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captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, may 13: the united states looks for her nations to exit the iran nuclear deal. in our signature segment, helping children who have parents in prison. and, looking ahead to next weekend's royal wedding. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by: bernard and irene scchartz. thyl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundatio the anderson family fund. rosalind p. erwa barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement pro'sucts. thhy we're your retirement company. >> additional support has been
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provid by: and by the corporation for public broadsting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.om he tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan.>> reenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. president trump's decision to withdraw from the nuclear agreement with iran continues to divide the u.s. from the other countries in the deal. today in a series of tv appearances, national security advisor john bolton suggested european nations may change their positions, or face economic consequences. >> i think the europns will see that it's in their interests ultimately to come along with us. >> sreenivasan: echoing the president's recent remarks, bolton said it's "possible" that the u.s. will impose sanctions on european countries that conduct business with iran. >> europeans are going to face e effective u.s. sanctions,
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already are really, because much of what they would like to sell to iran involves u.s. technology, for which the licenses will not be available. >> sreenivasan: in tehran, iranian president hassan rouhani repeated his promise to abide by the agreement if the remaining countries-- britain, ance, germany, russia and china-- guarantee iran will be protected from sanctions. anslated ): if the fi remaining countries in the deal accompany us and fulfill their commitments and guarantee the iranian side that benefits of spite the will of america and the zionist regime. >> sreenivas: iran continued to seek more support today, sending its foreign minister to beijing for meetings oalthe nuclear the united states will officially move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem tomorrow. president trump made the controrsial decision to relocate the embassy last december, pleasing israel's government, but causing ongoing violent protests by palestinians. israeli prime ministerenjamin netanyahu wefflcomed the oial
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u.s. delegation today, led by the president's son-in-law jared kushner, his daughter ivanka and treasury sectary steve mnuchin. israel captured east jerusalem in the 1967 six day war and claims the city is unified. palestinians want east jerusalem to be the capital of theirfu ture state. protests are planned throughout the region tomorrow, including what may be thearst demonstration yet at israel's border with gaza. joining us now via skype from gaza is newshour weekend special correspondent jane ferguson. >> the embassy move context gaza has in the news. eear. week after week because of protests there. >> it has. these protests have been going on six weeks now. with gaza basically marching on the fence of the borderd aro gaza saying that they're marching in march for aight of return to return to their ncestry homes they fled wheneverwas born in 48 19 that's again going on six weekse
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and e seen a lot of blood shed, dozens killed by fire by israeli defenseforces soldiers stationed on the border fence itself. now, of urse, these marches will culminate on tuesday, they will also beng marchi tomorrow. and it's expected to be more of ce same but even bigger at this stage and ld be bloody and violent but in the meantime in a jem, the atmosphere is tense but it's also triumph infant for theñrae is to get the u.s. president to recognize jerusaleas the capitol o israel publicly and officially is a big queue them and you'll see across the city, there are many poseds and banns saying trump is a friend of, a great friend of israel and so there is certainly a celebration there, but it's a complicad and tense time in other areas. is there a peace process that this mood disrupts
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>> there really isn't any functioning peace process or hopeful peace process. j we sn kerry then secretary of state. try to revive thadt an that was not successful. and since then w, sincve seen the trump administration come in, relationsps with the palestinians have gone much, much further south, we've seen, of course, this move of the embassy has responded tof the palestinians with complet condemnation, they view no anys in teshe future. it's not clear if there would be ny possibility of a peace pla is despite what the trump administration said they're trying to come up with some deal in the mideast. so there's certainly been a huge amount of polar riceation >> israel has been making air strikes into syria into what is the iranian positions in the country and then you got the u.s. withdrawal from the iran
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deal. >> that's right. the israelis are much bigger security threat to them afar as their concerned right now is iran. five days ago, we saw the president the iran deal and only day later, the israelis said that iranians fired 20oc rkets into israel occupied. they is responded with widespread air strikes. that hasn't been seen here in many years. in syria on iranian targets. that was really only the latest evt in what has been an ongoing tit fo t, the iranian president is a growing concern. thanks smuch. >> tnk you. >> sreenivasan: the united states incarcerates more people, per capita, than any other
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cuntry in the world. but what about tldren that offenders leave behind when they enter prison? for them, the ex trience can leinstability and profound emotional consequences. in part two of our reportrom indiana about incarcerated parents and their children, nehour weekend's megan thompson profiles a family that is trying to cope, and how their community is ting to help. this story is part of our ongoing series about poverty and opportunity in america, chasing the dream. >> reporter: every other tueokay evening ino, indiana, a group of kids gathers for activities at a local cherch's rec cent there's basketball, arts and crafts and games. it's a chance for the kids to socialize and blow off steam. but this isn't any ordinary youth group. >> you been feeling okay? >> reporter: these kids share a common, and difficult, experience. they each have a parent in prison. >> let's go, play ball! >>eporter: rick wilson has run the new leaf mentoring program since it started eight years ago. >> we have had several of the
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kids in the program-- over hf their life. ve been a part of their lives for over half their life. it's like a big family >> reporter: 10-year-old devon rush has been in the program for six years. his mentor is joler, a local college student. devon's sister natalya's in m,te progtoo. >> you ready freddie? >> not yet. >> reporter: their father is in prison, serving a 30-year sentence for dealing cocaine. their mother jennifer has also been to prison three times, also for selling cocag e, and violatobation. >> my kids suffered big time. big time, these babies suffered. >> reporter: jennifer me from her last stint in prison in 2015. now she's pursuing degrees in electrical engineeri business. >> i've made a lot of mistakes. bulllike, i go to school fu time. i'm really working on these degrees. >> reportendr:he swears she's changed for good. but the experience bs her kids han through are still whfficult for them to talk
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about. do you miss? >> i miss daddy. >> that we can play every day. >> remember when mommy wasn't here? >> it's not fun. >> i love her so much. i just don't want her to leave again. reporter: what was the hardest part about when she was gone? >> we didn't have mommy. my brother was the one who mostly took care of me. >> reporter: devon and natalyae ong the 177,000 children in indiana who havead a parent imprisoned at some point during their lives. that's 11% of the kids in the state, one of the highest rates in the country. experts say it can be explained in part by the state's higher incarceration.ate of >> we often think of these children who are left behind as invisible children. >> reporter: angela tomlin is a psychologist and expert in childhood development at the
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indiana university school of medicine. there are more than 5 million american kids o've had a parent incarcerated. and tomlin says their needs are often forgotten. cu we focus on the person who is incarcerated, we fon how we're going to move them along in the correction system. we spend millions and millions of dollars doing that. and we-- i feel that we do not attend to the overall effect on the family, andn particular on children. >> reporter: tomlin says those effects can be profound. >> losing a parent has bhe potential a traumatic experience, and the child can have behavioral reactions and developmental concerns. >> okay, it's turning purple honey. >> reporter: one or both of devon and natalya's parents have been locked up for almost their entire lives. during it all, devon and natalya lived in several different places. first, with jennifer's mother, michelle. my mom, she has parkinson's. and she was taking care of them. t got so bad, he parkinson's did.
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it just got too much for her. >> reporter: so a prison hem a family tot live with in southern indiana, far from the familiar surroundings of kokomo. at one point, the kids' father got out of prison for about seven months, thso they lived him. but he was caught with drugs again. the kids also lived temporarily with a teacher from school. and then, last year devon was his brain. for blood clots in jennifer rush believes it's all had lasting effects. >> he has abandonment issues really bad. and then he's had a lot of depression. he used to grin ear to ear. and then it's just like he got really sad. and you see him sometimes. he just spaces out sometimes. and you just see he'sre just ally sad and depressed. and i hate to see that because it kills me. >> reporter: rush says devon has a.d.h.d. and a speech impediment and was held back a grade in school. natalya was also held back in school because of her maturity level.
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>> she thrives for that attention, just trying to, like, "hey, here i am." and i think that has a lot to da with wme and her father put them through.te >> repor rush says natalya once asked to name the family dog "papi," as in daddy. >> she said, can we name him papi? because i just want dda who'll play with me and be there for me." and it just broke my heart. so i've beto trying lay mommy and daddy. but i-- i can't. e >> reporter: thsh family's story isn't all that uncommon in this manufacturing city of about 60,000. but you wouldn't necessarily know it.ko mo is doing well. the unemployment rate is lower than the ,national avera thanks in part to a huge chrysler plant. >> it's a good place to live. >> reporter: chuck mccoskey is a lifelong resident of kokomo. he's a drug aiction counselor and former probation officer who's seen first-hand incarceration affects families here. says at the same time t city's economy is thriving, me are drug cris.
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>> drastic increases in terms of the substance abuse, drug d traffickinrug changing, you know, to new designer drugs. >> reporte last year, the kokomo area had 44 overdose deaths, almost double the number during the previous year. the number of people put in jail has increased 18% over the last two years. local law enrcement say almost everyone they arrest has issues with drugs. >> and when they're arrested and taken to ja department of child services, comes in and takes over the children, and try to find homes for them, whether it's with their relatives fi they have to foster homes. so you got a lot of or displaced children. and it's horrific. you know, it just destroys the family. and i don't want to sound like kokomo's the only place. but if you follow the news, it's everywhere. happening everywhere. >> are we up for a game? >> reporter: local children's advocates say the demand for their services is huge. >> we could have a tremendously large program if we had more
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volunteers. >> reporter: the tuesday-evening hang-outs that rick wilson organizes give children like devon and nalya rush a chance to hang out with other kids who have similar stories, something they don't otherwise get a chan to do. >> they go to a catholic school. it's a wonderful school most of rents, they're lawyers, doctors, police officers. they don't have, mom and dad's a drug dealer, or mom and dad's this, you know? >> here you go devon, here. i'll help you out. a >> reporte wilson says the mentors provide these kids stability. >> the role primarily is someone that they can talk to, sre their feelings. so whatever issues may or may not be going on with the child, the mentor's there to help.ri >> a men program, or any program that allows a child to have an adult who they can see on a regular basis, who can give them some time, to share what their experiences have been, and who can really be experienced by that child, as reliable and consistent, and a person to be
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counted on, can build up strength in a child. now, you're pretty good at tic tac toe. >> i am. >> reporter: decevon'se extremely close to his mentor, josh roller, who's worked at a local grocery store to help pay his way through school. devon's grandma used to take him there to see josh working. >> josh, he works. goes to school. that shows so much. and that-- that is being the influence that he needs. >> i want this circle righter >> josh is like his big brother. and best fri and it's just-- it's nice that at least my son has something stable in his life. >> rock, paper, scissors, shoot. >> reporter: josh and devon hang out once or twice a week. it took a while for me to kind of get himo open up to me but as he got to know who i am s d got comfortable around me he opened up and waable to just share whatever he was feeling. and the car rides got a littlelo bier. >> i've been working on a book report, while this week.
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would it make you feel better if i told you i had to do homework on spring break too? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> reporter: natalya's mentor gabby van alstine is an sistant professor at the nearby business school. ecial: go to the mall, getst their nails done, or get something eat. >> she's a strong, independent woman. she travels. she has a wonderful joha sha job that she loves. >> open now, open now, open now. >> natalya, she can be an independent woman, like gabby is, you know? times i take her with me on errands just really to spend time with her and help her and encourage her. >> that's beautiful, natalya. i think you have a future as a fashion designer. what do you think? then you could live in new york, or somewhere big and cool. >> i don't want them to go down the life i went down. i don't want them to choose what i chose. at least they can see that i'm trying my best to change.
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and i really wanto do something. but they can also see the other side that you can do stuff without getting in trouble. and these wonderful people are here to help. >> sreenivonan: heamother describe the challenges of raising her son while in prison. visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: e xt weekend, ited kingdom and the world will witness a royal wedding-- the marriage of prince harry to american actss meghan markle. as england again contemplates the future of the royal family, it's the late princess diana, who is still on the minds ofma . newshour weekend special correspondent malcolm brabant reports. >> reporter: at buckingham palace this young couple are tapping into the air of romance undoubtedly sweeping britain, as prince harry prepares to marry american actress meghan markle. constitutionally this wedding has no significance, as harry i now sixth line to the throne after the birth of three children to his w brothliam and his wife kate.
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but royal commentators see thet ceremonyndsor as a reaffirmation of britain'sid g commitment to the institution of monarchy. >> i think if you look atd william rry, i think you can't overestimate the strength of the link the people feel they have to them because of their mother, because of diana. >> reporter: peter hunt moment in the sort of british psyche with the funeral of diana when we witnessed those two tunhen-boys, 14 and 12, walking behind their mother's coffin. andha those words, orword, on the wreath on top of the coffin "mummy" written by harry. i think that is deep within people's psyche. >> repor yougov has occasionally tested public opinion to determine towhether britain's loyalt royalty is a myth or not and political director tanya abraham says the numbers are consisntly strong.
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>> around 7 in 10 have a positive opinion of princes william and harry and also kate. what we can see from this is the impact of the younger royals is ving some of kind of resonation with the public. is can be seen through their charitable work. the way they're with the public when they're interacting. >> reporter: but those numbers tell a diferent sry to historian anna whitelock who suspects the tide may be about to tn. >> this is an institution that is essentially anachronistic. it belongs to a bygone age. and at a time when the big institutions are being k questioned yow but have seemed to promote merit over privilege and birth.mo thrchy seems to be very much at odds with that. but i think out of an enduring sort of reverence and respect for the queen those big debates have yet to be had. as reporter: there's no doubt that meghan markleome sprinkled some star-spangled glamour on the ancient royal house. but the courtiers and advisers who tries to make sure that the monarchy remains relevant in an
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ever-changing world are hopingt hat the glister of hollywood matures into something more had meghan's marital home y bstantial. will be a sumptuous 21-room apartment in kensington palace where princess diana once lived. and this is richard kay who was diana's confidante before her death in paris in 1997. he thinks meghan's entry to the royal family is a positive development. >> i think it'll be a good thing as long as they've worked it out, as long as she can adjust and live by the rules of the monarchy. i mean harry's mother was not an american, but she uldn't cope ith the pressures of being a princess and the marriage didn't last.ll weope that this one works out. >> reporter: but in brion, south london, residents are more consumed by what's known as the windrush scandal, a politicaln britd made many people of color concerned that immigrants are no longer welcome. the windrush was a ship that brought west indians from the caribbean to london in 1948.
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but some people whose parents arrived on the ship have been deported as illegal immigrants because their documentation s destroyed. >> there's a photo of him. >> reporter: iesha nelson feels tliotallyated, the scandal has affected her personally. >> the monarchy, the weddi. lovely. it's nice for him but right now, there's a lot going on out here, apart from this wedding, which is, i would like to get married but they removed my s rtner two yego. and i've been left with four children to take care of, lost my job. he hasn't met his last child, which is now one and half, and ants you to think about this wedding when our lives are being crushed. it's disgusting. >> reporr: such hostility is not shared by trevor watson who works in a government ministry handling welfare benefits and pensions. >> i'm in favor of the monarchy. i'm not a royalist, but i'm in favor of the monarchy. and it works. i'm a socialist by nature. i'd like to see things more equaled ou >> reporter: enjoying the spring
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sunshine not far from buckingham ce, tom irving takes a slightly different view. >> i believe that the monarchy can be a unifying force that transcends religion, race, gender, etcetera, thsoughout britisety. however, at the same time, i think it should ly act as a figurehead, and nothing more. political influence and financial gain from the british people are things that are completely outdated r. orter: it is inevitable that one day in the not-too- distant future, the standard flying over buckingham palace will be low terhalf staff for queen elizabeth ii, who is 92 years old. in an age of modern media, social movements can get a head of steam very, very quickly, and i can imagine k yw there can be a push on social media that suddenly says, "you know, do we want charles to be crowned?" i mean we see hothese social movements move, and that's why i think we just don't know what's going to happen, in 5, 10, 15 years when the queen is no longer with us. >> this is pbs newshour weekend,
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sunday. >> sreenivasan: in iia, six members of the same family, parents and childre carried out coordinated suicide bombings at three different churches during sunday services today. the attacks in surabaya, the country's sec killed seven and wounded more than 40. it was the deadliest terrorist attack in the country sie 2009. authities say the three attacks happenedithin minutes each other. the father dro a car filled with bombs into one church. the mother and her two daughters, aged nine and 12, had bombs strapped on them and blew themselves up at another c'srch. the famiwo teenage sons carried and detonated explosives on a motorcle that they drove into a third church. police say that the father was the head of an indonesian militant cell affiliated with the islamic state, which has claimed responsibility for the attack. isis is claiming responsibility for the knife attack in central
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paris last night that killed one man and injured four others. police shot and killed the suspect 20-year-oldn azimov. azimov was a naturalized french citizen, born in chechnya. witnesses told police he shout"" god is great"in arabic during the attack. french officials say azimov was on a watch p list ple who may be a threat to national security. more than 240 people have died in terrorist attacks in france since january 2015 and the country remains on high alert. w fissure opened on the slopes of the kilauea volcano today. offavicialsordered additional evacuations. more tha1700 residents had already voluntarily left their homes, and the b island's volcanoes national park is closed. more earthquakes shook the area and scientists are warning that there may be explosions and additional lava flows. far there are no reported deaths or injuries from the kilauea eruptions.
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tomorrow on the news hour, the view fm jerusalem on the day the united states officially opens a new embassy there. that's all for this edition of pbs news hour week, i'm harry. thanks for watching have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family.
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