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here is nick schifrin. reporter: israel is calling it a grave mistake, three precise hits on vehicles filled with aid workers trying to feed the hungry. unusually swift investigation blamed mistaken identification, and decisions contrary to the standard operating procedures. the idf fired the burglary -- the brigade major and a chief of staff and it represented more -- and it reprimanded more senior officers. the top idf spokesman -- >> this is a tragedy. it was a terrible chain of errors and never should happened. reporter: along the coast the idf says and armed gunmen boarded the convoy and surveillance spotted a second gunman. further south the convoy split and that is when the idf admit that one of its commanders mistakenly assumed that a hamas gunmen remained inside the convoy. >> this misidentification was the result of internal failures. reporter: between 11:09 and 11:13 the idf said it launched three strikes on three vehicles separated by more than a mile though they rode on a coastal road designate
here is nick schifrin. reporter: israel is calling it a grave mistake, three precise hits on vehicles filled with aid workers trying to feed the hungry. unusually swift investigation blamed mistaken identification, and decisions contrary to the standard operating procedures. the idf fired the burglary -- the brigade major and a chief of staff and it represented more -- and it reprimanded more senior officers. the top idf spokesman -- >> this is a tragedy. it was a terrible chain of errors...
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for the pbs, i'm nick schifrin -- the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. vanessa: i am vanessa rees in for stephanie sy. here are the latest headlines. an appeals judge in new york denied former president trump's 11th hour bid to delay his hush money criminal trial. he is accused of falsifying records to hide payments to an adult film actress. but his lawyers asked to move the proceedings out of manhattan for now -- manhattan. for now, pending further appeals, the trial is set to start the national association april 14. of intercollegiate athletics representing small colleges effectively banned transgender athletes from women sports today. it is believed to be the first college sports organization to take the step. a statement said eachnaia sport includes some combination of strength, speed, and stamina, providing competitive advantages for male student athletes. the vatican has reaffirmed its opposition to gender affirming surgery and surrogate parenting. a document released today characterizes both as threats to human dignity. in a news conference, a top
for the pbs, i'm nick schifrin -- the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. vanessa: i am vanessa rees in for stephanie sy. here are the latest headlines. an appeals judge in new york denied former president trump's 11th hour bid to delay his hush money criminal trial. he is accused of falsifying records to hide payments to an adult film actress. but his lawyers asked to move the proceedings out of manhattan for now -- manhattan. for now, pending further appeals, the trial is set to start the...
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amna: nick schifrin with the latest. thank you very much. geoff: for the last decade, american diplomatic law enforcement and intelligence personnel have suffered grievous, often life altering injuries in the line of duty. no guns, bombs or rockets were involved. many say they felt attacked by sound, debilitating waves of sound and pressure that left them with traumatic brain injuries, vertigo, and other physical ailments grouped under the government designation of a -- of anonymous health incidents. you may know it by havana syndrome. last evening, 60 minutes reported on this story and assigned blame to a foreign adversary of the u.s., russia. for perspective, let's bring in retired army lt. col. gregory. he ran an investigation of the defense intelligence agency about the sources of havana syndrome. he is now the founder and ceo of advanced echelon, you for being with us. you have said russia is behind these attacks. what informs that confidence? >> i just went off of a large body of open source reporting. you can go to the insider. they p
amna: nick schifrin with the latest. thank you very much. geoff: for the last decade, american diplomatic law enforcement and intelligence personnel have suffered grievous, often life altering injuries in the line of duty. no guns, bombs or rockets were involved. many say they felt attacked by sound, debilitating waves of sound and pressure that left them with traumatic brain injuries, vertigo, and other physical ailments grouped under the government designation of a -- of anonymous health...
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tonight our coverage tonight , begins with nick schifrin. nick: above the holiest sites in one of the world's holiest cities, rockets lit up the night sky, and israeli air defense blocked an unprecedented iranian attack across all of israel. the israeli defense forces said it thwarted 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles. the majority were launched from iran, but some also came from iranian-backed proxies in iraq, syria, and yemen. american officials say the u.s. shot down at least 75 of them, almost all in jordanian airspace. israel said the only missiles that entered israeli airspace were ballistic, including one that wounded a seven-year-old girl. israel reported no deaths and only minor damage to an air force base. iran said they were responding to israel's killing senior iranian generals inside iran's damascus consulate, and called the attack tit for tat. >> from our point of view, this operation is over, and there is no intention to continue the operation. but if the zionist regime takes any action against the islamic republic, our
tonight our coverage tonight , begins with nick schifrin. nick: above the holiest sites in one of the world's holiest cities, rockets lit up the night sky, and israeli air defense blocked an unprecedented iranian attack across all of israel. the israeli defense forces said it thwarted 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles. the majority were launched from iran, but some also came from iranian-backed proxies in iraq, syria, and yemen. american officials say the u.s. shot down at least 75 of...
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nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: in the words of the world central kitchen, this, was a targeted attack. a direct hit on the group's armored vehicle, incinerating everything and everyone inside. all that was left intact -- a metal plate with the group's logo. they came here from all over the world, to feed the hungry. they leave in the white body bags borne by this war's more than 30,000 victims. among them, the group's palestinian driver seif abu taha. this was all a mistake, said israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> unfortunately, in the last day, there was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the gaza strip. this happens in war. we are checking this thoroughly. we are in touch with the governments and we will do everything for this not to happen again. nick: but world central kitchen says it coordinated with the israeli military as a convoy left its warehouse in deir al-balah, by the sea in central gaza. israeli munitions hit an initial vehicle. the israeli n
nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: in the words of the world central kitchen, this, was a targeted attack. a direct hit on the group's armored vehicle, incinerating everything and everyone inside. all that was left intact -- a metal plate with the group's logo. they came here from all over the world, to feed the hungry. they leave in the white body bags borne by this war's more than 30,000 victims. among them, the group's palestinian driver seif abu taha. this was all a mistake, said...
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nick schifrin has our report. nick: at the sight of the first ever iranian missile strike on a -- israeli territory, israel's top general warned iran payback was coming. >> as we look forward, we weigh our steps and this launch of so many missiles and drones onto the territory of israel will be met with a response. nick: iran's unprecedented attack of more than 300 drones and missiles lit up the sky saturday night and sunday morning are us the country. world leaders rallied to israel's defense but following u.s. officials urging israel not to respond militarily, a year -- a unified european message of restraint. >> we will try to convince israel we should not respond by escalating. nick: the german foreign minister. >> israel has strong air defenses. this victory must be insured diplomatically. nick: and the british former sect -- foreign secretary. >> we don't want a retaliatory response. nick: israel said it blocked ballistic missiles thanks in part to its air defense system built to counter iranian threats. the
nick schifrin has our report. nick: at the sight of the first ever iranian missile strike on a -- israeli territory, israel's top general warned iran payback was coming. >> as we look forward, we weigh our steps and this launch of so many missiles and drones onto the territory of israel will be met with a response. nick: iran's unprecedented attack of more than 300 drones and missiles lit up the sky saturday night and sunday morning are us the country. world leaders rallied to israel's...
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nick schifrin has our report. nick: at the site of the first ever iranian missile strike on israeli territory, israel's top general warned iran, payback was coming. >> as we look forward, we weigh our steps. and this launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and drones onto the territory of the state of israel, will be met with a response. nick: iran's unprecedented attack of more than 300 drones and missiles lit up the sky saturday night and sunday morning across the country. world leaders quickly rallied to israel's defense. but, following u.s. officials' urging israel not to respond to iran militarily, today, a unified european message of restraint. french president emmanuel macron. >> we are going to try to convince israel that we should not respond by escalating. nick: german foreign minister annalena baerbock. >> israel has won defensively thanks to its strong air defenses. this defensive victory must now be insured diplomatically. nick: and british foreign secretary david cameron. >> our hope is that the
nick schifrin has our report. nick: at the site of the first ever iranian missile strike on israeli territory, israel's top general warned iran, payback was coming. >> as we look forward, we weigh our steps. and this launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and drones onto the territory of the state of israel, will be met with a response. nick: iran's unprecedented attack of more than 300 drones and missiles lit up the sky saturday night and sunday morning across the country. world...
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here's nick schifrin. nick: after the end of the cold war, successive presidents and administrations considered china and economic partner who should be integrated into the west and tried repeatedly for recess with russia. today there is bipartisan consensus that china is the u.s.'s most important long-term challenge and russia is trying to redraw the borders of europe while hacking u.s. government agencies and promising the limits cooperation with beijing. that transformation of what the u.s. because great power competition is the story told in the book, "new cold wars, china's rise, russia's invasion, and america struggle to defend the west" by the new york times's david sanger. a pleasure to have you back. david: great to be with you. nick: how, as you write, did bipartisan faith in globalization become, quote, what you call the fantasy error of 21st-century foreign policy? david: after the fall of the berlin wall there was just an assumption, a flawed assumption clearly, that russia and china, each for
here's nick schifrin. nick: after the end of the cold war, successive presidents and administrations considered china and economic partner who should be integrated into the west and tried repeatedly for recess with russia. today there is bipartisan consensus that china is the u.s.'s most important long-term challenge and russia is trying to redraw the borders of europe while hacking u.s. government agencies and promising the limits cooperation with beijing. that transformation of what the u.s....
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nick schifrin joins us now. have great is the concern and what are the u.s. and israel bracing for? >> a senior official tells me tonight that concern is very high. u.s. and israeli officials are preparing for strikes by iran and its proxies inside israel. iran has never attacked israel with kinetic weapons before. one u.s. official tells me the attack is likely to be bigger than usual. another tells me the timing of the attack could be by the end of the weekend. another official from a different branch of government is telling me the assessment is more that iranian proxies by themselves would attack israel or its assets in the region so clearly there are ongoing assessments of what could happen. all the officials agree the most likely scenario is iranian missiles and drones attacking inside israel and attacks outside of israel proper. the u.s. embassy in israel yesterday announced that u.s. government employees and their families would be restricted from traveling outside of jerusalem, tel aviv or the southern city, those are the places that israeli iron dome and missile defense ar
nick schifrin joins us now. have great is the concern and what are the u.s. and israel bracing for? >> a senior official tells me tonight that concern is very high. u.s. and israeli officials are preparing for strikes by iran and its proxies inside israel. iran has never attacked israel with kinetic weapons before. one u.s. official tells me the attack is likely to be bigger than usual. another tells me the timing of the attack could be by the end of the weekend. another official from a...
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nick schifrin starts our coverage. nick: he had flown 7800 miles from home to help feed the hungry. today, he began his final journey home, pushed out of a morgue. the american-canadian jacob flickinger was 33 years old and he leaves behind his partner, sandy, and their one-year-old boy. with him as he crossed the egyptian border today, his friends in life and death, an australian, damien sobel from poland, and the british security team, john chapman, james henderson, and james kirby, whose cousin today remembered him as someone who wanted to help. >> he was completely selfless explained why he went to gaza. nick: quote kitchen coordinated as a convoy left its warehouse by the sea in central gaza. the group says israeli munitions hit an initial vehicle and workers then moved to another vehicle that was struck and then a third vehicle that was struck as they traveled on were next to the coastal road that israel designates for humanitarian aid. >> we were targeted deliberately . nonstop. until everybody was dead in the convoy. nick: jose andres is a celebrity chef whose activism and c
nick schifrin starts our coverage. nick: he had flown 7800 miles from home to help feed the hungry. today, he began his final journey home, pushed out of a morgue. the american-canadian jacob flickinger was 33 years old and he leaves behind his partner, sandy, and their one-year-old boy. with him as he crossed the egyptian border today, his friends in life and death, an australian, damien sobel from poland, and the british security team, john chapman, james henderson, and james kirby, whose...
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nick schifrin has been following these developments and joins us now. nick: geoff, the administration calls it the us' greatest strength: a network of alliances and partnerships. the us' oldest ally in asia is the philippines, and today the relationship is expanding, in direct response to actions by china. with a camera and water cannon, the chinese coast guard takes direct aim at a philippine supply ship. for weeks beijing's boats have harassed, and even bumped, philippine boats trying to resupply a philippine ship purposely grounded two decades ago, inside the philippines' exclusive economic zone. the us calls these actions “unlawful” and “coercive,” and has recommitted to defending its treaty ally, including today at the white house. >> any attack on philippine aircraft, vessels, or armed forces in the south china sea, would invoke our mutual defense treaty. nick: this was the first ever trilateral summit between the leaders of the us, philippines, and japan. philippines president ferdinand marcos jr. >> today's summit is an opportunity to de
nick schifrin has been following these developments and joins us now. nick: geoff, the administration calls it the us' greatest strength: a network of alliances and partnerships. the us' oldest ally in asia is the philippines, and today the relationship is expanding, in direct response to actions by china. with a camera and water cannon, the chinese coast guard takes direct aim at a philippine supply ship. for weeks beijing's boats have harassed, and even bumped, philippine boats trying to...
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for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin. geoff: some 80 years after their wartime efforts, real life rosie the riveters are receiving the nation's highest civilian honor from congress. john yang has the story. >> the call came clear. wake up, miss america. >> some of them went to work in factories during world war ii to join the war effort. some to help make ends meet while their husbands were fighting the war. >> i have the honor of presenting this medal to rosie the riveter. >> today about 30 of them represented millions of sister workers at the u.s. capitol to receive the congressional gold medal. one of the nation's highest civilian honors. as men went off to war, six million women went off to factories and shipyards, filling the jobs the men had left. between 1940 and 1945, women in the workforce went from 27% to 37%. they were dubbed rosie the riveter, celebrated with an iconic poster, a norman rockwell painting and a popular song. working for victory rosie the riveter a™ a™ >> at age 17, mae went to work as what e
for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin. geoff: some 80 years after their wartime efforts, real life rosie the riveters are receiving the nation's highest civilian honor from congress. john yang has the story. >> the call came clear. wake up, miss america. >> some of them went to work in factories during world war ii to join the war effort. some to help make ends meet while their husbands were fighting the war. >> i have the honor of presenting this medal to rosie the...
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nick schifrin has more -- correspondent: william, it is not everyday that something explodes near anranian military base during a time of intense regional tension. but today, that is exactly what happened, and all sides are trying to downplay it. near the central city of isfahan this morning, iran's air defense targeted what iran called small drones. but former intelligence officials tells pbs newshour this was an israeli strike, near an islamic revolutionary guard base, and iran's nuclear technology center. by day, iranian state tv showed isfahan quiet, and a local iranian military commander said, there's nothing much to see here. >> the sound heard early in the morning today in isfahan was not an explosion, it was our powerful air defense firing at a suspicious object. it caused no damage or incident at all. correspondent: which apparently is how both iran and israel wanted it. iranian officials did not blame israel. israeli officials refused to claim credit. the only exception was an indirect criticism -- far-right national security minister itamar ben gvir tweeted one word that best tr
nick schifrin has more -- correspondent: william, it is not everyday that something explodes near anranian military base during a time of intense regional tension. but today, that is exactly what happened, and all sides are trying to downplay it. near the central city of isfahan this morning, iran's air defense targeted what iran called small drones. but former intelligence officials tells pbs newshour this was an israeli strike, near an islamic revolutionary guard base, and iran's nuclear...
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nick schifrin looks at u.s.'s attempts to prevent even more regional escalation. nick: william, this afternoon, president biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu's top national security aides talked about israel's potential response to the iranian attack. u.s. officials have made it clear, they think israel should not respond militarily and are trying to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on iran to help make their case. for the lay of the land in the u.s. and the region, we get two views. ambassador dennis ross played leading roles in the mideast peace process for more than 12 years. he is now the counselor and a distinguished fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. a washington think tank. and khaled elgindy has participated in past israeli-palestinian negotiations, and is now the director of the middle east institute's program on palestine and israeli-palestinian affairs. thank you very much. welcome both of you to the "newshour." let's start in new york. the u.s. is vetoing a resolution that would have allowed the state of palestine
nick schifrin looks at u.s.'s attempts to prevent even more regional escalation. nick: william, this afternoon, president biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu's top national security aides talked about israel's potential response to the iranian attack. u.s. officials have made it clear, they think israel should not respond militarily and are trying to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on iran to help make their case. for the lay of the land in the u.s. and the region, we get two...
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nick schifrin speaks to experts about what that action might look like and how it will affect the region. >> for decades israel and iran have fought one another in the shadows and through proxies until saturday night when iran launched the first ever state on state attack between these two countries with more than 300 missiles and drones flown from iran toward israel. that attack was a response to an israeli strike in damascus that killed senior iranian commanders. what will israel do next and what -- and what my iran do in response? we have two views. eric edelman served as u.s. ambassador. he is at the center for strategic and budgetary assessments, a research institute. and a special advisor in the state department during the obama administration. now a professor at the johns hopkins school of advanced and international studies. thanks very much. welcome both of you back to the newshour. let me start with you. . as jeff just said, this attack by iran was unprecedented. do you expect israel to retaliate in a significant kind of way and should they? >> i think israel has no choice but t
nick schifrin speaks to experts about what that action might look like and how it will affect the region. >> for decades israel and iran have fought one another in the shadows and through proxies until saturday night when iran launched the first ever state on state attack between these two countries with more than 300 missiles and drones flown from iran toward israel. that attack was a response to an israeli strike in damascus that killed senior iranian commanders. what will israel do...
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nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> they returned by the thousands. gazans hoping to find their homes. khan yunis is unrecognizable. it is destroyed of debris and former resident devastated. houses are flattened pancakes. apartment blocks are gutted into carcasses. this was once home to half a million people. today it has been left to the scavengers. she tries to salvage anything from the ruins of her house. there is no construction crew. only a stray cat who like her has lost everyone and everything. >> no words can describe my pain. our memories, our dreams, our childhood and our family all are gone. i did not find anything to take out from the rubble. we did not take anything when we fled. >> around every turn there are more ruined roads, more details of deprivation. sitting in the shadow of his former home and former life, ishmael told us today he had lived here for four decades. >> my feelings, my life is ruined. my life is destroyed and ruined. everything from the past 40 years is going to only god is sufficient. >> khan yunis is also the home t
nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> they returned by the thousands. gazans hoping to find their homes. khan yunis is unrecognizable. it is destroyed of debris and former resident devastated. houses are flattened pancakes. apartment blocks are gutted into carcasses. this was once home to half a million people. today it has been left to the scavengers. she tries to salvage anything from the ruins of her house. there is no construction crew. only a stray cat who like her has lost everyone...
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nick schifrin, in collaboration with the north african media company, ayen, starts our coverage, as seen from a refugee camp in chad. nick: in the windblown sahara desert, children of war line up for a plate of food. these families are stalked by hunger and haunted by horror. >> my family is poor. we are innocent. and we don't have anything. they came to us with weapons drawn. we could not do anything. nick: she spoke to our collaborator on condition of anonymity. she escaped sudan's west darfur, the scene of what the u.s. calls crimes against humanity. she has lived here for 11 months. >> a dark tinted car came by and kidnapped my sister and i. they beat us in our stomachs. i was in a lot of pain from the beating and i did not even know where i was. nick: hers is a story all too common in this civil war that turned residential blocks into battlegrounds. it is a power struggle between the sudanese armed forces, which the u.s. has accused of war crimes, and on the other side, the rebel paramilitary rapid support forces. accused by the u.s. of ethnic cleansing, accused of killing her broth
nick schifrin, in collaboration with the north african media company, ayen, starts our coverage, as seen from a refugee camp in chad. nick: in the windblown sahara desert, children of war line up for a plate of food. these families are stalked by hunger and haunted by horror. >> my family is poor. we are innocent. and we don't have anything. they came to us with weapons drawn. we could not do anything. nick: she spoke to our collaborator on condition of anonymity. she escaped sudan's west...
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following all of this is nick schifrin. great to have you here. white house readouts of residential phone calls with foreign leaders are not always illuminating, but we learned a lot today from the summary of the call between president biden and netanyahu. tell us what you learned. nick: the readout and officials i spoke to said president was very direct with the prime minister and the president said that following that killing of the world central kitchen aid workers, the car they were traveling in, they were hit by israeli munitions, biden said israel had to better protect aid workers, better protect civilians and reduce humanitarian suffering. that's a quote from the readout -- "president biden made clear u.s. polity -- policy will be determined by our assessment on israel's action on these three steps." president biden had not made those steps public until now. he said if he had a redline that , would be a full-scale military operation into rafah, where 1.4 million gazans have fled. a few minutes after president biden's call with netanyahu, th
following all of this is nick schifrin. great to have you here. white house readouts of residential phone calls with foreign leaders are not always illuminating, but we learned a lot today from the summary of the call between president biden and netanyahu. tell us what you learned. nick: the readout and officials i spoke to said president was very direct with the prime minister and the president said that following that killing of the world central kitchen aid workers, the car they were...