and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. with 38 days to go until election day, president donald trump is set to officially announce his nominee to be the next associate justice on the u.s. supreme court. 24 hours before a planned 5:00 p.m. eastern time event in the white house rose garden, newshour confirmed the chce is judge amy coney barrett, who is currently serving on the 7th u.s. circuit court of appeals in chicago. last night, at a rally in newport news, virginia, the president said his decision to name a successor to the late justice ruth bader ginsburg so close to the election is his right. >> and i'm watching the deocrats saying how terrible it is that we're appointg. we have the right. we won the election. right? then we have the right. we won the election. ( cheering ) >> sreenivasan: the senate confirmation hearings on barrett's nomination are likely to be contentious. in

and after the second warning, the public broadcaster arranged for him to leave.was due back on thursday, but on the eve of his departure on wednesday night, he had a gathering, a farewell gathering of friends, and at midnight, seven chinese policeman showed up seven chinese policeman showed up at his doorstep and said he was banned from leaving the country and told him that he was to show up for questioning for what they described as a

newshour weekend's christopher oker spoke with oregon public broadcasting reporter emily cureton earlier today for the latest on the continuing fire crisis. >> reporter:hat is the status of the fires and what is the >> the danger is not over. today, half a million people in oregon are under some level of evacuation notice. about 40,000 people have been told to leave their homes. but majority of those have been told to pack a bag and get ready to go. so, thluis is communities not far from portland, and in southern oregon, we're alsoar braced for awing couple of days. towns that have already burned are now under red flag warning again, and there's high winds expected in that part of the >> reporter: a red flag warning because there's an expectation or an anticipation that the fires may return. >> conditions are prime for extreme fire activity. >> reporter: andhile this is happening, there seems to be a quite a mbit information, or missing information. tell me e about what peoow and how people are making decisions. >> it's very difcult right no yesterday, i spoke with people who had fled th

rickey bevington from georgia public broadcasting, thanks so much. >> thank you, hari. >> sreenivasan: because they are residents of a u.s. territory, when puerto ricans head to the island's polls on november 3, they will not be able to vote for the president. what they will be voting on is a referendum for puerto rican statehood and whether they should be admitted to the union. in the last four years, puerto rico has had a $72-billion debt crisis, devastating hurricanes and earthquakes, and half a million puerto ricans have left for the u.s. mainland. all these factors are forcing a closer look at the relationship. newshour weekend's ivette feliciano has more. >> reporter: resident commissioner jennifer gonzÁlez- colÓn represents puerto rico in congress and is the first woman in history to hold the position. >> why we are fighting for equality and democracy around the world, but you still do hav in your backyard the oldest colony, and that's puerto rico. >> reporter: her party, the new progressive party, currently holds the governorship on the island, and organized the referendum for

and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. ruth bader ginsburg, the second woman to serve as a u.s. supreme court justice, who became the leader of the court's liberal wing, died yesterd at the age of 87. ginsburg was at home with her family. her death was due to complications from metastatic pareatic cancer. outside the supreme court, where she served for 27 years, mourners continued to add to an informal memorial that began last night with candles, flowers and notes to the justice. president trump heard the news of ginsburg's death fr reporters as he left a campaign rally in minnesota late yesterday. >> you are telling me now for the first time. she led an amazing life. what else can you say? she was an amazing woman-- whether you agreed or not-- she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. i am actually saddened to hear that. i am saddened to hear that. thank you very much. >> s

and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hill: good evening, and thank you for joining . president donald trump spent much of today at his virginia golf club, and continued to deny news reports that he has disparaged military service members. "the atlantic," citing anonymous sources, reported on thursday that the president called americans who died in war "losers" and "suckers." he allegedly made the comments while on a 2018 trip to france, before a visit to an american military cemetery was canceled. the administration and mr. trump say the trip was called off due to a heavy rainstorm. the president denied he made the comments again yesterday, at a late afternoon white house news conference. >> it was a fake story written by a magazine that was probably not going to be around much longer. but it was a totally fake story, and that was confirmed by many people who were actually there. >> hill: yesterday, fox news corresndent jenner griffin s

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and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and with the presidential election just 51 days away, we're launching our "roads to election 2020" series. for the next eight weekends, leading up to the election, we'll be traversing the country to see what is on the minds of voters. as we ueconto practice social distancing, most of our coverailgebe virtual but the lehigh valley e today, from pennsylvania, we will be on location. on this trip, we're looking fo frward to hearim viewers like you on the issues that are at the forefront of your communities' concerns. we'll start our ro trip reporting right after today's news summary today's lower winds gave firefighters a bett chance against wildfires raging across the west which have killed at least 26 people sinceid- august. in oregon, seven people are confirmed dead but dozens more are missing. a top state official said they are preparing for a possible" mass fatality event.

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and for contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the u.s. presidential races focused on a potentially critical question, will president trump except the election results if he loses? he will not say explicitly and that intern has sparked criticism across the board. on none of oz has the day's developments. amna: democrats including former vice president joe biden in disbelief. >> he says the most irrational things. i don't know what to say. amna: after president trump's latest remarks, responding to this question in the briefing room yesterday. >> you commit to making sure there is a peaceful transfer of power? pres. trump: get rid of the ballots and there will not be a transfer, there will be a continuation of the ballots are out of control. amna: following mr. trump's not committing, the senate passed a resolution committing to a peaceful transfer of power and lawmakers including nancy pelosi weighed in. >> that the president of the united states would put into doubt the peaceful t

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taking the time out to speak to us thank you david steeves joining us there from our going public broadcasting science and environment at. thank you happy to be with you. well now israel's government has announced a fresh 3 week nationwide lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus making it the 1st country to reimpose restrictions on a national scale the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the restrictions will come into force on friday this means israelis will have to stay within 500 meters of their homes schools and places of worship will be closed as well as all but essential shops more than 153000 infections have been confirmed in israel and at least 1100 people have died now campaigning for next month's presidential election a started in tanzania's semi autonomous state of zanzibar the result could trigger another fall out between the government and the opposition following the disputed poll 5 years ago one of the main issues is the status of the hands of oz union with mainland tanzania catherine sawyer puts on this now from neighboring kenya. safe shareef is running

public broadcaster the a.b.c. in connection with the case unrelated to their work the journalists took shelter in australia diplomatic compounds while officials negotiated their return home. and chinese president xi jinping has defended his country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying beijing acted transparently in its response she was speaking of serve only honoring heroes in the fight against the virus he said china was bouncing back from the crisis and that nothing would stop the chinese people from achieving a better future. hundreds of people have joined a corps in colombia's couple bogota to protest the economic and social policies of president even even duke a the protest by trade unions was the 1st since columbia ended more than 5 months of coronavirus lockdowns the country has reported more than 600000. over 220000 deaths. in california fireworks at a baby shower party or being blamed for igniting the latest blaze sweeping the u.s. state fire crews are struggling to contain the flames amid scorch

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.ontributions by viewers like you. think then you. >> we will return after the headlines. ruth ginsburg has died. this was due to complications. chief justice roberts said that nation has lost a judge of historic nature and the court has lost a cherished colleague. he described justice ginsburg as a resolute champion of justice. more on the remarkable life for her to do -- >> in my lifetime, i expect to see three, four, perhaps even more women on the high court bench. women not shaped from the same mold but of from complexions. >> ruth ginsburg became the second women on the supreme court when she made that prediction. >> serving othis court is the highest honor, the most awesome trust that can be placed on a judge. >> or confirmation in 1983 marked a pinnacle in a legal career that broke gender barriers. she was born ruth bader in brooklyn, new york of austrian descent. she sourced her immigrant roots as a place of streth. >> what is the difference between a bookkeeper and a supreme co

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to our pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.ep nie: good evening, i'm stephanie sy with newshour west. we will return to judy woodrlf and the frogram after the latest headlines. the pandemic and public schools headlined the presidential campaign news tonight. democrat joe biden hammered away at president schools are facing a national emergency. in his hometown of wilmington, delaware, he called out mr.tr p for failing to provide more aid. mr.s biden: this emergency, mr. president. donald trump and his fema should treat it as one. remr. president, where you? why aren't you working on this? we need emergency support funding for r schools and we need it now. stephanie: also today the biden campaign and democratic national committee recorded raisi a record of $364 million in augu. meanwhile president trump traveled to wilmington, north carolina, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii. he spoke at the battleship north caroli, now a floating museum and memorial. the presid

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the stakes don't come any higher. the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg has created an opening on the u.s. supreme court just before a presidential election. now, a battle royal begins, and the outcome could decisively shift the high court to the right. john yang begins our coverage. john: flags flew at half-staff over the white house today to honor the late justice who died friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer. inside, behind closed doors, talks intensified as president trump prepares to nominate a successor. the president said he has narrowed his list of candidates to five, all of them women pres. trump: i think it will be on friday or saturday i will be announcing a pick. five women are being looked at and vented very carefully. we will pick somewhat outstanding and very qualified. they are all qualified. but someone who is outstanding. i would like to see it all take place before the election. john: the president's proposed

this program was madpossible by t corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs stationviewers like you. thank you. stephanie: good evening. we will return to judy woodruff and the full program hfter the latedlines. president trump has spent much of this day in kenosha, wisconsin, touting his law-and-order campaign. the city erupted in protests last week, after police shot a black man, jacob blake, in the back. today, mr. trump toured burned-out stores, praiseng police andncing democratic officials. we'll hear more, after the news summar protests broke out overnight near los angeles after sheriff's deputies killed a black man. officials say he resisted arrest, then dropp a bundle containing a gun, and the deputies opened fire. dozens of people srmed to the scene after nightfall, in tense whenat turn officers pushed into crowds to disperse them.tw sheriffs located outside s rtland, oregon, are refusing the governor'ea to send deputies into the city. there've been months of anti-racism protestsy - almost nigholence -- and a counter-demonstrator was killed over the weekend.

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like you. thank you. judy: it has been a long and damaging day along must've the u.s. gulf coast with much -- many flooded homes, plus broken bridges and rain by the bucket-fal. -- bucketful. hurricane sally has weakened, but major damage is piling up. stephanie sy has our report. stephanie: waves of swollen waters crashed onto southern shores. hurricane sally hit the gulf coast this morning as a category 2 storm and is moving forward at a glacial pace. in mobe, winds of up to 105 miles per hour swept through empty streets and downed trees in backyards nr the state border with florida. >> holy moly. stephanie: in pensacola florida, a portion of a three mile bridge collapsed in the wind, apparently after a crane crashed onto the roadway. >> it is pretty windy, blow you over. stephanie: residents were left to wade through knee-high water is rainfall reached 20 inches and kept coming. the storm grew rapidly last weekend into hurricane force as it made its way past southern

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your from viewers like you. thank you. judy: fire crews in the west are finally getting help this wevening from slowingd and rising humidity. but a wave of wildfires has already claimed up to 25ssives ac oregon, washington and northern californi in oregonlone, half a million people have had to flee and dozens are missing. special correspondent kat wise reports. t: firefighters at a moment of silence for 9/11 and then begin discussing their plan of attk. these firefighterd commanders of thetaff are one many incident management teams that assemble during wildfire season to battle blazes throughout the west. late monday night as wind picked up across the region, a fire broke out around their incident command post in the small town of gates, oregon. group of about 3 many stayinghe in tents and campers outside the post, begin the battle to save their own building. >> as i walkedut behind th post behind the building, the huge field behind it wasmp tely engulfed in flame. r t: randall is the publ

. >> this program was madess by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the newshour has confirmed tonight thsident trump will nominate federal appeals judge amy coney barrett to thenited states supreme court. the announcement is set for barrett joined theircuit court of appeals in chicago in 2017. her conservative religious views dominated her confirmation fight. before that,he had clerked for the late justice antonin scalia and she had taught at university of notre dame law school. the deatof justice ruth bader ginsburg one week ago tonight created the supreme court vacancy. today, she was paid final honors before the bruising fight begins over filling her seat-- anday with just 40to go in the presidential campaign. john yang has our report. >> yang: justice ruth bader ginsburg broke two final and the first jewish american to lie in state in the u.s.capitol. ♪ ♪ rabbi lauren holtzblatt, the wife of a former ginsburg clerk, eulogized her. >> she changed the course of amer

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: with about six weeks until election day, how americans will vote has on grown more contentious. the security of elections an mail in ballots was once again at the top of mind for many officials in washington toda our william brangham begins our coverage. >> brangham: theay started with another inaccurate tweet from president trump about mail- in voting. the president has repeatedly made false statements about who is being sent mail-in ballots, and what mail-in voting could mean for the eleion. today, he assert falsely that" the nov 3rd election result may never be accurately determined"t on col hill today, f.b.i. director christopher wray told congress that pren election meddling is coming from russia. the russians aren't targeting election infrastructure, wray said, but stirring up division.r >>inly have seen very active very active efforts by 20e russians to influence our election in through what i

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the uonomy is clawing its way back from its losses at the height of the pandemic. employers added 1.4 million jobs in august. less than previous months, while the nation's unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. we'll have more on the economy later in the program. but first, the fallout intensified today over an article that alleges that president trump made disparaging marks about u.s. troops. >> it's a fake story, and it's a disgrace tt they're allowed to do it. >> brangham: president trump isi ng back, after a report in" the atlantic" magazine-- and later confirmed by multiple news organizations-- said the president several times called fallen american service member"" erlosers" and "su" in the oval office today, thet presidain flatly denied ever making the comments, and instead todehis administration. >> there's nobody that considers the military, and especially people that have given their lives in the mi

ongoing support of these institutions: >> ts program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump has taken his re-election campaign his democratic opponent, joe biden, spent the day in wisconsin, visiting thlatest crucible in the national churning over racial jestice. lisa djardins has our report. >> repter: kenosha: a community still reeling. once again pulled into the national limelight, this time, with democratic presidential nominee joe biden arriving. thisollowed president trump' visit on tuesday. >> this should never happen, a haing like thishould never en. >> reporter: despite local objections that the city be left to recover and reflect on its own. community leaders and law enforcement officials, the former vice president pitched himself as a unifying figure. >> i honest to god believe we have an enormous opportunity noe thatcreen, the curtain has been pulled back, address what's going on in the country, to do a lot of real positive things. >> reporter: protests in kenosha o

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. ♪ this program was made possible by t corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like you. than you. judy: two big stories dominate e news tonight, the high-stakes battle builds over the future of the u.s. supreme court, and criminal charges are filed in the shooting death of breonna taylor in louisville, kentucky, but not for the killing itself. the announcement has angered many in louisville and elsewhere in a case that has become a rallying cry for racial justice. reporter: a moment more than six months in the making. >> i know many in louisville and across the commonwealth and country have been anxiously awaiting the completion of our investigation into the death of miss breonna taylor. reporter: kentucky attorney general david cameron announcing that one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting death of breonna taylor would face criminal charges, not for her death, but for recklessly shooting into a neigoring apartment. >> after hearing the evidence from our prosecutors, the grand jury voted to return an indictment against detective hanki

ongoing support of these instutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a new political firestorm has broken out at the trump white house tonight, as wildfires ravage much of the west coast. first, to what the president knew, and what he said publicly1 as the covpandemic began. it's recounted in a new book by b woodward. our john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: in a recorded interview effect of the coronavirus in the united states was publicly clear, president trump told "washingtopost" editor bob woodward that he knew it is deadlier than the flu. >> the air, you just breathe the air. that's how it's passed. and so that's a very tricky one. and that's a very delite o. it's also more deadly than your, you know, your even your strenuous flus. this is more deadly. i thfive per you know, this is five percent versus one percent, and less than one percent. you know, so this is deadly stuff. >> yang: that stands in contrast with his public statements at the time. this is the pr

conrad wilson is a reporter at oregon public broadcasting and joins me now.d, just bring us up—to—date with the situation because the pictures we have been seeing are absolutely dramatic. it is a very dramatic scene. as well as in washington, across the entire pacific northwest. in the last 48 hours, more than i pacific northwest. in the last 48 hours, more thani million pacific northwest. in the last 48 hours, more than i million acres have burned in oregon and washington. that's just an extraordinary escalation and a dramatic fire growth fuelled by very strong winds and very dry conditions. there is a number of very large fires. we're talking about fires really that are all over the region, all over the state of 0regon, the region, all over the state of oregon, and as the pictures you have seen show, the devastation has been very... it's been dramatic, really. ca nyo ns, very... it's been dramatic, really. canyons, entire towns, communities have been wiped away by the fire. we know of four deaths in washington and oregon, the one you mentioned in washington

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: record wildfires are's till -- are still marching across vast swaths of california tonight and claiming new victims. fourteen fire crew members were injured today, with three of them hospitalized. the fires have also destroyed scores of homes and other buildings, and left hundreds of people to be rescued. stephanie sy has our report. stephanie: the glow of destructive flames is consuming many parts of the golden state. a record-breaking 2 million plus acres have burned and the fire season is barely underway. proof of climate cnge, said governor gavin newsom today. >> i quite literally have no patience for climate change deniers. it simply follows, completely inconsistent, that point you, with the reality on the ground. stephanie: the wildfires are sparing no corner of california, with some 20 fire conglomerates blazing. several of those are almost completely uncontained. in fresno county, the creek fire exploded in the sierra nevada mounta

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation r public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the stakes don't come any higher: the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg has created an opening on the u.s. supreme court, just before a presidential election. now, a battle royale begins, and the outcome shuld decisively t the court to the right, for decades to come. hn yang begins our coverage. er yang: flags flew at half- staff he white house today to honor the late justice who died friday of metastaanc inside, behind cloors, talks intensified as president trump prepares to nominate a successor. >> yang: the president said he's narrowed his list of candidates to five-- all of them women. >> president trump: i would say on friday or saturday i'll be announcing the pick. it's five women who areok being at and vetted very carefully. we'll pick somebody who is outstanding, very qualified. they're all qualified. but somebody who is outstanding. i would raher see t all take place before the election

. >> this program was madeib po by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbe station from v like you. thank you. >> woodruff: wildfre sweeping across more of the west coast tonight with no end in sight. dozens of fires have killed at least eight people, wiped out small towns d destroyed hundreds of homes in washington state, oregon and northern californ. cat wise begins our coverage, reporting from south of portnd. ac reporter: the smoke was thick this morning in mas county, oregon, as some residents emerged from cars and tents in the parking lthe local community college. the american red cross has set up a shelter here, one of ten locations currently open around the state. many lined up for a warm breakfast, including 70-year-old nancy price and her husband dave silverberg, who is 90. they fled from nearby molalla and have been here for the last three nights, preferng to sleep in their car instead of inside the shelter. >> they said, we hav told to evacuate immediately. so we just made sure we were dressed and we were out the

this made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs stationrom viewers like you. thank you. judy: questions about federal income taxes are swirling around president trump again tonight. the issue has surfaced repeatedly since he first began running for president in 2015. now, a published report says he has paid little or nothing in taxes -- for years in a row. white house correspondent yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. reporter: a blockbuster "new york times story, president trump on defense -- over his taxes and all this just one day before his first debate with former vice president joe biden. this morning, the white house was quick to put out press secretary kayleigh mcenany. >> we've seen this play out before where there was a hit piece about the president's taxes just before a debate. and an inaccurate one at that. this is the same playbook they tried in 2016, the same playbook the american people rejected and will do so again. reporter: "the times" says it obtained the president's tax records from the last two decades. it reports tha

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your stion from viewers like you. thank you. judy: -- newshour west. stephanie sy with we will return to judy woodruff anes the full program after headlines. . another prominent republican in a key swing state has endorsed former vice president joe biden. cindy t mccai widow of the late arizona senator john mccain, said in a tweet, "my husband lived by a code, country rst.we are republicans but americans for most of there's only one candidate who stands up for our values as a nation, joe biden." president trump disparaged senator mccain's military onservice on multiple occa mccain was the 2008 republican nominee for president. the u.s. senate republican majority has moved step closer to filling the vacancy on the u.s. supreme court left by the death of justice ruth bader nsburg friday. today, utah a republican mitt romney, a key hold out, announced he is prepared to vote before the election on placement for justice ginsburg. av>>indicated that what i intend to do is proceed with a consider

. >> 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: california tonight is home to a record-shattering heat wave, and about two dozen wildfires currently burning across the state. nearly 15,000 firefighters are battling steep terrain and tinder dry conditions, as they fight to control the raging infernos. temporarily closed forest in central and southern regions of the state because of the fire risk. more than 2 million acres already scorched this year in california. record-breaking swaths of record-breaking swaths of land, burning under record-breaking temperatures. governor gavin newsom last night declared a state of emergency in five counties, as some 20 fire conglomerates smolder across the state. the largest fire alone, fresno's creek fire, has burned over 73,000 acres. a caravan of labor day weekend campers were surrounded by flames, and forced to flee to a nearby lake. sisters katelyn and mckenzie meek escaped the fires' path. >> one minute you'r

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michael smith of the australian financial review and bill bartels from public broadcaster abc were forcedo take shelter in australian diplomatic missions in china after their homes were rated. before they left china, they were questioned by chinese authorities about an australian tv anchor working for chinese state tv. with smith and burtel s'departure, there are no australian journalist reporting in china. earlier, we spoke to one of the two australian journalists who left china. we asked him to outline for us the events that led to him returning to australia. >> this was a pretty u unexpectd situation. jujust as i was preparing to brk the story of the australian last mondnday, my bosses s in sydney received a call from australia's foreign affairs department saying we e have good reason to think i and a another j journalt in shanghai need to geget out quicklkly. for the first couple of dayays,t was s pretty hard d to getlights with covid.. while a arrangementnts were beig made, we were also questioning wherere this advice was cocoming from. being journalists, we are cynical and we went d

. >> this program was made possibthe corporation for public broadcasting.tion from viewers like you.bs thank you. >> woodruff: the united statess ficially passed 200,000 deaths in the covid-19 ppkdemic. johns s university reported the number today.ds about two-thf those who have died were over 65, but young people are nowng increased infections in some states. still, president trump claimed last night that the virus "affects virtually nobody" in younger age groups. in brita, pub and restaurant restrictions spped back into place tonight as a new wave ofsoronavirus cases hits pa of europe. prime minister boris johnson waed the house of commons today that the curbs may last six months. ou>> we have reached a per turning point. i wish i could reassure the house that the growing number of cases is merely a function of more testing, but a rising proportion of the tests themselves are yielding a positive result. >> woodruff: also today, the presidt of the european council postponed a summit offt e.u. leaders he was exposed to an infected security guard. he is now

sponsored by newshour productions, llc ro >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.at thank you. in behalf of the women of this country, she has compiled an historic record of achievement. >>f i, ruth bader ginsburg, do solemnly swear i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> it has been a basis for unjustified assumptions, that help keep women in their place. >> they call her notorious r.b.g. >> this president decided to jam a lifetime appointment to the supreme courtt through the united states senate. >> president trump: that's what we're going to se do. we're going to build the senate. >> she stood up for women,, and she had people's best interests at heart. >> ruth bader ginsburg, her legacy and the courts future, a pbs "newshour" special. >> >> woodruff: welcome to this pbs newshour special, "r.b.g.: her legacy and the court's future." i'm judy woodruff.er the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg comes at a critical moment. in her life, she often found l herself in them, 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. >> woodruff: the united states presidential race is focused tonight on a potentially critical question: will president trump accept the election results if he loses? he won't say. and that, in turn, has sparked criticism across the board. amna nawaz has the day's developments. >> what country are we in? >> nawaz: democrats, including former vice president joe biden, in disbelief... >> look, he says the most irrational things. i don't know what to say. >> nawaz: ...after president trump's latest remarks about the election, responding to this question in the briefing room yesterday: >> do you commit to making sure that-- that there's a peaceful transferal of power? >> we want to have-- get rid of the ballots and you'll have a very trans-- we'll have a very peaceful-- there won't be a transfer, frankly. there'll be a continuation. the ballots are out of control. you know it. >> nawaz: following mr. trump's failure

the corporation of public broadcasting and by crick from the viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. breaking news tonight. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has t died at age of 87. she was an icon on the court. her death leaves a vacancy on that courts weeks before the presidential election. but just days before her death, ginsburg dictate this would statement to her granddaughter will not be replaced until a new president is installed." and joining uso tonight discuss this matter, this death of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg are three of washington's top reporters. bob woodward, pulrizer winning associate editor for the "washington post" and author of "rage."rg et brennan, moderator of "face the nation" and senior foreign affairsorrespondents for cbs news, and alexi mccammond, political reporter for axios. welcome t all three of you tonight. i appreciat you being here. we're all die justing the news as reporters. bob, we will begin with you. you've written a book on the supreme court, alon