this is not coachella.>> i mean, to be clear, maya, beyonce did perform at coachella recently, and she is many people's messiah. >> i would vote for her. >> but what does he say there? because we all know that one of the weird defenses of democratic turnaround is, oh, we didn't have an obama this year. here's obama saying it ain't about having an obama this year. this is important. >> this is barack obama remembering what 2016 was, which was that if the black vote, if the latino vote had come out in places like wisconsin, had come out in milwaukee, had come out in detroit, the differences in point spread could have made a difference in the election. turnout is critical. and he's absolutely right, and i think the message is vote for the best person on the ballot, even if it's not the person that makes you want to go and dance like beyonce. >> and dance like beyonce. howard, did you ever expect american politics would turn on the presidential phrase "this is not coachella?" >> no. but he's right, of course. t

the first time we performed well live was at coachella. it was only after that that i went by myself. i remember looking across frohe her and looking at me like musician, maybe i'm musician. >> he's a music, guys. the movie getting great reviews. it comes out october 5th and we'll have a big sitdn with them tomorrow. i'm telling you, the way he si is,as at coachella. incredible. oothe way they at each other, it will be good. and that hair? i'm digging the hair. >>ai we can't to see. thanks. >>> someone is tampering with fire hydrants in the district. >> and water gusting out into the streets and the sidelk. how many times has this happened this week and how much water is bewasted? >>> plus, some say serena williams has started an overdue conversation. >> this is an example for the next person that has emotions and they want to express themselves and they're going to be a strong woman. maybe it dmt work out for me but ai >>>ng for the 5:00 visory, it should be out at about 5:00. a category 4. winds of 135 miles an hour and it is expected to

h >> chu paclograms at coachella. we have to go back to midterms in 2004, he lost them. of the interesting things i agree, mobilizing millennials is a big thing. the second thing is how areat demoactually going to frame the argument against trump? there are a lot of arg make against trump and they made a lot of them in 2016 and barack obama sort of spread the field with a lot of fferent arguments, but which is the one that actually turns voters minds? i personally tnk it's the >> woodruff: the clock is ticking. they better make up their minds. it's almost november. >> trump is the issue. >> woodruff: mark shields, david brooks, thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. open tennis tournament continues this week to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and the "open era" which markedhe beginning of players winning prize money. jeffrey brown lookat the legacy of the first men's champion there, arthur ashe, and the lessons his career and life still serve up. >> brown: when the world'ste gr tennis players compete at the u.s. open in flushing meadows, new york, this is the mecca: the huge s

this is not coachella. we don't need a messiah. we need are decent, honest, hard-working people who are accountable and wh america's best interests at heart. and they'll step up and they'll join our gernment, and they will make things better, if they have support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed. but, it will be a start. and you have to start it. >> woodruff: and that was just the latest of political news this week. there was also a bombshell op-ed; an eye-opening bob b woodwak; a high-stakes confirmation hearing; and even a primary election upset. that's plenty this friday for shields and brooks. that is syndicated columnist mark shields, and "new york times" columnist david brooks. hello to both of you. happy friday. whe do we begin? i actually want to postpone former presidentbama's comments, david, for just a moment and start with brett kavanaugh because here is someone who could tilt the balance of the supreme court. he spent three days before the members of the senate judiciary committee. how did h

embellished and then you have twittered jack dorsey who look like he just woke up and came in from coachellaor something. listen to how he tries to explain if there's anti- conservative bias of the platform. >> what did the algorithm take into account that led to prominent conservatives including members of the us house of representatives not being included in autos search suggestions? >> we were using a signal of the behavior of the people following accounts and we didn't believe upon further consideration and also seen the impact which was about 600,000 accounts. lauren: help me out. first of all, he seemed to board. you understand what he's saying and is convincing you that twitter is doing enough? >> he said he's very shy and does not like to speak in public. i give him credit that he is their. mark zuckerberg wasn't there. this is a man who's been very critical of and i have to give them credit he's earning my respect. i do think twitter is serious about making changes where facebook is still making excuses and forget the pudding, the proof is in the prepared remarks. jack dorsey said w

welcome to san francisco and the tenderloin, my colleague assembly member, eduardo garcia from the coachella vallie area. who last year authored a marquee climate bill. he is a real leader on climate. one of the real honours of serving in the legislature, is in addition to representing this community, you work with people from all over the state and you have to try to learn and understand the different communities. they are all very different. different than your own. one thing that is for sure is that when it comes to climate, when it comes to the problems that climate change is causing, we are all in this together. it might manifest in slightly different ways and in different parts of the state, but it is affecting all of us. we all have to pull together and understand each other's needs and make sure that we are addressing the existential threat. the conference is happening here in san francisco but this is about all of california, and frankly, the entire world. about whether we will stop strangling this planet and keep it alive and healthy and vibrant for our kids and our grandkids and i

this is not a rock concert, this is not coachella. we don't need a messiah. all we need are decent, honest hardworking people who are accountable and who are america's best interest at heart. they'll step up and they'll join our government and they'll make things better if they have support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed. but, it will be a start. and you have to start it. what's going to fix our democracy is you. people ask me what are you going to do for the election? now, the question is what are you going to do? you are the antidote, your participation and spirit and determination, not just in this election but in every subsequent elections and in the days between elections. because in the end, the threat to our democracy does not just come from donald trump or the current republican in congress or the koch brothers or too much compromise by democrats or russian hacking. the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat is cynicism. a cynicism led too many people to stay home on election day. all the youn

feel sufficiently inspired by this particular candidate, this is not a rock concert, this is not coachella. you don't need a messiah, all we need are decent, honest, hardworking people who have america's best interest at hear heart. and they will step up and join our government and make things better if they have support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed. but it will be a start. and you have to start it. what's going to fix our democracy is you. people ask me, what are you going to do for the election? the question is, what are you going to do? you are the antidote. your participation and your spirit and your determination, not just in this election but in every subsequent election and the days between elections. because, in the end, the threat to our democracy doesn't just come from donald trump or the current batch of republicans in congress, too much compromise from democrats or russian hacking, the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism. cynicism has led to many people to turn away from politics and st

this is not coachella. [laughter] we don't need a messiah. all we need are decent, honest, hardworking people who are accountable and who have america's best interests at heart. [applause] and they'll step up and they'll join our government and they will make things better if they have support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed, but it will be a start. and you have to start it. what's going to fix our democracy is you. people ask me, what are you going to do for the election? the question is, what are you going to do? you're the antidote. your participation and your spirit and your determination, not just in this election, but in every subsequent election and in the days between elections. because in the end, the threat to our democracy doesn't just come from donald trump or the current batch of republicans in congress or the koch brothers and their lobbyists or too much compromise from democrats or russian hacking. the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism.

this is not coachella. we don't need a messiah. all we need are decent, honest, hard-working people who are accountable and who have america's best interests at heart. [ applause ] and they'll step up and they'll join our government, and they will make things better if they have support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed. but it will be a start. and you have to start it. what's going to fix our democracy is you. people ask me, what are you going to do for the election? no, the question is what are you going to do? you're the antidote. your participation and your spirit and your determination, not just in this election, but in every subsequent election and in the days between elections. because in the end, the threat to our democracy doesn't just come from donald trump or the current batch of republicans in congress or the koch brothers and their lobbyists or too much compromise from democrats or russian hacking. the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat to our democracy is cyn

this is not coachella. [laughter] we don't need a messiah. all we need are decent, honest, hardworking people who are accountable and who have america's best interests at heart. [applause] and they'll step up and they'll join our government and they will make things better if they ave support. one election will not fix everything that needs to be fixed, but it will be a start. nd you have to start it. what's going to fix our emocracy is you. people ask me, what are you going to do for the election? the question is, what are you going to do? you're the antidote. your participation and your spirit and your determination. not just in this election, but in every subsequent election and in the days between elections. because in the end, the threat to our democracy doesn't just come from donald trump or the current batch of republicans in congress or the koch brothers and their lobbyists or too much compromise from democrats or russian hacking. the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism. cyn

this is not coachella. don't tell me your vote doesn't matter. i've won states in the presidential election, because of five, ten, 20 veotes per precinct. if you thought elections don't matter, i hope these last two years corrected that impression. >> got the dad jeans on. is he a liability? how resident do you think that call for people to get out and vote will be? look back at his term of elections, it wasn't the greatest. >> comparing it to past midterms might be in error. like he said, this is really the most important election. you don't have to convince democrats or anybody who isn't paying attention there's a lot at stake, because somebody in the president's staff, and we're not sure who it is, again, going back to the point. if they have to go on a hunt for the person who wrote the op-ed, isn't that a bad sign? a list of 100 people who could have possibly written you are unfit to be president of the united states? i would say that is part of the problem that you can't narrow it down. but to president obama's point, we do have to vote, and