They now have toni cos0 te agait people who dont have tonr playy the same rules. ni woodruff plus, house of cards star and oscarwinning Actor Kevin Spacey shifts focus from his own career in hollywood to cultivate a new generation of talent. You know, if you have been successful in the business you wanted to be successful in, its your obligation to spend a good portion of your time sending the elevator back down. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the leader of hong kongs government defied calls that he step down today and he put protesters on notice to stay back from key sites. But, the prodemocracy crowds showed no sign that theyd be cowed. Lucy watson of independent television spent the day among the protesters, and filed this report. Reporter there were moments of action. And confusion. With emotions overrunning. How could they keep these streets under their control . Its authority versus youth. Weapons against toys and the tension is mounting. Its a bit more tense. Because we have observed that the government tried to move in some weapons or some tear gas into the headquarters. Reporter but napa wong is here to keep the peace, but isnt fearful of what this could bring. After the first tear gas shoot us i think the people are not afraid anymore. But they feel very angry. I think angry, more than afraid. Reporter the number of protesters camping out here is growing by the minute in a face off with police, and thats because this government building is the office of the chief executive of hong kong, and what they dont want is for him to be able to come here to work tomorrow. Because the man from the glass tower still wont resign. He does say hes now willing to talk. Yet if protesters invade this building the consequences will be serious and they will respond. Ifill for a closer look at whats driving these young people to the streets we turn to demetri sevastopulo, south china correspondent for the Financial Times. Hes in hong kong and i spoke to him a short time ago by skype. Demetri sevastopulo, thank you for joining us. Can you tell us how these incredible protests that weve seen spring up, these hundreds of thousands of people in the street, how did they spring up so quickly and so aggressively . Well, students started boycotting classes and protesting last week, and at the end of the week on friday, a couple hundred students stormed an area outside one of the main government buildings in hong kong. A bunch of them were arrested, and that caused sympathy for the Student Movement and the prodemocracy movement in hong kong. On sunday morning a group decided to launch a civil disobedience campaign, piggybacking on the back of the students success in generating sympathy. Then over fast five days youve had massive outpouring of support and huge numbers of people on the streets of hong kong doing whats been an incredibly peaceful protest. Its really been an amazing situation here. Ifill it is a different kind of protest, no question. What are they protesting . Are they protesting beijings strong hand when it comes to voting . At the moment theyre protesting two things. First thing is beijing wants to implement june very sal suffrage, which everybody wants in hong kong. People at the moment cannot vote for their chief executive, but beijing has implemented tough restriction, which means that the public will have no role in nominating the candidates, and secondly, its very difficult for anyone who is a critic of beijing to get on the ballot. So the people say theres no point having universal suffrage if youre not give an genuine choice. The second thing theyre fighting for at the moment is c. Y. Leung. Hes come under huge pressure, particularly since sunday when he ordered the police to fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators. Now unless he goes, i think the students are not going to be satisfied. Ifill beijing is now talking about unimaginable consequences when it comes to pushing become on these protests. Do we know what that means . Beijing has said they think hong kong can handle the situation, but at the end of the day, if the Hong Kong Police are unable to manage the protest, if they got so out of control that it was very difficult for them, it is conceivable that china might decide to send in pla soldiers. I think its very unlikely, but you cant rule it out completely. Ifill theyre talking about opening talks. What kind of talks are we talking about . Well, the chief executive faced a midnight deadline for his resignation. The students said if he didnt this that today they would storm government buildings and occupy government buildings. As a way to ease the tension, he gave some crowd. He said well have talks with the students, but he also said he wouldnt resign, so the talks is a way for the different groups, the protesters, the students, occupy central to sit down with the government and see if they can reach some kind of a compromise. I think very few people think there will be any scope to do that. Ifill demetri sevastopulo of the Financial Times from hong kong by skype, thank you for joining us. Woodruff in the days other news. Health officials in texas now say as many as 100 people may have been exposed to an ebola patient in dallas. All had direct or indirect contact with Thomas Duncan after he arrived from liberia last month. Meanwhile, some families have begun keeping children out of several schools. Five students who attend those schools were exposed to duncan. But superintendent mike miles sought to reassure parents today. We do not think there is any virus at any of those buildings, but well take that off the table so were doing extra cleaning and disinfecting. And now were also enrolled the five students into the Homebound Program so that they will get the curricular supports and Technology Supports to continue their education. Woodruff four of Thomas Duncans relatives have been ordered to stay in their homes under police guard for 21 days, to see if they show symptoms. And in liberia, authorities announced today they will prosecute duncan for allegedly lying on a health form that he filled out before leaving the country. Ifill officials in saudi arabia are moving to keep the kingdom ebolafree as an estimated two million muslims stream into mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. The saudis have refused to issue visas to anyone from sierra leone, liberia, and guinea. And, the Health Ministry says all others are being asked to fill out medical screening cards as they arrive. The hajj lasts five days. Woodruff Turkeys Parliament today authorized using military force against Islamic State militants in iraq and syria. Lawmakers voted to authorize crossborder military incursions. The defense minister also said foreign troops will be allowed to use turkish territory and military bases in the fight. translated the existence of islamist militants in the region, 37 kilometers away from the turkishsyrian border is an obvious threat against our national security. The turkish republic will not hesitate to take the necessary steps to fulfill this responsibility. Woodruff the vote followed a warning by kurdish militants in turkey. They threatened to abandon peace talks with the ankara government if fellow kurds living in syria are massacred. Ifill back in this country, president obama returned his focus to the economy, with the midterm elections a month away. He spoke at northwestern university, and said, that by every economic measure the country is better off than when he took office. But acknowledged, thats not enough. It is also indisputable that millions of americans dont yet feel enough of the benefits of a growing economy where it matters most in their own lives. And these truths arent incompatible. Our broader economy in the aggregate has come a long way, but the gains of recovery are not yet broadly shared. Ifill in fact, the president said, income inequality is the worst its been in decades and he said, i find that hard to swallow. Woodruff j. P morgan chase confirmed today it has had a data breach. No evidence any info was actually stolen. On wall street today, the dow jone industrial average last three points to close at 16,801; the nasdaq rose eight points to close at 4,430; and the s p 500 was virtually unchanged at 1,946. Ifill still to come on the newshour debating when Supreme Court justices should retire. Students in colorado walk out of class to protest changes to their history curriculum. As sea ice retreats, tens of thousands of walruses come ashore in alaska. Pushback from taxi drivers as uber and lyft disrupt the business of hitching a ride. How politics become deeply personal and changed journalism. And, Actor Kevin Spacey on singing for his supper and cultivating new talent. Woodruff the nine Supreme Court justices met today to discuss some of the cases they will consider when their fall term begins monday. Its expected to be another consequential term as the court weight issues around workplace dress codes, housing discrimination, Campaign Contribution rules, and more. Its also possible the court will hear a potentially landmark case on samesex marriage. To walk us through it all, we are joined now, as we so often are by marica coyle of the national law journal. Hello, marcia. Hi, judy. Woodruff is a busy day at the court. You were there. Tell us what happened. Well, the justices today added 11 cases to the 37 theyve already agreed to decide in the few term, which as you said, opens next week. Those 11 cases are important and interesting in a sense because they are culled from hundreds of petitions that are filed with the court during the summer months, and as you also pointed out, there was high anticipation today that the justices might do something on seven samesex marriage petitions from five states that are waiting. They did nothing, but take nothing from that. They may accolater in the term. Woodruff we did hear about a couple of cases. One was a closely watched arizona congressional redistricting. Thats right. In 2000 arizona votedders approved an amendment to their constitution that creates an independent, Bipartisan Commission to handle congressional redistricting, the redrawing of districts following the last census. It was an attempt to depoliticize redistricting. The Arizona Legislature has challenged that, claiming that that takes away power thats granted to them to do redistricting under the elections clause of the u. S. Constitution. Woodruff another case they say theyll take up and hear arguments on comes from florida having to do with political contributions. This was very interesting. The court for a number of terms now has been deregulating money in campaigns. This involves judicial candidates, Something Like 30 states have codes of judicial conduct that include rules that bar judicial candidates from personally soliciting Campaign Contributions. A former judicial candidate has challenged that under First Amendment grounds and said so the justices will take a look at whether this is censoring speech at the core of the First Amendment. Woodruff another was texas and housing discrimination. Yes. This involves where you can can bring claims under the federal fair housing act, discrimination claims without proving intentional discrimination. That sounds odd, but intentional discrimination is very difficult to prove today, and the courts have recognized under a number of laws certain types of claims can be proven with statistics showing that a federal rule or a regulation has a disproportionate impact on minorities. This case involves the federal fair housing act, and the justices have to decide if that type of a claim, what we call disparate impact claim, can be brought under this particular law. Woodruff i know youre going to be watching all of these cases when they come up, starting next week. Could be another blockbuster. Well have the wait and see. Woodruff all right. Were getting the popcorn out. Marcia coyle, thank you. My pleasure, judy. Woodruff now for a different question that justices face, when they are appointed to the Supreme Court, its a job for life. But should it be . That question is now being directed at the oldest sitting justice. Jeffrey brown explores the endurance of ruth bader ginsburg. Brown and im joined by legal experts and court watchers. You wrote an essay in a political magazine calling for Justice Ginsburg to step down. Hes the dean of the court of law. And were also joined by jeffrey rosen, the Legal Affairs editor and the president and c. E. O. Of the National Constitution center. Well, summarize the case for Justice Ginsburg stepping down for us. In march of this year, i read an oped in the Los Angeles Times urging Justice Ginsburg to step down at the end of the term, which was this past july. I said thats the only way she could be sure that someone with her views and values would take place on the court. If the republicans take the senate in november, president obama picks a successor, im greatly concerned. If a republican wins the presidency in 2016, a conservative would then be taking her place. Brown so jeffrey rosen, its a kind of political strategy motive i guess. Whats your response . Well, i asked Justice Ginsburg what her response was to the calls that she resign, and she said she responded to academics who called for her resignation, who better than i could get through the senate right now . Her position is justices in the past have resigned because of ill health or because they literally wanted to go hiking, like justices souter and oconnor, who Justice Ginsburg talked about. And she feels and she confirms that shes at the height of her power. Shes writing opinions faster than anyone else. Shes a leader for the liberal opposition. She feels given that fact, there is no need for her to resign. Brown youre not making that argument that shes impaired in any way, are you . Of course not. This isnt about her ability to be a terrific justice. This is the question of how long is it likely shell stay on the court and who will replace her . Shes 81 years old. If the republicans take the senate, if a republican is elected in 2016, its highly unlikely that a democratic president will be able to pick a progressive for her seat. Brown is it a good idea for justices to be watching the midterm elections, who controls the senate . Do we want them to be doing that . Of course we do. Weve got to expect that they will. Justice ginsburg cares deeply about the issues that come before the court. If she wants someone with her values or Justice Scalia wants someone with his values on the court, it all depends on who is the president and who is controlling the senate. Brown jeffrey rosen, what do you think . Should she be looking at the midterm elections and thinking about the legacy of her point of view . You know, justices follow the election return, but im not sure they follow the midterms, as well. Im sure shes concerned about her legacy. Of course she is. She must be betting on some level that a democrat has a good chance of being elected the next time around, but given that bet, i think its perfectly appropriate for her at the height of her power, at a time when more than any other justice shes become a galvanizing leader of the liberal opposition, for her to continue the service shes doing so ably. Brown do you think, jeffrey rosen, that any particular cases, for example gay marriage may get taken up again, something she might care very deeply about. Is that a factor for her . Even more than some of her liberal colleagues she is an uncompromising voice for liberalism on the court, and we discussed cases in which she was not willing to compromise, such as the recent hobby lobby case where justices kagan and breyer took a separate position. Bush v. Gore also was a case where Justice Ginsburg, unlike her colleague, was unwilling to compromise. I think she believes, as the senior associate justice responsible for assigning the dissenting opinion, that she has a unique ability and shes doing it very well to convince all of the liberals to converge around a single dissent, and i think that she believes that she more than anyone else who could get confirmed right now, as she said, really can defend liberal values better than anyone else. Brown it raises an ole question in part should there be term limits or age limits for Supreme Court justices . I do believe there should be term limits for Supreme Court justices. Its one of the things that i argue for in my new book. Life expectancies thankfully are much longer today than in 1787 when the constitution was written. Clarence thomas was 43 years old when he was confirmed for the Supreme Court in 1991. If he remains until hes 90, the age which Justice Stevens stepped down, he will be a Supreme Court justice for 47 years. Elena kagan, john roberts were each 50 when they were confirmed. If they stay until theyre 90, theyll be there for 40 years. Thats too much power for one person to exercise for too long a period of time. Brown jeffrey rosen, what do you think . Does the system need changing . Theres a decent argument for term limits. Irwin has made it very well. It would requirement a constitutional amendment, and thats not going to happen. Justices can emerge and change. One thing that emerged, i asked her, when you were appointed, people thought you were a minimalist, a jud