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broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." the federal reserve cut interest rates today for the first time in four years with a move that lowers its benchmark rate by a half percentage point. the fed said it intended to lower interest rates by a full point before the year is out. fed chair jerome powell said now is a good moment to make cuts and boost the jobs market. >> the u.s. economy is in good shape. it is growing at a solid pace, inflation is coming down in the labor market is in a strong place. we want to keep it there. amna: for more on what is behind the decision on what it could mean i am joined by the director of the hutchins center on physical and monetary center at the brookings institution. this decision to cut interest rates by a half percentage point, rather than a quarter

point, what is behind that? david: the federal reserve realize the labor market is softening. the metaphor jay powell used is cooling. they are looking ahead and they do not wanted to cool anymore. they expect the unemployment rate to rise a little bit more but they want to act preemptively from keeping the labor market from getting worse because they think they basically won the war against inflation. my friend is a former obama advisor and he said this is as close to mission accomplished as you will hear. amna: they are making a bigger cut now because it was said they were slow to recognize the slow down and they are trying to catch up. do you see any validity in that? >> absolutely. some people think they should have started cutting rates in july. jay powell was asked about that and he said if i had seen the numbers, maybe we would have. they might be behind the curve but they do not want to be far

behind the curve. amna: this lowers federal fund rates between 4.75% and 5%. what does this mean for everyday americans with mortgages and credit cards? >> one way monetary policy works is through financial markets. financial markets have been anticipating a rate cut. the fed has signaled it aggressively. mortgage rates have come down from 7.2% to 6.2%. auto rates have begun to come down after going up a lot. rates on credit cards have not come down much at all. 17% to 22% on average but they will start to come down. all the rates that consumers pay will gradually come down as the bond market adjusts. on the others, people who have savings on money market funds will get less interest. amna: the fed were pretty aggressive in raising rates over

the last few years. does today's more aggressive decision suggest they will be equally aggressive in cutting rates? >> i don't think so. the fed was aggressive because they were surprised by how purulent inflation was and now they will cautiously. as jay powell kobe says you do not want to do too much or too little. fed officials have said in some of the predictions they made that not all members of the federal market committee are happy with moving this fast. jay powell might be constrained a little by internal politics. amna: the economy is the number 1 issue for american voters. we are weeks away from a presidential election. former president trump suggested the fed could be playing politics. how do you look at that issue? >> this was inevitable. whatever they did they would be accused of doing something to try to tilt the election.

if they had done too little, but -- the democrats would say you were holding back. they are trying to avoid thinking about the timing of the election. people do not believe that but that is why we have an independent central bank so they can do what is right for the economy. they know they will get grief from republicans although republicans are ambivalent. speaker johnson said i do not think they should have done it so close to the election but i'm glad they did it. amna: inflation is not at the target of 2%. we know they are working toward that. fed officials say part of the reason behind the move is they are confident it is moving sustainably toward the target. is it basically a downward trajectory when it comes to those inflation rates or are there unknowns ahead? >> there are always unknowns.

that is the nature of the economy. but it looks like we are on a steady downward trend. a lot of supply-side issues that may prices go up. the labor market is softening. a level of wage increases is starting to come down. i think the fed is right to be confident. if they get to a little over 2% and gradually get to 2% between now and the next five years they will think this is a victory. 2.0% is a good target but not a magic number. they were waiting to say the first number was a 2 and that would give them the freedom to do what they did today. amna: thank you for helping explain this to us all. >> you are welcome. ♪ amna: for the second time in as

many days, an unprecedented shocking attack on the iran- backed militant group hezbollah. pagers exploded. today, it was walkie-talkies. lebanese official said the two attacks killed more than 20 and injured more than 3000 people. >> u.s. officials confirmed to me that israel has briefed the united states it was behind the attacks yesterday and today which it hezbollah even as it was burying its dead. today as thousands mourned at a hezbollah funeral, they had to plan another one. has below walkie-talkies across the country exploded in hezbollah members' hands. turned scooters into char. the attacks were aimed at hezbollah militants and exploded in civilian areas. even in beirut living rooms,

affecting families across the country. it will further inflame hezbollah and followers one day after thousands of hezbollah pagers blew up in markets and net cash registers hitting militants where they are most vulnerable. communication networks apparently compromised and thousands of rank-and-file injured, the group in disorder and demoralized. at the funerals today, hezbollah vowed revenge. >> this aggression inevitably has its own retribution. this punishment will come. >>, god willing officially israel has not taken responsibility but u.s. official confirms israel informed the u.s. it was behind yesterday's and today's attacks. benjamin netanyahu placed a one sentence statement. >> i have said it before. we will return the citizens of the north to their home safely and that is exactly what we will do. >> 60,000 israelis fled their

northern israeli homes after has below opened fire after october 7. there is widespread anger at the government that they are still displaced. the defense minister today rumor just yesterday to soon be fired said the government was united in shifting the war's goals away from gaza. > the center of gravity is moving north meeting we are allocating forces, resources and energy. i believe we are at the start of the new phase of the war and we. must adapt >> u.s. has tried to prevent allowing in israel-has below war to try to convince has a lot to move back from the border. in cairo today, secretary of state antony blinken called for restraint. >> about the importance of all parties avoiding any steps that could further escalate the conflict that we are trying to resolve in gaza. >> today the taiwanese

manufacturer of the pagers involved in yesterday's incident side while its brand appeared on the pagers they were actually manufactured by a company in hungary. israel is assumed to have infiltrated the supply chain's. to discuss all of this i am joined by a senior fellow at the washington institute of policy, a think tank in washington, d.c. thank you and welcome back to the "newshour." thousands of hezbollah injured, communications networks completely infiltrated. what kind of impact will these two days of attacks have? >> this is the biggest blow to hezbollah in terms of security breach by israel. on many levels. these pagers, what we understand so far is these 5000 pagers that were intercepted and exploded,

they were given to hezbollah senior leadership -- mid-level and senior leadership. the hit was really high in their ranks. today's attacks showed them they still do not understand how infiltrated they are by the israeli intelligence. this is just a technical level of the communication network. >> israel is seemingly ramping up pressure on the israeli lebanese border. what do you believe is the israeli goal behind these attacks? >> it seems like the appetite for war is increasing from israel to lebanon. any kind of a wider response will get israel to widen its attacks in lebanon. war can come in many colors and shapes. i think this is something that would lead israel to go more into hezbollah escalation,

especially after we saw dr. statements from israel but also movement to the borders of lebanon. >> in that sense, hezbollah is more likely to play into that. this attack traumatized lebanese civilians in an unprecedented way. families were hit. we saw video of explosions inside homes. is has below under more pressure to respond in a big way because of the trauma? >> they definitely are under much more pressure to respond because they have been humiliated. the problem is for them to respond, they need to reconstruct their military capabilities, including their communication systems. it might take some time. nothing has changed in terms of not using military assets, precision guided missiles, because they are still there to ensure stability. nothing has changed in that

sense but they have to do something because they lost the respect of their own community. they are totally humiliated. the trust levels have completely eroded with their community and the kiss each other. they need to do something but they are also cornered in the sense of how to do it without inviting israel. >> u.s. officials believe still has the law nor iran want a full-scale war. ilhe hd of hezbollah tomorrow. >> he has to speak. there is no way after this incident -- every time something big happens, he addresses his. people or the enemy tomorrow he has to speak, whether he has something important to say or not. i think he will say they will respond. i do not think they have a response yet because it takes time. but he will threaten israel. he will say they will respond.

last time they endured something like this was an assassination. >> the number 3 for hezbollah who israel assassinated. >> exactly. it is an angry, threatening speech like that but not necessarily a response that would follow immediately afterward. they need time to carry this out. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. ♪ amna: i am -- vanessa: i am vanessa ruiz with "newshour west." the justice department is suing the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly baltimore bridge collapsed. it is seeking to recover $100 million spent to clear the wreckage and reopen the ports. the doj alleges electrical

problems on the ship that led to the ship would ignore it. the lawsuit calls the catastrophe avoidable and said the company cut corners in ways that wrist lives and infrastructure. six construction workers were killed in the collapse. the ceo of boing said the plane will start furloughing a large number of employees to offset the costs of an ongoing strike. he said that employees would be required to take one week off without pay per month. it is not clear how many people will be affected by the number is expected to be in the tens of thousands. senior executives will also take pay cuts. 30,000 machinists have been striking since friday for better pay. production has stopped on multiple boeing planes including the 737. max jett in portugal, officials -- more than 100 wildfires have scorched some 60 square miles in

the country's north and seven people have died in the worst wildfires in recent years. with emergency services stretched thin, fellow eu countries have sent aircraft to help. local residents joined the effort, bringing water to fire crews in the worst hit areas. >> we are trying to help firefighters. we know they are very tired. they do not have access to food and water, we are trying to help and it is our way of thanking them. vanessa: in central europe, the death toll from flooding this week has risen to 23. some areas particularly in southwestern poland could see more flooding in the coming days. officials in zimbabwe say they will allow the killing of hundreds of wild elephants to feed people affected by a severe drought. namibia announced a similar measure last month. southern africa has been ravaged

by drought conditions in part due to the el niño weather phenomenon affecting some 68 million people. officials say the elephants will be killed in areas where populations have become unsustainable. a national park for instance has more than 45,000 elephants but only has the capacity to sustain about 1/3 of that number. the fbi announced iranian hackers attempted but failed to interest the biden campaign with information stolen from former president trump's own campaign. hackers sent unsolicited emails to people associated with biden's campaign while the president was still a candidate. another effort to interfere with the 2024 election. there was no -- kamala harris' campaign called emails unacceptable malicious activity. in the u.s., millions of americans can now renew their passports online. the old process required a

mailed-in paper application, taking an average of six to eight weeks. the new system is expected to streamline the process for about 5 million americans each year but is not available for children's passports, first time applicants, expedited passports were people living outside the u.s. the wnba is heading back to portland, oregon with a new expansion team set to start playing in 2026. a previous team, the fire, debuted in 2000 but folded after three seasons. the league's commissioner sack today as the wnba builds on a season of unprecedented growth, bringing a team back to portland is another step forward. the portland franchise, which does not yet have a name, will be the third to join the league in the coming two years, alongside golden state and toronto. tupperware brands has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

the iconic food storage company has been struggling for years amid increased competition and is saddled with more than $1 billion in debt. tupperware plans to continue operating during bankruptcy proceedings and hopes to find a buyer to keep the brand alive. four black women pivotal to nasa's efforts in the space race were awarded congress' highest civilian. award mary jackson, katherine johnson were known as "hidden figures" made famous by a film by the. . same name. they faced sexism and racism and their contributions were not widely recognized. on capitol hill mike johnson presented the congressional medal to the women's families. only one of the four is still alive and she watched from her home in connecticut. >> at a time in america when our nation was divided by color and often by gender, these women

dared to step into the fields where they had previously been unwelcome. although we call them "hidden figures" we should not think of them supporting characters in the american story of space exploration. they were the engineers and mathematicians who actually wrote the story itself. vanessa: a fifth medal was awarded symbolically to all women whose impactful work got the u.s. space program recognized from the 1930's to the 1970's. still to come on the "newshour," kamala harris and donald trump work to shore up their respective campaigns as the election draws closer. new details on how two women's deaths could have been avoided if not for an abortion band. and award-winning war correspondent brings poetry to the front lines. >> this is the pbs "newshour" from weta in washington and from

the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism from arizona state university. >> vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump are pressing ahead with a busy campaign schedule. for mr. trump that included his first campaign appearance since the latest apparent assassination attempt against him. the latest on the increasing calls for stability in this contentious election season. >> kamala harris! [applause] >> in washington for the start of hispanic heritage month, kamala harris spoke to the congressional hispanic caucus as she stressed the american dream. v.p. harris: always been guided by shared values and a shared vision. however, at this moment, we are confronting two very different visions for our nation. one, focused on the past.

the other, ours, focused on the future. >> she spoke to latinos in congress a day after she took questions from black journalists where she revealed she spoke to donald trump following the apparent assassination attempt agait him sunday. republicans pulled no punches today thing harris and democrats have not done enough to bring down temperatures. >> democrats' so-called leaders and partners in the media need to get a grip. the secret service can and should do more to protect president trump. we cannot normalize what has happened to an american president and our current republican nominee. > democrats reiterated there is no place for political violence but added a note for the republican colleagues. >> let's also be very clear that when the other side of the aisle talks about this issue, they lack a lot of credibility with

the american public. >> for the former president, last night in his first campaign appearance since the second apparent attempt on his life, there was a notable change in tone. he even thanked his opponent saying their kindest but it hard to attack them. >> i want to be nice to him. in one way, i wish -- he is so nice. i'm so sorry about what happened. we have -- kamala harris could not have been nicer. >> trump made light of the second apparent attempted assassination in as many months, saying running for president is dangerous business and he remained defiant. mr. trump: you wonder why i get shot at, right? only consequential presidents get shot at. [applause] >> on the trail today in north carolina, trump running mate jd

vance praise the former president for being cool under pressure. >> you want the guy who is able to keep his wits about him even when literal gunshots are going off. >> the teamsters union said it will not back either harris or trump. that breaks with nearly three decades of endorsements which have consistently been for democrats. mr. trump: it is a great honor they will not endorse the democrats. it is the first time in 60 years that has happened. the democrats automatically have the teamsters. >> mr. trump headlines a rally in new york amid tight security. the state is not seen as within reach for the former president but several down ballot races are in play. >> lawmakers face another deadline to keep government open and funded. they have just under two weeks to go. tonight the house of representatives is taking a risk , voting on a government funding past with election reform attached to the bill. the combination is expected to fail.

republican said they do not have a backup plan that could garner enough votes to pass. where are we with the possible shutdown? >> september 30, there needs to be funding past. it seems like a long time away but that means just this week or next week to get the funding passed. the house floor, this is not the actual vote on the continuing resolution to fund government, that is coming up soon. what we expect to happen tonight is it will be a close vote and they expect this past suggested by mike johnson for six months to fail. in part it is attached to the same act that is a piece of legislation dealing with voting. in this country it is illegal to vote if you are a noncitizen. there are studies and many debunkings of the idea there is any problem with noncitizen voting. but republicans want this to

pass to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. these two things together have meant this patch in funding is likely to fail and republicans do not have a plan b. >> if this patch is likely to fail and there is a deadline approaching, why is speaker johnson holding the vote at all? >> this is a roll of the dice. he has set all day that he can sway enough republicans. we have seen over the past two years they have lost votes like this. it would be a dramatic change if it happened. his job is on the line. he wants to proof to conservative republicans that he will push their ideas even if they fail. the other issue is this is an election year for republicans. they know the idea of voter id in general is something that is popular. they are betting on the idea that proof of citizenship, which is different, could also be popular and this is something they want to talk about on the campaign trail. >> among them former president

trump has been pointing to a related issue in arizona. right to citizenship. what is happening? >> we will try to explain this clearly. in arizona the last couple days it has come to light that almost 100,000 voters who have been registered to vote for a decade may not meet a requirement that went into place after that. it requires to show proof they are u.s. citizens. the state discovered the glitch. one thing about arizona is the law is unique. these voters can still vote in a presidential election in arizona in state and federal elections but because of state law they are in limbo for state elections and that includes arizona's abortion ballot measure. trump responded on his truth social platform. he raised the idea that this implies the election is rigged. we know he is conflating several ideas.

we talk with someone who covers this about what is known? could any of the folks caught up be noncitizen voters? >> officials have set a vast majority of these people really are most certainly citizens. they have been in arizona for a long time. there is really no evidence there is a large group o noncitizens in there but of course one of the reasons the state has chosen and has unique laws in this respect to require documented proof of citizenship to vote is because they are worried about this. >> they are worried about this but the law is causing other problems. this will go to court. ballots are about to be printed a deficiency to be made quickly. the arizona secretary of state set this group of voters they are looking at, the largest group is republican. if you are accusing some kind of rigging, you are accusing

republicans. they say let them all vote, it is too late to change anything. >> two very big stories. thank you very much. ♪ >> this fall, reproductive health care access is on the ballot in nearly a dozen states. we are learning more about the effects of abortion restrictions enacted at the state level after the supreme court struck down roe v. wade two years ago. john yang reports. john: pro public a found at least two women in georgia who died after being able to get a legal abortion or timely medical care. it was concluded both were preventable. a physician can go to prison for performing an after six weeks of

pregnancy. the law has an exception to prevent the death of a pregnant women but physician set there is no guidance about how to interpret that. the pro public a journalist who reported the story, there are two aspects of this georgia law. the first case involving amber thurman. she tried to get an abortion out-of-state but ms. tara -- but missed equipment because of a traffic jam. what happened to her? >> it is important to make clear abortion medication, major medical organizations and studies have consistently found they are safe and effective when taken appropriately. they can cause complications. if complications happen, patients should go to the hospital right away and expect to receive dnc procedure. the same kind of procedure used for abortion and miscarriage care to remove any fetal tissue that remains.

what we know is amber had complications. she went to the hospital and doctors waited 20 hours to provide a dnc. they monitored her as her blood pressure fell, her organs began failing. ultimately when they did intervene it was too late to save her life. the maternal mortality review committee reviewed this case and they agreed it was preventable and they said the largest impact was the delay in receiving a dnc procedure. they said there was a good chance if doctors had done it sooner or life. could have. >> been saved >> why did the doctors delay? >> we do not know what was going to the doctors' heads and the hospital did not respond to request for comment. states who have passed abortion bans said they have promised

there are exceptions. they threaten prison time if a prosecutor decides they are not followed correctly. doctors have told me this kind of thing can cheat the dynamics of how they interact with patients. we have reported a lot of in-depth stories about this trend of delay in care were doctors have explained how it changed the way they were treating patients. even if they do feel like they can go ahead, sometimes they have to convince lawyers and nurses and other colleagues to participate who have the right in some states, like georgia, not to participate in any abortion related care. >> the second case involved a woman named candi miller. do we know why she did not go to a doctor? >> one of the first things that is important to know about this case is candi miller, a 41-year-old mother of three, had a lot of medical complications. she had diabetes, lupus and hypertension.

her doctors told her it would be dangerous for her to go through another pregnancy and may even threaten her life. the abortion exceptions do not have any kind of exception that addresses the situation. they are limited to emergencies, not situations where a patient's condition could become an emergency letter. because abortion was outlawed, her family said she ordered pills online from overseas and took them at home. these pills can cause complications and patients should go to the hospital if that happens. from what we know, she did experience pain. the abortion did not complete due to an autopsy -- the abortion did not complete as seen by an autopsy. her family thought abortion was outlawed and people could go to jail. that is not clear from georgia law. courts have ruled women cannot

be prosecuted for their own abortion but there has been a lot of confusion and candi was found with fentanyl and other medicines in her system. >> this law was hailed by republican lawmakers, by the republican governor of georgia, brian kemp, he said he was overjoyed when he took affect. you reached out to his office and presented to reporting. what did they say to you? >> many republicans who have passed the laws have waved off these kind of concerns. when you reached out to governor kemp's office to tell them about their reporting, they call this fear mongering. it is not surprising that abortion bans are unclear or can cause confusion or are dangerous for women's health. ever since they were written, doctors, patients who have had the experiences have been warning that these bans are not clear and could lead to people

dying unnecessarily. in some states there have been efforts to propose small changes. the kind of changes doctors they would help them avoid situations of delayed care. over and over again we have seen major antiabortion organizations oppose these changes. >> both cases happened in 2020 after the court overturned roe v. wade. why is it just now we are learning about the conclusions? >> that is why pro public a is continuing to report. the fact these cases happenedn 2022 is a sign of how hard they are to track down. often families are not even aware of all the circumstances. every state does have a committee that reviews maternal deaths. they look at the root causes and make findings about them. those committees are about two years behind and just now starting to look at cases that happened after roe was overturned on these abortion bans came into effect.

we have a lot of reason to believe there are more women who stories up and impacted by the inability to get a legal abortion in their state and we are continuing to work on bringing them to light. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for your time. ♪ >> in our globally connected lives, the companies that make the technology we rely on every day can run headlong into traditional cultures and the environment that sustains them. less that we featured a new potentially lucrative industry, deep sea mining. tonight, a special correspondent returned to papa new guinea and the bismarck sea where locals are fighting back to preserve a vanishing way of life. >> he has been prepping bait like this since he was a teenager.

when he first went out alone in a canoe. fishing far out at sea or on reefs closer to shore has sustained papa new guinea's coastal communities for centuries. like many local kids, he started catching fish around age six. he later moved to this village to get married. on an island, it has been his home ever since. fishing remains his primary job. >> it can help us with our families. it generates financial income which supports us and sustains our livelihood in our village. fish is good. >> fishing helps feed his kids. if he sells his catch it helps fund their other needs. the bites do not come as often as they once did perhaps due to a change in climate, he is not sure. >> when i was younger it was a lot faster. as soon as we cast our lines, we

would bring in a lot of fish. compared to now when fish are scarce. today it takes a long time for us to catch one fish. >> he often paddles not rapidly across the island's reef. some time sitting for hours several miles offshore. but beyond the reach of a typical canoe ride, further out on the bismarck sea sits a vast ship. villagers worry they could disturb the waters were local fish breed and damage their future fishing stock. floating in place a mile above the sea floor this vast vessel is testing a new technique for a controversial industry called deep sea mining. the giant device scoops up several tons of rock from the seabed and sends it up to the ship's deck for analysis. the crew shows us the so-called chimneys of rock, crawling with

mullets and crabs with warmer water flowing from a vent visible on the ocean floor. as the gravel leaves the water one evening there is a major pitch. it has thoughtfully closed. a large amount of material has leaked on the way up to the ship. experts around the world insist any form of deep sea mining will damage ocean life. environmental scientists were brought on board to better understand whether the damage can be minimized or possibly mitigated. as part of monitoring they lower tubes into the ocean to capture samples. they collect the resulting data to examine the impact of the water around the site. a geologist from papa new guinea photographs this and gets to work assessing the concentration in these rocks for metals like copper, crucial to the global energy transition.

the team on board are trying to confirm whether these metals can be mined efficiently, profitably and safely. under the supervision of an offshore manager from one company involved in this effort. he says deep sea mining could cause less harm than its onshore equivalent. >> i personally believe environmentally, this is a lot better. we are not relocating villages or laying waste to huge areas of land. because of the quality of the material, we have to mind 300% less ground to get the same amount of copper you would get on land. >> given the uncertain consequences of this deep sea extraction, it is an argument one man finds difficult to accept. >> i do not believe this case of mining around the world. scientists that i have talked to , we do not really understand.

we do not want to take the risks. >> he left his job as a teacher to help set up a group focused on the mining. he travels along the island to provide communities with information he says they need to make decisions. to weigh the possible benefits of a new project with potential drawbacks. most new islanders live in villages like this. around 700 residents with homes at the foot of huge mountains. alongside fishing, farming and other traditional activities dominate daily life in the village. for as long as the oldest residents can remember, they gathered beneath these ancient trees to debate and discuss the community's challenges. on a recent visit, this 63-year-old village chief opened the meeting. he was appointed to this role

decades ago and appears to relish the responsibility. he eventually invites to address the weekly counsel. patiently, painstaking the campaign or explain what little he knew about the presence of the deep sea mining vessel just over the horizon. locals took their turn to speak on the subject, sometimes concerned, occasionally upset. for many residents, this poorly understood new industry seems to represent an existential threat at a time when fish stocks are already struggling. >> the ocean is our life. for us, the coastal people, it is our garden. we catch fish and share with others in the village without being paid. when we catch fish and sharks we share with other families to spread love and kindness. >> finding enough food can already be a challenge in

communities like this. there are often years without significant support from the state. he fails to believe in offshore mining project involving foreign companies could help. do you think the government of papa new guinea, the governor, local representatives, do you think they are on your side or on the side of the companies we do prospecting? >> well, they are on the side of the company and not working in our favor. as a result, we the people are suffering. >> how does that make you feel? >> we are now faced with a huge problem. >> are you angry? >> people miss out on the benefits. the government and the national government will benefit from this and we, the local people, will have nothing except schools and health clinics. as for the people within the villages, there will not be other services. this is a big problem. >> meetings like this mean a great deal to jonathan.

until recently he thought his decade of opposition had helped permanently stop sea mining. >> people are surprised. after learning that new companies. our efforts campaigning against mining. now, we are campaigning against this new company. >> amid conversations with villagers like rodney and chris, he said he feels betrayed by his own governmentnd the personal costs have been high. >> really stressful. i have a family to feed. it is a risky path. trying to commit yourself to a good cause.

to me, it is really emotional. >> he hopes to move forward on a legal case against the company and force more information about deep sea mining into the public domain. >> trial and error. the methods, we are not benefiting. you are taking minerals. these people are going to be affected long-term. that is something we are very concerned about. >> for locals like rodney, global markets are far from their fishing waters. community cohesion is something he wants to support.

it could help combat this perceived threat to his livelihood. >> if we have a lot of conversations, raise a lot of awareness and have cooperation among our leaders in the communities to fight against this then the seabed mining will not happen. >> not for the first time or the last in the world. a new industry with cutting edge technology is colliding with traditional techniques and an ancient way of life. >> tomorrow, we will delve into the seeming lack of government oversight of deep sea mining and the forces behind the avoidance. ♪ for many years here on the "newshour," a frequent

contributor, an award-winning corresponded with britn's channel 4 news has been bringing us powerful reports from europe, the middle east, africa, asia and more. this week she has a new book out called "i brought the war with me," marrying her life as a war correspondent to her love with poetry. >> 500 meters. >> the enemy is just 500 meters away? >> yes. >> that is not very far. >> [laughter] yes. >> a bit too close for comfort. >> after 40 years of covering conflicts she found an inspiration for her new book in ukraine's trenches. >> i started to tweet out a poem a day. to my surprise, people started to react. they wanted more poems. as i covered more conflict i have turned to poetry more and more. because it sometimes is a

language we use as journalists and it is not enough. >> not 1916 but now in the 21st century. ukrainian soldiers stretching through the splashing trenches. >> back home in north london, she began -- suable poetry. >> poet do not have the answers but they can help us find a way through the darkness. >> the outgoing fire was getting intense and there was incoming too as we were trying to leave. >> she is not a fan of poetry that scams. >> a lot of the poetry is rather patriotic and rousing and that is not what i'm looking at. what i care about is the pity of war. that i find is often conveyed more effectively in faithful

poetry. >> that was after all the outgoing from the ukrainian machine guns. we are jt going to stay down here for a bit. >> she marries that experience with stanzas about carnage in the trenches over a century ago. >> 1922. here dad lie -- here dead lie we. life to be sure is nothing much to lose but young men think it is. the outgoing machine gun fire from the ukrainians is aimed at suppressing the russians so they do not fire back. >> i feel it is really important that people understand the horror of war and that is one of my main motivations. >> some correspondents will take

a bottle of whiskey with them and you take a poetry book. >> i take both. >> after a few minutes of quiet, it is time for us to run across the open ground to the other trench. all safe. >> why do you think that poetry provides? >> poetry does two things. on the one hand, it is a connection. somebody else, the poet, has felt or seen the same as my have or you have. it also gives you a certain distance because it is universal. >> she reached for the lyricism of who is considered to be israel's finest public after meeting traumatized survivors of last year's october 7 terrorist attack on a music festival. >> we are dancing and those

seconds of being so happy and safe, half a second after that, you are running for your life. >> on my desk there is a fragment of a hand grenade that did not kill me. and there it is. free is a butterfly. >> and then came israel's response in gaza. do you feel compelled to balance it out by reading poets from both sides of the front line? >> it is not about both sides. it is not about concepts. it is about emotion, intellectual purity and honesty. it is not about all the things journalists worry about. it is a liberation from the things journalists worry about. the israeli soldiers snapped deep inside gaza and walked through the streets the air force is destroyed. >> to make sense of the

conflict, she returned to israel. demonstrating that poetry transcends enemy lines. >> the place where we are right, flowers will never grow in spring. the place where we are right is half trampled like a yard. journalism is at the moment but poetry lasts forever. ♪ >> even if the poet is cut down in their prime, as was an author and were crimes investigator, killed by a russian missile in 2022, just after she wrote this. >> air raid sirens across the country. it feels like everyone is brought out for execution but only one person gets targeted. usually the one at the edge. this time, not you. all clear. >> amid the suffering and files to other ukrainian poets to turn terrible events into works of beauty.

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