where a pivotal presidential election is heading to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his most fierce rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey s high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run off election. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan s supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always
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On some of the worlds most notorious strongmen. And one of them is today a guest at the white house. President erdogan of turkey, who is not altogether happy the us is arming syrian kurds. And, news that ford might soon be shedding 200,000 jobs . Well tell you why the car company may be hitting a speed bump. Hello, i am katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. And we are both confused. Are reports that donald trump gave classified intelligence to russian officials a storm in a tea cup or a major breach of Us National Security . The Administration Says its the former. Critics say this marks a serious violation of an allys confidence. The white house is not denying the information concerning Islamic State was given to russia, itjust says it was no big deal in fact, wholly appropriate is how the National Security advisor described it a short time ago. Hr mcmaster said a report in the Washington Post accusing the president of giving away intelligence was not accurate. I stan
Turkeys leader visits the white house after clashing over the u. S. Decision to arm kurdish fighters in syria. And, rethinking school bus safety. How some states are trying to protect millions of students on their rides every day. Threepoint seatbelts should be the norm on all new school buses. Were talking about trying to save every life. Yang all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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 to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang theres word tonight th
Turkeys leader visits the white house after clashing over the u. S. Decision to arm kurdish fighters in syria. And, rethinking school bus safety. How some states are trying to protect millions of students on their rides every day. Threepoint seatbelts should be the norm on all new school buses. Were talking about trying to save every life. Yang all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. 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 to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang theres word tonight th