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back. we have just seen incoming fire a few hundred eaters away. plus, the sabbath or meets ai -- the fab four meets ai. how paul mccartney is using artificial intelligence to finish off the beatles record. ♪ >> welcome. for the second time and roughly as many months, donald trump entered a the charges against him, and was on his way. but donald trump is no ordinary defendant. these are unprecedented cases. first, there were the helicopter chefs of the motorcade making its weight down the south of florida highways. upon arriving on the scene, the former president's vehicle

entered the building via side entrance, flank security. no cameras were allowed. outside the courthouse, supporters rallied -- read in his defense. the atmosphere was spirited but peaceful. after pleading guilty to the 37 charges against him, donald trump made his way to a well-known cuban restaurant in miami, shook hands, spoke to diners, and offered to buy food for everyone. he also spoke briefly to reporters. >> is a rigged deal. we have a rigged country, a country that is corrupt, has got no borders and nothing but problems. we are in decline. and then they do this. you see where the people are. we love the people. we have a country that is in decline like never before and we cannot let it happen. >> of the humphreys is in miami outside the courthouse now.

helena, what were some of the key moments today? >> many moments of significance here in miami, albeit rather short moment. bear in mind this is the first time he former u.s. president has been arraigned on federal, criminal charges. donald trump coming to demand the federal courthouse, entering via an exit just behind the building, wearing a red tie and coming in where he was booked and processed in the way any other criminal defendant would be. he had prints taken, dna swarming. he did not have a mugshot. that is reserved for people who need more talking. donald trump famous. insight, he had charges red, 37 of them. very serious, ranging from allegations of violating the espionage act to objecting --

obstructing justice. on his behalf, trump's attorney put in a plea of not guilty. certainly a significant moment, but we will start to learn more about trial hearings, about the every phase, and about the arguments that the defense put forward in the weeks and months to,. -- to come. >> the prosecution of a leading political opponent is the type of thing you see in dictatorships like cuba and venezuela. >> and there were crowds outside the courthouse. where they all from supporters? -- trump supporters? >> for the most part. and we heard in that soundbite, one of trump's attorneys.

she gave many of the arguments of his supporters were generally giving. they made up the majority outside the courthouse. there were some of his defendants, over the most part, through the using arguments we have heard from trump in the past, saying this is the weaponization of the justice department and instead it should be joe biden indicted. he is also under investigation for his handling of documents. for the most part, relatively peaceful. it is hot down here in miami. there were moments when it seemed more chaotic. for the most part, trump supporters here out in force but not some of the scenes we had potentially been concerned about based on some of the marc staal must rhetoric -- extremist rhetoric reads it online.

>> how has the former president handled the day? he was on social media and greeted people. >> as you say, he was in the motorcade and he was hosting, saying this is a sad day for america, that this is a nation in decline. once again, that trumpian communication strategy, trying to get in front of the message. those talking points were picked up by the crowd. then those images of him stopping at the cafe to speak to people who are part of his base. it is a popular human cafe before he then tries to fund raise in bedminster. -- cuban cafe we are potentially seeing a few cracks emerge in terms of republican rivals for the republican nomination. we heard from nikki haley yesterday, saying that if this

indictment is true, then this would be very serious. we are talking about national security issues. >> thanks so much. let's take a closer look at what the charges include in trump's indictment. under the espionage act, trump cases anyone counts the willful rejection -- retention of national defense information. this means he is facing a maximum term of imprisonment for 10 years. four other accounts are related to conspiracy and withholding or concealing documents. those carry a 20 year maximum sentence teach. also, the final two counts charge the former president with scheming and making false statements and representations. please carry sentences of five years each. sarah kristof is a lawyer and former federal prosecutor. she joins us from boston. and anthony joins us in the studio. sarah, thank you for joining us.

i just rent out some charges and possible full gel time we are talking about -- jail time we're talking about. how unprecedented is this? >> we are in uncharted territory. those numbers you read are the statutory maximum's under each of the former president. that is the highest potential penalty he could face on each charge. i would expect even if he is convicted, he would be looking at a much less significant sentence but still a significant sentence. if convicted, the government would seek a sentence of imprisonment here, amounting to years. >> and these are not the only cases he is dealing with. he has got criminal and civil charges and investigations pending as well. there is the indictment when it comes to stormy daniels. how does this publication is legal team's defense?

>> cake is going to be difficult for him to be fighting on all of these fronts -- it is going to be difficult for him to be fighting on all of these fronts. putting aside the civil case from the new york attorney general, which is terrace, but looking at just the criminal cases, the former president has to put together legal teams to fight both cases. not only does he make the lawyers do that, but he has to be available to assist not defense, review discoveries, engaged in strategy discussions. it is hard to do that in two places at once. >> that is a lot of serious cases to juggle at once. and there is all the political drama. we saw the pictures of the motorcade on the way to the courthouse, sketchers are out there now.

how will republican voters react? >> will have to wait and see what people say. if we look at what happened with the polls after donald trump was in that in the first time, he has improved his popularity, extended his lead over ron desantis. there seems to be a certain amount of rally around the embattled leader affect going on among republican voters. while this may be the straw that breaks the camels back as far as donald trump support -- >> sarah, just off -- i think we are having some technical issues. >> is this the type of conduct we want from someone -- >> we wanted to talk about the charges themselves. that is the political drama.

that is how the voters may be feeling about it, but can the president, if convicted and there is no indication that will happen, but if he is convicted, can he campaign? can he run for office and even when the oval office -- win the oval office? >> there is no bar from him campaigning and being elected with these charges hanging over him and even after conviction. the issue is if he is convicted, he would be facing a term of imprisonment. resentencing is entirely -- the sentencing is entirely dependent on the judge. the judge has great distraction -- discussion if he is convicted. but there is no technical or legal bar from him proceeding with this campaign and even an election. >> i want to play that soundbite we do not have a chance to before.

this is some of donald trump's political rivals. >> every single person is presumed innocent. >> you cannot have one faction of society weaponizing the power of the state against actions it does not like. >> is deeply troubling. >> is this the type of conduct we want from someone who wants to be president of the u.s.? >> mixed responses there. there is always this risk for republicans of alienating former president's voters. what is the strategy? >> is a difficult strategy. they are afraid of alienating these voters. if something happens to donald trump, they will be vying for their support. ron desantis, paul's show he is -- polls show he is the second choice of donald trump currently. he does not want to go too hard against trump bust those supporters go somewhere else but

there are candidates who will have to be sharper in their criticism. they will have to bring donald trump down to earth if they have any hope of catching him. that is why you see chris christie talking about this. you see mike pence starting to find a fine line between criticizing and going after the justice department investigation. it is going to be a challenge for them but a challenge they will have to confront sometime or they are just not going to be able to beat donald trump. >> there is something they were referring to there and it is the fact that president joe biden had his own problem with classified documents and the way he mishandled some of them. how does that differ to what is going on with donald trump right now, in the eyes of the law? >> there is no question there has been a long history of folks on both sides of the aisle possessing the they should not

have had. that is just a fact of history. the real crux of the case against the former president is what happens when request for those documents were made from the government? when he was asked to return the documents. this is not a case about mere possession, although there are some charges. to that. this is the case about the alleged line and obstruction regarding those documents. >> sarah, thank you so much. anthony, thank you. you can find more on the case, including detailed explainers of the multiple legal challenges donald trump is facing on our website. let's move on to ukraine, where bbc journalists are amongst the first to gain access to one of the retaken by ukrainian forces in the past week. this part of the eastern donetsk region is one of several

settlements we function -- recaptured by ukraine. we have seen how russia is already pushing back. >> a journey to a new front line. not even the military can take as the start. and he is leading the way. he has fought against russian in these parts for nine years. a battle hardened soldier. he speeds along the roads. simply, russian forces are far from god. rockets, he says, are going to hit us soon. he is putting his foot down. we are speeding through, because over the hill, russian forces, where they have just retreated, we have heard what goes out typically comes back. we have just seen incoming fire a few hundred meters away. the russians are in higher

positions in three directions. this village is exposed. name means not boring in ukrainian, and obvious irony for a place that was part of the russian front line until three days ago. one of seven settlements recaptured at the start of ukraine's counteroffensive. >> we chased them out, says arthur, this village was under occupation before running a half years. this is ukrainian land now. >> this is what we are talking about with these deliberations. villages where there is nothing left. bullet holes suggest close quarter fighting. it is obvious the russians are taking back what is lost. the artillery is overhead and this is territory still being closely contested. ukraine is hoping to replicate scenes like this elsewhere.

but they are going to have to do it on a much greater scale. to achieve their goal, they dream of complete liberation. if this village's anything to go by, it may well be complicated and costly. >> in india, a $40 billion oil refinery complex proposed to be the worlds largest after a 30's begin testing -- seeing protest after authorities begin testing the soil. project delayed by several years. protest taking place in the western state. from then -- from there, this report. >> angry and determined, these women are fighting to save their lands. >> we do not want this project. why should we damage our environment?

>> many of them were arrested last month while leading a peaceful protest against a single complex refinery. it is going to be built by a group comprised of india's public sector oil companies and some global giants. this is where the proposed finery -- refinery complex is proposed. it is flanked by jungles and the ocean. the government says it will write crucial industrialization -- it will bring crucial industrialization and jobs but it is an argument that fails to convince many of the villagers we spoke to. >> we have been fishing here for four generations. if they cannot dump this chemical waste into the water, it will have a terrible impact

on the fishing community. it will destroy our livelihood. >> this fisherman's ears are echoed across the area. it is home to the feet mangoes and hundreds of prehistoric species, making it archaeologically emboldened. if you kilometers into the -- but a few kilometers into the local town, there is support for the project. >> thousands of young men have to go to moon bay and pune every year to make a living. this project would bring them back home. >> the government says the refinery is critical for the region's development and will not damage the environment or local heritage. >> this is a green refinery. i thought villagers were being misled by external forces, as the industry's minister, it is my job to clear their misunderstandings.

we have already had to reduce the size of the project because of these delays. >> but the villages are threatening -- dreading the back down there is growing support for their cause. resistance groups have vouched to galvanize 100,000 people to march through mumbai later this month to mount pressure on authorities. this is just the beginning of what looks like a long battle ahead. >> a special report now -- palestinian youth say they are losing hope in the political process and the idea of a two state solution, citing a lack of progress and leadership. >> this 28 80-year-old photographer has grown up in bethlehem and occupied palestinian territories but has never had a chance to vote in a general election. >> i do not feel like i have the

freedom of self-expression in the political sphere. our basic rights are violated by occupational forces. why are we also experiencing a similar violence from what is supposed to be our own leadership? >> exclusively that -- data should be the bbc has tracked the changing views of 18 to 29 euros palestinians over the last decade. it suggest this generation shows growing satisfaction from their own leadership. >> used discontent is given to a large extent by -- used discontent is driven by lack of legitimacy they see in the political system, without elections since 2006. we have a president who for the last 14 years has been willing without electoral legitimacy. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in the

refugee camp. members of the brigade are conducting training exercises. mostly men in their 20's, these fighters are independent of militant groups that have publicly rejected links to political parties in their country. >> the use of palestine have lost hope in the political process of the last 30 years -- the youth young people today go toward death because they believe it gives them a rest. >> many palestinians find themselves excluded for being part of the palestinian system. >> i had not recognized this part of the west bank. according to israeli law, i am not supposed to be here. >> the two state solution is the interventional he backed formula for peace. but he is our data shows a

dramatic sign in support for this, with the least support amongst young palestinians. >> the two state solution is a course of the oppo-taco project. it is not about a state. a five-year-old can take a look at the map and tell you this does not work. >> i am tired of these questions. they all wring the same to me. and they have been asked for so many years and they have not brought change. it is time to change the questions. >> questions that this generation are already asking. >> finally, we could soon be hearing new music from the beatles. paul mccartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls the final beatles record. he said he is using the

technology to extract john lennon's voice from an old demo so he could complete the song. it listen to what sir paul had to say. >> i told the machine, that is the voice, this is a guitar, lose the guitar. so when we came to make what will be the last goes record, it was a demo that john had and that we worked on. have just finished it. it will be released this year. we believe are to take fish we were able to take john's voice and get it through this ai. >> are posited not name the song, but musical experts is a 1978 11 composition call now and then. it is due to be relates this released later this year. cormac mccarthy has died. his works included the road, all the horses, and country for all men heard his books painted a dark viewf the human condition and america itself.

a bit of a recluse himself, he often put outsiders at the center of his works. stephen king called him maybe the greatest american novelist of my time. he died at his home in santa fe, new mexico. you can find more about all the day's news on our website. there are detailed explainers of all the legal challenges donald trump is facing. plus 20 civil we ar 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.

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that' step for man.al's sme one giant leap for mankind. ♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on "the newshour" tonight, former president trump pleads not guilty in federal court on dozens of charges, accused of illegally retaining and withholding classified documents. geoff: as ukraine continues its counteroffensive, russia intensifies its assault with missile strikes targeting the hometown of ukraine's president. >> we were asleep, all the windows were shattered. i am still confused how it all happened. at first, there was a loud bang, the cars caught on fire, and the window here was blown out. amna: and, far-right house republicans demand more control over major issues, potentially ensnaring any legislative movement in the chamber.

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