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jeff: late yesterday, a grand jury charged him in a racketeering case related to efforts to overturn. >> donald trump, lashing out.

>> this is disgraceful, it's wrong, and abuse of power by angry democrats. >> kevin mccarthy called it a desperate sham. the latest charges were voted on late yesterday and announced by fanni willis. the indictment alleges that the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn the election results. >> the indictment charges trump and 18 others with a bind 41

counts. the rico act is often used to prosecute crime. filing false documents, making false statements. a few weeks after, they asked the secretary of state to change the outcome anyway. >> i just want to ivanka -- want to find 11,780 votes. >> the allegations banded -- expanded to a conspiracy, tampering. the indictment charges mark

meadows, jeffrey clark and other republican officials. >> this is the fourth indictment this year, bringing the number of felony charges against him to 91. the georgia case overlaps with federal charges brought by special charges. the charges are seen as significant on their own, trump could not part of himself. >> the grand jury issued arrest warrants. in the meantime, all defendants are to surrender next week. geoff: for more on the and what comes next, my guests are with

us. the sweeping indictment shows how donald trump and his associates that they are charged with engaging in a criminal empire, this rico law was designed to prosecute my bosses. >> the statute is one of the greatest tools that a prosecutor has to be able to tell the whole story when they have, in this

case, what the da has done and identified several predicate acts listed in the statute like false statement, swearing, solicitation to commit forgery. she has added several overt acts that are not criminal in describing the risk of how they furthered the conspiracy. it enables her to tell the full story. >> one of the lesser-known aspects is the breach of a voting system the took place well after the 2020 election.

we should say that these images were taken on surveillance video the same day the voting system had been breached. it is a reliable republican county but the woman who was the republican county chairwoman and one of the alternate electors was working with the elections supervisor to bring down people to bring down machines and equipment because they felt there was evidence that were not counting things accurately, were manipulated and somehow taking

votes away and giving them to joe biden. none of them were true, this sweeping act was part of the larger scheme to keep trump in office and the data breach, how do the special counsel case and the georgia case conflict? especially given the 18 co-defendants interact? >> there is no conflict. you have various federal charges , eats that have specific elements of the crimes that need to be charged and then you have state charges with separate

elements. there may be some similarities named, the burdens of roof and the requirements of the crimes listed are very different. very often, you may see cases where a particular stream of conduct could qualify for a federal charge and also a state charge. the district attorney was elected to protect them. she is going forward with the authority she has under georgia laws. geoff: the da says she intends to try all 19 errors. is that even possible? >> it's early in the process. let's see who may decide after

looking at evidence after various rulings on motion that they may not want to go to trial. there may be some rulings that cut against the district's attorneys. some counts are lost, some defendants are lost. it's early to tell whether all 19 will be sitting at the table but it's also possible. this is a district attorney that has considerable experience handling complex i'm sure the judge will help find a suitable arena to do whatever needs to be done. >> georgia is a problem for donald trump legally and you could argue politically, brian

kemp already defeated trump's falling out the election lies. he said the election was not stolen for nearly three years now. our elections in georgia the future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our focus. republicans lost the runoff, donald trump needs georgia to win back the white house. as steep as that challenge? >> the main problem right now is donald trump is facing an uphill battle in the courts and court of public opinion because as you mentioned. the got blown out of the water

and in the key senate race with rafael warnock, democrats maintained control of the senate. there is already a track record of voters and brian kemp's case in point. he has been beating the drum and is not going to have a good time. looking at this televised trial and rehashing what happened when trump tried to overturn the election before the 2024 election, you might see these other swing states not buying what trump is selling based on ptsd from the last election. >> 20 seconds left. mark meadows has filed a request .

attempting to city actions. we were not surprised. we wait and see what and if a federal judge decides, having looked at the issue very closely, there no issues of immunity, they are also sufficient evidence these are purely state crimes involving actions that would be outside the color of federal responsibility and therefore it should stay in state court.

geoff: the former property manager at mar-a-lago plead not guilty. he arrived at a federal court and is being accused of conspiring. so far, crews have searched and officials fear nobodies. meantime, long lines of cars formed outside as residents tried to return home. >> our kids are born here. we just don't know the next steps.

>> we are waiting for them to help clean up. do whatever we can. >> president biden said he plans to travel to survey efforts, while in milwaukee he assured residents that more help is on the way. >> we are working with the state to make sure survivors have a place to call home until we can rebuild. we are sending federal personnel to the state to help the brave firefighters and first responders, many of whom lost their homes and properties while they are saving other people. >> tires are still blazing in parts of maui. russian authorities are investigating a massive explosion at a gas station overnight that killed 35 people, it happened after a fire in a car repair shop.

emergency crews responded quickly to fight the blazes, the regional governor arrived on the scene. >> a tragedy happened tonight area it led to an explosion. the site where we are now is the epicenter. >> a criminal investigation is now underway. russian missiles killed civilians and damaged infrastructure. forces say they intercepted 16 of 28 missiles, one of the hardest hit areas. >> it was very scary, i thank

god. >> there were more signs that were weakening the russian economy. a commander was released after classes. video captured smoke rising over the skyline, the violence diverted flights. it was the worst fighting the capitol has seen this year. north korea is commenting about an american soldier. the government says he illegally entered the territory while on a civilian tour. the north koreans say he confessed to harboring ill feelings and wanted to seek refuge.

the u.s. state department has yet to comment. the mother of a six-year-old pleated lt two felony child neglect, he shot his teacher in a classroom full of teachers back in january. prosecutors agreed to not seek a sentence longer than six months as part of a plea deal. deal -- stocks tumbled, the dow jones plunged to close at 34,000, the nasdaq will -- fell. life in afghanistan remains dire. young climate activists in a

first of its kind legal case. >> this is the pbs newshour, from washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism. geoff: biden administration is barnstorming the country to mark the anniversary of the inflation reduction act. >> on offense and on the road. >> i'm not here to declare victory, we have more work to do. we have always had a plan, turning things around and making it more competitive.

restore the american dream. >> the new message as biden ramps up his election campaign. inflation among the lowest. gdp growth at 2.4% last quarter. >> the same people acknowledge president biden and i have delivered strong growth. >> one week ago, soaring prices cast a shadow over the agenda. now, things are different. >> the economy looks very strong. >> she's increasingly optimistic

about the trajectory. >> inflation has come down a lot in the economy has continued to grow enough to keep the unemployment rate down, keep labor rates up, generate wheel -- real wage growth. >> some of that is due to the federal reserve which under jerome powell has raised interest rates to cool inflation. economists point to the push on manufacturing and cutting costs. like the inflation reduction act, the expansive law designed to boost clean energy and lower prescription drug prices.

they helped add 800,000 manufacturing jobs in the u.s. since the president took office. >> manufacturing has increased. some of those projects are in place, being done. some climate investments are starting to be made. >> that is why the steady stream, strong market and labor numbers have not helped improve his standing, his approval rating is stuck in the low 40's, just 20% of americans think the economy is in good shape and 60% say the economy has been weakened. >> biden has a fantastic story to tell about experience, getting things done and making the economy work for you, right

now they are just not connecting the dots to biden. >> he says the low approval is not just about perceptions. >> there are more variables. americans are anxious about the numbers of issues about when the next shoe will drop and issues about control. >> he has found that from the pandemic to abortion rights in a chaotic atmosphere, americans are wracked with uncertainty. >> there has been some hesitation where people are not feeling good about the economy. you will see a lot less of the hesitation over the next couple

of months because they have to sell the economy. >> the biden economic bust will be replaced with trump. >> if president biden does not take credit, president donald trump will. >> anything that's good is because they are running on the tombs of what we built. they are running on the fumes they can't last much longer. >> the biden campaign expressed it is working. they said we are running an aggressive campaign. while drawing the contrast with the deeply unpopular mag agenda. it's a contrast both campaigns will hammer in the months to come. for the pbs newshour.

geoff: two years ago today, taliban fighters poured into the capital. the country the u.s. and nato spent 20 years fighting to build was suddenly controlled again by the same taliban after 9/11. he looks back on the anniversary. american sacrifice. more than 100,000 afghan lights. the taliban did not have to fire a shot. the multitrillion dollar war and

chaos, they swarmed the airport. some prefer to cling to a moving plan. the general, left under the color of darkness. today, they say violence has largely in silence. afghan woman are barred from prohibited. the u.n. calls it gender-based apartheid.

the u.s. is the single largest donor of humanitarian aid. the taliban celebrated. today, the u.n. says that while the countries must test much less violent, more than 1000 they get two views. the former commissioner of the human rights commission is a senior fellow at a think tank.

thank you very much. here is the taliban. no significant opposition, no internal divisions, targeting isis. is that accurate? >> it is to any extent. but the accuracy relates to there is no political opposition. if they express political views, they will end up in jail. political leaders are not allowed.

violence is low because the taliban are not blowing up any schools or bridges, they have a limited a full-fledged military operation that they were carving out to create violence. that is an accurate statement. they have reduced corruption compared to what it was before, but do not forget was happening with the passport department, one is charged over $2000 as a bribe and there is evidence of how corruption goes. >> is there a sense of abandonment? >> i imagine there are some people who feel that way, i

don't think it's the case that there is wholesale abandonment, there has been significant humanitarian aid provided to alleviate the crisis in the u.s. has been the biggest contributor, that's declining and it is not enough to put them back on their feet but within the context of having fought a 20 year war and lost that war, the fact that the united states is en pragmatically engaged and other governments are as well, that some countries have reopened embassies is rather remarkable. >> it means engagement with the taliban. in late july, u.s. officials urged the taliban to reduce policies. antony blinken linked

normalization to a change in behavior. >> the path to any normal relationship between the taliban and other countries will be blocked are supported. >> you have argued pressure is the best way. >> we have seen the taliban of -- have only known a path of pressure and consistency. what they have learned is if they were to stay on course on positions, even if it little, they would stay on it. however they believed the international community would slowly come to us because in

their view, the united states and the rest of the community need them for whatever reason, it's a wrong perception but that is how they have learned through negotiations with the u.s., the trump administration. when you look at the level of concession they have received, that is how they learned they could stay on course and that is what they stay -- say in public statements. when he says is encouraging and it addresses one key issue that the issue is left with one leverage, to make the taliban adhere to some promises or brutalize the population, that is to not recognize them. there is one additional one, that is the taliban would only

hear and act if they go further, between the trump administration so the united states could say the deal would be nullified. ? pressure? >> i don't think there is much leverage, there is less leverage for shaping from waging war, that did not shape taliban behavior as we see today, you can see the taliban have learned lessons that consistency does gain them to achieve objectives.

>> it seems that the supreme leader says life has improved under the taliban. absolutely. >> social is aimed towards complete control and i support the call for recognizing gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. it's not that half of the population that are being denied

every fundamental right, but it's about humanity, what kind of example we're going to allowed allow to be implemented in a country that has turned against women. >> can humanitarian aid uses leverage? is there some point that the u.s. could use to get that reality changed? >> humanitarian aid should not be used as political leverage, that would violate enormous principles. there is no diplomatic leverage over the taliban, yes it's true that the united states and governments can withhold full recognition and the government can deny the opportunity to hold the seat, but we are seeing evidence that the taliban has other parities although they probably would prefer to have

diplomatic recognition, they are prepared to live without that because they have prioritized those issues. >> thank you. geoff: iran has for years used american tool nationals as bargaining trips. last week, they hoped they would come home in the coming weeks. >> among the five americans moved to house arrest was a man born in iran, moved to the u.s. as a child. he was arrested, convicted and has been detained for the last

five years. his daughters joined me now for their first interview since he was transferred out of prison. good to see you again. next you have not been just talking to him, you are able to see him in a video chat. >> it was incredible to see his face in i can't see how long it's been. you can tell the told of the prison has taken on him, it looks like he has lost 30 pounds, he looks 20 years older than he should, that being said, it was an incredible blessing to see his face, to show him my apartment for the first time, he had never seen my hair discolor so just to have the face-to-face connection was magical. >> i screamed a little bit and

said i'm excited to see him face-to-face. i told him about my apartment and he said i love the exposed work. >> he is not free, he is under house arrest, u.s. officials say there is some negotiating. the contours of the deal is $6 billion of oil revenue, i am told september could be when we see him come home? you have been on group calls, did you get any other details? >> we were lucky enough to speak with secretary blinken, it was quite emotional because we are

optimistically hopeful in seeing the determination on his face is very reassuring. i hope next time we speak with him he is on a plane going back to the u.s.. >> you have been on the show being critical of the u.s. government, wondering if we could get folks home from russia and not iran. class we are happy to see some traction, that being said they still not home, my dad is a prisoner of the country, and he died in prison, he has been sick many times, we're still anxious and i don't think we will stop being anxious until we are able to hug him and hold him and i think that is when we know that

the job is done, when they are on american soil. >> are you worried the deal could follow apart? >> i do not want to speak that into the air. >> since the reports first probe, notably from political opposition, mike pence called a ransom payment. he said china and russia now know the price is just gone up, you guys have heard these concerns before, echoed by a number of lawmakers that this could fuel more hostagetaking, that more families could be in the same position. are you worried? >> of the end of the day, my sisters are 27 years old, we are not foreign policy experts and i think we should trust the u.s. government to bring innocent americans home, i want to talk about the human factor.

i want to talk about these other things and forgetting the rearview human lives, we are not experts. we could have no say in all of this, we just want to emphasize that these are innocent people rotting in jail, they have missed graduations, birthdays, they have missed these things only because they are americans. as my sister said, we need to bring these individuals home and trust that the experts will do their job. >> it's been five years since you hug your dad, since you have

seen him in person area have you thought about the first thing you will do when you see him? >> misys there and i have dreamed about this almost every night, i wake up five or six times a week heartbroken that my dreams are not reality and the only thing i do is just hug him, and i think that's the only thing i want to do. hug my dad and not let them go. i just want us to be able to sit down at the table like we used to, eat my dad's cooking, listen to classic rock and just the normal and have normal conversations. >> i am scared i will just

collapse because i've thought about it for so long. i just want to hug him and never let him get far for me again. i want to barbecue with him. i just want to tell him the things he has missed, he has missed my entire life. i want them close by and we will keep hoping and praying until he comes true. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> we will be back shortly with a unique trial in montana, first

here is a chance to offer your support which helps keep programs like this on the air. for those of you staying with us, we take a look at a historic case in montana, yesterday a judge decided that a group of activists who argued the state was promoting fossil fuel without considering climate change. in june, we examined arguments as the child was getting underway. >> it was back in middle school when they asked to do something for the environment. the middle school was undergoing a renovation so she thought, why not put solar power on the roof?

she presented the idea to the project manager. >> i was shut down, they told me it was not feasible and too expensive. i went home, i realized if the only barrier is cost, that was not a big deal. i could raise the money. it worked well because i did not have any idea of what money was. i did not know it was a big amount. >> the teenager held fundraisers and raise the money. >> those now supply a quarter of the power. >> she has set her sights on a bigger issue. she and 15 other young people

including multiple members are suing the state, they say the support is polluting the atmosphere, exasperating climate change and harming the environment which they argue the state constitution prohibits. that case is the first case to ever go to trial. >> one reason why i love montana is because it says every person here has the right to a clean environment which is not in all of the constitution reflects pretty rare. >> we all are here because of the land. we have a right to protect that. as i learned about climate change, i have seen what the

lawmakers have done, i realize it is unconstitutional. >> back in the 1970's, some citizen conservationists wanted to enshrine a more overt protection. sondra says these young plaintiffs are questioning the strength very >> this allows plaintiffs to put on evidence that the decision-making is leading to climate change. he waves, wildfires, to be able to introduce experts at trial is quite phenomenal.

>> the plaintiffs are facing opposition. the governor's mansion passed a series of laws to hamper renewable energy. it bard state agencies from considering the impact of greenhouse gases and it repealed policy which narrowed the scope of lawsuits. steve fitzpatrick points out that montana uses renewable energy and argues further changes will have no bearing on, change. >> does not mean many to take steps that will cost people jobs. we are one million people. i think there is little i will

have an impact. >> the plaintiffs are being represented by an origami based environmental law that has tried to bring similar cases in every state and against the federal government. montana is being represented by an attorney general. in a statement to the newshour, they said the actives are being manipulated. they say they are exploding kids including a four-year-old and eight-year-old to shut down responsible energy development. >> last week, claire took the stand and testified how a shrinking snowpack impacted her job and how wildfire smoke made it hard for her to run.

>> if there is something i can do to protect the landscape that allowed me to be a strong individual, that is most important thing. >> she hopes the judge will rule that it's harming the environment and is unconstitutional. even though the ruling won't change the policy, they see a longer-term goal. >> we hope it will be the check the legislature needs. moreover, it would set an example to the other states that this is something you want, especially young people and that we can make a difference. the trial is scheduled to finish by the end of next week. i am in montana.

>> we've been exploring a landmark court case in montana were climate activists challenged the promotion of fossil fuels. william is here now to explain the ruling help us understand the broader locations, toys great to see. for folks who did not see the word, remind us of the argument these young people were making. >> they were arguing that montana was hurting the states environment by pumping carbon emissions into the air and that was harming the environment and violating the constitution where montana has a unique clause which says citizens have a right to a clean environment.

the judge agreed and said because the state was not looking at carbon emissions, it was violating the constitution. that was the judgment yesterday. the students were represented by an environmental law firm in oregon who tried similar cases, none of them have been successful, they had one federal case installed. this is the first of its kind, the state was represented by the attorney general and implied that the students were being used by the law firm. >> assuming this survives the appeal, what might the impact be? flex to be determined. the ruling means the state legislature will determine how

the state goes forward in assessing whether it should deter or allow a project to go forward. montana makes a lot of coal. big industry, a lot of jobs. it may not be such a big impact in montana immediately. i talked with the guy who argues the broader impact is nationwide because the findings of fact were affirmed to sit climate change is real, emissions drive climate change, it can be harmful and local omissions can damage the people who live there. he said those findings are substantial and it's not setting precedent, but a lot of other cases, there are several youth

cases, a lot of litigation, these findings could have a much broader impact including nationwide. >> if you missed the original route, you can find it at pbs.org. also online, we have an exclusive look at a letter from hispanic democratic lawmakers demanding an investigation into the separation of migrant families. that is the newshour for tonight. i am geoff bennett, thank you for spending part of your evening with us. >> major funding has been provided by. >> pediatric surgeon, volunteer. artist. a raymondjames financial advisor taylor's advice to help tailor

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