ibrahima: this is showing you how resilient they are. they have achieved things that nobody never thought they would. they're fighters and proving everybody wrong. i would not pretend that it is easy, it is not. but i think everybody's playing their part too. the social services, they put plan now for me overnight to have a sort of respite. ndeye: come on! take it away. ♪ fire! ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ carer: yes! ndeye: no, not yet! carer: let you try, right? ndeye: yeah! narrator: two carers stay over every night to give ibrahima a chance to rest and to make sure the girls sleep safely. ibrahima: uh, fluttershy.

well done, kitty. ndeye: me. carer: i know. ibrahima: i got you ndeye. i said quickly. (laughs). they're getting bigger now. they're getting more aware of how i'm feeling and what i'm feeling. i know, and what is the, uh, pony's, at the moment, uh, name? ndeye: applejack! ibrahima: applejack! simple look, we are communicating. a simple gesture, we're communicating. you see what's like, "you okay daddy? we're gonna be okay, we're going to be fine." there's no other words you can put on that, it's priceless. bedtime now. ndeye: i, i want tablets in bed. ibrahima: huh? ndeye: i want tablets in bed. ibrahima: your tablet, just ten minutes. carer: ten minutes. ndeye: yay! ibrahima: it can be very conflicting but you feel lucky. despite whatever the difficulty you're having, they are bringing me such joy, such a joy

that i would never find anywhere. it's a huge privilege, a huge blessing to be their dad. ready for bed? you want ipad? ndeye: yeah. ibrahima: yeah, okay. are we, are we happy we'll get it? yeah? ndeye: my light. ibrahima: you have a good night now. okay? (blows raspberry). (laughs). ibrahima: okay, good night. ndeye: good night. ibrahima: no mischiefs. marieme: okay. ibrahima: okay, good night! sue: no peeking! eyes closed. remember from last time, everything you picked? all right, so have a look. our cat and unicorn. our tie-dye hoodie to keep marieme nice and warm, and a nice t-shirt to keep ndeye cool. party dresses. marieme: thank you. sue: well, thank you very much. ibrahima: say, thank you!

sue: i was happy to help. ibrahima: thank you so much. sue: that's okay, it's my pleasure. ibrahima: 'cause it's so difficult to, um, find outfits for them and it's giving me gray hair every day. (laughter). ibrahima: two... wow! sue: unicorn and kitten! ndeye: even we got shorts, look. (laughter). sue: should we go and show everyone your new outfit? marieme: mm-hmm. sue: yeah? you ready? (applause). (cheering). woman: look at you! wow! you look amazing! (cheering). all: aw! woman: wow, look at that. woman 2: yes! ibrahim: it would be very difficult for me to put, um,

words in how amazing job you're doing for my family. i'll try. first of all, i remember the very first, first time i went in the hospital ward here, in wales, and it, it's dr. body who welcomed me. we have been through very difficult moments sometimes, very difficult decisions. the passion that the medical staff have for these two, they did everything. so, thank god. i couldn't find better, i couldn't find better and after they have been stable, stabilizing the girls, the other ambition for me was to see them going to school. i was very nervous. "are they gonna make it? are they gonna make it every day?" you have been fighting for these girls, i witness it every day. to have access to any facilities in the school and

every time i'm telling back home how amazing you are and how dedicated you are to them. i don't even think that i have more dedication for these two than you all. you are making life easier for me, every single day, every single moment. i don't think there is no better occasion for me to express how grateful i am to you all. thank you so much for everything. ♪ ♪ i don't want to be seen as somebody who's giving lessons to people. i just want to give, sort of give hope. there are parents going through similar issues with their kids, never give up. never. celebrate life. celebrate life.

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♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. of elon musk, is there anyone in america are comfortable with him and his gang of 20-year-old using their own computers servers to go through your tax returns, health information, bank accounts? we need a more efficient government. i will help you cut waste. the change does not need to be chaotic or make us less safe. reporter: trump took on critics of tariffs, doubling down on the idea that american take any pain can bring. >> there will be a little disturbance but we are ok without. it will not be much. reporter: today, the white house announced a one-month exemption for automakers. tariffs in his first term help

some but hurt farmers. the theme overall was echoed as trump spoke about immigration and mocked previous thoughts. >> we must have legislation to secure the border. all we really needed was a new president. reporter: today, jd vance took the administration's message and tough stance to eagle pass, texas. joined by pete hegseth and tulsi gabbard. in washington, house republicans hammered the democratic mayors of new york, chicago, boston, and denver over sanctuary city and other immigration policies. >> we cannot let criminal alien policies and the obstructionist sanctuary cities continue to endanger american communities. reporter: the mayors pushed back. >> sensationalizing tragedy in the name of political expediency is not governing.

it is grandstanding. >> we have folks in denver who are working hard, playing by the rules, paying taxes. what people are looking for is opportunity and hope. >> please pass comprehensive immigration law that will make our jobs possible. reporter: a condemnation from the white house over the democratic protests. >> the behavior of democrats last night was disgraceful. it shows how out of touch they are with the american public. reporter: katherine clark had a fiery retort to the idea that they should've clapped more. >> everything the american people put their trust in him to do, it is a betrayal. let's not talk about it. reporter: the day after, like the night before, a show of the american divide.

anchor: for a deeper dive in a sacs on many the claims the president may last night, i'm joined by our white house correspondent. this begin with some of the biggest claims of the night. what stood out to you? reporter: this is not an exhaustive list but these are some of the key, misleading, exaggerated, or false statements he made. he said 21 million undocumented immigrants enter the u.s. hunter biden. it was actually under 11 million and they were rapidly expelled. he said $350 billion has been done supporting ukraine. it is actually just over $180 million. that includes money that is spent inside the u.s. on weapons manufacturing. he said fentanyl coming from canada is killing thousands. only 43 pounds of it was seized back pain from canada. that is to present of the total.

he said millions are being spent on making mice transgender. anchor: that last one, what is the reality? >> the idea that scientists are making mice transgender was basic scientific research. this is endorsed by major u.s. medical associations. his experience where -- were looking at asthma. many diseases and conditions are impacted by a person's hormones. there is no ethical scenario where scientists will be experimenting on humans.

these experiments helped scientists understand the biological effects. those experiments are not fraud. anchor: leading up to the speech we heard from trump and musk claiming millions of dead people have been receiving social security payments. we heard the president doubled out on that. what we understand? reporter: he was repeating these false claims on social security. >> we are identifying shocking levels of incompetence and probable fraud in the social security program for our seniors. 1.3 million people from ages 150-159 and over.

130,000 people according to the social security databases are aged over 160 years old. reporter: many of those claims have been spread online. the reality is 1% of the social security administration payments are improper. that does not mean they are receiving payments. this stops payments to people. anchor: president trump is also claimed that elon musk's team has found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud.

are those cancel government contracts all fraudulent? reporter: they have provided no evidence of those. that money was congressionally approved. the president has labeled that fraud and so has elon musk. they are calling on a wall of receipts that they have that shows the contracts they say are fraud. the president and his allies are calling many of these fraud simply because they disagree.

it is the president's prerogative to say they don't want money going to specific programs. that doesn't make it fraud. anchor: thank you. ♪ anchor: it was another turbulent day for america's new policy toward ukraine. the u.s. and you and you national security advisor spoke to both sides said talks were moving in a positive direction. u.s. officials also confirmed their is a pause in intelligence sharing. how important is this? reporter: senior u.s. official said that part of the overall pause includes military aid, all

intelligence and information sharing. that was shared this morning. >> president trump had a real question about if zelenskyy was committed to the peace process. he said let's pause. on the military and intelligence front, the pause that allow that to happen i think will go away and we will work shoulder to shoulder with ukraine as we have two pushed back of the aggression. reporter: the u.s. provides offensive and defensive information to ukraine. they say this will be exempted.

the air alert system will continue in ukraine. congressional officials and military official confirmed to me that the u.s. has paused assistance that allows ukrainian strength into russia. offensive strikes will be more precise. ukraine can already launch the strikes by themselves but without u.s. assistance, they will be much less precise. the u.s. also provides targeted assistance to ukrainian soldiers on the front line. it is not clear if that is being affected. bottom line, a u.s. official tells me this will cost ukrainian lives. there is also a strategic effect. european officials continue to tell me they feel there is a genuine transatlantic break. the most recent evidence of that came today. emmanuel macron said something he has not said publicly before, that he will consider using

french nuclear weapons to replace the potential u.s. nuclear weapons. and he said this about a european plan for ukraine. >> this is a plan for a solid, lasting, verifiable peace. i would like to believe that the u.s. will stay by our side but we have to be ready if that is not the case. reporter: that is pretty fundamental. anchor: indeed. whether the u.s. announced today on how it is aiming to negotiate mideast peace? >> for the first time and then memory, the u.s. is negotiating directly with a foreign terrorist organization. the white house announced that a senior state department advisor has been nominated to be the special envoy for hostage affairs. he is negotiating directly with hamas. this could cover the future of gaza should the war and

formally. tonight, president trump met with hostage families and he delivered a final warning for hamas. he said they can choose to release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered or it is over for you. there has been no response yet. anchor: more to come on that front. thanks to you as always. reporter: thank you. ♪ anchor: we start today's other headlines with a new tariff accident -- exemption for cars coming in from canada and mexico. president trump spoke with the heads of ford and general motors before announcing the one month pause. they said the president is open to a conditional exemptions. the white house press secretary told reporters that the idea is for automakers to use that time

to shift more production to the u.s. >> he told them they should get on it. start investing and moving and shift production here to the u.s. where they will pay no tariff. anchor: there has been more global reaction to president trump's tariffs today. mexico's president sent her country could look for other trading partners if necessary. china's embassy to the u.s. posted on social media that if the u.s. once a tariff for, a trade war, or any other kind of war, they are ready to fight to the end. severe weather is battering a large chunk of the country. powerful storms killed at least three people in mississippi while other states are experiencing high winds, downpours, and lizard conditions. -- blizzard conditions. wind and snow in iowa stranded vehicles on highways. state troopers worn residents to stay home. on the east coast, officials in

north carolina assess damage on the ground from a possible tornado. in oklahoma, residents of a small town have been cleaning up from a storm that blasted through windows and tore apart buildings. in california, forecasters are expecting rain and mountain snow through friday. los angeles county is suing southern california edison, saying utilities equipment caused the deadly eaton fire. the lawsuit seeks to recover costs and damages caused by the blaze, saying the fire massively impacted the county, harmed the environment, and threatened public health. the fire destroyed more than 9000 structures and killed 17 people in the altadena area. edison said it is reviewing the case and will respond to the appropriate legal process. the justice department charged 12 chinese hackers and law enforcement officers today and what they are calling a global hacking campaign. u.s. officials say the malicious cyber actors targeted dissidents, news agencies, and

the treasury department, which was compromised late last year. the doj says in some instances that hacking was done at the direction of the chinese ministry of public security. on wall street today, stocks rebounded from recent losses amid hopes for more tariff concessions. the dow jones gained nearly 500 points on the day. the nasdaq added more than 260 points for the s&p 500 also ended firmly in positive territory. a former mayor of houston and u.s. congressman has died. he spent 27 years of the texas house of representatives before serving as the mayor of houston. he was elected this past november to the congressional seat long held by the late sheila jackson lee. he took office a couple of months ago and just last night attended trump's address to congress. last year he said he was cancer

free. sylvester turner was 70 years old. nba superstar lebron james is finding new milestones. >> lebron open three. got it! anchor: with a three pointer last night against the new orleans pelicans, james became the first player in nba history to surpass 50,000 points. that is 6000 more than his nearest rival, kareem abdul-jabbar. the 40-year-old james is playing in his 22nd season. he is now tied with vince carter for the most years played. the lakers won last night for their seventh straight victory. the supreme court rejects the trump administration bid to freeze for innate payments. a look at how the deep political divide will impact the president's agenda and policymaking. ♪ >> this is the news hour from our studio in washington add in

the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. anchor: the trump administration analysis planning to fire thousands more employees at the department of veterans affairs as part of the white house effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce. a quarter of the workforce comprises veterans themselves. that is prompting questions about how that cuts might affect the quality and timeliness of the services the v.a. provides. doug collins is the secretary of the department of veterans affairs. thank you for being with us. >> good to be here. anchor: the v.a. will terminate more staffers. how exactly will it be possible to reduce staffing and resources without negatively impacting the

timeliness? >> first off, i did not announce we are actually doing through that. that is what we begun to do. washington as a dependency to throw money at problems. there have been backlogs of benefits. health wait times have gone up. the question is not what we are looking at to make sure we are getting efficient. also making sure we are delivering it.

>> given the wait time scandal during the obama administration and ongoing concerns about access, how can there be no more longer delays? >> employees doing their jobs. that is what we are working on. to make sure they have the critical assets. looking at how we deal with hiring. one of the things we have talked about is protecting over 300,000 positions. we are doing this to make sure we are actually getting the results needed. for too long in washington, we have found that there is any

idea that money and people will solve issues. the reality is if you do not have good processes in place, you are not going to solve the problem. we have known this on capitol hill for years. he said the problem with the v.a. is not that it needs more money, it needed a better structure. >> a question about the process. there is an air force veteran who said he was twice promoted and yet received a termination notice citing poor job performance. take a listen. >> last week i clocked out and was handed a blanket termination. saying that i was being let go due to poor performance. that is alive.

i received awards from upper management. i was treated like a criminal. like i had done something wrong. they are destroying people's lives to get to these numbers they are requesting. anchor: what do you make of this treatment they are describing and related to their termination? >> this was a probationary employee who was let go. we are looking at the total picture. this is not a front facing position. there is nothing more serious and having to look at our workforce.

these are the kind of things that are hard to do. will we be fulfilling the mission the president has asked us to do? cost-effective and very efficiently? if this was an area in which it should have been flagged or a mistake, there is an exemption process that has been used many time. the supervisor decided to do that. it is bad for anybody to lose their job. they have been things in place to make sure we are trying to target things we need to. anchor: veterans have been hit hard across the board.

how do you view this? >> as someone who served for 22 years in the air force who has also been deployed, it is interesting to me that they always look to the government. for those who say they should be exempt, where are they in the process of taking care of veterans? ? not working for the government all veterans are the same to me. they have earned benefits. they will continue to get their care.

that is not a valid argument. anchor: we have speaking with a veteran who is receiving inpatient treatment. >> we have had a lot of scheduled groups. a lot of people isolated in the rooms. you are absolutely wrong. come here and i will show you. anchor:? ? > what is your response this

is a piece of journalism that is not doing its job. those jobs and others have been exempt. it would not of been affected. it is not right. sometimes we are having to hire. we are not under a hiring freeze for those conditions. to blame this and use this event to blame it on cuts and what is happening right now is frankly not fair to the american people and not fair to veterans who are hearing this. i respect their position. but it does not reflect what we have actually done. anchor: how would that be

addressed in this new administration? >> if they are having issues, they can talk to the people at the v.a. if they are having problems with scheduling, we have had some issues with third-party scheduling. don't just talk to the people. don't just think you're by yourself. we have multiple resources to find out what is really happening. they are trying to brought in and out to a more open attack. anchor: we are out of time but we welcome you back anytime.

♪ anchor: the supreme court today rejected the trump administration request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid. it remains unclear when the aid will now be distributed. what exactly did the supreme court do here? >> on day one president trump froze for an eight. groups who got that money went to court. they said money for projects completed had to be sent out the door. the trump administration went to the supreme court looking to block that order. the supreme court said no.

amy coney barrett was included in that. i would like to tell you why they did this but i cannot. it is part of the shadow docket. anchor: what did the dissenting justices say? >> they said today the court made an unfortunate misstep. anchor: what happens now? >> the money does not start going out the door immediately.

they will decide which get unfrozen and win. conceivably be there will be another hearing. about which get unfrozen. what about the foreign aid groups to handle all of this funding? how are they reacting to this? >> they said they welcome the supreme court's rejection.

they said this ruling was not enough. they want to reinstate staff. anchor: there was a moment last night they got a lot of attention. an interaction between president trump as he left the podium and greeted the supreme court justices for the microphone picked up some of what they had to say. >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you again. thank you. i won't forget. anchor: thank you again. won't forget it. >> we don't know what the president was thinking chief justice roberts four. these are rare events in washington or anywhere where the supreme court justices ended president are in the same room.

the supreme court justices say it makes them very uncomfortable. chief justice john roberts said i don't know why we are there. justice thomas stopped going about a decade ago. those who go are mindful of the protocol not to react to anything. we remember the 2010 10 state of the union when justice alito responded to obama's criticism of a court decision by saying, not true. anchor: so good to have you here. thank you so much. ♪ anchor: we will get some political perspective on the speech to congress and on what comes next. for that we are joined by a

former u.s. senate candidate in washington state and the columnist for the new york times. thank you for being here. let's start with your reactions to the remarks last night. is he riding high? he has pushed through a staggering number of executive actions just 44 days into his second term. >> i saw bold leadership and strength. peace through strength on the world stage from president trump. very different from 2017. this is a different trump in the sense that he knows how to get things done now. he has been delivering for the american people. promises made, promises taft. he really painted a picture of the golden age of america. what we can be in terms of our

economy. the number one thing he touched on, the reason he won the election, was securing the southern border. protecting families. he has already delivered on that. ice arrests of illegal criminals is up 600%. those are huge numbers. anchor: what do you think? >> what is interesting about these events are they are supposed to be the president going to congress and asking congress to pursue his program. what was striking about last night's there was very little of this. the president doesn't really have a legislative program. the reason he spent so much time talking about executive orders is his administration is aware that they do not have the leeway or the ability to get actual

legislative packages through congress. the perception of strength, the bragging, is a paper tiger. if you do not have legislation to change the u.s. code, your executive orders are ultimately temporary. much of what he has done thus far is on the order of the temporary. the absence of any real attempts to persuade congress to pass anything into law to my mind signals profound weakness. anchor: what about that? we have in these first few weeks seeing the consolidation and flexing and stretching of executive authority by this president. officials are saying they not even sure they have to abide by

court rulings they do not agree with. all of that has prompted concerns about a constitutional crisis. is there validity to that concern? >> i do not think so. as long as the democrats keep screaming and crying, 2020 six is going to look very good for republicans. his approval is going to look dead. a cbs poll came out yesterday showed 76% approved of his speech. he was talking to the american people. the senate moved swiftly with his nominations. faster than any president in history. now you can tell he is coming back and working with congress. elon musk was on capitol hill today meeting with senators. getting doge figured out. i know you will be back at the managers who will run the show. one of the number one issues is waste and fraud and abuse.

donald trump is delivering for the american people. this is not the status quo. this is not government as usual anymore. he is an outsider. he knows how to get things done. that is what he is bringing to government. anchor: on the individual policy front, polls show that people support a lot of what the president has done on that. when people hear concerns about a constitutional crisis, those that resonate? >> i think this effort on the part of doghe to slash spending, i think that constitutes a crisis. the executive branch has the obligation. as far as policies go, it is interesting. we're still at the stage of

public opinion more people are giving the president the benefit of the doubt. 45% is among the newest -- lowest approval rating for a new president. but the public is giving him the benefit of the doubt. it remains to see what happens when more workers get cut. when they cut medicaid. those were things that helped ordinary people. my parents are veterans. they depend on the v.a. people like my parents may end up having a hard time getting the medical care they are entitled to because of these tests. as that stuff becomes apparent and reaches the american public, trump will lose the benefit of the doubt. anchor: it is early in this

presidency. is there risk the president runs in overreaching when the impact starts to hit people at home that they will start to step away from a president they put into place to bring down grocery prices. >> we have to look at what he was handed. he was handed an economy that was out working for the american people. every city and town in this country is a border town. he is looking to bring manufacturing jobs back into this country. he also touched on it in his speech. a balanced budget. what is the alternative? bigger government, more spending, or a balanced budget? anchor: i will give you the last word. i have to ask about democrats in this moment. you saw some silent protests, some walkouts, a representative

escorted out after he he refused to take his seat. i democrats doing what you think they should be doing to meet this moment? >> i am not sure they are. i think a large number of america and are looking for political leadership, for someone to voice and actualize the kind of fear and anger and distress and resolve dave feel looking at what is happening in washington. the one piece of legislation he seems interested in is a tax cut for the wealthiest people. those things are not popular. recessions are famously not popular. tax cuts for the rich are not popular. but you don't hear democrats focusing on the fact that his agenda, far from bringing prosperity and growth, is doing

the exact opposite. it is acting as a vacuum of upward mobility for the wealthy. anchor: thank you so much for you both. i would love to have you both back. ♪ anchor: take a moment to hear from your local station. anchor: it is a chance to offer your support. ♪ anchor: for those of you staying with us, we bring you a story about defying expectations. a football team won its third straight-chain content this season. anchor: we have a look at the teams rise which was also the

subject of a book published last year. reporter: at the california school for the death, -- deaf, this team is gearing up. they use sign language to call plays. they have won two state championships. it was not always this way. the decades-old scoreboard harkens to a time when they rarely have winning seasons. that in did in 2021 when they entered the championship undefeated. >> you had all of these deaf players who when they were younger, had played on hearing teams and it was very frustrating. all of these players came together here and they felt this brotherhood. they felt this camaraderie. i think that was part of the winning strategy. reporter: his new york times

article describes the rise of the team. they beat hearing teams time and again. the article attracted national media attention. soon after came a pledge from the california governor to bond a athletic facility at the school. this looks at the culture. the intergenerational bonds of families was on full display.

fervent applause greeted the journalist. >> i came in and said i love this team. i love this story. >> he took a leave of absence to write the book. game after game, he noticed something. >> the question, what is a disability? they are using that as an advantage. as an age. reporter: is reporting included interviews with experts outside of football. >> it is spread further out into the periphery.

that flashlight is a much broader beam. >> more like a floodlight? >> yes. that is good. reporter: the quarterback is a senior this year. he explained what it is like through an interpreter. >> we see the movement a little bit ahead of time. we have to think two steps ahead. reporter: that could be an advantage. watch this player intercept a pass.

>> if you are able to detect that the ball will be headed in my direction, you might be able to pivot earlier and actually catch the ball. reporter: there is another hidden advantage. the use of sign language. it is not only more efficient, it is unifying. >> i do like playing on the hearing team. but communication is always an issue. that is better. reporter: the coach played on both deaf and hearing teams

growing up. >> they come from various backgrounds. i think that helps. it was a lonely time. reporter: writing this book was what he called a tonic from his typical stories. there is a great line in the prologue of your book. you saw this as the american dream. how so? >> these kids, their parents were from all over the globe. they all came together in an

environment that allow them to thrive. an environment that you could not have in tehran or other countries. america gave them this school and the opportunity to play together. reporter: in their season opener, they won 68-28. ♪ anchor: there is a lot more online, including a closer look at who makes the federal work force. anchor: that is it for tonight. anchor: for all of us here, thank you for spending part of your evening with us. >> major funding has been provided by --

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