here for our lead-off discussion on a wednesday night, tamara keith, white house correspondent for npr. jonathan allen, the veteran political journalist who is our national political reporter, and maya wily, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york who is now with the new school here in new york. and that's where we'd like to begin. counselor, set aside if you can any feelings of social justice along with your law degree. let's talk about the raw politics of this attack by the president on these four women. do you think it has underpinnings? do they in the trump force know something that the rest of the world doesn't? >> i'm not sure they know something the rest of the world doesn't because i do think it's a bit reckless and i do think it's a bit dangerous. but it is part of a potential strategy which says we're going to build on our strategy of telling white americans that they come first, that we will stand up, i donald trump will be the honest president who's able to call out these people of color who say what you and i believe to be wrong. right? the hon

and tamara keith of npr. he also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast amy and tamara, welcome to you both. shall we dig into this hole? let's do it. le's take will be at the presidential approval rating. this is its highest point ever, 44%. that has inched up recently, and take a will be at what's driving that increase right here, among independents, a bit of a shift. it was 42% -- sorry. it wase. 35% in j that's now up to 42%. amy, when you see those number what do you think? >> so the good news for the president is this is the first time since marist has beeng polls presidency that he's had over 40% approval rating for three consecutive polls. so that's the good news. but here's underneath it all some challeor the president. i think the number-one number that i looked atou was if had said to me, there is a president running for reelection, 5% of voters say they think he's doing a good job on the economy. % of voters say the economy is working well for them personally, including almo ost ha democrats and 62% of

and tamara keith of npr. she also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." hello to both of you, politics monday. so let's talk about joe biden first of all, tam. and that is his apology awe reported, some days after he made the reference and then in yhe debate he was con fronted b kamala harris. is it working? is it going to work for him ae this sto say i made a mistake? >> he has dominated the news cycle of the democratic primary for three weeks. and not necessarily in the way you want to dominate the news cycle. because as you say, first it was his comments about the se regraition ksh-- segregationist, he said he found them despicable but that he could work with them. but then the debate and then the aftermath of the debate. so with thin's speech he wast just apologizing, he was also trying to get out ahead of mething where he has been behind for weeks. and he was trying pai a broader picture about his record, related to criminal justice and other issues of race. trying to get ahead of it. it is not clear yet whether it will work. clearly his opponents in

white house reporter nancy cook and tamara keith who has been writing about this.t with you. tanks can be put into position out on the mall. talk about that and this idea that the $2.5 million parks fee is just a fraction of the cost of this whole thing. >> reporter: that's exactly right, hallie. i'm going to move over here a little bit. yes, we are on an active street. but exactly what you can see here to my left is two bradley fighting vehicles, some of the military might that we expect to see on display tomorrow evening. now these two pieces of equipment were moved overnight villa train and flatbed because they are so heavy. this is just a fraction. there will be a lot more tomorrow. but of course when you talk about the price tag, it's not known how much this is going to cost. there are a lot of elements at play. flyover, all the branches of the military. with all the number of people expected, a lot of securitied expected on the mule. certainly something to watch. what tone will the president take. when he was asked if he could give a speech to appeal to all a

comi up on the "newshour," tamara keith and amy walter explore the latest twists on the campaign trail; 50 years after the moon landing, a retrospective on a giant leap for humankind; and an innede look at a app capitalizing on the trend of intergenerational housing. nearly 100,000ndocumented immigrants were detained at the u.s. southern border last month is what happens after they are held in u.s. custody that has been under scrutiny in recent wks. the federal department of homeland security and members of congress have releas accounts of the overcrowding inside detention facilities. supporters of the trump administration's policies say they are a continuation of the obama years. jeh johnson served as the secretary of homeland security during the obama administration and he joins me now. jeh johnson welcome back to the newshour. >> thanks for having me. >> woodruff: ceonditions, if you see the pictures, read any of the account th look unhealthy, look at this, these are just some new pictures that have been released. it lookssanitary and worse. what should be done with these individual

then amy walter and tamara keith break down the competing visions for health care shapinthe democraticimary, and the continuing fallout fro president trump's racist tweets. plus 100 years of harlem: new york's fabled neighborhood. through the lens and on the nvas-- and now on display in a gallery exhibit. n. the art was important t in creating a new visual lexicon for african-americans against histories of dehumanizing and degrading stereotypes a imagery in the american popular imagination. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

eets over the weekend an preview the 2020 democratic presidential debates to come, i'm joined by tamara keithof npr. she co-hosts the "npr politics" podcast. and kimberly atkins of wbur radio. hello to both of you. it is politics monday. so before we talk about those other things, i want of ask both ou and i'm going to start with you, tamara, about ama'n report from virginia. this couple are very devoted to each other but have real political disagreement. how exxon is that and how emblematic is it as larger political divide in the country? >> i think it's e remblematic of the political divide than it is commont at this point becau at the report indicated, there are a lot of people who don't want their children to date someone from the other political party, for instance. there is -- there is amazing polarization right now, and sort of the bipartisan couples used to be more common than they are now. >> woodruff: what do you find in your reporting, kimberly? >> there was a microcosm of the divide we are seeing in this country and the wa people on dfferent sides position himself where he's sayin

and tamara keith from npr. she also co-hosts the "npr potics podcast." welcome to you both. good to see you, happy monday. tam, i want to ytart wiu. let's pick up where lisa started her report, joe bien's healthcare plan. we heard him there sum uphis plan to presidentil contenders. this is a total shift? what do you make of him hittinge at other contenders? >> bernie sanders has been hitting at some of his opponents as well, and tere's something else going on -- bernie sanders and joe bide no longer have a lock on the top of the democratic rac it would be difficult now to call them either of them frontrunners because there areat footstepheir heels and, in some cases, in fact, there pulling behind kamala harris or elizabeth warren. so part of what's happening here is these candidates needto fight. they are now fighting for their place. joe biden can't sit back and say, well, i'm in t lead. i can't touch these other -- yo kncan't get my hands dirty. no, he has to get his hands dirty. >> reporter: he's got to get in it? >> he's got to get in it anwe saw it from the debates, he

i'm joined by tamara keith of npr.ho she also cs the "npr politics podcast." and carrie budoff brown of "politico." thanks, ladies, for being here. i want to first show you a new cnn poll. it's looking at support the 2020 democrats have and comparing i to that of a month ago. joe biden is down 10%. senator rris is up 9%, senator warren is up 9%. i should mention black voters strongly support joe biden in this poll at 36%. tamara, what tuning of these numbers? >> i checked in with a bunch of vemocrats who've i' interviewed in the last several months by the debate. i said what do you guys make of its? diit change the way you're thinking about the candidates? the responses i got are pretty well reflected in foul and one big question has been, for a very long time, will joe biden's lead be durable? part of the case that his campaign has been making and that voters havet of bought into is this idea that he'sa's electable, he's inevitable. a number of democratic voters said as so as that ini'vetaability seems less realc ld see a hit in his numbers. we're see ago hit