amna nawaz begins our coverage.n roberts: if there is no objection, the journal of proceedings of the tri approved to date. amna nawaz: on day seven of the impeachment trial of presint donald trump, his lawyers wrapped up the defense, urging anators to avoid setting what they describe asangerous political precedent. jay sekulow: the bar for impeachment cannot be set this low. house managers, members of the senate, danger, danger, danger. these articles must be rejected. the constitution requires it. justice demands it. amna nawaz: the bar set by house democrats, they argued, took d poliferences and elevated them to impeachable offenses. patrick philbin: so the idea that we'reacoing to be imng presidents by deciding that they have illicit they disagree with some that interagency consensus, is fundamentally contrary to the constitution and fundamentally anti-democratic. amna nawaz: and they reiterated their claims that esident trump didn't abuse his power by pausing u.s. aid to 'raine and d't obstruct congress by ston

>> good evening i am amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. the latest on the middle east after the conflict in iran. and, the first television interview with the woman who released documents exposing n china systematic oppressd persecution of uighur muslims. >> the uighur genocide is a repeat of the jewish holocaust from world war ii. chinese oppression to uighurs is a crime ainst humanity. amna: ants, it is friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to discuss the latest on iran, impeachment and the 2020 campaign trail. all that and more on tonight -- on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪>> major funding for the "pbs newshour" provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> one it comes to wireless gconsumer cellulares customers a choice. no contract plans give you as much or as little text, talk and data as you want. to learn more go to consumercellular.tv. >> american cruise fidelity investments. >> the foundation fostering communities. engaged >> and, with ongoing support of these institutions -- a

amna nawaz begins our covera. last day of questions in the impeachment trial began like the others with a prayer, this time with a focus on truth. >> lord, keep them from fear as they believe that your truth will triumph through them. amna: the qstions and debate that follow revealed different versions of the truth between the president's team -- >> t they wanto slow it down and amna: and those working to impeach him. >> this is not a banana republic. it is the democratic republic of the united states of america. it is wrong. amna: especially as a bigger ooquestion -- whether or not 51 senators will vote to allow witnesses like john bolton whose upcoming book reportedly confirms the link between the ukraine and joe biden and his son hunter. >> mr. chief justice, i sent a question to the death. amna: democrats continue to build aase. tim kaine asks about the president's alleged obstruction of justice. >> what is to stop the president from complete cooperation with the congress? fundamental reason. for a more he issu

for the "pbs newshour," i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: and that brings us to politics monday.e to analyze the state of the 2020 race and more, tamara keith of npr and co-host of "the npr politics podcast." and lisa lerer, a politics reporter for "the new york times." you. it is "politics monday," butwi let's star the story that, of course, is headlinesll everywhere s it's still very much our lead, tam, and that is theesident's move to strike and kill a leading figure in iran. from a poltiticalndpoint, what does this tell the american people about the president's foreign policy, his strategy? because he's someone who was saying we need to get out of endless wars and the middle east, and, yet, tis move to escalate. how is it being seen?i >> well, inposition on iran, even, has been to have every position on iran. he's gone from, you know, saber rattling language to saying that he wants a deal, iran wants a deal, maybe we can talk, anden his happened. he has truly been all over the place about foreign ctanglements. though one thing insistent, i wentack over years of his statements

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: on this, the last day of questions in the impeachmen t trial sident donald trump, the battle of words began well lead house manager, adam schiff. >> yesterday, the psident's defenders argued that a president of the uniates could do whatever he wanted to secure his reelection. >> nawaz: that was a reference to this argument, made by alan dershowitz: >> and if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected, in the public interest, that cannot bee nd of quid pro quo that results in impeachment. >> nawaz: this morning, dershowitz tweeted to clarifd writing, "i t say or imply that a candidate could do anything to reassure his re- election, only that seeking help in an election is not necessarily corrupt." when today's session began, the spotlight was on truth... >> lord, keep them from fear, gh they believe that your truth will triumph thrhem. >> nawaz: ...though the senators' questions reveed very different ideas on how to get ths e. especiallybigger question looms: whether or not 51 senators will vote to allow witnesses, li

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for the pbs newshour, m amna nawaz. s >> woodruff: that brings politics monday. that's amy walter of the "cookrt political reand public radio's "politics with amy walter." two weeks from the iowaes caucshe's joining us from f s moes. and tamara keithr is here with me. she co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." hello to both of you. it's two weks from today those iowa caucuses. let's start by talking about the race. aim, you're there in des moines. ecauseyou're indoors b it's a pretty cold time in iowa. where does the race stand right now? >> judy, it is just as confusing being here as it is reading about it or watching the polls from washington, d.c. voters here really are torn we, in washingtoink two weeks, that's right around the why haven't you m your mind? here they feel like they still have a good amount tim vet all of the candidates, to that last decision. and to make i've talked to a number of are voters whare going to gore into caucus night still not completely sold on one candidate or the, othd they're going to watch. remember, when you're at a cauc w, you

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: after days of carefully scriptedrguments... >> president trump abused thpoof h oe, mt be removed from that office. >> you're being asked to remove a duly-elected president. >> nawaz: ...day eig of the impeachment trial of president p donald trump moved proceedings a intoess predictable stage. house managers and mr. trump's t leam today began to fieldfi questions-- up t16 hours-worth over two days-- from those 100ov senators who've so far sat quietly and listened. >> nawaz: setors submitted written questions using these fill-in cards, read aloud by chief justice john roberts,a ernating between republicans and democrats. looming large over today's session, the battle over trialat atnesses, including former national securiisor john bolton, who reportedly confirms in his upcoming book that presint trump did link u.s. aid to ukraine to an investigation into a possiblepo tical rival, former vice president joe biden, and his son wnter. bolton has said ld testify, if subpoenaed. the very first question, jointly submitted by republican senators mncollins,

for the pbs "newshour," i'm amna nawaz.y: and here to analyze night's debate and tell us how iowans are reacting to it, i'm joined by o. k henderson. she's the news director at radio iowa and she joins us from des moin. welcome back to the newshour. what kinds of reactions are you picking up from people? >> one of the striking this about the conversation between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders that i'm hearing from ioan's is it's not necessarily about the two of them, it's more about reaching out to former clinton voters. people who went to the caucuses in 2016 voted for hillary clinton. as i go out and cover many of these candidates, namely elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, and former candidate harris, i've heard the phrase it's time for a woman in the white house. that conversation really reminded people of that. the other interesting thing is that elizabeth warren drew amy klobuchar in the -- into it. voting for a woman is important to you and i am not your woman, elizabeth warren may have been teleaphing, consider t

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz.jardins and yamlcindor are at the capitol today, and with me now. soyamiche, to you, first as we know, this is the first day of questions. what are we learning from the kinds of questions that these senators were posing? is it adding up to something that we have a better understanding of this case? >> after watching several hours of senors' questions what, we know is that senators are really sending questions to theirs partide. so if you're a democrat, most of your questions were to the house managers. if you're a republican, house of the questions were to the white house's team. at they've been asing are really questions that allow them to rebut and also repeat a lot of their opening statements. on the republican sie we saw questions like, "why was hunter biden being paid by burisma?" we saw questions like, "why should the president have to turn over this?" ded "is there anything wrong with the pre vague relationship and having foreign policy included in this-- n the aid?" so that's o

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> if there iso objection, the urnal of proceedings of the trial are approved >> nawaz: on day seven of the impeachment trial of president donald tmp, his lawyers wrapped up their defense, urging senators to avoid setting what they describe as a dangerous polical precedent. >> the bar for impeachmentnn be set this low. house managers, members of the senate.da danger, dangerer. these articles must be rejected. the constitution requi. juice demands it. >> nawaz: thbar set by house democrats, they argued, took policy differences and elevated them to impeacble offenses. >> so the idea that we're going to be impeaching presidents by decidi that they have illicit motives, if we can show that they disagree with some interagency consensus, is fundamentally contrary to the constitutionand fundamentally anti-democratic. their claims that presidented trump did not abuse his power by pausing u.s. aid to ukraine, and did not obstruct congress by stonewalling house r investigatoruests. mr. trump's defense was brief, using less than half its allotted 24 hours. but hi

. ♪ >> good evening i am amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.he latest on the middle east after the conflict in iran. and, the first television interview with the woman who released documents exposing n china systematic oppressd persecution of uighur muslims. >> the uighur genocide is a repeat of the jewish holocaust from world war ii. chinese oppression to uighurs is a crime ainst humanity. amna: ants, it is friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to discuss the latest on iran, impeachment and the 2020 campaign trail. all that and

wam amna nawaz. judy woodruff is on the newshour tonight: tensions in the middle east.he future of the ces. troop presn iraq, after the latest conflict with iran. thenthe first television interview with the womho released documents exposing china's systematic oppression and persecution of uighur muslims. >> ( translated ): the uighur genocide is a repeat of the jewish holocaust from world war ii. the world has begun to slowly realize that chinese oppression of the uighurs has nothing to do with other identities. it's a crime against humanity. >> nawaz: and, it's friday. so mark shields and david brooks are here to discuss the latest on iran, impeachment, and the 2020 campaign trail. all that and more, on tonight's

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: that brings us to politics monday. that's amy walter of the "cook political report" anic radio's "politics with amy walter." two weeks from the iowas caucuses, shining us from des moines. hand tamara keith of npr e with me. she co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." hello to both of you. it's two weeks from today those iowa caucuses. let's start by talking about the race. aim, you're there in des moines. i see you're indoors because it's a pretty cold time in iowas where he race stand rht now?>> judy, it is just as confg being here as it is reading about it or watching the polls from washington, d.c. voters here really are torn about what t do. we, in washington, think two weeks, that's right arthe corner. why haven't you made up your mind? here they feel like thy still have a gooamount of time to vet all of the candidates, to see more candidates and to make that last decision. i've talked to a number of democrats who do believe there are voters who are going to go into caucus night still not completely sold on one candi

amna nawaz picks up the story. roversy w tied month.ext being pub in it, the pope p defenestly celibacy as integral to the catholic church and rights he could not remain silent about it. that flies in the face of a vote at a special summit convened by pope francis last fall were bishops agreed some married men could be ordaine change, it would only apply to certain regions where there are priest shortages. the latest twist, benedict's team said he did not co-authed the book and wants his name removed. a senior analyst has been following this issue closely. he joins "newshour"newshour welcome to the." >> good to be with you. amna: setting asi pope benedict's involvement in the book or not, just this issue of clerical celibacy, how big of a deal is it that he congd consider cg this? >> this is a very big deal. there are places in the world where you might have a priest visit a village once a year. we are a eucharistic community and you cannote hat without a priest. there is a great need for more prsts. quite frankly,

amna nawaz fills in the picture. amna: the queens atement was made after meeting with prince charles. would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family, we irunderstand tish to live a more independent life while family.ng a valued part of my discuss this and what is ahead is robert lacey. hihe's orian on the royal family and a consultant to the netflixeries the crown. welcome to the newshour. start us off with some context here. how big a deal is it that there are members of the royal family who are deliberatkey trying to step back from this institution? >> i think it is a moment to rank with the fancy latin name for all the disasters in the 1990's with the royal marriage is going wrong, the windsor castle burning. perhapsbd even theation of 1936. if it doesn't workha out, prince y and meghan have expressed their intention ofg, abdicat and in that sense you could saye thisng was a result of a certain sort of blackmail. amna: let's talk about what we do know. we are still very early stag

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz.udy:a and lis desjardins an yamiche alcindor are both with us from the capital. yamiche, ts news about the bolton manuscript released over the weekend, how much of an fe does that seem to be having on this trial, and how is it affecting the white house argument that there doesn't need to be witnesses? yamiche: john bolton's manuscript is really upending the senate tria even though no ones talking about it inside the chamber. it is all people were talking about in the halls of the capital today. what you saw with multiple white see tofficials, you can people pushing back on it, there's president trump who said he never had a conversation where he directly tied ukraine-- aid to investigations. they are pushing back, saying bolt never gave any indication he was concerned. and you have mick mulvaney also saying that none of this is true. the other thing to note, there is a source telling pbs newshour tonight that joh bolton might come out with this book earlier than eected. they are also p

as amna nawaz tells us, the u.s.m.c.a. accord, as it's now called, is meant to replace nafta. and it does change or replace some important provisions. but many say it's hardly the overhaul thatas once vertised. awaz: the senate sent th u.s. mexico canada agreement to president trump's desk aftert voting for rare bipartisan fashion. >> the yays are 89, the nays are 10. the bill is passed. >> nawaz: the 1,800-palus agreement replaces nafta, first signed into law by president bill clinton. and it does keep much of nafta intact. but therare important differences as well, including: requiring automobiles to have 75% of their components manufactured in north america. that'sp from roughly 63% under nafta. it also says 40 to 45% of automobile parts must be made by workers paid at least $16 an hour by 2023. and it strengthens labor laws, particularly in mexico, by allowing inspectors into facilities to investigate violations of worker rights. republican senator lindsay graham: >> it allows north america to be one of the mt progressive free trade zones in the world and to our friends in

. >> woodruff: the long-awaited niminal trial of harvey weinstein began york city this week.he amna nawaz more than 80 women have accused weinstein of sexuaa harassment, ult or misconduct, going back decads. but the new york trial, where jury selection began today, is based on charges brought by two men. weinstein faces one count of rape and one count of criminallt sexual assau. he has maintained his sexual encounters with the women were consensual. ju hours after the trial began, a separate rape charge was brought against weinstein in california, one of two allegations in a criminal complaint filed there. jodi kantor, along wh "new york times" report megan twohey, first broke the y instein story more than two years ago, and t-authored w e book, "she said." she joins me from rk.nd joe i welcome back to the newshour. so many women came forward with allegations against harvey weinstein. why is this one case based on stories of two of those women? >> well, remember, so many of inst harveyions aga weinstein, if you think of a kind of ocean of complaints out there, are not auaty eligible for c

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff:nd lisa desjardins imhell hello to th of you, so yamiche, this news that we justeard amn reporting, the bolton man you script from the breleased over the weekend, how much of an effect does that seem to be having on this trial and how is it affecting the white hse argument that there doesn't need to be any more witsses? >> john bolton's machine man you crypt, the news of the details in it uphending senate trial. even though no one was talking about it inside the chamber it was all people were talking about in the halls of the capitol today. and wh you saw was multiple white house officials pushing back on it. we can put up a graph sh some of the people pushing back on it, president trump said he never had a conversation where he directly tied aid to ukraine to investigation of the bidens. you also have vice president mike pence along with his staff mark short pushing back saying bolton never gave any indication he was concerned and mick mulvaney, he also is saying that none of this is true an he is pushing back on that. there is a source te

as amna nawaz tells us, today, the u.s.t of agriculture proposed additional changes. >> reporter: that's right, judy, the trump ministration already changed the obama standards for whole grains, sodium and non-fat milk. today it appached new rules that will role back the amount of fruits and vegetables s required ahool breakfasts and lunches. these programs feed nerly 30 million students around the country. some advocates are worried about the changes. crystal fitzsimons is among them. she's the director of school and out of school programs at the the food research d action center, an arkdzy group thathu targeter and undernutrition. welcome back to the "newshour". >> thank you for having me on today. eporter: the justification for the administration is, look, the obama era rules led to low participation from schools and a lot more food waste. the agrie secretary sonny perdue said this is common sense flexibility that these programs need to continue torovide nutritious school lunches an breakfasts.wh do you say to that? >> i

our amna nawaz brings us this report. >> nawaz: the debate ended on an awkward note, wit massachusettsenator elizabeth warren seemingly rejecting a handshake from vermont senator bernie sanders. that was after moderators brought up a disagreement between the two over a privatenv coersation in december of 2018, in which sanders reportedly td warren he didn't believe a woman could win the election. >> why did you say that? >> well, as a matter of fact, i didn't sayt. in 2015, i deferred, in fact, to senator warren. there was a movement to draft senator warren to run for president, and you know what, i stayed-- stayed back. senator warren decided not to run, and i then-- i did run afterwards. hillary clinton won the popular vote by three million votes. how could anybody in a million yes not believe that a wom could become president of the united states? >> you're saying that you never told senator warren that a woman could not win the election? >> that isorrect. >> senator warren, what did you think when senator sanders told you a woman could not withe election? ( laughter ) >> i disagre.

our amna nawaz has the story. >> nawaz: that's right, judy.nd to talk out what this means we're joined by farhana khera. she's the president and executive director of muslim advocates. the group has filed ten lawsuits against previous iteratioba of the trave and is the driving force behind the no ban act in congress. the act would rescind the travel ban, and require the president to meet a more strinangent rd to enact a travel ban in the future. welcome to the "newshour". >> thank you. thank you fo having me. >> reporter: let me put to you what the adminisation said to me. senior homeland security and state department officials and let's take you to theap to understand what we're talking about. the seven natio are the existing travel ban. iran, somalia, libya, yemen, and north korea. this is the updatedap, ifand when the new travel ban goes into place as they said at the end of february, that's what the expanded map looks lthe countries we just heard there. they say the administration, this is about security,hat when these countries meet a hig

amna nawaz picks up the story from there. >> nawaz: judy, the controversy was tied to a book, said to be benedict, being published next month. p in it, te emeritus defends priestly celiby as integrato the catholic church, and writes, he could "not remain silent" about it. that flies in the face of a vote at a special summit conved by pope francis last fall, where bishops agreed some married men could be ordained. if pope francis approves the change, it would apply just to certain regions where there are priest shortages. the latest twist? benedict's team just today issued a statement saying he didn't actuay co-author the ok, and wants his name removed. father thomas reese is a senior analyst at religion news service and habeen following this issue closely. and he joins me now. welcome back to the news hour. >> good to be with you. >> nawaz: a lot to unpck here. let's take it step by step. setting asi this issof pope benedict's involvement in the book or not, just onhe issue of celibacy, how big a deais it that pope francis is considering changing this rule? >> this is a very big deal.