>> new targets as israel bombards gaza, hitting airports in syria and, in the west bank. >> we saw an explosion.

we moved them to the hospital. >> also tonight, difficult conversations. how muslims and jews have worked to understand one another in this conflict. rising concerns in the u.s. a deeper look at how to build faith in elections. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided why. >> this is a pocket dial. >> with consumer cellular, you get nationwide coverage with no contact. >> with the ongoing support of

these individuals and institutions. >> and, friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by viewers like you. >> good evening. tonight, prospects of an israeli ground nation are rising. israeli abstracts continue to hate gaza as well as the west bank, lebanon and syria where the bombings put airports out of commission.

and, the death toll climbs. nearly 4700 palestinians and 1400 israelis have been killed in a conflict so far. sentiments about the war spilled over into the streets from paris, where thousands marched in a show of support for palestinians, to berlin where large crowds support israel. for more, we are in tel aviv with this report. morning, this piece. >> the youth were around and thankfully the neighborhood outside was empty. there was a whistle, then a strike. >> two airports in syria were

numerous proxies operate. israel says it struck several targets. a second convoy carried humanitarian supplies but could not carry any badly needed fuel. they also warned hospitals stretched to the limit would no longer be able to operate. hamas said the pace will not change the medical response. i put this to a spokesman. >> why's it so slow? >> we are concerned the aid will

go to hamas. >> authorities halted the convoy. the israel defense voices said -- in israel, they dug 10 graves for 10 neighbors. >> it's unbearable. everywhere is graves. everyone is dead. monsters. >> forensic investigators are still working to identify some victims. >> hundreds of bodies. >> u.s. forces have seen attacks

and who the rebels in yemen. the defense department said they would send it to the persian gulf. the u.s. will send israel additional midwest -- defense systems. on top of the 2000 who receive the order. antony blinken said the u.s. has consulted with israel about plans for a ground invasion but did not say whether the u.s. has asked for a delay. >> it is important.

>> for now, as troops await their borders -- orders. lisa: late sunday night, 14 aid convoys. six people were killed in ukraine overnight in a rocket strike just outside heart keith, the second-largest largest city. local officials say a missile toward into the property. air raid sirens went off before the attack and employees did not have time to find shelter. 14 others were injured house republicans have a full slate of candidates for speaker of the house.

jack bergman of michigan, byron donalds of florida, on nbc's meet the press this morning, kevin mccarthy said the cast has got to stop. >> i just know this is not a time to play games. this is embarrassing for the republican party, for the nation, and we need to solve the problem. lisa: republicans hope to choose a speaker nominee tuesday. that they will mark three weeks since the house had a permanent leader. still to come. how muslim and jewish faith groups are coming together doing a -- during a time of war. a brief but spectacular take on black women, sex, and the black church area >> this is pbs news

weekend from weta videos in washington, home of the pbs newshour. >> as house republicans grapple with their own divisions. last month, a group of election experts warned american democracy is under great stress. the report outlines 24 recommendations spanning politics and tech protect american elections. thank you for joining us. 2020 was three years ago but

clearly there were americans in power to deny the results including one just this past week. can you help us determine where are we? >> it has become a political talking point that joe biden the election. i would hope someone as intelligent as jim jordan would know that the last election was fairly conductedit's a way of se establishment. i'm worried because many people who stood up to trump argon.

hopefully they will be able to make it through without mattering. lisa: you have a lot of recommendations in here. several deal with speed. how could that happen? is it technological and resource? >> we have a decentralized election system. the rules are different and different jurisdictions do things differently. in some jurisdictions, you can process absentee ballots. that takes a lot of time. by election night, they were

ahead on ballots cast in person. biden ended up running the state fairly comfortably. it's not a question about processing ballots, but it's how long. we've a lot of technical recommendations for how we might speed up the process. some is by resources. that is a dangerous period we recognize. lisa: you also focus on transparency and protecting

election workers. looking at your report, it's the third recommendation you have, trying to buffer securities and protections. what needs to happen? are we way behind? >> the biggest story is patrician. we are losing brainpower because people are fed up. people are not paid that well. it's a high stress job and on top of that, death threats and people harassing you. first and foremost, we need to boost the pay of election officials and workers, we need to have public officials, and we need to provide different security.

you can keep the public out of that. in some jurisdictions, you can watch a feed. there are things that can be done, they are not controversial , they require resources. lisa: in the last seconds we have left, one of your recommendations is those losing elections should accept the results. how does that change? >> donald trump has claimed that -- providing evidence to people,

be transparent, the idea is to convince most people elections are being conducted and to have channels of communications for people who are concerned can have confidence that people are doing the right thing. lisa: thank you for joining us. the conflict in the middle east has been a fraud subject for decades including in jewish and muslim communities. from us as long, faith groups have thought to bring communities together to find common ground.

allie rogan has more. >> almost two decades ago. the goal was to strengthen ties between those communities and work together on issues important to both, like poverty and i'm a change. central to that was building tools in a way that deepens each group's understanding of the other. two leaders join me now. thank you so much to the both of you for joining me, i would like to start by asking how you are feeling. it has been a tremendously difficult time since the events of october 7. >> i work with muslims and jews. i have family in israel, frids

on the ground in gaza and in jerusalem. i am nauseous, i am angry over the murders and kidnappings of israelis. i am shaken by the horrific retaliation on millions of gazans who have nowhere to go. i am inspired by the ways our community is holding together in orton ways, even when not everyone can come back to the table. >> i'm taking a lot of deep breaths and encouraging everyone that i talk to to take a lot of the breaths. to be very honest, the time i feel at the most is when i am lying down and the body feels achy, like you would if you have fever, i am toggling between

showing up, being true to my friends while taking time to breathe when i can. >> would love to ask about what you mentioned that is inspiring you, the conversations, interactions taking place. >> there have been a number of times, sunday evening. looking together. there is deep generational trauma that has been triggered and it is happening in real time. people are sharing what to let go of and hold onto, i realized i could feel the neurons going

back, reaching out. we need to grab the people who have the capacity because the health of our city depends on it. >> even myself when i enter a conversation there is an anticipation of this is going to be hard, then i go into it and there is love. underneath the anger and pain, i can see. i'm hearing people reach out to their friends. people saying this is not me, social media is not representing people i'm talking to. that inspires me that there is so much more than what we see on social media posts that are just angry and vicious.

i see people's hearts and that inspires me. >> what would your advice be for people who want to have these conversations this is such a fraud issue i think we have to be true there is a value when we are grieving. looking for the goodness, even in the hardness of times. looking and i hope once we do the word vomit in a safe space, we can come back and be true to ourselves and asking, what am i holding and standing for and

stand up with authenticity and passion. i want to invite people to be open to radical listening when and as but to never lose sight that just being heard, just being held is a powerful way of disarming so much of the angst and anger that hold. >> we know that once people feel like they have been seen and heard even through pain and deep differences. if there is someone you care about and you have been reticent to reach out, remember they want to know you care enough about

them to know where the pain is and what the pain is about, you need to be ready to hear that, even if it is hard for you to hear. let them know that, say i have been thinking about you, i want to know what is hurting you. if now is not the right time, that is ok. not everyone is ready. people need their own time. if you want to reach out, should not hold back from doing that. just remember, you want to hold compassion for people the way you would want them to hold compassion for you even if you are feeling betrayed or abandoned or feeling in isolation, it's actually more important you reach out. >> thank you so much for your

time. the secret lives of church ladies was a finalist for the 2020 national book award. tonight, a brief but spectacular take on plaque women, sex, and the black church. >> i grew up in jacksonville florida and i was always surrounded by women which really shaped the questions i had about womanhood and sex. i wrote this secret lives of church ladies about black women, sex and the black church. i understand you feel the need to offer some explanation.

the stories have to do with dere, longing, love, sex, family, mothers and ughters. tell people you are from the south and they say the same thing. i miss taking the sunshine for granted what we really miss is the laughter. we miss the picnic tables. dry chicken in the early evening. we miss lying next to them at night and blankets.

we miss holding hands and watching our favorite tv shows. >> it takes me back to the sounds, smells, how i felt growing up. we miss how they made the easter dresses. but we lost all of those things when we chose each other, only the memories remain which is why even though we grew up in different places, so many conversations start with, remember when? not even each other. thank you. this is my brief but spectacular take on black women, sex, the black church.

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