mark shields and michael gerson on the week's unexpected political news.de a renowned glass blower's studio. and, much more. >> yang: the digital age has made our lives easier in many ways-- from banking to shopping, to staying connected with loved ones across the country. but it's also made it increasingly difficult-- if not impossible-- to protect our personal data. major breaches in recent years at places like target, home depot and j.p. morgan have exposed tens of millions of individuals' information. but equifax's announcement yesterday might be the biggest and most significant yet. one out of every two americans stands to be a victim. some 143 million consumers' sensitive data is potentially compromised by a security breach at the credit reporting agency. our own william brangham learned he was one of them-- as did i. william, i am very interested in what you have to say. what does equifax say happened here? >> brangham: what happened was, seems that from mid may to july of this year, there was a vulnerability on their web site software and that allo

mark shields and michael gerson take on the week's news, including president trump's surprise deal with the democrats. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

michael gerson, remember, bush's speechwriter, wonderful speechwriter. there's a line where the president says, "all of this happened to us and it came upon us in a single day and night fell on a different world." and that's exactly what happened. i remember jill abramson who was then the washington bureau chief of the "times," we assembled in the conference room of the bureau on september 11th and later in the afternoon, and she said to all of us assembled there, "this is what we will do now." 16 years later, she's right. that's what we did. that's what we are doing right now. >> to her point and to yours, i would argue september 10th, 2001, was the last normal day, period. elisabeth bumiller, robert costa, jill wine-banks. thanks for being with us, the three of you. we'll take our first break. >>> coming up, what's the chance jimmy kimmel is going to be the man who kills the new health care bill? >>> plus the threat of a nuclear north korea was heavy on the agenda at the united nations here in new york. much more when the hour continues. hi. i'm the on

join us online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and michael gerson. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> 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. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> glor: welcome to the program, charlie rose is on assignment, i'm jeff glor of cbs news. tonight we begin with a look at the escalating conflict in north korea with richard mcgregor, author of asians reckoning. >> there's very little on japan and china. and this is a highly consequently relationship with the world's second and biggest economy, asia's two superpowers, and with a really difficult emotional, scared history. you know where one considered-- china considered itself to be japan's big brother. was brutally invaded by japan and really only in the

join us online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and michael gerson. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> 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. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org this season of "martha stewart's cooking school" explores treasured recipes from an extraordinary part of the world -- the arabian gulf. join me in my kitchen as i celebrate its regional ingredients. we'll make rustic breads, mouthwatering desserts, and hearty stews with spices made famous by historic trade routes, learn new culinary techniques and creative tips for serving arabian gulf classics, from preparing small bites to showstopping dishes fit for any festive occasion. with its bold flavors and strong traditions, i've been inspired to get into the kit