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communiti the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewersyou. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator,os robert. robert: good evening. we begin tonight with this week's explosive developments as president trump overhauls hison na security team and clashes with his own officials. the "new york times" reportedn thursday that the president just weeks after his acquittaln th senate remains furious and stl believes thentelligence community "assessment of russia's 201rf inence is the work of a deem state conspiracy, intent on undermining the validity of his election." and when mr. trump heard that intelligence officials heard that russia was interfering in the 2020 campaigno try get him re-elected, he bated joseph mcguire oithe ou intelligence officer for allowing the meeting to take democrats would use it ainst him. the president's anger is the driving force between a flurry of moves that up ended thi administraapon includingng a loyalist richard grenell to replace mr. mcguire. this all comes amid oth expressions of executive power from

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lin center in new york, hari sreenivasan. od >> sreenivasan: vening, and thanks for joining us. the nevada democratic caucuses are today, the third ctest in the presidential nomination process. at ses throughout the state, registered democrats linedp in person this afternoon. their choices will be combined m wie than 70,000 early voters who cast paper ballots with their top three to five candidates. senator bernie sanders, the party's front-runner in many polls, campaigned last night in las vegas, hoping to bolstn his new hampshire. other candidates made last- minute stops today in nevada, looking for support. president trump held a rally in las vegas last night as well, but the nevada republican party canceled its caucuses this year, choosing to give all its delegates to the president. joining me now from las vegas is joe schoenmann, news director d h

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private rporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center inew york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. most of the democratic prsidential candidates are back on the road today, crisscrossing new hampshire after a debate last n seven of the 11 candidates still in the race took the stage for two a a half hours, turning up the heat on each other with a focus on the frontrunners from the iowa caucuses-- senator bernie sanders and former south bend, indiana, mayor pete former vice president joe biden seemed to concede he will lose in tuesday's primary afterur finishing in iowa. >> this is a long race. i took a hit in iowa, and i'll probably take a hit here. >> sreenivasan: he took aim at sanders on the potential costs of his medicare for all plan. >> imagine you're goi to unite the country walking into the congress, "i got this bill. it's going to revive me

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the coronavirus outbreak is generating new infections and new commercial chaos tonight. this sent wall street another worst week since october 2008. dothjones industrial average fell nearly 1100 points. pit ended losing 357 points to close at 25,409. the nasdaq managed to rise one point and the s&p 500 fell 24. at the white house, economic advisor larry kudlow said he expects e market to come back fairly quickly. >> i acknowledge the situation could deteriorate, but given what we know factually, it looks to me like the market has gone too far. i think everybody, whether you are an investor or an ordinary main street person, people should not overreact judy: the market frenzy came as more than 3500 new cas were reported in several countries today. disruptions to plans and typical business are growing toboughout the in geneva, thewiss government came the latest to ban large public events, scrapping an international auto show. >> we know th

wthis progr made possiby the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs stationm viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: good evening. i'm stephanie sy. we will return to judy woodruff after these headlines. u.s. intelligence agencies the presidential campaign ofaid democratic candidate bernie trump.s inddition to president the sanders teash confirmed a gton post report today his campaign received a briefing about mosc's efforts. in california, the vermont senator warren russiat to stay u.s. elections. we will have more on russia's activities in this election year later in the program. there's been a potential breakthrough in the war in afghistan. if it holds, the u.s. and the taliban will sign the first phase of a peace agreement. that could pave the way for ar broaal to end the 18 year long war. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo released a statement saying challenges remain but the progress provides hopend represents a real opportunity. we will take a closer look at afghan peace prospects after the news summary. hethe worlth organization warned today that the

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the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions t pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. presidential candidatesatic face off tonight in las vegas, and for the first time, michael bloomberg will be on ththdebate stage. former new york city mayor is not officially competing in a,turday's caucuses in nev but he has been surging in tional polls. we will have a report from las vegas, after thee ews summary. s. justice department is denying reports that attorney general william barr might quit over frustration with president trump. the president has nored barr's plea to stop tweeting about ongoing investigations and court cases. but, a spokesman at justice said last night that barr has noig plans to r and a white house spokesman said much the same today. a >> the preside the attorney general actually do agree that there have been some federal government.roughout e attorney general barr will do what's right to make sure that justice is served. >> woodruff: the president said tuesday that he will go on speaking hi

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbsat n from viewers like you. thank you. >> we'll return to judy woodruff and the full program after these headlines. a new government report from china on the coronavirus is giving us a clearer picture of the outbreak. thetudy from the chinese center for disease control and prevention found that 80% of the cases were mild. only 5% of patients becameic crly ill. the fatality rate for the confirmed cases was 2.3%. that is a lower death rate than for sars and mrz but the world health organization says every scenario is still on the table. the real issue is whether we're seeing sufficient simmunity transmission o of china and at the present time we're not observing tha the risk is very high inhina. it i high regionally and horh around the. that is not the risk is high of pandemic. reporter: china has reported over 1800 deaths from the virust and mon 72,000 cases. more than 300 americans are back the united states after being held nearly two weeks on a cruise ship in japan. at least 14 t

. >> this program was made poible by the corporation for public broadcasting. pd by contributions to yo station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the bitter feud between president trump and top democrat nancy pelos rplayed out l time before television cameras today. president trump claimed victory, one day after his acquittal in the senate impeachment trial. he celebrated the day among supporters at the white, and shot back at democrats for "corrupt" investigations. >> we went through hell, unfairly. did nothing wrong. did nothing wrong. i've done things wrong in my life. i will admit, not purposely. but, i've done things wrong. but, this is what thresult is... now, we have that gorgeous word. i never ought a word would sound so good."t it's calleal acquittal." now for over three.rough this it was evil, it was corrupt, it kewas dirty cops, it was l and liars. and this should never ever happen to another president. ever. nancy pelosi is a horrib person. and she wanted to peach a long time ago. when she said, "i pray for the president, i pray for the

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: nearly 24 hours after the iowa ccuses started, the state's democratic party results. its first wave of the delay came after what's being described as a "coding error" with a phone app used by more than 1700 caucus sites to report results. with 62% of precincts reporting: former south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg holds a narrow lead over vermont senator bernie sanders. 26.9% to 25.1. they're followed by massachusetts senator elizabeth warren with about 18%, former vice president joe biden with about 15% and minnesota senator amy klobuchar with about 12%. no other candidate has double- digit support. john yang reports on the reason candidates respondhow the >> yg: the democratic presidential campaign shifted to new hampshire early this morning even as the results of the iowa a,ucuses remained a mystery. >> when i left i they said t it was stilloo close to call, and it still is, but i feel good.

this program was made possible by t corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youiopbstfrom viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: good evening. i'm vassa ruiz at "newshour" tephanieling in for sy.pushing back against criticim that he was not doingug e president trump said in a press conference this evening that the country is prepared to dealnt wh any pol spread of coronavirus. he also announced vice president mike pence would oversee the administration's response. meanwhile, senate democrats push for 8.5illion dollars in emergency funding. that's more than three times what the presidentroposed. wmakers from both parties agreed on the need for action. >> i think we need to appropriate some additional resources for certain. i think this is a serious enough issue that the president should be addresse country and reassuring the american people what efforts are underway at thi cdc anin his administration to protect the american people. >> our nation has more resources than any other nation in the world to be ableo address whatever threat coronavirus rses, but it's going uir

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions tyour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: emergency measures are spreading across the world tonight, in a race with thera outbreak that began in china. that comes as infectio and deaths surged again across asia and the middle east. and as economic fears fueled an almost 1,200 point loss in the dow jones industrials average, underscoring worries about the larger global economy. after the markets closed, there were reports of a whistleblower at the department of health and human services raising concernse a government workers were sent to meet the first infected patients coming to the u.s. from china withouproper training or protective gear. first, amna nawaz repo public health efforts, here and abroad. ti nawaz: across the world, governments and ns are taking steps to contain the spread of coronavirus. in iraq, health worker sprayed disinfectant on the kufa mosque, one of the most gnificant destinations in the world. japan said it will close

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president trump is rejecting criticism that he's not doing enough to meet the coronavirushreat. instead, he accused news outlets and, he called a onference to outline the administration's efforts. meanwhile, senate democts pushed for $8.5 billion in emergency funding, more than three times what the president proposed. agreed on the need for action. >> i think we need to apropriate some additional resources for certain. i think this is a serious enough issue that the president shou be addressing the country and reassuring the american people what efforts are under way at the.d.c. and within his administration to protect the american people. >> our nationas more resources than any other nation in the world to be able to addre whatever threat coronavirus poses. butnn it's require bipartisan action this is not a time for partisanship pathogens do not respect party nes. >> nawaz: around the world, today, for

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: new urgency is rising over the risk of china's viral outbreak spreading to the united states. top federal health officials said today that americans should brace for a possible pandemic. and, wall street reacted with another big sell-off, despite president trump's claim that things are under control. meanwhile, the virus has peaked in china, but other hot spots are emerging, including iran, where the deputy health minister appeared ill at a briefing on monday, and confirmed today he is infected himself. in all, 16 people have died in iran. back here in the u.s., much of the attention today focused on new language and concern from the u.s. government about how covid-19 could spread more widely here; what that might mean for daily life, and whether the trump administration is asking congress for enough money to deal with the outbreak. lisa desjardins joins me now. hello, lisa-pi. >> woodruff: a lot

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. urand by contributions to bs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>rawaz: voting is still un way in new hampshire tonight, in the first primary of thispr idential election year. after the chaotic finish to the iowa caucuses, new hampshire results could begin to clear some confusion irathe democratic . judy woodruff begins our coverage, reporting from new hampshire. >> woodruff: voting kicked off , e old-fashioned way, at the stroke of midnig places like dixville notch, population five. the first votes went to a candidate not even on the state's ballot: former new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> and now on the democrat side there was one vote for buttigeig and woe vote for sanders and t write-in votes for bloomberg. >> woodruff: but it's vermont senator bernie sanders, followed by former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg who are expected to be the top finishern this unusually large field of democrats.ha voters, more thalf of whom were undecided as of a few days ago, line

og >> this m 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 g media acceroup at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> you're watching pbs. >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to "amanpour & co." here's what's coming up. >> harvey weinstein, guilty as charged, otwo of the five counts.nt we dig io what this verdict on sexual assault means. an-- >> the president of the united states of america, mr. donald trump. >> india says namaste trump, while the mocrats trying to replace him at home in a critical voting phase. we talk to the president's top i campaign comtions strategist. plus -- >> i think democrats, we have not spent enough time, and i think this is fair to say to thp in the obama administration, myself included, cused on the actual blocking

. >> this program was made possible by e corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewersk ike you. thu. re >> woodruff: ts word tonight that russia is trying to aid the presidential campaign ie democratic candidate be sanders. in addition to the re-election efforts of donald trump. the sanders team confirmed a "washington post" report todayin that u.slligence officials briefed the campaign about moscow's efforts. in bakersfield, california, the rmont senator warned russia to stay out of u.s. elections. we'll have more on russia's efforts to interfere in u.s. elections this year, later in the program. in the day's other news, there has been a potential breakthrough in the war in afghanistan. a week-long "reduction in violence" is now in effect. if that holds, the u.s. and the taliban will sign the first phase of a peace agreement on february 29 in qatar, which deal to end the 18-year-longader war. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo released a statement saying, "challenges remain, but the progress made in doha provides hope

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support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingcontributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the virus that quarantined whole cities in chinnow spread to new countries and fears are growing. wall stree trader today as major indices plunged more than 3%. the dow jones industrial los morehan 1000 points. the nasdaq fell 355 points in the s&p 500 dropped 111. all of this amid encouraging signs inside china. on none a while is begins our -- we begin our coverage. amna: cases oside the epicenterell to the lowest number in a month. world health organization officials say thein number of cted people in china has peaked and leveled off. beyond china's borders, the virus and concerns over its spread have picked out. there are confirmed cases in 32 countries. the new cases in south korea and italy raised new alarms today. shops across south korea over the week today, the country announced more than 800 confirmed coronavirus cases. timothy martin is the south korea zero chief for the wall street journal. >> there a

. ♪ >> this program made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: good evening, i am stephanie sy at newshour west. we will return to would -- judy woodruff after theeadlines. william barr bering president trump over the roger stone case. the president tweeted his outrage at feral prosecutors who wanted his longtime advisorn to serve up e years in prison. barrhe overruledrosecutors and did recommend a lesser sentence, earning him scrutiny and cricism. he called out mr.'s actions. mr. barr: to have state ants and tweeut the departments, about people in theepartment, about cases pending and judges before whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do my job. stephanie: barr said the president never asked him to intervene in the stone case and insisted he was not pressured by to reduce the sentencing recommendation. white house press secretary stephanie grisham issued a statement which in partays the president was not bothered by the comments at all and barr has the right like any citizen to

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. udy: the united statese sen will not call witnesses or subpoena documents in the impeachment trial of president trump. senators rejected the idea in a vote this evening 51-49, as mr. trump appeared to gather momentum towar acquittal. nick schifrin reports on how this day unfolded. >> the yeas are 49, thes nre 51. >> by two volts, the senate rejected democrats' attempt to allow new tnesses and documents in the impeachment trial. only two reporlican sen voted for new witnesses, mitt romney of yoicht andn su collins of maine.el immediaty afterward, senator minority leader chuck schumer called it a grand tragedy. >> america will rememberdahis unfortunately, where the senate did not live upo s responsibilities, where it turned away from trufte and went along with a sham. tri >> that outcome has been -- had been all bullet -- but ctain l day, before president trump'sne att jay sekulow argued against more wnls. >> you've heard from a lot of witnesses

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and to contributionourtion from viewers like you. thank you. judy:meency measures are spreading across the world tonight in a race with the viral outbreak that began in china.es that cs infections and deaths surged again across asia and the middle east and as 1,200 point loss in the dowmost jones industrials average, tunderscoring worries abo larger global economy. after the markets closed, therer weorts of a whistle-blower at the department of health and human services, raising concerns a dozen government workers were sent to meet the first infecteda ents coming to the u.s. from china without proper training or protective gear. first, amna nawaz reports on ndblic health efforts here abroad. amna nawaz: across the world, governments and citizens are taking steps to contain the spread of coronavirus, known officially as covid-19 in iraq, health worker sprayed disinfectant on the kufa mosque, a major destination for muslim pilgrims. japan said it will close all schools until late march. and, iitaly, the milit

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the corporation for public b broadcasting a contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.nk you. once again from washington, robert: good evening. . senate, a confiden vengefulthe president is testing the limits of executive power. but president trump's efforts to protect his friends and punish his foes has sparked a firestorm at the fire department prompting resignations and forcing the attorney general to answer questions. egan on monday when prosecutors inoghe r stone case recommended that the long-time trump advisor receive a 7 to 9-year prison sentence only charges of obstruction of charges and witness tampering. the next day the president denounced the move. and the d.o.j. announced a softer recommendation leading four prosecutors to quit the case and one left the governmene en. democrats were outraged and republicans were mostly muted. >> this is an abuse of power that the president is trying to manipulate federal law enforcement to sve his political interest. and the president is what he is. he thinks he's above the law. but where are the republicans to speak out o

this program made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: -- stephanie: good evening, i am stephanie sy. we will return to jud woodruff and the rest of the program after these headlines. the bitter feud between president trump and democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi played t in real time cabefore televisioras today. the pleasant -- president claimed victory one der his acquittal in the senate impeachment trial. he celebrated among supporters and the white house and shot back at democrats for "corrupt instigations." pres. trump: we went through hell unfairly, did nothing wrong, did nothing wrong. i have done things wrong in my life, i will admit.[laughter] pres. trump: not purvesely, but i one things wrong. but this ishat the end result is. [applause] pres. trump: now we have that gorgeous word. i never thought a word would sound so good. it is called total acquial. we have been going through this over three years. it was people. -- evil. it was corrupt, it was dirty this should never t

. ♪ this program was made possible the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youru. thank you. this is pbs newshour west. from weta studios in washington and from our bureau at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state univerty. ♪ >>> tonit on kqed, with the new hampshire primary out-of-theway the presidential candidates stump for votes in key states to help them clinch the nomination. >> plus a new memoir about working in silicon valley. we will talk with the author al about the y of the startup culture. >> why not skip that champagne and chocolate on s valentin day? fun alternatives to save her with your valentine. good evening and welcome. would begin tonight with the state of the democratic presidentialrace. this week bernie sanders was declared the winner in the new hampshire primarngnarrowly edout pete buttigieg and klobuchar finished third after a stro debate performance last week.

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and byontributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: some 340 americans are back in the united states, afor being held for nearly weeks on a cruise ship in japan. 14 tested positive for the corona-virus that first emerged in china. t all now fa more weeks of quarantine at military bases in california and texas. but in geneva today, the world health organization again counseled calm.>> he real issue here is whether we're seeing efficient community transmission outside of china, and at the present time we're not oerving that.ri th is very high in china, high regionally, high around the world. that is not the risk is high of a pandemic. >> woodruff: in all, china has reported 1,800 deaths from the virus, and more than 72,00ca s. we'll take a closer look, after the news summary. assad congratulated his military forces today for major gains in the last rebel-held strongholdse the ment's russian-backed blitz has recaptured all of the city of aleppo and much of i

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo woodruff: president tru today pardoned or commuted the sentenceof 11 people, all of whom the president said had treated unfairly.e or been this comes as the president has also sharply criticized the department of justice for its handling of the recent case of his longtime advisor, roger stone. william brangham looks at the president's powers when it comes to how justice is meted out. >> brangham: after serving about eight years of a 14 year sentence, former illinois governor rod blagojevich was due to be released today from this prison in englewood colorado. it marked perhaps the highest profile commutation that president trump has issued since >> he served eight years in jail, a long time, very far from his children, they're growing older now, ty're going to high school now and they rarely get to see their father outside of an orange uniform.at th was a tremendously powerful, riculous sentence in my opinion. >>

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the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the united states senate has spoken, and president trump will remain in office. he was acquitted today on both impeachment counts, almopa entirely dowy lines. republican mt romney was the le senator to break ranks. amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> the president's betrayal-of-his oath of fice, betrayal of >> nawaz: it was five months ago, that house spker nancy pelosi delivered these lines... >> today i'm announcing the house of representatives moving forward withn official impeachment inquiry. >> nawaz: ...lines that opened an historichapter in american history. e third presidential impeachment ever in the united states and today the final lines of that chapter were written. >> i will vote against both articles of impeachment. >> i will do my part by ting to convict this lawless president. >> i'll be voting to defend this president's actions. >> nawaz: a convictionould've required 67 votes, but the

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. judy: we have two leading stories tonight. the public fight within the u.s. department of justice over the sentencing of roger stonea confidant of president trump and a convicted felon. but first, the race for the white house. this evening, the head of the iowa democratic party resigned, following the confusion over that state's caucuses last week. meantime, last night's new hampshire democratic primary results are offering some clarity to the presidential field. senator bernie sanders, finishing fit with 25.7% of the vote. formerouth bend mayor pete buttigieg, just 1.3 points behind, with 24%, and senator amy klobuchar with 19.8% of the vote. but as amna nawaz reports, the battle for the nomination is far from over. >> thankou new hampshire amna: with a strong finish in iowa and a narrow win in newsh hae under his belt, vermont senator bernie sanders says he's just getting started. >> we are going to nevada, we're going to south carolina, and we're going

and we ongoing support of these institution >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributioat to your pbs n from viewers like you. thank you. the voting has ended here in new hampshire a results in the first primaries of this presidential election are coming among democrats with almost a quarter of the presings now reporting bernie sanders is in the lead followed by pete buttigieg by a few point and amy klobuchar in third place. elizabeth warren and joe biden are well back.n meantimee republican primary, no surprise,resident nald trump has already been declared the winner. but there is already a reshaping of the democratic race. two of the democratic candidates have already announced tonight dropping out.ur they are they are colorado senator michael bennett and entrepreneur andrew yang. let's hear what both ofhem had to say beginning with andrew yang. >> we higighted the real problems in the communities as our economy is being transformer beforeyes by technology and automation. americans know nowyou go to a factor tree in michigan you do not find wall to

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.conibutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump today dismissed the u.s. attorney general's public appeal that he stop tweeting about the justice department. the president wrote that he has the right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case, but added, he has "so far chosen not to!" hours later, it was revealed that former acting f.b.i. director andrew mccabe will not be charged with lying to federal officials. mccabe's lawyers said today that the juice department has closed the long-running case. he was fired in 2018. the department's inspector general found that he had lied to investigators about allowing news leaks in a probe of the clinton foundation in 2016. cabe disputed the finding at the time, and today, he weighed in on cnn, where he is a paid commentator. >> it is an absolute disgrace that they took two years, and put my family through thisor experiencewo years, before they finally drew the obvious conclusion, and one th