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and, friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation or public broadcasting and by contributions by viewers like you. thank you. john: in gaza tonight, residents say they are experiencing the most intense bombardments. increased ground rates. a communications blackout coming from official statements on both sides.

the gaza health ministry says 7700 palestinians have died, though we do not know how many are hamas fighters. benjamin netanyahu warned the fighting would be long and difficult. >> on saturday, smoke rising from airstrikes. the idf reported video it said were tanks. officials called it a new phase of the war but did not define it as a grounded asian. >> the border remained heavily

fortified. >> they confirmed they attacked from the air, land and sea. this morning, the operation is ongoing. >> in a video, the idf issued a warning. >> for your immediate safety, we urge residents of gaza to relocate south. >> airstrikes have cut off internet and phone signals and arabic is the main language for most living in gaza. >> people can't call each other

and tell each other what going on. show us what you are doing. >> some israelis to size the increased attacks. at a gathering in tel aviv, they worry the captives might be doing collateral damage. >> too much military pressure. we could hurt our own people. >> outside the region, harsh words for benjamin netanyahu. >> just as benjamin netanyahu is a terrorist, hamas is a

terrorist organization as well. >> this kidnapping was a crime against humanity. those accusing our soldiers of war crimes are hypocrites and liars. >> in response, the foreign minister ordered withdrawal of its diplomats. in new york city friday, activists with the group jewish voices for peace have called for a cease-fire. the group said the nypd arrested hundreds of protesters. those activists are calling for a cease-fire. particular last night, suddenly the phone went out. people are voiceless through the night under these intense

bombardments. we have heard drivers were standing at high points to see where explosions were because they are unable to communicate with families. gazans are voiceless, unablto speak out as they are under some intense bombardment. john: thank you very much. in maine, law enforcement said they were under the third search of a recycling facility that they discovered the body of robert card. he died of a self to gunshot.

officials say it was his family to call police to identify him. mike pence has dropped out of the race for president. his campaign has been strgling with debt. the death toll go higher a search efforts expand. eight has been slow to arrive and acapulco is without electricity, water and gasoline. two down and one to go.

a strike deal follows a ptern that was reached wednesday with ward. still to come on previous news weekend. an american family trying to escape the war in gaza. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta new studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour. weeknights on pbs. john: the residents of lewiston, maine woke up without a sheltered lace order. now, a suspected gunman is dead. i spoke with a maine state lawmaker and a former mayor. i asked how she was feeling.

>> a sense of relief that the person is no longer at large and we now get to be together to mourn the loss of those lives, but this is just the beginning in terms of healing and trying to get ourselves opassed the horror of this. >> what you want people to know?

i grew up here. everyone here knows each other. >> because it's a small town, i would imagine the impact is so much greater. talk about that. >> there was a lot of uncertainty.

it's been really hard. that will bring us together around remembering those lives, there is a lot of celebration. >> talk about trying to come together. which ways would you like to see people support the families? >> there are things that have been planned. anyone either puts the christmas lights out early orbits candles in their windows. tomorrow there is a community vigil, one of the other area

high schools have it printed onto their football fields. there is a real outpouring of some or and a real effort for us to come together. john: hello and you think the healing process is going to take? >> individual family members --the process is lifelong. john: can lewiston come back to some normality? >> yeah, it's important for us to take the time to process everything that has happened the reality will be different on the others this.

the determination is what we get us through. john: thank you. condolences to you. john: israel's assault on gaza comes as 6000 citizens are trying to leave. they want to use the rough aborted also -- rafa border crossing. >> the family was never supposed

to be here. they were never supposed to be on the move, again, running from israeli airstrikes. the mother helped slow the car. we filmed this on thursday. >> it is so stressful, my kids are scared. they were all over the house. on a know where to go. >>'s eyes wander. airstrikes chase them. some neighborhoods are now

moonscape's. there is no comforting children who are old enough to understand. >> i don't know how to describe it. we need to go to the border. that is my wish. >> wasn't that long ago. that is wish was to play better mozart.

>> i feel sad. >> it is very hard when they tell you, come get us. we can'tdo anything. i feel broken. >> we spoke on friday night as israeli ground forces increase incursions. >> will be very ugly. there is no food, no water, no electricity. they will die.

>> when your son asks you to take him out, what do you tell him? >> i try to make up stories. i am lying to him. >> western officials say the egyptian president resisted opening it. >> i need to stress the importance of not allowing residents to be displaced. >> now, officials say it is hamas. >> the government says it's hamas.

>> i need exclamations. -- explanations. >> i wish the borderpens. >> he calls his family homeless. he feels homeless without them.

>> cpap machines help about 8 million americans with sleeping disorders to keep their airways open while they sleep. one company that makes them has been under fire. >> it started with an irritating noise. soon after, the company made a decision to redesign its breathing machines. the company put industrial foam into the machines. philip started getting reports complaining of black particles showing up inside.

an investigation said phillips withheld complaints from the fda . the devices were eventually recalled but a number of users reported new illnesses. they keep joining us. >> it started with someone in federal court. people filing lawsuits. kidney failure's. we started digging deeper.

>> we spoke with someone who used one of these machines. i want to play some sound. >> i noticed that i saw specs. they went from pure, distilled water to looking like water in a polluted creek. >> does that track? >> starts with the degree and contamination. you have to understand, these were supposed to deliver clean air.

there is formaldehyde and fumes. >> may use the wrong phone. unfortunately it breaks down with hydrolysis, black particles . >> what did phillips know about the dangers of these machines? >> complaint started coming in

2011. they are getting the complaints coming in. we have emails between engineers saying we have potentially a health problem but it still did not stop them from making machines. during covid, they went into overdrive. from vegas to dubai. >> it is stunning. >> we believe that the fda was getting some complaints even thoughhillips held back most of them. there is a department of justice

investigation, it's criminal in nare. >> i also know families are suing phillips in federal court. >> they are ongoing. last month, the cases are pending. this will be tracked and evaluated for people who were around these machines for years. >> thank you so much.

john: that is pbs news weekend for this saturday. i am john yang, thank you for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by: >> consumer cellular, how can i help you? >> this is a pocket dial. >> you get nationwide coverage with no contract. >> have a nice day. >> and, with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by

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