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. Yang tonight, the state of florida is bracing for what could be its worst hurricane ever. While irmas sustained winds have dropped a bit, it is still a category 4 storm, with at least 22 dead and a trail of destruction in its wake. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage, from cocoa beach, florida. Reporter snaking lines of traffic and clogged highways floridians, escaping a storm thats targeting the entire state. Irma blew toward the florida keys today. The Storms Center is on track to turn north and make landfall on the mainland by early sunday, then pl
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. Yang tonight, the state of florida is bracing for what could be its worst hurricane ever. While irmas sustained winds have dropped a bit, it is still a category 4 storm, with at least 22 dead and a trail of destruction in its wake. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage, from cocoa beach, florida. Reporter snaking lines of traffic and clogged highways floridians, escaping a storm thats targeting the entire state. Irma blew toward the florida keys today. The Storms Center is on track to turn north and make landfall on the mainland by early sunday, then pl
Something. In the u. S. House, the republicans widened majority for the biggest margin since the truman association. Let my people go this republican won despite a legendary temper and this gop congressman won reelection despite facing felony charges. What now for the Obama Administration and how will the Congress Govern . Just because we have a two party system doesnt mean we have to be in perpetual conflict. All that and more now. Welcome into a special edition of power politics. Im david shuster. Im michael shure. What a night last night was. Nobody could have predicted what happened. Washington is now looking ahead to the final two years of the Obama Administration after republicans gained majorities in the house and senate in last nights election. Republicans calling their victory a mandate against president obamas policies, the gop is painting to anxiety over the economic recovery as a major reason americans voted against democrats. The gop now has their biggest majority in the h
After all of those votes at home and around the world. David shuster breaks down what tonights votes and losses mean for americans. And joie chen is in washington, d. C. With incites on how in could effect the way business is done in the nations capitol. Its 8 00 in the east, the polls have just closed in 15 more states. 36 races for governor, nearly 50 competitive house races. Countless ballot questions and control of the senate is. Two early wins are on the book for republicans, that includes kentucky, stephanie sy is here with our returns desk and the latest. Stephanie. Hey, john, republicans are looking for a pickup in this key state, New Hampshire. Looking at the early results right now, the democratic incumbent does lead scott brown. He is the transplant from massachusetts looking to up seat shaheen. He was the senator from massachusetts for a couple of years. Turning to North Carolina, another key competition tonight, and incumbent senator kay hagen, the democrat in that race, a
Book tv pots afterwards, jeff chang on the idea of racial progress. What makes us different to other species. The social 8 00, prejudice immigrants faced during the 1800s. And the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. Find the television schedule. Let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call us. Us. Il send us a tweet. Join the conversation to read like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. President obama held his first Cabinet Meeting since tuesday plus elections. Tuesdays elections. He discusses the new economic numbers which include privatesector jobs and the drop in the Unemployment Rate. Well, this morning we learned that in october, businesses added 209,000 new jobs. The Unemployment Rate fell again. The private sector has added 10. 6 million new jobs over the last 56 months. This is the strongest job growth that we have seen since the 1990s. All this is a testament to the hard work and resilience of the American People. They have been steady a