♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation othis program is provided by... narrator: pediatric surgeon. volunteer. topiary artist. a raymond james financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well planned. brook: these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy that energizes me. i'm thriving by helping others everyday. people who know, know bdo.

narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americs neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. announcer: and now, "bbc news". >> in washington, this is bbc world news america. taking the fight to russia, officials in moscow so ukrainian drones reached the russian capital but was shot down. >> the regime has chosen the path scaring russia, and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. >> the trial has started for the men accused of carrying out the tree of life synagogues

shooting. it was the deadliest attack on america's jewish community in history. plus it is one of the great questions of our time. how did the covid pandemic start? we will speak with our correspondent about a special bbc investigation. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start with the war in ukraine. we are talking about an attack on russian soil. tuesday saw the very first time moscow has been targeted by multiple drones since the invasion began. it happened in an exclusive moscow suburb home to senior officials. authorities said eight drones reached the russian capital, causing damage. ukraine has deed any involvement. our russian editor heard the explosions and sent this report.

>> russian television says this is the moment moscow came under attack. the bbc has not independently verified the images russian tv showed. but from early morning, people in and around the russian capital did report hearing explosions. i heard them, too. at home, my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defense ministry accused ukraine of carrying out the attack. but said russia's military had downed all of the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president vladimir putin clearly does not believe it. >> the regime has chosen the path of scaring russia and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. >> as they flew towards moscow,

the drones sparked disbelief. look at that, a man says. it is right above our house. one of the drones crashed into a hirers apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here's part of it on the ground. the explosives failed to detonate. in the area was cordoned off an services removed it. among local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. we are all on edge, he says. i don't know what we should do about it. >> i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones. things are not as calm and stable as we have been told. the moscow authorities say there was minor damage. no serious injuries. the situation is under control. but the drone attack is a wake-up call for them. a sign that the war many still perceive as being far away is

coming much closer to home. that feeling has been growing since these explosions over the kremlin early this month. on apparent drone attack. days ago, a large-scale cross-border incursion from ukraine into russian territory was another embarrassment for the russian authorities and a sign of growing insecurity. but no sign of any political u-turn. after this morning's drone attack, the message is clear. what it calls a special military operation in ukraine will continue. steve rosenberg, bbc news. >> that may be the feeling in moscow. the war has dominated life in ukraine. james landau has the reaction. >> ukraine has denied responsibility for the attacks in moscow. i would not describe their denials as full throated.

one advisor said we have nothing directly to do with it. that ia phrase that leaves open a wealth of other possibilities. what has been striking has been the willingness of people in kyiv to express grim satisfaction out what has been happening in moscow. one advisor said he was watching with pleasure. a spokesperson for the air force set on social media sorry joyce. because there were no complaints in kyiv. people in moscow are just getting a taste of what people in the capital are experiencing on a nightly basis. there are clearly risks for ukrae. if western allies think an instance like this in any way can make the war worse, could in any way cause some western allies to restrict military aid,

that can have an impact. the british foreign secretary was asked about this. he did not seem unduly concerned, saying ukraine had every right to project outside of its border. that is something that people would agree with. they would view the tax is relatively modest compared to the bloody onslaught they have endured for weeks. >> that was james landau. in washington, white house officials were quick to distance themselves from the moscow drone attacks. >> we do not support attacks inside of russia. we have been clear about that. we have been focused on providing ukraine, as you have heard from the president and the national security adviser many colleagues with the equipment and training they need to retake their own sovereign territory. that is exactly what we have done for more than a year now.

>> the white house press secretary went on to say they are still ghering information about exactly what happened in the moscow drone attacks. turning to events on u.s. soil. the deadliest ever attack on america's jewish community. the trial of the man accused of carrying it out nearly four years ago has begun. robert bowers has pleaded not and is charged with 63 separate counts for which he could face the death penalty. he's accused of killing 11 people and wounding seven others during sabbath services at the tree of life synagogues in pittsburgh. gary o'donoghue is outside the courthouse in pittsburgh. you are outside of the court right now. >> yes, it has been a difficult day, the first day of evidence in this trial. we hear how robert bowers was filled with hate against jewish

people, how he saw them as the children of satan, and creatures, not people, and how he had been online for months trying to whip up antisemitic hatred. on this day, he had gone to the tree of life synagogues and attacked three separate congregations, killing 11 people, wounding several more. among them police officers being apprehended. in the days running up to the trial, i spent days and time with members of the jewish community here to find out what the last four and half years has been like for them. this is the squirrel hill labor hood -- neighborhood. one of the oldest jewish communities in the country. four a half years ago, one of its synagogues became the scene of a hate filled attack on jewish worshipers just for being jewish. 11 people died, seven injured

when a man allegedly yelling antisemitic slogans move from room to rm and a blood the massacre -- bloody massacre. the eldest victim was 79 years old. the victims came from three separate congregations. one of them lost three of their members. >> no one had ever taken a gun, no one had ever entered while prayers were going on to kill people simply because, according to what we read in the paper, because they were jews. >> all three congregations left this site after the attack and plans for developing the building as a memorial. before all of that can happen, the community has to face the painful reality of the trial. for the next nine weeks.

while jewish life continues, things will never be the same. a number of synagogues have armed guards. security is up in people's minds. >> i asked my priest friends, what would it feel like to have armed security at christmas eve services or easter? they look at me like i have three noses. it is part of our reality as jews. >> antisemitism is getting worse in america. last year alone, around 3700 incidents. the highest number on record. >> the deadliest attack against the jewish community in american history. yet here we are about five years later talking about historic rises and anti-semitic incidents , talking about white's premises meeting with former president's for dinner. >> in this corner of his birth, these 11 trees stand for those who lost their lives on october 27, 2018. charged with the welfare of the

living, but trial is all about finding the truth. >> i don't know globally whether this is going to be good or bad. but i know the idea that there has to be justice through truth and some shared responsibility that this was something that happened to people for no fault of their own and for nothing y.at they did that roanisibusile to>> what was said in court? >> there was a great deal of detailed evidence about what happened in the 15 minutes from just after 10:00 to 10:00 on that saturday morning when he entered the synagogue. as the prosecution said -- he hunted the worshipers from room to room. there were some terrible moments where one married couple, she

was on the phone to the emergency services when she was killed. the oldest member, 97-year-old rose mailing or. he shot her in the face. he simply shot her in the face. we heard from the defense who don't dispute he carried out these crimes, they just asked the jury to listen to the arguments, the facts of the judge. towards the afterno, we heard from the rabbi. he was one of the rabbis of the three congregations. he was in a bathroom upstairs. he had his hand on the door so he could feel if the shooter was coming, and he was going to try and rush him. when he was talking to the 911 operator, he was praying because he thought he was going to die. >> gary, thank you so much. there is much more on this on our bbc website. he spent time with the community there. let's look at the days other news.

the disgraced founder of thereanos reported to the federal prison where she will serve an 11 year sentence. she was convicted early last year on four counts of fraud, to have failed blood testing started. the court rejected her request to remain free on bail while the allenge to the original conviction was considered. she will serve her term in a minimum security prison in texas. nato said it was going to appoint additional 700 troops to kosovo after peacekeepers and 52 protesters were hurt in clashes on monday. the secretary-general said the attacks were unacceptable and must stop. police and nato troops clashed with protesters where there has been unrest in the installation of albanian mace. the brazilian president has welcomed 11 of his 12 south american counterparts for a

regional summit. it is the first in nearly a decade. in his opening speech, he urged banks to work together to finance development in the region and said governments should take coordinated action to climate change. now, let's turn the clock back 2.5 years to something which massively changed all of our lives. the origins of the covid pandemic. many scientists believe the virus is most likely to have passed naturally from animals to humans. but a former top chinese government scientist has told bbc news the possibility of a leak from a chinese research laboratory should not be ruled out. cross lining to new york to speak to john sudworth. tell us more. >> as part of my podcast, i have been speaking to scientists in north america in europe, and in

china. for much of the pandemic, he was one of most senior scientists. the head of the chinese centers for disease control. i asked him where he got the virus came from. he said there still is not enough evidence to conclude either way. i asked about the theory that this is the start of the lab leak. for him as a scientist, it still cannot be ruled out. given the course the chinese government has been doing that, rejecting even the merest of suggestions covid might have leaked from a lab, these comments are at the very least interesting. all along, those questions about what evidence there is, what we don't know, what claims can be made on the evidence, what can be used to rule out, have been part of a growing and evermore

controversial scientific debate. ever since the world got its first glimpse of the deadly disease circulating in wuhan, china has dismissed the theory that covid might have leaked from a lab known to have been experimenting with coronavirus as alive. but now, one of china's most senior scientists seems far less forthright. i asked him about that possility. >> i have not seen anything. people have some suspicion. >> nor can you rule it out? >> you have to keep yourself open-minded. keep yourself open-minded means anything is possible. don't rule out anything. >> don't rule out anything he says. but the lab leak theory was ruled out. perhaps his association with this man helped cast it as a

conspiracy theory. >> have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the wuhan institute of virology was the origin of the virus? >> yes iave. >> as did the claims from some western scientists of overwhelming evince the virus which started in bats passed naturally to humans. perhaps via other animals in a market. a route which deadly pandemics are known to have emerged in the past. it was the past precedent that influenced the w.h.o. mission to wuhan where it effectively ruled out a lab leak. following a review ordered by president biden, two out of a u.s. intelligence agencies said they are to favor a lab leak. there is renewed focusn the wider issue of the risks of lab work of dangerous pathogens. although the political partisanship still looms large.

>> not to ask questions. under what grounds? >> the signs of china's heavy-handed political control have in there from the start. and the mystery of what happened in wuhan has become one of the most controversial questions of our time. it is also one of the most important. where did covid come from? >> china denies any suggestion that this came from a lab. how much of a risk is this professor and top scientist taking? >> it is an interesting question. the first appearance is very much out of step with china's official line. i think if you put it in this context that china has begun to promote the narrative, somewhat say the wholly unfounded

narrative that the virus did not come from china at all. it has this idea promoted through the propaganda. the covid was brought in from the outside. in other words, no evidence that came from a market or a laboratory. in that context, perhaps his comments do not look quite as out of step. he's putting it in more scientific terms. three years on in his view. as in the view of the chinese government. there is no evidence. there are scientists outside of china who very much dispute that. >> thank you so much. listen to more about all of this on his new podcast. the hunt for covid's origins starts today with weekly on bbc. if covid has been the crisis of our time, artificial intelligence may well be the challenge of our future.

specifically, the risk it could lead to the extinction of human beings. at is what many experts are saying in a signed statement warning of the risks of ai. it said mitigating the risks of extinction should be a global priority alongside other sociies such as pandemics and nuclear war. the g-7 group of leading economies including the u.s. and eu have all been holding meetings trying to work out the challenges. here is our technology correspondent. >> the words you are going to keep on hearing his regulation. governments around the world tho trying get the right rules in place to make sure ai companies continue to behave responsibly and make their product accordingly. not everybody thinks humanity is automatically doomed. we are already seeing severely positive benefits. last week, we had an ai tool discover a new antibiotic and

used to build a microchip helping paralyzed man walk again by thinking about it. one of the ai leaders told me his production be considered as a toll and not creature. there saying if they can keep things like that, something that is helpful without being malicious, that it could resolve a lot of problems and find answers to issues we currently have in society. they are not renowned for being nimble, they can move slowly. this evolution is happening. there is a question about whether any regulator, whether territorial or global body, will be able to keep up with the pace of development. >> technology editor zoe kleinman. you don't necessarily have to be a car lover to appreciate a classic. that is the case for the aston martin bulldog. only one was made back in 1979. it was lost for decades.

it has been found and rebuilt. our correspondent has the story. >> using the turbocharged v-8 engine, the bulldog can reach over 170 miles per hour. >> the aston martin bulldog was launched in 1979 to a fanfare of publicity. they thought it might be a rescue for the troubled company. instead, it nearly went bankrupt. >> and you are released into the ter world. >> only one was ever built. after disappearing for years. they tracked it down and brought it to be restored in structure. it was a wreck. this is how it looked when i first saw it in 2020. i have some of their original pieces like this classic 70's dashboard, but had to completely remake parts from scratch. >> absolutely fantastic. it has taken nearly three years

to get to this stage. it is nearly complete. this is an absolutely unique car. it has been roadworthy for about 18 months. it has been continually modified. they've even had to make a new suspension system to allow the car to drive over speed bumps that did not exist in 1979. in the past three years rebuilding -- >> very nice. there is only one. what is to complain about? i enjoy this. i like this. >> it is just here for its final tweaks and repairs. they want to see if they can reach the 200 miles an hour the designers claimed it could. it is the semi-mythical car that has been 44 years in the making. >> norway and sweden are monitoring what they believe is

an unusual russian spy off of their coast. a beluga whale. he first appeared in norway wearing a harness with a mouse suitable for a camera. st. petersburg on it. he's appeared off of sweden's coast. moscow never answered the accusation trained by the russian army. pvc denying it trained see mammals to spy. before we go, a celestia wonder has been lighting up the streets of new york city. is called manhattan hedge. the time of the year when the setting sun aligns itself perfectly along new york's famous grid system. the city that never sleeps does pause for a moment as locals and tourists snapped photos of the solar scene. the name manhattan hedge is for stonehenge, in the u.k. instead of stones, you have skyscrapers. instead of a rural scene, you have the drama of one of the most famous skylines. if you missed it this time

around, you will get another chance in mid july. that is it from me. you can find me on twitter. and remember, you can find more on all of the days news at our website. this was world news america. thank you for watching. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs.

introducing a technological achievement so advanced... it rivals the moon landing. wow! ok. rude. that's one small step for man.

one giant leap for mankind. ♪ >> good evening. >> i am geoff bennett. on the newshour, congress takes up the debt ceiling deal with only days left to avoid a default. we speak with republican >> and democratic lawmakers. >>drone attacks damage buildings in moscow for the first time since the war began, while russia ramps up its own strikes against key of. >> first lady rosalynn carter diagnosed with dementia after dedicating much of her life around the stigma and caregiving. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. ♪