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amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: after a string of explosive devices were sent to two former democraticid prts, senior officials and a high-profile party donor, president trump today pledged action. he promised the full resources of the government to bring to justice those responsible for what he called "desp" acts. >> in these times we have to unify and send one very clear strong unmistakable message: acts of political violence have no place in the united states of america. >> nawaz: authorities say they were able to safely remover inonate the devices, se packages targeting some of the biggest names in the democratic party. the disceries unfolded at a dizzying pace. earlier this week, a suspicious package was found in the mailbox at the compound home of billionaire george soros in bedford, new york. last night, a similar package was found, headed to the home of former secretary of state hillary clinton in chappaqua,w rk. early this morning, another one, this time sent to thec. washington, ome of former president barack obama. a few hours later, a package addressed to ormer c

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. >> nawaz: and i'm amna nawaz in washington. with the day's other headlines and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ov major funding for the pbs newshour has been ed by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs 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 pe the william and flora hewlett foundation, helpinle build for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutionso 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 broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. at nawaz: the shock of saturday's massacr pittsburgh synagogue is still sinking in tonight. earlier, the maninccused of ki11 people had his first court

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, ll >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. heon the newshour tonight, secretary of state meets with saudi royalty to discuss the alleged murder of a journalist and the kingdom's shifting story of the inciden then, exactly three weeks to the midterm elections, we look a how potential voter suppression might affect the outcomes of several key races. and, grit not grades-- we take a look inside a unique program that's rethinking college by honoring passion and resilience over test scores. li the way people think about honors, is reallted. usually people think about sat scores. ot you need a lot more than the ability to do wea test to change the world. >> nawazall that and more onne tonight's wshour. >> major 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 corporation forn public broadca and by contributions to

but first: a look at who's traveling in the caravan, and the "why," from amna nawaz. >> nawaz: in the southern mexican city of tapachula, more than 7,000 migrants, mostly honduran, woke this morning to continue the journey north. >> ( translated ): when we heard the caravan was coming we joined. so this is aopportunity to improve my family's life >> nawaz: reuters reporter uplphine schrank is traveling with the gand describes it as less of a caravan, and more of an exodus.re >> it's mixture. the majorityre fairly young but it's a complete mie of men, women, lots of children, peop of various ages. >> nawaz: caravans like this have been organized for more than a decade-- a group migrbuilt on the principle of safety in numbers and helped along the way by non-profits like "pueblo sin fronteras." earlier this spring, a smaller caravan from southern mexico peaked around 1500 members. schrank says this group came together much more spontaneously, and that the migrants she's talked to are more concerned with what they're leaving, than where they end up. >> over and over i've heard from dozens

new packages have now turned amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: the biggest mass assassination attempt in american political history grew even bigger today, as three more mail bombs were found: tetwo epted in delaware, addressed to former vice president joe biden, and a third, sent actor robert de ro's office in new york. that made 10 bombs found so far, as a national manhunt intensified. >> until a full investigation takes place we can't tell you how long this will go exactl we have to be ready for any eventuality it might be hours, it might be days, it might be weeks. >> nawaz: the packages discovered so far were sent to four states and washington, d.c., and addressed to eight dierent people. senior democratic leaders, former preside obama, and vice president biden, former secretary of state clinton, and congresswoman maxi waters. past senior officials, former c.i.a. chief john brenna whose package was sent to cnn, and former attorney-general eric holder. and prominent supporters of liberal causes-- investor george sos, and deniro. biden and waters were sent two packages each

captioning sponsored by newshour productionsllc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.ff is away. on the newshour tonight, the secretary of state meets with saudi royalty to discuss the alleged murder of a journalist and the kingdom's shifting sty of the incident. then, exactly three weeks to the midterm elections, we look at how potential voter suppression mit affect the outcomes of several key races. and, grit not grades-- we take a look inside a unique program that's rethinking college by honoring passion and resilience over test scores. >> the way people think about honors, is really limited. usually people think about sat scores. but you need a lot more than the ability to do well on a test to change the world. on nawaz: all that and mor tonight's pbs newshour.

captioni sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.woodruff is moderating the senate debate in missouri. on the newshour tonight, the "washington post" publishes jamal khashoggi's final column as investigations continue into his alleged murder by a saudi t squad.e then, desprced family separation here in the u.s. and increased deportations in mexico, migrants froral america continue to flee north. >> these are countries where if you're not getting screwed by gangs you're getting screwed by the government, so ws to the united states to grow and search for a job. >> nawaz: and, inside a new profile of the late football star and convicted murdereran aaron hez, revealing some missed warning signs about his mental heandh. all that aore on tonight's pbs newshour.

including what some are calling family separation 2.0 for the latest on what we know, i'm joined by amnaaz. you have beeth following al, so since the president did announce officially in july that this policy was ending, we know the administration has been working what, with the aclu, other groups to try to take care of these children. but do we know, having doneat do we know how many are still in custody. >> there are still aew t go for sure. and the number even before the president ordered the end of it, it tk a federal judge to say you have to stop this and reunite these families. that was june 26th. it's been 16 weeks and there are still children in u.s. rvernment care and custody. they are trying teunit. you had many, the government's own numbers say there are 66 kids in theirare today that they are currently working to reunit. one under the age of five, as well we should point out yvment are they still in custody. well, for the vast majority of them, 50 of those children, their parentsere already deported and that weren'ts a huge statistical challengei you have tod the parents, the

.>> nawaz: good eveni i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight, ewesident trump praises a trade deal with mexico and canada. we dig in to what it means for the american economy. then, after backlash from democrats, the white house authorizes the f.b.i. to expand its investigation into claims of sexual assault by brett kavanaugh.d plus now r this-- the author of this month's newshour/"new york times" book club pick answers your questions on how geography shapes the u.s.' role in the world. 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 understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.- reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing le ss. learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. s r more than 50 years, advancing idd supporting institutions to promote a better

captioning sponsor by newshour productions, llc i'm amna: good evening nawa judy woodruff is away.n the newshour tonight, a monstrs storm makes landfall. hurricane michael lashes the gulf coast with category four winds and daerous storm surge then, president trums demands answom saudi arabia after a prominent saudi writer goes missing. plus, farm to table: miles o'brien continues our look at the fight over regulating pesticides. >> we need farming that doesn't poison the workers. we need farming that doesn't results in toxic residues coming home in everybody's grocery baskets and ending up on the plates of their children. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

i am your moderator, amna nawaz. i am the national correspondent and primary substitute anchor for the pbs newshour, and i am honored to be here to serve as your moderator of this very important debate. for about the next hour, the candidates will debate a variety of issues. as with the first debate earlier this month, nearly all the questions came from you, members of the public who submitted questions about what concerns you. some of them are here to ask the question in person. none of the questions nor the topics have been shared in advance with any candidate. and now, here are your candidates. next to me is joe donnelly, the democrat incumbent who is completing his first term. he was elected to the senate in 2012. in the middle is republican mike braun, an auto parts distributor of jasper in southwest indiana and a former state representative. he won the republican primary in may. also with us is lucy brenton, the libertarian. a finance professional of indianapolis. she previously ran for the u.s. senate in 2016.

.>> nawaz: good eveni i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight, ewesident trump praises a trade deal with mexico and canada. we dig in to what it means for the american economy. then, after backlash from democrats, the white house authorizes the f.b.i. to expand its investigation into claims of sexual assault by brett kavanaugh.d plus now r this-- the author of this month's newshour/"new york times" book club pick answers your questions on how geography shapes the u.s.' role in the world. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs

. >> nawaz: and i'm amna nawaz ina ington.e day's other headlines bsand more on tonight's "p newshour."

gulen, who lives in pennsylvania, but turkey says launchedled 2016 coup-- as erdogan told newshour's amnaaz last month. >> ( translated ): we asked for him, we asked for extradition, and we signed all the necessary documents and paperwork. they could have deported himn withministrative decision, but unfortunately, the u.s. did not extradite him. d >> schifripite the tensions, turkey is a nato ally, with vital geography. >> it's the ly country that rders iran, iraq, syria, isis- held territory, and russia across the black sea. whatever u.s. pocies are regarding those five entities and countries, they're much easier with turkey on board, and much more cumbersome without turkey. >> schifrin: and any cooperaon is much easier, now that brunson's been released. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: mark shields and david brooks break down the week's political news. and, a look at race and policing in the new film "the hate u give." now, we return to the turmoil in the catholic church, andts response to a history of abuse. john yang explor

the incumbent democrat joe donnelly is republican challenger mike braun, happened to be moderated by amnaaz. >> it was called the affordable care act, which joe was allfor. it's the unaffordable care act. it was doomed to fail becae you had big government get in cahoots with big healthcare, specifically big health insurance. i took on the health insurance companies te years ago, and regardless of what hisde cratic talking points are, i would never be forany replacement that doesn't cover pre-existing conditions. >> what he said is not tru mike supports a lawsuit that would end the af cfordabe act, that would end pre-existing conditions. so all of you watching out there tonight, if you have someone in your family with abetes, with arthritis, witha, asttheir coverage goes away if mike's lawsuit is successful. as i said, that's how important this is. those are the facts, and he can'deny that. >> woodruff: so that was mike braun first thee n nnelly. so, brandon smith, s healthcare been a big issue in this race? >> absolutely, like my two colleagues before me said, healthcare and immigration a

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna waz.oo >>uff: so what more is known about the suspected pipe bomber and state of theio investig for this we turn to mary mccord, who helped lead the department of justice's national securityg division dure obama administration; it focuses on terrorism and other significant national security threats. and j.m. berger. he h written extensively abo political violence. his test book, "extremism" w recently published by mit press. he's also a research fellow at vox-pol, a european ion academic initiative to study online extremism. we welcome both of you to the prograto mary mccordou first, what's your reaction about what we know so far about this man, the suspect. >> well, it does seem like it was extremely good and fast work by the fib and other local and state law enforcement that assisted. they got lucky by the fact that the suspect left a furyk int on one oe packages and is somebody known to law enforcement for whom his fingerprint was in the database. so congratulations, of course, to all the inredible law enforcement for solving this so pidly. but the inv

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: so what more is known about the suspected pipe bomber thetate of the investigation? t for this we tumary mccord, who helped lead the department of justice's national security division during the obama administration; it focuses on anrrorism and other signif national security thres. and j.m. berger. he has written extensively about political violence. his latest book, "extremism" was recently published by mit press. he's also a research fellow at vox-pol, a european unionad ic initiative to study online extremism. we welcome both of you to the program. mary mccord, to you first, what's your reaction about what we know so far about this man, the susct >> well, it does seem like it was extremely good and fast work by the fib and other local and state law enforcement that assisted. ey got lucky by the fact that the suspect left a furykprint on one of the packages and is sobody known to law enforcement for whom his fingerprint was in the database. so congratulations, of cllrse, to the incredible law enforcement for solving tis so rapidly. but