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contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: an elite iranian general is dead and the u.s. and iran are closer the u.s. military killed the general in iraq today. washington called it self-defense while iran called it a crime and vowed vengeance. nick shifrin begins our coverage. reporter: he was middle east's most recognized commander. f was the symbolan's ambitions. he died last night in an american drone fired ms into his car at baghdad airport. officialsr told "the newsh"et it was a taf opportunity. military o and waited for him to land to meet this man, the deputy commander of iraqi militias

closely aligned with iran. the u.s. blames him and the militias for the siege of the u.s. embassy this week and part launching nearly a dozen attacks on u.s. bases. today, president trump said his death prevented more attacks. >> he was plotting imminent and sinister attks on american diplomats and personnel. reporter: in iran, hisdeeath sparked read anger. congregants chanted -- deatho america. outside, they burned u.s. and israeli flags. >> the americans must know now that due to the crime they committed, they will face no safety or peace anywhere. reporter: the protesters also filed in front of our cameras with less anger then sorrow. they called him a martyr. >> when i heard the news of the

general's assassition today i got very sad. we lost a blessing. reporter: he was one of iran'smo popular figures outside of the supreme leader who rose through the ranks of. the milita as commander of the elite paramilitary quds force, he confronted american allies around the region. >> iereby tell you the gambling mr. trump, the aware that we are near you where you would not even imagine. reporter: he built what he called an axis of resistance. in yemen, militants received arms from iran. in syria, he personally helped convince russia to intervene i the war and today russian and

iranian backed fighters have helped president assad largely win the war. every time he arrived in syria, he was greeted as a hero. in lebanon, iranian backed hezbollah threatened israel. today, hezbollah supports vowed revenge. >> call upon us, we are here to strike the oppressors and fight. reporter: and in iraq, the u.s. saysighters loyal to him killed more than 600 american troops during the war. despite targeting the u.s. in the were on isis, he provided many of the ground troops that pushed isis out. those troops have been integratednto the iraqi army. they route to evict u.s. troops -- they vowo evict u.s. troops. benjamin minister

netanyahu praised the u.s. >>resident trump deserves all of the credit. reporter: ing wasn, support fell along party lines. mitch mcconnell -- >> for too long this evil man operated without constraint and countless innocts have suffered for it. reporter: chuck schumer -- >> this action may well have brought our nation to another endless war. reporter: president trump described the attack as defensive. >> we took action last night to stop a war, not to start a war. reporter: for 15 years, u.s. officials have been following this leader accusing him of global terrorism. >> we remember the victims oat many of his rocities and we take comfort knowing that his reign of terror is over. reporter: what was left ofhehe

car where died sat in the morning sun, the symbol of iran'ss regional ambitionare dead though the ambitions are very much alive dyd unchanged. nick joins us here inhe studio alo with jane ferguson. jane, what are you learning about reaction especially in the iranian backed hezbollah? jane: from has a lot we have seen some of the strongest -- from hezbollah we have seen some of the strongest rhetoric. they say it is a hugerime and it is the responsibility of all brothers across the world to nke harsh revenge. it is worthing that it is believed that he was flying back to baghdad from big room. he had strong relations with the irian proxy hezbollah and he

has been consulting on how to deal with protest affecting them. they were about domesticue i but they threatened iranian influence in the region. judy: what are you learning fron the administrabout the legal justification for what happened? nick: white house officials say it is self-defense and also international law. they also cite the 2001 911 authorization to use force. the quds force had nothing to do with 9/11 at now president trump o,ma have used that force authorization to pursue military intervention across the world since 9/11. judy:e w know iran has been involved in so many conflicts around the region. what are you hearing aborc the resions?

judy: the tentacles have spread so far across theegion that t repercussions cothd be huge on he conflicts they are involvedn -- the iranian forces as well as the general himself were helping the syrian government as well as across iraq and lebanon itself. there are so many possibilities. whether it isll hez here in lebanon, one of the strongest armed groups in the region or in iraq in terms of mobilizing politicians who have already for u.s. troops t be pulled out of iraq. e there out 5000 troops there at the moment and if politicians work -- were to come to the rare moment of agreement to push out american troops, that would also have a knock on

effect of making u.s. troops in syria less viable as a are supported by bases in iraq. judy: you have been talking to officials in and out of the administration, what c ecerns are thressing? nick: the concern that iraq evict u.s. troops from iraq. and the council that will decide that is meeting this weekend.e th concern that the strike will inhibit the u.s. presence in iraq to moving forward. and escalation across the region. the trump administration at announced 3000 more troops to the region. that is 18,000 in the last year or so. some fear there could be a mo extreme successor. jane mentioned that the general went to beirut, damascus and

working with governments. he was largely a diplomat in addition to being a military commander. there are more behind him that are more extreme. isthe u.s. admation said we could not give up the shop. judy:ny so ides to the story. members of congress were quick to respond to the news of death. their reactions were mixed. i spoke to two key members of the sete. senator tim kaine, democrat from virginia. senator tim kaine, thank you very much for joining us. what about the killing of this general -- was this the right thing to do? sen. kaine: i think president trump has pushed the united states to a brink -- to t .rink of a war with iran

iran is a ba actor but the question we have to grapple with is --th shoulunited states be engaged in a war with iran? and that is what president trump has pushed us to with a maximum pressure campan he has announcedip involvingmatic and economic and military pressure. today i have filed a resolion to force the debate under the floor of the senate so eie senate can in. whatever you think about whether the u.s. should be at war with iran or not, that decision should be made eye congress. judy: before i ask you about the resolution, what about the administration's argument that this was a necessary move prcause of what the general ented was an imminent threat? he was plotting more deaths for americans. sen. kaine: that is what the

administration says. they have not briefed congress on that. the leader of these hnd the leader of the senate were not told about thi the constitution makes a very plain that if we are going to be engaged in a war, it should be congress making the decision. not the president making the decision on his own. u he has brougto the bnk of hostilities. ou embassy being invaded. an american contractor being killed. the president ordered this strike on his own without briefing key congression leaders. it is time for this president to not act on his own but to do what the constitution says and let us have a debate. there may be some who believe we should be in a war. i happen to believe that the war at this unnecessa poin let us at least have the debate. judy: what are you concerned about in terms of an iranian

response? sen. kaine: beginning last october, 2018, thego pen started to warn the president that his actions were raising the threat of retaliation against the united states. th defense department has warned the presint about this for well over a year and their warnings have proven correct. when the u.s. takes action, airsikes killing 25 iranians ralast week, thaed the threat level. when the u.s. takes action against the general, a despicable killer -- it raises the threat level for americans. the embassy is closed now. the u.s. is telling americans to get out of theountry. and as you know, if the u.s. presence dwindles anorak what that means is iran gets more and more powerful. we are pushing iraq more

and more into iran's hands and we are pushing our aersaries closer together. i know you are aware that those nations did joint naval exercises last week. we are hurting our alliesnd pushing our adverries closer together and that is because the president actsn his own. judy: senator, are you sing with this resolution that congress would have to authorize any military action against iran ? sen. kaine: what my resolution makes plain is that there would be two routes for wa against iran -- congress wouta authorize mi action or there would be a demonstrated a minute threat and the u.s. c always protect itself against a demonstrated an minute threat. thotion that the predent

can say that without briefing congress and engage in military strikes of the kind the u.s. has now been engaged in for some time, it is time to put this on the table and explain the facts to the american public and have an open diussion about whether another war in the middle east. i do not think that war is necessary right now. some may disagree but we should not allow any president t -- i sa same thing about president obama -- do not start a congress.t coming to submitting it for a debate and a boat. judy: senator tim kaine from virginia, thank you. andub now for a rcan view, we turn to senator james rich of idaho, the cirman of the senate foreign relations committee. thank you for joining us. i know you agree with the esident -- that this targeted killing was warranted. why? sen rich: this man was as well

known as osama bin laden and a case can bee mat he was more dangerous. if you take the number of people that he killed versus osama bin laden. he has done terriblehings. he heads up a terrorist organization. the quds for us. he wasng responsible for execu the program of manufacturing and displaying -- and deploying ied's. n.is was a bad per just recently, there is very strong and clear intelligence information that he was ratcheting up and getting ready to commit some acts that would've resulted were most likely would've resulted in loss of significant american life. judy:ha that is i wanted to

ask you about because we just heard and it or kne say there was no evidence that congress had of an a minute threat. -- imminent threat. sen. rich: tim is a bright guy and i respect his judgment. but iran shot down a drone recently. they attacked a saudi arabian oil plant. they have committed a dozen acts againsour troops by lobbing rockets onto the grounds. they killed an american and injured petro. i think -- and injured four. nthey have beorious for miscalculating in the past. it was forbearance on the part the president when he made the decision on the drone after

the second attack. i thinkhey mistook that for weakness. we have been sending a message to the iranians both publicly and through back channels that they should n mistake reasonable forbearance for weakness. judy: given the fact that there isvery expectation iran wil now retaliate, was it worth itdo they wilo take him down? sen. rich: clearly, this had to be done. can you imagine if we were holding this interview after the intelligence inforeation we had y showed he was going to do these acts and kill americans? that would be her rent desk. can you imagine buthe democrats would be saying under those circumstances? judy: one other point senator kaine made was how this pushe

iraq into the arms of iran. the iraqi prime ministe thas criticiz u.s. for doing this. is that anher repercussion the u.s. would rather not have seen? sema rich: easy charge t. the general himself was commanding iranian troops that were present in iraq. there no pushing needed. the shia who live in iraq are perfectly happy to be in bed with the iranians. the sunnis not so much. it is very deeply tied to the religious differenceetween those sects. judy: what about the role of congress in this? should congress be required to have an authorization, a sign off before the president takes this kind of military action in the future?

se. rich: we have the war powers act and the president also has powers under article two of the constitution. this was not a political action but a military action the president took to protect american people and american interests. under the law, he is required to report to congress within 48 onhours of the ac he took and the basis for it. i have been assured in numerous calls including with the president himself this morning that the report will be this was a military action and not a legislative action. judy: and going forward? sen. rich: same thing. there will not be any military action onur part at this point. ssun we get information from the intelligence community that we have an imminent attacnd he will demerican troops. he hates doing this. he does not like using kinetic

action but he is deeply mmted to protecting american lives. judy: chairman james rich of the senate foreign relations committee, thank you, senator. ♪ judy: one question now -- how may iran respond to today's american militarytrike? and how prepathd iamerican military to withstand retaliation? reporter: we now get views from those that have watched or dealt with iran over the years. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a time when the u.s. significantly increased the number of troops in the region. and with me is the iran expert at the carnegiendowment

foundation of peace. welcome back. how irreplaceable is this general? >> iran is the only count in the world whichs simultaneously fighting three proxy wars with the u.s., israel, and saudi arabia and the general has been managing these wars for the lhet two decade as been leading iran's fight in places like syria and afghanistan.he ad effectively built up a shiite foreign legion to project iranian power in the middle east. asheidely respected within the regime and among iran's regional allies. when you speak american commanders coming they would say he was enemy number one. he is as close to being irreplaceable to iran aany individual in that regime. reporter: would you agree?

>> it is not a perfect comparison. i do agree. the loss of the gener is e equivalent of the loss of was me of bin laden tohe -- osama bin laden to e organization that they represent. the general has been a brilliant strategist. he has beenli the contr entity within iran for two decades. this is a huge loss for the national security apparatus. weno -- i know we often talk about someone coming in behind him but it wil not be someone that has the same kind of capability. reporter:mi i am ed that the general would go to moscow, beirut, damascus -- the fact at he could do that means that

iran has the ability t what is the most likely iranian response given how high profile he was to the country? >>xc if they respondsively, they could risk losing their heads. for the iranian regime, what is prominent is their survival. the supremely do is 80 years old and haseen ruling for 30 years and is not a gambler. iran has plenty of means at its disposal to respond regionally and internationally. they like to have plausible deniability. especiallyn these days of cyber attacks and drones. thold expression is revenge is a dish best. served co i do not think they will launch anythinge next 48 hours but thista will be a sed

proxy war against the u.s. and its allies. reporter: more intense than it all where --than it already is? >> certainly. reporter: he has been the controlling entity for two decades. ke me back to your te as chairman serving in the bush administration and into the obama administration. in bothmi of those strations, there were opportunities to kill the general. y were those opportunities not taken then? >> i think the target list, if you will, in those times did not inude the general and that is different from the terrorists organizatis of al qaeda and isis. that sai he was someone a that we kep close eye on and knew where he was. and still felt the sooner he was gone the better. the fact that he is a government representative and official and

spent a lot of time in iran -- it is a different approach in terms of assassinating somebody. he is a militaryommander on the ground and iraq with what appears to be exquisite intelligence on our part and he is planning to kill more americans. he is a legimate target now and for those reasons, actually, i am very supportive of taking him out. i recognize there is significant ri here. i thin the trump administration since it left the nuclear deal has been ratcheting i worry there is no offramp for the u.s. or for iran for a diplomatic solution so the risks are high. from the standpoint of eliminating someone that really was the strategic link for siran' national security was at this point worth that risk. reporter: there are critics of the strike.

and as admiral mullen says it is about escalation but he also raised the nuclear dean on monday, i has promised to's away a little bit more from the deal. could they do soatthing more dr? >> i do not expect irano put its for on the accelerator in the nuclear context. they will try to go from 0-20. the goal is to further split the international community. they will not announce they are on ag full speed ahe bomb. they want to move deliberately in a way that the world will essentially blame the trump administration for provoking iran rher than blaming iran. clthey will restart their r program. they will continue launch proxy attacks on the region. and soon there will be pressure on israel. as iran is inching towards

nuclear capability, there will be pressure on israel. reporter: you mentioned and offramp -- how concerned are you about the chances fo escalation? and the fact that there is no offramp to that escalation right now? >> it has been verye ifficult to at the end game will be for the trump administration with respect tiran. specifically, the diplomatic channel that needs to be created so we can both step down from this ladder before something really bad happens. we are in a situation where escalation has taken place and takeat miscalculation can place in which case, it could really result in a disastrous outcome and another war in the middle east which is the last thing in the world that we need. rerter: and a were that president trump has promised not get into, right?

>>e has and this strike isn example. he will take action to defend u.s. interestsnd u.s. citizens. the options the space to maneuver here is getting smaller and smaller. sooone needs to take a step get us off this path before something really bad happens. reporter: mike mullen, former chairman of e joint chiefs of staff. and my guest from the carnegie endowment. thank you. ♪ stephanie: good evening, i' 'm stephani at "newshour west ." in an update to our top story -- word that a fresh airstrike in a rack hit tle veh carrying iran backed militiasin saturday

mo there are multiple reports that up to six people were killed in the strike north of baghdad. the confrontation with irant s u.s. oil prices surging 3% but stock prices sank as investors sought safety in u.s. bonds. the nasdaq fell 71 points and the s&p 500ed sli3. in other news, the u.s. senate officially returned to business today still at odds on how to run an impeachment trial of president trump. mitch mcconnell refused again to commit to calling additional witnesses but democrati minority leader, chuck sstumer, in that hearing from top white house aides is critical >> impartial justice means making up our minds on the right basis. seeing clearly not what some

might wish the house of representatives had proven but what they actually have or have not proven. >> leader mcconnell has been clear and vocal th he has no intention to be impartial in this process. he reminds us today and in previous days tact rather than ng like a judge and a juror, he intends to act as the executioner of a fair trial. stephanie: nancy pelosi has balked at submitting the impeachmentde articles. a l appeals court heard arguments today on whether white house officials have total legal immunity against testifying before congress. former white house counsel don mcgann was subpoenaed last april about the special counsel's russian investigation but he was directed from above not to comply. in washington today,udges pressed the issue. >> has there ever been an

instance of such a broad scale to finance of a congressional request for information and history of the repub >> never before in history. i do not want to get into that fight precisely because that is actly the sort of concern this court shou not be engaged in. stephanie: the outcome of the could have implications for other trump aides who refused to testify. it is saturday in australia where high winds and temperatures above 104 degrees fair in height are causing fires to burn uncontrollably. two more people have died. the death toll is at 21. on friday, officials rushed to complete a mass evacuation of a historic scope. dan rivers reports from new south wales. reporter: the edge of this town

green wildlif refuge but not anymore. now, it ishickith smoke and constantly patrolled by pits risking their lives to save others. they are throwing everything they hav dat thisisaster that the wall of flames keeps advancing. this town like so many others down the coast is literally in with veryf fire little left to protect it. in the hands of this pilot -- in the hands of these pilots thees fate omany it felt like the fire was winning the war. tourists turned into evacuees rescued by the australian navy. gabroad, a help hand and a hot a meal aense of relief. it usually accommotes 700 troops. it's commander says it can cope with many more evacuees. in the hills of victoria, this

town is one of dozens left most deserted because of the hasty evacuation. >> there ared caravans scatte all over. reporter: those left are braced for thworst with three separate fires all possibly converging into one deadl conflagratio stephanie: that report from dan riversrom independent news. the death toll haseached 47 in monsoon flooding around the indonesian capital. just outside jakarta, water has receded to reveal streets turned into wastelands. residentspu struggling t vehicles off muddy roads. downpour across our country across the south putting five states under flood warnings and watches.

floodwaters are covering parts of louisiana, tennessee, and georgia as the storm s moved east. the region faced a roads and overflowing rivers reil roe has joined a wave of house republicans tiring at the end of this year. he said he always t planned serve only five or six terms after his initial election in 2008. 25 others have decided not to run for election. leaders of the uted methodist church have said they are splitting into. th announced today that one branch will endorse both practices and the other will oppose both. a church conference will vote on the plan in may. still to come on the "the newshour" with ju woodruff, a doctored video of joe biden goes vira drawing attention to the threat of disinformation. plus, mark shields and david

brooks break down the headlines from the first week of the year. ♪ >> this is the "pbs newshour" from w eta stuos in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism from arizona state university. judy:20 as th campaign heats up, candidates are facing a historic challenge an unprecedented scale and variety of this information online. john yang has our story. reporter: the latest example? this selectively edited 19 second viral video of joe biden. >> our culture -- our culre, it is not important f an african nation or an asian nation. it is our english culture, our european culture -- reporter:an anonymous twitter

user posted the video. our culture is not imported from some african nation. >>o u speak to your work with women? reporter: missing from the edited video, the context of his full remarks. in his more than 10 minute aner, biden called domestic violence a cultura problem that allowed men to abuse their wives. and then he said -- >> folks, this is about changing the culture. our culture. our culture. it is not imported rum some african nation or some asian nation. it is our english risprudential culture. our european culture. that says it is all right. >> we are in no way ready for what is to come. reporter: the ease of creating

this kind of disinformation is the scariest part. >> it is difficult to see whyo a vike this might be a cause it is not using any fancy editing technology. the ise is that we have no mechanism for retraction or correction on these platforms. anybody who saw that video before there were any articles written by journalists debunking it may still believe it is true. reporter: biden later responded partly blaming president trump. >> thais how this guy erates. reporter: the president has shared similarly edited videos including this one of biden. >> when someone is a newsworthy individual, shares different and some ofedi these are decontextualizedde

or other kinds of rumors and scandals we have to be especially careful as both experts andal jouts not to take the bait. reporter: another example of misinformation? a doctored photo that accused the campaign of senator elizabeth warren of replacing a black lives matter sign with one ading -- african-americans with warren. and in march, the committee posted a videost of ki gillibrand touting comprehensive immigration reform we misleading headline -- she expands social tollegal immigrants. this information comes fm both sides. this clip of presidentru telling about a world war ii soldier was taken out ofco ext. >> you can shoot me but you will have to kill us all. reporter:at a journalishe

media outlet clipped that soundbite to -- >> you can shoot me but you would have to kill us al reporter: harvard's joan donon. >> the responsibility falls on e audience to be careful sharers. in most cases, waiting is one of the best ways to deal with this. reporter: valuable advice for 2020. for "pbs newshour" i am john yang. ♪ dy: but in nfe escalating ct with iran and the race for the democratic presidentl nomination, 2020 has already been a busy year for american politics. re to help us make sense of it alls i shields and brooks.

hello to both of y and happy new year. although as we have been reporting, the new year has gotten off to a sobering start. mark, what do you make of the trump administration's decision to target and kill this senior iranian general? mark: i do not know. everyik actthis has risk and reward. a i don't knone that can predict what will happen. it violates all of thees r that we have about going into armed conflict with and witionate force fully understood objectives and with an exit strategy and with the backing of our alnd so forth. were met.os and the president does not have the benefit of the doubt. he treatsa truth likcond home where he only lives occasionally and therefore he

does not have theatural credibility that american presidents have had. 18 years of deception and deceit and self-delusion. about the u.s. in afghanistan. the lies we have had. i do not seet -- i see it as more impulsive then strategicst ike the entire trump administration. judy: how do you respond? david: like the other inhabitants of this earth, i don't know either. but on the media levelome i think it is a reasonably good thing. someone responsible for the deaths of so many americans and many in the middle east needs justice. there were rallies around the middle east celebrating his death is a sign of the destruction he has wrou

ght. i don't think either iran or the u.s. want a warou. this escalate into something. i think it is extremely unlikely. buts they play tme and sometimes it goes fine and someone walks away but metimes it does not. we are overall right to be worried. in the overall term,es talent not grow on trees and this was their best guide. this will in the long term yield some benefits. his basic signature moveilas to createias around the middle east. extra governmental militiaand a sometimes hostile country. nto the extent that we caeaken theirdea of militias around the middle east, we stabilize the middle east for the long-term. judy: mark, do you get the sense

that the administration is prepared for what may, as a result of ts -- for what may come as a result of this? leaders have had other assure us that a foreign leader a weapon of mass distraction to be used against us and our allies. that was dick cheney. asthat8 years ago. f that was hundredsousands of deaths ago. it was a consequence of this act. the iraqi parliament may very well do what it has not doe which is act in concert and ask us to leave. what does that mean for our troops in syria? what does that mean for our influence in the area? i do not see any coherent,

thoughtful policy emanating from this. it is almost like the administration has been scrambling to come up with a rationalization. we will brief yo on tuesday. we will brief your 120 hours afe event. we will do it from a resort in florida. suggesting the gravity of the moment -- all of that for a man that is sensitive to the hat tricks and objects like donald trump, none of this makes any sense. david: the first thing i would y is -- all that markr raised ssibilities. and it is above my pay gde to know the details but a lot of people that i admire like mike mullen or the head of special ops bore running the afghan war, that leader -- they say on balance that they see the risk and it is worth the risk. these are professional terators. as f trump administration

-- i often ask oicials from past administrations, what did you leaid inside that you not know outside? they always say -- you never know the actualnformation going on inside. in most administrations, there are back room signals they are iesending even to their en i don't have confidence that these people know what they are doing so i do agree with mark that there is not a policy process. e,therefhe thought that they have sketched out scenarios, that has probably not happened. that is where the anxiety comes from. mark: on the eve of going to war with iraq, jim webbra asked a htforward question which the bush administration refused to answer. are we as nion prepared to

be an occupying cotry in the middle east for the next 30-50 ar war begin with unintended consequences. on the eve of world war i, the german general staff wasnv francedays to take and the french army. and here we are 75 yearsd after have groups in europe -- and we he troops in europe and in korea.vi i don't think anyone wants boots on the ground. i would find that appalling.bu the middle east fights their wars differently. a shot here, a shot there. it is choreographed differently. and they are that.eionals at judy:on a lot of conversa

around that and reaction by the 2020 democratic presidential candidates. today, we are one month away from the first votes being cast in the iowa caucuses. do you see this event having a real effect on the presidential conte? david: you would thir it would fa biden because he has been there. i think it favors them all to some extent and hurts donald trump. the idea that we would get nto a war in the middle east is something that nobody wants. many were asking -- are we going to war? there is a sense of real danger and a sense that the u.s. cannot conduct this. on the general election thoug i do think the democrats have to comep with some sort of defense policy. it is not enough to say -- we

will not have a word. every presidentad has to conduct military operations in our lifetime. you have to give a swose on when yod use military force and when you would not. judy: how do you see the atcand? mark: i think the beneficiary initially is joe biden. the questionhen is, is the and a more respected trusted nation than it was four years ago? and i think joe biden to make the case that it is not the case makes it self. he offers stability, murity, and knowledge. we are dealing with someone whose arrogances only matched byac hisof knowledge. judy: you're speaking of the

president. mark: yes. rnie sanders has trumpeted the fact that he was initially opposed. judy: it is war i hate to bring up something crass but money is something at makes the wheels turn in american politics and this week was the end of december, the last cyclef accounting. we want to show our audience what it looked like. president trump halloween and 46 million but right behind him -- hauling in 46 million. we learned today that elizabeth warren did not rshse as much as had the previous quarter. and amy klobuchar and cory booker. what is this telling us about

the race? david: they are all doing exceptionally well. even sanders. judy: m yn warren? david: yes. but would wanto raise the amount of money that andrew yang and klobuchar are raising. this means that they can be in the game. and to me, money diminishes in value the more that you have. you neede enough to b in the game but after that it does not matter as much. the fact that they are staying in the game is a significant part of the race. judy: in a minute. mark: i think the beneficiaries were those that had the bad news this quarter. bernie sanders had a heart attack and raised $36 million. a great tribute to his support.

and donald trump was impeached and got small contributions. you have to have enough to get through iowa and new hampshire and to do it comfortably and competitively and every one of the people on that list has the money. if they finish second in new hampshire and top three i iowa, they will go on. if they do not, they will say hegood night and return to day job. judy: they are all listening and ow what thei future is. mark shields, david brooks, thank you. and we will be back right here on monday. we hope you will join us. that i the "the newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff and i wish you a great weekend. >> major funding for the "pbs newsho" has been provided by -- >> before we talk about your investments -- i we want to put money aside for them so a chanplans. >> let us see what we can

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