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Ifill the name of the game in the president ial race today momentum from monday nights debate. One candidate is hoping to keep it going, and make new inroads. The other is looking to recover. The university of New Hampshire was the backdrop for Hillary Clintons latest effort to win over young voters. She was joined by former rival bernie sanders, whose primary campaign was fueled, in large part, by millennials burdened by student debt. Going to college should be hard, but paying for college shouldnt be so hard that it prevents you from getting an education. I dont know how we got to where we are, but we are going to fix it. This is wrong. Its wrong for students, its wrong for families, and its wrong for our country. Ifill First Lady Michelle Obama made a College Swing of her own today through pennsylvania, campaigning for clinton and taking repeated swings at donald trump. If a candidate regularly and flippantly makes cruel and insulting comments about women, about how we look and how we act, well, sadly, thats who that candidate really is. Ifill donald trump, campaigning in the suburbs of the upper midwest, rallied his troops by stepping up his criticisms of clinton she disgraced the office of secretary of state by putting it up to sale. And if she ever got the chance, she would put the oval office up for sale too. And nobody has any doubt about it. And we cant let that happen. Ifill but the campaign is shifting in other ways, most of them helpful to clinton. In virginia, former senator john warner, a republican, appeared with clinton running mate tim kaine to endorse the democratic ticket. And the Arizona Republic threw its support behind clinton endorsing a democrat for the first time in the newspapers 126year history. There was also more fallout from mondays debate, when clinton raised trumps criticism of a former miss universe, alicia machado, over her weight. Trump defended himself tuesday, but machado called out trump again today, on nbc translated that same person i knew, i see in each one of his speeches. And i see it getting worse and i see it even more harmful and even more damaging. Ifill the campaign is now between debates; faceoff number the next topoftheticket face off is set for october 9. Woodruff in the days other news, congress averted a crisis over funding the government past friday. The senate easily approved a bill to keep things running into december, and the house moved to follow suit. The stalemate ended after house leaders compromised on helping flint, michigan with its lead tainted water. Ifill the report is in, on the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Eastern Ukraine two years ago. An international investigation, led by the dutch, announced the findings today. Jonathan miller, of independent television news, reports. Reporter bodies and baggage and wreckage were scattered over 50 square kilometers when the malaysian 777200, en route from amsterdam to kuala lumpur, disintegrated at 33,000 feet at the answers as to the how, who and why have been fought over ever since. Now, we know the how for sure. translated we have no doubt about the correctness of the conclusions that we present today. And the conclusion is that on 17th july 2014, flight mh17 was brought down with a buk rocket that was launched from farmland at pervomaysk and that the Missile System arrived from the russian federation, and was returned there afterwards. Reporter they presented videos of the Missile System entering the russianbacked separatist region, east of donetsk, four buk missiles on board. Then there was film of the low loader leaving, heading back into russia, later the same day, with only three missiles. The journey, reconstructed, with computer graphics. Here, triangulated evidence from photographs of smoke trails taken by two different witnesses, pointing to this charred corner of a field. The launch site. They translated and transcribed mobile phone intercepts in which rebel fighters give the convoy directions. Today, russia fired back, unleashing a barrage of denials. The international channel, russia today, widely seen as prokremlin, citing doubts about most of the findings. The kremlin, insisting ukraine is to blame, insists. The attack struck a residential building in nongarhar province in the east. The u. S. Military said it is investigating the report of civilian casualties. Ifill the United States is sending another 615 troops to iraq, adding to 4,500 already there. It is part of an ongoing buildup to battle Islamic State forces, and helps set the stage for an offensive to recapture mosul. The u. S. Units are officially in a support role and are not to take a direct hand in combat, unless attacked. Woodruff protesters gathered overnight in another American City after a Fatal Police Shooting of a black suspect. Officers in el cajon, california say the man was behaving erratically. A woman who identified herself as the mans sister, said he was mentally ill. A cellphone image showed him by a white truck, apparently in a shooting stance, and pointing something, before he was shot. It turned out, later, he did not have a gun. Ifill in economic news, Federal Reserve chair janet yellen reaffirmed there is no fixed timetable for raising Interest Rates again. But, she told a house hearing, she believes the economy will be ready for a rate hike before the year is out. Many of my colleagues indicated in their recent projections, the majority that they would see it as appropriate to make a move to take a step in that direction this year if things continue on the current path and no significant new risks arise. Ifill the feds next policy meeting is in early november, just before the election. Woodruff the oil cartel, opec, has agreed on cutting output, for the First Time Since 2008. It is a bid to push up prices, and Member States said today they will finalize the details at a meeting in november. In response, prices jumped 2 per barrel today. Ifill that oil surge helped Energy Stocks in particular, and wall street in general. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained nearly 111 points to close at 18,339. The nasdaq rose almost 13 points, and the s p 500 added 11. Ifill still to come on the newshour a first veto override for president obama; the legacy of one of israels Founding Fathers; how lead became so pervasive in our infrastructure, and much more. Woodruff now, to the votes today on capitol hill to override for the first time the veto of a bill by president obama. The issue a diplomatically sensitive measure to permit americans to sue Foreign Governments for supporting terrorism inside the United States. It was a rare show of unity senators voted 971 to override the president s veto, with minority leader harry reid, the lone holdout. The bill permits families of 9 11 victims to sue saudi arabia over its alleged support of the 19 9 11 hijackers, most of whom were saudis. How can anyone look at the families in the eye and tell them that they shouldnt have the opportunity to seek justice against a Foreign Government responsible for the death of their loved one . Every entity, including its very simple. If the saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9 11, they have nothing to fear. Woodruff the attack left nearly 3,000 people dead, and the saudis have long rejected any claim they were involved. Their foreign minister spoke this past july, after congress released a longclassified section of the official u. S. Government report on the 9 11 attacks the cia director, the director of National Intelligence came out and said that there was no involvement of the saudi government or saudi officials in the events of 9 11. The Senate Intelligence committee did its own investigation came to the same conclusion and so the matter is now finished. Woodruff the saudis also strongly opposed this lawsuit bill. President obama warned it could strain relations with riyadh, and spur retaliation against americans elsewhere. In his veto message to congress on friday, the president said the bill does not enhance the safety of americans from terrorist attacks, and undermines core u. S. Interests. Today, c. I. A. Director john defense secretary ash carter also wrote to congress, predicting potentially devastating consequences for american troops abroad. But, supporters largely dismissed those fears, and the house joined the senate this afternoon, overwhelmingly rejecting the president s veto. Woodruff so what will be the effect of this bill, now that it will become law . We get two views. Jack quinn is a lawyer representing the families who were impacted by the attacks on 9 11 and who are suing saudi arabia. He was also white House Counsel during the bill clinton administration; and Michael Mukasey was attorney general of the United States during the george w. Bush administration. And we welcome both of you. Jack quinn, let me start with you. Why did these families believe the government of saudi arabia should be subject to lawsuits . Well, they think any government with respect to which there is credible evidence of governmental involvement in a terrorist attack should be held accountable in the United States. The justice against sponsors of terrorism act says quite simply that if a sovereign government aids and abets a terrorist attack inside the United States that causes death or injury in the United States, then the courts of this country have jurisdiction over that government. I think if you ask most people in the street should that be the law, they would be shocked its not. For a long time, frankly, it was. The administration which general mccasey served the Bush Administration went into court and said it allaws for lawsuits for terrorist attacks in the United States like 9 11. Woodruff it sounds like a reasonable request the families are making. Sounds reasonable but if you look closely, it isnt. First of all, i dont think anybody disputes that the families deserve not only sympathy but recompense and compensation to the extent that these losses can be compensated and they cant, but this bill doesnt do it for at least two reasons. Number one, there were not one, not two, not three but at least four investigations by national security, officials in the United States, by the the c. I. A. , the f. B. I. And then 9 11 commission that found directly conclude that there was no saudi government involvement or involvement by high saudi officials in 9 11. That has been investigated and reinvestigated. So there is simply no evidence there to show saudi involvement. Woodruff let me just stop you right there its also counterintuitive that there would be because osama bin laden, when he was listing his reasons for 9 11, said that the presence of u. S. Troops in the Arabian Peninsula was a principal reason. They were there at the invitation of the United States. He was trying to overthrow the saudi government. It was counterintuitive they would participate. Woodruff jack quinn, what is the evidence of the families that you are basing this on . I want to start by saying what the judge just said the flatly untrue. Those investigations concluded no such thing. The 9 11 commission reported itself in a very carefully constructed sentence that said even though it had not found evidence of official saudi government involvement, it conceded that it was likely that there was involvement in terms of People Associated with the government and sponsored by the governments that had provided funds to the terrorist organization al quaida that was behind the 9 11 attack. Woodruff but why not sue those individuals or charitable organizations rather than the government . They are sued, but the government is responsible because we allege there were officials of the government that participated in the provision of those finances to the hijackers. The story is, frankly, quite shocking. 9 11 commissioners former senator bob kerry, former congressman tim roama, former Navy Secretary john lemann completely dispute what the judge just said about the 9 11 commission report. But, look, whether im right or hes right, the congress has completely rejected this argument that the families should not have their day in court. It is now the law of land. They will have their day in court and, as senator schumer said, if the saudis are completely innocent of any responsibility here, they will do just fine. Woodruff mr. Mukasey, what about that point . If it turns out that there is no proof that the saudi government or anyone associated with the saudi government was involved, why not let this go forward . A couple reasons. First of all, i dont know whether you know this or not, but all a party has to do in order to have a lawsuit go forward is make allegations, claims in a complaint. If that survives a motion to dismiss and crafty lawyers can file a complaint that will survive a motion to dismiss, then they get into whats called discovery, meaning they can rifle through the files, in this case, of the saudi government, depose witnesses of the saudi government, make them disclose national secrets. There is no sovereign government in the world that would ever participate in an exercise like that, we certainly wouldnt, and its inconceivable the saudis would. So what youre going to get is a situation essentially where theyre blackmailed into writing a check. Plenty of governments independence dated go ahead. Woodruff let mr. Quinn respond. Thats entirely correct. The judge should know a Foreign Government has an immunity to protect state secrets and classified information, that is a fact. What he describes is being able to bring a lawsuit by making allegations and going to court, thats the american system of justice and thats the system of justice thats been denied to the 9 11 families. The congress has overwhelmingly said these citizens deserve that just. Woodruff Michael Mukasey, you and others who oppose this are concerned about the precedent. What is the dangerous precedent that youre concerned about . There have been other there have been parties in other countries who have tried to get at government officials and at soldiers in places as diverse as belgium and italy. There was an attempt to get secretary rumsfeld charged in belgium. There have been attempts to get u. S. Soldiers charged in italy. This is the sort of thing that sovereign immunity was meant to prevent. We are the most present nation in the world. We have more people in more countries in the world than anybody else. More soldiers, more diplomats, more intelligence gatherers. Every one of them is going to have a target on his back after this legislation because people have been trying to curtail our activities by going after those people and now they will have a good excuse for doing it. The notion they would somehow go after the u. S. Government is absurd. This isnt going to be tit for tat, its going to be rataat tharatatattat for at the tatl be on the wrong end of it. If somebody runs you over, you are entitled to a Law Enforcement why would american justice allow that and not Something Like this. Youre not talking about suing a person, youre talking about sue ago government. In both cases. Woodruff thank you both. Thank you. Ifill the rapid deterioration of the situation in aleppo, syria, accelerated today. Two hospitals were bombed, among dozens of other targets. Unicef reports that nearly 100 children are among the hundreds killed since last friday. And harsh words resumed at the united nations, as the u. S. Threatened to cut off all cooperation with russia over syria. Hari sreenivasan reports. And a warning images in this story will disturb many viewers reporter blood mingled with fresh bread on the streets of east aleppo the remains of a bakery, and its customers, struck this morning amid the ongoing, thunderous bombardment. In the terrible stillness after the attack, a medical worker told of the carnage. translated the russian planes started dropping missiles and rockets. People who were coming to get bread from the bakery, were martyred; there are a number we cannot reach due to the number of shells that were dropped. Reporter and nearby, two hospitals referred to by codenames m2 and m10 to hide their locations were also hit. They are supported by the syrianamerican medical society, an n. G. O. On a social media chat group monitored by the newshour, medical personnel and activists said m10 was the lone Trauma Center left, and that only six hospitals remain operational. Those serve a quartermillion people. Now, just t