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thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. a judge ordered that the trial in the classified documents case against donald trump begin on may 20, 2024. the district judge rejected the bid to try the case in december. as well as the request for a delay until after the election. the trial is one of many legal obligations mr. trump faces going into the election cycle. including federal and straight probes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let's turn to jessica roth, professor of law at cardozo school of law. what is your assessment of this may trial date? which side does this benefit? >> nobody got what they wanted.

trump one of the trial postponed indefinitely. it was a defeat for him. the doj did not get what it wanted. they wanted to try the case in december. the may date is reasonable. it is consistent with other similar cases. the reasoning the judge explained setting the new schedule was legally sound given the extent of the discovery and the legal issues that will be have to indicated with classified information. i think it's important in the context of this case. after the search of mar-a-lago before the charges were filed, they were not legally sound. they were reversed by the appellate court. she was showing preferential treatment to the former president. i think the fact that the ruling was legally sound is significant. the next test will be whether

the judge holds the defense to the schedule she has set or whether she will let it slip further. geoff: this date falls into the 2024 election season. state primaries will be finished by that point. there will likely be a nominee. it could be donald trump. how could that affect the case? >> the judge reserved judgment on if she would take into consideration the status of former president trump as a future nominee and scheduling considerations. she did not have to address that now. she left open the door that if he is likely nominee, his lawyers could raise the issue of whether or not the election schedule made it a hardship for him to have the trial in may or

make it hard to seat an unbiased jury. it remains to be seen if she would look at those arguments at that point. if the trial were to slip past the general election, there is a prospect it wouldn't happen all. if he became president again, he would likely direct his attorney general to drop the prosecution. there is a lot at stake for when this trial happens. the charges include the willful retention of defense information. it also may impact whether or not he is held accountable in a court of law for this conduct. geoff: thank you so much for your insight.

in the other headlines, there is no relief in sight from extreme weather plaguing much of the nation. northeastern ohio was cleaning up from intense thunderstorms. the winds gusted to 80 miles per hour. blistering heat kept the nation on broil. heat waves will dominate half the year. >> we are on trend in seizing a rise in global temperatures. that will contribute to intensity. what also happens is they are spread across the seasons. we've got indications they are growing out into the spring. that's when we see the strongest growth of heat waves. geoff: current extreme heat is

likely to persist in much of the world through august. russian forces cap the odessa region under bartman today. missiles took out storage buildings and pounded grain terminals. the russian navy practiced firing drills to blockade any grain shipments. moscow withdrew from a deal allowing the shipments. the foreign ministry said it is ready to cooperate with turkey. >> the format you propose is probably possible. only after our demands are met. we are ready to consider any variations of the deal that would continue grain supplies to world markets. geoff: the humanitarian aid chief warned that blockading grain exports from ukraine means millions of people in developing countries will go hungry.

lawmakers in alabama have refused to create a second majority black conditional district. that defies an order from the supreme court to redraw their congressional map to get black voters more of a say. the new voting map will face a new round of legal challenges. several tech companies have agreed to abide by new ai safeguards. the president met with executives on the new standards. that includes watermarking manipulator content. the safeguards for now are voluntary. stocks were mixed on wall street. the dow jones gained two points to close at 35,000 to 28. the nasdaq fell 30 points. messy will make his american debut tonight with his new team. he will face off against mexico city and a tournament. he had his first training season

on tuesday. he has a contract that will pay him more than $1 million per match. still to come, an investigation finds sexual assault claims are routinely ignored. jonathan and gary weigh in on the political headlines. christopher nolan discusses his new film about the father of the atomic bomb. we remember the life and career of tony bennett. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: ukraine suffered missile strikes, part of a deadly summer of attacks. many of the cruise missiles wouldn't be able to find their

targets without the help of american companies. his investigation is supported by the pulitzer center. >> in a village about 25 miles north of the ukrainian city, military officers show us the remains of a russian missile strike. it's a scene that has become familiar in over 500 days of war. this was shot down by an air defense system. these officers collect the fragments and bring them back to the capital analysis. they have granted us access to film their work so we can find out where the components that help these missiles find their targets come from. this looks like it might be the flight control unit. it would be interesting to get a look at it when it's brought

back to the laboratory. motherboards like these we find western made microchips. >> she runs a hospital lab on the others of ukraine. last month, she lost the thing most dear to her. >> i had an only daughter. i raised her. i educated her. they took away my meaning of life. >> a barrage of missiles rained down on the city, hitting this apartment building where they slept. >> with the neighbors were escaping, everyone knocked on the door. it was jammed. they heard nothing. that was it. >> 13 people were killed in the

attack. >> as a mother, i blame myself. a mother's mission is to keep her safe. why didn't i feel there was danger? >> you can't blame yourself. >> russia's ability to fire long-range missiles has brought the terror of war two cities far from fighting. air raid sirens shake the calm of peaceful cities. one of the most commonly used was an air paint launched kh one designed to carry tactical nukes. it is fitted with a conventional warhead and upgraded guidance system. when fired in densely populated cities, it may be committing a war crime. does blame and there? officials leave that companies whose components are found in

numerous missiles need to be held to account. >> this is the factory identifier. the 315 is characteristic. >> we are at a secret location where technicians analyze weapons recovered from the battlefield. the fragments have been right here. they cut the flight control unit out of this. >> if you look at the outer casing, you see russian writing. it looks like a russian computer. once you start looking at motherboards inside, then you start to see what the brains of this machine are made of. it is full of american components.

>> this is analog devices. texas instruments. >> we found products made by five american companies. the most recent was this microchip made by santa clara california in 2020. they said they had no record of the sale of the chip and suspected the markings may have been altered. microchips have turned up in kh 101's. they were recovered from a missile shot down in march 2023. >> russia lost the microelectronics war and this is how it's trying to get by. they may be getting these through contraband or stockpiles.

all of the mathematics of this missile are in one computer. without one chip, they could not assemble it. >> they have been able to assemble it, even though sanctions have been in place for almost a decade. i asked the director general for economic diplomacy that the ministry of foreign affairs what the u.s. and allies were doing wrong? >> they are cautious with their enforcement. this should be explained, what will be the punishment. we see the lack of this conversation. >> james byrne echoed the ukrainian view that there was little obvious enforcement of russian sanctions.

>> we did have huge fines for some of the financial institutions. it is certainly a possibility something like this could happen. if it emerges that some companies did not follow any due diligence. >> according to the records, the onboard computer is made by a russian computer maker. it's a cost of $9,000 each. >> the central research institute purchased 20 of the units in 2019. >> we sent pictures of the microchips we found to their manufacturers to ask them who they were sold to in order to

expose the supply chain. >> we are much more than one of the leading semi conductor providers. >> american technology giant texas instruments who are turning up in multiple platforms voted down a proposal to report on the misuse of products. >> the board of directors recommended to vote against the proposal because of belief that the company already had a sufficiently robust compliance. >> >> supply change can increase

costs. that really is something that a lot of manufacturers should look closely at. these are still ending up. >> texas instruments said it does not support or condone the use of its products in applications for which they weren't designed. in the meantime, she consoled herself that accountability will come to the people. >> the people who do this, they must understand that innocent people are killed. i am not filled with hate. i believe that people who ring people will get what they deserve. >> demands to take more responsibility to go after those

are only going to grow louder. geoff: a new investigation i the pulitzer prize-winning organization shines a light on allegations of sexual abuse and assault filed by migrants in u.s. immigration detention facilities. our producer teamed up with them and has been reporting on the story since 2021. we spoke earlier this week. tell us about this investigation into allegations of sexual abuse filed by migrants. what did you find? >> the spirit of three women,

immigrants held in tension centers and how they spoke about the abuse they faced. they spoke about voyeurism, how they were assaulted by a medical professional while they were held. here is what they told me. question never have to worry about sharing a shower, none of that. >> how often did this happen? >> every day. >> he tells me to lower my plants -- pants. >> he was saying good, he was doing strange jesters. >> i was quiet the whole time. i was staring off into space.

>> when i was looking at myself in the mirror, i was thinking i don't deserve to wear these clothes. i don't deserve to wear this makeup. i don't matter. i felt immensely invisible. geoff: what facilities emerged as the problems? >> the last two women you heard were held at stewart county detention center in georgia. they have alleged that the one who was supposed to look after them assaulted them. these are not the only ones. there are three other women who made similar allegations. they complained to ice about it. it's been one year this month since they filed their complaints. they have not heard anything back yet.

the other woman we heard from was in florida. she experienced sexual voyeurism. she experienced harassment at that facility. these women don't know each other. what they have told us is strikingly similar. at least one dozen immigrants have talked about similar patterns of assault and abuse. it also does emerge that this is not isolated to one facility or one state. geoff: she talks about how she's been doing this reporting, looking into this problem for more than a decade. >> ice has found new ways to deal with the challenges of people in detention complaining about sexual abuse. what we were able to uncover is

one of the ways in which they are dealing with this is by transferring people, from one detention facility to another as a way of addressing or not addressing complaints of sexual abuse. geoff: your investigation found that ice transfers detainees who make these complaints. >> if you may remember, in 2021, there were headlines in georgia. that is the place where nonconsensual reproductive surgeries were conducted. that facility had to be shut down after outrage and congressional hearings. the women were not released. most of them were transferred to stewart county detention center. those two women faced alleged assault.

in florida, we had a woman who is detained. she filed complaints, others filed complaints. there were other complaints of abuse. women were transferred to baker county detention center. she faced similar if not worse, when they ended up complaining, active essay this has become a consecutive pattern. geoff: on that point, what is the path forward for these women? >> these women are hoping to hear back on their complaints. we followed up with the georgia bureau of investigations. they had promised to do an investigation. they said the da office has not released the conclusion yet.

the problem that we are highlighting is not only the abuse of immigrants in detention centers taking place, the fact that it may be happening with impunity, that there is a lack of accountability, that these cases are not investigated. that's what we hope to change. geoff: thank you so much for sharing that reporting with us. you can read more of her work and find a link to the full podcast on our website, pbs.org. after a recent spate of shark encounters, new york state is

ramping up efforts to monitor the creditor off long island. in massachusetts, awareness about the population of great white sharks off cape cod. miles o'brien has the story. >> in early july, around 5:00 in the evening, they went out for an evening surf session. the pair were 35 feet from shore when they noticed the water was extra murky. >> we were about to catch a wave and. the shark was just there at my foot, really intense pressure on my foot. >> how did you get to safety? >> my foot was down its throat. it was really scary. i called my friend for help. i got out and ran up to the beach and got a good samaritan.

we call the cops from there. i thought my foot was gone. it was all numb. i didn't want to look at it. i knew it was bad. >> peter was one of four people bitten by a shark on july 3 and july 4 off the coast of long island. each occurred on fire island beaches, a barrier island. it's a concern. the regional director of the state parks. >> five years ago, i never would've thought you would've seen a shark. there would be a shark report every two or three years. that was it. >> new york governor increases surveillance across long island beaches, providing more water crafts and drones to be on the lookout for sharks and funding to cover the cost of training.

>> seeing the change in shark behavior, we knew early on we had to take steps. >> as beachgoers flocked to the white sand, sharks are off the coast of the most popular beaches. one beach delayed opening on july 4 after drones spotted dozens of sin sharks off the coast. lifeguards have more time to clear the water after a sighting. >> when you're up in an elevated lifeguard stand, you can see up and you can see out, you can't see straight down. >> those who study sharks say they are likely making a mistake if they bite. >> sharks are not interested in interacting with people or biting people. we think this is the result of

being close to beaches. it's a very unusual dynamic. it's not unusual that they are in new york. >> a fishery management specialist with the atmospheric atmosphere. >> most of the sharks are smaller. what's happening is there is new species. these remain south of new york waters but because of climate change, they are moving into the area. some species are moving further north. >> larger great whites are surging off the coast of cape cod, swimming in the shallows. atlantic white shark conservancy developed an app where users can report and log sightings and

encounters. why has cape cod become one of the largest hotspots for great whites in the world? >> we are losing habitat. we are losing these incredible creatures. in the u.s., we've got a little bit of a different story. >> any colleges for the center of coastal studies. he says there are more great whites because there are more seals. >> we almost hunted them to extinction. federally in the protection act, it's taken 50 years to recover that population. >> sharks are necessary to maintain biodiversity.

the u.s. saw 41 unprovoked shark attacks. one was fatal. that is down from 47 attacks in 2021. if you find yourself face to face with a shark? >> they will bite a person and realize they made a mistake. they let go and swim off. if that's not the case, hit the shark on the nose or the eyes. >> the encounter left him with a broken foot. he hopes to get back on the board. >> i'm curious what mom and dad think about this. >> how about you? are you ready to let these go hang tenant? >> i have the fear of water to begin with. as a mom, i feel the best way to

overcome this is to get back on the board and continue to serve. we should be able to share the water together. >> something peter can't wait to do again for the pbs newshour, i am miles. geoff: geoff: now to further discuss how investigations into the former president are affecting the race. we turn to the analysis. that is jonathan capehart and gary abernathy. david brooks is away tonight. it's great to see you both. the classified documents case has a trial date. the federal judge ordered it for may 20.

what do you make of this scenario? this is after most of the primaries. it's before the conventions. >> i bake that in. i thought there would be no distinction between donald trump's campaign appearances and his going in for his various court appearances for the various trials he is part of. all i know is this. i am glad there is a date set before the general election, assuming he is the republican nominee for president. i am glad there is a date set because no matter what happens in terms of the presidential nomination, he is now going to be held publicly accountable through trial for his role,

assuming there is indeed -- she will be held accountable for withholding, taking classified documents, including nuclear secrets. i am glad he is going to be held accountable for it. geoff: he faces six civil cases in this cycle. doesn't this incentivize his rivals to stay in the race longer than they might be inclined to, they are waiting for a candidacy collapse. >> every time he's indicted, it makes him stronger. how strong is that going to make him. it rallies republicans around him. except for chris christie, they are not taking the right tactic. they are still complaining about these charges.

that doesn't make a lot of sense. the trial date is interesting timing. you are looking at another indictment possibly in the january 6 issue, i thought the documents indictment was a mistake. i just think it's going to be bad for the country. i think there is going to be an indictment on january 6, which i think is going to be a mistake. here's the thing. is it going to be -- you don't have to just prove that he tried to reverse an election result. they've got to prove he tried to overthrow the government. you get into issues of free speech, just going down a road i don't think is going to be healthy to the country. geoff: i suspect you see this

differently as we await a potential indictment from the special counsel. >> absolutely. i disagree wholeheartedly with gary. to not hold him -- to not indict him in the classified documents case for in the january 6 investigation, it's to not hold him accountable. it is not a mistake to hold the person who was the leader of the country, the occupant of the oval office. it is not a mistake to hold him accountable for taking classified documents, not just one or two. there are 1500 pages, some including the most sensitive secrets of this nation. he must be held accountable for that. next week or down the road, we

will find out what the special counsel is going to do related to january 6. it is good for the country because the country needs to hear this. the country needs to see this. the signal needs to be sent in this race or in the future that if you try to overthrow or overturn a free and fair election, you will be held accountable. it might not be the next day. you will be held accountable in a court of law by a jury. >> we see that going on right now. we see that going on with the jim jordan investigation. we are going to go after biden,

we are going to go after. someone needs to end this. hopefully, it's the voters that in this. what makes trump stronger is this notion that it plays into his complaint that there is a deep state conspiracy out to get him. this is going to perpetuate that. >> on that point, he seems to be getting some backup from his rivals on the trail. here's how a couple of them responded. >> i think he was in the white house and didn't anything while things were going on. he should've come out more forcefully. to try to criminalize that, that's a different issue. we want to be in a situation where you don't have one side

consul he trying to put the other side in jail. >> i hope it doesn't come to that. i'm not convinced the president acting on the ice of crake lawyers is criminal. geoff: taking what the former vice president had to say, he was targeted by donald trump on january 6, he of all the candidates would be able to draw the biggest contrast on that issue. >> he chooses not to. it is shameful. his life was endangered that day. 500 35 members of congress, their lives were in danger. the only person in the republican race is governor christie who is willing to say

things as the way they are. it shows how far the party has fallen. i am old enough to remember donald trump and 2016 say it would be a mistake for the american people to vote for someone who is under federal investigation. he has two criminal indictments. he's got a party that is circling the wagons around him, including the guy whose own life was threatened by it. it is unbelievably shameful. one thing about what gary said about ending the cycle of retribution, it started with donald trump. ending the cycle would be surrendering to authoritarian forces trying to take over our democracy. >> what donald trump did on january 6, to deny losing the

election, has bn bad for democracy. being bad for democracy is not the same as being criminal. it's bad for the country to go after your primary political opponent. it has a bad look to it. geoff: i want to raise the trip the vice president made to florida. it was a last-minute trip. the florida board of education voted this week to approve revised like history curriculum that includes instruction on how slaves benefited from slavery because they learned some skills. >> it's ridiculous. i don't know what the fear is of teaching black history, the horrors of history, of what a terrible history it was. there is nothing to be afraid of.

we have downplayed it too much in the past. i am going to agree with, harris . i have never understood what desantis or anyone else has with teaching accurate history. geoff: tell me more about the vice presidents role in tackling cultural issues. >> gary and i are in 100% alignment on this. why are we afraid to talk about the complexities of our history, of like history. the vice president going down to florida, going into the heart of the matter to talk about this is a great thing. she is uniquely qualified to talk about this as the first black woman it, the first south asian american to hold the

office of vice president. when she speaks about the issues of race or culture. when she speaks about issues of choice, she is speaking from the heart. it is an asset to the ticket as they go into a presidential election where those issues are going to be paramount. geoff: quite a conversation on this friday evening. thank you both. robert oppenheimer was one of the greatest scientists. father of the atomic mom, a victim of the mccarthy witchhunts. he is now the subject of a new film by director christopher nolan. jeffrey brown spoke to him for our arts and culture series.

>> robert oppenheimer comes to very large life in a film that is star-studded and action-packed. it was the internal human conflict that first grabbed him. >> it is the most dramatic story i've ever encountered. to me, taking on this person, who changed the world irrevocably, i really warmed to the challenge of trying to jump into his head. >> you wrote the script in the first person? >> it says i came into the room. i felt that way, i would be on a journey with his story to understanding. >> he based his drama on american prometheus, the

pulitzer prize-winning biography . highlighting the ethical choices that played out in real time during world war ii. between oppenheimer and albert einstein. >> this time, the chain reaction doesn't stop. >> we might start a chain reaction that destroys the world. >> i wanted to put the audience in the position of scientists asked to deal with the race against the nazis. that's where the ethics come in.

it's a situation where you have no choice. you can't allow the nazis to have a nuclear bomb. what are your responsibilities for something that was necessary . bringing this thing into the world, it brings in a lot of thorny questions. >> at 52, he is a powerhouse in his world. blockbuster hits like inception and interstellar. the dark knight trilogy reimagined the batman classic. his films of grossed $5 billion worldwide. he took on new challenges, forgoing computer gym rated imagery, filming with newly

developed black-and-white and color imax film. the look and experience you are giving us, are they as important to you as the story? do they go hand-in-hand? >> to me, they go hand-in-hand. cinema is this fusion of sound and images. i like to shoot on celluloid film because it's the closest to what the ics. -- the high seas. i wanted those to be real

things. >> the first atomic bombs were dropped in 1945. debate haskin tenured weather japan was set to surrender. the final death toll was at least 200,000. oppenheimer was a public hero. he was wracked with doubts about what they had done. he would argue against the creation of the hydrogen bomb. his loyalty was challenged. he had his security clearance revoked. nolan is well aware of contemporary residences, including the advent of ai, a world changing technology unleashed without an understanding of potential consequences. do you worry that history is

repeating itself? >> i take some comfort in learning the leading researchers refer to this moment as their oppenheimer moment. they are looking for guidance about their responsibility. as a filmmaker, i am trying to give the audience a thrill ride. it's weird to use the word entertainment in relation to a story that is so serious. it's about engagement with a story. my job is to pull the audience in for this dramatic story. i think it raises a lot of troubling questions. >> it's a huge story. it's a hugely important story. it's a three-hour film. you are an ambitious storyteller

. >> the thing i love about movies, they can literally be anything. there has always been an understanding in the history of movies that it can be told on this scale. am i ambitious to do that? certainly. history is on my side. there are a lot of examples of movies that are more serious, the do present different type of attainment. that's what we are doing. we are telling a very big, important story using the tools to put it on the big screen possible. >> oppenheimer died in 1967. christopher nolan is telling his story in theaters worldwide.

geoff: remembering tony bennett, one of the greatest singers of american standards. he died today at age 96 after a seven decade long career. he recorded 70 albums in 119 grammys, picking up most of those after he turned 60. after world war ii, he helped liberate the concentration camp, he came to new york in 1946 and was signed by columbia records in 1950. it wasn't until the 60's when he broke through as a major star. he was known for his signature sarin, i left my heart in san francisco. >> i'm going home to my city by the bay. i left my heart in san

francisco. geoff: he devoted much of his career to singing the works of cole porter, duke ellington, george gershwin. >> more recently, he was mown for his duets with contemporary artists and along collaboration with lady gaga. tony bennett was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2016. he performed after that. jeffrey brown sat down with him in 2014. he asked about his love of jazz. >> my father died when i was 10 years old. all my relatives they would come over every sunday and my brother, my sister, we would entertain them. it was just at a time, what am i

going to do in life? is anybody going to know me? my family would say we like the way you sing and we like the way you paint those flowers. they created a passion in me of always trying to improve. here i am, i'm still trying to get better at what i'm doing. >> your member that young guy first starting to sing. here you are. >> i was blessed under the g.i. bill. i joined the american theater wing. it was a great choice. they let us to continue school. the main thing i learned was to always stay with quality, never compromise. don't just try to get a hit

record. do something that is going to last. >> he is eager to keep jazz music alive. >> it's the only great art form that has been created in the united states. they invented it for improvisation. that's the reason i did the album with lady gaga, to reach that young audience that she has. for the first time, they are hearing wonderful songs that swing and last forever. they are great american songs. they were done in the 20's and 30's. >> i've got you under my skin. geoff: he was one-of-a-kind. that is the newshour for tonight.

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