why are so many officesls tioning president trump's decisis on trade, national security, and then showdow with the speal counsel. is the trump administration on the brink of a nervous breakdown? we discuss the stakes for the president and the country, next. announcer: this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the comm good. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging culturalifferences in our communities. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundatio the corporation for publicng broadcasand by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.u. thank once again, from washington, moderator, robert cost robert:good evening. tonight, a specialdition of our program. bob woodward, the pulitzer prize winning reporter for the washington "post" joi us for a conversation about his new book, "fear: truho in the white e." bob traces donald trump's journey from then campa trail to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. bob, so glad to haveou here. bob: thank yo

. >> the tion's railroads are scrambling to enforce positive train control. it comnicates wirelessly to prevent collisions. the system can slow or stop a train automaticory if it is going too fast for conditions e ich it says could h prevented crash after deadly crash. >> we need to make sure when a passenger gets on a train, they know they'll get to their decembestinat safely. >> they took note with the government sent thr warni letters saying marc is not only in danger of missing the december 31 deadline, it is not even expectedo meet what is required for a extension. amtrak owns the line and says it may not let peopln it. >> that would cause a big problem. >> with you maryland's transit administrator says that will not happen, that smark on track td have it tes and up and running by the end of the year despite theederal railroad administration thinking otherwise. >> we will certainly do our best to you know marc to move in the right direction is that address safety concerns as quickly as possible so we can avoid inconvenience to passengers. >> reporter: it

tion, wh >> it began right away the day of hisich was inauguration of 1e there already making speeches me and it was really a terrible speech to say i running againstl them.l then he had too much to drinkorm but i remember hearing and thent it started to begin with the governor of tennessee said he couldn't do the job. >> that is his second inaugural but doris kearns goodwin talks about those months with then t hefirst inaugural in march and t what happened with the leadership in turbulent times. we have 30 seconds left beforeo team. >> caller: i'm just wondering if she's interested to the war r of independence and with thenven constitutional convention?eader. one of the best examples of u leadership to make i wish i wish i knew more about georgege l washington. not only how he let up during the revolution but the letters he that he writes on his way to hit inauguration worrying if he has the strength to take us through this. lov and we were very, very lucky to have him as president.. mo tim he is a guy like to know more in about. it's g >>host: who is the next an ex-president you real

the to --tion of sustainable development, we need to incorporate the him to -- implementation to the development strategies and pursue innovation that benefits all. we need to forge closer partnership for development and pursue cooperation with the u.n. at its core. norfolk souther corporation supplemented by cooperation. climate change is crucial to a chain -- attain development. in pursuing our common court for human development progress, china has worked in partnership with other countries with the international communities. this year marks the 40th than of --sery of china opening up this path has want -- brought fundamental changes more than the 700 million of the population have been lifted out of absolute poverty which is 70% of the global total in the same. . the social pension network is accessible to over nine at the young people is now fully instituted. 25,000as built kilometers of high-speed railway. this account for two thirds of the global total infrastructure construction. and according to pulling agencies, in terms of public satisfaction with this public confidence in

and medical tion, support. tremendous people working on the hurricane. responders, law enforcement, and fema, and they getting dy, and we're tremendous accolades from politicians and the people, we're ready but this is going to of the biggest ones to ever hit our country. of these in the path devastating storms should comply evacuation orders and other emergency instructions. is the on of life absolute highest priority, and that's what we're doing. it's called protection of life. be od bless everybody and careful. .hank you chlt [applause] president trump: for tonight's we're f honor reception also joined by members of my secretaries steve man mnuchin. don't know if you would ever win this award, steve. it's a tough away, right, in a different way. job.e doing great very you, ryan, thank you much. sonny perdue. thank you. alex acosta. thank you, alex. >> ben carson. thank you, ben. chow, house transportation. wilke. doing great job for the v.a. e have choice and accountability, things that no one ever thought you would see. or 47 years on trying to get v

tions against >> my family and my name have been totally and pmanently destroyed by vicious and false additional accusations. >> kavanaugh was visibly angry ring the hearing. took several shots at the democrats at one point saying they used the allegation as payback for president trump's election. that accusation lead to this tense exchange about drinking. >> so yay'reg there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn'tha remember whaened the night before or part of what happened? >> you're askin about black out. i don't know? have you? >> could you answer the question, judge? that's not happened? t ist your answer. >> yeah. i'm curious if you have. >> i he no drinking problem. >> nor do i. >> perps the most emotional response came from a senator during the hearing and it was from republican lindsey graham that defended kavanaugh andre ed much of his anger toward the democrats. >> if you wanted an fbi inveigation, you could have come to us. what you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open and hope you win in2020. you said that. not me. you got nothing

l tion climate charattorney millioart card scheme. >> we are here to talk about the crimes gangs are committing using identity theft and fraud against dozens of -- get this. not the person on the street, at the park or school, against merchants. >> the attorney general says 32 members of the cocoa boys and bully boys were arrested. they allegedly teamed up to target dental and medical businesses and steal patient information and credit card terminals. suspects face charges including burglary, grand theft, computer hacking. >>> a white dallas police officer is free on bond after charged with manslaughter. the shooting left a black man dead inside his apartment. omar villafranca has the latest from dallas texas. >> amateur video captured last week appears to show the moments after an off duty dallas police officer allegedly shot and killed 26 year old jean. >> you or i would be arrested if we went to the wrong department and blew a hole in a person's chest killing them. failing to make a timely arrest. >> we have to be sure in texas, no separate standard as it relates to police officer

the airline says there were no disrn tions to flightse air. delta apologized to its customers for the inconvenience and says it is investigating the ot cause of the issue. >>> new video this morning showing a wild police chase in l.a. that ended in train tunnel. it happened back in february. you can see the train go downe tunnel and then 30 seconds ter here comes a truck. >> another camera picks up the male and female after they dish the truck. with few options to escape and the policclosing in, the man hid under the floor board. the woman casually walked out of the tunnel and was never caught. wey found the man under the floor. t to jail for two years. he was sentenced to two years. >> we're looking at areas of fog. by lunchtimell w see enough sunshine to heat us up into the 80s. severe storms this afternoon and through the evening. coming up, chuck is back and coming up, chuck is back and he'll break down the t criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, i and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law

tions about president trump's leadership.all your time in this city, have you ever seen anything like this? >> never. >> woodruff: and is there anything you can compare it to? >> well, obviously the closest comparison ithe years of richard nixon, richard nxon taped himself. donald trump had omarosa so l there isttle more spice to it but what we're seeing, judy, i regret to say, is simy not rising to the level of concern publicly or in choices that are being made by people in washington who have an ability to have an impact. and rticularly think the united states senate was designed for moments like this that is why people have six year terms that is why st operated under different rules but one party appears to have decided that their loyalty to paty, president and po ber is greater than their loyalup toolding the constitution and preserving the institution itself. i think it is stunning to me that-- look, you have a president of the united states about whom everybody knows. there is a disdain for facts. there is aost no trut

>>>on tight on "kqed newsroom," a supreme courtmi tion in jeopardy as kavanaugh faces sexual assaultions. we'll talk with the bay area lawmakers who was the first member of congre to hear about the sexual assault allegation from christineey bl ford. research reveals an alarms achievement gaph starts at a young age. >>weome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with the high court anl ics. trump nominee r the supreme court irett kavanaug being accused of physical and sexual assault. ford said he assaulted her at a high school p 3tyyears ago. ? july ford described details of the alleged attack to her

you published a very strongly worded op-ed calling for a larger reform to take place at the united tions. but in that piece, you named only the u.s. you said that this administration has undermined the world order. do you still consider the u.s. to be an ally for turkey? >> ( translated ): we are strategic partners with the u.s. within nato. for any country that is our strategic partner, it wouldn't be suitable to talk about possible sanctions against one's strategic partner, and so far, turkey has always fulfilled is duties of being the strategic partner and we will continue to do so. we are together wit under nato. we will act with them under nato, and turkey has already defended the outpost of nato. imagine you intervening in raqqa, and while doing that, imagine you don't work with your stragic partner, but with a terrorist organization instead. who are those terrorist organizations? the p.y.d., and y.p.g., who happen to be expengzs of the p.k.kitchen terrori organizations. this is what we told the u.s. we said, "you're not ing the righ thing." now, seeing our strategic partner workin

iren, on the eve of brett kavanaugh's tion hearings, we take a look at the supreme court nominee's life and r cord. and, one year afterricane harvey, are emergency response systems prepared to handle another catastrophic storm? >> will our systems be able to prioritize any of us who might have a medical emergency at home in the midst of a disaster? >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newsho. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the enne that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your ss., nothing more, nothing learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> 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. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contrib

iren, on the eve of brett kavanaugh's tion hearings, we take a look at the supreme court nominee's life and r cord. and, one year afterricane harvey, are emergency response systems prepared to handle another catastrophic storm? >> will our systems be able to prioritize any of us who might have a medical emergency at home in the midst of a disaster? >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newsho.

cuse m how does he make his decision in a way that, well, take from his disruptor instincts and the tions thate insti have been handed him. when people say "it's not normal," of course it's not normal. he won on not being normal. normal butave to be kiu have to be -- you can't go around -- i was t to some of the bbc people today. and my god, i you know, europe, they're just saying, what is going on? this book is the best seller in europe. imagine that. that just doesn't happen. that's because people wonde where this all ends. robert: whether it's in europe, inside the white house, even now, in 2018, there's a mass effort to try tonderstand president trump, again and again, people are asking the question, who i he. bob: and unfortunately, his lawyer, john dowd, gets the closing comment in this book and that is, that he's an f'ing liar. and this theme, our newspaper, ,200 and so many lies or distortions, that's important. i think most important is what he does on national security. that's where you can make a mistake, where you have to have the secretary of defense tell you we' doing all th

gu reporter: the tions here in brazil are patchy at best and here in this museum that is something a lot of people are talkinabout. there wasn't a sprinkler system. in a very old building which is made of timber, with archives that are made of paper, the fire spread very quickly. people here are very angry. [inaudible] certainly that is what people want answers to. they want to find ouenhow this happ. anchor: you say that many are seeing this fire as a metapoor for thtical crisis. tell us more about that. reporter: when you think that brazil hosted the world cup and the olympic games, they were spending billions of dollars on these international events. this is a federal seum. federal funding has dried up. brazil has faced an economic cris. there have been austerity measures. you saw a couple thousand people coming through the gates complaining about that. anchor: katy watson in rio de janeiro, thank you. d newse watching bbc wo americ still to come on tonight's program, what the singapore government is paying for date night. it is all about encouraging love and babies. migrants tryi

one day on the new turf and schools administratre looking at saf tions. >> the turf is going to hold the heat more than grass would. we need to hav- - use better judgment when we look at this. you use different times to come out on the field. >> most were treated for dehydration and heat exhaustion. the school will look into better options. you kn, my kids practice hocker and play on a turf field. and it is hotter outhere on the turf. it's made from these tires. i think it absorbs the heat. >> risky in this incident. >>> let's c go ck. >> all right. another saturday in the fall. .hat means college footba the tribe of william and mary are in blacksburg taking on the hokies. 70% chance for rain down there in blacksburg. infused with eighty lavender flowers in every bottle. air wick essential oils smells so real we put it to the test with real people.re this one smells ike lavender. we put it to the test that one. no way! i'll be darned. the complete air wick essential oils collection. . >>> you're watching "news 4 da " >> it is 4:45 right now. one after another, the list o deniers is g

at the hrt of bringing on this new investigation, jeff flake and chris coons, saying they made this tion because they believe it's right for democracy. jose? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> the issue of sexual assault is playing out this fall on the campus of the large public university. ohio universityas und itself dealing with a string of reported assaults. we get more from rehema ellis. >> a rally on campus. >> we will be silent no longer. >> reporter: supporting women on campus outr and afraid because more than a dozen sexual assault claims have been reported to police in just the first month of school. >> i mean, i'm scared. >> i don't walk home any more, i keep pepper spray on me wherever i go at flight. >> reporter: two you women started a group chat called safe walk me. w numbering 1,000. >> we wanted a place for women to come together and beble to support each other. >> reporter: if a young woman feels unsafe, she posts on the group chat her location. >> within a few nu mis we had someone say, yep, we got her, swalking her home now. >> reporter: in the year of the m

engineers have to look atothe tions. >> -- give it more strength and resistance. no matter what you do, is not going to be cheap. but it's only those two beams, it looks to me like it is probably manageable. >> reporter: we researched the powers authority to ask about the cost of the temporary fix, but no one responded to our request for comment. a spokesperson said that as long as construction stays on schedule, they should have fremont street and the transit center reopened by the end of next week. >>> new gun control laws are now in the california state, and police are trying to get guns off of the streets. case in point, happened in sunnyvale where officers collected more than 500 weapons at a buyback event, some guns were legal and some were not. several stop agencies pulled their resources to have the money they needed. >> i'm glad we are seeing these guns in the bins as opposed to our officers encountering people with these firearms. >> he has always had guns, but he decided he does not need them anymore. >> new laws include an increase in the minimum age t

should be coordinating with the state and local officials to ensure that thoswho are in taken care of.e tion that he will talk about the disaster that took place in puerto rico last year when we have something hittingea th coast is terrible optics. this should not be a time for politics. s thuld be a time to make sure people are evacuated safely. jane: what is the impact when he makes himself the story in this way?hi ron: i a lot of americans and people around the world are wondering why the focus is always on him. t why isn't people you were elected to serve? why isn't it about making sure you are coordinating with officials to make sure they are safe. this is not the donald trump showr this is a matural disaster that is at our shores in the southeastern part of the united states. let's focus onhat instead. jane: president bush had his katrina moment that you will remember -- you were his advisor. is this trump's? ron: i think puerto rico was ump's katrina moment. what i fear is that things are getting worse. we saw earlierpr today the ident put out a tweet saying that the democrats are out

clintons, by using terms like a political hit job, i think that judge kavanaugh has raised otherqu tions that go beyond the scope of the sexual misconduct allegations. ey go to questions of if he is confirmed, what kind of emotional and psychological baggage will he bring into the supre court? it'sften said that clarence thomas was radicalized by that confirmati hearing in his term as the supreme court justice. the other qstion is, what is justice kavanaugh's position going to ce ones that come before the court brought by progressive group or democrats? he has shown himself perhaps unlike any previous court nominee to back partisan fighter, a partisan warrior. that might have worked infy solig his position, in fact, perhaps in salvaging his nomination withhe republicans on that committee. but it also raises se broader questions about his suitability, his temperament, werehe to take a seat. >> that's a gat point. in the zero sum political game, they say that performance is what gave republicans -- in real-time we saw this with lindsey graham. they dispeed what the republic -- >> rachel mi

tonight, i'd like to talk about a huge threat facing our tion. a new book written about me by y the hiiscredited bob -- woodward. [ laughter ]

in our independent judiciary the supreme court is the last line of defense for thepa tion of powers,and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the constitution. laura: for more on day one of the kavanaugh hearings, i spoke earliersu with greg stohreme court reporter for bloomberg news. the president himself tweeted that the hearings shd how mean angry democrats are. have you ever known supreme court confirmation this chaotic and divided? oneg: no, i haven't. this is my sixthrmation hearing. nothing like this. you have to go back to the 1980 or 1990's to see one as divisive as this one. in this case, it wasthe get-go. the moment that chuck grassley, the republican cirman of the committee, started talking, democrats were interrupting, saying they needed the delay because they had not gotten the documents and they had not had a chance to review the ones ey had received the night before. laura: when democrats say they have not had a chance to review the documents, do they have a point? greg: they certainly have a point only in that a very small -- they certainly have a point in that

in a statement the president of cbs news writes in part, this tion today is not directly related to theations surfaced in press reports. he violated company policy. according to ronan farrow, six former employees said he he tosix colleagues. tonight he responded in a statement. responded in a statement.f responded in a statement.a responded in a statement.g respondin statement.e responded in a statement.r responded in a statement. the company's decision had noing to do with the false allegations in the new yorker. instead, they terminated our contract early because i sent a text message keep demanding she be fair in covering the story. my lang wash was hash and despite the fact journalist receive hash words all the ti time, for fairness all th for fairness all the time, cbs did not like it. in less thear after charlie rose was fired as anchor of "cbs this morning." a network left trying to rover. ephanie gosk, nbc news new york. >>> as we continue tonight, apple unveils the new iphones and says this year bigger is better. not so cute when they're angry. and we covered it. talk to farmer

talking to white house officials today they say this problem goes back to thens tion. this administration is full of republicans who aren't really aligned with president trump or the traditional republican party and thatllnce, which has lasted for about a year, someone is beginning to fray. pete: it's more about a concern about the president's governg style, sit not? >> it's about his behavior, his conduct, his alarm. there are certain aspects in this administration that have relativelyuted as the president has taken this administration in a different direction. some advisors are try to push the president away from make quick decisns or decisions they think are totally out of line of -- in the traditional ens. they think thepresident is isolated inside of this white house. pete: you covehod the white e. did you read this book and say wow, i had no idea? >> we had known about the concern around presidentru. what makes this book important is that people insidere taking action and woodward in meticulous detail, dates, nt scenes, he p a bleak picture of people taking actio

it also sees it as a plus that half llthe tion is in britain and half in greece. >> i thin ourselves in now we feel is quite beneficial. it ensures that examples of the wonderful sculptures from the parthenon can be seen by a world audience here at the british museum and in a world context in termof being able to compare with egypt and rome and so on and so forth. but feel the two narratives that we are able to tell with the objects being in two different places is beneficial to everybody. >> reporter: but pandermalis says rather than being in two places, the sculptures should be reunified, terally. he showed us examples around the museum, including one that is almost lecompte save for one thing. >> so, is sculpture is originacel expt the right foot. >> reporter: and this, the chest of the god poseidon. so, thee marrtion in the center where we can see clearly defined the abdomen, that's original. but the surrounding portion in plaster, the shoulders, that's in london. so, the h pie been completely split in half. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: and perhaps most dramatic, this frieze. so, th

on what they see as a lack of progress on climate issues at the federal level and called for more tion at the state and local levels. joining us now from san francisco via skype is may boeve, executive director of 350.org, the lead organization for today's events. what's the message thaoyou're tryingget out there today? elected officials to do more about climate change chng. this march is called "rise for cldate, jobs and justice," there's a reason for that. there are 300 organizations who are putting this together-- local community groups, labor , environmental organizations. and we've seen dramatic impacts of climate change all year, but we're not seeing dramatic leadership from odr electe officials. this is one march of 800 taking place worldwide today. e ere have been tens of thousands of peo many cities around the world in more it's a global uprising to demonstrate that we really have the backing of a movement for the leadership that we need. >> sreenivasan: and you're also not just talking about, say, sea-level rise or the effect on polar bears. you're talking about lots of rippl

i understand -- >> senator, my reputation has been -- >> i calling for an fbi investik tion in one wr confirm these allegations? >> when you say a one-week delay, do you know how long the last 10 days have been? >> probably an attorney -- eterni. but in the judge thomas case, a four-day delay. >> every day has been a lifetime. and you know, it has been instigated. all four witnesses say it did not happen, and they has said it under penalty of felony, and i have produced my cendars, whic show a lot, important evidence. and you act like, i mean, the last 10 days, i asked for a hearing the day after the allegation. >> before i call on senator lee, i want to emphasize something re. talking about wiing something out enough time. 30had 45 days betweejuly and september 13, i believe it is, when we could have been investigating this. and in regard to this candidate, if you take the average of 65o 70 days between the time a rson is announced by the president and the senate votes on it is about 65 to 70 days. and here we are at 85 to 90 days. so there is plenty of time put on this nomination.

that's a veryqu good tion. and as i said, we are making sure that this does not happen again. so part of the next steps are to make sure that there is a thorough review of information. >> dcps remove theor imation august 9th when an employee saw it on is the councis website. the letter to parents wasn't sent till august 31st. because of theolay weekend, some didn't receive it till today. >> we needed to make sure we had correct student addresses. >> we reached out to council mbers on the district's education committee but they were unavailable to comment. meanwhile, dcps says they believe no one els gained access to the information. in that letter they sent home to parents, there was a phone number provided for parents to call if they have any concerns about what happened.e live h in northwest d.c., back to you, jim. >> shomari, thank you. he >>> today was first day back for many students in virginia and maryland. there is n leadership in prince george's county. enter ceoonica ldson toured schools for the first day today. shein replaced k maxwell whose term was plagued with sc

there's a lot of inno tion that into makingades here at gilamerica's #1 shave.ecisiolimachinery and high-qty materials from around the world. nobody else en comes close. now starting at $7.99. gillette. the best a man can get. >>> do you love mystery? then you'll love "clue," white house edition. can you find the anonymous staffer who wrotethnew york times" op-ed? who did it? where? and how? was it john kelly in the oval office with a typewriter s was iphen miller in his crypt on an animal skin? was it eric trump with his head stuck in a banister on his own hand? or didhey all do it? clue, white house edition, from the makers of hungry hungry muellers. >> well done. well done. rm florencepical s was a hurricane, should go back to hurricane in the days ahead. why we're concerned. h because thericane center does have this going south to bermuda somewhere near the east coastron about six days now. we'll be right back here on "early today." jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors. yup, he's gone noseblind. he thinks it smells fine, but his m

and e have seen is there is a huge emp ss on k 12du tion in the past decade. and we have madey some rea vast improvement in the area. around funding and around espport. chato the accountability system. and so not only do we still need improvement in k 12. but the early childhood paces haven't been attended to. >> jill,ng fun alone can't fix everything. you would think some of thepr lems would have been mitigated because california hasz put in place finance reform. aimed at improving education. since 2005. a formula that lets local districts determine hen to s state money. but best serves their students. so why haven't we seen more improvement? >> we have seenme s and some places. but we need to look at how to focus tho dollars better. the report also states that california is last when it comes to counsellors and things like that. $100 per kid we could have better mental healthcare andca heal for all students in the stay. the report says that to adequately fund schools compared to other states we need another $22 million. which is about a thirdmo . so it's not

focused on the peace declaration now, so that is likely to be on the agenda, or couched a corresponding tion. sanctions reduction or the removal of sanctions would ber anotrresponding action to show that the u.s. is sincere about making nice with the north koreans. laura: president trump seems very excited about this step o rward. isn't he right? we no longer seem to be on the eabrink of nuclear war, at. jung: i think president moon has succded at trying to keep tensions at a low simmer. but i think we would be mistaken if the tensions are completely gone. the prospects for rth korea acting up again is always real. st always happened in the that is not to say that kim jong-un is going to shoot off nuclear -- do a nuclear test next week, but i think kim is biding his time. laura: what do you think the prospects are for another meeting between president trump and kim jong-un? they have talked about this second meeting. jung: i think it is pretty high. i think president trump has already expressed a willingness to meet with kim, given the compliments heas been paying to kim on twitter and other

. >> reporter: the new le tion from 53-year-old debra ramirez, one of kavanaugh's classmates at yale. said at a drunken dorm room party when she and kavanaugh were freshmannaugh exposed himself to her. ramirez acknowledges she was drinking to the point of being foggy and slurring her words, i was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated but she remembers kavanaugh next to her pulling up his pts. ett was laughing. i can still see his face. "the new yorker" has not confirmed with other eyewitnesss kavanaugh was present nd at the partywo of the male classmates who ramirez alleged were involved and the wife of a third dispute ramirez' account. >> judge kavanaugh is an outstanding person and i'm with him all the way. i think it could be there is a chance this could be one of the single mosfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. >> reporter: with protesters rallying against kavanaugh on capitol hill and democrats demanding the fbi investigate, senate republicans tonight announcing an up or down vote on kavanaugh in the near future. christine blasey ford preparing to testify

>>>on tight on "kqed newsroom," a supreme courtmi tion in jeopardy as kavanaugh faces sexual assault accusations. we'll talk with the bay area lawmakers who was the first member of congre to hear about the sexual assault allegation from christineey bl ford. research reveals an alarms achievement gaph starts at a young age. >>weome to "kqed newsroom." we begin with the high court anl ics. trump nominee r the supreme court irett kavanaug being accused of physical and sexual assault. ford said he assaulted her at a high school p 3tyyears ago. ? july ford described details of the alleged attack to her local congresswoman. ford and kavanaugh have been asked to testify before the senate judiciary committee. >> and joining me now by skype from her office. is congresswoman. thank you for being here. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> can you take us back to the day in july when you met with bley ford in your office. how did she seem as she told you her >> i was struck by the following. she is aninlligent woman. she is highly educated.ed very dev to her family. concerned about her family.

e compare that t$4 billion allocated to the wake of the 20el tion mess.teve is the executive director of the illinois state board of elections. would moreoney help? >> yes, the short answer is yes, it would. >> reporter: illinois's share of the federal ney is $13 million. enough to help strengthen cybersecurity defenses he says but not their ageing irastructure. what percent would you say of illinois voting machines need to be replaced? >> it depends which counties you ask but i would say 80, maybe 90%. >> reporter: 80 or 90%. >> that's the figures i'm hearing, yes. >> reporter: over the erast two years nbc news iewed a wide variety of experts who say a majority of both the nation's very old voting machis and the p.c.s that tally the votes are just not reliable. >> frankly, obsolete hardware. softwarehat relies on a diet of spare parts. you have equipment introduced in 2005 and in that time frame, w many times have you changed your mobile phone and imes have we replaced our laptops? >> reporter: and then there is the concern about what happens after the t

tion lost in >> in june, they were ready to increase the production to replace part of the productionere. they pushed production up. saudi arabia, went up to 10.6% but was then dropped. we discovered the margins are not so high. >> you are here during united nations week. leaders.orld who has been on your list to make sure you speak to which countries are most important that are gathered here? we have business around the world. the u.s., very important for us. mexico, brazil. those would be countries for us. the messages you are hearing? >> they want to hear about our commitment in terms of investment. environmental consciousness. sustainability. they want to know what else they competitive.more more of a destination for investors. that is very important. i was there with the south african president in a round table. they are committed to reforms. even more inviting for investors. the last two years, north of $300 million. we continue to be very welcome. they are asking us what else we can do. they are very open to businesses. >> we hear stories about the city of chicago. unfunded or

and academic freedom to livingston's defense, including the foundation for individual rights aup, -- tion, the aa aaup, to his credit in response to these critiques, rutgers president reopened the case recently. i think this demonstrates the that if people, including very powerful and influential people in the department of justice, simply raise your voices, we don't even have to go to court to often bring about positive changes in protecting all human rights on campus, including freedom of speech. consistent with the aclu's staunch nonpartisanship, i want to draw a comparison with the obama administration on this issue. on one hand, president barack obama himself repeatedly and strongly spoke out in favor of campus free-speech, including four racist speech, including for misogynistic speech. in fact, when i looked at the index for my book, i saw that it quotes from barack obama more than any other person because he was such an eloquent advocate of counter speech, not censorship, as the most effective way to advance equality and diversity and dignity and inclusivity and all of those wonde

and we know also, that is so tion out there fierce that if we don't, then to othersumers will go competitors. however is aying, hat, in fact -- subject of public scrutiny about our practice, our open internet practices, our privacy practices. it's been other parts of the internet eco-system that in the last couple of years have of ally been the subject that public scrutiny. it's time when we think about eveloping new laws and new regulations to take us into the equal, that those laws be opportunity providers that cover all parts of the internet consumers understand that we're not only engaging one side of the internet or another. engaging an eco-internet system as it currently exists in 21st century and rules should be applied evenly and consistently across the board. > is there enough competition out there that a sprint-t-mobile merger would benefit consumers? i'm not an antitrust expert and so i'll leave the question about sprint and those who are. there say, however, that is a tremendous amount of competition in the marketplace. in fact, if you just look at connections, 80% of americans h

produced by steve dwodyin enterprises incorporated watching tion that's ee this educational and informational. the more you know on nbc. laen: i'm lauren thompso and "the champion within" starts now. today, a fascinating look back at one of the craziest moments in olympic history. announcer: here they come. it is a sprint finish. it's all come down to this, two hours of racing! announcer 2: nothing between them as they go into the tape! lauren: and find out why this junior golfer doesn't mind a water hazard or two. carlee: a 're seeing if we can geiving mat on the top of the houseboat for in the summer. i can just drive balls f of the top. lauren: then, find out why it takes much more than just a car and a driver to win a nascar race. wes: building that chemistry and that tru between one another, knowing where guys are going to be when the right call is made is huge.

why are so many officesls tioning president trump's decisis on trade, national security, and then showdowh the speal counsel. is the trump administration on the brink of a nervous breakdown? we discuss the stakes for the president and the country, next. announcer: this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to

in stafford county, some students were greeted by armot tion officers. it was created by stafford sheriff in demand for growing security. the sheriff's office is piloting this program at three elementary schools this year. >>> now that all of the students are back at their desks, there's a lot of parents asking how mh fortnite is too much.massively taking over. experts say don't ask your kids totally dgive it up. >>> pope francis appeared to have responded to the amble withinhe catholic church. now there's new allegations questioning the pope's honesty. we have the latest on the crisis rocking the vatican. >> reporter: poprancis speaking for the first time about the latest crisis rocking the vatican. with people who seek only scandal and sdivision, tbes itsponse is violence and prayer. silence has donee to quiet. according to the new york times hope franc exessed horror. over the weekend they say the po was lying claiming he had briefed. now trying to defend pope francis confirming the pope potentially deepening with the crisis. >> they should be treed w

the new cameras have highlu tion sensors and the ability to record up to 20 vehicles. d.c. police could not tell us how many are in use but they heve gone up in areas where larger boxy cameras have been vandalized. those incde places such as massachusetts avenue and upton street northwest. >>> we're hearing from man suing six flags. nicholas men is suing the park for $6 million. he said guards overreacted aft d aagreement earlier this summer. this is cell phone video showing part of the incident. was shirtless in the water park on father's day when we went to another part of the srk, he was told to put a shirt on. d he have told to leave. >> they are like you can't cuss. what you mean i can't spe 500 s dollars inhere. >> he says he was being escorted out of park when guards say he was resisting. that's when he say he was thrown to ground. the lawsuit claims assault, battery a false imprisonment. six flags disputes the claim. >>> new video this midday showing a lion getting into a car with tourists. oh, my goodness. take a look. the king of jungle hopped right innd started c

the average age of the s was tion in the 1830 roughly 17 years old. that's a pretty astounding to give a little context of that. almost an age today is 40 so that's quite a big difference between today and then. do you have when you have a young population? you have an aggressive population. you have a population that's very individualistic. hyper you could say individualistic. you have a population that's ery ambitious, and forward looking, and a population that's entrepreneurial. competitive. course, , and, of reckless as well. all of these traits are with lly associated younger aged, especially in a young country where you have a which we have n more than two centuries of history behind us. this is a united states in which, you know, in fact, john quincy adams, who was elected 1824, was the first president who was not a founding father. a very, very young country, and you get the good and the bad in all of that. might also touch on a few other things that are important, the americans g of the 1830s, this is a very commercialized country. in a way t

added itself to the list where states of emergency have been issued.ua tion orders started at 8:00 thiorning. >> chuck bell is just getting the latest update on this storm and joins usth wit latest many what can you tell us? >> there remains high confidence with what the storm is expected to do over the next 24 to 72 hours. it is a serious life threatening emergency for especially north and sou carolina. but also virginia, very much at risk, peally southeastern virginia for an enormous potential for storm surge and beach erosion and inland flooding. the laftend fall looks to be thursday night. it will depends what the atorm doer it makes landfall. notice how tightly grouped they are together? so that's by 9:00 thursday night. hi certainty that somewhere south of cape hatteras and north of wilmington, that's where land fall is most likely to occur. after it makes land, there's very little certainty on where it'soing to go. it could be anywhere in southern virginia or the western half of the carolinas as we get into the where in that circle it is has all the impacts on od. week more on t

and suddenly it's in our in our tion and stays jurisdiction. and i'm not saying i agree with it. well, i do disagree with it. [laughter] >> but it doesn't -- it is not thought out. it's just someone thought it up i don't think particularly obligated to do more than simply reflexively go along with these things. back and you take a ook at some of the cases that greg argued, it was as though -- i remember when he was having giving him a hard time about it. what he was doing, he was not -- you all know greg. world.n't upset with the but if somebody was unprincip d unprincipled, someone had to assert it. arguing at the court and justice ginsburg would go after me. arguing at just calmly, now, justice ginsburg, as you said, and he would just go through it. guy who be mad at a every time you come up with omething sharp he takes the edges off on the phone it and just points out now where did that come from? doing.all we're we're simply asking people to ourify what we are doing to fellow citizens. saying tead of [indiscernible audio], we should say, quote, by what authority? we should al

. >> -- tion over here? >> scott, this has to do with marilyn's influences. 1862 lincoln called for troops and after sumpter. about 20% of the army of the potomac was brand-new. firing the first shots, some of them have never loaded their guns before the morning of september 17. certainly on most all of them have never fired their guns. there are key points on the antietam battlefield where that comes into play. certainly some regiments performed better, typically those left in a static, defensive posture or are moved into position but remain static firing at the confederate defenses. --re are definitely pieces looking at a comparison, the army of virginia, while it is army, it brought into the are vastly over experience. more experience than the federal army is. so lincoln's call for 300,000 volunteers has an impact on how the campaign plays out. conversely, when those nine-month enlistments expire prior to gettysburg, the army of the potomac loses soldiers. that has an impact on first joseph hooker, then m

equities could plunge 5% if the up to 25%tion poses on imports.lso said such a scenario has not been priced in. are threatening to block a nafta deal if they win control. of the house of representatives in the midterms. they say they may reject rewrites in canada and wage inflations for american workers. talks continue between u.s. and canada but president trump has threatened to push ahead with mexico on leave. moreshares are recovering off of colin kaepernick's ad campaign. they raised nearly $3 billion in market cap since the ad launched. publicity hashe cost them. here's a dire warning of bleaching on the great barrier reef. queens land says it has positive updates. 2300 kilometers long, the first ecosystem to win the world heritage status. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. allen.ul this is bloomberg. >> you're watching "bloomberg markets: asia". i'm david in hong kong. fight between the two biggest world economy's about to bake -- make th

the source of theso tion, some of those fire boats. not only the big boats but made for swift water rescue. for us, water has already been a problem. that is water from rain. high water, heavier flooding than usual in alexandria has been a problem and likely to be another. the ground is so saturated. now, here in d.c., d. fire and ems it's a i've been telling are you at the ready. they've just done a table top that comes in handy. eew this is hurricane season and they are i preparing as well. take a look.ve >> we capability for inland ater rescue, for river water rescue. but a storm will bring potentiallyum ar of challenges. that could involve power lines down,ded power outages, trees wn, you know, somitations on where you can drive. people need to pay close attention. >> and by that h d means't drive into high standing water. you know the oldsa ng, turn around, don't drown. and listen to your weather stay tuned on news4 and get yourself an emergency kitth to. flashlight, batteries, any medications you may have. the things that w serve

goodlatte: pursuant to house 1071.tion 1077, i call up the clerk: house resolution 1071 that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote diminishes the voting power of united states citizens. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1077, the resolution is considered read and shall be ebatable for one here. the gentleman from virginia, mr. demrat and the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, each will control 30 minutes. mr. goodlatte: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h. ress 1071. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. i ry in support of this resolution which expresses the official position of the united states house of representatives regarding the sanctity of the vote in our federal system. the authors of america's founding documents ex toll the necessity of voting to a free society. thomas jefferson, the principal author of the declaration of independence pleeved that and i quote, should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to right by t

she's doing to try to protect stud ots and find what our investigation uncovers that prompted thisre tion from her. >> it's just mind boggling. you can't imagine. and particularly after this? >> plus we're working with you for easy way to find out if yoch child'sl has one of the motorized walls continue at 5: >> your time is 6:25. coming up a fire sparked by a blast inside a bethesda apartment. and now we know which electroni device caused this explosion. >> storm team 4 weather alert flash flood watches are posted as what's left of florence brings us the chance for heavier rain local today. the school day forecast, rain chances climbing to 80%. so what to wear for the kids today, jeans, the umbrella and their rain boot. there's sunny days ahead. the extended forecast is coming >> could initiative 77 be scrapped all?togeth d.c. council members mee today twi stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... stronmore fight. pain... it's doing everything and everything in ...rs stronger,

. >> don't forgetec tions like upgrading your smoke detector can save you an extra 2 to 6%.y really do add up. >> it's now 6:26. coming off diting diet. weight watchers is changing it's mission and it's name. we'll take a closer look at the new goals. >> and this w morninre dealing with rain again. showers across the area s you wake up and walk out the door and have the raincoat and the umbrella and windshield wipers and showers for your morning commute a for the first half of today. that's the highest chance. we'll see where the rain is coming up. >> pluab a found in traffic crawling across the road. we hear from the neighbor that >> it could be wmer out there. chuck and sheena are here with a closer look at the forecast and will check in with melissa on traffic. >> the weather pattern is reducing to rain, rain go away. >> now i understand what's going on with chuck today. it will feel more like a summertime rain as opposed to yesterday'fall-like rain. this morning we have showers across the area. light scattered showers mainly for your morning drive. if we look west of 81