people >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and bythe alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance anfinancial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engageme of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statio thank you.rs like you. >> woodruff: the drama swirlinge around s court nominee brett kavanaugh has taken a new turn.ac the woman whsing him of sexual assault in high school now says she might be willing to testify next week, after all, but not mondpu, as senate icans want. amna nawaz begins our verage. >> nawaz: they protested tay in the halls of congss. supporters invoking the name of christine blasey ford, spued by her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brt kavan

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welcome back to the newshour.ant to go right back to the allegation being made by did not raw ramirez. how ctain -- deborah ramirez. how certain is she that she said it was brett kah who exposed himself to her while she was a freshman at yale. >> she is certainly certain. judy, one thing i want to highlight is in cases of trauma and cases which there has been heavy drinking very often we see actly what we saw in ramirez's case. which is she took her time and was extraordinarily careful and really thoug carefully about this. this was already being vex on the hill and something -- investigated on the hill andme ing that prompted our reporting and she knew this would be a significant issue an would command a lot of attention. rather than jump how the ahead of it and say something inca t scious sned every piece of evidence and considered this carefully and decided yes, she was certain and decided it was important to speak about this. woodruff: you talked to all of the people who she remembered were present when this h

for the pbs newshour i'm p.j.. >> woodruff: now, to the day's her news: a powerful typhoon weakened over china-- with a growing death toll in ke. earlier, the storm killed att leas people in the northern philippines. today, crews searched for up to 50 people missing there. ki afghanistan: multiple taliban attacks overnighed at least 27 members of the security forces. the assaults targeted police and military bases and afgn checkpoints across three provinces. officials said at least 42 taliban fighters also died in the attacks. there are new allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up by roman catholic crgy in the netherlands. the dutch newspaper "nrc" reports half of the country's cardinals and bishops were linked to the scandal between 1945 and 2010. the newspaper did its own researchnd drew on a church report from 2011. it found up to 20,000 dutch children were abused at church institutions over 65 years. the government of australia has ordered an investigation into sewing need packaged strawberries. the scare star

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next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cher family.lip milstein the sue and edgafowachenheim dation. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. ebarbara hope zucke designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers likeyoou. than from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. this afternoon, the body of r john mccain made its final stop after a long journey from his home in arizona where he died last weekend at age 81. the academy'sraduating class 1958, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both of whom were academy alumni and admirals in the navy. those attending today's ceremonies included mcc cn's family ase friends. at his request, sen

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that's on our website, www.pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight.on wednesday, hurricane hunters. miles o'brien flies with researchers into the eye of hurricane florence. and, our team will be on the ground in north carolina wh e latest. i'm william brangham. join us online, and again here tomorrow. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, and see you soon. or >> major fundinghe pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. me financial services firm daymond >> the ford foon. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.g. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media acce group at wgbh

welcome to the "newshour".'s start with th million-dollar question we face every hurricane season, what i it we can say difieively between the link between climate change and these kind of hurricanes? >> there's a clear link and three dimensionsto the way human activities have increased the riskassociated with these types of storms. the first is because climate change a warming has increased sea levels and, as a result, whenever any storm hits, water levels are that much higher by virtue of the baseline having been raised. it means more area flooded when a storm happens, deeper and more s associated with that flood. the second component is the amount of rainfall asociated with a given storm. as we've warmed the atmosphere and uer ocean, can now hold more moisture, so for a storm of a given strength, there's that much more moisture available to fall out in the types of catastrophic rains that we're seeing here. the third element which is a little less certain than the first two is that the storm themselves can b

niall that and more, on toght's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phon less.ing more, nothing to learn more, go to >> financial services firmd raymmes. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs ation from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh are now over.e nal day saw the american bar association give kavanaugh its highest rang. but former nixon white house counsel john dean warned that kavanaugh would fail to oppose presidential abuse of power. we will have a full repor

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for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshourbeen provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the rporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioni sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org to our new srw "amanp and lcome company" and here is what i coming up. >>> as hurricane florence bears down on the east coast, the climate crisis is near the point of no return. california governor jerry brown is leading to save our environment. then, for years, steve jobs denies he was her father, i speak with lis brennan-jobs. also tonight, who d deserve credit foramerica's booming economy? ten years

ajor funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corpor bion for publadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: questions are swirling tonight around supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and s confirmation prospects senate republicans have called a hearing for monday ttion kavanaugh and the woman who accuses him of sexual assault in high school. mocrats say the f.b.i. should first investigate the allegation. we'll ve a full report, after the news summary. in the day's other news, the confirmed death toll from hurricane "florence" climbed to 35-- most of them in eastern north carolina. and, thousands of people in the region struggled for another day inainst catastrophic flood william brangham has the latest. >> brangham: the sunny skies over north carolina make it appear the worst is over, but florence's

all of that is online at pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. i sit down with bob woodward to discuss "fear," his explosive new book on the trump white house. i'm dy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. di >> major f for the pbs newshour has been provid by: >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs an uslimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based ctomer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing less. to learn more, go to consercellular.tv nd >>ith the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made ssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ca ioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by cess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org [ train horn blaring ] >> this is the new silk road. a thousand years ago, european and middle eastern traders found their way to china on the ancient s

all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ke >n. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymonames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. wed by contributions to your pbs station from v like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it's showdown time in the senate over supreme court nominee ett kavanaugh. his confirmation hearings opened today, with a donnybrook over documents and repeated protests. congressional correspondent lisa sjardins begins our coverage. >> desjardins: it took just ten seconds for the hearing... >> desjardins: ...to get contentious. ri i welcome everyone to this confirmation h on the nomination of judge... >> mr. chairman... >> brett kavanaugh to serve as associate justice... >> mr. chairman... >> ...of the supreme court of the united >> ...i'd like to be recognized for a question before we proceed. >> mr. chairman. i'd like to be recognized to ask a question before we proceed. t

on the newshour tonight, hero or coward? fallout from the scathing essay by an anonymous senior trump administration official describing acts of resistance to the president himself. then, abortion takes center stage as newly released documents fuel questions in the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearing. and, help wanted-- inside the effort to combat the growing labor shortage in wisconsin. >> the reality is anywhere in southeastern wisconsin right now, if you need employees,tr you'regling to find them. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonig's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new yonn. supportingations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possi

>> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major fundingor the pbs newshour has been provided by: mo ♪ ving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that coects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless pla our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your ss., nothing more, nothing learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. sur more than 50 years, advancing ideas anorting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastin and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: the gulf coast is bracing tonight cor a storm that d grow into a hurricane and reach land by late tuesday. tropical storm "gordon" formed y over the florida keys tod headed toward mississippi and louisiana. rains and winds up to 50 miles an hour closed beaches in miami today. there were also lim

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next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. suand edgar wachenheim iii the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station othank you.like you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. an >> sreenivgood evening, and thanks for joining us. christin who is accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of ersexual assault when they both teenagers, says she is ing to testify before th senate judiciary committee. this afternoon, ford's attorneys accepted the juds iary committevitation but said negotiations over the details need to continue. yesterday, the committee's chair, senator chuck grassley, extended the deadline

on the newshour tonight: a tale of two presidents. as mr. trump says he wants the attorney general to investigate who is criticizing him from the inside, former presidentbama delivers a call to arms for democrats. then, the presidents of russia, turkey and iran gather to plot the future of the war in syria. plus, how access to abortion is shrinking in some parts of the country. there's a whole host of restrictions in south dakota, and then it's compounded by really, the lack of access, with teonly one clinic in the s >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks tackle the week in news: the kavanaugh confirmation hearing, the scathing anonymous editorial about president trump, anl more. alat and more, on tonight's pbs wshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use

next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend imade possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. z barbara hokerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for yublic broadcasting, and by contributions r pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at ncoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. the death toll is rising and more disastrous flooding islo looming asnce, now a tropical depression, continues to cross the carolinas. rain from the slow mg storm continued, leaving homes and not far from the coast, the town of jacksonville, north carolina never-- like i said earlier man, you only see this in tv. i never thought i'd see this. >> sreenivasan: sunday afterno

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. ro corporate funding isded by mutual of america-- designing customized individual nand group retireroducts. that's why we're your retirement company. addi oprovided by:has been and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by ocontributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. hfromisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, anari sreenivasan. >> sreenivgood evening, and thanks for joining us. the f.b.i. has started a background investigation into supreme court nominee brett hivanaugh. the "wton post" and the associated press both report that the bureau bos contacted h ramirez, who alleges kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at yale university where they were both students. the f.b. will also investigate allegations from christine blasey ford that kanaugh sexually assaulted her when they we

welcome to the newshour.ant to ask you abo the timing of what we have seen frob it wasn't really until the second report from ronan that decisive action was taken, whabe ha happening in the cbs board room for the last several weeks since the allegations first surfaced? >> well, the cbso board rom has been very fraught over the last few weeks. me of the board members were quite taken aback by the charges that ronan's first article back in july exposed. i think a lot the board members, some more oldern gentlentlemen, felt like these were going to be just casual flings anthat th allegations themselves want back decades. so they weren't really that concerned or at least it dnt appear they were that ccerned until after the first story hit. and then a few days later cbs said like yes, we're taking these allegations very seriously. and then a few days after that they hired two very prominent plaw firms to investigate, not only the charges against mr. moonves but the culture at cbs. cbs news and all of cbs korp.re >>

for pbs newshour, i'm william brangham in sanibel, florida. that's the newshour for tonight.co we will inue our special live coverage of the kavanaugh confirmation hearing tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. eastern. check your local listings or join our livestream online. i'm judy woodruff.s for all of the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prov by: >> consumer cellularirelieves thatess plans should reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- contract wireless plans for people who use their phone a little, a lot, or anything in between. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> and with the ongoing support of these institution and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewe like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by gmedia access group at wgbh access.wgbh. (geoffrey) a h ae can be more thoof over your head (amanda) this idea o

welcome back tthe newshour. >> thank you so much.py to be here. >> so th book is about your life, your public life, younnr life. i want to back into though. by looking at shington right now. a lot of news about disarray, confusion inside the white house. eaestions about president trump's ldership. in all your time in this city, have you ever seen anything like this? >> never. >> woodruff: and is there anything you can compare it to? >> well, obviously the closest i comparisthe years of richard nixon, richard nixon taped himdoself. ld trump had omarosa so there is a little more spice to it bu'what were seeing, judy, i regret to say, is simply not rising to the level of concern publicly or in choices that are being ma by people in washington who have an ability to have an and i particularly think the united states senate was design for moments le this that is why people have six year terms that is why ste oprated under different rules but one party appears to have decided that their loyty to party, president and po ber is greater than

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonigh a reluctant yes-- the senate judiciary committee gives a green light to confirming brett kavanaugh, as the white house goes along wh calls for a new f.b.i. background investigation before a final confirmn vote. then, why the u.s. will be engaged in syria for the foreseeable future. it's friday. mark shields and david boks consider the kavanaugh nomination process, and yestery's striking testimony by him and christine blasey ford. plus, "murphy brown" returns. i sit down with candice bergen to discuss how the show is ushandling today's content politics. >> that's the gift of being on this show, is that you get to do comedy and you get to tackle really major issues. i mean, we did a #metoo episode that was very funny and very powerful. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wirel

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and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. don't forget to join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on your local pbs stations and streaming line for the senate hearing with brett kavanaugh nad hristine blasey ford. and of course, we will be back tomorrow night. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshouras been provided by: >> consumer cethular understands not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing less. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> a with the ongoing suppor of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshourroductions, llc captioned by media access gup at wgbh access.wgbh.org rrrrates: there's a t of talk about borders these days. the city of tijuana sits right

. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting scienan, technology, improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovatioio in educ democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corpn for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this has been an extraordinary day before the u.s. senate judiciary committee. high drama and strong emotions played out in a day-long hearing on the sexual assault allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> we believe christinrd. we believe anita hill. >> nawaz: on capitol hill today, demonstrators were first to have their say: supporters of ristine blasey feford, the university proor who alleges brett kavanaugh sexually a