walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. after a nine-month offensive, the american-backed iraqi army won the battle for mosul today. they ousted isis fighters from the city it had held for three years. soldiers waved iraqi flags and celebrated in the streets, even though sporadic resistance by cornered isis militans continues. it was safe enough for iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi to go to mosul and announce its liberation and congratulate troops on their victory. this victory has had its costs. iraqi army casualties were high: the army won't reveal figures, but the penta

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. this week's expected vote on the republican party's senate bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act has been postponed. the party's grip on a majority of senators who may support the bill is so tenuous, that the absence of one senator would torpedo the effort. so when arizona's john mccain said last night that surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye will sideline him from the senate session this week, majority leader mitch mcconnell called off the vote. already two republicans, maine's susan collins and kentuc

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the nation's largest insurance companies are rejecting the senate's latest bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act. the current bill includes an amendment by texas senator ted cruz to let insurers sell plans that don't comply with obamacare regulations, alongside plans that do. supporters say this could lower insurance premiums and increase consumer choice over obamacare, which has lifted the number of americans insured above 91%." america's health insurance plans," a leading health insurance lobbying group, and "

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lincoln center in new york,at hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the weekend after senate republicans delayed any votes on their bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act, trump administration officials say they're optimistic a compromise is within reach. today, health and human services secretary tom price said after the july 4 recess, he believes senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will get legislation that could lower health insurance costs back on track. >> what we're trying to do is bring all of those prices down. everybody. premiums in this nation have doubled over the past four years, up an average

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. global security and trade dominated the two-day summit of leaders from 20 nations that concluded in germany today. the g20 meeting in hamburg drew large crowds of protesters, as these gatherings always do. but that did not disrupt the business inside. newshour weekend special correspondent ryan chilcote is there with more. >> reporter: today, president trump met with key asian allies to discuss the ongoing threat posed by north korea and its long range missile program. japanese prime minister shinzo abe called the situation "increasingly

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. federal and state law enforcement officials in san antonio, texas, are investigating how nearly 40 people were left inside a tractor trailer in stifling summer heat. they were undocumented immigrants-- with no water or air conditioning-- who appear to be victims of what one federal prosecutor called "ruthless human smugglers." san antonio police discovered the 18-wheel truck in a wal-mart parking lot overnight. they were tipped off by an employee after someone from the truck had approached the store to ask for water. temperatures reached

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. growing anxiety today on the korean peninsula following north korea's second, and more ambitious, test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on friday. the missile is thought to be capable of reaching deep inside the u.s. mainland. china condemned the launch and urged restraint, but president trump expressed frustration with beijing last night, criticizing chinese leaders over trade, and then saying: in a visible show of force, the pentagon ordered two air force b-1 bombers to fly over the peninsula. they were accompanied by south kore

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: hello, and thanks for joining us. the white house said last night that president trump will sign a bill imposing new financial sanctions on russia for meddling in last year's election and for its aggressive acts in ukraine and syria. the bill was approved overwhelmingly this week by congress with veto-proof majorities in both houses. the white house did not say when the signing would happen, or whether it would be public or in private. earlier this week, new white house communications director anthony scaramucci had suggested the president might veto the bill, and negotiate an

walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. president donald trump is defending his constitutional power to grant pardons for crimes. as part of a series of statements on twitter today, mr. trump said: the word "complete" garners attention as only two days ago the "washington post" reported the president and his legal team have discussed his power to pardon aides, family members and possibly himself. the president also lambasted yesterday's "post" report that former russian ambassador sergey kislyak told his superiors in moscow he had discussed campaign related matters with attorn

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