♪ judy: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the extreme puerto rico experiences massive flooding, widespread power outages, and catastrophic damage. and then morning a monarch. the united kingdom grieves as the late queen elizabeth ii's funeral is held in london. and one on one as the general assembly convenes in new york. that expansion of nato and efforts to serve as a mediator in the ukraine conflict.

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public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like y. thank you. judy: queen elizabeth ii has been laid to rest after a day steeped in ancient tradition, pageantry, and final farewells in london. we will have a full report on this historic day from the united kingdom. but first, we turn to puerto rico where hurricane fiona has knocked out power and water to up to one million people. power is expected to be out for at least several days. there has been at least one death. fiona made landfall today in the dominican and moved northwest toward the turks indicate kos. we have reports on what it left behind. >> gusts of wind whipping by an streets drowning in water. blackouts across were rico.

almost exactly five years since hurricane maria left the island powerless for months. the island's governor called the damage catastrophic. >> there has been an unprecedented accumulation of water. >> in advance of the storm, residents bought small generators and wooden covers over windows. over 1000 people had to be rescued from their homes and one in 2000 couple spent their night in shelters. a structure like this temporary bridge built after maria was no match. president biden issued an emergency declaration for the island making federal-aid

available before, during, and after the storm. hurricane fiona is not done yet. all while it continues to pound puerto rico, leaving devastation in its wake. you are on the island and getting around is very difficult. >> thank you so much for having me.

we are hearing historical flooding in certain municipalities that due to the traditional path of storms did not get hit as hard in the past such as the southwestern area of where to rico. flooded roads are blocked due to destroyed bridges. the devastation is huge. >> these are places that don't get hit by the storms that traditionally come through. they think perhaps it's not going to hit us? >> this storm in particular was an ever-changing story. as recent as a day ago, we were expecting a tropical storm.

category one hurricane winds and this historic amount of rainfall . to get a little bit of context, maria category five delivered 30 inches of rain in puerto rico. i don't think it was a matter of people not heating. we are use to these type of storms coming across all the time. category one, we can do this. we can handle it. and it certainly surprised us. this is what will happen when the storm is finally gone. >> i know the rain is still coming down.

>> due to blocks roads and landslides, being displaced from their homes. the meanest apologies have reported 2000 people that have had to leave their homes. access to food, water, or medical services is the most important component of the next 48 hours. we are ready to address that in the short and long term following the storm. >> we know maria did incredible damage to the power grid there. his powe coming back on in certain places? >> it has.

this is the only hospital in the island. the power came back on around midnight last night. 78% of puerto rico remains without power, mostly dependent on generators. there is still a lot of work to be done. there are a lot of people without water as well. >> without access to fresh drinking water, that is the most threatening things for human survivability. >> that is correct. there is a medical issue of having not access to clean water, communicable disease that we did see after maria. there was a report today warning not to drink the water that may

have been touched by the dirty rivers. so it becomes a real crisis. not only immediately but in the coming weeks. >> we were moments away from the five-year anniversary of maria doing incredible damage. and this comes on top of it, seems like the rebuilding is going to be an enormous job for weeks, months, years ahead. >> definitely. it highlights the importance of when we think about rebuilding, we need to have shifting paradigms in terms of preparedness, thinking of preparedness and resiliency rather than just relief after the storms. and i hope from this type of disaster, everybody learns their lesson to make it so that we are better prepared and can withstand things that we have no control over, which is how

severe storms may be in the face of climate change. >> dr. michelle carlo, direct relief of puerto rico. judy: queen elizabeth ii was honored with an elaborate and poignant state funeral carried out with precision timing in london today before being taken to her final resting place at ins or castle. malcolm was there to witness a day like no other in most fetimes. >> the begning of the end of 10 days of morning. from britain's royal air force, the last -- she had her moment.

heads of state filed across westminster abbey to witness a pageant of imagery and symbolism that perhaps would never be seen again. president biden took his place amongst what was perhaps the biggest gathering of world leaders in decades. no invitations were extended to the authoritarians in russia, ella roos, or myanmar -- belarus, or myanmar. the bills told once per every year of the queens life. shrouded in the royal standard, the casket was decorated with the imperial state crown, symbols of the monarchs godly and earthly powers.

the ffin was lowered onto a 19th century gun carriage, used for every british monarch since queen victoria as well as the wartime prime minister. as tradition dictates, sailors halts the carriage a short distance to westminster abbey because horses were deemed to be too skittish. king charles fought to keep his emotions under control as he accompanied his mother. in the rear, the maspipes and drums played a final moment. the queen felt most at home and where she died, in scotland. the funeral had been years in the planning, but the queen was head of the church of england and defender of the nations face -- faith.

the dean of westminster received her body into the abbey were almost three quarters of a century ago, she was first married and then crowned queen. >> in grief and also in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house of god to a place of prayer. to a church where remembrance and hope are sacred duties. we are gathered from across the nation, the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world to mourn our loss. >> the archbishop of canterbury paid tribute to the queens life of inspirational service. he talked of grief and had words

for politicians. >> her late majesty declared on her 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation and commonwealth. rarely has such a promise been so well-kept. people of loving service are rare in any part of life. leaders of loving service are still rarer. but in all cases, those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who cling to power and privileges are long forgotten. >> a fanfare heralded the start of two minutes of silence observed across the land. the national anthem brought the service to a close. the british people are becoming

accusted to the new lyrics of god save the king. charles the third was front and center of today's pageantry. but remained silent and alone with his thoughts. these were his words the day after the queen died. >> as the queen her did -- yourself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself with the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. and wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms and territories across the world , and whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with

loyalty, respect, and love as i have my entire life. >> more than one mile long, there was a sense that this was not just a funeral but the declaration of british intent and identity after a time in which the nation has been uncertain of its place in the world. charles has ascended the throne that a difficult time. >> do you think the monarchy is secure for the immediate future? >> i think the monarchy is secure for as far as i can see. you never know what's coming down the track. >> the queen of our times and a leading british royal expert. >> the king has been popular. it has been a groundswell of support for him and his air. they are a solid duo, well embedded as part of the national landscape, if you like. >> a less confident view comes from rob watson, the political

correspondent of the bbc world service. >> the danger they face is one of demographics. the polling suggests king charles and the monarchy are hugely popular the older and whiter you are but amongst young people and minorities, the idea of king charles are not so popular. i don't think it's an existential threat, but there is a challenge to keep the affections of british people. >> it ended at wellington arch. they solemnly placed the queens coffin in the state hearse. leaving through london was the poor districts. slowly, they made their way along the long walk of windsor great hall where the queen used to ride. it's not just the people that solemnly waited to say farewell. her favorite horse on the

ground. it was a briefer more intimate service than at westminster. the finality of it all became clear as the instruments of her ring were removed from the coffin. the scepter, the orb, the crown. the casket was lowered into the vault where she was interred next to her late husband prince philip. in life, the queen awoke to the sound of the pipes. there was a haunting symmetry. and that was the end of the public ceremonies. after the queens body was lowered into the vault, it was lowered into the memorial channel as the end of a quite extraordinary day, judy. judy: you mentioned wt a difficult time of this is as king charl iii ascends to the throne.

what are some of the challenges he will be facing now? >> one of the key things king charles iii will have to do is united kingdom has been fairly fractured. the scots have been trying to gain independence. and it remains to be seen if those calls can be done and done. that part of the country has always been seen as possibly the most loyal in thunion. a new census shows that will change. there may be calls for it to be an island and that is something prince charles may have to deal with. when they have to do is make

sure the monarchy evolves and gets relevant to today's society. whether it be boris johnson or tony blair. people here seem to like the idea of a constitutional monarchy. judy: sounds like a very full plate indeed. malcolm joining us from london on this historic day. thank you. in the days of the news, afghanistan's ruling taliban today freed american engineer mark frerix in a prisoner straw -- swap.

he was convicted but after arriving in kabul, they praise the taliban for h release. >> my exchange i think with god willing will be an american was released. judy: mark had worked on development projects before he was kidnapped in january, 2020. a judge in maryland has ordered the release of syed whose murder that she had been jailed for the killing of his ex-girlfriend. the prosecutors in baltimore say new evidence could undermine the conviction. they have 30 days to decide whether to try syed again. russian missile fire hit close to another nuclear power station. late-night footage showed

explosions at the plant. ukraine accused the russians of nuclear terrorism. china weighed in today after president biden said again that the u.s. forces would defend taiwan against any invasion. they denounced the comment at a briefing. >> the u.s. remarks seriously violate the one china principle, a breach of the u.s. commitment to not support taiwan independence and send a severely wrong signal to separatist forces. judy: president biden has made similar comments about defending taiwan in the past but says policy has not changed. a typhoon smashed ashore overnight in japan killing at least two people.

tens of thousands were forced to evacuate and hundreds of thousands of lost power. the storm tore through japan's southwestern coast, flooding roads and suspending travel. new federal data shows more than 20,000 people dieand traffic accidents are the highest since 2006 and continues arend that began with the pandemic. last year alone, 43,000 people were killed on the nation's highways. u.s. immigration officials say migrants were stopped at the southern border more than 200,000 times in august. that takes account of the fiscal year above 2 million. stops involving venezuela, cuba, and nicaragua rose 56,000. fewer migrants were involved.

on wall street today, stocks closed higher ahead of the federal reserve's next move on interest rates. the dow jones industrial average gained 197 point to finish at 31,019. the s&p 500 added 26 points. in the las vegas aces are the new champions women's professional basketball. they scored their first wnba title on sunday, finishing off the connecticut sun. the team celebrated by storming the court and putting on championship shorts for the first time. poll workers at the midterms amid growing threats. our politics monday team breaks down the latest political headlines and much more.

>> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: world leaders have begun assembling in new york. among the leaders who sat at the crossroads of many issues of global importance is president erdogan. from ukraine to russia to nato, the influences in the east and the west. president erdogan, thank you very much for talking with us. i want to begin with the war in ukraine where people are dying still every day. you have shown support for both sides, russia and ukraine. who do you think has the upper hand right now? >> first of all, who has the upper hand? russia or ukraine?

as a leader, i'm not willing to consider this. what we want to do and what we want to see is to end this battle with peace. i have always requested and recommended this. this is a conflict that ended up in casualties. that's not what we are looking for. judy: you said you believe it should end as soon as possible. how do you see it ending and how quickly? >> most importantly, russian attitude will be very important here. i got together with president putin and he is showing me that he is willing to and this as soon as possible. the way things are going right now are quite problematic. 200 hostages will be exchanged. a significant step will be taken

forward. >> should russia be permitted to keep some of the territory taken? should that be part of a solution to this conflict? >> know, and undoubtedly no. when we talk about reciprocal agreement, this is what we mean. the returning of the land that was invaded will become really important. this is what is expected. mr. putin has taken certain steps. the lands which were invaded will be returned to ukraine. judy: should russia be allowed to keep crimea? >> since 2014 we have been talking to my dear friend putin about this. we asked him to return crimea to its rightful owners. these are our descendants. if you were to take this step forward, you would also be

relieving ukraine as wel since then, no step has been taken forward. >> does president putin recognize that he miscalculated that he greatly underestimated the will of the ukrainian people to stand up for their own country? >> no lder in the aftermath would say it was a mistake. nobody would say yes, i made a mistake. the same thing can be applied to ukraine as well. does mr. zelinski moving forward feel he made a mistake? they will take a path and find it difficult to go back. judy: was this invasion justified by the russians? >> no invasion can be justified. an invasion cannot be justified. judy: the russians went in and

in the last few days, there have been reports of horrific killings of civilians and soldiers, tortured by russian soldiers and they found mass graves where the russian troops have left. and should president putin be held responsible? >> the most ideal answer could be given as a result of the activities given by the united nations. if that doesn't happen, it will be difficult for me to explain these issues and come up with a statement. we cannot hold sides. we cannot take sides. and it wouldn't be right for us to do that. judy: if it shows russian

soldiers have committed atrocities, should president putin himself be held responsible? >> if an investigation leads to that conclusion, putin will show his reaction. it's not rht to view him because he is prioritizing the interests of his country. right now in the battle, we're talking comprehensively with putin. at the same time we are talking comprehensively with the linsky. -- zelinski. and we are talking to all the parties involved. if we are going to reach a conclusion, we will not reach the conclusion by taking sides. we are not going to defend a single leader. but we have to be looking for a conclusion that will satisfy all parties involved. judy: i understand what you are saying. you are saying mr. putin is

doing what is in the interest of the russian people. does that include killing hundreds, thousands, and many more ukrainian civilians? >> judy, we have to see this for what it is. not only ukrainians dying but there are so many casualties on the russian side as well. judy: but they invaded. >> that is a different fact. yes, it was done. but prior to the breaking out of this conflict, things happened. things have unfolded tremendously. we are seeing a certain amount of diminishing casualties. at the same time, we have to allow ukrainian grain to lead -- leave the ports.

this is not how we will cultivate results. judy: you have blocked the admission to nato of both sweden and finland. and raised the issue of people you refer to as kurdish terrorists. are you close to resolving this? they have asked turkiye to provide evidence that these people you want them to deal with. are you close to an agreement? if they don't accept whatever turkiye explains, are you prepared to permanently block finland and sweden from joining? >> here especially sweden has been a cradle for terrorism and they have infiltrated to parliament.

in stockholm, terrorists are demonstrating all the time. they are demonstrating. they are throwing slogans. they are attacking the innocent turkish descendants. we have given all of the evidenceelevant. finland are not like sweden. they are a bit more, they have more control over developments. but sweden is not like that. they are always using certain reasons and excuses. they always talk about the constitution. value the freedom of expression. i say terrorism has nothing to do with the freedom of expression in the turkish parliament is the eventual decision-maker. judy: you will be facing the voters of your country next year for reelection. it you believe you win or could turkey -- turkiye go in another

direction? >> nobody will replace us because there is no alternative. judy: as you know we have had an election year in the last two years where one of the people running did not accept the results and challenge them. could you see something like that happening in turkiye >> these are common things that happen all the time. there is losing by a great extent and there is not winning. but we are in a position to be able to be triumphant. judy: last question. your relationship with the united states, what shape would you say it is in? >> i can't say that our relations are ideal because our trade volume with the united states is not supposed to be where it is today. and in the defense industry, we are not at the level we desire. we have the outstanding issue of f-16s. certain politicalecisions are

being made. we have spoken to the republicans and we have received the support of the republicans. if we can't get the results about the f-16s, what are we going to do? we are going to take care of our own selves. >> thank you for talking with us. we appreciate it. judy: there is a critical missing element that can slow down the voting process. a conversation about the difficulties in recruiting poll workers. >> it takes more than one million people working the polls to make elections run smoothly in america. the majority of them are over 60

years old. between retirements and concerns about covid, tens of thousands have left the job over the last several election cycles. we talked about the process. >> i started working the elections in 2020. >> my name is nora. >> my name is sylvia. i am from cartersville, georgia. >> i am the county clerk in the great state of michigan. if we were unable to hire workers, it will slow down the process and it could cause a significant delay in the release of unofficial results on election night. >> 2020 as far as staffing goes, it was scary. some people dropped off. fear of covid.

>> because of safety concerns, we haven't had as many volunteers as we previously have had. >> the volunteers were republicans and democrats coming together to make democracy happen for citizens. for all of our democratic, republican, and independent voters to come. >> i am just really trying to help be able to get the whole state to vote. not just one party or another. >> i wanted to make sure there was diverse representation in our poll workers. it was important for me to be one of the election officers available and working places. so that when voters came to the precincts, there are voters that look like them. >> you have to know the regulations and follow them

closely. he spent about four hours learning how to set up, run, and take down a polling station. i'm a natural skeptic by nature and going to that training really left me confident. >> i do believe the reason we have seen some precincts leave is because of the negativity that they felt whether at the polling location or if they are serving their community in the middle of a pandemic or going to the grocery store and seeing their neighbor with a shirt that says the election was rigged or that trump one. that takes a toll on humans. >> i wish that people could just one time in their life do what we do, understand the process, and they will find out there is absolutely no way that somebody could actually cheat. >> i'm not as concerned about election deniers.

i'm concerned about making sure that when places are staed, there are competent people that will handle voters with care. i want people to know that voting does matter, voting makes an impact. >> i don't have plans of stopping. i have been there when it was easy and when everybody was excited to vote. i've been there when it was hard and you hear the comments. i recall a few names, but that's not why i'm there. >> i have seen a lot of the same voters election after election. i feel like we have really built a community in the election space and i don't want to let my voters down. >> this are some of the people

working the polls this november. with 5000 local election jurisdictions, it could be a challenge. they launched power the polls in response to the pandemic. the program manager of power the polls joins me now. thank you so much for being here. we heard some of the challenges from those elections workers about doing their jobs and recruiting new people. can you talk more about the challenges you face doing what you do? >> one of the biggest challenges is people don't know they are needed. they d't know how to find the opportunity. but once they do, they say it's one of the most rewarding things we've ever done. it's really just an issue of awareness.

and we allow people to sign up and people are answering that call. we've had over 25,000 people sign up with us this year. people are really excited about being able to serve again. they need to know that there is an opportunity. >> what does that recruitment effort look like? you are not offering six-figure salaries or a sterling benefit. >> first of all, it's raising awareness and letting people know they do get paid. you may not get a six-figure salary but you might earn a couple hundred bucks by doing this. i'm in philadelphia where they just doubled the pay for election workers. in order to get more folks to the door. part of it is reaching out through community organizations. folks really answer that call when it's a group that they are used to working with. part of it is letting people

know through the new that we ve lots of wonderful celebrities talking about this. our website is very easy. you sign up, you put in your zip code, and instead of having to find the local application through a long web of the internet, you are able to put that in and we direct you to your local elections. and we remind you, did you fill out that application? did you get it in? we don't want anybody flaking on election day. >> we have learned the voices of concern. all the accusations that somehow the process was rigged. it might turn people off on the process.

>> people are really motivated to show up because i really don't care who wins the election and i don't care who youote for. i know people are going to come in and have different views from the. i want to make sure everybody in my neighborhood and my community is able to vote. when you go into the polling location, everybody is from your neighborhood and from your community. you have to live in the city, the county, and in the exact neighborhood where you serve as a poll worker. you're probably recognizing somebody you see on the street or grocery store who is checking u.n., giving you the voting sticker.

>> one other conversation is partisan actors encouraging other partisans to apply for these jobs to be in those positions and the fear being that they may not adhere to all the rules. that they might be doing things that are not part of the normal process. how do we as a society protect against that? >> one thing is making sure administrators have a very ample pool of applications to work from. to identify somebody who has been there for the wrong reasons. they clearly have no partisan intentions. they are focused on recruitment. as we get closer to election day, we know it administrators have a backup list so if somebody doesn't show up, a new

person is just a phone call away . >> thank you so much for being here and good luck with your work. judy: less than two months until the midterm elections, republican governors are pushing to make immigration and the southern border a key issue. president biden president trump are making their cases for voters. here to discuss it all is andy walter of the cook political report with amy walter. hello to both of you. i want to start with a rally that former president trump had over the weekend. in ohio, he was making a number

of statements and at one point during the rally, there was music played compared to the theme song of the extremist group with an extreme set of beliefs called qanon. >> we are a nion that has weaponized its law-enforcement against the opposing political party like never ever before. we've got a federal bureau of investigation that won't allow bad election changing facts to be presented to the public. >> people holding up their hands and a symbol that to suggest qanon. where does this leave the former president as he goes out and tries to appeal to voters? >> it is a question many republican strategists in so

many of these swing states, arizona, georgia, nevada, new hampshire, would like the former president to stick to a script that focuses less on 20/20 and a lot more on joe biden and the economy. but how many times have we heard that from republican strategists that telus off the record if only president trump can stay on message. someday. but his messages for his voters. the reality is, the people that made it through these primaries in these key senate races were ones that donald trump has endorsed and supported. those candidates are trying to spend the next 50 days trying to pivot away from trump and the idea that they are part of this extremist group.

they don't want this election to be a referendum on trump and his views on a whole bunch of things. judy: but he continues to talk about these things. it you have been on the campaign trail in recent times. how do you see these remarks and this message? >> we have seen time and again that president trump making this not a referendum on president biden. it is much to the delight of democrats that i talked to. there is a sense that there would be a bigger challenge for democrats. it turns the conversation away. the one things that i'm confused about is i was in florida the week -- there was a number of

women and a sense that more than the economy, the search of the president's home could identify -- energize republican base voters. when you talk about independence, i don't think it is energizing them. >> we will see that issue of what happened. and so there is a new poll that comes out. we don't pay attention to every single pole but this one struck us as interesting. we looked at hispanic voters and they surveyed amy and what you see should be good news for democrats. 32% republican. on the other hand, democrats want to win 70% of these voters.

which they have done in the past and obama, his message in 2012 -- in 2008 was one of demographic destiny. more and more folks coming to voting age that are latino. i talked to a democratic group today that put out their own numbers on latino voters. they had a very similar data. the good news is we are not doing any worse among voters than we were in 2020. we seem to be stuck. younger men and the economy is

still the biggest issue. these voters, we assume that they will break for democrats but we can't assume that anymore. >> there's also geographic diversity and you do see republicans tend to do better with latino voters in texas and florida. both of those being key states as we look at the midterm elections. for years, democrats assumed they would be able to gain a certain percentage of latino voters. the former president did better. but what i hear from younger latino voters the party has taken their vote for granted for

years. >> the democrats -- the demographics are working against democrats. it is the older voters that are the most supportive of democrats. as new voters agent, it doesn't necessarily mean a good thing for democrats. >> this is what i hear. that republicans have shown up and they built the centers for communities. what i heard in 2016 and in 2020 from specifically younger latino voters. that there has been a lack of investment in infrastructure.

the biden administration came in promising comprehensive immigration reform. president biden did do something right at theutset. they wanted to see permanent status but not just a deferred action status. judy: it has been decades, they come visit us right before the election. >> and african-american voters. remember, this democrat said to me republicans still haven't really sold these voters. they can get a certain percent of the vote, but there is a wall that those voters hit with

republicans. they still see republicans as the party of the wealthy and the elite. judy: and it is not monolithic. thank you both. i'm judy woodruff. and again here tomorrow evening. see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by what back for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal is to provide wireless service to help people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of contract plans and the customer service team can help find one that fits you. visit consumercellular.tv. >> the kendeda fund, through

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. hello, everyone. welcome to "amanpour and company." here's what's coming up. as briltain prepares to say farewell to queen elizabeth ii, i spoke to bar baybados that red the head of state. the archbishop of york shares his reflection on faith ahead of offering a prayer at queen's funeral on monday then. >> russia is leaving death behind everywhere. >> zelenskyy pushes forward as putin admits allied china has concerns about the ukraine war.