major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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: u.s. financial markets battled all day to recoup its losses, then, collapsed under the pressure. at one point, the dow jones industrials were up more than 440 points, helped by an interest rate cut in china. but the gains evaporated in the final minutes of trading, making it the sixth losing day in a row. in the end, the dow dumped another 200 points to close below 15,670. the nasdaq fell nearly 20 points, and the s&p 500 slid 25. ifill: there was no letup in the stock sell-off in shanghai, amid gathering gloom over china s economy. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from hong kong. repo
of other sports news today including 2 results from the premier league, back to you mishal. this week india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain a moment of freedom that came amid one of the largest mass migrations the world has ever seen. the muslim majority state of pakistan was created to both the west and the east of india, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. around 12 million people are thought to fled the violence that erupted, with communities targeting each other. a million people are thought to have died . many south asians who came to britain in the years after independence were from places affected by the partition. seven decades on they ve been telling kavita puri their stories. archive footage: and all the time, the bloodshed goes on. as the new dominions of pakistan and india take over their own affairs. when british india was divided along religious lines, people who d lived side by side for centurie
transport secretary chris grayling has said that by next year, learner drivers will be able to have lessons on motorways, to try to improve road safety. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry mance, political correspondent for the ft, and public affairs consultant jacqui francis. nice to have you both here. welcome. tomorrow s front pages. the i leads with theresa may s battle to remain tory leader after the party lost its majority in the election. the telegraph reports a call from the conservative mp, jacob rees mogg, to cut stamp duty and income tax. in an article, mr rees mogg denies speculation that he is considering a bid for the party leadership. the daily express leads with brexit and calls for a second referendum from the former foreign secretary, david milliband. the times reports that government officials are rushing in key brexit decisions during the summer, whilst several politicians are on holida
their children in school. sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: 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: it s three weeks to go till election day, just 24 hours until the last presidential debate, and charges of vote fraud and media bias are swirling. today, the current occupant of the white house dismissed such talk, and rebuked the candidate behind it. it was a rose garden welcome for the italian prime minister, and president obama used it to call out donald trump on his claims of a rigged election. you start whining before the game is even over? if whenever things are going badly for you or you lose, you start blaming somebody else? th
sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: 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: it s three weeks to go till election day, just 24 hours until the last presidential debate, and charges of vote fraud and media bias are swirling. today, the current occupant of the white house dismissed such talk, and rebuked the candidate behind it. it was a rose garden welcome for the italian prime minister, and president obama used it to call out donald trump on his claims of a rigged election. you start whining before the game is even over? if whenever things are going badly for you or you lose, you start blaming somebody else? then you don t have what it