one of the important duties of the broadcasting corporation is that the head of the broadcasting corporationself emphasizes that the sky will wake up one day. will rise and the earth will be filled with the song of anemones. they will face each other, and after that the paralympic athletes will compete from the 7th to the 18th of september, but not the athletes of all countries , the athletes of russia and belarus due to the war in ukraine. they were banned from participating in competitions with the name and flag of their country, but the athletes of the israeli regime, despite the killing of about 40,000 palestinians. most of whom are women and children have been given special support to participate in these competitions. for years, israel has been treated with a double standard and israel has been given special support in the west. its examples are according to the un resolutions against israel. the double treatment of russia and israel has completely revealed the approach of the western governments to the people of the world. hundreds of people in the world paid attention and the olympic

they said that tv cameramen who don’t show men often enough can be punished, head of the broadcasting corporationnis exarchas sent out anti-sexist guidelines, and organizers boast a record number of trans and non-binary athletes, nearly 200. believe it or not, we were once a species that celebrated the beauty of athletic heroism, not the ability of a middle- aged man to dress himself in a sequined dress. france replaced christ and his disciples. his contribution to the development of russian pop art in educating gifted youth. anastasia litvinova will continue. igor is cool, as always, he enters the hall to applause, to meet the students of his music academy. children came from different parts of the country to listen to the maestro. there’s only a chair for me, and he patiently answers questions. either he is young, or he is not young, or he can only conquer one talent. the format is already traditional, but every time everyone wonders how a young musician from nikolaev became a cool composer, performer and producer. song 87. sasha sero sang my song madonna, suddenly the whole country fell in lov

from rai, but in russian he did not introduce this, but although in italy, in the italian broadcasting corporation thing as parondisho, that is, equal conditions, everything was sought through the court, so that he would be reinstated in his position and compensated for the time he was forced to spend without work, the journalist... says that former leaders already tried to pay him off, offered money as compensation, rotting did not agree , now collaborates with the russian media, whenever possible he goes on air on italian tv, all so that people know the truth, even though they have to pay for it with their position, the italians have big failures in memory and understanding, although, although, now this is the country where most people are determined to put pressure on ukraine and put it behind bars... on italian channels, my broadcasts go off scale, but only then i get hit on the head. the first court hearing was already in june, the next one was postponed until december, i’m sure the case is being delayed on purpose, they are counting on the journalist to give up, otherwise he will try to regi

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we saw also an announcement from the israeli broadcast corporation saying that israel is going to movear means a permanent presence of the israeli forces in that corridor separating the north from the south of gaza, and a permanent presence of the israelis troops in the philadelphia corridor separating egypt from gaza. so this is putting away a little bit in talks regarding the trees. ~ . , ., , ., trees. what is the latest on casualties? _ trees. what is the latest on casualties? over _ trees. what is the latest on casualties? over the - trees. what is the latest on casualties? over the last i trees. what is the latest on | casualties? over the last 24 hours 20 — casualties? over the last 24 hours 20 palestinians - casualties? over the last 24 hours 20 palestinians killed | hours 20 palestinians killed and different shelling and israeli shelling in different parts of gaza, and there are talks about the israeli first announced they lost one soldier and about 12 soldiers injured. we sought less intensity to be honest in the numbers of casualties in the previous months when i was talking

few l hours, things do seem to be and spare a thought for my colleagues in the australian broadcasting corporationation and there were certainly earning their money keeping the news updated without a lot of technical help and we have had supermarkets where people haven't been able to use cards for payments and we have had reports of people abandoning their shopping because they couldn't carry cash and so looking at it, it is kind of minor inconveniences on the whole and we have had similar situations as you will be heard from nick and others, screens going blank in sydney airport and the information screens went down which was one of the main causes of confusion but we haven't had that situation in brisbane and everything looks to be ok and it seems things are getting back to normal, as i say, you mention the progress made by the us airlines as well but certainly, one of the first countries along with new zealand to really pick up on this because everyone of course was awake and seeing their daily routine is disrupted and certainly from what you are seeing, it seems like in other parts of the worl

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by corporations from your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour," residents of jamaica are hunk erld down as heavy rains pounded the island. the center of the category 4 passed south of jamaica. at least six deaths have been attributed to beryl since it started its march. >> new images review the and after the storms slammed into islands across the east caribbean with heavy rain and winds. >> this is the most disastrous. >> communities left with no water or power. boats tossed onto the shore. and entire neighborhoods reduced to metal. >> this is actually the strongest storm we have had come through in my lifetime. >> marvin lives here which took a direct hit. >> there are houses in the village. their roofs are flying past. it was just a terrifying experience. >> nearly all of the residents of one of st. vincent's left homeless. and they are making their way to the capital. she rode or it out in her bathroom. >> it has been hard. >> and in grenada the prime minister said c

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions toation from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. tonight, u.s. and other western diplomats are trying to keep israel and hezbollah fighters from escalating attacks along the lebanon border. israel said it hit a number of targets in lebanon in retaliation for a rocket strike that killed 12 children's and teens. while the response appears to be limited, the israeli defense minister bout today that hezbollah will pay a price. >> i moved to the northern command to see the response plans. this is hezbollah we are talking about. they are committed. they will bear a heavy price for their actions. >> fighting in gaza continues. gaza health ministry officials say 15 palestinians are dead after israeli airstrikes. israel says they are acting to prevent hamas from regrouping. with just 100 days until election day, donald trump's running mate is stepping up attacks on vice president harris. j.d. vance criticized her on the economy, immigration, and policing. his attacks do not seem to be d

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corporation. the broadcaster addedit the corporation. the broadcaster added it was shocked by what it called his abhorrent behaviour , called his abhorrent behaviour, but admitted it knew of his arrest last november, saying also that they were made aware of a significant risk to huw edwards health. now, police in merseyside are reportedly aware of suggestions of further disorder in southport planned for this evening. it's after more than 50 officers were injured in violent scenes outside a mosque yesterday evening. a group of around 300 people have already been encouraged by false posts on social media, which claimed the suspect, who carried out a stabbing spree at a children's dance class, was a muslim. four men have so far been arrested in connection with last night's unrest and serena kennedy, the chief constable of merseyside police, said those responsible will face justice. >> it was just outrageous. it was disgusting. i was watching it live from footage coming in. i was absolutely appalled by the level of violence directed at my off

. ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening, i'm john yang. it hadn't happened in more than four decades, someone who'd been president of the united states shot in an assassination attempt. former president donald trump's wounds aren't life threatening, but last evening's shooting in butler, pennsylvania, could take an already divisive presidential campaign into even more volatile waters. ♪ it began as a routine scene, a swing state campaign rally on a hot summer day. but as former president donald trump launched into his stump speech, it all changed in an instant. >> take a look at what happened --. reporter: trump dropped straight down, swarmed by secret service agents. when agents knew that snips had shot the gunman, they raised trump to his feet, the right side of his face bloodied, and hustled him to the safety of an armored suv. this morning, in the pittsburgh suburb of bethel park, about 50 miles south of the rally site, police and reporters descended, all

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. john good evening, i am john yang. a new post-debate poll out this morning shows a 10% jump in the proportion of registered voters surveyed who say president biden should not be running for reelection, from 63% in february to 72% on friday and saturday. most of the registered voters questioned in the cbs news poll say mr. biden doesn't have "the mental a cognitive health" to be president. about 30% said neither he nor donald trump does. three days after the president's unsteady debate performance, his backers are still publicly trying to reassure alarmed democrats while former president trump's supporters are highlighting the night. >> yes, it was a bad performance. i have been around these things. i have been a part of debate preparation before, and i know when i see what i call preparation overload. and that's exactly what was going onhe other night. >> this idea that biden had a bad night, that's not the story. he's had a bad presidency, had a disas

especially after it begins producing its own magnetic tape. years of the last century, all us broadcasting corporations. alexander matveevich comes up with the idea of ​​introducing a cross-line recording method on a wide two-inch tape with four rotating heads. in this case, the tape is pulled in the apparatus at a speed of 38 cm/s, but the head draws transverse lines on it at a speed more than 40 m/s, and each magnetic line contains 16 television lines. on april 4, 1956, at the chicago national association of broadcasters summit , ponetov demonstrates the first video recorder , the vr 1000. it weighs half a ton, costs about $50,000, and requires a special vehicle to transport it, but none of this matters, the device is not intended for domestic use. but us broadcasters are amazed; the quality of the image recorded and reproduced on the vr 1000 exceeds all their expectations. this is a real breakthrough. in a year for outstanding technical achievements, ponetov receives the prestigious emmy award. another 2 years later, when he is offered to make a device for the american exhibition in moscow, he agree

possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> good evening and welcome to pbs news special coverage of president biden's address to the nation. i'm jeff bennett. >> i'm on none of oz. his first appearance since ending his reelection campaign three days ago and endorsing kamala harris to replace him as the democratic presidential nominee. geoff: president biden had been isolating with a covid diagnosis for the last several days. yesterday, he tested negative and returned to the white house. amna: let's go quickly now to laura perrone lopez. what should we expect to hear from the president tonight? laura: he will explain why he bowed out of the race and say that defending democracy is more important than any job title. amna: the president will be joining us shortly from the oval office. we will have full analysis here with our panel of experts to follow. we will bring you the president's remarks as soon as he joins us. the first time he is speaking publicly since ending his reelection campaign just three days ago. l

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ lisa: go to sunday ening. i'm lisa desjardins, john yang is away. president biden is looking for a comeback on the campaign trail, as democrats debate if he should stay in the race for the presidency. earlier a member of the , democratic national committee , a convention delegate, became another one to call on biden to end his campaign. the president was in pennsylvania, including stops at a church and a campaign office to rally his base. but even staunch supporters of the president say he needs to do more to convince voters. >> i think that he's got to go out there this week and show the american public that he is still that joe biden that they have come to know and love. i take him at his word, i believe that he can do it, but i think that this is a really critical week. i do think the clock is ticking. lisa: congress is back in session starting tomorrow. five democrats in the house of representatives have already called for presiden

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. i am lisa desjardins. john yang is away. resident biden is facing more calls for him to jump out of the 2024 race following a disappointing debate performance last week. today moderate democratic congresswoman angie greg publicly declared biden should step aside, citing the debate and his words since, stating she does not believe he can win against donald trump. pbs news has spoken with major democratic donors and members of congress today who are privately signalling the same call. this despite biden sitting down yesterday for a television interview to address concerns. the president told abc's george stephanapolous he thinks he can win and does not plan on dropping out. domenico montanaro is npr's senior political editor and correspondent, and is a local reporter for semafor. my good colleagues who know politics so well. i want to talk about it democratic congresswoman and major donors who have said it is time for plan b

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from the was like you. thank you. -- from viewers like you. john: good evening, i'm john yang. president biden remains in isolation tonight -- and not just because he has covid-19. the list of democrats calling for him to get out of the race grew longer today, as california representative mark takano added hs name. mr. biden and those speaking publicly for him insist he's in it to stay. in today's daily medical update, presidential physician kevin o'connor said mr. biden's symptoms "continue to improve steadily." the president was at his delaware beach house, while at the white house a group calling on him to "pass the torch" held a rally. meanwhile, the new republican ticket of donald trump and jd vance is to hold a rally this evening in grand rapids, michigan. it's their first since the convention and trump's first since the attempt on his life. airports, hospitals and offices are still trying to get systems fully online after yesterday's global tech outage. microsoft put

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. death and destruction in southern gaza today. palestinian officials said a targeted israeli airstrike killed at least 90 people. that would make it one of the deadliest attacks of the war. israel says the target was hamas military chief mohammed dief, thought to be the architect of the october 7 attacks. hamas says he wasn't in the area at the time of the strike. israeli officials did not deny that it took place in a part of khan younis that was a designat safe zone where displaced palestinians were living in tents. >> end this war, this is enough. there is no safe zone in gaza, end this war, have mercy on us and our children. we are getting killed every minute. john: in addition to the dead, hundreds of others were wounded. hamas says the attack is proof that israel isn't interested in a ceasefire agreement. president biden was again working to shore up support today, speaking virtually with groups of mode

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. with support from democrats eroding by the day, president biden says he's dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing vice president kamala harris to be his party's nominee. in a letter posted on his account on x, he wrote, "while it has been my intention to seek reelection, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term." vice president harris issued in a statement saying, "my intention is to earn and win this nomination." mr. biden said he would address the nation later this week to more fully explain his decision. for now, he remains in isolation at his beach house in delaware with covid. now, laura barrÓn-lÓpez covers the white house, lisa desjardins covers congress and the trump campaign, and domenico montanaro is senior political editor and correspondent for npr. lisa

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions toour pbs station from viewers like you. sixtieths -- thank you. geoff: there is growing pressure today from congressional democrats for president biden to step aside as the party's nominee. that's despite his repeated pledges to stay in the race. amna: earlier today, former house speaker nancy pelosi, a longtime biden ally, praised the president but stopped short of embracing his candidacy. >> does he have your support to be head of the democratic ticket? >> it's up to the president to decide if he is going to run. we are all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short. >> he has said firmly this week he is going to run. do you want him to run? >> i want him to do whatever he decides to do. geoff: george clooney, the actor major democratic fundraiser, wrote an opinion column in the new york times calling for the president to end his reelection campaign. amna: lisa desjardins and laura baran lopez are here to discuss more. what exactly is pelosi saying and how muc

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this is made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by ontributions to your stationsrom viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome. tonight, the stage behind us belongs to j.d. vance, who will headline the evening. >> last night belonged to donald trump's one-time rivals in the primary race making peace with the nominee. and urging the party to put aside its differences. we have coverage tonight from the floor. >> last night it felt like the convention started to find its energy. a night to unite the party. >> let's send joe biden back to his basement and let's send donald trump back to the white house. >> form arrivals now eager allies. >> donald trump has been demonized, prosecuted, and he nearly lost his life. we cannot let him down and we cannot let america down. >> a political 180 from those who were critics just months ago. >> nobody is entitled to be nominated. especially anybody who could not even stop joe biden. >> donald trump was totally unhinged. nikki haley was not initially set to speak here after she held off on endorsing trump for months. but on stage, sh

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," in one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the supreme court declared that former president trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called of official acts but not unofficial once taken as a candidate. it was split and will delay trump's federal subversion trial until after the november election. the former president cheered the decision. to discuss this historic ruling and how it reshapes presidential ruling, i'm joined by supreme court analysts. start us off here, this was a ruling that so many had been waiting for. chief justice roberts who wrote the opinion tore the majority. what is the essence of that ruling? >> the chief justice said very basically that certain core presidential powers are absolutely immune from prosecution and those powers would include things like the pardon power, the recognition of foreign nations, the appointment of foreign ambassadors, for other official a

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tos station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome. just hours before the olympics opening ceremony, saboteurs launched a coordinated arson attack on french train lines. >> did stranded nearly a million travelers inspired concerns about potential threats to the games. >> in paris train stations this morning, crowds and confusion after coordinated attacks on high-speed rail lines. the overnight sabotage severed signaling cables that controlled the northbound, westbound, and eastbound lines. a south bound line attack was foiled. the prime ministers of the perpetrators knew what they were doing. >> this operation has been prepared, coordinated, and key points have been targeted, which shows a certain knowledge of the network in order to know where to hit. >> french officials have not specified a suspect, but they knowledge that the game faces threats. 18,000 security contractors have created a huge security perimeter and closed the airspace in 90 miles. in april, the president warned

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions from viewersu. thank you. >> welcome. today, the president is digging in. he made more than one appearance today underscoring that he has no plans to leave the campaign despite calls from some democrats and supporters. we will have more on this later the program. the u.s. economy added more jobs than expected last month, marking the 42nd executive months of job growth. unemployment also inched up to 4.1%, the first time it has gone above 4% in two years. there were other signs of a cooling market. for a deeper look at what this means for the economy, i am joined by by guest. good to see you. what do these numbers say to you? is it a sign that the economy may be cooling? >> certainly market watchers have been looking at that for the longest time because the fed had to ratchet up rates after an error coming out of the pandemic and leaving rates too low for too long. it is awed, are you rooting for good news? yes if you are the white house. maybe bad news if you are investors or traders. and yet the

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbstion from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. the pressure is mounting on president biden to step aside from his campaign a day after the republican national convention wrapped up with a highly anticipated speech from former president donald trump. geoff: we will have more on the shifting political landscape in a moment, but we start with the tech outage that halted flights, disrupted emergency services and created headaches for businesses. amna: the underlying problems behind the glitch were fixed by the afternoon, but the ripple effects have lasted throughout the day and may continue into tomorrow. geoff: thousands of passengers are still trying to get to their destinations tonight. >> it was the glitch felt around the world. today's software failure triggered far-reaching and frustrating outages globally. air travelers were among the most directly affected with tens of thousands of flights delayed and thousands more canceled. >> i have never seen it like this

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. president biden is facing more calls from democratic lawmakers to step aside as the parties nominee since his thursday night press conference. amna: five house democrats have all issued statements asking for the president to step down. they joined 15 other congressional democrats who have made similar calls earlier this week. our white house correspondent has the latest. >> thank you. >> with all eyes on his high-stakes press conference. >> are not in this for my legacy. >> president died in played defense thursday night trying to prove that he is still fit to run for reelection. >> a lot can happen. but i believe i'm the best qualified govern and i think i'm the best qualified to win. >> and while there were gaps and slip-ups. >> what concern do you have about vice president harris ability to beat trump? >> i wouldn't have picked vice president trump to be vice president if i didn't think she was qualified

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the "newshour." president biden is fashion growing calls from a handful of house democrats to step aside as the party's presidential nominee. earlier today in a rare cable news call-in, the president addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person on the job. >> i'm getting so frustrated by the elites -- i'm not talk about you or the elites that know so much more. run against me. go ahead. announce for president. challenge me at the convention. >> our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins and laura baron-lopez joins us now. president biden is unwavering. he says he's not exiting this race. give us a sense of what more he's saying and the white house strategy here? >> president biden's message is that he's not going anywhere. he sent a letter to congressional democrats today in which he said "the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. it's time for it to end.

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 president joe biden is digging in. in more than one appearance today, he underscored that he has no plans to leave the campaign despite calls from some democrats and supporters. more on that story later. the u.s. economy added more jobs than expected last month, marking the 42nd consecutive month of job growth. 206,000 new jobs were added in june. government hiring accounted for more than a third of those followed by health care, social assistance and construction. unemployment rose above 4% for the first time in two years. there were other signs of a cooling labor market. job gains in april and may were revised downward. for a deeper look at what this means for the economy, i'm joined by the host of public radio's full disclosure. what do these numbers say to you ? is it a sign the economy may be cooling? >> certainly market watchers have been looking for that for the longest time because the fed had t

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsyour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm stephanie sy with "newshour" west. here are the latest headlines. hurricane beryl is taking i'm at jamaica, the kayman islands and haiti after hitting grenada. the storm has killed six people in the region in barbados, high water lapped against the shoreline as strong winds whipped through trees. it has weakened from a category five to a category four storm. it could still devastate island nations with high winds and storm surge. the bind administration propose add new rule to protect u.s. workers from the dangers of excessive heat exposure. it would require employers to develop heat hazard plants. the measure will save lives. >> across the country, workers suffer heat stroke or even die just doing their jobs. this new rule will substantially reduce heat injuries, illnesses and deaths for over 36 million workers to whom lit apply, from farm workers to construction workers, postal workers, manufacture workers and so much more. >>

. >> 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 news hour." israel says it has killed one of hezbollah's most senior officials in the southern suburbs of beit tonight. >> u.s. officials have no independent confirmation of the death, but israel blames him for this past weekend's strike that killed a dozen children. he has long been on the u.s.' most wanted list, and tonight, his possible death is sparking fears of an escalating regional war. it was a strike in hezbollah's stronghold. an israeli missile destroyed an apartment building and rained debris in the middle of a residential neighborhood. the target confirmed by an israeli official, the u.s. specially designated terrorist. israel held him responsible for last weekend's attack on a soccer field that killed a dozen children and teenagers, a strike that israel's defense minister said crossed the line. an israeli official also called on the -- called him the head of hezbollah's military wing. he is also a w

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributiono your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the "newshour." we have two major stories tonight. one, a political hurricane of sorts as the partisan winds whipped through washington over joe biden's future at the top of the democratic ticket. more on that in a moment. >> first, the aftermath from what was hurricane beryl. it's led to at least seven deaths in the u.s. more than two million customers remain without power during extreme heat. that heat is connected to five deaths in the west this week. stephanie sy has the report. -- stephanie: beryl unleashed rain, winds and storm surges. the hurricane beaterred downtown houston. it quickly flooded roads and highways prompting crews to help drivers in the height of the storm. texans emerge from their homes to find destruction. >> i heard a big boom. i just thought it was a limb. i didn't know it was a whole tree. >> in downtown houston, some residents went time-out check to see if people were still stranded. >> if yo

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. president biden is facing growing calls from a handful of house democrats to step aside as the party's presidential nominee. earlier today in a rare cable news program call in the president addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person for the job. pres. biden: i am getting so frustrated by the elites, not talking about you, but the media . as if they know so much more. any of these guys don't think i should run, run against me. go ahead, announce for president. challenge me at the convention. geoff: our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins, and our white house correspondent laura barrÓn-lopez join us now. president biden is unwavering and says he is not exiting this race. give us a sense what more he is saying and the white house strategy to calm nervous democrats. laura: the strategy is that he is not going anywhere and sent a letter to congressional democrats today in which

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu defended the war in gaza today in a speech to a joint meeting of congress, amid protests and partisan politics that led dozens of democrats to boycott the speech. amna: netanyahu disparaged protesters who clashed with police outside the u.s. capitol, and blamed hamas for the tens of thousands of palestinians killed in israel's nine-month war in gaza since the october 7th terrorist attack. nick schifrin reports. >> his excellently benjamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. nick: no other foreign leader has delivered as many congressional addresses or received as much state of the union style applause, but no other invited foreign leader has driven such division. outside congress today, protesters burned israeli prime minister netanyahu in effigy and spray-painted "hamas is coming." at one point police sprayed them and -- pepper spray demonstrators. some attendees di

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ amna: welcome to the newshour, vice president kamala harris is entering uncharted territory after president joe biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race yesterday. one day later, harris is already the favorite to win the democratic party nomination for president. laura barron-lopez has the latest. [applause] laura: greeted by resounding applause, vice president harris arrived at her campaign office in wilmington, delaware, this afternoon, ahead of her first campaign event as a presidential candidate. pres. biden: with the covid -- excuse me, with the -- laura: it comes after president biden's disastrous debate performance that raise questions about his ability to run. >> there are rigorous conversations taking place at every level of our party. laura: for weeks, the president faced mounting pressure from allies in his own party to end his campaign. pres. biden: i am running and going to win again. laura: but he insisted he

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the “news hou”" and happy independence day. it's been one week since president joe biden's performance in the first debate of the 2024 campaign caused a political shockwave. the president says he's staying in the race. but even on this fourth of july holiday, concerns continue to grow inside the democratic party about whether mr. biden is the best person to sit atop the ticket in november. “news hour” political correspondent lisa desjardins has been talking to lawmakers and voters, and she joins me now with the latest. good to see you. so far we have seen two democratic lawmakers come out publicly to publicly call for mr. biden to step aside. the reporting shows that others could be considering that. lisa: the texts and phone calls from democratic lawmakers concerned have not waned in the last week. talking to about a dozen or so house members in particular and top staffers in congress who are democrats the last couple of days i

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the “news hour.” the u.s. says it has serious concerns about the election results in venezuela. that's after venezuela's authoritarian leader, nicolas maduro, declared a victory in a tumultuous presidential race. it polls in yesterday's voting showed a blowout win for the opposition party. now, both maduro and the opposition have claimed a win, but most world leaders have held back from recognizing the results. even before the official results, the headlines were set and the papers went to print. venezuelan president nicolas maduro claimed another six years in office. >> this really caught my attention. it was not what you would expect, at least, i did not expect it. geoff: and there was good reason for that surprise on the otherwise quiet streets of caracas. last night's exit polls told a different story, showing that maduro's main challenger, edmundo gonzalez, would win by a large margin. opposition leader maria corina machad

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the “newshour”" president biden is facing a high-pressure moment, preparing to hold his first solo press conference in several months at the nato summit in washington. it's a major public test for the president's re-election campaign as he faces questions over his stamina and health. geoff: earlier today, three of the president's top campaign advisers met with senate democrats behind closed doors to address concerns over his political future. some lawmakers expressed skepticism before and after the meeting. >> what's the main objective in the room today? to find consensus? >> to make sure the health and wellbeing of the president, that he's able to do the job. >> if things stay as they are, it's likely donald trump will win the election and we'll lose the senate and we'll lose the house. >> he has to continue to allay those concerns that have been expressed by the american people more than myself or my colleagues. the voters are

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. president biden tonight explained his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race during an address from the oval office. amna: he called his time in the oval office the privilege of my life but said it was time for a new generation of leadership. pres. biden: nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. i decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. it's the best way to unite our nation. geoff: mr. bidens vice president kamala harris is moving closer to locking up the nomination for president. amna: former president trump is already on the attack, going after her directly tonight at his first rally since biden dropped out. laura baran lopez has been following this and joins us now. this address from president biden comes three days after he decided to end his reelection campaign. it was meant to explain what was behind that decision. wh

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. the second night of the republican national convention is about to get underway. amna: the convention kicked off last night with former president donald trump's first public appearance since he was nearly killed. lisa desjardins is on the convention floor with a closer look at the stirring start to the week here in milwaukee. lisa: it was quite a dramatic moment. he now joins his newly minted vice presidential nominee, j.d. vance, and i will show you guys, as predicted, here are the first signs. all of this is part of one message, that this is a strong and confident republican party. >> please welcome the next president of the united states. lisa: a grand entrance and triumphant return. the gop's nominee for a third time, donald trump, appeared on the first night of the republican national convention in milwaukee. walking into his family box at the fiserv forum to thunderous applause. it was his first public app

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 news hour. the top political leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, was killed overnight in tehran, just hours after an israeli airstrike killed one of the top military leaders of hezbollah in beirut. taken together, after 10 months of war in gaza, the attacks escalated fears that a simmering regional conflict could explode into a new and more-dangerous phase. nick schifrin starts our coverage. nick: in the hours before his death, he met ayatollah ali how and pledged the victory he spent his life promising. it was his final public expression. overnight, he and his iranian bodyguard were killed in what was described as an israeli drone strike. iran immediately vowed vengeance pa he posted that it is our duty to take revenge. they said israel will "face a harsh and painful response." threat of regional war was repeated today by iranian proxies. and in lebanon, by hezbollah and hamas which vowed to take the battle with israel

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the news hour. we're here at the republican national convention in milwaukee where ohio senator j.d. vance has been tapped as the vice presidential nominee, just days after a failed assasination attempt on donald trump, and as republicans are cheering the sudden dismissal of the classified documents case against the former president. geoff: quite a busy day in the 2024 presidential campaign. our lisa desjardins is here with us in the middle of it all, from the convention floor. lisa: just two days after the attempt on his life, former president donald trump in milwaukee, wisconsin for the start of the republican national convention, defiant and lifted by good news from his legal battles. a federal judge dismissed trump's classified documents case saying special counsel jack smith was illegally appointed by the justice department. >> for the greatest president that has ever lived, and that is donald j. trump. lisa: the deci