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billion -- of palestinian territories violates international law. a russian court sentences american journalists evnan -- evan gershkovich to prison. and more democrats call on president joe biden to end his reelection campaign. ♪ welcome to world news america. industries around the world are slowly coming back online after a major i.t. outage through airlines, banks, and emergency services sent into chaos, impacting millions around the world. much of the attention has turned to the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike, which is concerned that a bug in its software was to blame for the tech issues on microsoft devices. the company's ceo said it was not the result of a security

incident or a cyberattack. crowdstrike says it has fixed the problem, but it could be sometime before systems are back up and running. in the meantime, microsoft has suggested users switch devices on and off again up to 15 times. the white house says it is assessing the impact of the outage on local hospitals and law enforcement in the united states. our technology editor takes a look at what exactly happened and how it has affected patients, passengers, and businesses. correspondent: the world woke up this morning to global chaos. >> massive tech outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices, companies worldwide. correspondent: airports were affected with thousands of flights grounded all over, from the u.k. to hong kong to the u.s. >> my husband, they put him on a 10:00 a.m. flight and the rest of us tomorrow, so that is not going to work. correspondent: this flight data

shows the sky emptying out as the outage took hold. here, deliveries to pharmacies were disrupted, and gp's in england had trouble accessing patient records. it even affected software used by broadcasters and rather abruptly took some tv channels off air. the cause? >> at crowdstrike, we monitor trillions -- correspondent: a single update from this u.s. antivirus company. you may have never heard of crowdstrike before, but it has nearly 24,000 customers around the world, many of them huge organizations like airlines and banks. >> we stop a lot of bad things from happening. >> we are deeply sorry for the impact we caused to customers, to travelers, to anyone affected by this, including our companies. we know what the issue is. we are resolving and have resolved the issue. now it is recovering systems. correspondent: so what went wrong?

to be clear, this was not a hack or cyberattack. you don't need to change your passwords. a full t update meant millions of -- faulty update meant millions of microsoft users saw this pop up, the blue screen of death. it pops up when there is a critical error affecting the operation of your pc, in this case an unending loop of trying and failing to restart and launch properly. it only affected machines running microsoft, but there are a lot of them. and what is the fix? it is not straightforward. every single machine affected needs a manual reboot in safe mode, which is not as simple as turning it off and on again. microsoft says some people have had to do it 15 times, so it could take a while. spare a thought for i.t. departments. >> there will be someone in crowdstrike who will be in a lot of trouble right now for not getting this right, and there will be a lot of people working this weekend in businesses all over the world to try and fix this problem and to patch it up. but at the same time, this is

the price we pay for being so reliant on digital infrastructure. correspondent: from travel chaos to grocery shop payment problems, there will now be tough questions about the damage done by one faulty update. how did it slip through microsoft's safety net? the cybersecurity world still advises it is a good idea to keep on top of software updates. although perhaps today is not the day to bang that particular drum. host: there are thousands of commercial flights canceled around the world. here is a look at the airport in the spanish capital of madrid as passengers waited for their flights. airports in the italian capital of rome were also severely affected. an airport in singapore said it was mainly checking and passengers of some airlines. in australia, large cues of travelers were waiting at sydney airport's domestic terminal. in the united states, the

country's top aviation agency says it continues to work closely with airlines to resume normal operations. our correspondent is at washington national airport with the latest. correspondent: the main way this tech outage has impacted the u.s. so far has been travel, in particular airlines that experienced problems. there have been thousands of flights canceled, thousands more delayed as well. the main airline impacted has been delta. the world's second biggest carrier by passenger numbers. there big hub in atlanta has been impacted. we saw pictures from the airport where there has been huge cues and -- queues and crowds. people reporting on social media they had a number of delays or cancellations already in atlanta. more generally, here at reagan airport in d.c., people say they have had flights rescheduled for later today or tomorrow.

i think most airlines are starting to pick up services again, but with disruption. elsewhere in the u.s. there have been services impacted, things like ups impacting to rulers -- impacting deliveries. also things like grocery payments and some electronic payments being disrupted by the outages. generally speaking, it does seems like -- seem like things are starting to get up and running again. i think this disruption is expected to continue over the weekend. it is the knock on impact this will have over the next few days and the weekend. host: the international court of justice says israel's continued presence in the occupied palestinian territories is illegal and should come to an end as rapidly as possible. in a nonbinding opinion, the u.n.'s top court said israel must pay reparations to palestinians due to its occupation. the palestinian foreign minister welcomed the ruling.

>> this is a watershed moment for palestine, for justice and for international law. israel's occupation has been declared unlawful by the world court, which has stipulated that it must be terminated completely and as rapidly as possible. this means israel is under an obligation to end this illegal colonial enterprise unconditionally, and in our view, that means immediately and totally. host: israeli prime minister netanyahu denounced the judgment. israel only made a written submission to the court, saying it did not recognize the legitimacy of the proceedings at the icj. more now from jerusalem. correspondent: this is not a judgment or ruling, it is an advisory opinion, so it's not legally binding, but it does carry moral and political weight. to have the world court

determined that israel's occupation violates international law and must end as soon as possible, that it should stop building settlements and evacuate the settlers and make reparations to the palestinian for damages, not surprisingly the israelis ejected it. the prime minister called it lies. the foreign minister said it was warped, one-sided, and wrong, and said it it ignores israel -- said it ignores israel's security needs. but this is what the palestinian were looking for. palestinian leaders call this a watershed moment for palestine and for justice. they called it an historic victory. they said the international community should respect the opinion and force israel to end the occupation. israel cannot be forced, but this will add to the international pressure it is already facing for the way it is conducting the war in gaza. host: israel's military says a deadly drone attack on tel aviv likely came from yemen.

on social media, yemen's houthi rebels suggested they were responsible for the strike. our middle east correspondent has more. correspondent: through the night sky, through israel's defenses, an iranian made drone fired from yemen exploding over tel aviv. a reminder for this laid-back secular heartland that its country is at war. trap note from the midair explosion meters from the u.s. embassy flew through these residential streets, killing one man in his home and injuring others. >> all of a sudden, here, i see this weird, small airplane sort of thing, so i asked them, what is that? and then they all turn around, and boom, like explosion. correspondent: in the flat next-door, shattered windows,

and shattered nerves. >> we were really scared. it was such a blast. such a huge noise. and i'm thinking it may be should have been stopped would it was on its way. -- when it was on its way. i hope if there is a next time they will do better. correspondent: residence in these buildings are still reeling from the explosion that shook them awake here in israel's laid-back, secular heart. the question many of them are asking now is with israel already at war, its military already on high alert, how could this happen? israel's army spokesman blamed human error and promised appropriate responses. this explosion hit a soft target, barely touched by israel's conflicts. an attack with limited impact on the ground that will still leave its mark.

bbc news, tel aviv. host: here in washington, the u.s. congress is appearing for next week's visit by mr. netanyahu. he will address lawmakers at the capital on wednesday. his visit is controversial. more than 200 staff in the senate and house of a presented of signed a letter protesting the speech -- of representatives signed a letter protesting speech. a russian court found u.s. journalist evan gershkovich guilty of espionage. russian investigators claimed the wall street journal reporter was collecting data on a russian tank manufacturer for the cia in a secretive trial to cried -- decried as a sham by his employer. president biden saying today evan gershkovich received a sentence of 16 years in a russian prison, despite having committed no crime. rather he was targeted by the russian government because he is a journalist and an american. we are pushing hard for evan's

release and will continue to do so. the u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan said on friday that getting evan gershkovich home is a top priority for the biden administration. >> all i can tell you is we are laser focused on this. we are determined to make it happen. i will consider it one of the most important things between now and the end of the year and especially now and the end of the month for us to try to get him home. host: evan gershkovich's conviction for espionage is the first of a u.s. journalist in russia since the cold war ended more than 30 years ago. however there is speculation of a possible prisoner exchange between russia and the u.s. in the future. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report. correspondent: the trial was behind closed doors. but the verdict -- for the verdict, we were allowed in. but where was evan gershkovich? there, almost hidden from the cameras, in the far corner of

the glass cage that is the dock in a russian courtroom. he looked like he had lost weight. the judge found him guilty of spying. and sentenced the wall street journal reporter to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. what just happened in this courtroom is unprecedented in the history of modern russia, an american journalist convicted of espionage in a trial held behind closed doors, a trial that u.s. officials have dismissed as a sham. evan gershkovich's employer condemned the verdict. >> he isn't a spy. he's a journalist. he was on a reporting trip. this is completely cooked up. it is a total sham. the whole thing is utterly appalling. correspondent: evan gershkovich was arrested at this steakhouse. he was accused of gathering

secrets about a local defense factory. the wall street journal has accused moscow of stockpiling americans in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. our -- are moscow and washington ready to trade? in 2022, russia freed u.s. festival start brittney griner -- basketball star brittney griner.in return , america released a convicted russians arms dealer. >> as soon as i win that election, i will have that reporter out. correspondent: promises from donald trump. but the biden administration is already talking to moscow about evan gershkovich and other jailed americans. it is unclear if the deal is close. -- a deal is close. what is clear is that a u.s. reporter has been labeled a spy without any evidence being made public. someone cries, we love you evan.

all he can do now is wait. host: u.s. president joe biden is expected to return to the campaign trail next week after isolating with covid. on friday mr. biden's doctor said his symptoms improved meaningfully since his diagnosis wednesday. the president's anticipated return comes amid growing speculation as to whether he will continue to seek reelection. his rival donald trump formally accepted the republican party's presidential nomination thursday night. our north america editor is in the walkie with more -- is in milwaukee with more. correspondent: with his name in lights, there is only one star in this party. in fact, the entire election is all about him. we were told he had changed since the shooting, to sound like this. >> the discord and division in our society must be healed. i am running to be president for all of america, not half of

america. correspondent: there was a tribute to the firefighter killed in the shooting. his funeral is taking place today. mr. trump: i'm not supposed to be here tonight. correspondent: he described his response to the attempted assassination. mr. trump: i raised my right arm and started shouting, fight, fight, fight. [crowd chanting "fight"] correspondent: and then the real donald trump started to fight his way out. mr. trump: drill, baby, drill. correspondent: falsely claiming he had won the 2020 election. mr. trump: has anyone seen silence of the lambs? the late great hannibal lector. correspondent: that is what we are more used to. mr. trump: he would love to have you for dinner. correspondent: he just can't help himself. it is with the diehard fans adore. the speech as written was designed to appeal to undecided voters on tv. they got vintage trump instead,

but he is ahead in the polls, so he can probably afford to be himself. there was a very rare sighting of his wife melania, which seemed to catch even him by surprise. then an attempt at a kiss of sor ts. and an entire trump dynasty in waiting now that he has totally taken over the party. republicans have good reasons to be celebrating. donald trump escaped death to become their candidate and is leading in the polls. so while joe biden may have to pull out of this race, trump can say he's on course for victory. joe biden is still isolating at home after contracting covid, but he has released a statement saying he's looking forward to get bedding -- to getting back on the campaign trail next week. he says donald trump start vision for the future is not who we are as american. together as a country we can defeat him at the battle box.

>> joe biden is more committed than ever to beat donald trump, and we believe on this campaign we are built for the close election we are in. correspondent: it's just three weeks since joe biden's disastrous performance threw his whole campaign into jeopardy. things have only gotten worse since then. while donald trump seems to go from strength to strength. there are three months until the election. bbc news, milwaukee, wisconsin. host: let's discuss this further. jeff mason is white house correspondent for reuters and is in robust be where -- is in rehobeth beach where president biden has been isolating. when you look at the seniority of democrats who expressed their doubts that he should continue, were you surprised by the statement today that he's looking forward to getting back out there? >> i will be careful of saying whether i'm surprised, but i will say it was surprising.

my reporting, as well as reporting from other colleagues yesterday and the last few days, has been that he was and is soul-searching, is what one source told me, about whether or not to stay in the race, and was taking calls to exit seriously. taking seriously does not mean deciding to step aside. he clearly has not made that decision. i have a couple sources tell me he needs to show that he's not wavering, because if he did start to waiver publicly about whether he was staying in the race, then the dam would break in terms of calls for him to step aside. it's possible the campaign chair's comments were made in part to buy him more time to reflect and make that decision, but it's also certainly possible that means he has decided and/or is sticking to the decision he initially made to stay in the race. host: what will cause the dam to

break? what will be the trigger to you think? jeff: next week, if he remains in the race, that will probably lead to additional calls from lawmakers. the lawmakers are looking at their political prospects, what we call the down ballot races. further down on the ballot from the presidency are people running for congress, for governor, for the senate. those polls show right now that democrats would not do very well with biden at the top of the ticket. to answer your question, i think you're going to see more calls for people within the party for him to step aside. that comes at a time when party unity would be a lot more attractive for a candidate like joe biden or one of his potential successors then this chaos they have right now. host: how important a factor is

money in all of this? donations have been drying up. that has not changed, has it? jeff: it is an important factor. biden has pushed back against this suggestion that donors would be able to push him out of the race, but donors are apoplectic right now about his candidacy. that is backed up by my reporting and reporting i've seen others do. money matters in the u.s. for campaigns, you need to have a lot of it to purchase the advertising and gety our message out -- get your message out. that will be another part perhaps of that dam breaking next week is a further revolt of donors. i don't see any evidence of this right now, but unless people decide to coalesce again around biden, but he has not successfully convinced people to do that yet, which is why we've had three weeks of this back-and-forth. host: we hear a lot about the

importance of his wife dr. jill biden and his sister. talk us through how important a role his family will be playing while he's conducting this soul-searching. jeff: his sister ran his first campaigns when he was first running for senate. his wife has been by his side for decades. of course his family is important, both on a personal and political level. i wish i could give you insight into what they are telling him. for sure he will be seeking their counsel as he mulls over what to do. host: the speculation has been going on for a number of weeks, really difficult path for many different -- for many democrats to tread. talk about the path kamala harris has to follow at the moment. jeff: the path she is choosing to follow is to be supportive of the guy at the top of the ticket, joe biden.

she has been nothing but supportive of him. she is defending him at fundraisers, on television after his disastrous debate after former president trump. but meanwhile, there is a lot of talk about her potentially taking over. not as president. there are not massive calls for him to step down as the president, but there are for him to step aside as the candidate. she would be the front runner if he did that, to take over that top of the ticket position. that is a lot of pressure as well. how do you balance potentially preparing for that with serving in the number two role that she has right now and has to continue to serve unless or until he makes that decision? that is the tight rope she is walking. democrats so far have praised her for how she's doing it. host: jeff mason, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. we will speak to you again soon no doubt. let's turn to other important news around the world today.

the bangladesh government imposed a curfew across the country and deployed the army to tackle the nation's unrest. it comes after reports of protesters storming a prison and freeing hundreds of inmates. dozens have died in protests led by students who argue against what they say is a discriminatory system for government jobs. at least 40 migrants have died when a boat they were traveling in caught fire off of haiti's north coast. media reports say patrol drums aboard caught fire and exploded. the vessel was announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the "newshour" tonight. a major tech outage linked to a faulty cyber security update sparks disruptions worldwide. >> i've never seen it like this before, especially in this