bennett. the death toll in maui rises to nearly 100 as officials warm residents not to return home. donald trump overshadows his campaign. january 6 call for accountability.

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions by viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. the death toll from maui wildfires continues to climb, at least 96 people are confirmed dead and officials born it might rise further as the rescue effort continues with just a fraction of the area searched so far. search and recovery efforts are continuing tonight following the deadliest wildfire in more than a century, as officials survey the devastation, residents look for missing loved ones. >> i would like to find these

families. >> hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. fema administrator's spoke to reporters at the white house. >> more personnel to come into the area working in conjunction with the fire department to make sure we are doing this in a methodical way and respectful to make sure we find everyone. >> the fire started last tuesday when strong wind gusted across the island, once the blazes started they spread quickly, expanding roughly one mile every minute. flames engulfed a historic town. this maui resident tried to escape by car with her family

but they got stuck in traffic and she had to make an impossible decision. >> i looked to my left and there was a car with a grandmother yelling for help, she said please help me i have a baby. i wrapped her with the blanket and said for me, please mom. geoff: the grandma, family and baby made it safely. the fires destroyed 3000 structures causing an estimated $5.5 billion worth of damage, some residents are waiting in long lines to return home, meanwhile, local officials are

strongly discouraging non-essential travel for the foreseeable future. in northern india, heavy rains turn deadly after a string of floods and landslides killed at least 48 people and trapped others.

meantime, state officials say the floods are showing no signs of easing. >> the situation is bad, there are continuous floods. villages are being flooded and homes have been affected. geoff: floods are common in india but experts say glacial melt has made conditions far worse in recent years. a senior health official says an airstrike on a bustling town square has killed at least 26 people. the attack happened sunday where 55 people were wounded. it comes as there were clashes with the ethiopian army. in ukraine, three waves of missile strikes rocked a port city. supermarket was set on fire.

ukrainian said they intercepted 15 drums and eight missiles. i did like, the extent of the damage remained clear. >> there is nothing left. everything was burned down. some animal feed was attacked, otherwise everything was gone. geoff: meantime, the u.s. state department announced another $200 million in military aid will include air defense munitions and antiarmor capabilities. six law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to state charges, in january they invaded a home and staged a cover up that lead to false charges.

a judge in montana ruled young people have a constitutional right to a clean environment. it was filed by 16 plaintiffs who argue lawmakers were not doing enough to combat climate change. it's the first case to reach trial in the u.s. and sets a powerful precedent. michael, the former nfl tackle depicted in the blind-side filed a petition in tennessee alleging he was never actually adopted by the family, they say he was misled sign papers. he accuses them of making millions of dollars off of the life story. on wall street, stocks rose higher today. the dow gained 26 points. the nasdaq rose 143 points, the s&p 500 added 25.

a legendary music executive died sunday in los angeles. he launched careers, was a powerbroker. he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 2021. still to come on the newshour. we break down the latest political headlines. a police raid on a small town in kansas draws widespread condemnation. douglas martin gives a take on everyday things. plus, much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: every food imaginable is available on a stick, but the

largest gathering serves a heaping of politics and a summer preview of what is to come in 2024. we have this report from the republican race for the presidential nomination. >> this is where one million people are gathered. >> president biden is weak. we take all biden regulations and throw them in the trashcan. >> president biden is the easy target. >> the other candidates came in,

there were six people. >> donald trump has a commanding lead. >> this is what the other candidates were up against. standing room only crowds. >> make america great again is what he was all about. >> loved everything. >> team trump is better organized than 2016 when he was second in the iowa caucuses. they have troops of volunteers. >> can anyone beat donald trump? >> it's going to be hard. he has a significantly. -- significantly.

>> republican strategists note that this year, he thinks it will be two at most. ask there is a lane to challenge the former president. that said, you have to get going. fighting hard is this santos. >> we are going to safeguard the rights of parents. including his shakeup of the education system. it's popular with social conservatives. moves to restrict abortion and transgender care have brought sharp reaction from protesters who have fallen around the

state. for some supporters, it is more simple. they don't trust or want trump anymore. >> there probably candidates who say good things, but i think he has the better chance of winning. >> chances from some of the strongest organizations. he is firmly in second place but competition is coming up fast behind him. for a 38 businessman -- barnstorming the state, iowa is critical. >> there is nothing like this. we are counting on them. he's pitching the idea of trump without the baggage. >> the reason why is we have

many of the same qualities but he does not make everyone go crazy. >> the problem is that voter is from nebraska. in iow someone else's on the radar. ask it looks good. that would be a north dakota governor who brings in energy expertise and straightforward style. >> if i did not think there was a way to win, we would not have entered the race. >> centre tim scott goes to the fair this week. but beating him there was nikki haley. >> how do you gain ground? >> no one has been paying attention, families are on

vacation and kids are out of school, it's now open season. >> candidates rarely take on trump directly. >> out of have to tell you about the assault on liberties and value. >> mike pence faces a uniquely difficult problem. multiple fairgoers accused him of treason. he takes on that charge as a strength. >> the american presidency belongs to the american people and the american people alone. i will always believe i did my duty that day. i truly believe it. >>'s problem remains. >> i am, i say stay tuned. i'm so proud of the record of the trump-pence administration.

there are iowa republicans leery of the former president. who are worried his indictments could make it difficult. >> if he does not get them postponed, it won't be. >> my feeling is trump and biden need to step down. >> there are many who still believe in the narrative. >> has to make his entrance. >> heidi told us she loves what he did and will vote for him or no one. >> how do know what he is saying is true? >> we don't. we don't know what the other people are saying either. >> this is the lethal balancing act, many stay upright by avoiding talking about it. >> donald trump is dangerous for our country. >> asa hutchinson is another

iowa hopeful, most outspoken. >> co2 step aside. >> if we don't get this right there won't be a republican party. >> a highly unusual flight terms raucous and wild. but, these midwestern voters are carefully considering the options. >> there is a lot on both sides, interesting people on both sides. >> they have a lot of good ideas. >> for the debates, everyone needs to be heard. >> at one of the biggest bears ahead of the contest, there is a clear front runner. for the pbs newshour, i'm in des

moines. hits the road to selling agenda. for analysis, we turn to our politics team. it's great to see you both. we have republican presidential candidates, let's talk about ron desantis. you wrote a piece about his perceived failure to launch. >> i did this by looking at the data points, sarah longwell, it

seems like the biggest stumble with messaging and timing. the timing was, he decided to wait but he was the hottest at the end of 2022, wondering if he took the momentum and kept driving rather than going back to tallahassee. the second is messaging. it was clear in focus groups that republican voters were never voting for donald trump or liked him but were open to alternatives, they said they liked ron desantis because he looked delectable. santos focused on being the

anti-woke warrior, going after cultural issues, using his time at the governor's office to go after those issues and it moved him off of the talking point that was hitting home for those voters, then the indictments happened. >> on the issue of momentum, how important is iowa? >> it's the first opportunity to pierce the inevitability of donald trump, and it may be one of the only opportunities, because momentum is a thing in primaries, and at the moment, he has a lead in the polls, i was in iowa a couple of weeks ago

and saw a lot of driveways, and i will tell you i saw a lot of trump signs and nothing else. tons of trump signs. trump signs with mike pence's name taped over. the indictments have done nothing to consolidate support among the republican base and these people are out there fighting at his heels, trying to get attention and everyone is still talking about it. >> we are awaiting a potential fourth indictment in georgia relating to the efforts to overturn the election. it feels ridiculous in terms of politics, but politically, what effect will it have?

>> it feels like white noise. you can hear that from voters. i don't know what indictment we are on. you have a segment of republican voters who believe that all of this is targeted at donald trump because these actors do not want him to run for president. for the folks outside of that, they have already made their mind up about donald trump and whether these are serious charges, does this move the needle? probably not. the only thing is when we get to a place of a trial, there was news today that if an indictment comes down from georgia, this could be televised unlike the federal cases, that adds an interesting new layer, not saying it will get people to

feel one way or another, but imagine a televised trial of a potential nominee. >> indeed, as for the democrats, members are going across the country on the anniversary of the inflation reduction act and we now have a special counsel in the hunter biden case. >> president biden tried to make the pitch for his policies, he attended some fundraisers and he is more revealing about his thoughts when he is talking to donors. he said i am not so sure we should have called it the inflation reduction act, he also said he does not feel like he is

getting the credit he deserves but he is going to be patient. this is what his campaign will look like for the next year. shouting from the rooftops. >> has in this white house been saying that for two years? >> you alleges numbers go up? what extended five years, maybe they will. that is the challenge, individual policies tend to be popular but nobody knows what it is, nobody knows what the bipartisan infrastructure plan is or who voted for it, so that is the ongoing challenge. the entire time the president was traveling, everyone was paying attention to donald trump and the latest incremental thing

in that jurisdiction when no one was paying attention to anything president biden was saying and speeches that are admittedly pretty repetitive, he does not make news when he is out there pitching the public. >> how can the white house may policy cool? >> you will hear less about business right? and more about here's what we're doing and here is what my opponent is doing. i think the contrast between a president selling an economic plan versus the hunter biden story also made the news and that sullied it a little bit. not as clean of the contrast. >> there trying to make it a choice.

>> it's great to see you. >> and influential group of republican legal voices endorsed a trial date proposed by special counsel jack smith in his 2020 election interference case against donald trump. it included alberto gonzales and the retired federal appellate judge in one of the nations leading conservative legal minds. judy woodruff visited in colorado as part of an ongoing series, america at a crossroads. >> i understood in and around

those institutions that this was catastrophic for america and american democracy. >> he is one of the most influential conservatives to have served in the federal judiciary. he clerked for antonin scalia while he was on the appellate circuit. he was the assistant attorney general under georgette w bush, he was twice considered for nomination himself to the supreme. >> i felt that had a profound obligation to speak and explain what had happened. well known in republican legal circles, he burst into public view when he advised mike pence to defy the plea not to certify

the 2020 election results. >> that you for being here. >> spoke about it in dramatic testimony more than a year later before the house committee that was investigating the insurrection. >> donald trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to american democracy. >> challenging trump so publicly thrust him into the lights of american politics for he has been ever since. we sat down at his home in colorado to talk about where the country is in the aftermath of the past 2.5 years. you have been saying americans

have lost their moral compass and americans have lost perspective. what brought you to that conclusion? >> from us 250 years, there was all but a consensus among the american public on the fundamental values and principles on which america was founded, and all of a sudden it seems we don't agree on anything at all, we do not talk to each other as friends and fellow citizens, americans who share the same destiny and have the same hopes and dreams america for six or eight years now. >> you are so confident there is more we have to agree on?

>> i know there is more we agree on. our officials and elected leaders have talked to the nation and americans as if we are enemies with each other and we have never been enemies with each other over the timeline of the past 10, 20 years, leaders on both sides of the aisle have failed us, but as of today and for the past 2.5 years since january 6 2021, it has been the republic who have reprehensible he ailed us as americans. on january 6, the former president and the republican allies and supporters declared war.

>>, to responsibility does the former president bear? >> a disproportionate share of responsibility, if not the entire responsibility. the former president saw to overturn an american election which she had lost, for four years, these claims have corroded and corrupted american democracy and american elections. vast numbers of americans into the millions, today no longer believe in the elections in the united states of america, they no longer believe in the institutions of law and

democracy in america, the very pillars of our foundation, and many of those people have begun to question the constitution of the united states. >> you are saying the damage done has been our greater than january 6 and the immediate actions that were taken in that time. >> yes, there is no question. never again will the world be inspired in the way it has been since our founding almost 250 years ago. the indictment and prosecution does not end or even begin to resolve this matter. >>, does it matter what the verdict of that trial is? all that matters is the

president will be tried for these grave offenses had he not, he would have made a mockery out of the constitution. >> to you worry whether there is a quick resolution? >> we could expect that he and his supporters could claim there was vindication that the election was stolen from him. were that to be the case, i don't believe american democracy could be saved, at least in the near future. >> that is a terrible statement.

>> i understand. >> former president trump is saying he is not guilty and is being treated unfairly especially in contrast to hunter biden, he says he is being treated much worse. >> the issue with hunter biden and the issue with the former president are not similar in any way at all. let alone in gravity or consequence. it is the incumbent president's son, and the personal conduct he is being accused of is of a pedestrian nature by comparison to what the former president has been indicted or. >> turning to something you have

spoken about, a big part of the problems have to do with political leaders, elected officials. what about individuals like mitch mcconnell? like lindsey graham, who are leaders in the party but have not spoken out clearly against former president trump? >> any leader, republican or democrat who has not spoken against january 6 and the former president's role in it has betrayed their own. january 6 is not politics. it certainly is not partisan politics. this is far above and beyond politics. as we now know, it is literally

crimes against the united states america. but, all of our politicians have regarded this as nothing more than politics. in that respect, they have failed americans. it's critical to american democracy that you have two very strong political parties who are competing against each other on the issues, the public policy issues before the nation, we can have one party who is supporting and defending what occurred on january 6 together with the president of the united states who caused january 6. we can't have that, we cannot function until the republican

party comes to its senses. i don't consider the republican party a political party in the united states at the moment. >> he believes the country can't be set on course again until those officials lose their jobs. >> we need to remove power from our elected officia who have betrayed us as americans. send to washington others or understand then today's officials that their power is our power. >> when you think about what the country does to heal this moment of polarization, what comes to mind? what needs to be done?

>> someone who has the moral wherewithal to speak and be heard by the nation as to speak. >> is there anyone on the scene? >> there is not. >> what does that portend? >> that alone portends hopelessness. but, we have to be eternally hopeful. >> for the pbs newshour, i am judy woodruff. >> police officers in kansas are facing scrutiny after raiding a

newsroom. press freedom advocates say it's a clear violation of the first amendment. >> its paper. on friday, police raided the newsroom. police say they executed the search warrant. but the newspaper has rejected the accusation. the publisher and editor said his mother died. she was co-owner of the paper. the publisher and editor joins us now, i am terribly sorry about your mother's passing and i wonder how you are holding up, how your colleagues are holding

up. >> i will be honest with you. the shock of the raid and attention has not left me anytime to reflect on her death. >> details of the case are complicated. she went to the police, the police got the war. did anyone obtain the information? >> what really happened was a source sent us that information. we attempted to verify if it was factual information. we informed the police.

we notified police one week later, they did not ask any western, we offered at the time, if you think there is a case you want to pursue, we will give you information. they did not talk to us, they did not say a word to us. >> more than 30 news and organizations have condemned the rates arguing there appears to be no justification, you have suggested the extremity of this action was partly because of your other ordering about local officials. can you explain? >> this is a very divided community in some regards, more so than others. there are other stories we have been pursuing investigations

into the chief police, his background, his budget, there are other things we have done reporting on and maybe they took that. we have some suspicion. the document itself, a copy was sitting on my desk right next to my computer. we want our equipment back. we're struggling right now the bigger issue is this stuff can't

stand. there is nobody watching the police. the first sentence reads she was stressed beyond her limits by overwhelmed do you believe this event is what precipitated the end of her life? >> not only i believe that. she was so distraught. she lived there for almost 70 years.

some drug cartel simultaneous rates. the officers were nice. when seven of them descendant on their house, she sat around asking where the good people are. she worked at the newspaper. great part of her life. some community journalism said you can make more money buying stock. we wanted to do it because it benefits the community. the last 24 hours is devoted to

pain and anguish and the feeling that her life did not matter. if she were alive today she would be pleased that her death brought some attention to the story in a positive way, but she is not alive. >> publisher and editor of the marion county record, i am sorry for your loss. geoff: we will be back shortly, but first listen to your local pbs station.

for those of you staying with us, john legend is continuing with john legend performances this summer while telling his own story. at the age of 44 he is the portrait of success, having achieved the first black man and second youngest person to ever do so. he met up with the legend and has this second look. just a man and his piano on the stage of the wolf track national forming on. that night, before a packed

crowd. john legend is doing something new in his latest project. singing songs that influenced him and brought him fame. ♪ but also telling personal stories of how he got there. >> in addition to selling fries, mcdonald's did outreach. >> i said i was going to make history to make the world better.

in fact, he grew up as john stevens. but he sold millions of albums since his 2004 debut, and his 2013 love song all of me. , and o2 his wife chrissy teigen. with throwback to the rich tradition, he is known for collaborating with many of this year's biggest hip-hop stars. >> i am bringing soul, gospel. that's what they had me therefore. they need me there, the

musicality, celebrity coach on the voice and celebrity husband as well as dad to three children. he clearly thrives on performing. >> i feel so connected to the audience, feels like i'm am being fully myself. >> on stage now, a strict down version of john legend. it's just you and the piano. >> i love it, it takes me back to being a little boy were

started to play the piano. >> he grew up in ohio. a deeply religious household. then his mother left the family. he barely saw her for 10 years. >> that was a tough time, but it made me more independent and more driven as a musician. >> he wants to move the needle politically. >> we are in a >> time of reckoning. >>d has expanded his social activism focusing on equity, education and mass incarceration. >> i've never had anyone ask what are you. >>'s companies bring forward under told stories and writers. he performed at joe biden's inauguration and says he is in west with the president even while continuing to disagree

over criminal justice policies. >> there has been a strain conservatism that looks out a new awareness and the backlash has been strong. people on the side of these values have equality, have to fight. >> had his concert, he revealed his alternative life. he worked as a management consultant for several years while recording and performing at night area it might not have been so bad of a life. >> such an inspiring thing to

do, to get up in the morning and create something new, i cannot imagine not having that. i'm glad i made the decisions i made. >> for the previous newshour, i'm not performing arts. ♪ geoff: douglas martin is a poet, novelist and short story writer.

>> there are things that happen that we think could paint a good picture and then they don't read at all. for me, i try to write a haiku a day and find a moment of something i would want to take a picture of and captured in technology. >> on my way to run, the new bird tries to practice to fly. i began as a slam poet and now i am building. we know the poem adds up to 17 syllables.

worms scuttle. possible light rain, i can tell. this is about the things that go through my mind as i'm doing the cardiovascular exercise. i notice how i am working home with things going through my mind to count out and remember, i have a haiku. >> sheet -- seek shadows, my footsteps side streams. >> some of the ideas are intimacy, sexualities, the animal world, how to make

nontraditional family structures outside of traditional marriage. often in these very unquiet ways. this is my brief but spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday. >> that is the newshour for tonight. thank you for joining us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. architect, beekeeper, mentor. your life, life well planned.

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