♪ >> good evening. >> tonight, israel kills another senior hamas commander in lebanon as the region sits on the brink of a wider war.

we travel to the border area where thousands of already been displaced. >> a scorching summer is threatening americans way of life and life itself. >> the outdoor spaces are becoming uninhabitable now. in places like the desert southwest. >> as the olympics near to a close, the historic moments and remarkable images that have defined this year's games. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the news hour, including these individuals. the kovlar foundation, upholding

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operating there. airstrikes killed at least 21 palestinians. one airstrike killed a journalist, his wife, and three daughters. another smashed into tense housing displaced people. >> israel also confirmed it killed a senior hamas commander in a drone strike in lebanon. diplomatic efforts intensified to head off an iranian counterstrike. the u.s., egypt, and qatar want to settle the disagreements. for some perspective on all of this we turn to the senior resident scholar at the arab-gulf states institute. some countries are calling for a new round of cease-fire talks. they have been trying to mediate

a deal for months now. by this time yield a possible route result's? >> it is possible. killing him was not conducive to making a deal. let's put it that way. however, i do think both sides could gain from a temporary pause in the war. they would get their prisoners back. they would look for political benefit from that. there is a counterinsurgency that is kind of open-ended. i think that is the war that hamas wanted.

both sides could use time to regroup their militaries and prepare for this next round of fighting. they both appear to one to go forward with this indefinitely. >> this is the latest attempt by the biden administration to in the war. what more do you need no about how and when iran might respond? >> we don't know anything. time is wasting. you would have expected something more prompt if it would be a direct retaliation. the reon you have not seen anything is probably the dilemma that iran and hezbollah, who lost their most senior military chief of staff in a different assassination, that is probably more of a significant loss.

she was just a figurehead. the hamas alliance with iran is quite shaky. the reason both of them have held back in all likelihood is they are dealing with the dilemma of wanting to be seen to strike back and show their continuing strength without giving israel a reason or an excuse to escalate even further. it is still true that neither iran nor hezbollah want a regional war with israel. that is not in their best interests. they have been caught up in strikes with israel where israel now has the advantage of

escalation dominance. they're the ones always pushing things forward. it is a difficult thing for iran and hezbollah to hit back. and take the whole thing further to a regional war that they do not want. without a doubt they are coordinating. he said in his last speech that we will either act together or separately. they are buying time. they do not want a bigger war but they have to do something. there have been many israeli assassinations that went unanswered. this could be other examples of that but i do not think so. i thank iran will feel the need to do something. but they do not want to give israel another opportunity to

escalate even further because they steer a broader regional war. some in israel's cabinet do want a war. they think they can deliver a stick treated below to iran and its alliance. iran does not care about gaza or hamas. but they do care about hezbollah . they don't want to waste that trump card on a place they do not care about. and an unreliable ally in hamas. >> thank you so much for walking all of us through this. >> the conflict began the day after the october attacks last year.

>> we have reported on lives lost and disrupted. now a special correspondent takes us to the lebanese side of the border. reporter: a race against time as fighting and flames in golf southern lebanon. we are with a lebanese civil defense. since fighting began in october, there has been a sharp increase here. this team responded to a total of 55 fires. now it is more than 20 per month. the vast majority have been caused by israeli bombardment. there is no guarantee that the shelling will stop. >> we are afraid because we are going into a dangerous area.

maybe we will come back and maybe we will not. >> they have to work fast to get out of what is an active war zone. we are about two miles from the closest israeli position. they have been pounded with israeli strikes every single day. the civil defense is the first to response but they have very little equipment to maintain task contain the fires. the civil defense is the public emergency service. but the chief admits that resources are scarce. >> of course we need a lot of things. our cars breakdown a lot. we lack personal protective gear. we are working with our bare flesh.

>> the broken windshield is a reminder that first responders have not been spared. more than 20 paramedics have been killed. despite the risk, they persevere. >> we have to protect people. people expect us to respond. reporter: he has a wife and two small children. >> our mission has become more important than family. our families have endured the pressure alongside us. reporter: we drive toward another fire further uphill, passing residential buildings damaged in recent fighting. most of the residents have fled, leaving their homes, beloved all the groves and pomegranate trees. the few civilians left our syrian refugees with nowhere to go, once again trapped by conflict. all they can do is help the

understaffed civil defense. >> the volunteers who use to help us have left with their families. so we are forced to deploy in small numbers. reporter: soon after we leave, the shelling resumes. along with other armed groups, hezbollah uses these areas as launching pads for attacks on israel. but israeli strikes in lebanon are far more numerous. this pharmacy was hit. he fled here months ago when an airstrike leveled a nearby house. the shockwave ripped through his apartment. so this is your balcony? >> all of the glass broke. i quickly packed my stuff, got in my car, and drove off toward beirut. reporter: he has rented this

apartment in a neighboring village. >> in my opinion, israel target civilian infrastructure so that people vacate these areas. the pharmacy is not a military post. they want us to have empty areas. they want us to be displaced. reporter: this has created a no go zone for civilians. the only way to get here is with peacekeepers. there is a line separating lebanon and israel. from now on, we are not allowed to leave the armored vehicles. >> may be an attacker could come close to the patrol.

do you think that your presence has any impact in calling the situation? >> if there is any way to avoid an open war, it would be much worse. reporter: this village has become a ghost town. we have not seen a single civilian except for a few paramedics. this is what the entire border area looks like. a quick stop at a u.n. post near

where these countries meet. the official borders have yet to be demarcated. much of this land remains undisputed. this further complicates this. the blue helmets have been here since israel invaded lebanon in 1978 and are supposed to help the lebanon armed forces keep these areas clear of hezbollah. but they have no mandate to use force. the bullets are only for self-defense. we see very little of the lebanese army. the international community and israeli government are pushing for the lebanese army to take over security in this area but we do not see them with you. >> they are soldiers. but not much. we are pushing them to participate.

reporter: hezbollah has become more powerful than the army. this latest conflict is bolstering its already strong position. and turning lebanon into a battleground. ♪ >> severe weather start saturday's other headlines. the east coast is expensing heavy rains and flooding as the last remnants of debby moved north. pennsylvania new york have been the hardest hit. tornadoes also remain a threat. in vermont, officials updated the state of emergency to include the impact from debby.

>> there will be damage and other types of flooding. it will be a damaging few hours but we will get through it. stay safe and take care of each other. >> a tree fell on a home in north carolina, killing a 70-year-old woman. russia declared a federal emergency today. officials say they have evacuated over 3000 civilians. this concept or hundreds of ukrainian troops crossed the border in what is the biggest attack on russian soil since the war started. another strike killed at least 14 people. the u.n. repeats re-tasks reports that july was the deadliest month. an airplane killing 61 people crashed in brazil today.

the aircraft was en route to an international airport when it came down in a residential area. footage on social media shows fire and wreckage just steps from people's homes. there were no survivors. because of the accident is not yet known. a california man was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for attacking police during the january 6 riots. authorities say that he used flagpoles and other makeshift weapons to assault officers who would try to hold back rioters. his sentence is one of the longest out of the hundreds of prosecutions related to january 6. austrian authorities say they have arrested third person in connection with a foiled plot to attack fans outside of taylor swift concerts. a couple of austrian teenagers were arrested on wednesday.

they said they were inspired by isis and al qaeda. the third suspect is an 18-year-old iraqi citizen. >> he was in contact with the main perpetrator. but according to the state of the investigation, he is not directly connected to the attack plans. but there was indication that he took an oath of allegiance to islamic state. >> some fans decided to make the most of the situation. hundreds gathered to sing her songs and commiserate. she travels to london next week for the final leg of her european tour. stocks closed out a roller coaster week with modest gains. hoping to erase losses from earlier the week.

still to come, our guests give their views on vice president harris's new running mate. how ferguson missouri has changed after massive protests. at the photographs that have captured history at this year's olympic games. >> this is the news hour. >> it has been a deadly summer. extreme heat has killed thousands of people.

set are steamrolled into phoenix fast and furious. and it is suspected in hundreds of deaths. the outdoors can be dangerous at this time of year. living outdoors is even more so. some 9500 people are on housed in maricopa county. he is one of them. >> i was dizzy. i had a headache. this seat is h here in phoenix. >> he got an iv to rehydrate him. alcohol can increase the risk of heat illness. >> we are hoping we can help save some lives through rehydration. reporter: she works with the nonprofit organization that this summer is trying to meet the

most vulnerable where they are. >> we encountered a lot of patience last year who needed iv hydration. reporter: last year, 645 people died in america the county from the heat. almost half of the victims were homeless and over 60% had alcohol or drugs in their system. >> heat is the most attributable adverse effect. of a warming planet. reporter: she is the director of the biden administration's new office of climate change and health equity. how bad are things? has there been a seachange in the risk? >> the really disturbingly high death tolls we are talking about in places like maricopa county, they are saying that outdoor spaces are becoming uninhabitable.

were two pictures are getting so high and heat waves are lasting so long and minimum temperatures are so high that people who are suffering from poverty and mental illness are at the highest risk. reporter: another at risk group is outdoor workers. his job includes taking food to planes on the tarmac of the phoenix airport. temperatures can run hotter than in surrounding areas. his truck does not have air conditioning. >> we have to stay in the cabin. how hot is your car? reporter: he has had this job for 11 years. but now at his age she is working mostly at night to avoid the worst of the heat. >> i have problems with my feet.

in summer, i feel like my feet are burning. as soon i finish my shift, i have to take my shoes off. reporter: a new ordinance in phoenix requires employers to give access to water, rest, and shade. it also ensures access to air conditioning and vehicles and will not go into effect until next may. that means he has several more weeks of extreme temperatures to sweat through. >> i was thinking if i'm going to make it this year. now we are in july. i said half of the season, i can make it. i am fighting. i'm fighting to do it. reporter: it is an occupational hazard that is getting worse every year. for some, the risks are not on the job but at home. she divides her time between playing piano in retirement communities and serving as

president of the arizona association of manufactured homeowners. she says she is an advocate for residents. >> 40% of all indoor heat related deaths occur in mobile homes in arizona. reporter: in her home, she headed window treatments to block out the sun. outside, she has installed awnings and large bushes for >> i said when we moved to arizona, if people took the measures to keep your house warm and the cold out like they do in michigan, they don't seem to do that here. reporter: older mobile homes are heat magnets because they're not as well insulated. >> they do not have these windows. they are not necessarily designed to keep the heat out as well. reporter: just down the road, their mobile home was built in 1973. >> our last electricity bill was over $300 for the small trailer.

>> i have it set at 78. but it is running all the way up to 85. that's not the end of the world but you know when your air conditioners that long it's going to hurt at the end of the month. reporter: try to stay safe while conserving their limited finances is a challenge. >> i try to buy everything on sale. we don't buy a lot of extra stuff. we do not treat ourselves. reporter: she is on disability and he has been unable to work because of a kidney transplant. their pre-existing conditions their risk for heat related health problems. >> if i get to a point where i start getting nauseated, i know it has gone too far. i would be dehydrated. once i start throwing up i have to go to the hospital. reporter: making places like phoenix safer outdoors and

indoors during a warming climate is possible. >> this a difference. there is a balance between the warming of the planet and the effectiveness of our measures to protect it. >> and it already deadly summer, that protection cannot come soon enough. ♪ >> we are the major point in the presidential race, with both tickets fully set. we turn to the analysis of our guests time of our guests, the associate editor for the washington post and the editor-in-chief of the

washington beacon. david brooks is away. we had our first full week with both tickets fully set. they have been on >> a battleground blitz. >>we believe in our country. we believe in each other. we believe in the collective. we are not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us. try to separate us. >> j.d. vance is also been on about round-trip. as is to tromp out his first press conference at mar-a-lago. the first since the full democratic ticket was set. >> i am leading by a lot. i am living there convention go through. she is not smart enough to do a news conference. >> there has been a strong fundraising numbers. it has been a good week for the democrats. can this be sustained? >> it has been a great week for

the democrats after the last three months that they put themselves through with all of the yelling and aiming at each other and pushing the president off the ticket. enthusiasm in fundraising and the spirit among democrats is up. and yet, all things that are up must come down. rank-and-file democrats have to prepare themselves for the bad press that will come. the attack that might land. the punch that might land. the things democrats have to keep in mind is vice president harris is fully aware of that. she is saying to her team this might be a sugar high. we have to keep our focus on november. knowing that the vice president's thinking in that way gives me confidence that when the momentum starts to sag or they get punched really hard with an effective attack, they will be ready.

>> response to that if you can. this idea that they are adjusting to the ticket. is it clear to you what the strategy is? why haven't we seen mr. trump out on the campaign trail more? >> all of us following this race , the campaign really doesn't happen in earnest until after labor day. i can understand why thundering a ton of them right now. she is doing a press conference.

>> what about it? >> talk about contrast. just before the press does not mean that what you are saying is doing you any good. i'm so glad you showed the vice president and then followed by showing just a snippet of donald trump's press conference. what he saw are two completely different visions for the country. and two different campaigns. they are happy warriors. talking about we are in this together. together we can move the country forward.

donald trump is still stirring the grievances of the last eight years. a very heavy, dark vision for the country that i don't think will sit well when we get into the campaign in the fall. >> we have seen j.d. vance focusing on the military career of tim walz. this is a of attack we have seen open up. he served in the army national guard for 24 years before retiring. >> i am very proud of my service. when he was asked by his country to go to iraq, he dropped out of the army in allowed his unit to go without him. >> this is reminiscent of the attack on john kerry in 2004. the man who is behind it is the

same. there is no evidence for what they are saying right now. >> i do think there is some evidence. one issue is that he has padded and inflated his resume. >> in what way? >> j.d. vance mentioned, the timing of his retirement is suspect. he knew that they were going to be called up. he had gotten a warning that they would be called up. he said in a press release that if i get called out, i have a duty to serve. it is clear he has inflated this. this is been an issue in every single one of his campaigns. i think there is a question of how significant will this be down the road?

those attacks were effective. >> they were also discredited. >> this race is not going to be won or lost based on attacks made by j.d. vance or tim walz. it will be about tromp and the record. i don't think this is likely to be very significant. >> your face as you want to react. >> it is a spurious charge. the man served his country for 24 years. this is a race between trump and harris. donald trump has no military service. this just put that to the side. i remembered what i was going to say. vice president harris is not afraid of donald trump. that is why she has been very

effective on the trail. >> at the same time, the criticisms being levied are valid. she has not yet sat for an interview since she moved to the top of the ticket. we have not seen any, policy rollout. that leaves a lot of people wondering >> that is a legitimate concern. i think it is one that they are fully aware of. we are a week out from the convention. that will be there opportunity to lay out in some detail to the american people, the largest audience she will get during the campaign, her vision for the

country. her campaign speeches fantastic in terms of rallying the nation and trying to heal the nation compared to the other ticket. but there are gaps. what is her economic policy. what are some specifics of her international relations order view of the u.s. on the world stage? those are all legitimate questions and i am confident that we will find out. >> we are seeing in the polls that she has been rising since she was moved to the top of the ticket. our latest poll says she is four points higher than she was a couple of weeks ago. the cook political report this week moved three battleground states from lean republican to tossup. republicans look at that, not just with the presidential race but are they worried about down ballot implications? >> i don't think so.

the scenario before was democrats saying this is a catastrophe. now what we have is a tossup race. there is no question that harris is a more competitive candidate. i think what the trump campaign needs to keep in mind and the candidate would do well to keep in mind is that he retains an issue advantage on the economy and immigration. any day he spends not talking about those issues is a waste of a day. >> these are also issues sure to come up in a debate that we now believe will happen on september 10. they have both agreed to that. we saw the impacts the last debate had. could this and have a similar impact? >> dictated. it all depends on what happens. it depends on what donald trump says.

how the vice president reacts to whatever he says. and what she says in terms of staking out new policy positions. we will all be watching that debate with the same amount of anxiousness and anticipation that we did the last debate but for different reasons. these two tickets are now on firm, solid ground and these dates are really being focused on. >> the last debate was hugely important for joe biden. he had to show that he could perform and he did not. this debate is really important for donald trump. he needs to get harris out of her controlled settings. he has to get her talking extemporaneously, which is never gone very well for her. she has to answer why she has turned around on certain issues.

he has to take matters into his own hands on the debate stage. >> one months to go before the debate. we will see. thank you so much. great to see both of you. ♪ >> it has been 10 years since michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. his death sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. we returned to ferguson to see what has changed a decade later. >> i saw the tragedy of the police brutality. i saw the protesters outside.

i saw the riots. i remember asking, what can i do at such an early age? eyelids in ferguson my entire life. >> i have lived in ferguson for over 20 years. we were young. we had no mature thoughts about it. >> when i noticed is the way that my family and the people around me in my life started responding and reacting me and other black boys in my family. they sheltered us a little bit more and they kept us a little bit more for fear of something like what happened to him happening to us. >> i have lived in ferguson for about six years. >> i have worked in the city of ferguson since 2014. this was a pivotal moment in our country. it kind of opened up the lid on bias and racism that has

affected our community. >> this was the final straw for a lot of the communities. >> i think it was really just ridiculous. they have been pressing as all of this time. they took an innocent life. people were seconded. >> -- sick of it. >> i moved to ferguson three months before mike brown was killed. that catapulted me into community organizing. we still have a lot of questions. there is change that we hope to see. >> i would say things potentially are getting to a better place but not necessarily

from natural progression. >> we are getting new shops and new shop owners. there will always be people trying to stunt the growth or the progression. >> i feel like there is more that needs to be done. there is simply not enough. the disparity continues to grow. the attitude of the police department needs to shift. we need to instill the pride that was once year. >> systemic change seems to be what we are in need of. there is definitely not enough of that. i think about what happened. i want to see more businesses in the community. more economic development.

more people filled with love and laughter and joy. i want his legacy to be my own. as a young man who had a family and friends and a future. i think oftentimes he was dehumanized. his character was assassinated. i want people to remember him for who he was. >> he should go down in history, not infamy. he was chosen for change. what happened could have been prevented. now we have to learn how to prevent this from happening again. >> we need to change the world in a way where we can exist is like everybody else and not have to monitor and watch ourselves so much. until that day, we have to take care. ♪

>> the paris olympics will come to a close on sunday. team usa is eyeing a strong finish to these already golden games. >> earlier tonight, rain poured down but a slick track did not slow down sakkari richardson. -- shaccari richardson. >> there was an american suite in the hurdles. a weightlifter made history, taking on the first weightlifting gold since 2000. >> the 14th day ended with the u.s. once again leading the field with 111 overall metals. with more on the ups and downs of the in the big games, i'm joined by a reporter from usa

today from paris. always great to see you. let's start with noah lyles. he had to be wheeled off the track after winning a bronze, later revealing he had a covid diagnosis. how is he doing? >> we believe he will be fine. who would've ever thought that after a couple of covid olympics that we would still be talking about covid here in paris? that is something people did not expect. he came to the stadium with a mask on. then he took it off for the race. we found out very quickly what had happened and what was transpiring with him and his medical condition. he did not run in a later relay. richardson love the women into

gold. the u.s. men once again made a huge mistake. this seems to be a problem. they have not won a medal and that relay since the 2004 athens games. it has been a comedy of errors. the u.s. men failed to win a medal in that relay. his olympics are finished in a very strange situation. he had to not perform as he hoped. >> big hopes for the u.s. women's basketball team, which beat australia in the semifinals and will now play france in a gold-medal game. what is their chance? >> i think they are really good. i was at the game earlier today.

the french know how to cheer. they are loud. they have a great time doing it. i was at the swimming venue. i think i have ever heard an arena so allowed. i think the u.s. women have their hands full in terms of the french crowd and having to fight that. they should when their game. but i think it will be tough. >> when you look more broadly, there have been outstanding female athletes for team usa in this games. katie ledecky, simone biles. what we know about their futures. will we see them compete again? >> katie ledecky, yes. simone biles, maybe. richardson, i would think so although she stared off at a journalist when she was asked about that tonight at the stadium.

she is 24 years old. katie ledecky will be 31 in los angeles. if she is healthy, she will compete. simone biles said we will see. i think the allure of competing on home soil in los angeles will drive these athletes to stick around. the u.s. women won 58% of u.s. medals. they will when more weather -- medals than the man. >> women leading the way. indulge me in my sport of field hockey. not only did the dutchman's team take gold in an incredibly dramatic game that came down to a penalty shootout, the dutch women's team also took gold in another penalty shootout. you must be seeing a sea of orange in paris.

>> i have seen a lot of orange. i was wondering why until i realized what the dutch were doing. they are great. field hockey is a sport that i've played in hockey -- high school. that is extraordinary. for some of these nations, there is only a few golds in the entire levick's. i bet i could hear them screaming out there right now. late after midnight. >> have there been any big surprises or things that stood out to? >> beach volleyball which most americans associate with the women's team, both of our u.s. teams did not make it to the medals.

americans have come to realize that american women are terrific in math. so that shut out a surprise. simone biles not being able to medal and not winning the gold in the floor exercise, a terrific olympics for her but it had a little bit of disappointment on the final day. >> joining us once again from paris, great to speak with you. thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> the last couple weeks of the become petition have brought us record writing athleticism on a global stage like no other. >> we take a look back at the iconic images that defined the games. and what it was like to capture them. >> i'm covering the gymnastics here in paris.

they are such incredible athletes. the height she gets is unbelievable. what you can show in your photos from what they do is an amazing opportunity to have. >> this is the first time i have shot the olympics. i was going into it with fresh eyes. >> i am currently at my 12 olympic games. i like the beauty of light mixed with water and the unpredictability. you don't know exactly which way the water will fall or what will happen. it is that unexpected element that i think makes for a beautiful sports picture. >> the summer olympics are by

far the most -- biggest sporting event that we cover. we cover every day of competition. we shoot over 5 million images during these games. what is important is capturing moments in a way that other people cannot really show the power of sport. through a still image. >> there are so many athletes in gymnastics. anything can happen. simone biles is the first big athlete i have photographed. one day she was on the beam. you think what is she going to do differently? she has all that pressure around her. when she does something, it

seemed so natural. it is amazing to watch. in that photo she looks so poised. she makes it look easy, basically. >> some people may be familiar of my photographs of a korean shooter which went viral. it is quite a methodical, slow process. it is not an action-packed sport. i reverted back to what i know. trying to capture this. i think that is what happened with him. straight away she was instantly striking. she had a nonchalance and coolness that you could see straightaway. she, looked like a movie assassin. >> shooting swimming underwater is a big challenge. there is only things i can go wrong. the camera basically gives you full control over that.

at the olympics, i want to record history. if it is a world record, i want to get the best possible picture with that. you need to be pretty knowledgeable about the sport and the athlete. you really have to pay attention. it is tough to read the reactions. that is where you get those great pictures. >> you see emotion at the olympics. these athletes have trained their lives for these moments. they deserve to be seen.

>> every single image is a story. be sure to tune in tonight. the panel will look at the state of play in the 2020 for election. >> watch tomorrow for a look at an intervention program. >> on behalf of our team, thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. >> major funding has been provided by -- and with the ongoing support of these individuals in institution. including these individuals. the walton family foundation. working to protect the water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together.

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