mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the breakneck fallout from the whistleblower complaint, and the opening salvos of the impeachment inquiry against president trump. all that and more, on t's pbs newsur. >> major funding for t h pbs newshour been provided b ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular offers no-contract wireless plans that arredesigned to help you do of the things you enjoy. whether you're a talker, a texter, browser, photographer, or a bit of everything, our ed customer service team is here to find a plan that fits you. to learn more, go to l consumercellular.tv >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. of these institutigoing support and friends of the newshour. >> 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: congress is headed home for a break tonight, leaving a white house besieged by impeachmen

that's syndicated columnist mark shields, and "new york times" columnist david brooks.t did you take away? did one or another help himself or herself? >> if you go by raw qualities, i think klobuchar and buttigieg otional, the sort ofmetimesi candidates donald trump probably coul't pound down very far. among the leaders and the people who seem likely to get the nomination, i thought joe biden night, beginningt back onhe best warren and sanders on they're going to take away the private insurance. i think warren had a good night, too. the fundamental thi, common agreement, nothing shifted in the debate but things sort of solidified a little more and that's probably good for joe biden. >> woodruff: solidified for joe biden? >> i don't agree wiith david think he's too glib and too -- (laughter) no, judy, somehow, nce the last two debateb, the democratio candidates dired that there had been one democrat since frank lynn roosevelt who twice won the white house with over 50% the voark his name was barack obama. he was the big winner last night. all of a sudden, he banal the mo

that's syndicated columnist mark shields animd new york columnist david brooks. of y it's good to see you on this friday. there's so much to talk about. mark, i want to start with you about this hurricane dorian, we have been watching it for well over a week, almost two weeks. you have scientists talking mor openly now about whether these hurricanes are connected to climate change, to global warming, and you have got democratic candidates foe president, mf them coming out with pretty aggressive positions on climate. thisomething that's realistic for democrats? does that mean they think theye mo likely to win over voters if they talk about climate? >> i'm not sure they see it as a greatinning issue, i think they see it as an important issue. i would sayoc among dtic candidates, first of all, they all agreehat there is climate change. all the deniers are on the other side, they're not in the democratic field or the democratic party right now. two, that it's manmade, man contributes to it. i think those areta two imp differences that go undebated democrats assume th

that's syndicated columnist mark shields, and "new yorkd times" columnist david brooks.o both of you. so much going on, his weut i think we know where to start, and that is, david, oking back at this conversation that tookio place in july between presidt trump, theesident of ukraine, the white house continues to say this is a perfectly appropriate -- the esident said perfect -- conversation with the leader of another country. democrats are saying it's aat vin hoifs oathe. impeacha >> they thought it was exculpatory. i don't see how they could think that the thing to do with the transcript is to look at the trump says we have been generous to you, you haven't been jefferson to us, we have been more generous than others, and that follows maybe you can do us a favor and that favor is to look into the bidens. so the chain is we did this for can do for us.s, here's what you it's not explicit quid pro quom but close. >> are there shades of questions about what happened in thatco ersation, mark, or clear cut for you? >> it's clear cut, judy. what it puat rest is the lie about t

that is syndicated columnist mark shields, and "nework times" columnist david brooks.lo to both ofu yo. let's start with the lead story, the whistleblower from the intelligence commuety. the words out, this person is alleging that he knows that the esident, in a conversation with -- now we think it's thet presid ukraine, urged the president of ukraine, mark, to investigate joe biden's son, and there's still no -- the president denies it and others do, but now we have several news outlets, backing of the story, and i was just handed and you've seen it, a statement by joe biden. he says these reorts are true. there's truly no bottom to presidenngtrump's wilss to abuse his power and this puntry. this behavior irticularly abhorrent because it exploits the foreign country and undermines national security for political purw pos. riously should we be taking these allegations?se >> i think they're enrmously serious, and the fact that the "wall street journal" leading this story, one of t "new york times" tanned "the washington post," but this is not false or fake news, it's no

mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze escalating tensions with iran after an attack threatens the world oil supply, and the widening scope of the whistblower complaint. and: >> are you excited? >> i am a bit, are you? >> would it be common to admit it? >> woodruff: a return to "downton abbey after nearly four years off thee air, the crawley family is back, this time on the big screen. >> when i watched the movie for the first time a few weeks ago, as the lights went down and the music started, my shoulders literally relaxed and i thought, "i'm goi somewhere that is just a bit kinder." >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ng moviur economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wirelesplans should reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. to learn more, go to consumercellar.tv >> fincial services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. working with visionan the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support

mark shields and davre brooks are o analyze escalating tensions with iran after an attack threatens the world oil suly, and the widening sco of the whistleblower complaint. and: >> are you excited? >> i am a bit, are you? >> would it be common to admit it? >> woodruff: a return to "downton abbey."

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st helens, who won the league leaders shield, were all over wigan. mark another chance to play the grand final when they play salford next week but for the sense, those celebrations can begin. that is all your support for now and i will have more in the next hour. there've been a series of explosions in afghanistan, where votes are being cast in a presidential election. up to 15 people were wounded in a blast at a polling station in the southern city of kandahar. the election, which has been delayed twice, is going ahead after peace talks between the taliban and the us collapsed earlier this month. donna larsen reports. after months of delays amid the continuing conflict, tens of thousands of security officers have been deployed to guard polling stations against an ever present threat of suicide bombings and rocket attacks. the taliban, which again controls increasing swathes of the country, since us peace talks broke down earlier this month, has described the election as a fake american process and sworn violence against anyone taking part. people are sc

and firebombs.om police osunday fired tear gas and water lad with blue dye to mark demonstrators, whused umbrellas to shieldmselves. today, in geneva, a pro- democracy legislator from hong kong appealed to the u.n. human rights body to investigate. >> the police call protesters cckroaches.ut crackdowns and pre- emptive violence against them ptare hence regarded as acle pest control to curb free speech.e today marks 0th day of the movement, but there is no sign th restraint.l exercise this is a result of the lack of democracy in hong kong. >> woodruff: the polic turn, blamed what they called "radical protesters." they have arrested more thanan 1,400 people since the demonstrations began in june. a storm that hit the bahamas this weekend cld grow into a major hurricane-- but, it is veering away from the u.s. mainland. "humberto" had sustained winds of 90 miles an hour, late today. officials warned of rip currents along the east coast. by wednesday, the storm could lash bermuda with dangerous wind and rain. president trump charged today that u.s. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh is under assault by charge

shields. stuart: mark, thank you for joining us. see you soon. >> thank you, stuart.dlines coming from our own charlie gasparino. according to wall street sources his sources there is a consensus forming among the democrats and gop regarding regulating big tech. they say some of the regulations could force the breakup of some tech companies. and cost investors tens of billions in losses. these sources tell us, tell charlie, the lawmakers are looking at a range of issues including privacy, national security, and antitrust, tax avoidance. we're told that google is seen as a primary target given its size and scale. that is quite a breakthrough. ashley: sounds very european to me, does it not you? very european we are looking at it. we know the massive tech companies are under antitrust investigation but to take a blanket position as a platform, that is interesting from the democrats. they have all said that individually but not as block. stuart: that is different. susan: department of justice, state attorneys general, most of the 50 states are on board with this, a bipar

st helens, who won the league leaders shield, were all over the reigning champions wigan. mark saints the celebrations could begin. england wicket keeper sarah taylor has retired from international cricket because of her ongoing issues with anxiety. she previously took a break from the game in 2016, returning to win the world cup with england in 2017. taylor has been named the world's best women's t20 player three times, and she's second on the england all time women's list of run—scorers. and britain's nicola adams has retained her wbo world flyweight title after a split decision draw in her historic fight against maria salinas. after becoming the first female boxers to fight at the royal albert hall, the pair were closely matched. afterwards, the two—time olympic champion admitted she was a bit "ring rusty" after a year out and offered the mexican a rematch. that is it. does this mean i can go and watch the rugby? is that ok? still no change in the school, ireland leading 12—9. it's a bit close for comfort to be honest. a bit to go. goodness, what's that, 56 minutes? another

st helens, who won the league leaders shield, were all over the reigning champions wigan. markk, but for saints the celebrations could begin. a few more stories to bring you. england wicket keeper sarah taylor has retired from international cricket because of her ongoing issues with anxiety. she previously took a break from the game in 2016, returning to win the world cup with england in 2017. taylor has been named the world's best women's t20 player three times, and she's second on the england all time women's list of run—scorers. and britain's nicola adams has retained her wbo world flyweight title after a split decision draw in her historic fight against maria salinas. after becoming the first female boxers to fight at the royal albert hall, the pair were closely matched. afterwards the two—time olympic champion admitted she was a bit "ring rusty" after a year out and offered the mexican a rematch. a quick score update. ireland currently leading 12—3 against japan, going the way it should come at the minute. amazing how you read the autocue with one eye throughout the autocu

st helens, who won the league leaders shield, were all over the reigning champions wigan. marketained her wbo world flyweight title after a split decision draw in her historic fight against maria salinas. after becoming the first female boxers to fight at the royal albert hall, the pair were closely matched. afterwards, the two—time olympic champion admitted she was a bit "ring rusty" after a year out and offered the mexican a rematch. it was great to see her back in action again. that smile! that smile! more of that winning ways. action again. that smile! that smile! more of that winning wayslj cannot get my head around that extreme heat in which to run a marathon on! crosstalk we are still talking about it, 35 degrees, even having that at midnight and in the stadium as well we have a huge amount of air—conditioning but for the athletes it is difficult from coming from the extreme heat into those air—conditioned type... coming from the extreme heat into those air—conditioned type. . m coming from the extreme heat into those air-conditioned type... it is not ideal, is it? shoul

protesters armed themselves with makeshift weapo shields as they confronted police who fired blue tinted water from cannons tntmark the protesters. this weekend marks the 13th week of unrest and falls on the five- year anniversary of a decision by china to limit democracy in the semi-autonomous territory. that announcement launched a 79- day cupation of hong kong's streets by pro-democracy demonstrators known as the umbrella movement. in moscow today, thousands marched to protest rules that bar some opposition candidates from running for cy council. marchers at the unauthorized rally held up pro-democracy signs and chanted "russia will be free." n otests over the september 8 election began id-july, including a permitted rally that attracted about 60,000 demonstrators. the recent protests over the city council vote are the largest showing of dissent in russia in more than five years. thousands gathered throughout the united kingdom today to protest new prime minister boris johnson's ve to suspend parliament. several thousand protester gathered near the prime minister's 10 downinet residence in central london. other demonstrations were planned in 30

st helens, who won the league leaders shield, were all over the reigning champions wigan. markations could begin. eight matches in the premier league today, including manchester city's visit to everton. their boss pep guardiola has defended his portuguese forward bernardo silva after the football association asked for the club to explain a post on social media, now deleted, in which silva compared a cartoon character on a sweet packet to his team—mate and friend benjamin mendy. both have written to the fa. silva saying that he regrets that he may have unintentionally caused offence, mendy stressing that he took no offence. he is an exceptional person, exceptional. so like he likes to be involved and and different situations so what i said, make a focus on other issues, bernardo is not absolutely guilty because he is -- his not absolutely guilty because he is —— his intention was as a joke, i said it is a cartoon and the face, it is quite similar, the same public happened a thousand million times with white people to be, you know? it's the same. sometimes you feel that a cartoon

league leaders shield — were all over the reigning champions wigan, scoring four tries in the first half to lead 26—6 at half time. three more in the second including a double from markcival took the game beyond wigan — who'll get another chance to make the grand final when they play salford next week. there were two matches in the championship tonight — fulham beat wigan but the big story was at stoke where nottingham forest came from a goal down to win 3—2 and move to the top of the table for the first time this season. craig templeton reports. these faces tell the story of stoke's season so far. no wins, just two points and second from the bottom of the table. nottingham forest have their sites much higher. a wind will take them top. we have a working for his first stoker goal in the way the balls fell to him may have been unfortunate but nothing lucky about the finish. the men who are short on luck this season is jack butland. and when sammy was allowed space he found that top corner to compound their misery. forests were now in full flow and it was pinball in the box one more. james mclean's header was down and back and pressure mounts even further on nathan jon

the league leaders shield, were all over the reigning champions wigan, scoring four tries in the first half to lead 26—6 at half time. three more in the second including a double from mark play salford next week. there were a couple of games in the championship tonight. fulham beat wigan 2—0, but the big story was at stoke where nottingham forest went to the top of the table — after coming from a goal down to win 3—2. goals from joe lolley, this from sammy ameobi and one from lewis grabban. stoke are still without a win this season but forest are top for the first time in five years. elsewhere, fulham beat wigan 2—0. britain's nicola adams has retained her wbo world flyweight title after a split decision draw in her historic fight against maria salinas. after becoming the first female boxers to fight at the royal albert hall, the pair were closely matched and the judges scored it 96—94 to salinas, 97—93 to adams and 95—95 afterwards the two time 0lympic champion admitted she was a bit ‘ring rusty‘ after a year out and offered the mexican a rematch. england wicket keeper sarah taylor has retired from international cricket because of her ongoing issues with anxiety. she p

marking of gun legislation. this last fall, two mass shootings. here is former congressman democratic candidate beto o'rourke. [vidoe elo clip] >> there is no shieldnst this president who has no honor and no morals and no access. we are connected to a country that is defined by its ambitions and its aspirations on the hard work and resolve and the dedication of the people of america who want to see the them realized. this is a country that has produced -- this is a country that has produced much for our lives. this is a country that has produced the leadership that will ensure we not only have universal background checks and go flag laws, but that we the necessary steps further, as politically difficult as they may be, a gun registry in this country. thoseery single one of be15's and ak-47's will brought back so they are not on her streets, not in our homes and do not take the lives of our fellow americans. host: that is congressman beto o'rourke yesterday in manchester, and him to. this tweet, this president is allowing companies to poison our air and water. lynn is joining us. good morning, from maryland. good morning. caller: for me, the issue