. >> this is the pbs newshour at weta in war and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalat arizona state university. geoff: the worlders richest man, elon musk is a powerful mega donor for donald trump. he is campaigning for him in passive and taking aggressive measures in other keep battleground state. some of those moves are raising major legal and ethical concerns as well. billionaire entrepreneur elon musk unveiling a new tactic, pledging to an domly award $1 million to registered swing total voters daily through election day. the catch? sign his petition in support of the first and second amendments. >> it's very straightforward. you just have to sign appetition saying you believe in the constitution. >> america the pak has already committed $75 million to the trump campaign. some say musk's latest effort could be illegal. federal law rejects accepting money for voter registration or voting but musk says payments and voter status aren't directly linked. they say voter registration is merely a prerequisite to sign the possession. governor josh shapiro on sunday called

rubinstein studio from weta and from the walter cronkite school of journalism from the arizona statersity. >> the push and pull of the u.s.-israel relationship was on full display today as the u.s. warned israel it could cut off arm shipments unless israel allows more aid into gaza. israel and the u.s. appear to be in sync on how israel will respond to iran after the missile attack. >> u.s. officials are increasingly worried about human -- humanitia. >> 400,000 gaza. -- gagsans have been helped. the u.s. said aid delivery has fallen 50% from its peek. antony blinken and lloyd austin sent a letter to their counterpart with a long list of demands including enable 350 trucks per day into gaza. the number is a fraction of that. humanitarian pauses for the next few months. allow the displaced on the beach to move inland before the winter. and to reaffirm there's no policy of forced evacuation from northern gaza. they point out that u.s. law requires the administration to quote prevent weapon sales if they think that they are blocking u.s. aid into gaza. here's matt miller. matt: we know t

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rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalisma state university. >> the u.s. intelligence community is warning that russia and iran are planning to stoke filings from election day through inauguration and between now and the election, those countries plus china will intestine -- intensify interference. that is just one of myriad efforts underway to undermine the already fraud election here. for perspective on all this we turn now to graham brooky, and the founding director of the digital forensic research lab. thanks for being with us. russia, iran and china have conducted influence operations for years. how significant is it that the intel community is now warning that russia and iran are set to stoke filings between the election day and inauguration? >> as you've said, all of those state adversaries that you just mentioned had been conducting interference operations for years and years and years, including the past election. the intelligence community has done a good job preemptively putting out these assessments. at the 90 day

rubinstein studio in weta, washington, and from arizona state university.a: president biden answered questions from reporters at the white house including about israel's response to the iranian missile attack and whether benjamin netanyahu is trying to threw influence the u.s. selection. >> the israelis have not concluded what they're going to do in terms of a strike. if i were in their shoes, i would be thinking about other alternatives than striking oils fields. no administration has helped israel more than i have. none, none, none. none. and i think bibi should remember. that and whether he's trying to influence election, i don't know. but i'm not counting on. that amna: the israeli ground invasion of lebanon continues with fully one quarter of the population displaced most in just the last two weeks. layla reports now from sidno on lebanon's southern coast as exhausted and fearful residents continue to seek shelter. >> exhausted and traumatized, lebanon streets are filled with a sudden wave of homeless and hungry souls. school is out indefinitely. they'

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. ♪ >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubin signed studio from weta in washington and inthe walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: with just three weeks to go until election day, the presidential race is still in a dead heat, with both campaigns looking to cut into their opponent's margins. for more on their strategies and policies, i'm joined now by our politics monday duo. that is amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and tamara keith of npr. great to see you both. let's take a quick look and set the stage. two new national polls to talk about, the first from nbc news, you see harris at 48% and trump with 48%. the second is from abc news and 's has 49%, trump with 47%. that is within the margin of error. a close race getting closer. >> it does feel that way. if you think about where we were say in september, and of -- at the end of september, it had been a pretty momentous few weeks for kamala harris. she gets the nomination. the base rallies around her quickly and we go to the dnc. she has a successful debate. but that

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: in northern gaza, it was another day of mass death, with israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people, including many children, as the israel defense forces continue ground operations there. hospitals were flooded with injured and doctors have few, if any, supplies to treat the wounded. hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the area for weeks. that's as israel's parliament passed two measures that effectively outlaw the u.n. agency charged with aiding palestinians. here's nick schifrin. and a caution: images in this story are disturbing. nick: underneath buildings that have become carcasses, lives end in canvas shrouds or wrapped in carpets. today in beit lahia, the bodies lay side by side across the street from what used to be a single apartment block destroyed by an israeli airstrike. residents said there was no warning for the men buried under the rubble

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalisma state university. amna: former president donald trump today made big promises to the american auto industry at the detroit economic club. while team harris embraced new campaign strategies. laura barron-lopez reports. laura: former president donald trump spoke to the detroit economic club for almost two hours today. >> the four-year long nightmare for the american auto worker ends the day i take the oath of office, january 20. it ends. laura: without saying how he would pay for it, trump pitched new tax incentives for american automakers and tax breaks for gas-powered car owners. >> we will make interest on car loans fully deductible. laura: in a rambling speech, trump called his opponent kamala harris stupid, promised higher tariffs, and claimed detroit and the auto industry were failing. >> it's a failing industry just like we're a failing country, you know, we're a nation in decline, i hope you know that, doesn't make me feel good to say it. >> today, it's the same story. the job

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david and rubenstein studio at weta studios in washington andwest from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: tossup races in two of the country's bluest states could swing control of the house of representatives next year. lisa explores the unusual dynamics playing out in one of those states, new york. lisa: the temperatures are dropping in new york's hudson valley. it is campaign season. and in a parking lot, a group of republicans finish their coffee and get ready to fan out. >> thank you, everybody for coming today. lisa: bonnie with the local gop is organizing this door-to-door effort centered on a bright red area in a deep blue county. >> throughout the state, new york republicans and conservatives are fighting very hard. lisa: how republicans do here and in other democratic strongholds will likely determine who controls the house of representatives. for democrats to retake the chamber, they need to gain just four seats nationally. in the two biggest blue states, california and new york, there are nine

from the rubenstein studio at weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite schoolnalism at arizona state university. >> as former president donald trump's election interference case continues to make its way through a d.c. court, some legal analysts are questioning the justice department's handling of the case. after a federal judge this month unseal debris from jack smith containing new evidence in the case, a debate has focused on why the doj allow the collection of evidence to be released so close to election day. with some arguing it could influence the presidential race. one of those scholars is jack goldsmith, whose essay in on the new york times is titled jack smith owes us an exhalation. goldsmith is a former assistant attorney general and the george w. bush administration and now professor at harvard law. we spoke with him yesterday. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> when you say jack smith owes us an exhalation, you take issue with the timing of his breed. what do you say to those who argued that the special counsel was simply complyin

. >> this is pbs news weekend, from the david and rubenstein studio at weta in washington, home of the pbs news hour, weeknights on pbs. john: a biden administration program offering a path to citizenship for up to half a million undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens is on hold while a -- is on hold to give a federal court time to consider a challenge from 16 republican-led states. the states went to court just four days after the "keeping families together" program went into effect in august. they said it "essentially grants immigration amnesty" to people who are in the country illegally. a federal court hearing is set for november 5, election day. ashley deazevedo is president of american families united, an advocacy group that backs this program. ashley, tell us how this program works and how it was before, what the spouses of u.s. citizens had to do before. ashley: thank you for having me. what this program did was essentially remove the necessity for a spouse of a u.s. citizen to go to their country of origin for an interview. it did not grant anyone else any type of pathway that

. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington, home of thehour weeknights on pbs. ♪ john: massive storms like hurricanes helene and milton can devastate the people and properties that take direct hits, causing billions of dollars in damages. but the economic effects of these events can be felt thousands of miles away, and for many months to come. megan leonhardt is senior economics writer for barron's. we talked to a tomato farmer who took a whack from both helene and milton in tennessee and florida. let's listen twhat he had to say. jon: when milton hit, there was significant damage already done from helene coming by to the coastal communities. this just made it worse. it'll be a traumatic period of time, both for retail but particularly for food service, the restaurant chains. john: so he was talking about the effect on the people who are buying his product. what are the other ways that people far from these storms will be feeling effects? megan: he makes some great points there. i mean, this is something where our food chain is national an

. >> this is the pbs "newshour" from the studio at weta in washington and from the west from the walternkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: krairs are -- kamala harris and donald trump are making their case. this is part of the deep dive into the policies this election. so you reported recently about the candidates' approach on abortion access and broader health care policies and start with vice president harris, what are her key plans on health care? >> some of her proposals are to build on the inflation reduction act and renew the affordable care act subsidies that are expiring in 2025 and expand access to birth control pills. she wants to expand that $35 cap on insulin that she and biden passed and extend it to all americans and wants to cap every american prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year and it only applies now to medicare recipients and should be at-home care benefit covered by medicare. >> currently, if you need home care and you don't have some money to hire someone, you and your family need to deplete your savings to qualify for help. that is not

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalismersity. amna: early in-person voting started in the battleground state of north carolina today, a reminder that election day is just around the corner. both candidates are trying to broaden their appeal to different groups of voters in these crucial final days. we begin tonight in wisconsin, where vice president harris's campaign schedule was briefly interrupted by news out of the middle east. lisa desjardins has our coverage. >> today israel confirmed that yahya sinwar is dead. laura: vice president harris spoke on the sidelines of a stop in milwaukee today after israel announced it had killed the head of hamas. >> this moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in gaza. and it must end such that israel is secure. the hostages are released. the suffering in gaza ends. and the palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination. laura: this comes on the heels of a contentious fox news appearance last night. the interview was heate

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in theom the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: election days now only 20 eight days away. former president donald trump campaign in pennsylvania, colorado, and nevada by week's end. vice president kamala harris is also barnstorming, not in battleground states, but in a media blitz, on radio, podcasts, and television. lisa desjardins has our report. lisa: vice president harris campaigning in a flurry of media appearances. a friendly interview, but not to her opponent, former president donald trump. >> they are exhausted with the lies. >> the daytime talk show, part of outreach to specific audiences. today she unveiled a new proposal. >> what i am proposing is that basically what we will do is allow medicare to cover in home health care. >> the idea would pay for in-home aids to help some on medicare who need help with basic functions and whose family struggle to meet those needs. medicare would pay for it all at lower incomes with a call share at higher

ruben stein studio in weta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] >> jeffrey: with just over a week to go until election day, and polls showing the tightest race imaginable, kamala harris is calling donald trump a fascist following reports that he expressed admiration for the way hitler ran his army. also tonight, all eyes are on pennsylvania. next.

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalismona state university. amna: in the final days of this election, both presidential candidates are trying to win over older voters with their plans for entitlement programs like social security and medicare, which provide financial protections to retired and disabled americans. but social security, a program that's long been popular with both parties, is at risk of being depleted as soon as 2034, and medicare will be insolvent by 2036. leaving families without critical financial support. as part of our in-depth coverage of the candidates' promises and policies, lisa desjardins is here to walk us through how both campaigns say they'll tackle the issue. good to see you. let's start with the stakes. if these programs to become insolvent who is at risk? lisa: a massive group of people. before social security and medicare were in place together, 35% of american seniors lived in poverty. that number is more like 10% now. if congress and the white house do anything, social security will see 20%

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite schl of journalismsity. amna: now to the widening conflict in the middle east. israel tonight says it targeted a hamas commander in the west bank killing at least 14 people. airstrikes are rarely used by israel and the west bank. israeli forces also kept up their punishing attacks across southern lebanon and in the capital city of beirut, where tonight they targeted the hezbollah leader. more broadly, hundreds of civilians including dozens of children have been killed in lebanon. as special correspondent leila molana-allen reports, residents now feel nowhere is safe. leila: porsche them to stop the noxious black fumes getting in. last night, beirut's residents did not have to wait long. just shy of midnight a low swoon and three hollow bangs. then, fire. one strike hit further than any so far. israel says it is attacking military targets but this behind me is a medical center, a depot for first responders. and we are not in a hezbollah -run area. we are less than half a mile from the very heart of beiru

rubenstein studio at weta studios in washington and in the west at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: among the first targets on the morning of october 7 were communities across southern israel, hit first by rockets, then infiltrated by gunmen who went house to house, killing and kidnapping civilians. among those communities, kibbutz be'eri, where nick schifrin looks back on a day that has changed the country and the region, and upended the lives of its 1000 residents. some images in this story might be disturbing. nick: one year later, the bachar home in kibbutz be'eri, three miles from the gaza strip, is frozen in horror. evidence of a community that will never be the same. a family that will never be whole. and a safe room that couldn't keep them safe. >> they get into the house and you hear the steps on the floor and they know that people are still alive, are in the safe room. so, they go straight to the safe room. they try to open and you close and they try to open and you close. and they told me open the door. nick: avida bachar lived there wi

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the rubenstein studio at weta in washington and from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: early voting started in arizona today and both campaigns held events to persuade voters there. laura has this report. laura: as another hurricane perils towards florida, vice president kamala harris criticized donald trump for spreading disinformation about hurricane helene. during a phone interview on cnn. vp. harris: it is dangerous. it is unconscionable, frankly, that anyone who would consider themselves a leader would mislead desperate people to the point that those desperate people would not receive the aid to which they are entitled. laura: can pennsylvania, former president trump continued to spread false information about the federal response to hurricane helene. mr. trump: we have another big one coming in. north carolina, georgia, alabama, virginia, pieces of florida got hit. it was incredible. the worst ever, they say. they had no money. you know where they gave the money to question rocky illegal immigrants coming in,

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david and rubenstein studio from weta studios in washington andthe west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: we have less than a week until election day. kamala harris and donald trump are making their final case to voters, laying out starkly different visions on a number of key issues. that includes health care. our white house correspondent has been covering this as part of our ongoing deep dive into the candidates promises and policies this election. good to see you. laura: good to be here. amna: you reported about abortion access and reproductive rights. there is a lot more to talk about broader with health care policy so let's are with vice president harris. what are her key plans on health care? laura: some of her proposals are to build on the inflation reduction act, cancel more medical debt, renew the affair -- affordable care act subsidies that are expiring in 2025, and expand access to birth control pills. and it comes to the inflation reduction act, she wants to expand that cap on insulin that

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