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all of the mountains in scotland. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe, we begin in russia where putin has tried to rally his military and security services by thanking them or preventing a civil war. the rebellion by wagner mercenaries was seen as a blow to the president's authority. he assisted his war was not weekend and suggestedussia's military showed restraint by not being drawn into any fighting. the leader of neighboring belarus said they had of the wagner group is in his country. we have more. >> at the kremlin, it was pump with a perfect -- pomp with a purpose. waiting for vladimir putin is 2.5 thousand soldiers and guards and the defense minister, the wagner wanted sacked.

having surviving the rebellion, there was time to say thank you. constitutional order, the lies, security, and the freedom of our citizens. you have saved our motherland from upheaval. yohave stopped a civil war. >> the reality was rather different. the soldiers who had been jeered on the streets of rostov had only stopped their rebellion after the kremlin did a deal with them promising not to press charges against tm and their leader, yevgeny prigozhin. kremlin spin is presented as as a client for the president. >> to be neat by mercenaries was a major challenge, to vladimir putin's authority but the uprising is over and now the kremlin is trying to change the optics to reframe what happened as a victory for the president

and for russia. >> where is yevgeny prigozhin? under his deal with the kremlin, he agreed to leave russia for belarus. today, the leader of belarus said he is here in exile. could he still be a threat to the kremlin? not if vladimir putin can help it. he is suggesting that russian investigators might probe the wagner's finances. a less than subtle hint to the chief not to make trouble. this has put him under huge pressure, now, president putin is determined to show he is in control. >> l us take a look at the view from kyiv. >> this weekend's failed mutiny

has been in morale boost for ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy says it exposes the chaos at the heart of the russian administration and he is weaker than the world thought that he was. it is also an opportunity for him to reach out to nato allies and remind them that ukraine is the first line of defense if there were to be any chaos in russia. this has resulted in more aid coming from australia and the u.s. towards ukraine and there is an effort to show nato is backing ukraine as it takes land in the south of the country. volodymyr zelenskyy says his troops are advancing on all fronts but his deputy defense minister released a statement today saying that the truth will also focus on the city of bakhmut which was at the center of fierce fighting between ukrainian and russian forces earlier this year and became incredibly symbolic because it

wagner groups said it had captured the city and they used that as a way to show they were essential to the special military operation. if the ukrainian forces are successful in the capturing of bakhmut it would be a blow to president putin at a time when he is looking weaker than the world thought he was. >> on the recent turmoil, the bbc spoke to a captain. >> ukraine will actually over the course of the summer, my expectation is consistently over the course of the summer they will liberate swathes of territory. the russians are being ground down by the ukrainian advances. >> despite the debt mastic fallout, russians attack ukraine , at least three people have been killed by a russian missile strike in the center of the ukrainian city of kramatorsk.

the restaurant and shopping area were hit and people may be strapped under the rubble. regional governor said the missile hit the city center at a time when it had been crowded with civilians. of course, there is more coverage on the war on our website. here in the u.s., it was big day for on the legal front -- a big day on the legal front, the supreme court ruling and the tapes about donald trump talking about classified documents. the justices rejected a call to give states sweeping powers to set election rules. white house has called the decision critical. i'm joined by anthony to talk about this. when we come to that ruling about north carolina, what was at stake? >> it was supposedly about was whether the republicans in the last two draw the lines for the congressional districts in a way that gave the republicans advantages. in the north carolina supreme court, they said they could not

interpret the state constitution . they did not matter because conservatives took over that states up in court and went and changed it anyway but this up in court, the u.s. up in court continues to look at this and considers the case because the republicans in north carolina had bounced this idea called the -- advanced this idea of the independent let us later theory. they have sweeping powers as mentioned, they cannot be checked by state supreme court's or by the governor of a state or federal courts or the state constitution. some people expect related that this could be interpreted by folks like the top supporters in 2020 two say that state legislatures -- donald trump supporters in 2020 to say that they could throw out edicts that tell them how to run their elections. a majority of justices said they cannot do that. nothing changes but there was a lot of beer that is good up-end the way that -- fear that this could change how legislatures

could control elections. >> the justices reversed the conviction of a man who had made regular threats to a stranger and said that is because it violated his free-speech rights. as far as the justices are concerned, when is a threat a true threat? >> that's what they were trying to decide, there should be as objective standard here that they should look at whether he meant to be offering these threats, he was serious about them. the state of colorado was saying there should be an objective standard, reasonable present saying i want to kill you and saying that is a real threat that should be punished as a majority of the supreme court struck a mental balance there and they had a subjective test but is said that it has to be a reckless disregard for how the person you are threatening perceives it. they asked for a retrial on this. >> two justices did dissent?

clarence thomas and amy coney barrett, want to read part of her dissent. she said a delusional speaker and a lack awareness of the threatening nature of her speech . a devious speaker may strategically disclaim such awareness and a lucky speaker they leave behind no evidence of mental state that the government may use against her? >> they wanted an objective standard, they criticize you could be subjective about this, the more you get into someone's head and analyze did they know that they were really being taken seriously or are they just kidding? that opens up a can of worms that these justices did not want to get into because that is too subjective. >> let us run this off with u.s. politics, you are resident expert u.s. media did obtain a clip of donald trump, an audio recording discussing secret documents. this is as he is being investigated for his handling of

classified documents. let us take a listen to what he said today and the reaction. >> this is a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, that is all that is. it is primary purpose is election interference and we are not going to let this election be stolen from us. this is a form of rigging the election. they rigged the presidential election in 2020 and we going to allow them to break the election of 2024. >> he is talking about the presidential election but how much of a problem is this for him? >> it is a very real problem because it all comes to donald trump knowing that the documents he was sharing was sensitive state secrets out of did he share them anyway? on tape you have him talking about look at this, this is classified and this is sensitive, i could have

declassified it when i was president and i cannot now. he shows it to these people and that undercuts his defense and it will be difficult for him to rebut that audiotape of his own voice saying this. i think that will be central to the prosecution's case that donald trump was reckless and sharing the secrets. he knew that he was doing something that was wrong. >> on the end of that story. -- not the end of that story. thank you. human remains found in the mountains are those of julian sands. he went missing during the hike in january and he was known for his roles in the oscar-winning film a room with a view and tv dramas 24 and smallville. correspondent reports. -- eight a correspondent reports. >> best known for his role in the oscar-nominated room with a

view he was a much loved and celebrated actor who starred in many films. he played don's weight in the traumatization the dying days of the cambodia. the density brought to the killing fields went on to captivate audiences around the world. in romantic leads, and villains too. >> why did you leave me in los angeles? >> because you are sly. you knew all along there was more money here in las vegas. >> he moved to los angeles to pursue his acting career. an immensely talented men, he went hiking alone on a cold morning in january. he never returned home. severe winter storms are extreme alpine conditions hampered

continuing efforts to find him. nearly six months after he was last seen alive, when much of the snow had melted, his body was found. his family said they would hold them in their hearts with right memories of a wonderful father, husband, explorer, ever of the natural world, and the arts, and as a collaborative performer. >> i know the place, it is true. everything we do corrects the space between death and me. and you. >> in a recent interview he was asked when he was happiest, close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning was his reply. it may come as a small comfort to those who admired him that he ended his days in a place that was always close to his heart.

>> let us look at some other news. a report by the justice department has found negligence by federal prison staff contributed to the suicide of a high-profile sex offender jeffrey epstein. 15 staff work was in failures to check on the financier before he was found hanging in his cell in new york. he killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. the former ceo of body has been -- audi has been handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months in his role in the diesel gate scandal. he is the highest ranking executive to be punished in the controversy that has rocked the car industry. official in saudi arabia say that 1.8 billion muslims are performing this year's haj pilgrimage. it falls short of the record number that saudi arabia had

been preparing for. it is the first time that all restrictions in attendance have been listed since the covid pandemic. programs are also facing extreme heat with temperatures reachin 48 celsius. -- pilgrims are also facing extreme heat with temperures reaching 38 celsius. >> bolsonaro is accused of abusing his power and spreading false information about the voting system. if found guilty, the supreme emperor could ban the ex-president from running for office for eight years but the chart is about write a speech he gave last year while he was still president. thank you so much for joining. what is it he said that was so problematic? >> this is related to his speech in july last year. it was a time, a campaign time, the election took place in

october of last year ande invited 40 ambassadors to his residence and gave a speech in which he sold out about the electoral system -- sowed doubt about the electoral system. people had voted for others instead of him, also talking about the fact that it was prone toacking and widespread fraud. that is the crux of the issue, the party that has brought this case to the court has said this is a dissemination of fake news. his team say that it was a battle of narratives, these are alternative facts great there are two sides -- alternative facts. there are two sides on the matter. that is something the court -- >> i think you broke up at the end, i want to ask as well, that is not thenly legal challenge he is facing, is it? >> no.

he has 16 cases against him in this electoral court and he has five cases against him in the supreme court and of course those are already the supreme court are cases. -- those are in the supreme court and are criminal cases. it would be a question as you mentioned, he would not be able to run for office for eight years but it would not put him behind bars. this is the first of many cases that we are expected to see against the former president. >> as he actually want to run again -- does he actually want to run again? does he show a serious intention of getting into politics his family again? >> he has not said he is going to run but just last week the day after the first day of court to do with this case he gave a speech saying that he was up for running for counselor and why not, maybe for the 2026 elections. it is chaff at the moment.

he is doing his rounds and talking about the fact he does not want to leave politics. it is still very early days and bolsonaro is a politician. he likes to talk about whether that attitude changes is something everybody is watching. >> let us see how this child goes. t-- this trial goes. >> some scientists have discovered opportunities, you study has found a i could cut treatment time for cancer patients waiting for the start of their radiotherapy. it draws around healthy organs which ensures healthy tissue is protected. katie has more. >> radiotherapy i a life-saving treatment for cancer patients. before machines like this can start to shrink tumors,

there is a laborious task for doctors. the radiation target has to be mapped to avoid damaging organs. >> we have to avoid these areas. we can these bones -- >> putting each area takes between 25 minutes at two hours per patient. it is time medics could spend getting to a backlog or supporting families. microsoft spent a decade thinking about how artificial intelligence could take on that work. >> what a i can help with is really reducing the burden on clinicians. that is the model we collaborated on. >> they worked in cambridge to further train and evaluate their code on real patients including frank who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. >> they were looking at this stuff all day long and you get tired. >> how did it feel to be part of something like that? to be part of a trial?

>> a privilege, i suppose? >> doctors check and sign off the ai's work and tests found that medics did not feel the need to make any changes. >> our colleagues pr eferred the work of the ai to their colleagues. >> it is not get tired or have its own way of doing things and they are bk to give their program for head and neck cancer to a manufacturer which will ultimately allow any nhs trust to access the technology this is the first time an ai program developed within the nhs will be released as a medical energy device. >> hospitals expect treatment times for their patients, it is fantastic for them to do this. >> the nhs would be able to

deploy these at cost. >> this would be the beginning of ai in health care. >> who would like to update you on a story we brought you last week, -- what like to update you on a story we brought you last week. a lady with a fan was sold, setting a record as he was expensive work of art ever sold in europe. that included a winning bid of $94 million plus another $14 million in charges. it beat out a previous record in 2010. the portrait of the unnamed woman was not on an easel in clint's studio when the later date in 1918. -- when the creator died in 1918. there are mountains in scotland that are higher than 300 feet that are known as the munro's, a runner scaled them without using any motorized transport, she did

in 31 days, 10 hours, and 27 minutes. she survived on four hours of sleep a day. our correspondent managed to track her down. >> one of our most remote mountains, a record is about to be smashed. this is the moment jamie aarons finished scaling all of scotland's munro's. >> the plan we started to hatch two years ago, it propelled us through, i am also shattered. >> there were multiple challenges, some unexpected. this 31 day journey taking the highest point of the united kingdom as welas isolated glens. >> the train left a lot to be desired and it was unexpected in may when scarlett was seeing the highest temperature as it had ever seen -- when scotland was seeing the highest temperature as it had ever seen.

s had ever seen. i got severe burns to my lips which is something i never expected to need to plan around for doing a walk in scotland. >> an army of friends supported her but this was a self-propelled record-breaking achievement. using every minute she could she used kayaks and bikes to travel between the mountains, grabbing sleep when she could. >> i have a superhero power of micro naps, i find it sometimes just a 62nd or two minute nap could reset m -- a 60 second or two minute nap could reset meat. if i fell asleep on my feet, i need 60 seconds. as soon as my head hit the ground, i gave is at 60 seconds and we can do again. >> she is motivated by challenges she has not sure she

can meet but with this one in the bag she has no looking forward to something a little more relaxing. a long rest and time with her two dogs. >> before we go, a fresco in the italian city of pompeii is providing new and possibly delicious insight into life 2000 years ago. geologists uncovered a painting which depicts what might be the precursor to pizza. the flatbread depicted may be a distant ancestor of the modern dish but it the classic ingredients to technically be considered pizza. that is tomato sauce, cheese, pepperoni, or what you fancy. the fresco was found in the hall of a house next to a bakery during recent digs at the site in southern italy. you can find more on all of the news at our website, plus to see what we are working on at any time make sure to check us out on twitter. thank you for watching old news

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>. on the newshour tonight, the supreme court rejects a controversial legal theory that could have thrown the 2024 election into disarray a newly released audio recording further complicates former president trump's legal troubles and, russia drops charges against the mercenary group which rebelled against the kremlin as vladimir putin attempts to project order. >> it is a sign vladimir putin is in a deep shock because he hates to disclose these details.