hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. we begin with politics. this week, the trump administration suffered major league blows. on esday, president trump's former campaign manager was convicted on eight counts of tax and in fmeraud while working for ukrainian politicians. michael cohen admitted he hade m a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels at the direction of president trump and with the intention of influencing the01 26 election. and hunt interhis wife were indicted for misusing $250,000 in campaign funds. e we asked nancy pelosi for her perspective. scott schaefer talked to her earlier. >> leader pelosi, welcome to kqed newsroas. >> my plee. it's a great to be here. >> a legal and political tsunami in washington. the lawyer pleang guilty, his former campaign chairf guilty tax fraud and campaign fraud. what do you take away? >> the take away is that president trump has crony intompetence in washing d.c. he said he was going to drain the swamp. he hijacked the title and betrayed the mission. >> there are democrats as you know, tom sr h

tonight on kqed newsroom, house minority leader nancy pelosi talks about winning back the house and fighting in the >>capitol. > and double trouble for the trump presidency. paul manafort's conviction. >>> and the women who helped kick start the economy and her take on the labor markets. hello and welcome to kqed neroom. we begin with politics. this week, he trump administration suffered major league blows. on esday, president trump's former campaign manager was conicted on eight counts of tax and income fraud while working for ukrainian politicians. michael cohen admitted he hade m a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels at the direction of president trump and with the intention of influencing the 2016 election. and hunt interhisife were indicted for misusing $250,000 in campaign funds. e we asked nancy pelosi for her perspective. scott schaefer talked to her earlier. >> leader pelosi, welcome to kqed newsroom. >> my pleasure. it's a great to be here. >> a legal and political tsunami in washington. the lawyer p,ading guil his former campaign chair guilty of tax fraud and campaign fra

hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. we begin with politics.ek, the trump administrationr sufd major league blows. on tuesday, president trump's former campaign manager was convicted on eight counts of tax and income fraud while

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with wildfires.er this week the mendocino complex fire, comprised of two blazes, became the biggest fire in california history. california firefighters are currently battling 17 wildfires across the state including the carr fire

tonight on kqed "newsroom," state melawmakers c closer to ending cash bail in california as they decide the fate ofs hundrf bills. also, going in depth with an executive at reddit. the popular online forum called" e front page of the internet." plus "crazy rich asians" directed bid a bay area native with an all asian cast is hoping to break barriers in hollywood and beyond. hello, and welcome. i'm thuy vu. we begin with olitics. in sacramento, state lawmakers and governor jerry brown have two weeks to decide the fate of a thousand bills before the end of the session. on thursday, a measure that would end the practice of cash bail in california cleared a key committee. but hurdles lie ahead

tonight on kqed newsroom, house minority leader nancy pelosi talks about winning back the house and fighting in the >>capitol. > and double trouble for the trump presidency. paul manafort's conviction. >>> and the women who helped kick start the economy and her take on the labor markets. hello and welcome to kqed neroom. we begin with politics. this week, he trump administration suffered major league blows. on esday, president trump's former campaign manager was conicted on eight counts of tax and income fraud while working

tonight on kqed "newsroom," state melawmakers c closer to ending cash bail in california as they decide the fate ofs hundrf bills. also, going in depth with an executive at reddit. the popular online forum called" e front page of the internet." plus "crazy rich asians" directed bid a bay area native with an all asian cast is hoping to break barriers in hollywood and beyond. hello, and welcome. i'm thuy vu. we begin with olitics. in sacramento, state lawmakers and governor jerry brown have two weeks to decide the fate of a thousand bills before the end of the session. on thursday, a measure that would end the practice of cash bail in california cleared a key committee. but hurdles lie ahead include opposition from law enforcement. also this week, president trump security clearance of former cia director john brennan who has frequently riticized the president. a dozen former security officials including leon panetta signed a letterem condning the decision saying it was done to stifle free speech. joining me now discusshe week's political developments are ked politics and government report

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with wildfires. earlier this week the mendocino complex fire, comprised of two blazes, became the biggest fire in california history. california firefighters are currently battling 17 wildfires across the state including the carr fire with weathe-- fire wh people have died. the ferguson fire started four weeks ago and has led to the indefinite closure of yosemite national park during peak tourist season. we're only halfway into this year's fire season, and it may be on track to be the worst on record. joining me now to discusshis are fire scientist brandon collins and publisher of "the mendocino voice," katemaxwell, via skype. thank you for being here. >> sure. >> kate, can you give us an update on how thing are going in mendocino and what progress firefighters have made in recent days? >> sure. so the fires have slowed in recent days which is a big relief for people here in mendocino and lake counties. a lot of the mandatory evacuations have been lifted. a lot of the advisory evacuation vs. been dow

tonight on kqed "newsroom," state lawmakers come closer to ending cash bail in california as they decidee of hundreds of bills. also, going in depth with an executive at reddit. the popular online forumalled "the front page of the internet." plus "crazy rich asians" directed bid a bay area native with an all asian cast is hoping to break barriers in hollywood and beyond. hello, and welcome. i'm thuy vu. we begin with politics. in sacramento, state lawmakers and governor jerry browtw have weeks to decide the fate of a thousand bills before the end of the session. on thursday, a measure that would end the practice of cash bail in califoia cleared a key committee. but hurdles lie ahead

kqed immigration report julie small. that will do it for us. you ca find more coverage at kqed.org/newsroom. thank >> raucous rallies. defiant tweets. a looming showdown with the elspecial cou i'm robert costa. august is anything but tonight on "washington week." [chanting] u.s.a.! u.s.a.! robert: just hours before president trump hosted a rally in pennsylvania, his national security chiefs were sounding therm ala. >> our democracy, itself, is in the cross hares. free and faheir elections are cornerstone of our democracy and it has become clear that they are the target of our adversaries. robert: a stark warning from the white house. russiased and continues to use cyber weapons to interfere in american campaigns. >> the intelligence community continues to concerned about the threats of upcoming u.s. elections.

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