>> tonight on pbs news weekend. a new kind of morning after pill being used to prevent sexually transmitted infections. then, the complicated lifef maria schneider, whose role in the notorious film last tango in paris, brought her fame, but haunted her life. graduating seniors give their brief and spectacular take on the future. >> we have an opportunity to change the world and make a beautiful place. if we don't act, we are not going to live very much longer. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by.

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meteorologists say july has been the world's hottest on record. they also say some relief is on the way for many americans. where than 100 million americans are under heat alerts. parts of the midwest, mid-atlantic, and northeast, heat and humidity, is making temperatures feel between 100 and 110. in phoenix, the high temperature has been above 110. for a record 30 straight days. there is possibility rain will end the street. a cold front pushing south is forecast to pull things off next week. the south will continue to bake. former president donald trump made his first appearance last night since three new felony charges were added to his classified documents case. at a republican dinner, he said the charges against him and the investigatns that could lead to more charges are politically motivated. other republican candidates

spoke at the dinner but avoided mentioninghe former president's name. one exception, will heard. >> donald trump is running to stay out of prison. and if we elect -- i know. i know the truth. the truth is hard. >> tonight, trump is to hold a rally in erie, pennsylvania. in eastern ukraine, russian missile strikes killed at least two people. nine people were injured, including two children when none apartment building was hit. forces targeted infrastructure for grain shipping. today hitting a grain terminal in a southern city. still to come. a french journalist at -- and on american actor talk about last tango in paris actor maria schneider. a brief but spectacular take on

the future. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour. weeknights on pbs. >> there is a promising new way to prevent the spread of some sexually transmitted infections and uses an old drug. a cheap and widely available antibiotic. lower burrell lopez has more. >> a morning pill for sexually transmitted infections. doxycycle taken immediately after sex can stop bacterial sti's like chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. a potential game changer in the fight against sexually transmitted infections. it is more urgent with a sharp rise in cases over the last decade. some health officials are raising concerns wider use of the preventative antibiotic can breed drug resistance.

for more on the potential and risks, turning to a washington post journalist. thank you for joining us. explain this new protocol. >> it is doxycycline, a common antibiotic used as a postexposure prophylaxis. if you administer this antibiot and if someone takes the pill up to 72 hours after having sex, it can reduce their chanceof attracting a bacterial sti like committee a, syphilis, and gonorrhea. >> s's have increased 80% over the last five years. syphilis at the highest level in the last 70 years. do public health officials really believe this can change the game? >> public health officials say they need new tools. promoting abstinence, it can only go so far. they have been looking for medical interventions. the big hope is getting something like a vaccine. there has not been much progress

on that front. so this gives you an option to get it to the highest risk populations. people at the highest risk, if they are not getting it, you stop the transmission chance early and you can prevent broader circulation. >> the number of populations across the board are seeing an increase in sti's. public health officials are targeting the use of this dock cpap among transgender men and women and those who have sex with men. >> those were the populations study in the research that found doxey pepe effective. the reason they are looking at men who have sex with men and trans women is the rate of sti's are higher in that group. one of the reasons is not because of the differences in sexual behavior, but because when you have a smaller pool of people and sexual partners, when one person has an sti, it is easier for it to spread.

the idea is they want to limit it to people who are at highest risk because it can also have unintended consequences. that is because it's an antibiotic. in the medical profession, you want to limit the use of antibiotics because it can lead to drug resistance. both for individuals and the population. >> explain that argument more. some doctors are concerned about the use of doxycycline more and more and the fact it could potentially breed drug resistant superbugs. what is the argument and what are the public health officials saying? >> if you are using an antibiotic like diet -- doxycycline, you can be facilitating the drug resistant superbugs. as the bacteria that cause diseases are circulating, you might facilitate the evolution of bugs that can overcome antibiotics like doxycycline.

then you might have a situation where people are contracting strains of these bacteria in the front line treatments are no longer effective. that is at the population level. at the individual level, there is worry using antibiotics can make it harder for that antibiotic to be effective when you are set with other issues. or it might harm your gut micro biome health. their healthy bacteria in our systems that promote good health and an antibiotic can really point -- wipe that bacteria out. >> it has been used for other reasons. have they seen any type of drug resistance when it is used for other treatment? >> yes. that is an important issue. it is not a new morning-after pill, it is an old pill with a new use. antibiotic is used for lyme's disease, long-term acne treatment, malaria prevention. some of the promoters using as

an sti prevention is for an unhurried -- unfair health standard. also if part of this comfort is if it is for sexual health. and because it allows people to have sex without condoms without having to worry much about sti's. >> some doctors are not comfortable with it. >> the concern is if doctors are being hesitant to avoid sti's because they say that antibiotic is unnecessary. people who work in the sexual health field say we have to acknowledge a reality not everyone is going to wear condoms. they are so not 100% effective. so in the sexual health field, you have a demand for alternatives. but in the broader medical field, you have a concern about antibiotics. the cdc is drafting guidelines for how to distribute it right now. that is the conundrum they are

trying to address. how you deal with rising sti's and avoid the problem of antibiotic resistance and making it worse. >> thank you so much for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> maria schneider was launched into the spotlight at age 19 she costarred with marlon brando in the erotic drama last tango in paris. the film and one rape scene made her famous but also haunted her the rest of her life. to her cousin, she was more than just that one film. she tells that story in her memoir my cousin maria schneider. i spoke with molly ringwald, who translated the book into english. i asked what drew them to the project. i would like to start with you. you wrote in the book that as a

small girl, you collected articles and photos of your cousin in a red folder. why did you do that? why was she important to you? what did she represent to you growing up? >> when i was a child, i was fascinated by maria schneider, who was very famous in france and the world at the time. not necessarily for good reasons, but for the scandalous film last tango in paris. she was my cousin, but also a bit of a star. i admired her a lot, and at the same time felt she was fragile and had a need to protect her. >> why did you decide to write the book? to tell her story? >> maria was older than me. i'm a journalist, but i had already written novels. she told me one day she would like to tell her version of things since she already said interviews she had been abused

because of that scene. the scene of sodomy that had not been written in the script. she wanted to say what kindf woman she was, what kind of actress she was beyond that scene. she wanted me to write a book with her. in the end, she was afraid to do the book. when she died in 2011, i said to myself it is my turn to tell this story. not the book she would have written alone, from my perspective, too. the perspective i had as a child. i wanted to tell the story of the woman she was, the cousin she was to me, the girl she was in private, very funny, sometimes difficult, with a very adventurous life. also about our family. the schneider family was not ordinary. she suffered because she wasn't protected by her parents. i wanted to tell the story of who she was as a whole. >> she burst on th scene and became famous because of that notorious scene in last tango.

how much did that overshadow the rest of her life, the rest of her career? >> the film made her well known. at the same time, it was a curse for her. because she felt raped and abused. at the same time, she was seen as dirty by the public. the film was banned in many countries, and she was never able to shake that image. after the film release and the scandal, she fell into drugs, heroin in a very bad way, in those years were terrible for her. she had trouble coming back from that. >> how did you get involved in the project? >> i have been ask to translate a book written by a french author, and it was nothing that i ever considered doing. i'm first an actor, but also a

writer. i discovered i kind of liked it. it was difficult and challengg. a bit like what people like about puzzles. i could spend hours doing it, i feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. then they came back to me to do vanessa's book. i was really intrigued. i told my husband if i reset i wanted to translate a book again, to kill me. to not let me do it. so i said no at first. i could not get it out of my head. i have always been really interested by maria schneider. >> did the book make you think about your career, your experiences when you were a young actress? >> absolutely. i was never in a situation that was as traumatic as what maria had gone through. but i certainly have been

through situations where i did not feel protected. but i did have a very protective family. show business is not for the faint of heart. maria says that in an interview. she said you really have to be right in the head for this business. otherwise it will eat you up. i feel like she did not really have that protection. it was hard to go through that. and to flourish. >> do you feel if she had never made last tango in paris, if her first starring role had been different, that her life would have been different? >> i think maria would have done cinema anyway. would she have had personal difficulties, may be. she had her fragile points.

she had a very complicated childhood with a mother who is not loving and a father she only met at the age of 16 or 17 who took her to nightclubs and introduced her to drugs and did not take care of her like a father. she may not have been strong enough for the world of cinema at that time. >> i'm interested, you wrote this in the second person, as if you are speaking to maria. you say you did this and you're doing that, why did you make that choice? >> there were moments in the books i talked about her in third person. and when i say you because it felt necessary. even though i was with her when she was sick, there were things i did not tell her. it was also like a letter, along letter to my cousin. >> do you feel like you've gotten something off of your shoulders that you wanted to say to maria before she died but never had the chance?

>> yes. there were things i would not have dareday to her. subjects that were taboo. painful topics you would be afraid to stir up. she did not want to talk about the drugs. she did not want to talk about the last tango. i knew i could only bring it up once she was gone. at the same time i knew she gave me permission and i would be the one to do it. she entrusted me with this mission. >> clearly this was not as personal for you as it was for vanessa. but how did you find yourself being affected working on this project and what do you take away from the project? >> when i'm playing a role, i feel completely a part of it. i felt very affected by it. like i knew maria, like i knew vanessa. i worked on it for such a long

time, i felt like i was a part of that story. vanessa talks about drugs a lot. even though maria did not want to talk about drugs when she finished, it was still a big part of her life and a big part of vanessa's life. the's not many of us who have not been affected by drugs in some way that don't know somebody who has not struggled with addiction. there is a scene that vanessa wrote being in line watching a young man about the same age as her going through withdrawal. the young boy with his parents. she can see the parents are trying to have a semblance of a normal life. the boy cannot do it. the father lets him take his

wallet out of his jacket and they know he's going to go off and do drugs. they don't know if they are going to see him again. every time i would work on it, it would make me cry. i know what it is like to love someone and not know if they are going to come back or how they will get through it. it was very emotional. the book is not just the story of maria, but it is the story of vanessa and watching somebody she admires and loves struggle with drugs. so that was really important for me to get right. >> vanessa schneider and molly ringwald, thank you.

three years ago, the members of the class of 2023 were high school freshman. adjusting to their new normal, when suddenly nothing was normal. for the recent graduates, every year of their high school career was touched by the pandemic. in spite of the challenges, they never lost perseverance and creativity. we hear from the graduating seniors at sequoia high school in redwood city, california, for their take on the future. >> hold on real quick. >> my name is becca rosenberg. i'm a high school senior at 17 years old. >> my favorite show is probably seinfeld. >> friends. >> euphoria. >> stranger things. >> i like all kinds of music. >> japanese jazz. it is very relaxing.

my news, i try not to get a lot of it. >> social media. sometimes instagram, google. >> i'm very proud of my family. >> something i like about myself is to be proud of a mexican. >> i'm a good listener. >> i'm nervous at first, may be quiet and introverted. but once you get to know me more, i bloom out more. >> when the pandemic started i was 14. >> i had to rewire myself into a zoom. > socially it was rough. >> i really thrived in online learning. >> it affected my family. my mom got laid off in a way. it caused me to pick up a job. >> it helped me become a more responsible student and son. >> i was 12 when i got instagram and 13 when i got snapshot. don't tell my mom.

i was supposed to be 15. >> i was 11 years old when i downloaded instagram. >> i hate social media. >> personally i find it healthy to kind of distract myself and see the tiktok dances. >> when i wake up, i turn on my phone and go to tiktok and i go to bed i'm on tiktok read >> i love it is easy to look at stuff, i love what people are doing. but i hate how it consumes my day. i could have been doing something more productive. >> i can see myself as a person, i saw the number of likes i got in the followers i had, and i could not stand opening instagram, but it was like an addiction i could not help it. >> biggest source of stress? got to think about this one. >> my family and i's immigration status. >> the unknown of the future. i'm a planner, so it is challenging to not know what is ahead. >> i feel nervous for

graduation, i'm not ready for it. i'm not even prepared. >> i want to be a firefighter or played in the nfl. >> i want to be a dentist. >> a social worker. i have been through abuse, homelessness. i hope to help other kids having been through the same things as me. >> i see myself in sports medicine, i want to be the people on the sideline helping athletes. >> i'm going to major in business management. >> i want to transfer to a four-year and major in construction management and have my own business. >> the future kind of scares me. >> the future makes me feel stoked. >> people my age have a hard time thinking about what they will be like 50 or 60 years from now because whether or not society exists at that point is up for debate. >> my hope is in 10 years i will have a loving family and a steady job and kids and some cats. we have an opportunity to change the world and make a beautiful place, but if we don't act now,

i think we are not going to live very much longer. >> it has always been impressive in our lives that the world is going to end unless you fix it. they just make it our problem. those under the age of 25. what are we supposed to do? i cannot even vote yet. >> so many misconceptions people have about my generation. >> that we are total phone zombies, not willing to work for stuff and we are lazy and soft. >> that we are sad, we are so greatly affected by the pandemic that we are different creatures in human beings, we are produced by covid. in reality it is an opportunity to become different people and find ourselves in wh we like. >> our generation is focused on creating change now. >> i would ask myself how my mental health is doing. >> if i feel nervous and how i would be able to overcom that. >> do you have any regrets? >> what problem have you solved and how has it affected people? >> you achieve all your goals?

>> are you successful in the way you want to be successful? >> do you have your business? >> did you make it? >> my name is matthew diaz. this is our brief. >> but spectacular take. >> my brief but spectacular >> take. of being a haiku -- high school senior. >> my brief and spectacular take on the future. >> you can watch more brief but spectacular videos online at pbs.org/newshour/brief. that is pbs news weekend. sunday, a look at haiti's worsening humanitarian crisis. for all of my colleagues, thank you for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> major funding for pbs news weekend provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has offered no contract wireless plans to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you.

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