WEBVTT 00:02.066 --> 00:04.633 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: U.S. businesses slowed their hiring in August amid 00:04.633 --> 00:08.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% global economic weakness and the tariff war with China. 00:08.400 --> 00:13.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The Labor Department reports employers added a net of 130,000 jobs, fewer than expected. 00:15.433 --> 00:20.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% That total included 25,000 temporary workers hired for the 2020 U.S. census. 00:22.733 --> 00:26.333 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent, even as more people started looking for work. 00:28.833 --> 00:33.833 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, is playing down the risk of recession. 00:35.833 --> 00:39.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% He spoke at a conference in Switzerland today, and gave an upbeat view of what lies ahead, 00:40.133 --> 00:42.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% despite some uncertainty. 00:42.266 --> 00:44.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% JEROME POWELL, Federal Reserve Chairman: Our main expectation is not at all that there'll 00:44.533 --> 00:46.000 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% be a recession. 00:46.000 --> 00:48.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I did mention, though, that there are these risks. 00:48.100 --> 00:51.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And we're monitoring them very carefully and we're conducting policy in a way that will 00:51.333 --> 00:53.400 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% address them. 00:53.400 --> 00:56.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% But, no, I wouldn't see a recession as the most likely outcome for the United States 00:56.133 --> 00:58.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or for the world economy, for that matter. 00:58.266 --> 01:02.833 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% JUDY WOODRUFF: The Fed cut short-term interest rates in July, and is widely expected to do 01:03.566 --> 01:05.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% so again this month. 01:05.566 --> 01:10.200 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The Taliban staged another fatal assault in Afghanistan today amid growing questions about 01:10.933 --> 01:12.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% a potential peace deal. 01:12.966 --> 01:17.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The attack killed two people in the Western province of Farah, and fighting continued 01:18.133 --> 01:20.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in the city hours later. 01:20.133 --> 01:24.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Meanwhile, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani postponed a trip to Washington next week. 01:26.966 --> 01:29.900 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% His government says that a potential U.S. agreement with the Taliban could lead to all-out 01:30.566 --> 01:32.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% civil war. 01:32.700 --> 01:37.433 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% In Hong Kong, some 2,000 pro-democracy protesters surrounded a police station and subway stop 01:38.866 --> 01:41.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in new confrontations with police. 01:41.400 --> 01:46.366 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Officers answered with rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray, and the demonstrators 01:47.600 --> 01:49.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% used umbrellas to shield themselves. 01:49.533 --> 01:54.066 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% They also rejected promises to kill a much-criticized extradition law. 01:56.133 --> 01:59.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% JOHN CHAN, Student (through translator): The government is one that doesn't listen to the 02:00.000 --> 02:01.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% voice of the people. 02:01.233 --> 02:03.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It doesn't have a mandate from the people. 02:03.066 --> 02:06.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% All it listens to is the central people's government. 02:06.000 --> 02:09.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% This is an issue that, during the last two to three months, everyone has been able to 02:09.533 --> 02:11.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% see really clearly. 02:11.233 --> 02:13.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Our government is not working for us. 02:13.766 --> 02:18.133 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% JUDY WOODRUFF: The protesters are now calling for an investigation of alleged police brutality 02:19.200 --> 02:22.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and for direct elections of city leaders. 02:22.133 --> 02:27.133 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% The one-time strongman president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has died. 02:29.033 --> 02:32.433 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% He led the African nation's black majority to power in 1980 and he ruled for 37 years, 02:34.333 --> 02:36.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% before being driven from office. 02:36.066 --> 02:39.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% JUDY WOODRUFF: Robert Mugabe was 95 years old. 02:39.933 --> 02:44.933 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Mexico now says the number of migrants arriving at its border to cross into the United States 02:46.300 --> 02:48.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% has fallen more than 50 percent in the last three months. 02:48.833 --> 02:53.800 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The foreign minister announced today that some 64,000 people were stopped from crossing 02:54.466 --> 02:56.000 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% in August. 02:56.000 --> 03:00.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That's down from more than 144,000 who crossed in May. 03:00.566 --> 03:05.533 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Mexico deployed thousands of troops and police to slow the flow of migrants, after President 03:06.633 --> 03:08.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Trump threatened tariffs. 03:08.900 --> 03:13.900 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Back in this country, the Trump administration opened a legal assault today on California 03:15.033 --> 03:17.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and four automakers over emissions standards. 03:17.033 --> 03:21.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The U.S. Justice Department notified Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW that they are being 03:23.200 --> 03:27.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% investigated for possible antitrust violations. 03:27.066 --> 03:32.033 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% In July, the companies adopted California's emissions standards, which are tougher than 03:32.033 --> 03:34.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% those the administration favors. 03:34.300 --> 03:39.300 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 69 points to close at 26797. 03:41.966 --> 03:46.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The Nasdaq fell 13 points and the S&P 500 added two. 03:46.966 --> 03:51.966 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Still to come on the "NewsHour": the psychological trauma of separating children from their families 03:53.966 --> 03:57.733 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% at the border; Mark Shields and David Brooks break down the week's news, including funding 03:59.700 --> 04:03.166 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% decisions for the border wall and Democrats' plans to address climate change; inside the 04:05.100 --> 04:07.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% new wing of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and much more.