from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank for joining us. a warning today from russia to the united states over the intractable civil war in syria. as russia escalated its air strikes on rebel-held parts of aleppo in northern syria, it warned the u.s. against launching counter-attacks on syrian government forces. a russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said attacks on forces loyal to president bashar al assad would lead to" terrible, tectonic consequences" in syria and across the middle east. the russian spokeswoman added, toppling assad would leave a power vacuum that would be filled by terrorists. one air strike today hit the largest hospital in aleppo, putting the hospital out of service. the united nations says 320 people, a third of whom were children, have been killed in aleppo since a cease-fire brokered by the u.s. and russia fell apart in the past two weeks. secretary of state john kerry said today he continues to press for a diplomatic solution to the war, now in its sixth year. iran is unveiling a long-ra

i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is on assignment.n on tonight's pbs newshour: n donald trump turns again to social media, unleashing a storm of tweets, while hillary clintoe keeps up her attacks on the trail. also ahead: in search of ahe better life, how nigerian women are being conned by fellowy africans to work as prostitutes on the streets of italy. >> reporter: the problem isem their clientele is poor, the prices are low, which means that the girls have to work extrao hard to pay back their debt.ck >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze this week's political fallout following the first presidential debate. 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. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. yut >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> a

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. with three weeks and three days to go to election day, donald trump is campaigning again in the battleground state where he won his first republican primary, new hampshire. today at his rally, trump called his democratic opponent unworthy of the white house. >> hillary clinton is the most >> sreenivasan: trump continued to deny allegations by numerous women that he harassed them or groped and kissed them without consent. this morning, on twitter, trump called their stories "100% fabricated and made-up charges pushed strongly by the media and the clinton campaign." he also repeated the unsubstantiated claim that "this election is being rigged." in response, clinton campaign manager said in a written statement today: "participation in the system, and particularly voting, should be encouraged, not dismissed or undermined because a candidate is afraid he's going to lose. this election will have record turnout because voters see through donald trump's shameful a

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. more than five million people have already cast ballots in the presidential race in early voting under way in 34 states. with two weeks and no debates left until election day, donald trump and hillary clinton are making their closing arguments to the rest of america's 200 million registered voters. today, in gettysburg, pennsylvania, trump laid out an agenda for his first 100 days in office should he win the race. one focus: government reform, including a hiring freeze for most federal government jobs; banning government officials from becoming lobbyists for five years after they leave government; requiring the repeal of two government regulations for every new one imposed; and pushing a constitutional amendment for term limits for congress. >> hillary clinton is not running against me, she's running against change. >> sreenivasan: trump also said today that after the election he intends to sue the ten women who have publicly accused him of unwanted sexual

newshour weekend anchor hari sreenivasan is 40 miles south of jacksonville, in st. augustine, and has been following the path of the storm. orida, we met dave floyd who rode out hurricane matthew with his family and pets in a hotel. floyd is a landlord, and after the storm passed yesterday, he headed to titusville, about 40 miles east, near the atlantic coast. a tenant had told him about massive leaks in one of the townhouses he owns. floyd arrived to find the storm had ripped up part of the flat roof, and water was pouring into the house. star preston lived in the house with her husband and three kids. >> we're out of the house. what am i going to do? ( sobs ) >> sreenivasan: floyd has already submitted an insurance claim on the house, but he thinks it will likely be weeks before the house is habitable again. in the meantime, he's trying to arrange temporary housing for his tenant through fema or the red cross. >> my first concern was to find these people a place to stay. and that's my obligation as a landlord, to provide them with some kind of housing or short ter

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. with 16 days to go until election day, democrat hillary clinton has her largest lead yet in a national poll of likely voters. the "washington post-abc news" survey out today shows clinton preferred by 12 points over republican donald trump-- 50% to 38%. libertarian gary johnson receives 5% and green party candidate jill stein, 2%. today, clinton campaigned in north carolina, one of the closest battleground states in the past two elections. >> so, i believe when we vote in this election, we're standing up for who we believe america is, and we're standing up for our rights-- for voting rights and civil rights, for women's rights and workers rights, for l.g.b.t. rights, for the rights of people with disabilities. >> sreenivasan: she campaigned with running mate tim kaine yesterday in pennsylvania, where statewide polls show them leading as well. >> if you look at our schedules for the next 17 days, yovu'

hari sreenivasan. new york,at this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. with three weeks left in the presidential campaign, democratic candidate hillary clinton leads republican donald trump in opinion polls and funds to finish the race. a washington post-abc news poll today shows clinton preferred by 47% of likely voters to 43% for trump. that's in a four person race with libertarian gary johnson and green party candidate jill stein. a "wall street journal-nbc news" poll shows a wider lead, of 11 percentage points, in a four person race. today, clinton's running mate, senator tim kaine of virginia, said he likes where she stands against trump. >> he's blaming the media, he's blaming the gop, he's saying that america can't run a fair election. he is swinging at every phantom of his own imagination, because he knows he's losing. >> sreenivasan: in cash on hand, the clinton campaign and party committees supporting her had 150 million dollars entering october- th

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> brangham: good evening and thanks for joining us. as the hours count down to the second debate between hillary clinton and donald trump tonight, the number of republicans publicly withdrawing support for trump continues to grow. in the past two days, since the release of an 11-year-old videotape showing trump talking in sexually aggressive and crude terms about women, more than 40 governors, senators, and members of the house of representatives, have announced they've joined the list of current and former republican officials who will not vote for their party's nominee. the chairman of the house ethics committee, representative charlie dent of pennsylvania, told "abc news" today that a year's worth of inflammatory comments by trump is enough. >> from diminishing john mccain's service as a p.o.w., to mocking the disabled, to the ethnic smears against mexicans and muslims, the david duke debacle, the indiana judge, the khan family, miss universe and her

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump and hillary clinton go head to head for the last time before election day-- what to watch for in the final debate. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, ecuador's government cuts off internet access for julian assange after the wikileaks founder released another batch of emails from the clinton campaign. >> woodruff: and, how experimental agriculture methods are helping farmers keep water and fertilizer on their crops, and away from rivers they could be polluting. >> i don't think there's any farmer that wakes up in the morning, "i'm just going to go dump a thousand gallons of fertilizer down the ditch." you know, everybody's trying. it's just that it doesn't always work. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those preciou

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump are focusing almost exclusively on the closest battleground states in next month's election. clinton campaigned in north carolina today and talked about gun violence at a predominantly black church in charlotte, telling the congregation: "protecting all of god's children is america's calling." clinton supports stricter background checks for gun buyers. trump does not. and speaking to supporters at a rally in pennsylvania last night, trump promised to protect the second amendment right to bear arms. he later mocked clinton's stamina, including when she fell ill with pneumonia last month and needed help leaving new york's 9/11 anniversary ceremony early. >> but here's a woman. she's supposed to fight all of these different things, and she can't make it 15 feet to her car. give me a break. give me a break. give me a break. >> sreenivasan: trump's running mate for vice president, indiana governor mike penc

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, it's the eve of the final presidential debate: hillary clinton prepares behind closed doors, while we consider donald trump's claims of a media conspiracy. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday, john yang reports from nevada, where a republican split on donald trump creates a close race for a crucial senate seat. >> woodruff: and, as the international community struggles with a refugee crisis, how uganda is becoming one of the most welcoming countries for those fleeing conflict. >> camps tend to confine people, whereas in uganda when refugees arrive, they are issued legal i.d.'s that entitle them to go anywhere in thun

hari sreenivasan is in new smyrna beach, florida and begins our coverage. >> reporter: three days after hurricane struck haiti, the water is receding, survivors are finding bodies by the hundreds. ingrid arnesen is a free-lance journalist who's been out for a first-hand look. >> reporter: the death toll is expected to rise sharply as teams enter remote areas of the hard-hit southwestern peninsula. for example, one official working in mountainous beaumont, on the outskirts of jeremie says his group found more than 80 bodies that had not yet been recorded by the government. the storm blasted haiti with winds of 145 miles-an-hour and several feet of rain, and left utter devastation in one of the world's poorest countries. >> ( translated ): we have big problems here. there are almost no houses left standing. we don't have food, nor a hospital to get healthcare. >> ( translated ): we have nothing left. the hurricane took shirts from our backs. >> reporter: tens of thousands are now homeless, and their crops have been destroyed. but relief efforts are gearing up. the u.s. military expects to

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump and hillary clinton go head to head for the last time before election day-- what to watch for in the final debate. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, ecuador's government cuts off internet access for julian assange after the wikileaks founder released another batch of emails from the clinton campaign. >> woodruff: and, how experimental agriculture methods are helping farmers keep water and fertilizer on their crops, and away from rivers they could be polluting. >> i don't think there's any farmer that wakes up in the morning, "i'm just going to go dump a thousand gallons of fertilizer down the ditch." you know, everybody's trying. it's just that it doesn't always work.

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump opens a new hotel near the white house, as hillary clinton continues to rally voters in florida. a look at the state of the race through polling and shifts in campaign spending. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, after heated outcry, the pentagon halts efforts to make veterans pay back improper bonuses given ten years ago. >> woodruff: and, the rise of white nationalism during this election-- and why one group heralds a new generation of separatists vying for more political and economic power. >> i would dare anyone to go into the hollers of west virginia or to kentucky, and look in the eyes of white

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump's attack on the integrity of u.s. elections has both democrats and republicans coming to the defense of a pillar of democracy. >> sreenivasan: then, a ground report from swing state north carolina: how americans struggling with poverty in rural areas view this election. >> i mean if they came down here and saw how people are actually living in rural america and then maybe they will change it or maybe they will do something >> woodruff: and, the surprising split over a proosed carbon tax in seattle, washington, putting residents in a dead heat over how to keep the state green. >> two of the biggest challenges we face in this country are climate change and economic inequality. if we pit one of those challenges against the other, neither will be successful. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan founda

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight: the candidates campaign in florida-- we check in on this year's battleground map. also ahead, up in flames: samsung stops all production of their galaxy 7 smartphone for catching fire. plus, refugee children fleeing war find safety in greece, but face resistance at school in their new home. >> we have the right to teach our children. we like life, we like education. syrian people are very good workers. when we study they will be good in s

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, it's the eve of the final presidential debate: hillary clinton prepares behind closed doors, while we consider donald trump's claims of a media conspiracy. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday, john yang reports from nevada, where a republican split on donald trump creates a close race for a crucial senate seat. >> woodruff: and, as the international community struggles with a refugee crisis, how uganda is becoming one of the most welcoming countries for those fleeing conflict. >> camps tend to confine people, whereas in uganda when refugees arrive, they are issued legal i.d.'s that entitle them to go anywhere in the country to find a job, start a business, put their children in school. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for p

in a report produced with global health frontiers, hari sreenivasan explains that in the philippines,smoking activists are now pushing back. >> we want the pictures now! pictures save lives! >> reporter: on the streets in manila, demonstrators march against tobacco. >> we want to make our voices heard. >> reporter: their cause is supported by the medical profession here. >> smoking's the number one killer in the philippines. >> reporter: dr. tony leachon is the president of the philippine college of physicians. >> for the young filipinos, the machismo or macho image. >> i know it's bad-- it's bad for our health, but this is relaxation after work. >> culturally, smoking seems to be an accepted mode of socialization, an accepted mode of relaxation. >> reporter: rachel rosario is with the philippine cancer society. >> there is that vision of holding a cigarette and smoking with makeup-- it seems to be something that we have to fight against. >> it's really hard to kick the habit. i try to lessen it down, cut it, but then you always have that urge. >> reporter: the fight against smoking h

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i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight: the candidates campaign in florida-- we check in on this year's battleground map. also ahead, up in flames: samsung stops all production of their galaxy 7 smartphone for catching fire. plus, refugee children fleeing war find safety in greece, but face resistance at school in their new home. >> we have the right to teach our children. we like life, we like education. syrian people are very good workers. when we study they will be good in school. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> 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. >> sreenivasan: it was another contentious day on the campaign trail on the ground and online, as the candidates turn thei

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump campaigns across ohio, while michelle obama joins hillary clinton in north carolina for their first joint rally. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, new sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court justice clarence thomas emerge. >> woodruff: plus, why the united states' prosperity could be its downfall. a look through the history of empires to explore the true cost of wealth. >> they undermine themselves and they do that by racking up the more debt, by having fewer babies born, by more regulation and it's difficult to keep up patriotism as time goes by. >> sreenivasan: and, the guiding grace of food: tv chef anthony bourdain gives his take on the power of food in his own life and in how we connect with others. >> food may not be the answer to world peace, but its a start. i think i was thinking of ted nugent. i find just about everything that comes out of his mouth violently offensive. but we both like barbecue, and that is some kind of common ground for a discussion. >> woodruff:

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight, after a contentious debate the nation's top republican won't defend donald trump, focusing instead on trying to keep control of the u.s. house. also ahead this monday, hurricane matthew leaves a path of destruction throughout the nation's southeast as dangerous flooding continues to threaten north carolina. and, ruth bader ginsburg in her own words. we sit down with the supreme court justice to talk about her new book and breaking boundaries. >> when i graduated from law school in 1959, there was not a single woman on any federal bench. it would not be a realistic ambition. >> sreenivasan: all that and more

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening and thanks for joining us. with nine days until election day, democrat hillary clinton and republican donald trump are making their closing arguments to supporters and any undecided voters left in the battleground states getting most of their personal attention. but the specter of the revived fbi probe into clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state is looming in the background. speaking at predominantly african-american church in fort lauderdale, florida, today, clinton did not address the email probe. she did, however, promise her policies would stay the course of the obama administration. >> and i'm going to defend president obama's legacy. ( cheers and applause ) especially his affordable care act, which gave 20 million people the chance to get health insurance! >> stewart: the clinton campaign is pressing fbi director james comey to share more information about a trove of emails discovered on a computer

hari sreenivasan has more from our new york studios. >> sreenivasan: the latest winners are in the field of chemistry, and the nobel went to a trio of scientists who helped pioneer tiny molecular machines in the world of nanotechnology. these are specially designed molecules that can produce controlled movements, and there's talk they could some day be useful in the world of medicine. our science correspondent, miles o'brien, is here to walk us through the significance of this, and the other nobels. he joins us tonight from san diego. miles, doctors jean-pierre sauvage, fraser stoddart, and bernard feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines help how small are we talking? >> think of a nanometer. a nanometer is-- well, there are 80,000 of them in a human hair. that will give you an idea. we're talking very small. imagine machines at the molecular level that can do work, and some of the applications that we're thinking about are potentially drug delivery inside our system, and many others where tiny machines can pack a punch. another application they're looking at potential

journalist david armstrong sat down with hari sreenivasan recently. >> sreenivasan: david, your investigationumber of big pharmaceutical company that you said help sow the seeds for some of this epidemic that we have today. how so? >> well, the way they sowed the seeds was by making this drug widely used, and the way at a did that was to downplay the addictive properties of this drug when marketing it to doctors in a way that was later shown to be false and misleading. >> sreenivasan: doctors can prescribe drugs off-label for something that wasn't originally designed to, but how were the pharma companies abusing this? >> they were assuring doctors that the powerful opioids that were controlled substances were not addict nigh the way they later were proved to be addictive and could be used for chronic pain, which we now know they're not very effective at. so they were able to broaden the market through a series of misrepresentations and aggressive marketing tactics. >> sreenivasan: what do they stand to gain? how much money are we talking about? >> 0xycontin, when that came on the market in 19