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for the pbs newshour, i'm hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: the controversy over an nfl quarterback refusing to stand for the national anthem; and mark shields and david brooks take on the week's news. but first, today the f.b.i. released two key documents about its investigation into the private email server hillary clinton used when she was secretary of state. one contains the agency's notes from clinton's f.b.i. interview; and the other is a 47-page summary of the f.b.i.'s findings. npr's carrie johnson is covering the story and joins me now. so, what's new about the documents that were releaseder today? >> there are several new details, including a sense of what hillary clinton told f.b.i. investigators in that three andh a half hour interview at f.b.i. headquarters on july 2. she said she used the personal server as a matter of convenience. she never had a concern that she or anybody close to her was mishandling classified information. in fact, she actually doesn't recall attending a security briefing or any kin
for the pbs newshour, i'm hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: the controversy over an nfl quarterback refusing to stand for the national anthem; and mark shields and david brooks take on the week's news. but first, today the f.b.i. released two key documents about its investigation into the private email server hillary clinton used when she was secretary of state. one contains the agency's notes from clinton's f.b.i. interview; and the other is a...
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. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: >> in a trump administration, all immigration laws will be enforced.en >> ifill: donald trump outlines tough immigration proposals, hours after returning from a surprise meeting with mexico's president. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday: a deep dive into the politics of trade thisad presidential election, and where hillary clinton stands on america role's in the global economy. >> ifill: and empty shelves line venezuela's grocery stores as desperate crowds await a rare meal-- a look at the country'snt worsening food shortage. >> it's one article of food per person and then you have to wait eight days because if you try to buy food. they'll stop you. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future.is >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and i
. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: >> in a trump administration, all immigration laws will be enforced.en >> ifill: donald trump outlines tough immigration proposals, hours after returning from a surprise meeting with mexico's president. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday: a deep dive into the politics of trade thisad presidential election, and where hillary clinton stands on america role's in...
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from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the united states and china today formally ratified a climate-change agreement that came from the u.n. climate conference in paris last december. it has already been adopted by more than 175 countries. in a ceremony today ahead of the "group of 20" economic summit in hangzhou, china, president obama and china's president xi jinping committed the world's two biggest economies to a course of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming. combined, the two nations generate almost 40% of the world's emissions. according to the terms of the climate pact, when nations responsible for a total of 55 55% of global carbon emissions ratify it, the pact will come into force, possibly by the end of this year. under the pact, china has agreed to stop its rise of carbon emissions by 2030, and the u.s. pledged to reduce emissions by at least 26% by then. president obama hailed the deal: >> this is the single best chance that we have, to deal with a proble
from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the united states and china today formally ratified a climate-change agreement that came from the u.n. climate conference in paris last december. it has already been adopted by more than 175 countries. in a ceremony today ahead of the "group of 20" economic summit in hangzhou, china, president obama and china's president xi jinping committed the...
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i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is on assignment.n on tonight's pbs newshour: n donald trump turns again to social media, unleashing a storm of tweets, while hillary clintoe keeps up her attacks on the trail. also ahead: in search of ahe better life, how nigerian women are being conned by fellowy africans to work as prostitutes on the streets of italy. >> reporter: the problem isem their clientele is poor, the prices are low, which means that the girls have to work extrao hard to pay back their debt.ck >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze this week's political fallout following the first presidential debate. 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. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. yut >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide.
i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is on assignment.n on tonight's pbs newshour: n donald trump turns again to social media, unleashing a storm of tweets, while hillary clintoe keeps up her attacks on the trail. also ahead: in search of ahe better life, how nigerian women are being conned by fellowy africans to work as prostitutes on the streets of italy. >> reporter: the problem isem their clientele is poor, the prices are low, which means that the girls have to work extrao hard to pay...
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from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. we're coming to you tonight from the studios of ketc, our pbs affiliate in st louis, missouri. for the second time in this year's race for the white house, republican presidential candidate donald trump has publicly raised the specter of violence against his democratic opponent, hillary clinton. campaigning in houston, texas, today, trump was silent on the subject. but last night, at his rally in miami, trump stated incorrectly that clinton favors abolishing the second amendment right to bear arms. and then he said this: >> i think that her bodyguards should drop all weapons. they should disarm, right? ( cheers and applause ) right? i think they should disarm. immediately. what do you think? yes? yes. yeah. take their guns away. she doesn't want guns. take them, let's see what happens to her. >> sreenivasan: trump's words echoed a statement he made last month at a rally in north carolina, where he suggested gun owners might take action against clinton if sh
from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. we're coming to you tonight from the studios of ketc, our pbs affiliate in st louis, missouri. for the second time in this year's race for the white house, republican presidential candidate donald trump has publicly raised the specter of violence against his democratic opponent, hillary clinton. campaigning in houston, texas, today, trump was silent on the...
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from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. >> police in charlotte, north carolina, said this afternoon they would release their own dash-cam videos of tuesday's fatal shooting of a brack man, keith scott, this as people took part in a fifth day of protests. police chief kerr putney said it had been decided releasing the the videos would not adversely impact the investigation. he said he was in possession of a hand gun, in possession of marijuana, and had committed a crime. police shot and killed scott tuesday after in the parking lot of an apartment complex where he parked to wait to pick up his children after his wife released this video yesterday, which she recorded on her phone as she witnessed the fatal encounter. she's heard telling police her husband had a brain injury and had just taken medication. >> don't shoot him. he has no weapon. >> sreenivasan: earlier today, i spoke with "washington post" reporter wesley lowery about the implications of police shooting videos. there is a much larger a
from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. >> police in charlotte, north carolina, said this afternoon they would release their own dash-cam videos of tuesday's fatal shooting of a brack man, keith scott, this as people took part in a fifth day of protests. police chief kerr putney said it had been decided releasing the the videos would not adversely impact the investigation. he said he was in...
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hari sreenivasan has the story.v >> sreenivasan: okay, the first thing to know-- uber tried this with several journalists this week. k each self-driving car was accompanied by a human operator, who loosely kept hands on theel steering wheel. the cars are equipped with sensors, radars and light- mapping systems. select uber customers will be able to opt into a driverless car pick-up. alex davies writes about all d things transportation for "wired" magazine, and took a ride in one of uber's self- driving cars. he joins us from san francisco. so, alex, unless you were a friend ofex a tesla driver or google engineer, you're one of the first people to sit in the back of one of these cars.se what was the experience like? >> for the most part, it was kind of like a regular uber ride, minus the fact it was a carefully orchestrated media preview. it's same way most uber rides start. you pull out your phone, open up the uber app, enter your destination and call up the car. what's going to happen from now on for some select customers in pittsburgh is it will say, hey, would you like a self-drivi
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c i just want to help my family after high school. >> sreenivasan: even when students get to college, financial obligations can continue to haunt them. >> when i was doing the two jobs it was really hard because everyone was excelling on tests and their homeworks and theirei projects and i was starting to fall behind. >> sreenivasan: antonio salmero is a senior at u.t. austin. >> i felt really discouraged tot even be in college, but the reason why is, someone's got to pay bills, help out at home. some of these kids in some of my classes they haven't even worked a day in their life, that's stressful and discouraging. >> our parents are accustomed to the traditions of mexico, of latin america salvador, and over there you got to work-- what puts food on the table is work. and it's this kind of mental setback that is instilled in our latino males. makes them have to choose between an education and a job. >> what it feels like growing up, there was always this cultural belief that a man's worth is defined by his work. there's this sense of machismo in the mexican cultue, and machismo is th
c i just want to help my family after high school. >> sreenivasan: even when students get to college, financial obligations can continue to haunt them. >> when i was doing the two jobs it was really hard because everyone was excelling on tests and their homeworks and theirei projects and i was starting to fall behind. >> sreenivasan: antonio salmero is a senior at u.t. austin. >> i felt really discouraged tot even be in college, but the reason why is, someone's got to...
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. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, at least one person is dead and more than 100 injured after a new jersey commuter train crashes into the hoboken station. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, how the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, with up to a third of americans casting their ballot before november 8. >> woodruff: and, a report from afghanistan, on the fight for womens' rights despite injustices embedded in the society even before there was a war. >> a lot of people don't realize that afghanistan is a country where it's been reported that over 85% of the women are victims of domestic violence. >> sreenivasan: plus, making sense of donald trump's taxes. what voters should know, and how the u.s. tax system often favors the rich. >> for certain very wealthy people, our federal income tax system is a subsidy system that makes them richer. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been
. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, at least one person is dead and more than 100 injured after a new jersey commuter train crashes into the hoboken station. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, how the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, with up to a third of americans casting their ballot before november 8. >> woodruff: and, a report from afghanistan, on the fight for womens' rights...
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hari sreenivasan has the story as part of our special series this week on "rethinking college." >> sreenivasan: graduation day at georgetown university. it takes four years, more thanth $200,000 dollars, and a lot of hard work to get here. but now more employers are asking, what does a four-years degree really mean? what true marketable skills cana new graduates offer the work force? georgetown university is trying to answer that question. >> we're hearing from employers. how do you differentiate between two graduates?ou >> sreenivasan: professor randall bass leads the college's designing the future initiative. >> if you've got a pile of ten graduates who all have degrees from quality liberal artser schools, and they all look more or less alike in terms of their formal credentials, are there ways to differentiate them?e >> sreenivasan: last semester, bass and colleagues at georgetown offered a free experimental course for students who want to further distinguish themselves.fo instead of receiving ang traditional credit, students who meet the requirements are awarded a digital badge. >> what we
hari sreenivasan has the story as part of our special series this week on "rethinking college." >> sreenivasan: graduation day at georgetown university. it takes four years, more thanth $200,000 dollars, and a lot of hard work to get here. but now more employers are asking, what does a four-years degree really mean? what true marketable skills cana new graduates offer the work force? georgetown university is trying to answer that question. >> we're hearing from employers....
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hari sreenivasan has our story. >> sreenivasan: for more now on the state of labor, we're going to by mary kay henry, service employees international union, and harley shaiken, a professor and labor expert at the university of california, berkley.ia professor, when we think of the labor movement, we think it's smaller than it used to be, but what are the challenges the movement is facing today? >> there are many challenges but it's a particularly criticali time for labor movement and the united states generally.it in the last three decades, labor has declined from representing one out of every five members to one out of every ten today, butt recent polls from bloomberg and others indicate that over half of people polled would like to join a union. how does that square with 11% being in unions? here i think we're looking at tough employer opposition, laws that don't facilitate a free choice and some broader changes in the economy.c >> sreenivasan: mary kayry henry, how do you square that gap, if people are interested still in being part of the union but the reality is they're not? >> 2
hari sreenivasan has our story. >> sreenivasan: for more now on the state of labor, we're going to by mary kay henry, service employees international union, and harley shaiken, a professor and labor expert at the university of california, berkley.ia professor, when we think of the labor movement, we think it's smaller than it used to be, but what are the challenges the movement is facing today? >> there are many challenges but it's a particularly criticali time for labor movement...
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. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, at least one person is dead and more than 100 injured after a new jersey commuter train crashes into the hoboken station. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, how the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, with up to a third of americans casting their ballot before november 8. >> woodruff: and, a report from afghanistan, on the fight for womens' rights despite injustices embedded in the society even before there was a war. >> a lot of people don't realize that afghanistan is a country where it's been reported that over 85% of the women are victims of domestic violence. >> sreenivasan: plus, making sense of donald trump's taxes. what voters should know, and how
. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, at least one person is dead and more than 100 injured after a new jersey commuter train crashes into the hoboken station. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, how the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, with up to a third of americans casting their ballot before november 8. >> woodruff: and, a report from afghanistan, on the fight for womens' rights...
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reports. >> sreenivasan: a rain of firets lit up aleppo overnight. it was one of scores of air strikes-- the most in months, and it answered secretary of state john kerry's plea for the syrian military and its russian allies to ground their jets. air strikes resumed monday, hours after a u.s. and russian-- brokered cease-fire expired. in an interview airing today,od syrian president bashar al-assad told the associated press, the blame lies squarely with washington, and its allies. >> we announced that we are ready to be committed to any halt of operations, or if you want to call it cease-fire, but it's not about syria or russia; it's about the united states and the terrorist groups that have been affiliated to isis and al- nusra and al qaeda, and to the united states and to turkey ande to saudi arabia. >> sreenivasan: the white house today rejected that charge, but assad went further, insistingth the u.s. deliberately targeted syrian forces in a weekend airer strike. the u.s. military says it was a mistake. at the same time, assad denied any syrian o
reports. >> sreenivasan: a rain of firets lit up aleppo overnight. it was one of scores of air strikes-- the most in months, and it answered secretary of state john kerry's plea for the syrian military and its russian allies to ground their jets. air strikes resumed monday, hours after a u.s. and russian-- brokered cease-fire expired. in an interview airing today,od syrian president bashar al-assad told the associated press, the blame lies squarely with washington, and its allies....
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i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour, the first hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in more than a decade makes landfall. as florida recovers, the east coast braces for the storm's remaining impact. also ahead, the f.b.i. releases excerpts of its interview with hillary clinton. what's in the documents, and how could it impact the election? then, five years later, a missouri city hit by a devastating tornado is rebuiltby from the ruin, physically and emotionally. >> now we have this single past experience that links us all together. it's made it so much better. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the full week of news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.
i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour, the first hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in more than a decade makes landfall. as florida recovers, the east coast braces for the storm's remaining impact. also ahead, the f.b.i. releases excerpts of its interview with hillary clinton. what's in the documents, and how could it impact the election? then, five years later, a missouri city hit by a devastating tornado is rebuiltby from the ruin, physically and emotionally....
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. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: >> in a trump administration, all immigration laws will be enforced.en >> ifill: donald trump outlines tough immigration proposals, hours after returning from a surprise meeting with mexico's president. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday: a deep dive into the politics of trade thisad presidential election, and where hillary clinton stands on america role's in the global economy. >> ifill: and empty shelves line venezuela's grocery stores as desperate crowds await a rare meal-- a look at the country'snt worsening food shortage. >> it's one article of food per person and then you have to wait eight days because if you try to buy food. they'll stop you.
. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: >> in a trump administration, all immigration laws will be enforced.en >> ifill: donald trump outlines tough immigration proposals, hours after returning from a surprise meeting with mexico's president. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday: a deep dive into the politics of trade thisad presidential election, and where hillary clinton stands on america role's in...
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i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is on assignment.n on tonight's pbs newshour: n donald trump turns again to social media, unleashing a storm of tweets, while hillary clintoe keeps up her attacks on the trail. also ahead: in search of ahe better life, how nigerian women are being conned by fellowy africans to work as prostitutes on the streets of italy. >> reporter: the problem isem their clientele is poor, the prices are low, which means that the girls have to work extrao hard to pay back their debt.ck >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze this week's political fallout following the first presidential debate. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.
i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is on assignment.n on tonight's pbs newshour: n donald trump turns again to social media, unleashing a storm of tweets, while hillary clintoe keeps up her attacks on the trail. also ahead: in search of ahe better life, how nigerian women are being conned by fellowy africans to work as prostitutes on the streets of italy. >> reporter: the problem isem their clientele is poor, the prices are low, which means that the girls have to work extrao hard to pay...
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hari sreenivasan has more. >> reporter: all this week, the guerrilla group has been meeting at a desolate location in southern colombia. today, unanimously, the farc voted to approve the deal and form a new political party. after the signing this coming monday, the accord must survive one more hurdle: a nationwide popular referendum next weekend. special correspondent nadjaia drost has been at this meeting all week, and joins me now. nadja, we usually don't talk about political conventions in other countries and the imagesie i've seen have sound stages, fog ma sheerntion seems almost like a musical festival. give us a sense of what it was like. >> to give you a sense of whereh we are, we are in the middle of the colombian plains, essentially the middle ofdd nowhere and we're surrounded by miles and miles of shrubland. it might strike someone as strange to hold a conference but this is a f.a.r.c. stronghold and has significant historical meaning for the rebel group. the conference that the f.a.r.c. has been holding here this week is historic. it is their final conference as an armed group.
hari sreenivasan has more. >> reporter: all this week, the guerrilla group has been meeting at a desolate location in southern colombia. today, unanimously, the farc voted to approve the deal and form a new political party. after the signing this coming monday, the accord must survive one more hurdle: a nationwide popular referendum next weekend. special correspondent nadjaia drost has been at this meeting all week, and joins me now. nadja, we usually don't talk about political...
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captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, september 25th: great expectations for hillary clinton and donald trump on the eve of their first presidential debate. reactions to the police video of the shooting death of keith scott in charlotte, north carolina. and in our signature segment, the c.e.o. who slashed his salary and guaranteed a $70,000 a year minimum wage to his employees. >> and so therefore a business is really missing its potential, if it sees its purpose as creating money. >> sreenivasan: next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen gss
captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, september 25th: great expectations for hillary clinton and donald trump on the eve of their first presidential debate. reactions to the police video of the shooting death of keith scott in charlotte, north carolina. and in our signature segment, the c.e.o. who slashed his salary and guaranteed a $70,000 a year minimum wage to his employees. >> and so therefore a business is really missing its potential, if it...
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hari sreenivasan reports. and a warning: images in this story will disturb many viewers >> reporter: blood mingled with fresh bread on the streets of east aleppo-- the remains of a bakery, and its customers, struck this morning amid the ongoing, thunderous bombardment. in the terrible stillness after the attack, a medical worker told of the carnage. >> ( translated ): the russian planes started dropping missiles and rockets. people who were coming to get bread from the bakery, were martyred; there are a number we cannot reach due to the number of shells that were dropped. >> reporter: and nearby, two hospitals-- referred to by codenames "m2" and "m10" to hide their locations-- were also hit. they are supported by the syrian-american medical society, an n.g.o. on a social media chat group monitored by the newshour, medical personnel and activists said "m10" was the lone "trauma center" left, and that only six hospitals remain operational. those serve a quarter-million people. now, just two can perform surgery.
hari sreenivasan reports. and a warning: images in this story will disturb many viewers >> reporter: blood mingled with fresh bread on the streets of east aleppo-- the remains of a bakery, and its customers, struck this morning amid the ongoing, thunderous bombardment. in the terrible stillness after the attack, a medical worker told of the carnage. >> ( translated ): the russian planes started dropping missiles and rockets. people who were coming to get bread from the bakery, were...
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tonight, hari sreenivasan visits dallas, where an innovative college president is growing apr new kind of student. o >> reporter: at a texas college, a football field that was turned into a farm. >> we need to harvest about tenw pounds of radishes. >> reporter: the tigers of paul quinn college lost more football games than they won on this field. so nine years ago, when the historically black college on the south side of dallas was in financial crisis and had a 1% graduation rate, a new president turned everything over-- including the field. so did you envision this when you first saw the footballyo field? >> no, no. >> reporter: michael sorrell, had no experience running ad college. he had been a lawyer and white house special assistant, but he knew paul quinn couldn't afford a football program. >> there's more than one field of dreams. why should we tie everyone's future to athletic success? >> reporter: he turned the t football field into an organic farm that generates more than 20,000 pounds of organic vegetables a year. veggies that make it into high end restaurants and into the d
tonight, hari sreenivasan visits dallas, where an innovative college president is growing apr new kind of student. o >> reporter: at a texas college, a football field that was turned into a farm. >> we need to harvest about tenw pounds of radishes. >> reporter: the tigers of paul quinn college lost more football games than they won on this field. so nine years ago, when the historically black college on the south side of dallas was in financial crisis and had a 1% graduation...
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hari sreenivasan has our report. >> we're going to just take notes now. >> reporter: it's called a high tech boot camp. six months of intense work that turns a beginner computer coder into a software engineer. >> here's a tool you can use but if it stresses you out too much, don't use it. >> reporter: the academics are difficult, but the camps all but promise jobs that pay more than double the median income in america. >> it's an immersive program it's incredibly tough. >> reporter: so tough, only 20% of those who apply get accepted. instructor wes reid. >> the things that we're really focused on is how do we get people as career-ready as fast as possible. >> reporter: students are flooding in. from 2014 to 2015, the number of graduates from coding boot camps jumped by 138%. >> there isn't any general education classes that you have to take, or stuff that's not necessary used for your end goal. >> reporter: it's a learning model that is not only experiencing explosive growth, but also attracting tens of millions of dollars of private investment. >> the world is evolving so quickly that
hari sreenivasan has our report. >> we're going to just take notes now. >> reporter: it's called a high tech boot camp. six months of intense work that turns a beginner computer coder into a software engineer. >> here's a tool you can use but if it stresses you out too much, don't use it. >> reporter: the academics are difficult, but the camps all but promise jobs that pay more than double the median income in america. >> it's an immersive program it's incredibly...
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hari sreenivasan has our report. >> we're going to just take notes now. >> reporter: it's called a high tech boot camp. six months of intense work that turns a beginner computer coder into a software engineer. >> here's a tool you can use, but if it stresses you out too much, don't use it. >> reporter: the academics are difficult, but the camps all but promise jobs that pay more than double the median income in america. >> it's an immersive program, it's incredibly tough. >> reporter: so tough, only 20% of those who apply get accepted. instructor wes reid. >> the things that we're really focused on is how do we get people as career-ready as fast as possible. >> reporter: students are flooding in. from 2014 to 2015, the number of graduates from coding boot camps jumped by 138%. >> there isn't any general education classes that you have to take, or stuff that's not necessary used for your end goal. >> reporter: it's a learning model that is not only experiencing explosive growth, but also attracting tens of millions of dollars of private investment. >> the world is evolving so quickly tha
hari sreenivasan has our report. >> we're going to just take notes now. >> reporter: it's called a high tech boot camp. six months of intense work that turns a beginner computer coder into a software engineer. >> here's a tool you can use, but if it stresses you out too much, don't use it. >> reporter: the academics are difficult, but the camps all but promise jobs that pay more than double the median income in america. >> it's an immersive program, it's incredibly...
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for the pbs newshour, i'm harim sreenivasan. >> ifill: the tributes have poured in all day for golfing legend, arnold palmer. from his friend and rival, jack nicklaus, to recent champions,en like tiger woods, to dignitaries like president obama. a handful of other champions won more tournaments and titles, but palmer set a standard for attracting public attention to the sport. william brangham has a look back at "the king". >> the u.s. open, played in the shadow of the rockies, saw arnold palmer sink an incredibll putt. >> reporter: june 1960, denver: an improbable win in the u.s. open became the stuff of golfing legend, >> coming from seven strokes behind, palmer showed nerves of steel and a will of granite, asn he battled to win the u.s. open. >> reporter: ...and defined the style of arnold palmer. it was, perhaps, palmer's greatest year. he had won the masters just two months earlier, and all told, won eight times that season. he followed up with victories at the next two british opens, and two mores, masters in 1962 and '64. he reflected on his success in a 2011 interview with char
for the pbs newshour, i'm harim sreenivasan. >> ifill: the tributes have poured in all day for golfing legend, arnold palmer. from his friend and rival, jack nicklaus, to recent champions,en like tiger woods, to dignitaries like president obama. a handful of other champions won more tournaments and titles, but palmer set a standard for attracting public attention to the sport. william brangham has a look back at "the king". >> the u.s. open, played in the shadow of the...
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. >> sreenivasan: >> ifill: unarmed people.ed >> these are agencies who were doing this prior. p nothing new is created with the deps of homeland security.la i think this should be a furchtion of the f.b.i. i mean, this should be f.b.i. f >> ifill: let's talk a little bit about leadership again, as we have seen this week in charlotte, in tulsa, and around the country, unrest, racial unrest. how would you lead on that issue? >> well, in this case, black lives do matter. blacks getting shot at six timee the rate of whites.t i have been more outspoken than any politician in the country with war on crugz, recognizinggn if you are of color and you are arrested on a drug-related crime, there are a four times more likelihood that you will any to prison than not.no >> ifill: i want you to focus on what is alleged to be police misconduct, though. what does that have to do with the the war on drugs?ru >> i think it has its roots in the war on drugs? i think roots of discrimination does exist in thef the war on drugs. when it comes to police recognizing that this is happening, that when i
. >> sreenivasan: >> ifill: unarmed people.ed >> these are agencies who were doing this prior. p nothing new is created with the deps of homeland security.la i think this should be a furchtion of the f.b.i. i mean, this should be f.b.i. f >> ifill: let's talk a little bit about leadership again, as we have seen this week in charlotte, in tulsa, and around the country, unrest, racial unrest. how would you lead on that issue? >> well, in this case, black lives do...
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hari sreenivasan: we have a pretty good relationship with our audience in that they are the kind of intelligent group of people that can say, 'okay, this isn't exactly how i think but i'm better for hearing this point of view.' man: what you get on pbs what you get on frontline is in-depth, long-form coverage that you don't get anywhere else. charlie rose: we have a unique opportunity to have in-depth conversation not just with candidates but, with advisors, with experts, with people who understand and know how to assess the political process. judy woodruff: if we can understand what voters want to know and then distill that into coverage that people can count on then we're doing our job. gwen ifill: news and public affairs is still at the heart of our mission and pbs is the place to come for that. your favorite pbs shows ready to watch, when you are anytime, any place find more ways to explore than ever before at pbs.org slash anywhere ♪ >> narrator: tonight on frontline, two reports about education in america. >> the closing of itt tech is affecting students... >> narrator: first, for-profi
hari sreenivasan: we have a pretty good relationship with our audience in that they are the kind of intelligent group of people that can say, 'okay, this isn't exactly how i think but i'm better for hearing this point of view.' man: what you get on pbs what you get on frontline is in-depth, long-form coverage that you don't get anywhere else. charlie rose: we have a unique opportunity to have in-depth conversation not just with candidates but, with advisors, with experts, with people who...
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. >> sreenivasan: trump's words echoed a statement he made last month at a rally in north carolina, where he suggested gun owners might take action against clinton if she were elected. before clinton resumed campaigning in washington, d.c., tonight, her campaign manager, robby mook, said of trump:" inciting people to violence" is an "unacceptable quality" in
. >> sreenivasan: trump's words echoed a statement he made last month at a rally in north carolina, where he suggested gun owners might take action against clinton if she were elected. before clinton resumed campaigning in washington, d.c., tonight, her campaign manager, robby mook, said of trump:" inciting people to violence" is an "unacceptable quality" in