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 afternoon the city of wion was completely cut off by rising waters.in further inlandumberton, u.s. coast guard members helped search for stranded residentas thousands of others remai

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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, senator john mccain is buried next to his lifelong friend and naval academy classmate, admir chuck larson >> sreenivasan: senatite confir hearings on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh are s

. >> additional support has been 0provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, i am christiane amanpour in new york where more than 100 world leaders are gathering for the annual united nations general assembly. it comes at a time when the trump administration comes to challenge the world order. what a difference the world makes. president trump said he will meet with north korean leader km jong-un for a second time quote time soon. this time last year, he threatened to totally destroy north korea and called kim little rocket man. into these turn blant times steps in nelson mandela. the ability to bring the death and destruction we witness on a daily basis to an end. along with mandela -- her own past as an armed freedom fighter. and she spoke movingly about her marriage. welcome to the program. >> thank you so much for having me. i want to ask you how you are feeling today. a few years ago wh

. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program everyone, i am christiane amanpour in new york. the struggles continues to play out. dr. christine -- who categorically denies all her allegations. so far, president trump is staying mostly on the sidelines. not blasting ford, but also calling the treatment of kavanaugh unfair. in this turbulent moment defined by an apparent vacuum of leadership, doris kearns goodwin brings us a timely reminder of the great test faced by previous presidents, her new book "leadership in turbulent times aircratimes," is a vivid account. she joins me now. it is great to see you, this book couldn't come at a more timely time. is there a vacuum of leadership or is it leadership of any means. >> if you define leadership by a mark of -- the ability to communicate with people and move them forward and unify the country, we are not seeing any

. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the program everyone, i am christiane amanpour in new york. the me too movement and the woman's right to be heard has been put to the test like never before. delivering a powerful opening statement about the alleged abuse. her voice cracking and at times vichblably shaking. >> i am here today because i am believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. he groped me and tried to take off my clothes. i believe he was going to rape me. >> for about four hours she took mostly sympathetic questions from democratic senators. cri christine blasy ford said she was certain that brett ckavanauh attacked her. >> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. fuelled with apparent pent up anger. fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial

. >> additional support has been 0provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in new york. bill cosby woke up in jail today. once america's favorite tv dad. he was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs and in disgrace having been sentenced to three to ten years at a maximum security prison for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand 14 years ago. at least 60 other women have accused the comedian but hers was the only case that fell within the statute of limitations. this is the first major conviction since the emergence of the me too movement. a defining moment, the reckoning around sexual abuse and consent continues as so many levels of society including the supreme court and the allegations against president trump's nominee brett kavanaugh. a third witness has made new allegations of sexual misconduct, and capitol hill is preparing for what will be

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additional support has been provided by: rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edgar wachenheim, iii and cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to pbs stations like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program everyone. i am christiane amanpour in new york. north korean leader says he will close a missile facility. it is a rare concrete pledge months after president trump declared that the nuclear threat was over. the white house is entering a critical week for its foreign policy. as world leaders begin to descend here in new york. not only north korea but the middle east where president trump still has not presented his peace plan. of course iran where washington is working diligently to undermine the nuclear deal that president trump pulled out of. antonio guterres joins me now in the studio. welcome to the program. as i said, all of these issues fall right under your agreement. do you agree that what just happened in pyongyang between the two korean presidents is significant. do you believe that one of the g

. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edward walkenchaim, iii. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. . ank you. >>> this is "nightly business report" with sue herera and bill griffeth. >>> tariff escalation. china says trade talks are off and calls the u.s. a bully just as new duties go into effect impacting everything from the cars you drive to the homes you live in. >>> merger monday. companies are doing deals, all kinds of them, even with the market at these lofty levels. >>> what's in a name? one iconic company's rebrand. does it work? those stories and much more tonight on "nightly business report" for this monday, september the 24th. >>> and good evening, everybody. welcome. trade concerns once again crept into this market pulling stocks back fro r

. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edward walkenchaim, iii. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> tonight on "kqed newsroom," a supreme court nomination in jeopardy as kavanaugh faces sexual assault accusations. we'll talk with the bay area lawmakers who was the first member of congress to hear about the sexual assault allegation from christine blasey ford. research reveals an alarms achievement gap that starts at a young age. >> welcome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with the high court and politics. trump nominee for the supreme court brett kavanaugh is being accused of physical and sexual assault. ford said he assaulted her at a high school party 30 years ago. ?

. >>> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar walkenhaim iii and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> from the united states to here across the pond and points beyond, the brett kavanaugh nomination is in sharp focus as he inches a step closer to becomes the next u.s. supreme court justice. for jooudiciary committee voted along strictly partisan lines to approve him but in a dramatic last-minute move, republican senator jeff flake who exited the room earlier along with democratic colleague chris coons said his vote in the full senate would be conditional on an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual assault against kavanaugh. >> i can't make that commitment for the leadership. i can only say that i would be only comfortable moving forward on the floor. i'll move it out of committee but i will only be comfortable moving on the floor until the fbi has done more investigation than they have already. it may not take them a week. i understand some of these witnesses may not want