♪ >> good evening. >> tonight, donald trump reverses course and agrees to debate vice president harris, who is gaining in the polls.

>> nancy pelosi on the chances of victory in the upcoming election. >> since this new campaign, members are >> even more excited. >>one year after fires devastated parts of white, residents are rebuilding, but still see a long road ahead. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by -- ♪ carnegie corporation of new york.

and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. >> while cohen. a debate has been set between trump and harris. abc news says it will hosts the candidates. >> this news came as the campaign trail continued today.

>> thank you very much. >> donald trump today held his first major campaign event since the announce of tim walz as a running mate. for nearly 10 minutes, she --he went through grievances. >> i have 20 or 30 times the crowd size. >> he compared it to mlk. when asked why he has been off the campaign trail, offer this. >> i am leading by a lot and i am letting their convention happen. i am doing a lot of taping.

i see many of you in the room where i'm speaking to you on phones, radio, television. what are we doing right now? she is not doing any news conferences. because she can't. she does not know how. she is not smart enough. >> she previously backed out of a debate with harris. today he proposed three new dates, including one with abc news. trump has been less on message than j.d. vance. this was a tactic orchestrated by trump's campaign advisor. they used the controversial term stolen valor, often used to

describe people who have lied about the military. >> i went and served my country. when tim walz was asked, he dropped out of the army and allowed his unit to go without him. >> there is no evidence that he retired to avoid a wartime deployment. it is a line of attack that might not work. he has faced similar attacks from republicans. >> this guy does not know the first thing about unity and service. >> the united auto workers said they were pushing back. >> we believe in each other. we believe in the collective. we are not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us. try to separate us. michigan, i asked you, are you ready to make your voices heard? >> this followed a campaign

rally outside of detroit that was moved to an airplane hangar to accommodate a crowd of nearly 15,000 people. >> this election will be a fight. we liked a good fight. when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. we know what we stand for. >> as harrison for size a message of unity, a familiar divide. a small group of protesters chanting what appeared to be a pro-palestinian message interrupting her speech. she spoke with the leaders of the uncommitted national movement before rally and acknowledge that the protesters where there. >> we believe in democracy. everyone's voice matters. but i am speaking now. >> her patients ran then after repeated interruptions. >> if you want donald trump to win, say that, otherwise i am speaking. >> as her campaign continues its battleground blitz, it is out

today with a new ad campaign tailored to latino voters. emphasizing her background, raised by an immigrant mother. after michigan, she heads to make the case to voters in arizona and nevada. as the newly cemented tickets continue to make their case to voters, the recent shakeups in the race have led to a reshuffling of the electoral math needed to weigh in. the cook political report is out with new ratings on the presidential race. >> in this new assessment, there are now six states and 77 electoral votes up for grabs. let's talk about your analysis today. he wrote that things look a lot better for democrats today than they did a few weeks ago. but trump is looking stronger now than he did in 2020. explain that to us. what are you seeing?

>> if you think about this from where we were when joe biden was in this race, if we think about this as a contest, a game, it was very lopsided. he was bought high-end from a significant number. not just the national vote but those other states. just in the time that harris has been in the race, we have seen those numbers move pretty significantly. that means that the race is no longer as lopsided in trump's

favor as it was in late july. that is why we are calling this race a tossup. >> what do they need to do to shift this race. >> the most support thing to talk about is what has happened since harris got into the contest. when you think about where we were before that, think about republicans as a football team. they had every number on the field. now what has happened is the enthusiasm and energy and where she is campaigning in these battleground states means both teams have everybody on the field.

they are evenly matched teams. there could be a fumble on one side that helps when. it is the battle to the find the ticket. they are not well known. even the vice president is not well known. a lot of folks assumed since she was the vice president, she would come in with some baggage. instead, we have seen her favorable numbers shift. she was much more tied to opinions then she is today. that is the good news for her. republic tends are trying to fill in those gaps. calling her dangerouslliberal. specifically on things like the

border. but also police reform and her opinions on some issues where she turned to the left. for the next chance for her to tell her story, there are still republicans try to make the case about who she would like. >> she is now seeing a bump over where president biden was. what are the down ballot indications for this? we know democrats aren't fighting to hang on. >> remember when we were watching this dance. the number of candidates who started to come out, we started to see that ratchet up. in some of the states where voters knew that a decreased enthusiasm would mean that they

would find fewer voters coming turning out. their overall numbers have not changed. what has changed as they feel more confident that the voters they know are already for them and will show up. the voters who were for the senate candidates were not excited. so they may have stayed at home. we are seeing the impact of that. >> when we were at the republican national convention and before that you had president biden coming to the state of wisconsin, some folks did not appear with him. they are more than happy to appear with him -- her now. >> always great to see you. there are also 435 elections

across the country that will determine control of the house. republicans are hoping to expand their limited majority. thank you for being with us. >> great to be with you. >> looking at the mass, democrats needo flip for seats to win back control of the house. when republicans see opportunity? >> is a very small map. only 35 members. their seat with more than 5%. there are a lot of seats up for grabs. it has been said that there are probably 22 on each side. when you look at the battlefield , there are very few seats.

we feel like the environment is in our favor. we are in a strong position. >> the current congress has been one of the least productive in decades. >> they are worried about safety in their neighborhood. and the border. and inflation. things are too expensive. that is what is on voters minds. they trust republicans on these

issues. they demonstrate our positions. to give parents more decision-making in education. these are the policies we will run on. >> there are more than a dozen republican held seats. how should they run? aligned with donald trump or so they try to distance themselves? >> i think donald trump will be an asset will be an asset to all of these candidates. these are the issues voters care most about. inflation, the border, crime. republicans have the solutions.

the democrats have put the country on the wrong track. the voters trust us >> on these issues. >>a question about money and resources. democrats say they have seen a surge in recent weeks. do republicans have the money they need right now to be competitive? >> we do. we have done a good job of fundraising. democrats historically have raised more money than republicans. they have some structural advantages. you have to have the money for your candidates to tell their stories. >> how big of a majority are you expecting? >> i will not give you a number.

we will pick up some seats. there are not many up for grabs. they will be very close. >> great to be with you. thank you. ♪ >> now to the other headlines, starting with the latest on tropical depression debby. they returned to shore, hitting the carolinas today. it is expected to remain inland. they could dump several inches of rain all the way north to vermont.

a person was killed when a tornado hit wilson county. residents woke up to a scene of destruction. >> you could tell it changed from heavy rain to something else. we found out that the lights were out. we couldn't tell until the sun came up this morning. it is a mess. >> neighborhoods in florida like this one in sarasota are still submerged in floodwaters. federal officials say a third person has died from a list area outbreak -- listeria outbreak. boar's head recalled deli meats after a liverwurst sample tested

positive for listeria. that included more than 70 products. consumers should not eat the recall meats but instead discard them or return them to a store. experts also advise people to thoroughly clean and sanitize refrigerators to prevent contamination. turning to the middle east, israel has ordered more mass evacuations. they say they will carry out military operations soon in response to palestinian rocket fire. large clouds of smoke rose from the city today following the sound of explosions as thousands of gazans packed up and left. many were not sure where to go. >> the situation is that the army warned us and since leaflets so we missed -- left the area. there are no homes left to stay at. >> to the north, israeli airstrikes hit a couple of

schools near gaza city today. palestinian medics set the buildings were sheltering civilians and at least 16 people were killed. israel says hamas fighters were using the schools as command centers. amateur video shows medics carrying children to a nearby hospital. on wall street, stocks surged after a reassuring report on the u.s. jobs market. the dow jones jumped nearly 700 points. domestic added -- the nasdaq added 464 points for the s&p 500 posted its best session since late 2022. a big night on the track in the olympics. including an upset in the men's 200 meter final. noah lyles finished third and fell to the ground after crossing the finish line. he was carried away by medics. it was revealed later that he has covid.

she defended her gold in the 40 middle hurdle final, beating her own world record in the process. on the men's side, he won gold. most showings helps the u.s. maintain its lead atop the medal board. katie ledecky has been selected as a flagger for the -- flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. she became the most decorated american olympian woman in paris. as we find ourselves in the throes of a heated presidential race, we take a minute to mark 50 years since richard nixon became the first and only american president to step down. he had been caught up in the watergate scandal. he initially denied any involvement. ties between his white house and those responsible eventually emerged. congressional hearings followed

and nixon himself was obligated in the cover of effort. that lead to impeachment hearings and finally his address to the nation on august 8, 1974. >> therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >>'s departure closed a chapter on the scandal that opened up a new era of cynicism and mistrust of government in america. just a month after leaving office, he was pardoned by gerald ford. still to come, recovery efforts one year after hawaii's destructive fires. investigators provided details about the terror plots that forced taylor swift concerts to be canceled. and what has happened to homeless parisians during the olympics. ♪ >> this is the news hour from our studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> after nearly 40 years of

working in the nation's capital, nancy pelosi has played a central role in some of the most consequential american events of the last couple of decades. that is the focus of her new book. welcome back. thank you for being here. >> always a pleasure. >> you have said this new book is not a memoir. but it does have a number of personal, intimate moments in it. it is a sweeping collection of moments in your leadership and american history. how did you arrive at these moments? what is the common thread? >> is not a memoir. but when i was in the leadership, these were areas where i wanted to show our side.

i intended to write this book a long time ago. by the time i wrote it and have the time to do so, people said you have to write about january 6 and trump and what happened to your husband. there are other subjects i will write about. >> you talk about colleagues discouraging you from seeking leadership saying there was a pecking order. it is often said that power has to be taken. how do you do that? >> she said she could run. all of this was the century.

the 21st century. that was their way of thinking. i said to them, i don't want you voting for me because i am a woman but i do know what you voting against me because i'm a woman. i want to show you why i think we can win. we kept losing the house. i knew how to win elections. i wanted to show that with policy and politics. how we could serve the people. i think america is ready. i never aspired to be speaker.

then i became the speaker. i always thought we would have a woman president before a woman speaker. congress was very male-dominated. but i think we are very ready. and think we will. she is a person of deep faith. and patriotism. >> now she has a new running mate who you know very well. what does he bring to the ticket? who is he bringing in? >> the compliments her very well. he is patriotic. he has a sense of humor. he has a sense of duty.

he is beloved by members of the house. even by those on the other side. >> does this ticket help down ballot? i have to ask for your prediction. what do you think happens in the house? >> everyone was saying there would be a red wave. they don't know what they are talking about. i have no doubt about it. we all felt confident.

since this new campaign, members are even more encouraged. >> that change of the ticket came after a series of events you have been talked about. he said it was up to president biden to decide. i know you said you never intended to talk about that in the interview. but you said in a recent interview that you were not impressed with his political operation. your concern was the white house. you were worried that a decision had to be made. is it fair to say even if you are feeling those worries from everyone else and you had your own concerns that he was going to lose. >> i thought he could beat trump but there had to be a different approach than what we were

seeing recently. god bless him for winning the white house. but in this race in a different set of realities, the lack of communicating what he did as president, one of the most consequential presidents of our time. as the campaign was unfolding, i thought justice was not being done. >> you've talked about knowing him for so many decades. you love him. my understanding is you have not spoken to him since he ended his campaign. >> that is not unusual. it is only three weeks.

we all love joe biden. >> he recently talked about his concern about more political violence. if president trump loses this election. are you worried about this as well? >> of course. this is a person who instigated an insurrection against the constitution and congress. to disgrace the people who worked there and treat them with scorn. certainly we do not trust him to be responsible in that transition. >> that political violence landed on your doorstep when your husband was attacked. you start with that story. it is clear that it has such an

family. how much does that still loom over you? >> they did not his land at our doorstep. they came inside our house. invading the privacy of your home. in a very dangerous way. coming for me. it is something i was horrible for our family. the physical damage still has not been completely recovered from. the trauma will be with us for a long time. we do not want other people to back away from their politics or government or participation because they have fears for their family. this is america. this is a democracy. we exchange ideas and compete. that is what democracy is about.

you don't want anyone to back off in a decision. my husband paid the price. >> do you still feel guilty today? >> sure. as long as my husband is in pain. also just the trauma. >> you've been at the table and some of the most consequential moments in american history. you have broken barriers in your own way. now you are overseeing a general transfer of leadership. you are running again. what? ? is left to do >> we have to start where we are. we have to win the election. we make a decision to weigh in. then you make every decision in favor of winning. you decide to own the ground with your mobilization. have a progressive message.

that addresses the kitchen table issues in america. the most important decision in all of that is the candidate. a decision has been made as to our candidate. we are very proud of that. we decided to put one good day in front of another, to mobilize, to message. no wasted time. no underutilized resources. and no regrets the day after the election that we could have done more. some elections are just a few votes different. i compare it to the olympics. gold, silver, bronze, happy to be an olympian. within one second. these elections are that close. we all have to do our part to

win and that is what we intend to do. that is my purpose for running this time. we want the candidates to be themselves. that is what they have to do. take pride in who they are. we have to help them get across the finish line. that is important to me right now. make sure that he never stepped foot in the white house again and we have the house and senate to support our president and vice president. >> thank you so much for coming by. it has been a real pleasure speaking to you. >> thank you for the opportunity. and thank you for talking about the book. ♪ >> hunt today marks a year since

the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history tour through lahaina in maui. the fires killed over 100 people and displaced thousands of families. even though the state just reached a $4 billion settlement that will help pay for the ongoing cost, one year later, it is still a very slow process. >> from the air, lahaina looks like a ghost town. a place steeped in history is now a patchwork of empty lots and charred debris. on the ground, there are signs of progress. >> a lot of folks say they want to come back to west maui. we took that seriously. >> one year ago today, flames broke out on the island, driven by hurricane force winds which fed on field of dry grasses.

it came so fast that the main road out of town was choked off. in just hours, thousands of structures were consumed. some people jumped into the ocean to escape the flames. but many were not so lucky. over 100 people lost their lives. >> it is very hard. never in my life what i have imagined that we would have something like this. >> left behind our broken hearts and a monumental recovery effort. >> one year later, people's lives are no were near to normal. national headlines may have moved on but life for survivors has not. > they still need help.

officials say there ahead of schedule. 300,000 tons of hazardous materials have been taken off the island. the army corps of engineers has cleared nearly 1500 burnt lots, readying them for rebuilding. >> there are already 40 houses being constructed right now. the majority of those properties have been turned back over so permits can be given. we are returning things back to predisaster condition. >> for survivors, that progress has felt disjointed and very slow. >> there were times when we had a 24 hour notice that we had to get out of the motel. >> they had to move nine times in as many months after the fire. going from one hotel to the other as federal disaster

officials struggled to house 70 people who have become homeless in an instant. fema estimates they have spent 400 million dollars overall on housing assistance. she is one of the luckier ones. she became the first resident of a new community. even though it is an hours drive from lahaina. >> it is awesome to have somewhere to call home. at least until now to weed >> go back. lahaina had a shortage of housing even before the fire. but now this remote town on a remote island where labor and materials are the highest demand, the cost of building is even higher. the governor of hawaii says local homes for local people has to be the priority. >> building housing will be critical. we are changing the laws of short-term rentals. hoping to bring some back to the market. >> there are also lingering questions of how to rebuild.

who gets to decide what comes back? how does the city prepare for rising sea levels? can officials avoid another fire ? >> when you start to see a mass exodus of the people, you start to change the fabric of hawaii. that is what is at stake. the future of who hawaii is as a people and a place. >> that is the struggle the people of lahaina are working through. how to build for the future while honoring the past. ♪ >> the taylor swift tour has been called off in austria after officials arrested teenagers accused of plotting a terrorist

attack. the concert promoter said we have no choice but to cancel the three schedule shows for everyone's safety. roughly 200,000 people were scheduled to attend. for a closer look at this, i am joined by a professor at the harvard kennedy school of government and a former assistant secretary of the department of homeland security. thank you for joining us. the fact that organizers had to cancel the shows, what does that tell you about how serious and imminent threats were? >> it says that not only was it serious but that this was disrupted likely hours before there could have been extreme violence. i think they cancel for a couple of reasons for one is there was an insider threat. one of the two teenagers had some affiliation with one of the sub vendors. maybe had credentials that would've allowed him to go in and out.

once you have an insider threat, you close the thing down. the second is that threat appears to have been in the soft outside perimeter. rather than inside the concert hall. anybody has seen pictures has known there are a lot of people without tickets who want to be experience. they want to be part of the movement. those parts are not protected. i think it was correct given the threat that we know about and targeting the soft areas of the concert security that you would want to shut it down until you understand what the threat was. >> we know a couple of people have been arrested. bomb making materials were reportedly found in their homes. one suspect had a job inside concert operations. what do we know from what authorities have shared so far

about what they were trying to do? what was the threat? >> i will put this in terms of the global threat right now. ever since the war in israel has started, everyone has known that a global terror threat has increased. part of that is in response to the war itself. part of it is a radicalization movement inspired by what is going on in gaza and israel. we knew that already is assisted. almost every area is an elevated threat. the paris olympics understood this. they are at a higher threat level. you have recruitment efforts by something like ice is trying to get a high profile event but very difficult to get people to move. they used to want people to come fight in a war. there is no more war like that anymore. they are trying to recruit young

men. radicalizing them in a very short time and telling them, do something catastrophic in your country. you don't have to move across borders and risk getting caught. that is what we know right now. they will continue to profile events and target them to make a statement and show their relevance in an environment that has changed in the last couple of years. >> when you say they were radicalized, what do we know about the links between these groups? and these teenagers? were they actually directed to do something or was it more vague than that? >> what we understand now is one of the teenagers was known to law enforcement at the time.

something had gone on. and he is known to intelligence groups. there is some reporting that the u.s. understood there was a threat against the concert. there was something public or at least part of the surveillance that was captured that the specific individual was arrested with the explosives. he was relatively unknown to law enforcement. he was radicalized in a relatively short time. he is probably just going down the rabbit hole of radicalization. they find you, bring you into back channels, websites, the dark web that we don't even follow. and basically launch what could have been a terrible incident not just for europeans and others. taylors is an american icon.

she is a reflection of america's openness and talent and youth. everything that she represents. we are pretty lucky that it was foiled. >> thank you so much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate your insights and time. >> thank you. ♪ >> the olympics are coming to an end. in the lead up to and during the games, french authorities cleared thousands of homeless people out of paris. police have cited security reasons but homeless advocates seated very differently. we have this report from paris. >> this is home for a night.

they share this small tent. one backpack is all they have. the tents were set up by migrant support groups that got permission to use an empty building on the outskirts of paris. >> right now i would say it is hard to integrate if you don't have somewhere to sleep. it is difficult. >> he came to work in france from one of its former colonies, senegal, after years and immigration limbo he now has his legal papers. he says they have been traumatized by how they were treated. she suffered a miscarriage when the couple was attacked here in paris. >> is hellish. sometimes we sleep in the streets. sometimes at train stations. we can be assaulted. our belongings were stolen. this is the only bag i have today. >> there are 100 thousand

homeless people living in and around paris. but not enough shelters to house all of them. last year, the government began busting them to temporary shelters across the country. activists called this social cleansing. they often live in tents like these. they see this to force the government to provide more support to the homeless community. this is the image the french government sought to avoid as they prepared for the olympics. activists met the homeless in paris to try to find a place for them to sleep. they say they do what they can win state support falls through. >> government policy on

emergency accommodation of housing is nonexistent. it is damaging and totally aggressive toward these people. they end up on the streets. that is a political choice made by the government. >> police cleared the area that used to be a homeless encampment. it is now an empty lot. boats meander past what used to be a tent community. some people still live in this district. paris works to keep community support systems open. anyone can come.

no questions are asked. authorities saved more respect should be shown to these people. she says this policy is hostile to migrants. >> the policies today force people to stay on the streets where they cannot access their rights. they don't have any dignity. this policy has not been welcoming to migrants. in fact, it has been quite the opposite. i am against this policy because this is not how we should resolve the situation. >> acted as a authorities silence any mention of displacement. some are focusing on the social impact of the olympics. they had a collage of portraits who used to live on the streets.

while we were filming, law enforcement arrived. police officers underlined the tensions. >> usually when we see the police, it is because of people living in tents on the riverside. now it is to stop us from expressing anything on this issue. >> french authorities transferred her out of paris before the games began. everyday she has to make her way back to the capital. >> unfortunately, because of the olympic games, when i called the support number, they said i cannot stay here. >> she came from kinshasa in the congo.

eventually she made it to france . seeking a chance at a better life. >> i am looking for an apartment where i can stay. then i will look for work. but how can i work if i have nowhere to stay. i am stuck. >> even as the games bring joy to millions of spectators, for people like her, the rare moments of happiness she enjoys are coupled with an uncertain future for her and her daughter. ♪ >> she is a first-generation college graduate currently working for the callaway state

legislature. she aims to help high school students pursue higher education. tonight she gives her brief but spectacular take on how anyone can give. >> i was bored and raised in california. a lot of people, their parents are farmworkers. their parents are living paycheck-to-paycheck. unfortunately we cannot pay rent anymore. they had lost their jobs. it was really hard because that summary i was going into my junior year of high school. i could not let this experience repeat. i wanted to explore more of california. see what the world had to offer.

i knew it would have a domino effect. we decided to go to the movies. a big rig hit the van we were in. we went into a ditch. this absolute change my life. i ended -- up with a fractured skull and wrist. we ended up suing the company. i knew i would get some settlement funds. i knew i wanted to give back. we started a foundation.

i give out the scholarship and i select the participants -- recipients. they want to do better and be better. because they know that will have an impact. i am a legislative aide. i live in sacramento. i work for an assembly member. i like to say that i give it a couple of ways. through the scholarship and other ways. she graduated from berkeley. the scholarship allowed her to buy school supplies. human beings to give.

i could have lost my life. but i did not. i think i was meant to do this. this is my brief but spectacular take on how anyone can give >>. you can watch more of these videos online at our website. that is the news hour for tonight. >> for all of us here, thank you for spending some of your evening with us. >> major funding has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends including these individuals. >> a law partner discovers her grandmother's artistry and creates a trust to keep the

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