And its two fridays before the election. Mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. All that and more on tonights 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. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff call it an october surprise todays f. B. I. Statement about Hillary Clintons emails roiled the president ial race, just 11 days before the election. Donald trump pounced. The clinton camp demanded more information. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter Hillary Clinton landed in cedar rapids, iowa to campaign, but was greeted by the news that the f. B. I. Is reviewing newly found emails linked the private server she used as secretary of state. In a letter to congressional chairmen, f. B. I. Director james comey said an unrelated investigation turned up emails that appear pertinent to the clinton case. He said he agreed with his team to allow investigators to review the emails and determine whether they contain classified information, as well as assess their importance. The candidate herself did not respond to shouted questions, and did not address it at her rally, sticking with her stump speech. Everyone working across the state are going to make sure that we win iowa. Reporter Clintons Campaign chairman did send out a statement this afternoon calling the timing of the announcement extraordinary and urging the f. B. I. To give more details about the emails in question stressing that its not clear if these emails are significant. But in manchester, New Hampshire. I just heard this ten minutes ago. Reporter the news was certainly significant to donald trump. We must not let her take her are criminal scheme into the oval office. I have Great Respect for the fact that the f. B. I. And the department of justice are now willing to have the courage to right the horrible mistake that they made. Reporter this, the same day that clinton hoped to focus on other areas like debuting a new Television Ad featuring president obama. Last eight years was on the ballot. And the Clinton Campaign reporter and the clinton camp had good news on the fundraising front, as donald trump faced new money questions, especially about repeated pledges like this from two days ago. Ill have over 100 million in the campaign. And im prepared to go much more than that. Reporter but new fundraising reports show the total trump personally donated to the campaign was 56 million as of just over a week ago. His contributions dropped in october to a total of 31,000 for the first three weeks of this month. What might matter more is how much Trumps Campaign has on hand its 16 million according to the report. That compares with 62 million in Hillary Clintons war chest. Today, trump said he is writing a 10 million check to his campaign that is a big boost but still leaves a more than two to one money gap. Meanwhile, Key Senate Races are winding up with a contentious New Hampshire Senate Debate last night. And a headlinemaking faceoff in illinois. Democratic congresswoman and iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth had spoken of her familys history of military service, going back to the revolutionary war. That prompted this from incumbent republican mark kirk i had forgotten that your parents came all the way from thailand to serve george washington. Reporter duckworths mother is a thai immigrant. Her fathers family does go back to the nations founding. Kirk later apologized. With a week and a half left, the twists and turns of campaign 2016 keep coming. For the pbs newshour, im lisa desjardins. Woodruff in the days other news the u. S. Supreme Court Announced today it will take up the issue of transgender rights, for the first time. The justices accepted a case from virginia. It involves a transgender teen who was barred from using the boys bathroom at a high school. A lower court has ordered the school board to accommodate the student. The secretary of the interior says shes profoundly disappointed with the acquittals in oregons wildlife refuge takeover. Secretary sally jewell says shes concerned it will damage the security and management of public lands. Seven defendants were charged with conspiracy after they occupied the refuge for 41 days. They say yesterdays verdict vindicates their claims of federal overreach we have to say we are so grateful for the patriots and for those jurors who spent their time. And we know its a great sacrifice, and we are so grateful. We are in tears because we were so happy that they heard the truth and they werent intimidated enough that they did come back with the right judgment. Woodruff the groups leader ammon bundy is being held on other charges from a 2014 nevada standoff. His lawyer also faces charges after yelling at the judge yesterday to release bundy. U. S. Marshals used a stun gun to subdue him in court. The u. S. Economy surged ahead in the years Third Quarter by the most in two years. Commerce department numbers today show the Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of 2. 9 . Thats twice the growth rate in the second quarter. In syria opposition fighters launched a new offensive today, pushing back against the governments siege of the city of aleppo. The rebels including some islamist militants attacked the western half of the city, the side controlled by government troops. State media said the military repelled the attack. Later, the office of russian president Vladimir Putin said he has decided against resuming air strikes on aleppo. The war in yemen may be taking a sharp, new turn. Overnight, shiite rebels fired a Ballistic Missile deep into neighboring saudi arabia, which backs the yemeni government. Saudi Officials Say the missile was intercepted about 40 miles outside the holy muslim city of mecca. The rebels claim the actual target was the International Airport at jiddah northwest of mecca. The United Nations warns that Islamic State fighters in iraq are using tens of thousands of civilians as human shields in the battle for mosul. Iraqi troops have been closing in on the city. And, u. N. Officials said today that as the militants retreat, theyre forcing men, women and children to go with them. Isils depraved cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields. Many of those who refused to comply were shot on the spot. Woodruff the u. N. Estimates isis killed more than 200 civilians on wednesday alone. There is new unrest in pakistan antigovernment protesters fought with police today in islamabad and other cities. Crowds threw rocks, and officers answered with batons and tear gas. Several people were arrested, but the street clashes eased at nightfall. The protesters are demanding that Prime Minister nawaz sharif step down over corruption charges. It is the deadliest incident yet in the philippines drug war. Police in a Southern Province killed a mayor and nine of his men in a shootout today. Hours earlier, outspoken president Rodrigo Duterte declared thousands more may die in the drug war. He also said hes going to stop swearing because god spoke to him, and warned him to mend his ways. Back in this country the death of a twostar u. S. Army general, just two days before he was to assume command of the space and Missile Defense command, has been ruled a suicide. Major general john rossi was found dead at his home at redstone arsenal, alabama in july. Hes the first general officer to take his own life since Record Keeping began in 2000. Military suicides have risen in recent years, but an Army Statement today shed no light on rossis motive. On wall street the Dow Jones Industrial average lost eight points to close at 18,161. The nasdaq fell nearly 26 points, and the s p 500 fell six. For the week, the dow gained a faction, the nasdaq fell more than 1 , and the s p 500 dropped seventhtenths of a percent. And, bob dylan will accept the nobel prize for literature, after all. He had not been heard from since the prize was announced, two weeks ago. But today, the Nobel Foundation said dylan has now called to say he appreciates the honor, and accepts. No word yet on whether hell attend the Award Ceremony in december. Still to come on the newshour the f. B. I. s review of new emails linked to Hillary Clinton, the tight race for president in unexpected battleground states, efforts to stop rape kits from being destroyed, and much more. Woodruff we return to todays revelation that the f. B. I will review newly discovered emails connected to Hillary Clintons handling of classified information. To help us unpack what we know is Devlin Barrett of the wall street journal. Devlin, welcome back to the newshour. So where did these emails come from . Im told that these emails were found on a personal laptop that was shared by a key clinton aid and her then husband, now separated, Anthony Weiner who is a former congressman. The back story is mr. Wiener is under investigation for allegedly sexting with potentially an underaged girl and they looked at that laptop as part of the investigation and found a whole slew of emails, some of which im told includes ms. Aberdeens work sessions on emails and they have to go through the emails to see if any may contain classified or other information that the investigators were consider constructive to the email investigation. Woodruff thousands of emails . Thousands on the laptop,ip told, but they have to go through to find out how many are her work discussions and that number im told hasnt been calculated yet. Woodruff but this investigation into Hillary Clintons confidential emails has been going on for some time. Theyre just now looking at this particular laptop . Right. Im told investigators in the original clinton email investigation were not aware of this device being used for any state Department Work discussions at the time they did that investigation. Im told that the f. B. I. Essentially only realized that they had possession of these work discussions, these email work discussions earlier this week. So theres been, frankly, a bit of a scramble in the f. B. I. In the last few days, to one, figure out what they have and then figure out what the to do about it. Woodruff so this happens 11 days before the president ial election . This has to do with one of the two nominees for president. Did the f. B. I. Say anything to you about the timing of this and whether that affected their decision . Theyre not saying anything publicly. What im told is they considered the possibility of just reviewing the material and then telling congress later. I think the decision they came to, though, was that theyd rather take whatever grief theyre going to take for saying this now than be accused after the election of having held it back and sat on something important and wait until the election was over to tell people. Woodruff so we have the chairman of Hillary Clintons campaign and a number of others saying we want to see what that is, its not fair. Right. Woodruff that youre doing this without letting us see whats there. What do they say to that . Right. I think the challenge for both campaigns is they get to talk to this without knowing what the underlying facts are. Its my understanding the f. B. I. Dont know the underlying facts. Thats what theyre trying to figure out. I think it will be a political football for the rest of the time and its obviously politically a very big deal. What no one knows is the a big deal legally, does it have a legal consequence . It almost certainly will have a political consequence but its not clear at all if this will have a legal consequence. Woodruff how long do they think this will take to go through the emails . There are two steps. First you have to find the universe of working emails and then you have to figure out is any of the information classified. Classification reviews can take weeks or months. If there are things that are potentially classified, we may not know that for months. Woodruff that you have already begin the process of going through whats on this laptop. Right. Woodruff and whos doing the work . Well, its the f. B. I. Investigators, its the folks who did the original email investigation and theyre now going through and one thing they dont know is how many of the emails on that laptop are possibly copies of emails theyve already seen earlier in the investigation. Woodruff that she may have cop idea herself. Right, if there is emails between two people, they normally exist on two computers, so they have to figure out about the copies. Woodruff it opens up new questions closer to election day. Devlin barrett, thank you. Thank you. Woodruff while its too soon to tell what the impact of todays revelation will be on the president ial race, there are plenty of other dynamics to drill down on. Here to discuss how the campaign is playing out in some of the states where it matters most, were joined by andra gillespie, a professor of Political Science at Emory University in atlanta, emily ramshaw, shes editorinchief of the Texas Tribune in austin, and paul steinhauser, political director for n. H. One in manchester, New Hampshire. Woodruff we we canal all of you to the program. Im going to start with you emily by asking where the race stands in the state of texas. Im doing that because i cant believe texas is actually in play in this Election Year because mitt romney won four years ago by how many points . Close to 18 percentage points. Its really a fascinating case now. We are in theory within the margin of error. Polling shows Hillary Clinton is trailing donald trump here by 3 percentage points. Early voting turnout has been through the roof in almost every major county. For the first time in my career covering texas, texas is actually in theory in play for democrats. Woodruff andra gillespie, weve asked you to look at three states for us that are in play. Where you are now, georgia, which is a place, again, you wouldnt expect democrats would have a shot. What does it look like right now in georgia . So right now the polls have donald trump ahead, but his lead is within the statistical margin of error. Again, this is something nobody would have expected in a normal president ial Election Year but this year has been anything but normal. Woodruff what about florida, which youre also looking at . So in florida, its also statistically died. Its a little mixed. Going into this week a lot of prognosticator put florida in the lead clint category, but a couple of polls but donald trump up. But these are narrow leads and statistically within the margin of error, so we can say nothing about the fact that theyre tied now. Woodruff we hear today Hillary Clinton will spend much of the weekend in florida, in Daytona Beach and miami. Andra, North Carolina, thats where both contestants have been living in the last weeks. This is a hotly contested state. Were talking about razor then margins of error. Right now people are looking at North Carolina as the mustwin state for donald trump as he hopes to be able to amass 270 Electoral College voters and, for that reason, Hillary Clinton yesterday brought Michelle Obama in to shore up support there to make sure she keeps that in the lean clinton category. Again, its statistically too close to call. Woodruff paul steinhauser, you are in New Hampshirey trump was today. Hows it looking there . Well, i think you could say donald trump is one happy dude today. He broke the news about the email investigation by the f. B. I. At the rally. Tighter in New Hampshire. 3. 8 for clinton. If you average the polls in the last week only 5 points for clinton. One reason you see donald trump back three times this month, seven times since the republican convention, judy. Woodruff lets talk about why the rails are shaping up the way they are. Emily ramshaw, in texas, what is driving voters . Im sure youve talked to some, your reporters have talked to them. What is motivating them this year . The polarization of this race. Youre seeing huge turnouts in communities with large latino populations, a lot of women turning out to the polls saying theyre outraged by Donald Trumps comments about women. At the same time youre seeing record turnout in strong republican parts of the state where folks are determined to ensure that Hillary Clinton does not get elected. Youre seeing incredible polarization and anger and outrage and excitement on both sides. Woodruff emily, staying with you, what about in the Latino Community . How is that breaking down . Latinos in texas are considered the sleeping giant, largely democratic leaning when they go to the polls but difficult to get to the polls. So far from early voting turnout, normally you vote in texas to avoid the lines. Incredible lines in the first five days of early voting particularly in strong Latino Community, even on the border and in el paso. So that would suggest a lot of these latinos are being spurred to the polls. Woodruff andra gillespie, weve asked you to take on three states. In georgia, the fact Hillary Clinton is even in contention there, how do you explain it . Well, i think its a number of factors. One, just the polarizing candidacy of donald trump which has divided the Republican Party and perhaps dampened enthusiasm among parts of the population uh especially suburban College Educated white women. We expect that given Donald Trumps immigration rhetoric that groups will trend democratic. Weve also seen efforts in the Democratic Party to do Party Building to make sure that they identify likely democratic voters in the state in an attempt to try to get them to register to vote as well. Woodruff well, lets jump to floriday we know its a very different demographic dynamic. The latino vote tre has been significant. What role is it playing this year . So i think this year all eyes are going to be on the orlando area in particular. So we know that, in south florida, cubanamericans have historically trended republican in president ial elections, so the latino population in the state of florida is diversifying. So youre looking at Puerto Ricans who may be leaving the economic woes of the island to come to the mainland and they can register to vote, theyre u. S. Citizens. So we can see a different type of latino electorate, one disinclined to support donald trump for president and again the same National Precious with donald trump having alienated many women and africanamericans and this might drive up turnout for Hillary Clinton amongst these segments of the electorate. Woodruff in both florida and North Carolina, what kind of organization do these two campaigns clinton and trump have . So donald trump has relied on the r. N. C. To do a lot of the g. O. T. Work and hasnt laid the same type of infrastructure Hillary Clinton has and this could be the difference between wing and losing this time around. We know clinton has more campaign offices, more paid staff, and these people are in place to help direct the gotv operations, to get people to the polls in early voting and get them out on election day. So this is not to say the Trump Campaign isnt organizing but its in a decentralized fashion. Its hard to know if that could yield the turnout a classic shoe Leather Campaign can. Woodruff paul steinhauser, you alluded to this a moment ago but what is driving voters in New Hampshire this year . The same o sort of polarizations in other states . Were not that different than the rest of the country. We get a lot of campaign traffic. We get two bites at the apple. We still have the candidates in the primary. Were old school. Our voting is november 8, no early voting. Its about Grassroots Efforts to get out the voting here, about the door knocks and phone calls. As in the other states, the Trump Campaign is stronger. Theyve had long tore put their organization together but still the Clinton Campaign has the bigger get out the vote effort than the Trump Campaign here in New Hampshire. Woodruff let me touch base with all three of you with this question. Emily, you first. How much is undecided, would you say, or people who still may change their minds in texas . You know, i think, at this point, most folks minds are already made up. You saw clinton playing late in the game, she started advertising a little in texas, unheard of for a democrat in the president ial race, opened office heres. But by this point in the game, most people know how theyre voting and records are so high. Woodruff georgia, florida, North Carolina, what would you say about minds not quite made up, andra . Its not as much about persuasion as mobilization, so given the turn in news events, whether tapes or emails, thats fodder for campaigns to go out and try to reach their targeted groups of people. So if theyve done the hard work of identifying voters and banking the votes, now its a question of getting the voters out to the polls. So changes in the news cycle probably arent going to change folks minds at this point. A lot of thats already baked in and reflected in the numbers of people who have turned out for early voting. Well wait to see whether this is a harbinger of record turnout and whether people are making up their minds already. I think the race comes down to who is best to get their people out to the polls between now and november 8. Woodruff in a couple of seconds, paul. Minds not made up, big or small percentage . Very small percentage here, same story. Minds are pretty much made up andeth all about getting out the base not only in the president ial race but the blockbuster u. S. Senate race as well, judy. Woodruff which we didnt talk about but will in one of the coming days will have the election. Paul steinhauser, andra gillespie, emily ramshaw. Thank you very much. Woodruff stay with us. Coming up much more politics as mark shields and david brooks take on the weeks news, and a call for designers to make gorgeous plussized clothing. But first how one womans struggle to protect evidence in her rape case led to the start of a movement. And now, a new federal law. John yang has her story. Over and over again what i started discovering is a system that is so broken. Reporter for Sexual Assault survivors like amanda nguyen, this small box has the tremendous power to deliver justice and bring closure. Its a rape kit. Inside are the tools to collect and store the evidence to track down and prosecute an assailant rape is notorious for being underreported, and its because survivors are faced with a system that is stacked so high against them. Reporter amanda was assaulted in 2013 when she was in college in massachusetts. Rape kits are automatically destroyed in that state after six months unless the victim asks for an extension. And how do they do that . The catch is that theres no information given on how to extend it, and the greater catch is that theres actually no way to extend it. Reporter even after she filled out the proper forms, the bureaucratic confusion continued. I found out that against an extension put into place, my kit was wrongly removed from the forensic lab and almost destroyed. So even if ive played by their game, it still is broken. Reporter after that, amanda began asking questions. She learned that in most states, police can legally destroy rape kits well before the statute of limitations runs out. What that literally means is that if i was raped in a state that doesnt destroy kits like california, colorado, texas, illinois then this wouldnt have happened to me, and its just because massachusetts doesnt have those rights. Reporter an activist was born. I had a choice. I could accept injustice or rewrite the law, and one of these things is a lot better than the other. My mission is simple fix the patchwork of rights. Reporter amanda formed a coalition of rape survivors demanding a federal bill of rights. A change. Org petition has more than 140,000 signatures. Most Sexual Assaults are investigated and prosecuted under state law, but amanda believes that a National Standard can serve as a model for statehouses. Earlier this month, that finally became a reality when president obama signed the Sexual Assault survivors bill of rights. Its the first time that the term Sexual Assault survivor appears in federal law. The bill says those whove been assaulted should be clearly told their legal rights, be able to track the status and results of their rape kit, not pay for a rape kit exam, and be able to get the police report. The way we met amanda is that she just starting coming to offices on the hill. Reporter to help draft the Sexual Assault survivors act, amanda turned to democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Senator, what would the bill do, whats in the bill . Often times the system makes victims feel like they are being revictimized. And so the bill is an effort to say that survivors of Sexual Assault should have certain rights under our criminal justice system, and they should know what those rights are, and everyone should be treated fairly. This is something that is overlooked in the law the way it exists now. So it was really her advocacy and her determination that has raised this issues, and gives us all of those supporters around the country who can help us talk to other senators and members of congress to get this done. Reporter amandas coalition is now lobbying state lawmakers across the country. Versions of the bill are pending in several states including oregon, california and maryland, and has even passed in massachusetts. The overall goal of the bill is to empower assault victims with information. Its so scary, its so overwhelming to walk into a hospital to not have any idea really about what is going to happen. Reporter in washington d. Cs medstar Washington Hospital center, any patient requesting a rape kit exam is offered a forensic nurse specially trained to conduct these exams. And a Sexual Assault advocate like lindsey silverberg, shes there to provide victims with legal and emotional support. One of the benefits of having an advocate, with someone in the exam room and afterward with them is they can then decided to engage Law Enforcement. After the forensic exam is over, they have somebody who can walk them through that system and we have seen an increase in the number of people who decided to report to Law Enforcement after an exam, once they have all the information. Reporter but in many states, fulltime professional advocates like lindsey dont exist. Access to competent well trained individuals both an advocate and a forensic nurse is not the National Standard at the moment. Reporter amanda continues to champion the rights of the estimated 25 million Sexual Assault survivors nationally. She is cheered by unexpected encounters like this one with an uber driver on one of her many rides to capitol hill. And he didnt talk to me the entire ride, but he saw i was going to the senate, and he asked me, and i told him the reason why, and what i was fighting for. And this man, who id never met before was once intimidating started crying. Like tears just welledup in his eyes. And he turned to me and he said, my daughter is a rape survivor and when she went to the system, they did not treat her right. And when we arrived at the senate, he stopped and said, can i shake your hand . Thank you so much for fighting for my daughter. Reporter for the pbs newshour, im john yang in washington. Woodruff now, a major agreement on ocean conservation. Today, dozens of nations created the Worlds Largest Marine Reserve at the bottom of the globe. William brangham has the story. Reporter 24 countries and the European Union agreed today to set aside 600,000 square miles of ocean. The newlyprotected zone is in the ross sea, which borders antarctica. Most commercial fishing will be banned in this area, though researchers will be allowed to take limited samples. The protection will take effect starting december 2017, and will continue for 35 years. For more on what this means, and how it came to be, i am joined by karen sack. Shes managing director of Conservation Organization ocean unite. Welcome. Nice to be reporting on good news. Its fantastic to be talking about really unprecedented news for the ocean. Brangham tell us, how important is this . This is truly a seminal event in ocean government. Its the first time countries around the world are coming together to agree not to take species out of the water but to leave them in and for a good long period of time. Brangham so what species in particular are we protecting with this preserve . Well, the ross sea is known as a garden of eden in the ocean or sometimes called the ocean certaisarin getty. There are 16,000 species that live there from sales, whales, penguins, of course. Commercially, the species caught there is called antarctic tooth number. Brangham we think of invasions within own territorial waters but this is different. It is. Its because the an antarctic ad the Southern Ocean around it is governed collectively by a group of countries under the antarctic treaty system, and the system came into being at the height of the cold war where countries set aside differences and agree to governorton antarctic as a place for peace and science. That governance is now extending into the ocean, and about five years ago the countries agreed to begin to Work Together to establish Marine Reserves and protected areas, and the ross sea is the first big one theyve managed to agree to. Brangham i also understand russia needed to be cajoled to putting its name on this agreement. Part of the difficulty and why this is such a significant agreement is that decisions are made by consensus, which means that all of those 24 countries and the European Union have to agree to a decision going forward. For several years, russia and china were not supportive of establishing a protective area. There was very highlevel engagement from the obama administration. We believe president obama actually discussed this issue with president xi in china, and that shifted the chinese position over the last 18 months secretary kerry has really worked incredibly hard with his counterparts in new zealand and around the world working with minister lavrov of russia, and it was just earlier this week, we understand, that we managed to reach agreement. Brangham it was that touch and go . It was that close. Several of us were planning for maybe another year of negotiation, and it is just fantastic that we managed to get to this point, and is a testament to the ability of multinationalism to work, even when there are incredibly difficult issues on the global agenda at the moment. Brangham we said at the beginning this is a 35yore period of time where this space will be protected. Is that long enough . Well, no, i it isnt. In fact, this is one to have the big this is one of the big sticking points for russia, how long the area should be protected for. The science shows marine protected areas should be in place without a limit in their duration. We believe, though, that these 35 years will provide the marine life in the antarctic and the ross sea area the ability to show us all how amazing it is and will convince everyone sitting at the table 35 years from now to continue protecting this unbelievably iconic and special ocean area. Brangham all right, karen sack, thank you so much for being here. Thank you. Woodruff back to politics now, and to the analysis of shields and brooks. Thats syndicated columnist mark shields, and New York Times columnist david brooks. Welcome, gentlemen. Mark. Hi. Ello, Judy Woodruff we have a moment of levity before we talk about something very serious, david, and that is this announcement from the f. B. I. That they have a new batch of emails from a laptop that belongs to Hillary Clintons aid huma abedin. 11 days before the election, how much does this matter . I think it matters. Were not going to know the substance of it by election day. Whatever emails were in there, whatever they were investigating its hard to believe well have actual knowledge, but it brings Anthony Weiner back to the surface and the argument republicans can make with a lot of justices, welcome to the next four years of your life, having a reign of clinton without a lot of scandal bubble ling up is not something we have historical precedent for. This is just another. Who you hang around with and associate with will come back to haunt you. Its almost perverse in the way weve come down to sex scandals and the way this election has descended into the realm of kardashianville. But were here and a lot of others will think there is scandal on all sides, its sleazy. Thats not the substance of what weve learned but thats the atmosphere. Woodruff what will you think will happen . It will have a longterm effect on politics. The legendary ward boss in boston around the turn of the schin said never right it never write it when you can say it, never say it when you can wink it, and never wink it when you can nod it. I mean, the compulsion to put all this stuff in emails i think comes back is going to haunt future campaigns. As far as right now, for the Clinton Campaign, its a real kick in the teeth. They had been resolved, theyd gotten a clean bill of health or at least a nonprosecution by the f. B. I. Director 90 days ago, and to have this revisited, especially featuring Anthony Weiner who doesnt have to be introduced to the nation is a political problem, and it does just remind us of the problems and difficulties that have surrounded the family for years. Woodruff so its a problem even not knowing whats in these emails. There are two levels of media information. There is those of us who cover politics a lot and probably most people watching our shows, whether this channel or any of the cables or the many networks, they have decided that this gets to entertainment tonight, because every comedian, it gets to the national enquirer, it gets out to the group of people who are, as they say, not informationrich voters who are the ones who are actually deciding and a lot of their decision is i really dont like this donald trump guy so ive got to vote for clinton, but now ive got to news about clinton, and theyre just going on their moral instinct and begins to look like the parody of sleaze. Woodruff do you think there is many people who are unpersuaded or maybe will stay home and not vote . I think, judy, there is no question going into this week that the democrats were very much in the saddle and very dominant. In utah, in the last ten elections, seven times has been the most republican state in the union. In the last week in october, the republicans feel its necessary because to have the thirdparty challenge in the column, that theyre worried about it being a threeway race and perhaps losing, they send the Vice President ial candidate all the way out there. That tells you their planned defense. Right next door in arizona which voted republican 15 of the last 16 times, Michelle Obama is introduce bid Barry Goldwaters granddaughter to a crowd of 7,000. Democrats are on the offensive. Then you get three things that have happened. You get the obamacare raise and hikes, the wikileaks and the unflattering peek into the financial doings of the Clinton Foundation and former president bill clinton, and then you get this. It hurts, judy. The women voters, especially republican women voters who as david said turned off donald trump, were trending toward Hillary Clinton and i think younger idealistic sanders voters, it may just stop them for a second, if they were turning tn vote for Hillary Clinton, whether, gee, do i really want to do it . And i think thats the problem for democrats. Maybe we should put in perspective. Say Hillary Clinton says she has an 87 chance of winning now. I think this may knock it down a point or two so that may reduce her chance of winning to 80 or 75. I dont think its like a game changer by any stretch of the imagination, but a point or two, if we were driving home and somebody said you have a 30 chance of getting into a wreck going home, we would think those are bad odds. So it slightly increases woodruff youre saying its not going to turn the race around but will have an effect . I think everything was heading in her direction, and i think it maybe fazes that. I agree its not a game changer, but if Hillary Clinton won by 5 points or more, virtually every republican i know believes shell carry the senate, and then all of a sudden a 2point victory, it means a couple of things, that the senate is very much up for grabs and that donald trump will be a factor in a very bloody civil war in the Republican Party after this election. Woodruff you mean whichever way . I think ehe suffered a stinging defeat of 10 points in that area, i think he would no longer be major. Nobody in h Republican Party basically wants him to be there, but he would have a claim if he loses by 2. Woodruff so this clear has been a bad week for Hillary Clinton. David, i do want to bring up something mark mentioned and that is you hear not justtimic women, independent, republican women saying, and we had a discussion about it here on the newshour last night, who are really troubled by what theyve seen in the course of this election. How long lasting a problem is that for the Republican Party . I think its mostly of course, theres always been the gender gap. Its for republicans politically, its been manageable. It depends on how they project themselves. In some years theyve done bert. But donald trump is so egregious in the way he talks about women, allegedly treated women. I do think its more his own thing, and where youre seeing it especially is among collegeeducated women. The collegeeducated in general in all our previous elections voted republican but now massively for the docrats and collegeeducated women, in particular, 65 for Hillary Clinton, and theyre turned off trump on the issues but especially the moral behavior that hes understood taken. But i still think its mostly a trump phenomenon. Next time you get a mitt romney or somebody whos morally clean, i dont think it lingers. Woodruff do you think thats the way it will work, mark . No, i think mitt romney is the conspicuous exception. Mitt romney was the man who stood up to donald trump early, hard, never wavered. Weve seen this back and forth. Jason chaffetz from utah saying i have a 15yearold daughter, no way i could support somebody like him, now hes voting for him. The democrats have tried the war in the past but when youve got a candidate who basically authors his own howto tape on how to assault women for your own needs and wants, you know, without with impunity, and you dont have that many people stand up and say its unacceptable, i think its a stain on the republicans, and i think it could very well be a problem. Not mentionable in the 64 right act but i dont think it will go away in a hurry. I agree its a stain, but i will make a generational point that there is a big difference on these issues and Ethnic Diversity and a bunch of issues and sensibility issues between older and younger republicans. What Newt Gingrich said to megyn kelly, totally insensitivity to Sexual Assault. I dont meet too many candidates under 45 who are that numb and blind, and i do think there are different attitudes growing mop the Republican Party especially among social conservatives, among evangelical voters. Its hard to find an evangelical person under 45, let alone on college campuses, who have tolerance for donald trump. Of course, theyre there, but there is a stark generational divide. So the rising group of Republican Voters are different tonally on these issues. Woodruff so its not just evangelical women. I dont disagree with david. But i think whats been unleashed by this experience, donald trump and the women who have come forward, i think theres been a spontaneous almost public and private confessional of women everywhere in every generation about revealing to their own daughters, to their spouses, to their woodruff about their own experience. About their own experience. And i think this is out there now, it really is. Its an issue that was very private, and i think, now, its very much a part of the national agenda, and i think there is not going to be an unwillingness to address this in the future like there has been in the past. And briefly, marcia coyle, our Supreme Court reporter, reported this week for the national law journal, a woman who posted on her Facebook Page personally something that happened between her and Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas is now in the news but it goes to your point mark that its going forward. Just a little bit of time i dont want to leave everybody on a political note tonight because there is something going on in this country that has to do with baseball, andeth the world series, and its the cubs and indians, these are not a two teams that have spent a lot of time in the series. You two love baseball. What do you see happening . You have the tell me whos going to win. Mark . I cant tell you who will win but i will say Everybody Knows Teddy Roosevelt was president the last time the cubs won the world series, 1908. So the cubs are kind of americas darling. I mean, everybodys rooting for them and theyre trendy. Theyre kind of chic, you know. But cleveland is special. Cleveland is the second franchise and the first mr. If American League to desegregate in 1948. Beyond that, they are the real underdogs in this race i mean, in this competition. So i have a very soft spot for cleveland. Woodruff jim bouton of the yankees said if youre going to have a flying accident you want it on the way into cleveland, not out. So thats a terrible thing to say about a city so im rooting for them. Im appalled you cant pic pa side. Were morally obligated to pick the cubs. I pick the designated hitter. 600 days he had to face major league pitching. Shriver for president. Woodruff mark shields, david brooks, thank you. Woodruff finally, a newshour essay. As we just discussed, this president ial campaign has raised a lot of questions about how women are seen and discussed. At the end of the first debate, Hillary Clinton mentioned former Miss Universe alicia machado. During her reign, pageant owner donald trump repeatedly commented on machado for gaining weight. Yet another example of size consciousness in our society. Tonight, fashion guru tim gunn shares a challenge for american designers. To begin, i love the American Fashion industry, but it has a lot of problems. Consider this when the actress leslie jones couldnt find anything to wear to her ghostbusters premier, she had to call out on social media to find someone to dress her. How did that happen . Would it surprise you to know that the average American Woman now wears between a size 16 and a size 18 . She is what the industry calls a plussize woman a term that i would like to erase. There are more than 80 million of these women in america, and, for the past three years, they have increased their spending on clothes faster than their straightsize counterparts. But many designers refuse to make clothes for them. They pretend that they dont even exist. Ive spoken to many people in the industry about this, and the overwhelming response is, im not interested in her. They say the plussize woman is complicated, different and difficult, and that no two size 16s are alike. Lets decode that. The fashion industry works from standards established decades ago. Habits are hard to break. From the runway, to magazines, pictures of how clothes are supposed to look how women are supposed to look are set. And it all revolves around thinness. For decades, models have trotted down the runway with bodies that are completely unattainable for most women. Yet weve been conditioned to think thats what looks good. There is no reason why larger women cant look just as fabulous as all other women. Its a design issue, and not a customer issue. The key is the following, its the harmonious balance of silhouette, proportion and fit. Right now, most plus size designs make the body look larger, with box pleats and shoulder pads. Trust that im not trivializing the task; its challenging. Designs need to be reconceived, not just sized up. And done right, our clothing can create an optical illusion that helps us look taller and slimmer. But done wrong, we look worse than if we were, well, naked. Plussize Women Deserve fashion, and they deserve choices. Im not looking for solutions from highend designers, because its a given that they dont want their precious brands tarnished by the likes of a size 16. This message is for more accessible designers. Its time to step up to the plate. Furthermore, why arent retailers demanding that this be done . The retailers have plenty of leverage, as in marc jacobs, if you want to continue to own the Current Space that you have in our store, then we also need clothing for our larger market. 14 is now the shape of women in this nation, and designers need to wrap their Creative Minds around that. I profoundly believe that women of every size can look great. And in this time of inclusiveness, why should 80 million women be marginalized . Designers, make it work. Woodruff here, here its about time. Coming up later tonight pbs reporters who have been on the campaign trail from day one take stock of the race with just 11 days left. Thats on tonight on washington week. On pbs newshour saturday there is a new wave of manufacturing in south carolina, but are the jobs good for workers . Thats tomorrow night on pbs newshour weekend. And thats the newshour for tonight. Im Judy Woodruff. Have a great weekend. Thank you and good night. 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