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. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien houston, the nations 4th largest city, is virtually paralyzed tonight. Huge swaths are underwater in the wake of hurricane, now Tropical Storm harvey. At least eight people are dead, thousands rescued, untold numbers stranded. About 30 inches of rain has fallen already with 20 more inches possible. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from houston reporter hour by hour, the water keeps rising and rescuers keep going, with whatever is at hand. Its just gonna get worse and if they dont get out tod
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. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien houston, the nations 4th largest city, is virtually paralyzed tonight. Huge swaths are underwater in the wake of hurricane, now Tropical Storm harvey. At least eight people are dead, thousands rescued, untold numbers stranded. About 30 inches of rain has fallen already with 20 more inches possible. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from houston reporter hour by hour, the water keeps rising and rescuers keep going, with whatever is at hand. Its just gonna get worse and if they dont get out tod
See its the ace of hearts s that embedded on the cards when something is coming in the future, its in the cards. Im sara eisen im wilfred frost were continuing our iciness from power lunch. Its warm and loving i missed you in the early mornings lets check in on the Global Market picture futures, coming off a decent day yesterday. Small gains led up by the nasdaq tech sector, the best performer in the s p positivity despite negative headlines in the course of the week the dow 45 points higher the s p 5. Nasdaq 15. The real take away, the dow and nasdaq in positive territory for the month of august. The month thats been framed by commentators as being negative, showing signs this market is due a pull back, yet we are positive for those two indices for the month. 8 out of 11 sectors are negative for the month of august, utilities is the best performer, the boring safe haven sector which points to the fact that its not been a gang buster month. Not to pick on you too much, the dow is up 0.
Tough place. I rode the high road and got knocked back down into the valley but the best thing about being in the valley is you learn when you get back up how you can do things better so it can change. I dont see it right now. I dont see it with mitch mcconnell. I dont see it with nancy pelosi. I do see hope in paul ryan. I dont know what to expect of schumer who will probably be the Senate Democratic leader. Hes smarter than reed. Hes every bit as partisan as harry reid. Theres one difference, hes transactional. He can do business. They dont say itthat way in new york city but they understand. So there is hope out there but it begins with the white house. Ive got to get a different mro coming out of that place. Watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. With the upcoming president ial elections, book tv in our companion network have teamed up. We will have some time today for questions and ive been asked to remind you that those who query our distinguished guest with the vid
Issues, he did some things but i remember talking to the prime minister, our closest ally, who said he liked obama, thought obama was smart, but no one was afraid of him. There is a record there. When i interviewed president obama he made clear he does not like war, sometimes it is necessary but the core of obama is war is a manifestation of human folly. I think he is right but in the world of vladimir putin, you need to be tough and he probably was not tough enough. Host if you go to bob woodward. Com you can see the listing of his books. Kathy in and in, washington, can you compare the illegal act of nixon with what Hillary Clintons secrecy, email and foundation . Guest the record on the tapes and the record in all the nixon investigation was a level of corruption and criminality unequaled. There are lots of questions about Hillary Clintons emails and secrecy and other activities. The fbi director said recently they are not recommending prosecution of her. There is no evidence of cri