ali rogin: for pbs news weekend, i'm ali rogin in phoenix. ♪ john: tomorrow, the moon will slip betweennd the sun, casting a shadow that will across north america from mazatlan on mexico's pacific coast to newfoundland on canada's atlantic coast. communities along that path hope it will be a bright spot for hotels, restaurants, and gas stations as people flock to them to experience this rare event. by some estimates, eclipse tourism could generate as much as $1.5 billion. one place that's drawing attention is oklahoma, which is where communities reporter adam kemp is based. where in oklahoma will a total eclipse be seen? adam kemp: totality will cross a pretty narrow path across the southeastern corner of oklahoma, covering an area in darkness for about 4.5 minutes. most people might think of oklahoma as, you know, open plains and farmland, but this area of the state's pretty different. it's very lush forests, lakes, rivers, streams and a lot of hiking trails, which is kind of making it, an ideal spot for people looking to experience the eclipse in some nature. john: and what effect is

for the pbs newshour, i'm ali rogin. ♪ >> the u.s.ourt today heard arguments in the most significant case on homelessness in decades. the case looks at challenges to laws in a small oregon town for fining homeless people up to 300 dollars for setting up camps in public parks. the heart of the question is whether these laws classify as cruel and unusual punishment. our supreme court analyst marcia coyle has been following it all and joins us now. the justices expressed concern these laws punish homeless people who have no other choice but to sleep outside. what was the basis of the case? >> the lawsuit filed by the homeless citizens in grants pass claimed the ordinance prohibiting camping in public spaces punish them and violate the eighth amendment cruel and unusual punishment clause. they said they were being punished because of their status and the supreme court said in earlier opinions you cannot punish someone on the basis of their status. you can punish conduct but not status. >> our team spoke with ed johnson, the attorney who f

ali rogin has more. g drought has devastated southern africa, forcing zimbabwe's president to declare a state of national disaster. it is the third country to do so in recent months, joining malawi and zambia. the el nino induced drought has scorched crops and left millions hungry in the region. zimbabwe was once an agricultural powerhouse that exported grain to surrounding countries. but over the last two decades, it's been heavily dependent on aid agencies for food to survive. >> our food situation is difficult. we have only eat once a day because we have nothing in the fields, not a single grain. everything has dried up in the drought. we also have problems with sourcing water. ali: but as aid groups face budget cuts and broaden thr operations to other conflicts, the crisis in southern africa is expected to worsen. tendai -- worsen. tendai mariama is a freelance journalist based in zimbabwe and joins me now. tendai, thank you so much for being here. we just ntioned some of the top line weather conditio

ali rogin has more. in the rugged hills of northern israel, metula's mayor patrols his town where now, no one lives. >> this is lebanon. ali: lebanon is so close, that this border town of 2000 had to be evacuated under government orders. david azuli moves around in a golf cart. he says it's faster to escape when the rockets crash. >> this is a synagogue. ali: for azuli, his town is nothing of what it once was, especially now at passover. >> it's very sad. it shouldn't be this way. it's very apocalyptic. ali: since october 7, israel's northern border with lebanon is now an undeclared second frontline. hezbollah fires rockets and missiles weekly into metula. nearly a quarter of metula's 640 homes have been damaged. and only a handful of civilians like david chose to stay behind, carrying an automatic rifle always. >> this year, we are not going to celebrate passover. it's very hard to celebrate when your family and your town is not with you. ali: his office is now in a bomb shelter. he says none of this is

ali rogin has more. ali: over one billion metric tons -- that's how much food the united nations' environment program says went to waste in 2022. that's nearly a fifth of all food produced across the globe. it's an estimated economic loss of over $1 trillion, and it amounts to 174 pounds of food per person, per year. on top of that, when waste sits in a landfill, it creates methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. food waste generates 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. if that were a country, it would rank third in the world behind only china and the u.s. dana gunders is the executive director of re-fed, a national nonprofit that's dedicated to ending food loss and waste. dana, thank you so much for joining us. what do we know about the parts of the world where all this food is being wasted? dana: yeah. i mean, what's interesting is that there's really not one part of the world to point to as the main culprit. it truly is a global problem. and the data in this report confirms that the food waste is n