john yang is back with that. >> yang: thanks, hari.t two different perspectives on all of this, we're joined by karine jean- pierre, a senior advisor to moveon.org and a veteran of the obama administration. and from phoenix, chris buskirk, editor of the conservative blog americangreatness.org, and a talk radio host. thank you both for joining us. karine, let me start with you. since saturday, there has been a lot going on and it seems like a big moment. what does this tell us about who we are as americans in 2017 and where we are as a nation. >> right, there's clearly no secret that this country has struggled with racism for many, many decades, right? it is a dark, troubling history of ours and, so, the difference is that most presidents have been on both sides of the aisle, when it comes to a scenario like this, they would have tried really hard to bring the country together. now, i have not agreed with both sides of the aisle, either democratic or republican presidents, on how they've dealt with race, but they come from a place, usua

for more on all this, i'm joined by the news hour's john yang. john, at first it was about infrastructure. there were visual aids. there were flow charts. and then... >> yang: it was a remarkable performance. reporters were initially told that the president would not take questions. it was just going to be a statement. but he's described as fuming at the press and the coverage of his reaction to charlottesville, and this afternoon he came out swinging, first on c.e.o.'s quitting white house advisory panels. >> take a look at where their product is made. it's made outside of our country. we want products made in the country. now, i have the tell you, some of the folks that will leave, they're leaving out of embarrassment because they make their products outside, and i've been lecturing them about you have to bring it back to this country. >> he was referring to the merck c.e.o., but there were many other c.e.o.s. >> yang: three c.e.o.s together and the head of another panel, c.e.o.s of intel, of under armour and then the head of a manufacturing all

john yang, thank you very much. >> yang: thank you. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the dispute over kenya's presidential election is intensifying. supporters of opposition leader raila odinga declared victory over incumbent uhuru kenyatta, a claim rejected by the election commission. still, odinga backers celebrated today. some clashed with police in nairobi, as electoral officials called for calm from all sides as the votes are counted. >> i commend all kenyans for the patience they have shown so far as we finalize the process of tallying and collection of results. we urge all parties to continue to exercise restraint especially at this critical moment. >> woodruff: election officials have disputed odinga's claim that hackers infiltrated a database and manipulated results. their preliminary tallies showed kenyatta with a strong lead. there's been yet another migrant disaster off the coast of yemen. the u.n. says five people are dead and more than 50 are missing after smugglers forced them off a boat. it comes less than a day after 50 ethiopian and somalian migrants were delibe

for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang >> woodruff: we'll have more on the north korean nuclear threat, how the trump white house is responding, after the news summary. also today: north korea said it released a canadian pastor who's been serving a life sentence there since 2015. the north's state news agency said hyun soo lim was let go on "sick bail," but gave no other details. it comes two months after the death of american student otto warmbier, who'd been in a coma when he was released from north korea. in the day's other news, there's word f.b.i. agents have searched a home of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and seized documents and other materials. "the washington post" first reported the pre-dawn raid and said it happened in july. a manafort spokesman confirmed the search and said manafort has "consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this occasion as well." allegations of election fraud set off deadly clashes in kenya today. early results from yesterday's vote showed president uhuru kenyatta with a strong lead. but chal

for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >> woodruff: we'll hear more of what mr.mp had to say last night, and explore the reaction today, after the news summary. in the day's other news, former democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton says mr. trump made her skin crawl during a debate last year. she recalls the incident during their second general election face-off, in her new book "what happened." in audio excerpts, clinton speaks of how candidate trump followed her around the stage, and says, "it was incredibly uncomfortable." >> do you stay calm, keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space? or do you turn, look him in the eye and say loudly and clearly, "back up, you creep, get away from me. i know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up." >> woodruff: the debate took place in st. louis, last october, right after an audiotape had surfaced of mr. trump bragging about groping women. the u.s. navy has relieved the commander of the 7th fleet after four ship collisions in asian waters this year. a st

john yang has the story. >> leader of the u.s. senate. >> yang: at a breakfast with kentucky farmers this morning, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell was upbeat. >> this new administration and this congress is interested in getting america growing again. >> yang: but he was taking friendly fire from president trump, who slammed mcconnell's and house speaker paul ryan's strategy on raising the nation's debt ceiling: "could have been so easy-- now a mess!" and mr. trump hit mcconnell on a major irritant: the senate failure to repeal and replace the affordable care act: "that should never have happened." that late-night senate vote appears to have triggered the intraparty feud. >> repeal and replace of obamacare should have taken place, and it should have been on my desk virtually the first week that i was there, or even the first day that i was there. >> our new president, of course, hasn't been in this line of work before and i think had excessive expectations about how quickly things happen in the democratic >> yang: the "new

john yang has consistently 's attemptoul --seoul for discussion. as a result of these dangers, south korea's newest government is moving forward with deployment of the defense system against the threat. we commence out to korea -- we commend south korea's choices. what you get from those words? guest: i haven't read the full editorial, but those statements are more measured. they are more useful. thehould remember that system is a theater missile defense system. it has been put there to a sure south korea. there is no missile defense system that the u.s. can put into the region that is going to counter the many ballistic missiles the north korea has. this may be good against a small number, but it may -- it will oul be able to protect se from the 10,000 artillery rockets that north korea has just across the dmz. we can defend against certain north korean threats, or mitigate them, but overall, a war with north korea would be devastating on both sides, especially for north and south korea. host: line for democrats. thatr: it north korea said if they

i am pleased to see that the regime in john yang has -- in pyongyang has demonstrated restraint. the signal wes have been looking for -- that they are ready to restrain provocative acts. and perhaps we are seeing a pathway in the near future to having some dialogue. we need to see more on their part but i want to it knowledge the steps they have taken. that is important. i'm happy to take questions. >> please keep your question short. >> thanks. noseems to me that, with the nationbuilding concept laid out last night, that the main difference other than the timetable part of the military stuff, the main difference between this new approach in the old one is you are eliminating two thirds of what used to be known as the clear, hold, and build strategy. build.ar, hold and you if that is correct, what happens to the anticorruption efforts that you mentioned? the good governance, the education programs, countering narcotics -- what happens to those? what will that mean for afghan women and girls who have been assured for the last 16 years by two separate administrations? >> i don't wa

russia and china say it is this that has provoked john yang's later stats.ssiles deployed, north korea's nuclear capability grows on the international community struggles for a response. james landale, bbc news. floodwaters in houston, texas are expected to rise still further, after officials warned that two dams near the city have begun to overflow. more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in the wake of tropical storm harvey, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. the rain has been falling since last friday. some places have seen more than a0 inches of rain — that's the darker areas. the greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwaters rising in several rivers which are expected to flood at some stage. here's our our north america correspondent, james cook. in the chaos, some order, at last. the boats have come from all over the united states and not a moment too soon. it's ok! the operation was fast and smooth. police, soldiers and civilians all working together. we're trying to get to a safe and dry place. has the baby

importing goods with north korea can turn the screws onjohn with north korea can turn the screws on john yangtrying to get china on board for several months. donald trump met with president xijinping of months. donald trump met with president xi jinping of china and described the meeting as a tremendous successful stop six months later he is tweeting that he is disappointed in china. hopefully in that meeting in half an hour china will vote with the rest of the security council to impose these sanctions. that is the us hope. this isa sanctions. that is the us hope. this is a significant development, $1 billion worth of exports that will be stripped from north korea. the us wa nted be stripped from north korea. the us wanted to go further and ban imports of oil but there was feeling from china and russia that that would hurt the people and not the regime. yes, how can they be sure that the sanctions will not affect people in north korea who we know at times don't even have enough to eat? the truth is they don't know that this will not affect the people of north korea. by hurting exports it mea

john yang has more. >> yang: criticism of president trump's friday night pardon for former maricopa countyriff joe arpaio was swift and even came from fellow republicans. house speaker paul ryan's said he "does not agree with this decision." arizona senator john mccain said it "undermines" mr. trump's "claim for the respect of the rule of law." ohio governor john kasich said mr. trump wielded his pardon authority as a political wedge. >> the president has that power. i don't agree with what he did. >> yang: arpaio was awaiting sentencing after his july conviction for defying a 2011 court order to stop detaining people solely on the suspicion they were in the country illegally. the court said the practice violated the constitutional rights of latinos. >>> protected our borders and sheriff joe was very unfairly treated by the obama administration. >> the 85-year-old >> yang: the 85-year-old former d.e.a. agent has long been a lightning rod for his tough stand on criminals and undocumented immigrants, which he talked about in a 2012 interview with the newshour. >> i don't just talk and say i'

our john yang is here to help fill in the picture. >> yang: thanks, hari. earlier today i spoke with a journalist who got an unexpected phone call from stephen bannon, president trump's embattled chief strategist: robert kuttner, who is the co- founder and co-editor of the "american prospect." he's also a professor of social policy at brandeis university. we were also joined by joshua green, a senior national correspondent for "bloomberg businessweek," and author of the best-selling book "devil's bargain: steve bannon, donald trump, and the storming of the presidency." i began by asking kuttner about how his conversation with bannon came about. i got an email from someone at the white house who says that mr. bannon would like me to come into the white house and meet with him. so i double checked the email address which looked legit and called the guy and he seemed legit, and i said, look, i'm on vacation, but this is kind of a fast-moving story, so i would be happy to speak with him by phone if he would like to. what had happened, he read a column i had wri

this is following the warning from john yang that there could be for missiles ready for bat pyongyanginfluence withjohn north korea and he thinks that they could do more. we seeking to our washington correspondent at eight o'clock for the latest on that. the imminent sale of tiny island in the solway firth. from then on the island in general and that they hold special significance. willie johnston reports. david colin has been to little rock ‘s many times. but then visit more than any, the 18th of august 19 60. after some time the men became aware of it obvious lack of it ever tnn sound of a telephone being unanswered. they went to investigate the keepers cottage. we found the lighthouse keeper who had been murdered. clark, senior on the left had been shot at point—blank range by his assistant, robert dixon. the dead man left with a bloody towel covering his head. dixon. the dead man left with a bloody towel covering his headm never crossed my mind that we had discovered a murder. you don't think of murder on a august day on a remote island. it is the last thing that would enter your

john yang has that. >> yang: for more now on president trump's reaction to the violence in charlottesville the race to fill attorney general sessions' senate seat, it's time for politics monday with amy walter of the "cook political report" and susan page, washington bureau chief of "usa today." susan, amy, thanks for joining us. as we were sitting down, we thought the president was done talking about charlottesville. he just tweeted, made additional remarks on charlottesville and realize once again the fake news media will never be satisfied, truly bad people. susan, he's clearly frustrated to the reaction of this new statement. what do you make of this? >> i think it's important the president made the statement this morning where he singled out the k.k.k. and neo-nazis for the violence in charlottesville. that's an important point to speak for the naismghts but as my mom said, never get a second chance at a first impression. he seemed saturday reluctant to single out the groups and instead talked about violence from many sides. the tweet continues to reinforce the sense that he is at lea

john yang has that. >> yang: thanks, miles.discuss all that, we're joined again by karine jean-pierre. she's a senior adviser to moveon.org, a contributing editor to bustle, which is an online women's magazine, and a veteran of the obama administration. and also, matt schlapp, chairman of the american conservative union and the former white house political director for president george w. bush. let's begin with you, your old boss learned the pitfalls of dealing with natural disaster. >> he didn't like being called old. >> reporter: after you left the white house i should add. how is president trump handling his first major challenge dealing with the natural disaster. >> it's tough for the president. they are damned if they do, damned if they don't. they're criticized for going down and getting the attention off those whose lives are in danger. but then when they stay back and try to monitor thing from the situation room people say you're not showing compassion and should you be out there talking to folks. so, i think donald tru

john yang has that. >> yang: thanks, judy.examine that question, we're joined by retired navy officer bryan mcgrath, who commanded a destroyer identical to the ones involved in the two latest collisions. he's now a consultant to the navy. mr. mcgrath, thanks for joining us. we've had four incidents in the pacific with navy ships. the last two collisions, the fitzgerald off the coast of japan, the mccain now off the coast of singapore. is it bad luck or something more elemental wrong here? >> you can't hang your hat on a run of bad luck. it's unsatisfying and probably not the right answer. the right answer is to look hard at what ties these incidents together, all four of them, potentially, and learn from that. so it's reaching con -- if reaching conclusions is wrong, forming hypotheses is right. >> what could be the problem? if there is a systemic problem, what do you think the roots could be? >> the roots go back to tend of the cold war. the roots go back to america becoming the predominant sea power on the face of the earth

john yang takes it from here. >> yang: thanks, hari.talk about how boston authorities plan to deal with tomorrow's rally, i'm joined from boston by phillip martin, a senior investigative reporter at pbs station wgbh. phillip, thanks for joining us. first of all, help us understand this, is there any connection between the people organizing tomorrow's event in boston and the people who organized last week's event in charlottesville? >> well, the people who are organizing tomorrow's event would like to say there's no connection. they call themselves the free speech coalition, and i can talk about that later. what the southern part of the law center says about the free speech coalition. but some of the same speakers, some who have now been disinvited or dropped out altogether are some of the same people who are connected to the charlottesville rally. we're talking about people like augustus evick us the, a refound white supremacist who feels there should be a second civil war and joe bigs within extreme right circles who has an association

john c yang as president of asian americans advancing justice. he joins us in studio.nks a lot for coming on. >> thank you. >> tucker: the sky was punished for his name. >> well, this guy was not to broadcast a uva game. for my understanding, he is doing a pittsburgh -- youngstown state game instead. >> tucker: that sounds like punishment to me. it's not what we planned for you to do, but because of your name, we will make you do it. that's not punishment? >> well, i don't know if that will be considered punishment. part of it -- if you ended up getting a different assignment that is lesser, perhaps he could call it punishment. that part, i don't know. certainly, in the context of the types of games -- the two games being offered, it seems pretty equivalent. >> tucker: i don't know. he i was set to do this one gam, and he's not allowed to because ofec his name. is that a valid reason to punish someone? i don't like your name? [laughs] it sounds like somebody else's name? >> at the end of the day, it's unfortunate that he didn't get to do this game. there is many things

yang. -- to take pyongyang. an american warship collided with an oil tanker. the flooded compartments of the uss john be searched. there is no indication the collision was intentional or the result of a cyber attack. the u.k. on to speed up brexit talks so the two sides can move on to discussing a trade deal. theresa may is releasing another linen paper. the u.k. is trying to rebut criticism from the eu that it is unclear what it wants. the negotiator for the eu made it clear that a trade deal is not its first priority. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. david: let's take a quick look at the data on this tuesday morning. in the u.s., futures are up slightly. looking at the bloomberg dollar index. still going at 1.2851. i'm still keeping my eye on wti, 47.85 a barrel. francine? francine: it is august 22. so, a special thanks to our guests for not being on holiday. bonds are retreating. he says he was reducing risk. david: i want to take a look at the bloomberg. i have a chart up a looking at the strength