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john: good evening. i'm john yang.onight, fresh questions are being raised about the conduct of israeli ground forces in gaza after military officials said the three hostages mistakenly killed were carrying a white flag and were shirtless -- both apparent efforts to show they were unarmed. an israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the soldiers thought the three posed a threat. the official also said the troops violated israel's rules of engagement, and the incident is being investigated at the highest level. it has increased public pressure on the israeli government to release palestinian prisoners in exchange for the 129 or so remaining hostages. hundreds of protestors blocked traffic in tel aviv last night. >> we demand that the israeli government talk to us, today, and explain to us what proposal is on the table. don't wait for the usa, that's what is needed. if not, my child comes back in a bag. and i'm sure none of you would want to see their child return in a bag. john: in a news con
john: good evening. i'm john yang.onight, fresh questions are being raised about the conduct of israeli ground forces in gaza after military officials said the three hostages mistakenly killed were carrying a white flag and were shirtless -- both apparent efforts to show they were unarmed. an israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the soldiers thought the three posed a threat. the official also said the troops violated israel's rules of engagement, and the incident...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang., israel has ordered more evacuations in southern gaza as it says it's ground operations have expanded to include every part of the gaza strip. over khan younis, gaza's second largest city, israel dropped leaflets declaring the area a dangerous combat zone. that, residents say, was followed by heavy bombardment. some of those under evacuation orders have already been displaced at least once before. the united nations estimates that nearly 80 percent of the gaza strip's 2.3 miillion people have fled their homes. and gazans say they're running out of safe places to go. gazan: there's no safe area in gaza. we were in zeitoun, it was shelled. we were in the shati camp, it was shelled. we move because what can we do? we have children and all night there's shelling, so we move from area to area, but there's no safety anywhere in gaza. john: in the face of the mounting death toll in gaza, biden adminstration officials have repeatedly stressed israel's responsiblity to protect civilians. on th
john: good evening. i'm john yang., israel has ordered more evacuations in southern gaza as it says it's ground operations have expanded to include every part of the gaza strip. over khan younis, gaza's second largest city, israel dropped leaflets declaring the area a dangerous combat zone. that, residents say, was followed by heavy bombardment. some of those under evacuation orders have already been displaced at least once before. the united nations estimates that nearly 80 percent of the gaza...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang. an unusual abortion-rights case in texas has taken a turn.te supreme court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman, whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, to get an abortion, despite some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. the one-page order stresses that it is not a ruling on the two sides' legal arguments and that the case remains undecided. lawyers for kate cox, the 31-year-old mother of two in the case, they say fear that "justice delayed" for the at-risk pregnancy will be justice denied. texas attorney general ken paxton asked for the pause, saying that an abortion while the case is pending couldn't be undone. cox says she wants another child but her doctors say carrying the fetus to term or inducing labor could risk serious complications, including infertility. israel hit targets across the gaza strip today, as its war with hamas entered its third month. israel order an evacuation of the central part of khan younis in southern gaza. the hamas-run gaza health ministry says nearly 1000 pa
john: good evening. i'm john yang. an unusual abortion-rights case in texas has taken a turn.te supreme court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman, whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, to get an abortion, despite some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. the one-page order stresses that it is not a ruling on the two sides' legal arguments and that the case remains undecided. lawyers for kate cox, the 31-year-old mother of two in the case,...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang. christmas eve, peace and harmony are rare commodities in some parts of the world. in gaza, this weekend has seen some of the most intense and bloodiest fighti of the war -- more than 200 palestinians dead, according to the hamas-run gaza health ministry, including at least 70 in an israeli air strike today. and the israeli military says that since friday, 15 israeli soldiers have been killed in combat. all told since october 7, gaza officials say roughly 20,400 palestinians have been killed, and 154 israeli soldiers have died, in addition to the 1200 israelis killed in the initial hamas attack. israel is unused to big numbers of military casualties, so these numbers hit hard. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said in a cabinet meeting that it's the sacrifice needed to free the 129 hostages still held by hamas. pm netanyahu: the war exacts a very heavy price from us but we have no choice but to continue fighting, continuing with all the force, until the end, until victory, unti
john: good evening. i'm john yang. christmas eve, peace and harmony are rare commodities in some parts of the world. in gaza, this weekend has seen some of the most intense and bloodiest fighti of the war -- more than 200 palestinians dead, according to the hamas-run gaza health ministry, including at least 70 in an israeli air strike today. and the israeli military says that since friday, 15 israeli soldiers have been killed in combat. all told since october 7, gaza officials say roughly...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang. emergency responders have spent today frantically searching for survivors across tennessee, after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of the state on saturday. six people were killed, including a child. two dozen more were sent to local hospitals. the storms left tens of thousands of people without power. eyewitnesses captured a tornado in nashville ripping power lines, and causing a massive explosion. nashville and clarksville, along the kentucky border, have declared states of emergency. the same cross-country storm system is hammering the east coast today. from maine to florida, heavy rain and high winds are expected. millions are under flood watches from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. millions more may get snow in and around upstate new york, down to central appalachia. more heavy fighting across gaza today, as the death toll climbs. the hamas-run health ministry in gaza says the number of palestinians killed since fighting began has now surpassed 18,000. the ministry does not
john: good evening. i'm john yang. emergency responders have spent today frantically searching for survivors across tennessee, after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of the state on saturday. six people were killed, including a child. two dozen more were sent to local hospitals. the storms left tens of thousands of people without power. eyewitnesses captured a tornado in nashville ripping power lines, and causing a massive explosion. nashville and clarksville, along the kentucky border, have...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang.two months into the ground invasion, israeli military officials say they're close to having what they call "full operational control" of northern gaza and will soon shift their focus to southern gaza. israeli authorities have ordered more territory evacuated in central and southern gaza, as residents seek refuge in ever-shrinking slivers of territory. today, the idf released footage of fighting in gaza city's issa neighborhood. in another part of gaza city, palestinian officials say more than 90 people were killed when israeli airstrikes flattened two buildings. gazans said they don't understand why the buildings were hit. >> was there resistance in this house? what resistance? you wo't find anything but children's dolls and a floor for them to eat on. the children, you will find nothing more. peaceful people you dropped about a hundred tons of explosives on. john: israel offered rare details of its controversial practice of rounding up large numbers of palestinian men, saying its forc
john: good evening. i'm john yang.two months into the ground invasion, israeli military officials say they're close to having what they call "full operational control" of northern gaza and will soon shift their focus to southern gaza. israeli authorities have ordered more territory evacuated in central and southern gaza, as residents seek refuge in ever-shrinking slivers of territory. today, the idf released footage of fighting in gaza city's issa neighborhood. in another part of gaza...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang.has reopened a border crossing into gaza, providing a second entry point for much-needed humanitarian aid. it's at kerem shalom, which is on the gaza strip's southwest corner. it's south of the rafah crossing, where desperate gazans swarmed the few aid trucks that arrived from egypt. phone and internet service in gaza has been down for four straight days, the longest period of isolation since the war began. meanwhile, the israeli military released footage showing a newly discovered hamas tunnel, wide enough for a car. it's at erez, which had been the main pedestrian crossing between israel and gaza. and in tel aviv last night, thousands of people took to the streets as public pressure builds on the govement to renew negotiations for the return of the 129 hostages still captive. former president donald trump is being roundly criticized for anti-immigrant comments he made last night at a new hampshire campaign event. mr. trump: we got a lot of work to do. they're poisoning the blood of o
john: good evening. i'm john yang.has reopened a border crossing into gaza, providing a second entry point for much-needed humanitarian aid. it's at kerem shalom, which is on the gaza strip's southwest corner. it's south of the rafah crossing, where desperate gazans swarmed the few aid trucks that arrived from egypt. phone and internet service in gaza has been down for four straight days, the longest period of isolation since the war began. meanwhile, the israeli military released footage...
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john: good evening. i'm john yang.ht, hopes for another pause in the fighting in gaza any time soon have dimmed considerably. israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu ordered his negotiators home from qatar, saying the talks there had hit a dead end. since fighting resumed, at least 200 palestinians have been killed, bringing the death toll since october 7 to more than 15,200. those numbers from the hamas run gaza health ministry. meanwhile, the focus of israel's renewed aerial bombardment of gaza has shifted from the north. >> in the southern gaza city, khan younis, streets are engulfed in smoke. the israeli military has dropped leaflets urging residents of the city and the surrounding area to evacuate further south but the beleaguered gazans say there's nowhere to go. they seek refuge wherever they can find it, like this makeshift camp outside al-nasser hospital. nihad abu habell: we fled the north, and before coming here we went to various places, there is no safe place in gaza. abu wael nasrallah: our houses are g
john: good evening. i'm john yang.ht, hopes for another pause in the fighting in gaza any time soon have dimmed considerably. israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu ordered his negotiators home from qatar, saying the talks there had hit a dead end. since fighting resumed, at least 200 palestinians have been killed, bringing the death toll since october 7 to more than 15,200. those numbers from the hamas run gaza health ministry. meanwhile, the focus of israel's renewed aerial bombardment of...
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geoff: while the number of women on the court's most notable, john yang looks at the way it has not -john: a firm offer her employment as a secretary. that was 70 years ago, surveys and studies show progress is slow, especially in the top ranks. a 2022 survey found that only 25% of law firm partners are women. and women make up 37% of practicing attorneys. what's been accomplished since 1981, when o'connor shattered the glass ceiling, becoming the first woman on the supreme court, and how much still needs to be done. laura ziegler is managing partner at the san francisco office of the law firm perkins coie. laura, i know that in your office in san francisco that a majority of the partners are women, but that is the exception rather than the rule. how would you assess where the legal profession is now in terms of gender disparity? >> generally the industry is falling far short of where it should be. i graduated with a balanced class and we are still in an industry that is far below 50% in the partnership ranks throughout the country. we are an anomaly, we have 62% in office and that is
geoff: while the number of women on the court's most notable, john yang looks at the way it has not -john: a firm offer her employment as a secretary. that was 70 years ago, surveys and studies show progress is slow, especially in the top ranks. a 2022 survey found that only 25% of law firm partners are women. and women make up 37% of practicing attorneys. what's been accomplished since 1981, when o'connor shattered the glass ceiling, becoming the first woman on the supreme court, and how much...
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john yang has more.frozen seafood at the grocery store or order fish at a chain restaurant, chances are pretty good that it was caught by a chinese fishing vessel or processed in a chinese plant. china runs what may be the largest maritime operation ever known. an investigation by the not for profit journalism organization called the outlaw ocean project has documented human rights, labor and environmental concerns related to the chinese fleet, as outlaw ocean founder ian urbina tells us in this excerpt from the group's reporting. chinese fishing ships rely on forced labor. >> foreign journalists are generally forbidden from reporting in xinjiang. so, the team of investigators had to rely on a range of publicly available materials, including company newsletter local news reports, trade data, satellite imagery and social media. but the real kind of key to our investigation became the use of the chinese version of tik tok, which is called douyin. >> videos posted by uyghurs from seafood plants show that ma
john yang has more.frozen seafood at the grocery store or order fish at a chain restaurant, chances are pretty good that it was caught by a chinese fishing vessel or processed in a chinese plant. china runs what may be the largest maritime operation ever known. an investigation by the not for profit journalism organization called the outlaw ocean project has documented human rights, labor and environmental concerns related to the chinese fleet, as outlaw ocean founder ian urbina tells us in...
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john yang picks up our coverage of her legacy on and off the supreme court.nor's tenure on the supreme court is notable not just because she was the first woman, but also because of what she did in her 24 years there. joan biskupic is cnn's supreme court analyst and author of "sandra day o'connor: how the first woman on the supreme court became its most influential justice." you write in the book that her appointment did not just change the court, it transformed the court. what do you mean by that? joan: it really did and it is great to be with you even though we feel sadness. i like to say that she made history certainly by being the first woman justice on the supreme court but also she was a real politician on the court, she came knowing how to count votes, how to work consensus, and she had a very pragmatic style that involved not just trying to find the center of the law in america but also the center of the court. there was no one like her for 1981 and there will be no one like her going forward. she influenced so many important areas you all touched on.
john yang picks up our coverage of her legacy on and off the supreme court.nor's tenure on the supreme court is notable not just because she was the first woman, but also because of what she did in her 24 years there. joan biskupic is cnn's supreme court analyst and author of "sandra day o'connor: how the first woman on the supreme court became its most influential justice." you write in the book that her appointment did not just change the court, it transformed the court. what do you...
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two years ago, during the may 2021, conflict, newshour's john yang spoke to al-areer by phone. >> wetruggle is part of a global struggle, the historical struggle around the world of the indigenous peoples around the world. amna: on october 10th, al-areer had given this interview to reuters. >> israel wants us out of palestine or kneeling in submission, in total subjugation. palestinians are looking forward to a future with equal freedom, equal rights and freedom, and that is not much to ask. amna: after news of his death broke, fellow palestinian poet mosab abu toha shared al-areer's last poem called "if i must die." >> if i must die, you must live to tell my story. amna: in the occupied west bank, 6 more dead after a gunfight following a israeli raid on the faara refugee camp. military raids here have surged dramatically since the october seven hamas attack beard -- 7 mass attack. in tel aviv the wail of sirens sends crowds running for shelters as hamas continues to fire more rockets toward israel , many intercepted by its iron dome. at the funeral of idf soldier gal eisenkot, wails
two years ago, during the may 2021, conflict, newshour's john yang spoke to al-areer by phone. >> wetruggle is part of a global struggle, the historical struggle around the world of the indigenous peoples around the world. amna: on october 10th, al-areer had given this interview to reuters. >> israel wants us out of palestine or kneeling in submission, in total subjugation. palestinians are looking forward to a future with equal freedom, equal rights and freedom, and that is not...
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john: for "the pbs newshour," i'm john yang. ♪ amna: in the day's other headlines -- the supreme courtedite a ruling on former president trump's claim of presidential immunity for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel jack smith had requested the supreme court fast track its decision so the trial could begin in march, ahead of next year's presidential election. the issue will now be left to the u.s. court of appeals. it could still work its way up to the supreme court, eventually. wisconsin's supreme court today overturned the state's republican-drawn legislative maps. they ordered new district boundary lines be drawn ahead of the 2024 election. democrats had argued that the maps were unconstitutional because they weren't contiguous and gave republicans an unfair advantage. president biden issued pardons for thousands of people convicted of using and possessing marijuana on federal lands and in the district of columbia. it expands on a similar move he made last year, part of his pledge for criminal justice reform. mr. biden also granted clemency to 11 people servin
john: for "the pbs newshour," i'm john yang. ♪ amna: in the day's other headlines -- the supreme courtedite a ruling on former president trump's claim of presidential immunity for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel jack smith had requested the supreme court fast track its decision so the trial could begin in march, ahead of next year's presidential election. the issue will now be left to the u.s. court of appeals. it could still work its way up to the supreme...
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john owns regina, the w's east asia correspondent, james trader, reports. i mean to continental ballistic miss silo icbm rockets against the sky as above north korea. earlier this year, south korea's already described as a grave provocation film young's launch of a suspected similar icbm on monday. it's 5th this year. japan says the southern fuel mr. oil has the potential range of 15000 kilometers is far enough to hit any way on us territory. this is where the latest north korean missile flew. the icbm was launched from nape showing young reach me at altitude of 6000 kilometers. it landed 17 minutes later about 1000 kilometers away in waters east of north korea, just outside of japan's exclusive economic zone. tokyo and washington have condemned appealing instructions. a course that we go to. yeah, but that we strongly condemn these actions which are in clear violation of un security council or by solutions on press and peace and stability in the region to . oh, cool. yeah. well either dozens, china, north korea's, i'm the official. i didn't criticized prob
john owns regina, the w's east asia correspondent, james trader, reports. i mean to continental ballistic miss silo icbm rockets against the sky as above north korea. earlier this year, south korea's already described as a grave provocation film young's launch of a suspected similar icbm on monday. it's 5th this year. japan says the southern fuel mr. oil has the potential range of 15000 kilometers is far enough to hit any way on us territory. this is where the latest north korean missile flew....
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the us is already warranty on yang that any missile attack would spell the end of the kim john own receipts. all actions, of course, speak louder than words, it doesn't appear that north korea's leader is motivated by any existential fears at the moment. in fact, the number suggests that north korea is moving forward faster than ever with its missile program. so why the hurry and what or who is making this apparent acceleration possible? we have more now with this report. it means a continental ballistic miss silo. icbm rockets against the sky is above north korea. earlier this year, south korea's already described as a grave provocation film young's launch of a suspected similar icbm on monday. it's 5th this year. japan says the southern fuel massaro has the potential range of 15000 kilometers is far enough to hit any way on us territory. this is where the latest north korean missile flew. the icbm was launched from nape showing young reach me at altitude of 6000 kilometers. it landed 17 minutes later about 1000 kilometers away invoices, east of north korea, just outside of japan's exclusi
the us is already warranty on yang that any missile attack would spell the end of the kim john own receipts. all actions, of course, speak louder than words, it doesn't appear that north korea's leader is motivated by any existential fears at the moment. in fact, the number suggests that north korea is moving forward faster than ever with its missile program. so why the hurry and what or who is making this apparent acceleration possible? we have more now with this report. it means a continental...
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elton john. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom". kim brunhuber. for viewers in north america, "cnn this morning" is next. for the rest of the world, it's "connecting africa." the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. ♪ ♪
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