for the "pbs newshour," i am nick schifrin.y: for more on the legacy of poll, we talked to two men who knew him well. richard haas has known him since the carter administration. he is now president of the council on foreign leader -- relations. michael is a longtime reporter on the dense department. he is now a reporter for the "wall street journal." welcome to both of you. as we said, you knew collin powell going back to the 1970's. what made him so successful? >> he began with a tremendous advantage, which was extraordinary intelligence. he would spend time every day absorbing information, integrating it with the information he already had. on top of that, he had people skills that most of us could only dream of. when he worked at the pentagon, he would reach out to dozens of people regularly because he had something to say, but because he didn't. it was his way of making sure these relationships were good. he worked the sysm better than anybody else. judy: worked the system, and michael gordon, he was the first black man to

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for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown at the park avenue armory in new york. n "newshour" explores how the lack of affordable childcare is affecting america's families. >> reporter: childcare in america, for many, it's out of reach. >> i don't know what we're going to do. can't find daycare. >> reporter: awful scarce and costly. >> i kept saying there's got to be a better way. >> reporter: a dilemma that sparked a national debate. >> access to quality affordable childcare. >> we can't have everything. >> reporter: and will impact americans for generations to come, raising the future, the childcare crisis, a pbs "newshour" special port tuesday october 4 at 10:9 central. >> woodruff: and that is next week. that is the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here monday evening. from all of us here at the "pbs newshour," plea stay safe and have a good weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: resilience is the ability to pivot again and again, for whatever happens next. >> people who know, know b.d.o. >> consu

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for the pbs newshour, i'm fred de sam lazaro in minneapol. in partnership with the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ amna: while the president travels overseas, lawmakers at home consider his 'build back better' framework, and virginians cast their vote for governor. there's a lot to unpack in this week's analysis of brooks & capehart. that's new york times columnist david brooks and jonathan capehart, columnist for the washington post. welcome to you both. this week we got the framework for what is now the white house is $1.75 trillion bill back better plan, i have said that so many times now. for folks at home, here's what we believe to be in the framework, universal pre-k, childcare, and extension of the child tax credit, climate change investment, strengthening the aca, and they are paying for with tax increases on corporations and the wealthiest americans. paid leave is now totally out. what do you make of how this sugar? -- shook out? david: it's also good. i liked it better when it was 3 trillio

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for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown. ♪ judy: what a great story. uba. on the newshour online. thousands of indigenous residents who are living on the coastline of louisiana face a prolonged recovery after hurricane ida. their efforts could be even more complicated because some belong to tribes not recognized by the u.s. government as eligible for federal assistance. we explore all this on our website, pbs.org/newshour. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, please stay safe and we will see you soon. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] >> the rules of business are being reinvented with a more flexible news force, by looking not only at current opportunities but ahead to future ones. >> people who know no bdo. >> for 25ears, consumer cellular school has been to provide wireless service that helped people communicate and connect. we of

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he is saying, yes, there are rules, but the rules are there to be broken. >> reporter: for the pbs newshoured bowen in boston. >> nawaz: on our "bookshelf" tonight, judy woodruff's special conversation with newshour's old friend and former longtime media correspondent, terence smith. his memoir, "four wars, five presidents: a reporter's journey from jerusalem to saigon to the white house," is out this week. >> woodruff: terry smith, welcome back to the newshour. >> well, thank you. i like the way you're keeping up the place. yeah, it looks fine. >> woodruff: we do, too. we do, too. so, the title says it all. and, you know, it's easier to name the stories that you didn't cover, over the 50 years you were a reporter, than it is to name what you did. new york city politics. the middle east. you were-- you were in vietnam; washington for many years. what was it about this life of yours that made it the-- what it was? >> you know, it's an interesting question. one, my desire to go overseas to be a foreign correspondent started early, when my parents took me to europe, when i was, i don't know, 1

. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> the chan-zuckerberg initiative. working to build a more healthy, just and inclusive future for everyone. at czi.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> 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: covid-19 has climbed two more rungs in its long, deadly ascent. naonwide, the virus has sickened 45 million people and killed 725,000. at the same time, the latest surge has slackened, and daily averages are down roughly 20% in the last two weeks. one of the latest deaths came today. his family announced that colin powell has succumbed to complications from covid. he was the first black chair of the joint chiefs o he was the first black chair of the joint chi

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. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with financial planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> the chan-zuckerberg initiative. working to build a more healthy, just and inclusive future for everyone. at czi.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> 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: a divided democratic party continued to strive to reach agreement today, in what's shaping up to be a make-or-break week for biden's presidency. moderates and progressives remain at odds as they try to work out the price tag for a plan to overhaul a massive spending bill. our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins is here to lay out wh

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all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been providedy -- ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> johnson & johnson. financial services firm, raymondjames. bdo, accountants and advisors. ♪ >> fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz at newshour west in for stephanie sy. we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. september's disappointing u.s. jobs report is further proof of the pandemic's grip on the economy. the labor department today reported u.s. employers added just 194,000 jobs last month -- the fewest since december. even so, the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 4.8% down from 5.2% in august. we'll have more on this after the news summary. the average daily number of covid-19 cases in the u.s

judy: all that and more on pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf heard the engine that connects us. >> johnson and johnson. financial services firm raymond james. bdo. accountants and advisors. >> the john s knight foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. anchor: and for stephanie. we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. an fda advisory panel has endorsed a booster dose for another covid-19 vaccine. today's auction involve the j&j single shot vaccine. the fda advisor said the extra shot can be administered two months after the initial vaccination. you will get details after the news summary. the cdc said late today that international travelers who have received mixed doses of covid vacci

all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by... ♪ >> moving ournomy for 160 years, ens avenue -- ensf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> johnson & johnson, financial services from raymond and jane's -- james, bdu bdo, accountants and advisors. >> the foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf. org. >> with the ongoing support of these institutions. ♪ >> and friends of the newshour. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: another day on capitol hill with no vote on infrastructure and no deal on the bigger pen -- spending package. president biden made a direct appeal to democrats. lisa: not an everyday site. a president on capitol hill and the goal of president biden's visit with house democrats today, to get his agenda back on track. pres. biden: i am telling you we will get this done. it does not matter when. it does not matter if it is in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. we will get it done. lisa: house d