the united states trillion dollar war has served its arch- rival. i think the reason the americans are so surprised at the amount of influence iran has is basically because iran has done everything the americans have not done. woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions t
the united states trillion dollar war has served its arch- rival. i think the reason the americans are so surprised at the amount of influence iran has is basically because iran has done everything the americans have not done. woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions t
it s odd to me that current events or larger political things are not approached more in the american theater, only because it s such great red meat for us. woodruff: and it s friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the fallout from the comey hearing and the rest of the week s news. all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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: the high stakes struggle between president trump and fired f.b.i. director james comey is our top story again tonight. the president has answered comey s senate testi
it s odd to me that current events or larger political things are not approached more in the american theater, only because it s such great red meat for us. woodruff: and it s friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the fallout from the comey hearing and the rest of the week s news. all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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: the high stakes struggle between president trump and fired f.b.i. director james comey is our top story again tonight. the president has answered comey s senate testi
ally here in lebanon, hezbollah, while continuing to fight the common enemy of isis. woodruff: then, its politics monday tamara keith and stuart rothenberg look ahead to a busy week including tomorrow s congressional testimony from attorney general jeff sessions. all that and more on tonight s 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. woodruff: the white house isn t saying tonight whether recordings do exist of president trump s conversations with former f.b.i. director james comey. over the weekend, several republican senators urged the president to answe