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JUDY WOODRUFF: A banner economic
report out today showed the
strongest quarterly growth

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in the United States since 2014.

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The Commerce Department's
initial estimate said the U.S.
gross domestic product grew

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by 4.1 percent in the
second quarter this year.

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That is up from 2.2
percent last quarter.

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The president hailed the report
standing outside the White
House this morning, and insisted

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the trend would continue.

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DONALD TRUMP, President of the
United States: These numbers
are very, very sustainable.

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This isn't a one-time shot.

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I happen to think we're going
to do extraordinarily well in
our next report, next quarter.

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I think it's going
to be outstanding.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Many economists,
however, question whether
that pace is sustainable.

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We will look at what is behind
the booming growth, and how
the president's trade war

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could affect it, right
after the news summary.

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President Trump is pushing back
against claims that he knew
in advance of a 2016 meeting

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between his son and
a Russian lawyer.

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According to CNN, the
president's former personal
attorney Michael Cohen
says that then-candidate

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Trump approved the meeting
for which Donald Trump Jr. had
been promised dirt on Hillary

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Clinton.

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The president denied the
accusations on Twitter
today, saying -- quote
-- "I didn't know of

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the meeting" and that Cohen
was -- quote -- "trying
to make up stories."

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We will look at what
these latest revelations
mean for the Russia probe
later in the program.

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President Trump and Russia's
President Putin are making
plans for round two after last

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week's explosive
Helsinki summit.

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Putin said this morning that he
had invited Mr. Trump to Moscow.

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The White House responded that
the president is open to the
meeting and looks forward to

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hosting Putin in
Washington next year.

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Defense Secretary James
Mattis also said that he
is considering talks with
his Russian counterpart.

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Flying from North to South
Korea today, an American plane
carried precious cargo said

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to be the remains of
U.S. soldiers killed
in the Korean war.

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It coincides with the 65th
anniversary of the armistice
drawing down that conflict,

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although it never
officially ended.

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The transfer could mean a major
promise delivered by North
Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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Yamiche Alcindor has our report.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: A promise
seemingly kept with 55 boxes.

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Today, at an American air base
in South Korea, service members
loaded what are believed to

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be the missing remains
of American soldiers.

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Some 36,000 U.S. soldiers
died in the Korean War.

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The remains returned today are
just some of the 5, 300 still
said to be in North Korea.

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DONALD TRUMP: These incredible
American heroes will sue to
lay it rest on sacred American

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soil.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Hours later
at the White House, President
Trump welcome the move.

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Mr. Trump thanked North
Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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He said Kim delivered on a
commitment he made during their
summit in Singapore last month.

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DONALD TRUMP: I want
to thank Chairman Kim
for keeping his word.

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We have many others coming.

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But I want to thank Chairman
Kim in front of the media
for fulfilling a promise that

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he made to me.

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And I'm sure that he
will continue to fulfill
that promise, as they
search and search and

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search.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Earlier this
week, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo said the U.S. believes

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that North Korea is dismantling
a missile engine testing site.

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The administration celebrated
these two developments.

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They say it is proof that North
Korea is turning the page and
that it will hopefully lead to

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North Korea giving up
its nuclear weapons.

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JAMES MATTIS, U.S. Secretary
of Defense: This humanitarian
act obviously is a step in the

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right direction.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Today,
Defense secretary James
Mattis echoed that sentiment.

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FRANK JANNUZI, President and
CEO, Maureen and Mike Mansfield
Foundation: So, the Singapore

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agreement had only one specific
commitment from the North Korean
side, which was to repatriate

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remains.

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And so it's pretty clear to
me that they don't want to be
responsible for a breakdown in

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this process.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Frank
Jannuzi is a former State
Department official.

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He was part of the U.S.
delegation during the
Clinton administration's
talks with North

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Korea.

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FRANK JANNUZI: It's a good
sign of their determination
not to see the process
fail that they are

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now sending these remains home.

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However, it may not have
any bearing on their
willingness to denuclearize.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Following
the Vietnam War, the return of
U.S. soldier remains was key

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to normalizing
U.S.-Vietnam relations.

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That is something the
North Koreans are well
aware of, says Jannuzi.

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FRANK JANNUZI: They know that
the recovery of the remains
of U.S. soldiers was actually

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the central pillar of the
normalization process.

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YAMICHE ALCINDOR: For now,
U.S. experts will work
to identify the remains.

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Meanwhile, this is just the
first step and what will be a
long push to get North Korea

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to give up their
nuclear weapons.

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For the "PBS NewsHour,"
I'm Yamiche Alcindor.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Pakistan
has officially elected
a new prime minister.

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The country's election
commission declared
populist Imran Khan the
winner after two days

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of ballot counting and
allegations of vote-rigging.

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Khan's party must now seek
partners in order to form
a governing coalition.

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The European monitoring
team deemed the elections
credible, but said the
campaign was riddled

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with intimidation.

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The U.S. State Department also
cited flaws in the process.

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On Wall Street today, markets
were down after more signs of
trouble at tech companies like

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Twitter and Intel overshadowed
promising economic growth.

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The Dow Jones industrial
average lost 75 points
to close at 25451.

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The Nasdaq fell 114 and
the S&P 500 dropped 18.

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Still to come on the "NewsHour":
the strong U.S. economic growth
over the past three months,

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we break down these latest
numbers; what President
Trump says he knew
about his son's meeting

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with Russians in 2016;
wildfires sweeping through
the West; and much more.