live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> how much money do you have in your pocket right now? >> $40. >> 21. >> could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? >> i don't think so. >> well, if you start putting that money towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time for 20, 30 years that retirement challenge might not seem to big after all. ♪ >> additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation. donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your public station from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. as you can see, we're back home in our regular studio around the round table and it's good to be back in time to tackle the fallout from last night's first republican debate. here's what happened since last night. donald trump could

once again, live from moderator gwen ifill. gwen: if hillary clinton ever thought the march to the democratic presidential triumphal would be a unimpeded one, the month of august has proved that so.atically not vermont senator bernie sanders attracting crowds coast to coast, questions of her email day, viceog her every president joe biden is opening considering the option of challenging her himself and every one of the republicans competing for the g.o.p. inflation have her in -- her in theirve sights. for that, she has a response. theary clinton: who watched republican debates a few weeks ago? 17 candidates all trying to other in their ideological purity. either oblivious to how their ideas would hurt people or interested. gwen: clinton was in minneapolis today, along with other candidates, wooing democrats at the party's summer meeting. hillary clinton: in 2008, i got of votes but i didn't -- i so it get enough delegates think it's understandable that my focus will be on delegates as votes this time. >> the same old same old

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a new proposal to lower carbon pollution sparks an imminent showdown over clean power and climate change. >> woodruff: fires burn uncontained across vast parts of bone-dry california, prompting widespread evacuations. >> ifill: plus, from the border regions of sudan, aid workers and civilians caught in the crossfire over contested land, become collateral damage. >> they want us to go away. they want to kill everybody here. they want to demoralize the people. they want to treat everybody like animals. >> woodruff: 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcast

this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> how much money do you have in your pocket right now? >> i have $20. >> could something like that make an impact on something big as your retirement? if you let it grow over time for 20, 30 years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. >> additional funding is provided by newman's own foundation donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. so every poll is telling the same story, donald trump is enjoying a summertime serge. it's one that will be tested next week on a debate stage in cleveland. surprising to say that when trump is on stage he dominates. donald: i think we're so politically correct in our country that people are sick and tired of it and things aren't getting don

once again, live from washington, model rator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening, donald trump continues to cast a long shadow over the presidential candidate this week, attracting crowds from new hampshire to alabama and creating a sensation at the iowa state fair, where he desended in a helicopter. admittingly, it's been fun to watch but we also began to see the glimmer of a policy debate. trump proposed deporting 11 million people who are in the u.s. illegally, ending the practice of allowing immigrants too send money home and ending birthright citizenship. donald: a woman is going to have a baby. just before the baby they come over the border. they have the baby in the united states. we now take care of that baby. social security, medicare, education. give me a break. many people, many of the great scholars, say that anchor babies are not covered. we're going to find out. goiment roughly half of the other republican candidates greed with most or all of it. some like scott walker said they didn't want to talk about it. john kasich said it's n

i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. on the newshour tonight: >> the choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war. >> ifill: taking on critics-- president obama's pushes even more aggressively for congress to approve a nuclear deal with iran. then, ten presidential candidates make the cut and tomorrow they appear for the first time with the real elephant in the room-- donald trump. netflix offers unlimited leave for new parents. and, the making of a new opera. love, loss and survival amid civil war deprivation-- the best selling novel "cold mountain" translated into song. 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. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the

gwen ifill takes a look at the unconventional donald trump strategy in iowa, and whether it's working with the republican faithful. >> ifill: he's the anti-establishment candidate, playing by his own rules. let rick santorum visit all 99 counties, trump has only bothered to come here five times since he announced in june. >> i think about my mother dorothy. >> ifill: let hillary clinton and ben carson pay to run soft focus biographical ads in des moines and cedar rapids. >> that's why i've always done this, for all the dorthys. >> together we can make america great again. >> ifill: trump gets his attention for free. >> donald, donald. donald! >> ifill: the result: he's well ahead in every poll. this is what unconventional looks like. last weekend trump buzzed the state fair in his branded helicopter. sunday he called for the deportation of immigrants and the end of constitutionally protected birthright citizenship. >> you're going to deport families. >> check. >> you're going to deport children. >> check. no, no, we have to keep the families together. but they have to go. >> what if t

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, donald trump defends his record on women, as hillary clinton wades into the fray. surveying the week ahead in politics. >> woodruff: then, protests and a state of emergency again in st. louis and ferguson, missouri. >> ifill: a pious nation resists family planning efforts to address poverty. political push back to providing free contraceptives in the philippines. >> woodruff: plus, a doctor recounts his struggle for survival after contracting ebola. >> everybody was afraid we're all going to get ebola and die. in west africa, the fear presented itself as denial that ebola was even real. >> ifill: 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and ind

presented by kce captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, donald trump defends his record on women, as hillary clinton wades into the fray. surveying the week ahead in politics. >> woodruff: then, protests and a state of emergency again in st. louis and ferguson, missouri. >> ifill: a pious nation resists family planning efforts to address poverty. political push back to providing free contraceptives in the philippines. >> woodruff: plus, a doctor recounts his struggle for survival after contracting ebola. >> everybody was afraid we're all going to get ebola and

our next speaker is gwen ifill of pbs and she will introduce our next panelists. [applause] ♪ gwen: thank you every body for getting up in the morning and being here with us. i hope you are all well caffeinated like we are. we are going to talk about what it takes to know new orleans. this is going to start our entire conversation for the rest of the day. i am going to come out and hang out with you and i want you to think of some smart questions for this incredibly smart panel, and this is starting with nola's eric -- start with lolis eric elie, and we have madeleine l ecesne, and she is a graduate of a charter school and was nine years old in 2005, writing poetry on the headboard of her bed in her bedroom, which was eventually ruined and washed away in katrina. minh nguyen is the founder and executive director of the vietnamese-american young leaders of new orleans, and chris rose, whom i skipped past there and who is sitting next to maddie, is the author of "one dead in attic," and he worked for the "new orleans times picayune" and also wrote for "soul salvatio

i'm gwen ifill >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: the raucous primary campaign tightens as donald trump reaches out, jeb bush goes on offense, bernie sanders rises and hillary clinton hands over her private email server. >> woodruff: china's currency falls further, wall street is jolted but recovers for the day- - what a weakened yuan means for american pocketbooks and paychecks. >> ifill: plus, changing the face of classical music, nurturing talent at an early age, to train a new generation of diverse musicians. >> when we're engaging with our instruments, it's just us ourselves our instruments and our music, and when we're playing with other people it's all of that to the nth power, >> woodruff: 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. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoi

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: a war against culture. islamic state militants execute one of the protectors of syria's ancient past. >> woodruff: fires engulf the pacific northwest. they scorch millions of acres, prompting the national guard and even the army to join the fight. >> ifill: plus, continuing our series on the candidates running for president. we sit down with ohio's republican governor john kasich. >> you got to have solutions, and you got to show people that you have a record of achievement. people don't want any more promises. they want to know that it is going to happen. they want to know that you can deliver the mail. >> woodruff: and, ending merit scholarships for higher education. why one college provides aid only to the students who are most in need. >> franklin and marshall was a terrible college when it came to economic diversity, they recognized it, and were shamed. decided that they were going to do better. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has be

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, china rattles world markets by sharply devaluing its currency. what are the economic repercussions? >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday: an alphabet shake-up. google separates its core search business from its more risky ventures. >> woodruff: plus, they call themselves the black mambas, women who hunt down poachers in south africa. >> it is important to save the rhinos. >> they are african women in an african context doing this job for the first time in the history of africa. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with 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. >> ifill: wall street was hit by a wave of selling today, triggered by china's currency devaluation. the price of oil and other commodities plunged, amid fears of slowing growth in china, and materials stocks followed suit. the d

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, an explosion of seismic proportions in china. the aftermath of a toxic chemical catastrophe. >> ifill: a look inside syria. how the islamic state is using sex slavery as a recruitment tool. >> woodruff: plus, the front lines in the effort to stop the rapid spread of wildfires in the west, drought-stricken forests fuel the flames. >> it's like they're explosive. it's almost like they all catch fire at once. i've been a firefighter for almost 20 years, i've heard 30- year firefighters and 40-year firefighters say they've never seen this kind of fire behavior in their career. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing s

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruffd i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a new proposal to lower carbon pollution sparks an imminent showdown over clean power and climate change. >> woodruff: fires burn uncontained across vast parts of bone-dry california, prompting widespread evacuations. >> ifill: plus, from the border regions of sudan, aid workers and civilians caught in the crossfire over contested land, become collateral damage. >> they want us to go away. they want to kill everybody here. they want to demoralize the people. they want to treat everybody like animals. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: a war againstre. islamic state militants execute one of the protectors of syria's ancient past. >> woodruff: fires engulf the pacific northwest. they scorch millions of acres, prompting the national guard and even the army to join the fight. >> ifill: plus, continuing our series on the candidates running for president. we sit down with ohio's republican governor john kasich. >> you got to have solutions, and you got to show people that you have a record of achievement. people don't want any more promises. they want to know that it is going to happen. they want to know that you can deliver the mail. >> woodf:

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a moment of silence after a fatal shooting broadcast. the viral nature of violence and how technology can shape tragedy. >> woodruff: also ahead this thursday, we continue our look at katrina, ten years later. actor wendell pierce on his role in rebuilding his community, and turning the devastated streets of new orleans into a stage. >> what was great about this neighborhood is back. which is families, churches, homes filled with homeowners. schools. all the stuff that makes for a wonderful life. >> ifill: plus, from field to market, a new generation of entrepreneurs in rwanda bring tech solutions to agriculture.

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: as u.s. markets stage a big rally, we pull back the curtain on china's economy: does their recent financial turmoil reflect deeper problems or efforts to liberalize and reform? >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday: we continue our look at katrina, ten years later. a hospital shuttered after the storm, major shifts in how residents get health care. are the needs of new orleans most vulnerable being met? >> charity hospitals is where generations of residents came to care regardless of their ability to pay and, for many, the measure of success at the new hospital is whether that tradition will continue. >> woodruff: plus, an interview with former new orleans mayor marc morial on the progress made in his city and the challenges that remain. >> new orleans has long been, like many american cities, a tale of two cities. >> woodruff: and a game changer for the blind and visually impaired. designing a smart cane that helps navigate the environment with ease. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a moment of silence after a fatal shooting broadcast. the viral nature of violence and how technology can shape tragedy. >> woodruff: also ahead this thursday, we continue our look at katrina, ten years later. actor wendell pierce on his role in rebuilding his community, and turning the devastated streets of new orleans into a stage. >> what was great about this neighborhood is back. which is families, churches, homes filled with homeowners. schools. all the stuff that makes for a wonderful life. >> ifill: plus, from field to market, a new generation of entrepreneurs in rwanda bring tech solutions to agriculture. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. maca

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: as u.s. s stage a big rally, we pull back the curtain on china's economy: does their recent financial turmoil reflect deeper problems or efforts to liberalize and reform? >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday: we continue our look at katrina, ten years later. a hospital shuttered after the storm, major shifts in how residents get health care. are the needs of new orleans most vulnerable being met? >> charity hospitals is where generations of residents came to care regardless of their ability to pay and, for many, the measure of success at the new hospital is whether that tradition will continue.

and rikf -- rolf -- after the session with gwen eiffel, i hear there is a big discussion coming -- gwen ifil, i hear there is a big discussion coming. ♪ announcer: and president obama is in new orleans this afternoon as he attends the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. later today, the president will deliver remarks at a new community center opened in the ninth ward, the community that was hardest hit during the storm. the president will talk about policy change as climate continues to bring in -- climate change continues to bring in larger storms. tomorrow, we will talk to former new orleans mayor mark morreale, the editor of "the new orleans times picayune," and then on saturday, we will have actual video of the hurricane aftermath and the actual recovery over the past 10 years. we will also open the phone lines to get your reaction. late saturday afternoon, new orleans will hold a commemoration holding the 10th anniversary solar -- a 10th anniversary event. again, this gets underway saturday afternoon at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. ♪ announcer: before president obama's new orlea

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill.newshour tonight, homicides spike, after declining for decades. what's behind the rise of violent crime in american cities. >> woodruff: then, our running series continues: an interview with republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson. >> ifill: plus, the new iron curtain in eastern europe. hungary seals its border to stop the flow of migrants. >> the hungarian boarder is the european border. when we are protecting the borders of hungary, we're at the same time protecting europe. >> you are stopping refugees from fleeing war zones.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a global glut of oil: market swings and oversupply send crude prices to a six and a half-year low. >> woodruff: also ahead this tuesday, we continue our series on katrina, ten years later. how one of new orleans' hardest- hit neighborhoods struggles to rebuild its community that thrived before the storm. >> look around you. there's no economic development. there's no way to sustain this community. >> ifill: plus, the 2016 candidates' comments on immigration spark controversy. digging into the data on children born in the u.s. to non-citizen parents. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs stat

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruffjudy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, a global glut of oil: market swings and oversupply send crude prices to a six and a half-year low. >> woodruff: also ahead this tuesday, we continue our series on katrina, ten years later. how one of new orleans' hardest- hit neighborhoods struggles to rebuild its community that thrived before the storm. >> look around you. there's no economic development. there's no way to sustain this community. >> ifill: plus, the 2016 candidates' comments on immigration spark controversy. digging into the data on children born in the u.s. to non-c

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. is on assignment. on the newshour tonight: commanding the spotlight. republicans prepare to stand out and narrow the field in the first primary debate. on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the voting rights act, where does it stand today? plus, produce and stocked shelves in what was once a food desert. how to build grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods. >> i think we should have about a thousand civil markets. there is 25 million people that live without a grocery store today that don't have a practical means to get one. >> ifill: and... >> i agree with you, jon. we should be able to shoot people.

presented by kcet los angele captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc good evening, i'm gwen ifilljudy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: presidential candidates surge and stumble. why some front-runners struggle to appeal to voters on the campaign trail. also ahead this monday, lebanon's stinking political crisis after basic services like garbage collection go unmet, protesters demand solutions from a divided, failing government. plus, as president obama becomes the first sitting president to visit the alaskan arctic, we examine how rising temperatures are threatening ocean life in the pacific. >> it's not a problem that you can just turn around very quickly. once it gets really d

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, another round of elections in store for greece, after tough bailout negotiations, a rebellion in parliament and a majority lost, the new prime minister resigns. >> ifill: then... >> i'll be prepared for anything that comes. >> ifill: president jimmy carter announces his cancer has spread to his brain. >> woodruff: plus, new research raises questions over how we treat early stages of breast cancer. >> ifill: and, don't buy this jacket. clothing retailer patagonia's seemingly counterintuitive message, to consume less and repair clothes so they can live another day. >> we want our customers to

gwen ifill is on assignment. on the newshour tonight, the buzz behind donald trump.rity candidate is dominating the republican spotlight in a crowded field. >> everybody on the republican side is campaigning as an outsider, and donald trump is that to the nth degree. everybody is paying attention to him. >> woodruff: then, history in the making: two female soldiers complete the rigorous training to become army rangers. plus, building a bridge between high school and college. texas educators aim big to graduate students with an associate's degree by the time they get their high school diploma.

i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. tonight: >> the choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war. >> ifill: taking on critics-- president obama's pushes even more aggressively for congress to approve a nuclear deal with iran. then, ten presidential candidates make the cut and tomorrow they appear for the first time with the real elephant in the room-- donald trump. netflix offers unlimited leave for new parents. and, the making of a new opera. love, loss and survival amid civil war deprivation-- the best selling novel "cold mountain" translated into song. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, another round of elections in store for greece, after tough bailout negotiations, a rebellion in parliament and a majority lost, the new prime minister resigns. >> ifill: then... >> i'll be prepared for anything that comes. >> ifill: president jimmy carter announces his cancer has spread to his brain. >> woodruff: plus, new research raises questions over how we treat early stages of breast cancer. >> ifill: and, don't buy this jacket. clothing retailer patagonia's seemingly counterintuitive message, to consume less and repair clothes so they can live another day. >> we want our customers to invest in great product and when it's worn out, we want to repair it for them. >> it doesn't sound economical for the company. >> but the way we view it, is that we want to reduce consumption. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, tech

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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, homicides spike, after declining for decades. what's behind the rise of violent crime in american cities. >> woodruff: then, our running series continues: an interview with republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson. >> ifill: plus, the new iron curtain in eastern europe. hungary seals its border to stop the flow of migrants. >> the hungarian boarder is the european border. when we are protecting the borders of hungary we're at the same time protecting europe. >> you are stopping refugees from fleeing war zones. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with 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. >> ifill: the largest of 27 wildfires in california kept expanding today. the rocky fire has now spread across more than 100

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