forces openedire on protesters cloilng in on key dings. edcrowds scramor cover as ambulances raced through streets. funerals were held where security forces killed prree esters last night after violence outside the iranian consulate. >> our son is a hero, he was caring only the iraqilag. athe militiacked us and killed our son. so many iraqi young men have no jobs. this government will never serve the people. stephanie: iran has accused the u.s. of fomenting unrest. a new show of discontent over economic hardship and corruption. debri used citizens and cars were stuck in traffic jams, and schools were shut down.

thick smog enshrouded india's capital city as pollution levels soared to a three year high. the air quality index was at severe, nine times the recommended maximum level. it is caused by smoke from burning farmland and fireworks from a hindu festival. >> the pollution is very bad, and we are facing difficulty breathing. there is a burning sensation in our eyes ephanie: the trump administration formally notify the united nations today that the u.s. is quitting the paris clate accord. secretary of state mike pompeo nt a letter to start the pullout pcess. the 2015 accord calls for 200 nations to set their own goals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. the epa has proposed rolling back limits on wastewater from coalntired power p

thobama administration imposed restrictions on discharges that included coa ash and heavy metals. the po says it would save utilities 100 million dollars and encourage voluntary cleanups. opponents say it will harm public health. firefighters in california have the upper hand after lighter winds and cooler temperatures. the fire outside los angeles was contained 80% after burning 9400 acres. ble that burned 120 square miles in california's wine country was 80% contained. more than 460 inmates in oklahoma went free today after their sentences were cmuted, the largest single day release in u.s. history that led the scenes of joy outside prisons. reblican governor from oklahoma addressed one group. >> this is a second chance for each of you. yo know there will be tough

times but your kids and family and future, everything depends on you gettinggh t andaking sure you get the help you need so you do not come back here and make the same mistakes. stephanie: oklahoma has had the nation's rate of incarceration, that a new state law low-level drug and property apple is pledging $2.5 billion to fight california's shortage of housio . it will goild low to moderate income homes. google and facook have promised $1 billion each. have cause prices tofroar in the sacisco bay area. new record closes on thdow jones gained 114 pointso close at 27,462.

the nasdaq rose 11. still to come, bluegrass battle, will the kentucky governor's race provide clues the 2020 election? we have the latest news om the impeachment inquiry, and ukraine in the crossfire, where the ban.le against russia grinds >> this is the pbs newshour. >>re tre three major governors races under way, each republican strength in advance of the 2020 presidential election. one race is tomorrow in kentucky were president trump is campaigning for the incumbent matt bevan. -- mattevin.

>> hello, kentucky >> ahead of the president's arrival, the vice president kicked off the final few days of the campaign, rallying supporters in kentucky. >> once weeelect governo bevin, we can maket clear we wi reelect president trump. >> the fact that president trump and vice presidentd pence t the need to come here, a state that trump won by 30 points in the last election, it is not a good sign for the g. the incumbent, governor bevin, is net connect with the attorney general, democrat andy bashir. at the rally, we heard a lot of confidence that governor bevin will win. >> i support him wholeheartedly, i like his chacter and what he ands for. >> you are promising things for

which you have zero plan. >> theatest polling shows be vin and this year into a dead heat which is turnhis -- beshear into a dead heat. >> send the socialists a message. defeat andy beshear. >> beshear ads foc on local issues. >> we cannot take four more years. >> there are a few reasons why this race is so tight. his dad was a previous governor. bevin has key groups in kentucky.

in 2018, teachers protested education and pension funding. governor bevin sgested with schools closed, some children risked being sexually assaulted. he called teachers selfish and ignorant. has made bevin one of the least popular incumbents in the nation. it has driven many teachers and unseat him.yees to work hard to this gathering made up of educators in the lexington area re getting ready to canvas voters forndy beshear. >> if you can find a socialist t state of kentucky, i will kiss you. volunteers, mostl democrats, but a few republicans said there is a host of issues on their minds, ranging from clean water to corpoolte money

in pics. both are retired schoolteachers and longtime friends. they spent much of saturday trying to remind beshear voters to turn out. what do you think is most at stake in this election? >> our children. education for our children. >> both women say if this is fought on local issues, beshear will win. theyt fear the impeachm battle show up in droves for bevin. >> would you have likedarhe democratic to hold off on impeachment for the election without stoking the fi >> in a sense, yes. i hate to say that because ito

think they hav follow the investigation, and how it unrolls. itas caused issues for us in kentucky. they use it. that is why trump is coming too. >> some republicans like mark williams, a veteran retired firefighter agrees impeachment will fire up voters on both sides. >> i see it as a political scam, the impeachment proce to sway voters in 2020. >> do you think that will impact voters here? >> yes, especially because the united states is d aided right no it will help fuel the fire. >> williams has one of his neighborhood's only matt bevin signs. >> i think more politicians

should go with straight talk because you can understandhat. he will tell yan what he wants how he wants it. you do not have to follow a riddle. >> for republicans, this race will test if the president's popularity combined with outrage over impeachment is enough to push an unpopular incumbent across the finish li democrats say this is the ultimate test. if they cannot win the statehouse under these conditions, it spells rtouble for thin 2020. >> just how critical are those gubernatorial wins for president trump as he faces and accelerating impeachme inquiry?

for answers, we turn to our politics monday d-- duo. before we jump into those governorsi racesnt to get your take on this. because it was a big newsday with the impeachment inqry, what have you pulled away from the depositions? >> h today was all abo this is becoming a more public process. these depositions coming out is another sign. the four subpoenaed who did not show up, the house committees are not on a single day is today expect them to show upoi. they are to the list of those they expecty ill not test they can move into public testimony. >> take a look at this graphic.

these are threetates that do have governors races coming up, tw tomorrow. these were also trump strongholds. why are these close races now? politics is locals untilt all it is not. now we are seeing local races to come more nationalized. it was not long ago that places governors, senators, members of congress. but we have seenow the stinction that voters make between voting for their local candidate and the presidential candidate have disappeared, and people are voting even for local races like legislative raceshe,n virginia is an opportunity for democrats to take control of the house of delegates and senate for the first time since

the mid-90's. and they will it by nationalizing politics in the northern virginia suburbs and richmond suburbs and around the newp.t news and tidewater ar we are likely to see after an election candidates in places thatre not good at the top of the ticketal trying to le a race. and those were the top of the ticket is popular, or where the party is popular, they try to nationaliz it. is this a referendum on the president? >> some republican candidates have tried to hug as close as they can to president trump. if a democrat wins in mississippi or kentucky, that is if a republican wins, that is kind of what you would expect.

president trump, just like he did with the midterms which had a mixed verdict, he is going to these places and making it about f hims prove how he can boost turnout, and trying to send a signal with these races. >> you mentioned the virginia legislature, all 140 seats are up for grabs. things seem a little bit of a move to blue. is that issue driven? >> it is a l t about themp affect, and across the country republicans moving toward democrats, but the issue of guns is a big one. in suburban areas it is a top issue. e it was in dewater area not long ago.e shooting ao merges nicely with the

national issue divide between the suburbs and more rural areas. >> when you look at where the president is going, he was in the city on friday, in kentucky today, louisiana later this week . i do not believe he has been in virginia. >> vice president pence did campaign in virginia. president trump is not the most popular in virginia, makes sense he is going to places where he can boost turnout. in virginia in the suburbs where these races e coming down, president trump would have the opposite effect. >> let's look at theur larger pi when we look at key battleground state, there are fascinating numbers to pull out. at the state level, this was a

survey from the new york times recently that looks at key battlegroundtates. arizona, michigan, north nacaro florida. these were close in 2016. wisconsin, michigan hd pennsylvan a margin of victory of less than 1%, and when you look at these states,ng there is sometnteresting because president trump is very competitive, which is not reflected at the national level. >> they are called battleground states for a reason. 2016 and will be the mosttive competitive in 2020. at is remarkable is how little has moved from 2016 and now in tterms of perceptions abo president and likelihood to vote . it seems like we areto locked 2016. t looke three key battleground states in the

midwest that had voted for democrats for 20 years consistently, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, they have a benefit to the president in that they have an above average numbers of white vot without a college degree, over 50% in all of the cates, and thtinue to support the president by the same margins that they did in 2016. >> when we look deeper at the matchups, there is a more interesting picture. >> i would caution if we are looking at head-to-head matchups this farut from an election, we should not look closely. it is a long way away, and a lot cachange. >> the fact that some of these are showing clos races between top democrats, biden, warren,

and sanders versus national polls where there are wider margins, you do not put too much weight int those? >> it is just early. id for to amy, our polling -- i defer to amy, our polling expert. >> trump continues to do well with that same constituency of voters, but not well with white suburban voters. >> whe you look at these states, they will be central to president trump's campaign. >> fair to say i will get frequent flyer miles going to these states. >> thank you for your time. >> we he heard much tonight

about the central political importance of ukraine to the impeachment inquiry. that country is at war with russian separatists. it hasn b brutal years of conflict. how does it echoer our special correspondent went to the front lines to find out. >>hi wle the stakes of the bitter political fought over impeachment in washington may seem high, here on the outskirts were ukraineacs fighting aal shooting war, the stakes are higher. >> the war in ukraine has dragged on for five years, and it has killed moren t,000 people, fought in trenches like this that stretch for hundreds of kilometers throug eastern ukraine. it was largely forgotten by the outside world until it becamee thackdrop for the impeachment inquiry into donald trump. >> t until mr. trumpk office,

ukraine enjoyed unwavering bipartisan suppoct in its confith russia which invaded in annexed crimea in 2014. the annexation was the biggest rolandgrab in eu since world war ii, and sparked a war in eastern ukraine where russia and its paratist allies have taken control of the country's heartland. [gunshots] kiev onlbarely managed to prevent pro-russia forces from inoverruthe country, thanks he u.s. and its allies w imposed a damaging set of nctions on moscow. >> we are united in our support foukraine and to isolate russia and impose costs for russia's actions. >> the threat of further sanctions if they pushed on, so far.

fast-forward to 2019toand several u.s. officials are alleging president trump blocked crucial military aid over the summer to get kiev to open investigations into his american political rival. >> throughout its campaign against russia's occupation of lands several hundred yards that way, ukraine has relied on the united states for militarypl and atic support. in july, the white hou suspended $400 mlion of aid, causing its ukrainian allies to question america's resolve. the aid included night esion scopes l this one, and first aid kits, which members of the brigade shthed newshour. e scope of the assistance is wider and seeks to modernize providingca more pable small arms likeri sniper es and grenade launchers, raiders,

vehicles, tactical communication equipmt. it pays for advisors and technical training. a flag, look at the hill, it outds that is the dnr flag. it might be the russian flag. >> though the whiteasouse did relethe aid to ukraine under concerted congressional pressure in september, the politicat damage was f in kiev, and here on the front lines. is private who served in ukraine'se army is part of brigade for three years, worries diplomatic support his country has relied on is disappearing. >> under obama they pressured them with sanctions. not anymore. no one is pressuring russia with sanction and russia is using

this situation. fftrump has let russiahe hook. >> the scandal has damaged ukraine's interests in ather way, after winning a landslide electionith 73% of the vote, ukraine's new president zelensky into negotiations tosc date hostilities with russia from a position of strength. as predent trump and associates led by his personal lawyer rudy giuliani begin making political demands, crack in the u.s.-ukrainianlliance started becoming apparent. >> there is a load of evidence that ukraine createdse information. >> in his meeting with the zelensky at the united nations, trump responded to a question about military aid by telling zelensky it was up to him to gure it out with russian president putin. >>u i hope and president

putin get together to solve your problem. >> state television in rsia jumped on the comments, signal thng it as a u.s. was throwing the ukraine under the bus. >> after his triumphant meeting with donald trump, the ukrainian president had to lie back and enjoy it. you have nowhere left to go. >> on the front lines, the soldiers of ukraine's 92nd are skeptil russia will hold to the terms of any agreement. do you think without the strong support of the united states ukraine can get a fair peace deal? >> i think not. no. if america and europe do not help, russia will push forward. they will not just occupy, it will be like crimea, they will invade. zelensky has never moved to push troops away.

the idea is if soldiers cannot see the enemy, they will be less likely to engage and casualties will drop. veteran groups see the plan as capitulation to russia, and thousands have marched in protest against it. the biggest challenge is not only the toll in livesost, but lives in ruins. the windows of his homework loan imout for the eighthin a recent mortar attack. >> it ud to be called forest it de, now i call street. >> although the u.s. has not contributed any troops in combat inroles, it cos to train the ukrainian mattila are -- the ukrainian military in exercises like this one.

ukraine has sent its troops to fight and die in the u.s. led mission to iraq. it is something that was brought up at a ceremony dedicated to ukrainian members. >> the 92nd has served in combat iraq. our shared experiences will help us form a bond of trust. >> i asked this member if he felt that bond of trust had been broken. >> we valued the u.s. support and hope it continues. fendever happens, we will our land our morale is high so we do not feel down. on the front lines in eastern ukraine, pbs newshour.

>> nashville, tennessee is called music city for good reason. now a report on a program that connects the musicians with its older residentspa. rt of our ongoing coverage on culture. >> it is morng in nashville's east park community center, and the seniors are getting into the groove. she is a professional musician with a bacround in music therapy. when not on the road touring, she plays gigs like this for a nonprofit called music for seniors which connects nashville's talent with its >> on the road i and meeting people, and it is abt me.

si ring my story. when i come to the community groups, it is my opportunity to feed into others. it feels good to route into the community and see a difference in people. ♪ >> it was kind of surprising a little bit, rattling toem off at thof my head at my age. >> this program was started in 2007, combining a love for music with her degree in social work. >> music for seniors is a hybrid of music andhe social services. every program that we do is about taking music out into the community. >> there are free daytime concerts every month and local musicians lead sessions in nursing homes and community centers across middle tennessee.

now music for seniors is teaming with researchers at vanderbilt university tif the effects of the program can be measured. studies show exposure to live music can improve seniors' brfun tion and mobility. >> geriatric specialist is designing the research. palmer says it could b particularly useful for dementia patients. >> one thing we have to think about, are there ways to quality of life. paents who were able to isalize, there seems to be a reduction in thefor dementia. >> mcconnell's experience withwh her late mothe had alzheimer's is at the root. would go to her adult daycided i services program.

i would go and bring my guitar and we would sing together. >> she said thsessions struck a chord. >> they would light up and they were a differents group as i wa n leaving than i was wi was coming. >> if hped them, why would it not help others? >> a lightbulb went off that they should be an organized effort to connect the musicians in nashville witdethe isolated adult. >> this musicianth helped design program. >> we aim to make a joyful noise. he led this drum circle, the same program where mcconnell sang and danced together. >> what we saw was reservation but once we gave it a shot, all of us try something, our guard starts to come down and we are able to express ourselves.

that is the beauty in these sessions, we are trying something new >> something new that brought back memories. >> somebody in my house was always singing and all was playing. i enjoy music as part of my life. ♪ >> music for seniors also offers thern chance to l new instrument like the ukulele. thstudents in is class strum classics they spent months learning. eir teacher plays in a ukulele band. >> they are not being forced by their parents to take lessons. they are there because they wanted to make music their whole fe, or used to make music and

maybe it was a hiatus. >> they hope more older people will soon be singing their tune. last yearcdonnell won a grant of $50,000 and launched a concert in august. for seniors in eve city. music every place has talented musicians and isolated underserved adults. ♪ >> that change is as simple as an old favorite song can make all the difference. for the pbs newshour, i am john yang in nashville, tnessee. >> what iso google's decision buy fitbit mean for users'

persal data? we asked howia that tech could use that data. find out on our website. that is newshour for tonight. on tuesday, more transcripts from the impeachment inquiry. join us here at the newshour. see youoo s >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bmsf railway. consumer cellular. and the alfred p. sloan foundation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accucy.]

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