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traumas at the u.s. southern border that drive her latest work of fiction. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. at this stage is set for the arraignment of the former president of the united states and now the main player in the drama has arrived on the scene. donald trump arrived in miami this afternoon and is due in court on tuesday to face criminal charges. he is accused of keeping secret documents after leaving office and obstructing officials who tried to recover them. he says he will fight allegations on that he has done nothing wrong but it appears a fair amount of people in the republican party agree with him. a new poll shows 76% believe the

indictment was politically motivated. trump is still the front runner for the republican nomination and is leading in the polls. donya joins me from miami. thank you for joining the program. where are we with the case today? reporter: donald trump has arrived in miami. he will be here this evening and overnight and then make the 20 minute journey to the courthouse at 3:00 p.m. eastern time and is expected to enter an underground tunnel, here are charges and enter a plea. there are about two dozen hard-core trump supporters who were here, waving flags. the city expects protests of varying sizes but they are ready. listen to what the mayor of miami said earlier. >> we believe in the

constitution and people should have the right to express themselves but also believe in law and order and we hope tomorrow will be peaceful. we encourage people to be peaceful when demonstrating how they feel and we will have forces necessary to ensure that. >> we mentioned the poll earlier that 76% believe this indictment is politically motivated. how do you think this will impact trump's chances of winning the republican nomination? reporter: it capitalizes it. his polling went up after the first indictment in new york and there is nothing that suggest it would not happen again. publican -- republican voters believe this is a witchhunt. he probably will get the republican nomination. whether he wins the white house

is a different matter. >> is there a scenario where he could be convicted and yet still go and win the oval office? reporter: absolutely. that is where we hear the phrase uncharted territory. the constitution decides who is qualified to be president, not congress. you have to be a natural born citizen or live in the country for at least 40 years. in terms of past disqualification, if convicted, it could end up in a huge legal battle but the only legitimate path to this qualification is if the senate had convicted him after impeachment. so if he is convicted on running

for the white house, let's say he wins the election, it puts america in extraordinary unexplored territory. >> thank you so much. sylvia bullis goni, a divisive figure in italy, has passed away at 86. he was prime minister four times and became the longest italian prime minister since world war ii but he was equally known for his scandal riddled private life as cap reports from milan. reporter: in a country famed for political drama, this is arguably italy's most memorable politician. his scandal surrounded him and he remained a flamboyant divisive figure brought out at home until the end of his life. >> i thought he was immortal.

in any case, i am sorry, even if i have different beliefs, he is historic for what he did all these years. >> he lived long but had become a marginalized figure. reporter: the business and media tycoon, he used his football club to promise better things for his country. he burst onto the italy's football scene 30 years ago. he introduced proud nationalism. he jumped into coalition with italy's far right but also inspired many politicians in europe.

he remained a huge fan of strongman politicians like donald trump and vladimir putin, with whom he had a close friendship. >> this is a great loss for world politics. reporter: ties to moscow worried italy's nato and eu allies, especially since russia's invasion of ukraine. voted prime minister three times, he died a key coalition partner in italy's current government but will be remembered as much for his controversial not so private life. who can forget the stories of the sex parties he enjoyed well into old age? >> if i sometimes see a beautiful girl, i say better to like girls than to be gay. reporter: he was envied and loathed in italy in equal measure. he defended himself against charges of corruption and used

italy's torturous legal system to ensure he never went to jail. >> italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician died at age 86. there is much more on our website on his legacy and the global reaction. to ukraine, where the country says it has secured seven village owes as part of the counteroffensive against the russian invasion. the three settlements it says it has liberated are in the southern region. our reporter is in kyiv with the latest. reporter: these settlements ukraine says they have liberated our important -- are important. they are small and a tiny area but show a willingness from

ukrainian authorities to share progress of their offensive after silence. fighting is ongoing. trying to regain territory. the counteroffensive is in early stages. it will take a long time. in america, antony blinken says if ukraine is successful with this counteroffensive it could give them an advantage of future negotiations with russia and it is willing to lend the country as much support as they need to help it reach its goals. today nato allies says they would train ukrainian soldiers and how to fly the jets they have been asking for, saying they need an air advantage if they are to win the counteroffensive but no confirmation yet as to whether they will receive the aircraft

requested. inrush it was a public holiday. president putin addressed the nation saying it is a difficult time for the nation and the public holiday is a reminder to support the local troops in this special military operation, as he caught -- is because it. russia says they are still in control and pushing back against ukraine. they deny the ukrainian side has made any progress in this counteroffensive and that they have suffered great losses. >> earlier today antony blinken said the united states will continue to maximize support for ukraine. >> ukraine's success in the counteroffensive would strengthen their position at any negotiating table that emerges, and might have the effect as well of actually causing putin to finally focus on negotiation.

>> j.p. morgan has agreed to pay $290 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of alleged victims of jeffrey epstein. the lawsuit alleged the largest u.s. bank ignored warning signs about their climate -- client during a 15 year relationship. la month deutsche bank where epstein was a clien for $75 million with epstein accusers. indians western state is on high as an extremely severe cyclone is due to hit later this week. it is currently over th arabian sea and is expected to reach the states coastline. people are been -- people have been told to avoid the beach and fishermen have been asked not to go out into the sea.

japan is poised to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16 and an overhaul of sexual offenses legislation going through their parliament. the laws reform, after several rape acquittals in 2019 that caused public outrage. our correspondent spoke with the women challenging the stigma. a warning, her report contains descriptions of sexual assault. reporter: a small gathering where flowers are a symbol of defiance against silence. for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month in this central tokyo spot to share their stories. what is now known as the flower demo has become a national movement after a series of high-profile rape acquittals in 2019. for its founder, every gathering

brings up emotions. >> i started the flower movement because i was angry and i felt other women's anger. there is no place to speak up. in society, women's voices are always denied. reporter: she knew she was standing up against the country's military institutions. she jumped to be a soldier and to compete in the olympics is a judo player. both were within reach when she joined the military. both were shattered by sexual harassment. >> this happened to me every day . my breasts were rubbed. i was kissed on the cheek, groped in the hallway with people watching. reporter: august 2021 was a dark turning point. during a training exercise in

the mountains, three male soldiers pulled her into a tent where they had been drinking. >> two of them were talking about martial arts and said i should try it. one pinch me on the bed and choked me. he spread my legs and rubbed his crotch against me like it was a sex act. two others did the same. there were a dozen soldiers around and no one stopped it. they were laughing. i just wanted to get out. i was filled with despair. i had hoped someone would stand by me when i reported it. she didn't. she took the side of the men. reporter: despite the backlash of threat she faced, she insisted on an investigation. hers was a rare case that captured the media and national attention. five servicemen were fired for

misconduct and she was issued an apology. after being dropped, the investigation was reopened. early this year, three farmers so jewelers test three former soldiers were indicted. she was traumatized and wants to make sure no one else goes through a similar experience or is scared to speak out. many survivors kept quite out of fear or guilt but japan's laws also make it very difficult for women to come forward. they put the onus on rape victims to prove that they were subjected to intimidation and violence. more than 70% of attacks go unreported here and while the government is working to change sexual violence laws, many experts say a lot more needs to be done on the shame and stigma. japan prides itself on being one of the world's safest places but in this male-dominated society, many women are still shamed into science. >> women's voices are particular

importance to our next guests, isabel melendez has been awarded the presidential medal of freedom and has a foundation defending women on goals -- women and girls. she is a chilean author. this is not just a novel. between 2017 at 2021, 30 900 children were separated from parents under donald trump's zero tolerance policy and in march, nearly 1000 children are still waiting to be reunited with their parents. knowing this, who would risk crossing the border? she writes only those who are running for their lives. isabel, welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. i want to start by mentioning this is a novel but it is talking about things truly happening today and sometimes

reading the book, it felt like you were issuing a real warning. i want to read a passage from the book from san numeral, -- from samuel, a protagonist. he says the boy is indifference is a capital sin that had to be atoned for sooner or later. the sin of indifference had become a fierce determined that stopped his -- fierce demon that stopped his light mayors -- nightmares. is the average american unaware of what is happening at the border or are they in different? >> both. some people are just not aware or interested. some people know about it but they feel powerless to do anything. eventually that turns into total indifference. when we hear numbers, thousands and thousands of people in distress, it does not mean much until you know one story, you

see one face, you hear one name. then you can connect with the person on the problem. >> you have a lot of stories in the book. several characters. but it is actually a play about a child during the holocaust that inspired the story for you. and the holocaust is a unique experience and nothing compares to it but what is it about child separation during the holocaust that made you think of the u.s. border? >> england received 10,000 children without families after kristallnacht in germany and austria. the children were from jewish families that had to make that terrible choice of separating from the children and letting them go to an unknown destiny to save their lives. that resonated with me when i saw the play many years ago. the play was called candor

transport. -- kinder transport. and in 2017 we saw the separation of family at the border in the united states and the families in distress and border patrol officers taking children from the arms of their mothers. it was such an appalling thing and it reminded me of the choices of those families. >> when it comes to the reality of those families, especially at the u.s. border, it is a heated debate in terms of how to respond to those situations. one character in your book, frank, a hotshot american lawyer , says we cannot just open the floodgates and let millions of immigrants in. the hardships they face are not the u.s. governments problem. that is an argument that several democratic and republican administrations have made in the u.s., they need to slow the

border crossings because otherwise it is unmanageable and people can take advantage of the system. >> of course it has to be regulated but building walls to stop people coming from other places is not the solution. the solution is to find ways of accepting people who are doing the menial work that no american wants to do with -- do for that money. and the problem of refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants would not be so global unless the crisis in the country of origin's is solved. we did not have ukrainian refugees until russia invaded ukraine. we did not have syrian refugees until the crisis in syria. if it was not for the gangs and crime and corrupt governments

and their own country, we would not have the immigrants. people are running away from extreme poverty and extreme violence. >> and children are getting caught in the middle and child trauma is at the heart of your book. you say samuel, a child separated from his family in the holocaust, and anita, a blind child separated from her mother as she crosses the u.s.-mexico border, have very similar symptoms. they wet the bed, give magical value to tokens they have for comfort. based on the work in your foundation and what you see in america, do you think children are receiving the physical and emotional support they need? >> there are thousands and thousands of people trying to help and trying to give those children as much help as possible. but the trauma is so deep and it

will last the whole life for them. so no matter how much help they receive, it will not be enough. >> isabel, thank you so much. her new book is called the wind knows my name. thank you so much for talking about these issues with us. now to a love story. eric and dorothy rose from southwest london. now she is 97 and he is 96 and this thursday is his 75th wedding anniversary. ♪ reporter: -- >> he has been my constant companion, perfect love, wonderful husband. he has only wanted me and i have only wanted him. reporter: dorothy and eric have been together for 82 years. they met when she was 14 and he was 15.

>> this one, i said i will come out with you. we just clicked. we were so natural together, we never noticed the years. we used to go out to the when we were 16. we had our first kiss there. reporter: in 1944, eric was sent to palestine. they were apart for nearly three years. >> his 18th birthday, next day they called him. it is quite dangerous out there and i was very worried but we wrote every day. reporter: as soon as eric was allowed home, they got married, june 12, 1948. when your later their son glenn was born. eric was a metropolitan police officer and dorothy was a hairdresser.

what would you say is the secret to such a long and happy marriage? >> share everything together, down to the last biscuit. if there is only one chocolate in the box left, we have half each. reporter: eric, what do you love about dorothy? >> she is so considerate, kind, the apple of my eye. [laughter] >> do you see what he is like? he is lovely. he is out of this world. >> to eric and dorothy. >> cheers, darling. >> cheers, darling. i love it. [laughter] >> before we go, we have one final romantic notes.

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amna: i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the newshour tonight, former president trump prepares to appear in court after being indicted for hoarding classified documents as his supporters rally to his side and miami police step up security. amna: nato secretary general jens stoltenberg discusses the ukrainian counteroffensive and the state of the ongoing war with russia. geoff: and families with transgender children struggle to navigate a wave of anti-trans politics. >> it feels ke we're being pushed out, pushed out of our home, pushed out of our state, i don't want to feel like we're refugees in our own country. ♪