additional support has been provided by: and by the corporationor public broadcasting. a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanyou for joining us. in dueling rallies in hong kong today, pro-democracy and pro- government protestors hit the street nearly 50,000 people came out to support the island's government and police accorng to organizers. they braved the rainwaved chinese flags, and held signs that said "police force, keep it up." meanwhile, on the other side of the harbor, thousands of teachers protested what they see as the erosion of the "one country, two systems" government enshrined after britain handed over hong kong to china. both marches were sanctioned by the police and peaceful. separately, pro-democracy protestors gathed at a police station with laser pointers on purpose, the authorities recently deemed the lights"ap weons." ieotestors say it's yet another

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting. a private corporation funded bc the am people. and by contributions to your es station from viewers l you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening,oi and thanks forng us. we're here in charlotte, north carolinahost to next year's republican national convention, which will be held at the spectrum center hind me. president trump carried this state comfortably in 2016, and republicans control both state legislative houses. in a few weeks, voters will turn out fothe state's ninth district congressional seat. that contest maye an early barometer for the 2020 race in this crucial battleground state. we'll have more from north carolina after these headlines. president trump arrived in france today for the start of the three-day g7 summit. before a dinner tonight with all seven leaders, mr. trump had a one-on-one lunch with french president emmanuel macron. macron said the summit will be ns opportunity to discuss "how to decrease tensnd fix the situation in terms of trade."r afweek of relativ

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbsn statio from viewers like you. thank you.e announcer: o again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: democratic presidential contenders certainly u revvedp their attacks on each other at the debates in the motor city this week and had exchanges on policy and race. the debates revealed a party reunited againstdent trump but at odds over parts of the president's record. that president obama and whether an overhall of the nation's health care system necessary. >> it covers all health care needs for senior citizens. it will finally include tent -- dental care, hearing aids and eyeglasses. >> you don't know that >> i do know, i wrote the damn bill. >> the notion that you're going to take private insurance awayo -- >> we were the democrats, we're not about trying to take away health care from main. robert: joe biden fended off rivals, including a former member of the obama cabinet. >> if you cross the border illegally -- illegally, you should bee abl be sent back. tfrls a crime. >> it looks like one of us has

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additional support has been provided by: oand by the corporaor public broadcasting. a private corporation funded by the american people. urand by contributions to pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.ch from the tnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us.t in wuld be the largest demonstration yet, pro-democracy protesters fled the streets of hong kong today, marching through heavy rain towards government offices to call f reform. citing previous violence, police initially banned the protesters from marching, but the rally-- which had police approval-- quickly overwhelmed the city's victoria park and spilled into the nearby streets. the marcremained peaceful with no reports of clashes with police. a smaller group mained outside government offices late into the night. the organizers of the pro- democracy movement say there were 1.7-million protesters. quartz reporter mary huis in hong kong and she joins us now via skype. this lasweek has seenome changes in how the protests are functioning

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the corporation for public broadcasting.nd by viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, moderator robert costa. spend the weekend at camp p vid to watch information about hurricane dorian. vice psident pence will go to poland instead. he's still dealing with criticism other his handling of hurricane maria whi devastating puerto rico in 2017. here's what president trump said today. president trump: i like the word acting. as far as i'm concerned, acting, to me is good. and if ie the people, i make them permanent. acting gives you great flexibility you don't have with permanent. rort: joining me tonight to discuss these issues and me, shawna thomas, washington bureau chieie for vice news. john harris, founding editor of politico. vivian salama, editor for the "wall street journal," and michael schear, of "the new yo times." presidents are often tested by storms. what kind of test is hurricane rian for president trump? shawna: i think really what people will be looking for kind over the course of the weekend? what does he enc

addional suprt has been provided by: and by the corporati for public broadcasting. a private corporation funded by the american people.d contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in w york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. at the g-7 summit in biarritz, france today, president trump made a whirlwind of comments and announcements on everything from the trade wawith china to brexit to a new trade agreement with japan to north korea's latest missile lnch. at a breakfast meeting with the british prime minister boris johnson and aides, the president appeared to waver about his recent decision toncrease tariffs against china again. >> mr. president, any second thoughts on escalating the trade >> yeah, sure.? why not? >> second thoughts? yes? might as well. might as well. >> you have second thoughts >>out escalating the war with china? have second thoughts about everything. >> sreenivasan: hours later the white hosued a statement saying the president¡s words wer

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting. a private corporation funded by the americd people. contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thanyou. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln ceer in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good eveng and thanks for joining us. two mass murders-- one in el paso, xas, the second in dayton, ohio-- within hours of each other. 29 people are confirmed dead. dozens are still hospitalized. the victims range in age fro toddlers to people in their 80s. grieving communities built memorials as police continued their investigations. president trump ordered flags to be flown at half staff across the country through gust 8. late this afternoon, mr. trump tweeted from his new jersey golf club where he spent the weekend that, quote, "...melania and i are prayinfor all those impacted by this unspeakable act of evil!" the latest shooting was in dayton, ohio, at about 1:00 a.m. today, when a gunman cing multiple ammunition magazines and wearing body armor opened fire in a popular ente

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:days after the shootings in texas and ohio claimed the lives of 31 people, the gun debate has returned to washington. president trump expressed confidence oriday that he could persuade republicans to eventuallyack expanded background checks and said he is talking with the national rifle association. president trump: i think a lot of really meaningful things on background checks will take place,ncluding red flags, including a lot of other very, very important items. the n.r.a., they love our country. they love our country so much and frankly i really think they're going to get there -- robert: many challenges remain. n.r.a. chief wayne lapierre said his group remains opposed to the measures under consideration callingm tund bite solutions. meanwhile, senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, has declined to call the senate back. while the president said that mcconnell is totally on board, mcconnell's spokes man said

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here in germany a recent poll conducted by public broadcaster aired he revealed that just 19 percent of germans knew the united states as a trustworthy political partner but cultural. remain strong the 2 countries are currently marking a year of german american friendship with a variety of events one of them being an exchange program for firefighters. this is hardly your typical summer camp. abseiling from a window is just one of the tasks firefighters need to master for extreme situations here on long island outside new york city young fire fighters are learning such skills at camp fahrenheit at 1st glance these teenagers look like a well rehearsed team in fact they only met a few days ago and they're not even all americans some flew all the way from the german town of hover law to take part in this exchange program the great experience for everyone involved. i've actually made a couple friends with them they're super nice it's great to learn a lot about different cultures and the way they train in germany so different. and so now we have a completely different image of the american

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbo station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the trade waree bee u.s. and china escalated today, sending the financial markets into a tailspin. it all came as president trump smveled his fiercest critiir yet at the cn of the federal reserve. china announced early in the day w tariffsill impose on $75 billion worth of american goods. soon after, the president tweeted, "our great american companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to china." the dow jones industal average plunged today, losing 623 points at the end of the day. it closed at 25,628, a drop of more than 2%. after the markets closed, the president announced his own retaliation-- even higher tariffs on more than $550 billion worth of chinese goods, that will kick in during the fall. at the same time, mr. trump used unprecedented language today to attack fed chair jay powell for not clearly announcing anothere interest rt is coming." my only question

. >> this program was made possible by the cooration for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. k thu. >> schifrin: the united nations ng sounding a dire new war about how the way we use our land, is increasing the effects. of climate cha a report out today from an international panel of more than 100 scientists found that: the world's land and water resources are being explted at "unprecedented rates". and it said large-scale farming, along with the global consumption of meat and dairy are fueling climate change in a way that could result in a food crisi we'll take a closer look at these findings after the news summary. more than 200 former altar boys, students, and boy scouts in guam ryare suing the u.s. terri catholic diocese for sexual abuse that dates back to the 1950s. the associated press reported they were assaulted byy, teachers, and scout leaders linked to the church. the island's former archbishop-- anthony apuron-- is one of those named.ca the vaconvicted him of sex01 abuse in but he remains a bishop and

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was math possible bcorporation for public broadcastingand by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brangham: president trump held court on the white house south lawn for more than half aw hour, ing questions on a wide-range of topics: gun laws, russia, the economy, cven birthrigizenship. there was a lot on the esesident's mind today. our white house condent yamiche alcindor was there and joins me now. h >> brangham: so the president covered so many different topics today. i'm so glad you were there. one of the issues i want the talk about gs the issue ofns. for just over two weeks now from o to date feelings were hurt, the president seems to have vacillated on what he wan to done background checks. he talked about that, let's listen to what he had to say. >> i have an appetite for background checks. we're working with republicans. we're working with republicans. we already he very strong background checks, but there are thopholes in the background checks. 's what i spoke to the n.r.a. about yesterday. they

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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 lou. thank you. >> woodruff: two cities united in their grief, but divided over condolences from the commander- in-chief. yamie alcindor reports on th latest from dayton and el paso. >> alcindor: well before president trump arrived, protesters in dayton,hio filled the streets. some denounced his rhetoric on ra and immigration, and demanded action to prevent gun violence.>> he tempers flare but at the end of the day, how can we not be out here and this is our city. >> >> alcindor: others praised the president and welcomed his visit. >> alc white house, president trump said he hoped congress could soon pass bipartisan gun legislation, though not a ban o assaapons. >> i don't want to put guns into the hands of mentally unstable people or people with rage or hate. d ere's a great appetite, mean a very strong appetite for unckground checks and i think we can bring up backgchecks like we'd never had before. >> alcindor: the president al

instituti r.and friends of the newsh >> this prograwas made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> nawaz: representative rashida tlaib now says shet wo visit the west bank to see her grandmother, hours after the israeli government granted her entry on humanitarian grounds. israel initially barred both tlaib and fellow democratic congresswoman ilhan omar from entry over their support of boycotts protesting israel's policies and treatment of palestinians. but israel reversed its ban on tlaib, on the condition she promise not to promote the boycotts during her trip. tlaib tweeted at she would not visit under such "oppressive conditions." north korea meanwhile fired tw projectiles into the sea friday, marking its sixth launch in three weeks. those launches came after a government spokesmanhe north criticized south korea for continuing planned joint mis.tary exercises with the pyongyang also rejected the south's offer of peace talks.ko in hon, pro-democracy protesters began a weekend of demonsations amid suspic

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ongoing support of these institutionspr >> thiram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the debate over guns in america is intensifying tonight,fter mass shootings in that killed 22 people in el paso, texas, and nine in dayton, ohio. so are the investigations. the f.b.i. today joined theig inveion of the dayton gunman, connor betts, who was killed by police. agents said he had shown terest in committing a massti sh. >> we have uncovered evidence throughout the course of our investigation that the shooter was exploring violent ideoloes. we have not seen any evidence that the events in el paso influenced him at thisoint. again, we have lots of evidence to go through >>sa sreeni president trump plans to visit dayton and el paso tomorrow.po his nts, in turn, plan to protest his rhetoric on race and immigration and to demand action on gun violence. dayton's democratic mayor, nan whaley, said today she backs both sentiments. >> his rhetoric has been painful for many in our community, and i

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: clashes rocked hong as anti-government demonstrations crippled the busy international airport for a d seco. scuffles broke out when riot police armed with pepper sprayon and batons cond pro-democracy protesters inside levion news" has our report.ent >> reporter: midnight hong kong time, and the protestors who'd forced the cancellation of all outbound flights for the second day running,me beca suddenly agitated as a thin blue line tentatively entered the arrivals hall, terminal e. laser pens blinded the officers, who were immediately forced to retreat.s the blackshithought for a moment they'd seen the police off. then the riot police arrived. initially they picked off individuals.be some weraten, then cuffed one riot policeman became immediately trapped inside the doors to the terminal. you see him attempting an arrest, then he's set upon. s beaten withn i his own baton. the intensity of the mistrust a

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. >> yang: president trump acknowledged he is considering tax cuts, but not, he says, in response to recession fears. that was just one of the topics the president ta about today during an oval office meeting with the president of romania. >> we're looking at various tax reductionsbut i'm looking at that all the time anyway, tax reductions. payroll tax is something that we think about, and a lot of people would like to see that, and that very much affects the workers of our country. >> yang: we'll hear more from the president when we talk to white house correspondent yamiche alcindor, after the news summary. wall street gaund today, after a batch of disappointing corporate earnings. the dow jones industrial average lost 173 points to close at 25,962. the nasdaq fell 54 points, and the s&p 500 slipped 23. in syria, the donant militant group in idlib province reaeated from a key town, i new blow to rebel forces. t

ongoing supporttu of these insons: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there is word the white house has backed off a plan to slash more than $4 billion in us foreign aid. the about-face is being widely reported tonight. the cuts would have included humanitarian relief, peace- keeping and global health initiatives, among others. but, lawmakers and se topni trump adration officials warned they could harm national security and jeopardize budget negotiations. the democratic presidential field is smaller by one tonight. and, there are reports that the republican field might grow by one. john yang has our campaign 2020 roundup. >> i'm not going to be thees ent, so i'm withdrawing tonight from the race. >> yang: washingtostate governor jay inslee becomes the third democrat to drop out of the 2020 presidential mpaign, deciding instead to seek a third term as governor. inslee made fighting climate change his signature campaign issue, and encouraged other 2020 hopefuls to adopt h

og >> this m was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. m: >> brangew york city has fired the white police officer deinvolved in the chokeholh of an unarmed black man, eric garner, back in 2014. garner's dying words-- "i can't breathe"-- galvanized nationwide protest. today, new york's police commissioner said officer daniel pantaleo caused an "irreversible tragedy." garner's daughter said the fight for justice is far from over. they spo at separate news conferences. >> in this case, the unintended consequence of mr. garner's death must have a consequence of it's own. therefore, i agree with the deputy commissioner of trial's legal findings and recommendations. it is clear daniel pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a new york city police officer. >> erigarner was killed five years ago.k it tve years for the officer to be fired. i don't want another eric garner. i will do everything in my power garner.r see another eric n >> brangham: in 2014, a grand jury re

. >> this program was mad possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president trump expressed hope today tt he'll be able to persuade republicans r back stronger background check legislation rearms. he said he's spoken with congressional leaders and officials from the nat rifle association after st weekend's mass shootings in texas and ohio. before leaving the w house this morning, the presidt told reporters there is "tremendous support" for background check legislation. >> frankly, we need intelligent background checks. okay? this isn't a question of n.r.a., reblican or democrat. i will tell you i spoke to mitch mcconnell yesterday. he's totally on board. he said, "i've been waiting fo your call." he is totally on board. >> nawaz: now, mcconnell has not endorsed any type of gun safety legislation. yesterday, he told a kentucky radio show the senate will discuss background checks and so-called "red flag" laws when it returns in septemr. brve years after the fatal shoo

. >> this ogram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: president trump is escalating his trade showdown with china. he announced today he wipo 10% levies on $300 billion worth of imported chinese goods as of september first. e president complained china is reneging on promises and slow-walking trade talks. s ke before heading to a campaign rally in cincinnati. >> for many years china has been taking money out by the hundreds of billions of dollars a year. we have rebuilt china so now it's time that we change things around. if they don't want to trade with us anymore, that would be fine with me. we'd save a lot of money. >> woodruff: today's move covers all trade withhina that was left out of earlier tariffs. it also comes after the latest trade talks ended this wk with no apparent progress. the tariff news did not go down well on wall street. tee dow jones industrial average lost 280 points being up nearly 300. it closed at 26,583. the nasdaq fell 64 poin

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: stocks went into a free fall on wall reet today, after the bond market stokedof feara recession. germany also reported its economy shrank in the second raising concerns about a global slowdown. the disappointing economic news caused the dow jones industrial average to plummet 800 points to close at 25,479. the nasdaq fell 242 points and the s&p-500 slipped more than 85. we'll take a closer look at the marketr volatility la the program. t hong kong, flights at the international airpsumed a day after tense clashes broke out betweeriot police an pro-democracy protesters. smaller, peaceful demonstrations continued inside the terminal, with scores of signs calling for democratic reforms and the resignation of the territory's chief executive, carrie lam. we'll have ms'ore on the protest impact and china's response right after the news summary. back in this country, more revelations emerged today about the two

. >> this program was made porible by the corporation public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: president trump is headed home tonight with no apologies after a weekend at the summit. he defended his policies and tactics today and played down tensions with the world's other economic powers. white house correspondent yamiche alcindor reports from in biarritz, france. >> alcindor: at the g7, a public show of harmony, paperinover deep divisions. presidents trump and macron ended the conference with the same kind of affection they displayed all weekend. >> if there was any word for this particular meeting of seven very important countries, it was mpunity. i think most important of all we got along great. >> alcindor: but the takeaways from the gathering itself were meager. the seven nations only agreed to a set of statements that filled a single sheet of paper. on many of the mospressing issues he discussed with the other leaders, president trump pointedldisagreed. on iran, macron extended a las minu

. >> this prssram was made le by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: hurricane dorian is still growing tonight, and 10 million people along the east coast of florida cou be at risk. e storm will reach the bahamas on sunday, then slam into florida with category 4 winds of 140 miles an hour. but, with the ac uncertain, governor ron desantis held off ordering evacuations today. >> we know it's going west, it's going to entually go north. will it go north before it hits the east coast, will it go rig 95, will it go up the center of west coast, or even into the gulf? we don't know that yet. but i think if folks are in those areas they need to do what's best to prepare. but yeah, it'd be grr me to say "it's been totally ruled out to go one direction or another." >> woodruff: let's hear more about dorian's trajectory as of this ening and the risks of this hurricane. edward rappaport is the deputy director of the national hurricane center and he joins me from their center i

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewersyou. thank you. c >> nawaz: air traf hong kong was brought to a ground stop after a fourth day of protests inse the international airport. more than 150 flights were canceled. thousands of anti-government demonstrators occupied the terminal, holding signs and chanting cls for democratic reforms. they're demanding the resiation of the territory's chief executive carrie lam, and an investigation into police usf ce. we'll have more on this after the news summary. the trump administration finalized rollbacks on the nixon-era "endanred species act" today. p"endangered speciotection for those classified as "threatened." they'll also allow economic cost to factor into whether or not a species should be protected. conservation groups-- and at least n attorneys general-- have warned the move could put more wildlife at risk for tinction. we'll take a look at the impact of today's rollback later in the progm. in economic news: a sell-off in th

of these institutions: and individuals.s >> togram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: guns, hate andic am we devote tonight's program to where we are now, and how we face, then change this tragic reality. las vegas, orlando, blacksburg, newtow sutherland springs, parkland. all sites of mass murder. oakland, baltimore, chicago. all places witness to gun violence this weekend. sadly, there are many more to name, and we take this hour to examine why. we start in el paso, where 22 people werkilled. our william brangham is there. >> reporter: for manin el paso, it's a time to show solidarity. dozens and dozens of p lined up to donate blood. local hospitals treating the victims put out the call, and the response has been tremendous. frida delgadillo is a college student at the university of texas in el paso >> i'm here because i like to help my community in any way ipe can and so manle have shown up that i wanted to be one of them as well. when i firsteard that there was a shooting i kne

. >> 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: the revolving door keepspinning. republican congressman john ratcliffe of texas is out-- noti longconsideration to be the director of national intelligence. that, just five days after president trump nominated him ti the po. foponents said ratcliffe had too little experiencthe top u.s. intelligence post and he had been accuse misrepresenting his experience as a federal prosevitor. before l the white house for his new jersey golf club, mr. trump blamed the media for ratcliffe's withdrawing but rtso praised res for their vetting of his nominee. >> i could see that the press was treating him, i thought very unfairly. no you vet for me, i like when you vet. no, no, you vet. i think the white house has a great vetting process. you vet for me. when i give a name i give it out to the press and you vet for me. >> woodruff: we take a deeper look at this latest about-face with gg miller, national security co

the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! oncein, from washington, moderator robert costa. thehis week's gyrations in stock market have not changed president trump's hard line on trade. but he did make adjustments as he seeks a deal with china, delayingariffsn some goods until december. and ahead of a rally on thuray, he remained upbeat. >> walmart announced, oth announced, we had some tremendous numbers come out today, which i'm sure you saw, so we're very happy about thae weoing very well. the economy is incredible. the consumerrobablybove all else, the consumer is doing incredibly. >> but the week's losses have investors and business leaders concerned amid global uncertainty and signs of swing growth. joining me tonight, elisabeth bumiller, washingt f bureau chie the new york times. jerry seib, executive washington editor for the wall street jonal. toluse olorunnipa, white house reporter for the washington post. and andrea mitchell, chief foreign affair

s public broadcaster the b.b.c. is making headlines of its own that's after it admitted to failings and its bracks it coverage during the recent european elections despite its own strict editorial guidelines but i saw scott taylor explains it took a lot for the corporation to acknowledge its mistake. the b.b.c. has just admitted that one of its graphics illustrating the results of the european parliamentary election back in may this year it was misleading now the chart in question shows how well pro and anti bracks at parties did and it suggests that remain as one a little over 40 percent of the vote with bracks it is coming in just shy of 35 percent the conclusion of course being that sentiment in europe was stronger but and this is where the issue is the groff able to account for one important thing while the need for the party and you kip are represented as backing bracks it the conservatives are not despite being a party that was then and still is committed to leaving the european bloc. coconspirator has pursued

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