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for the "pbs newshour," i'm jeffrey brown. ome on the "newshour," residents in maui return to destroyed communities as investigations into wildfires continue. an international sports tribunal considers evidence in the russian figure skater doping scandal. and musician nat myers uses the blues to amplify his message about modern-day america. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: last night in simi valley, california, seven republican presidential candidates took the stage for the second primary debate held at the ronald reagan presidential library. on display, the party's unequivocal transformation since the reagan era. white house correspondent laura barron-lopez has our report on the night. laura: at times combative and unfocused, seven gop presidential hopefuls desperately tried to steal the spotlight away from former president donald trump. >> this is where president trump got it wrong. laura: some risked

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for the pbs newshour, i am laura barron-lopez. officials in new york recently identified two more victims from the attack at ground zero. but remains of 1,100 other victims at the site have never been identified. iran and the u.s. moved one step closer to a long-awaited prisoner swap. the associated press reports the biden adminstration has approved letting international banks transfer $6 billion dollars in frozen iranian funds from south korea to qatar. the money is to pay for humanitarian goods. that could clear the way for iran to release five american prisoners, while the u.s. frees five iranians. north korean leader kim jong-un is headed to russia tonight for talks with president vladimir putin. both countries have confirmed the trip, and a train similar to kim's was spotted today, approaching north korea's border with russia. the meeting could come in vladivostok, with putin trying to obtain weapons for the war in ukraine. u.s. officials said it shows he is desperate. >> for think there is no better evidence of that, bill on

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for the pbs newshour. i am allie romy. geoff: children can return to schools in lahaina, hawaii next month, and tourists will also be allowed back into parts of west maui. weeks after the devastating fires, their officials are trying to help restart an economy that ground to a halt on parts of the island. william branham is in west maui and has been talking with residents about these plans. william, it's good to see you on tuesday, you and the team gave us a glimpse of how people are still dealing with the aftermath of these fires nearly two months on officials there are now putting out some more concrete plans. as i understand it for when places will start to reopen. what exactly are they proposing? >> well, jeff as you mentioned, schools will reopen the middle of next month. and since this inferno tore through this community, thousands of students have either been having to go to school in other counties or doing remote schooling or not going to school at all. and that just puts an incredible stress on the parents, who a

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. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. going support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." >> consumer cellular, this is sam. how may i help you? this is pocket dial. well, somebody's pocket, thought i'd let you know that with consumer cellular, you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that's kind of our thing. 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 contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." today, warnings from within and outside of government about the potential effects of a government shutdown. that includes concerns from the department of justice that national security could be affected, a signal from moody's that it would downgrade u.s. credit, and red flags from scores of other groups, from the military to low-income families. congress has until saturday to figure this out. so, where do things sta

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ the ongoing support of these individualsnstitutions, and friends of "the newshour," including -- leonard and norma klorfine, and koo and patricia yuan. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the newshour." five americans held for years by the regime in iran are on their way home tonight, freed after high-stakes negotiations. amna: in return, the u.s. is granting clemency to iranians held in american prisons, and unfreezing almost six billion dollars in assets held in south korea. the u.s. says that money is now available to purchase humanitarian goods and equipment. for those freed from iran today, it's the end of an ordeal. the five americans flew towards freedom this morning. im

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including jim and nancy goldman and kathy and paul anderson. >> this is sam, how may i help you? >> this is pocket dial. >> i thought i would tell you you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is kind of our thing. have a nice day. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of "the newshour." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the newshour." a newly-released report reveals a special grand jury in georgia recommended charges for twice as many people than the 19 ultimately indicted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. amna: those 19, including former president donald trump, all pleaded not guilty earlier this week. but the fulton county district attorney h

. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour, including leonard and norma glorifying and clue and patricia you vent. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world, at hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. major hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal with writers after nearly five months of striking. geoff: in coming days, members of the writers guild of america will vote to approve the new contract, which includes pay increases to keep up with streaming and protections around the use of artificial intelligence. but when production on shows restarts is an open question since actors remain on strike. janice min is editor-in-chief of the ankler, a digital media company that covers the industry. thanks for bein

. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the new hour, including kathy and paul anderson. >> pediatric surgeon, volunteer, topiary artist, a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well-planned. ♪ >> john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering an and engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the "newshour." u.s. senators are back to work today after a month-long recess. the return sets up the start of a high-stakes showdown to prevent a government shutdown by the end of the month. the democratic led senate and republicans in the house currently do not see eye on eye spending. >> the senate gaveled into session days after senate minority leader mitch mcconnell appeared to freeze up for more than 30 second

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individualsnd institutions and friends of the newshour including leonard and norma core fine. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world at hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour appeared on this labor day, president biden has touted unions in play down the threat of an auto worker. president spoke today in philadelphia. he emphasized the number of jobs created since he took office and noted the new energy of organized labor. separately, the president said he does not think the united auto workers will walk out but with the strike deadline just 10 days away the union's leader said he must know something we do not. russian president vladimir putin says he is not ready to renew a deal on u

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up shooting sports. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourn pbs. john: so far this year, the federal emergency management agency, better known as fema, has had to respond to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters. and that doesn't count other events, like the maui ldfires. what's more, in recent years fema has been called on for duties beyond hurricanes, tornadoes or other extreme weather. they've distributed covid vaccines, sheltered migrant children at the southern border, and helped settle afghans who came to the united states after the taliban takeover. and everytime fema responds to events like hurricane idalia and the maui wildfires, that response is scrutinized. craig fugate was the fema administrator for just about the entire obama administration, from 2009 to 2017. i know you are in a part of florida that felt the effects of idalia. how did you guys fair? >> we were engaged. the coastal communities with storm surge and now power outages across a lot of florida, so is the power is coming back on, things are gettin

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs "newshour" been provided by -- >> consumer cellular, this is sam. can i help you? this is a pocket dial. get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is kind of our thing. have a nice day. ♪ >> the kendeda fund committed to risk during meaningful justice. more at kendeda fund.org. carnegie corporation of new york supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement and the advancement of international peace and security at conard he -- carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs news station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." president volodymyr zelenskyy is in washington after a long day making the rounds on capitol hill, to the pentagon and the white house. his goal is to secure more armaments to rappel russia's 18 month invasion. geoff: but there is a growing chorus of skepticism. on the others that the capital today senators met him with open arms. >> today, a

popularity in america. ♪ >> this is "pbs news weekend" from weta studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshours on pbs. john: colleges and college-bound high school seniors are entering uncharted territory this fall. the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions is the result of june's landmark supreme court ruling that race conscious admissions are unconstitutional. admissions officials at selective schools had been anticipating this, and they've been thinking about it for a while. but what about students and their families? sandy baum is a senior fellow at the urban institute's center on education data and policy. sandy, first of all, let's put this in perspective. how many students and schools does this really affect? sandy: that's a really important question because you would think from the discussion that everyone is affected. that's not true. most schools accept virtually all of their applicants. and so it's only the schools that are highly selective where it really is going to make a difference at

candidates in america. >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourknights on pbs. >> it is one year to the days since the 22-year-old iranian kurdish woman died in a hospital, days after the morality police arrested her in tehran. they said she had violated the dress code that requires women to wear a head job an -- a hijab. penalties include a fine, prisoner flogging. iran's biggest mass demonstrations against his clerical rules and years. around the world today, demonstrators marched in solidarity to mark the anniversary of amini's death. in london there were calls for an end to iran's strict islamic rule. >> the regime is really brutal. so we are fighting. if it takes one or 10 years, does not matter we never stop. >> in berlin, calls for another revolution to depose the religious leers who seized power in 1979 but in iran a much different picture. a heavy security presence to prevent a resurgence of lester's protest triggered by the death. the 22-year-old woman who was from a small city in northwest iran, a member of the kurds, she died in govern

get ahead of disasters. ♪ announcer: this is "pbs news weekend" from washington, home of the "pbs newshourts on pbs. john: medicaid is america's largest single provider of health care coverage, serving low-income adults and children, and people with disabilities. in the early days of the pandemic, congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off medicaid even if they were no longer eligible. as a result, enrollment reached unprecedented numbers. but that's ended and now states have until next year to go back to pre-pandemic rules, check if those on medicaid are still eligible, and remove those who aren't. ali rogin recently traveled to arkansas, which is nearing the end of that process, known as unwinding. >> for jennifer rose and her wife, reading tarot cards is a way to spend time together and make some money. the couple regularly does readings around fayetteville, arkansas, which they have called home for three years. that is on top of her work as a massage therapist. they been on medicaid since 2020 because of their combined income and jennifer's disability brought on by art

of invasive species. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourights on pbs. william: this is suicide prevention and awareness month, and it seems we need both more than ever because last year in this country, over 49,000 people died by suicide. that is an all-time high. we know that firearms are involved in more than half of u.s. suicides. a recent analysis by johns hopkins university found that the gun suicide rate also reached an all-time high, and that for the first time, the rate of suicides by gun were higher among black kids and teens than white ones. for more on this distressing trend, we turn again to dr. emmy betz. she's the director of the university of colorado's firearm injury prevention initiative, and she's also an emergency physician. very good to have you back on the program. before we get into the specific data points, what do you make of this overall trend of increasing rate of suicides in america? dr. betz: it is certainly not what we were hoping for. we saw a decrease in suicide rates from 2019 to 2020. many of us hoped maybe

of tejano music. >> this is "pbs news weekend," from weta studios in washington, home of the "pbs newshourights on pbs. john: when chinese tennis star peng shuai disappeared from public view after accusing a high-ranking communist party official of sexual assault, the women's tennis association declared it would not hold any more tournaments in china until peng's whereabouts were known and there was a full, uncensored investigation of her allegations. that was two years ago. there's still no official word about peng, who hasn't been seen since a brief appearance at the 2022 winter olympics. there's been no investigation. but, despite that, on tuesday in beijing, the wta's $8 million china open begins. sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch. sophie, first i want to talk about peng. what do we know about her current situation? do we know anything? sophie: we know very little. we don't know whether she has removed herself from public view or whether she is being kept out of sight by either sports officials or by agents of the government or the party. john: the wta says

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. five americans held for years by the regime in iran are on their way home tonight, freed after high-stakes negotiations. amna: in return, the u.s. is granting clemency to iranians held in american prisons, and unfreezing almost $6 billion in assets held in south korea. the u.s. says that money is now available to purchase humanitarian goods and equipment. for those freed from iran today, it's the end of an ordeal: reporter: the five americans flew towards freedom this morning. imprisoned by the iranian regime for years, released in a complex deal between the u.s. and iran. >> it's very good to be able to say that our fellow citizens are free after enduring something that i think would be difficult for any of us to imagine. reporter: siamak namazi, emad shargi, and morad tahbaz were three of the five americans on the flight from tehran to doha, qatar. the other two detainees wish to remain anonymous. each was held on various charges, but determined by the u.s. state department to be wr

newshour. this program made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and from contributions to your pbson from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. after suffering its worst earthquake in over a century, morocco has begun three days of national mourning. at least 2100 people are dead and another 2400 injured, many of those critically. many more remain unaccounted for. the three point nine magnitude aftershock rattled the region day as villages were burying those who died. rescuers combed through rubble in a desperate search for any remaining survivors. the u.n. estimates 300,000 people were affected by friday nights earthquake. moroccans today, pleaded for help. >> no bread, no electcity and water. people are suffering and aid is late. some are sck on the roofs. some lack shelter. the situation is dire. >> the moroccan government has been slow to approve outside aid, even as a number of nations have offered it. joining us now is our special correspondent. thank you so much for being here. could you give us the sense of the latest of what you have been seeing? >> the latest from

amna nawaz, co-anchor of pbs newshour. and leigh ann caldwell of the washington post.come to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with kristen welker. >>> good sunday morning. here in washington, disfunction is on full display. the federal government is careening toward a shutdown just one week from today with no deal in sight as one top house republican lawmaker told me overnight, quote, it appears that's where we're headed as hardline republicans dig their demands for deep spending cuts threatening to replace speaker mccarthy who warned this week, quote, they want to burn the whole place down. democratic senator bob menendez is resisting calls to resign for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to benefit the egyptian government and prosecutors release stunning photos when they searched menendez home, gold bars and a mercedes-benz. the indictment appears to undercut republicans' allegations of a two-tiered system of justice and former president has

an actor opens a permanent showcase dedicated to chicano art. >> this is the pbs newshour, from wetan washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> target announced that it is planning to close several stores, citing retail theft and organized retail crime. as rising concerns and questions. the retail giant said it would close nine stores in four states next month, including new york, san francisco, portland, and seattle. they were doing so out of the concern for safety for workers and customers. this discussion that decision comes as other retailers say theft has become a significant problem for their bottom lines. retailers are locking up more merchandise. there is a notable rise and organized theft. others point to a disturbing number of smash and grab robberies, including looting in philadelphia early this week. the national retail federation said inventory loss cost retailers about $112 billion. some industry observers say those figures are not clear. a former walgreens executive acknowledged during an earnings call that maybe we cr