and william brangham follows up with two families now in germany. one finding refuge, the other more uncertainty. >> reporter: it is here, in this social-hall-turned-refugee camp where they'll likely stay for months as they wait for their asylum applications to be approved. >> sreenivasan: also ahead: creating a new arts capital in the middle of the city of angels. jeffrey brown looks inside the new $140 million museum that is the centerpiece. >> brown: it features 30 galleries filled with big names in modern and contemporary art. andy warhol. keith haring. kara walker. jeff koons. and many others-- including jasper johns. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are with us to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working wit

our william brangham reports from hungary on clashes with police at the border, and on the trains bound for western europe. >> as hungarian prime minister orban calls for work on the barrier to be sped up to keep refugees and migrants out, others in europe are debating how and whether to let more people in. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday: an iran nuclear deal that now cannot be undone, as democratic senators push it over a key threshold. plus, from trash to treasure: how a gourmet chef salvages food scraps from going to waste. and, magical forces unleashed in new york city. writer salman rushdie on his new novel, a tale of reason battling extremism. >> i always thought that these two ways of talking, one is fantastic, the fable, you know, the fairy tale, and the other is history, the scholarly study of what happened, i think they're both amazing ways to understand the nature. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives.

the newshour's william brangham has been reporting all week from hungary, he is now in vienna, austria and i spoke to him earlier today. william, among the european countries, hungary has been the most critical of europe's broader response to the refugees' arrival. you've been there in hungary all week. so what are the hungarians arguing ought to be done with the thousands of people coming to their door? >> reporter: well, hungary is trying to do everything it possibly can to shut that door. the prime minister has been very critical of the way the europeans have responded to the migrant crise. he is arguing for his country and europe as a whole this is about them defending the christian identity of the largely muslim group of refugees coming to europe. and hes that haz done more than any other european nation to do everything he can to stop those people are coming. he's building a fence along the border in syria, and he's pressed for new laws and ableds for the government to arrest people who are coming in. so at this meeting on monday in brussels, the hungarians and the hungarian posi

over the past week, our pbs newshour team of william brangham, jon gerberg, and saskia de melker has been in europe covering the massive migration of refugees from the middle east, africa, and afghanistan. the new arrivals struggle to make their way from southern and eastern europe-- greece, macedonia, serbia, and hungary-- to wealthier, more welcoming countries in the north and west, like austria, germany, and sweden. tonight, our team files this report about their journey and the people they met. it is presented by william brangham. >> sreenivasan: russia is >> the iraqis, afghans, north africans but most of the people here are syrian, fleeing their nation's four and a half-year-old civil war. people like the halabi family, saibi his wife, two young sons and 14-year-old malia. >> we are so-- everyone is traveling this way. so we decided to travel just like them. we've been traveling like two weeks ago. turkey, greece, macedonia, serbia and then we're here. >> hungary more so than almost any other european nation is doing everything it can to slow the arrival of these refugees. but

our own william brangham gets up close with some of the families on their journey, hop-scotching their way through europe. >> sreenivasan: plus, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: americans looked back today on a day that changed the world: 9/11. crowds were somewhat smaller for the latest anniversary of the attacks, but many brought renewed determination never to forget. it's become a tradition on this day of remembrance. bells tolled in new york, wash

crisis leads to a standoff in europe; the divided response on the surge of migrants and refugees; william brangham reports from hungary on the voices from another great migration. >> hungarians are angry because of the migrants because they think they have to pay so much money to take care of the people. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, republican rivals unite, hoping to spark a political revolt that will derail a capitol hill vote on the iran nuclear deal. plus, the frontlines of wild fires in the west: a force nearly 10,000 strong fights to keep blazes at bay during one of the worst fire seasons on record. >> throughout the west, big fires have become the norm. fire managers are having a tough time keeping one all the demands for firefighters and firefighting resources. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more info

mission is a powerful one and one he wants to hold up to the entire catholic world. >> woodruff: william branghamwing pope francis as he conducts mass in washington. thank you, william. >> reporter: thank you, judy. >> woodruff: in the day's other news... the head of the german automaker volkswagen is out, amid a scandal over rigging diesel cars to pass pollution tests. c.e.o. martin winterkorn announced today he's stepping down. he denied any personal wrongdoing, but in a statement, said: germany's economy minister warned today against assuming the scandal will do lasting harm to v.w., or the german economy. two imprisoned al-jazeera journalists received presidential pardons, in a case that's drawn international attention. hours later, canadian mohamed fahmy and egyptian national baher mohammed, joined by their wives, were released in cairo. they had been arrested in december 2013 and convicted of reporting what the government called "false news". >> where are we going to start? i don't know. what are we going to do? we're going to travel the world, we're going to celebrate, we're going to party

and william brangham follows up with two families now in germany.ne finding refuge, the other more uncertainty. >> reporter: it is here, in this social-hall-turned-refugee camp where they'll likely stay for months as they wait for their asylum applications to be approved. >> sreenivasan: also ahead: creating a new arts capital in the middle of the city of angels. jeffrey brown looks inside the new $140 million museum that is the centerpiece. >> brown: it features 30 galleries filled with big names in modern and contemporary art. andy warhol. keith haring. kara walker.

our william brangham reports from hungary on clashes with police at the border, and on the trains bound europe. >> as hungarian prime minister orban calls for work on the barrier to be sped up to keep refugees and migrants out, others in europe are debating how and whether to let more people in. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday: an iran nuclear deal that now cannot be undone, as democratic senators push it over a key threshold. plus, from trash to treasure: how a gourmet chef salvages food scraps from going to waste. and, magical forces unleashed in new york city.

our own william brangham gets up close with some of the families on their journey, hop-scotching theirhrough europe. >> sreenivasan: plus, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

crisis leads to a standoff in europe; the divided response on the surge of migrants and refugees; william brangham from hungary on the voices from another great migration. >> hungarians are angry because of the migrants because they think they have to pay so much money to take care of the people. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, republican rivals unite, hoping to spark a political revolt that will derail a capitol hill vote on the iran nuclear deal. plus, the frontlines of wild fires in the west: a force

william brangham reports on the day's developments. >> brangham: afghan troops could be seen in actionund kunduz today, as fighting raged for a third day. and the local police chief insisted they're making progress, backed by u.s. air strikes. >> ( translated ): the situation is better now. as you are aware, some areas have been retaken by security forces. the operation is ongoing. we retook the new police headquarters, the jail and some parts of the city. >> brangham: but, there was no sign of a broader counter-offensive, and a regional official complained that afghan troops had no will to fight. the taliban seized kunduz on monday, sealing off roads and hunting down government officials. up to 5,000 police and soldiers retreated to the city's airport, which taliban fighters tried and failed to take overnight. but taliban forces did capture a key hilltop fortress today. and, civilians were in full flight. >> ( translated ): kunduz is under fire as a result of the conflict over these few days. the situation is very bad. all of the residents are fed-up and thousands of families are esca

william brangham reports on the days's events. >> brangham: : the pope began his first-ever visit to the united states late this afternoon, flying into a military facility just outside washington. president obama, vice president biden and their wives greeted pope francis on the tarmac while hundreds more awaited. presidential advisor valerie jarrett: >> there's so much excitement. i think the crowd reflects the diversity of our country. everyone who is coming is excited about the opportunity to be in his presence, and so i think that this visit means a great deal to america. security was tight across the nation's capital, with barriers erected at the white house for the pontiff's official welcome and meeting with the president tomorrow. workers at the national shrine of the immaculate conception also made final preparations. the pope celebrates mass there tomorrow afternoon. >> everybody is just collectively feeling the excitement of having the pope here, and all the many long days and long hours of work are really coming together to bring just a wonderful event to fruition. >> brang

for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham in washington >> woodruff: our political director lisa desjardins was in the crowd on the west front of the capitol for the pope's speech and joins us now. so lisa, it was a call to action in what the pope had to say. we just heard both republicans and democrats saying they liked different parts of what he had to say. you've been on the hill talking to people. what have you heard? >> you know, what i expected was to hear republicans say, oh, this is a liberal pope, we agree with him on some things, not on others, but what i heard instead surprised me today. both parties heard a challenge from the pope, and republicans in particular, for whom i think the pope challenged perhaps on immigration and perhaps on climate change, democrats think so at least, republicans say they hold some of their conservative viewpoints on those issues, judy, they say especially on the environment that his tone indicated that he sees the united states as a leader, and especially a leader in technology, like renewable technology, and i think that's such a great example of w

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correspondent william brangham spoke to many of them along the hungarian border, as they tried to make their way to a better life. he talks about what he saw, on the latest episode of our podcast shortwave. find a link to listen, on our home page: pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday: we re-unite with syrian refugees in germany. we first met on their journey through hungary. i'm gwen ifill. join us online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org report,"

william brangham has more on the unlikely way it all began. >> brangham: we take a closer look at how volkswagen got caught, and what it all means, with one of the engineers who helped catch the automaker. john german is a senior fellow at the international council on clean transportation, a non- profit dedicated to improving vehicle emissions and one that provides research to regulators all over the world. so john german, i wonder if you would start off by telling me, how did this revelation come about? >> well, we were actually just doing routine testing. this is an outgrove of our work in europe. it's been known in europe for five to ten years that diesel cars have high emissions. we've been working with some other groups on. this we've done some testing there. and our director of our european office, peter mock, had the bright idea that we should test the vehicles in the u.s. and our thought was because the u.s. has the most stringent emission standards in the world, and because e.p.a. has a lot of legal authority and experience and do effective enforcement that the diesel cars in

william brangham has our story. >> brangham: the news that county clerk kim davis was going to jail caused celebration for gay-rights supporters outside the federal courthouse in ashland, kentucky this afternoon. >> the judge did his job and followed the laws and held her in contempt of court, and she should have to follow those laws as well. >> do your job! do your job! >> brangham: the controversy came to a head earlier this week when davis, that's her behind the desk, refused again to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her christian beliefs against the practice. >> we're not issuing marriage licenses today. >> based on what? >> so i would suggest you all... >> why are you not issuing marriage licenses today? >> because i'm not. >> under whose authority are you not issuing marriage licenses? >> under god's authority. >> brangham: back in june, when the u.s. supreme court ruled that gay marriage was legal nationwide, davis stopped issuing marriage licenses for anyone in rowan county, kentucky. when governor steve beshear ordered all court clerks to license same-sex couple

william brangham has this report. >> brangham: thousands of cubans welcomed pope francis this morninghe celebrated mass in the eastern cuban city of holguin. festive songs mixed with traditional hymns and with the pontiff's call for tolerance and mercy. >> ( translated ): jesus invites us to slowly overcome our preconceptions and our resistance to change in others, and even in ourselves. >> brangham: today's remarks were in keeping with sunday's packed mass in havana's revolution square. there, francis urged cubans to put humankind ahead of ideology- - a subtle jab at the country's communist system. >> ( translated ): service is never ideological, for we do not serve ideas, we serve people. >> brangham: cuban security forces kept political dissidents away, blocking them from attending some events and detaining several others. but from all appearances, those who did hear and see the first latin american pope, were receptive. >> ( translated ): pope francis had a very deep message. a message of hope, cordiality, of helping each other-- many beautiful and appealing things. >> brangham: h

william brangham has more more on the president's trip. >> brangham: on his three day trip, the presidentl attend a meeting of what's known as the arctic council. and, to stress for action on climate change, the president will visit some of alaska's glaciers and then meet with native alaskans whose lives have been affected by rising tides and temperatures. for more on the president's trip i'm joined by journalist elizabeth arnold who's in anchorage. three days salon trip for a president to make. we know he's go stressing the need to act on climate change but why now and why alaska? >> well, it started out as just a drop in by secretary of state john kerry then turned into this three-day visit by the president when the house saw this as great opportunity for the president to build a sense of urgency for addressing climate change and build momentum for the upcoming meeting in paris with world leaders will try to negotiate agreement to cut carbon emissions. the idea, obviously to, put a face on the impact of warming climate and more than few officials have described it as show and tell. alas