Most polls indicate a very tight race and with just over two weeks to go, tonights meeting could prove pivotal. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The two candidates spent largely out of the public eye intensively preparing for tonight, the president up at camp david, mitt romney in florida. No one would have predicted this final debate that isnt even focused on the economy could be this critical to the outcome. The stage is set for the third president ial debate. This debate matters more than ever before. Reporter tonights focus, Foreign Policy and theres no shortage of issues. After a decade of war, both in afghanistan and iraq, the most important thing we have to do now is bring american troops home. Imposing sanctions on the iranians. Well do nothing without coordinating with israel. Reporter on sunday, marco rubio said president obama tried to keep the focus on the death of bin laden. They told us the incident in libya was an uprising. And not a
Minority, about 9 of the u. S. Electorate, in a tight election, these voters could end up providing the winner with the margin of victory. Brown Judy Woodruff gets an inside view of the financial crisis and the government bailout from former fdic head sheila bair. Warner and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And carnegie corporation. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. Friends of the newshou this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown lebanon found itself reliving a nightmarish past today after the worst bombing in four years. At least eight people were killed and nearly 80 wounded in a carbomb attack. The explosion rocked central beirut as afternoon rus
Electorate, in a tight election, these voters could end up providing the winner with the margin of victory. Brown Judy Woodruff gets an inside view of the financial crisis and the government bailout from former fdic head sheila bair. Warner and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And carnegie corporation. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. Friends of the newshou this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown lebanon found itself reliving a nightmarish past today after the worst bombing in four years. At least eight people were killed and nearly 80 wounded in a carbomb attack. The explosion rocked central beirut as afternoon rush hour was getting underway, te
Happy to be with you john. I know you had a chance to read this article. What do you make on what they are trying to do tonight . I think what hes trying to do is put forward the case for this pause that president obama has put us in to and i think hes done it really from two standpoints. One, the principal in which really i think hes technical correct in International Law does not allow a strike except in selfdefense or through the u. N. Security council authorization but theres a reason the russians are feeling urgency about this. That, theyre very concerned, that if those chemical weapons fell in to the hands of the al keyhr eupgekey al qaedalins in syria that they could be used against them. Russia is much more approximate to syria or what the europe is. With the summer olympics i think this is a real keurpb. Juskeurpb this is a real concern. A strike is still on the table and just before this meeting in geneva. We hear this from Vladimir Putin. Let me read this just a bit here it
Wildfire as it gains ground. The world is waiting to see what action the u. S. And its allies will take against syria. President obama says he hasnt made a decision yet, but several u. S. Destroyers are now in the eastern mediterranean. Here are the latest headlines. Senior u. S. Officials plan to hold Conference Calls with senators this afternoon. Russian president putin says accusations the Syrian Government used chemical weapons against its own people are utter nonsense. Thats a quote. U. N. Chemical weapons inspectors have left syria after collecting evidence from the scene of last weeks attack. We have several reports. We begin with paul live in washington. So, paul, what else have you learned about this potential strike against syria . Reporter well, heres what we know about u. S. Capabilities in the region. As you mentioned there are a halfdozen American Warships in the eastern mediterranean, five of them are guidedmissile destroyers carrying tomahawk missiles, one is a marine t