additional funding ivi pd by ku and patricia yuen, through the yuen foundation, committed to bridgingultural differences in our communities, the corporate for public b broadcasting a contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. welcome back to the tent.t. we are at the quarter final stage, and with only 5 bakers left standing, who are mary and paul gonna pick off next? they're like the velociraptors of the baking world. dddllll! rrrlll! mel: last timee bakers e for perfect pastry. nancy: come on, past mel: richard excelled at eclairs... great pastry. thank you. winning star baker for the third time. others didn't fare so well. this is awful. ow! looks a little bit ssy. yeah. mel: and kate became the seventh baker to leave the tent. now the 5 remaining bakers must impress pa with fruity signatures... he just does that to scare me. achieve the perfect coiled loaf in a tortuous technical... it's a funny-looking thing. and conjup 36 mouth-watering doughnuts. curtain ring. who has the skill to stay the course? mary: i think you've cracked it.

additional funding is provided by- kyu and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridginl differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> you're watching p we're just weeks a y to announce britain's best amateur baker. and the scores on the oven doors are boys--two remaining, girls--4 remning. unds like a party. sue, voice-over: last time... s esrcas. listos. bake! sue, voice-over: the bakers battled with european yeast leaven cakes... na nancy: i think it'se sad. e, voice-over: swedish princess cakes... couldn't think of another way of doing it. sue, voice-over: and tiered hungarian tortes. na chas crowned star baker... mary: clever idea. everybody will be copying that. sue, voice-over: but an unprecedented decision an from marpaul... sue: they were really rowing, and it was really awful. sue, voice-over: meant at no one went home.is sue: week, the 6 remainingng, and bakers tackle pastries... ohh! sue, voice-over: with a savory signature... come on, pasties. sue,l oice-o

additional funding is provided by ku and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs statiofrom viewers like you. thank you. thank you. announcer: you're watching narrator: thousands of p people applied. just 12 were chosen to bare their baking souls gingham altar. enwezor: we know how to bake, don't we? martha: we do. only thing we know. ha ha ha ha! narrator: soar reached for the s... luis: come on, diane. high-five me. that is lutely fantastic. ooh! narrator: others crashed to earth. jordan: everyt's gone wrong. there were bn-outs... absolutely no idea. there were meltdowns... sue: no, no, no, no, you can't-- sue: no, no, no, no, you there were triumphs... chetna: it's one of the best experiences of my life. now it's a final festival finale, as friends and family gather to find out if richard, nancy, or luis will be crowned the winner.

additional funding is provided by -- koo and patricia yuen throug the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning perforald by the natiaptioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and nccuracy. visiap.org.] >> you're watching pbs. oh, yes. and 4 bakers remain. yes you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. in whie i recommend serving it with a raspberry baveroire, candied kumquats, and a cr nut brittle. narrator: last time... that is one hell of a snake. mthe bakers tackled tt tricky technical to date. presumably the wow is when you cut into it. it is absolutely raw. chetna and lpressed. nice bit of chocolate work on the top rs, good health, good health. ha ha! narrator: but richard won star baker for a record-breaking fourth time. pretty surprising! narrator: and it was tartha who had to lea tent. ...brilliant. now the 4 semi-finalists... oh, god. face the most exacting challenges so far. this is all about to

. >> anal funding is n ovided by -- koo and patricia yrough the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert:this week, as my colleague ashley parkern wrote "the washington post," a racist suggestion from president trump that fou congresswomen of color go back became anly angry rg cry and tonight the fallout continues to grip washington and the nation. president trump is defending himself and his supporters. he is swatting a awayusations of racism even as thousands roaredsend her back" at a rally in north carolina on wednesday. here's what the president said today. ump: i'm unhappy ere the congresswoman goes and said i'm going to be the president's nightmare. she's goingo be the president's nightmare. she's lucky to be where i shes. robert: meanwhil representative ilhan omar of minnesota, a docrat, was welcomed home on thuday night anpoke out against the president. >> we a going