amna?newshour's" coverage of the war in ukraine is supported in partnership with the pulitzer center. ♪ in the day's other news -- stocks took a nosedive on wall street, over disappointing corporate earnings reports and the prospect of future interest rate hikes in the months ahead. yesterday, the head of the federal reserv jerome powell, signaled that the fed will move more aggressively to tackle inflation with bigger interest rate increases, as early as next month. today, the dow jones industrial average plunged 981 points to close at 33,811, notching its worst day since 2020. the nasdaq tumbled 335 points. the s&p 500 fell 122. firefighters across the southwest are battling half a dozen wildfires amid intense winds up to 50 miles an hour. onof the biggest fires outside of flagstaff, arizona has burned over 21,000 acres and still only 3% contained. the ferocious winds coupled with extremely dry conditions have caused the blaze to explode in size. >> well, this fire is 100% a wind-driven f

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.n the "newshour" tonight, the state of the pandemic. infections tick up in the united states and pfizer seeks approval for its booster shot for children. we speak to the white house covid response coordinator about the latest. then, lockdown. residents struggle to find food as the chinese government orders shanghai shuttered amid the city's highest number of coronavirus infections to date. and an arms race. ukrainian and russian forces build up their munitions ahead of an expected offensive as the u.s. works to proactively aid ukraine's military. >> as the conduct of the war has continued, the biden administration has sort of expanded its willingness to do more. and you're seeing that in terms the pace and scope of weapons deliveries in ukraine. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> fidelity dedicated advisors are here to help you create a wealth plan, a plan with tax strategies, focused on tomorrow whi

amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight, russia shuts off the supply of natural gas to two nato countries, poland and bulgaria, escalating the standoff between russia and the west. then, volunteer humanitarians risk their safety to provide food, supplies, and shelter to fellow ukrainians trapped on the frontlines. karina: they only start feeling better when they have some warm food, some tea. they all are scared and they all want to go home. amna: and, the biden administration's point person on immigration defends the federal government's border policies in hearings on capitol hill. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funng for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf. the engine that connects us. >> cfo. caregiver. eclipse chaser. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well-planned. >> the rules of business are being reinvented, with a more flexible workforce, by embracing innovation, by looki

amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight, the costs of war -- western nations pledge more military aid for ukraine as investigators gather additional evidence of war crimes, including ruia's apparent use of civilians as human shields. and, an historic first -- judge ketanji brown jackson becomes the first black woman elevated to the supreme court after three republican senators join democrats to vote for her confirmation. then, fearing for the future -- the former soviet state of moldova welcomes refugees from neighboring ukraine, but also worries about what comes next. >> numerically and professionally, we are unable to face any military attack. we do not have a strong army able to defend the country. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> fidelity dedicated advisors are here to help you create a wealth plan. a plan with tax sensitive investing strategies. planning focused on tomorrow, while you focus on today. that is t

amna: thank you for your time.ick schifrin has just learned from senior administration officials that trevor reads cellmate died of tuberculosis and reed was coughing blood before his release. paul whelan's captors reportedly awakened him every few hours. the case of brittney griner is moving very slowly. in other news, house minority leader kevin mccarthy faced new disclosures that he criticized far right republicans after january 6 of last year. the new york times released another reported conversation with mccarthy following the attack on the u.s. capitol. he warned some lawmakers could incite fresh violence with their fiery statements. >> tension is too high, the country is too crazy. i don't want to look back to think we caused something or missed something and someone was hurt. amna: in public mccarthy made no criticism of the lawmakers or of foer president trump. today he met with house republicans and received a standing ovation. lawyers for mr. trump appealed a contempt finding today and fines of $10,000 a

amna: emily sits next -- emily's neighborhood sits ne to the port.d was sliced by interstate five and the coronado bridge. the combination left the area with higher levels of diesel pollution than almost anywhere in the state of california. that is evident in its asthma rate, about seven times higher than the wealthy, mostly white community of la jolla some 50 miles away. more than 70% of this neighborhood are hispanic in about 4 below the poverty line. >> it feels like this is environmental racism. amna: millions of americans across the country live in communities like this, where the confluence of emission tivity from nearby -- people of color are more than three times likely the white people to be breathing polluted air. >> we have done a lot to reduce some of the emissions, but we need to do more. amna: diane is the executive director director of the environmental health coalition, a nonprofit that has worked on environmental justice issues in san diego for years. she applauds the clean air plans put forth by the biden administration the state of

amna?newshour's" coverage of the war in ukraine is supported in partnership with the pulitzer center. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with newshour west. we'll return to the full program after the laest headlines. firefighters across the southwest are battling more than half a dozen wildfires amid intense winds up to 50 miles an hour. one of the biggest fires outside of flagstaff, arizona has burned over 21,000 acres and is still only 3% contained. the windcoupled with extremely dry conditions have caused the blaze to explode in size. >> well, this fire is 100% wind-driven fire. and most of the fires we get in northern arizona are wind-driven fires. typically we catch the fires after the wind dies down, you know once the wind event goes away. in springtime, sometimes we get 5, 6, 7-day wind events and that's that we're seeing here. stephanie: guns were the leading cause of death among children and teens in 2020. that's according to researchers at the university of michigan, whose findings wer

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.n "the newshour" tonight, the invasion intensifies -- russia claims victory in mariupol despite pockets of resistance from ukrainian forces, and stalled evacuations leave civilians caught in the crossfire. then, covid confusion -- the department of justice appeals a federal judge's ruling to strike down travel mask mandates. we discuss the latest with the white house covid response coordinator. and, culture wars -- florida's republican-led legislature revokes disney's special tax status after the company opposed the state's new antigbtq law. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> fidelity dedicated advisors are here to help you create a wealth plan. a plan with tax sensitive investing stratees. planning focused on tomorrow, while you focus on today. that's the planning effect, from fidelity. >> the landscape has changed, and not for the last time. the rules of business are being reinvented, with a more flexible wo

amna: the u.n.eports 5 million people have left ukraine since the invasion began with more than 2.8 million first fleeing to poland. victoria is one of them. from her refugee camp, she shows pictures of her home, unclear when she will ever return. >> we all have the feeling there is nowhere to go, nowhere to run. that is very scary. amna: in the east, soldiers wounded on the front line sought treatment. sirens a constant reminder of war, but alexander is fixed on what is ahead. >> i think in the near future everything will be fine. amna: as the united states and nato ramp up billions in military aid, there are risks, namely russia's military reaction. we turn to john manzano. he had a career in the u.s. marine corps and served as senior positions in the nato headquarters. he is currently a professor at the national defense university. welcome to the newshour. thank you for making the time. the russian invasion began on february 24. they failed to capture kyiv quickly, moved to strikes across the cou

amna: not every team had to use it.s baseball team had their own field just steps from the school. what are you thinking when you're seeing everything the baseball team has right there and the way they're able to practice and play and everything you have to go through every day just to get to practice? danielle: we had never seen an example where girls were kind of treated more equitably, i guess you could say. it just ki of seemed like that was just the way things are, and, as girls, we just had to kind of tough it out. amna: fed up, in 2017, ellis and prenatt, then high schl seniors, decided to level the playing field. the players realized their high school was violating federal civil rights law title ix, providing a girls softball field in worse condition with fewer facilities and farther away than the boys field. sydney: we knew that we had a really blatant case of title ix struction. and so we were very confident. and we kind of knew that we're going to make some people mad. but this is what we deserve, and we don'

amna: the u.n.orts more than 5 million people have left ukraine since the invasion began, with more than 2.8 million first fleeing to poland. viktoria is one of them. from her refugee camp, she shows pictures of her home in mariupol, unclear when she'll ever return. >> we cry, we all have the feeling that there is no home. there is no idea where to go, what to do, where to run. that is very scary." amna: but back in ukraine's east, soldiers wounded on the frontlines sought treatment in sloviansk. sirens outside a constant reminder of war, but alexander is firmly fixed on what's ahead. >> i think that in the near future -- and i came here only yesterday -- i think that in the near future everything will be fine. amna: as the united states and nato ramp up billions of dollars in military aid to ukraine, there are risks to consider, mainly russia's military reaction. to examine that, we turn to john manza. he had a 20 year career in the u.s. marine corps, and then served in senior civilian positions at

amna: yeah, so a bit more about michael.old, and we should note he has now spent most of his life, most of his life behind bars and with no support or training inside. so basically everyime he gets out, he really struggles to build a life and to reconnect with family and toind work and get his footing. you'll also meet a woman named rachel schuyler. she is 32 years old. she is now fighting to get her daughter back. she lost custody after her last conviction. rachel really struggled with addiction and had massive childhood trauma early in life. she was never, never really able to get any kind of help for the -- kind of help, and the system just keeps putting her back behind bars. you'll meet a man named miael plummer, who was convicted of murder when he was 17. he was just reased in 2020, and now he's trying to reconnect with his now adult daughter and a granddaughter. he met the granddaughter for the first time. he's working two jobs and trying to make ends meet and trying to build a life at the age of 42. and you'll also me

amna: meanwhile, everyday amicans are feeling the pressure.recent poll, respondents listed gas prices as their top concern, with 68% saying they were "very" concerned. for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. ♪ judy: the oklahoma legislature has passed a near-total ban on abortions in the state, marking the latest in a national trend of red states implementing restrictive abortion laws. stephanie sy has more. stephanie: the oklahoma bill passed with an overwhelming majority yesterday and with little debate. it makes providing abortions illegal and punishable with up to 10 years of prison time and a fine of $100,000. the only exception is to save the life of the mother in what the law calls a "physical" medical emergency. for more on all this, i'm joined by adam kemp, the newshour's communities correspondent in oklahoma city. adam, you have been covering the wave of antiabortion legislation in red states. assuming that oklahoma governor kevin stitt signs the bill into law, what is the impact? kevin: that's right, stephanie. the oklahoma governor h

judy: and amna joins me now.ou were telling us you have been reporting on issues around incarceration for years. what is it that you were trying to capture with this documentary? amna: judy, you're absolutely right. and you know better than anyone our entire newshour has been covering stories around incarceration for years. but stories of incarceration are actually more familiar to americans than many people know. i mean, one out of every two americans has a loved one or knows someone who's been incarcerated. but, oftentimes, those incarceration stories are about life inside prison or about the time that the person gets out. for most formerly incarcerated people, the day they get out is the beginning of their story. that's when a vast array and a web of problems and issues arise. and so that's what we wanted to look into, along with our colleagues producers mike fritz and frank carlson, who a the driving forces behind this documentary. that's where we wanted to focus. the u.s. locks up more people than any other

amna nawaz has that. more on the state of the war in ukraine we turn once again to dmitri alperovitch. he's co-founder of the silverado policy accelerator, a washington-based think tank. welcome back to the newshour. and for joining us. let's start with your assessment of that russian war effort on the ground. i spoke earlier with the pentagon spokesman john kirby. he said russia is learning from earlier missteps, they are better at combining their air and ground capabilities, but their progress has been slow and uneven. what is your read on how they are doing? dmitri: that is right. the russians have learned from their mistakes and they are shelling indiscriminately ukrainian positions, killing many civilians in the process, but they are still making little progress because they are up against well armed ukrainians. they are entrenched in their defensive positions. that is making it difficult for the russians. amna: admiral kirby mentioned the role of conscripts in this case, that they are being inundate

amna nawaz has the details. administration announcetoday it will be phasing out what's known as title 42, a policy that prevented migrants from seeking asylum in the u.s. due to public health concerns amid the covid-19 pandemic. the administration has been under mounting pressure from democrats and immigrant advocates to end title 42. the policy will officially come to an end on may 23, but there are concerns this could overwhelm a southern border already seeing record high crossings. i'm joined by "washington post" immigration reporter nick miroff. welcome back. you have been following this story. the president has been under a lot of pressure to end that program that began under the trump administration. what do we know about why they decided on may 23? nick: it is the convergence of a couple factors. as you point out, the white house has been under a lot of pressure. on top of that, they have been paring back other pandemic related restrictions, therefore making it increasingly difficult to justify these type

amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.our" tonight, russia shuts off the supply of natural gas to two nato countries, poland and bulgaria, escalating the standoff between russia and the west. then, volunteer humanitarians risk their safety to provide food, supplies, and shelter to fellow ukrainians trapped on the frontlines. karina: they only start feeling better when they have some warm food, some tea. they all are scared and they all want to go home. amna: and, the biden administration's point person on immigration defends the federal government's border policies in hearings on capitol hill. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

to help us make sense of all this, i'm joined by our chief correspondent, amna nawaz. tell us about report -- about this report. amna: this is the first study that tries to look at the long-term impact of that separation policy. you and i remember it well, we reported on in 2018, this was the zero tolerance policy the trump administration put into place forcibly separating children from their parents. it was chaotic, it was cruel. they had no intention and no system to reunite them. this study conducted psychological evaluations of 13 parents who were separated at the border from their kids. some for months, some for years. two of them remain separated to this day. the trauma is very real and very present. parents vividly remember their children crying and screaming being ripped from their arms. the first thing his son said was how could you let them take me? one mom said i do not think i will ever recover from this. clinicians saw ptsd, thoughts of suicide, nightmares, and the fear of being separated in all of tse parents. this is the key take away. they conclude each

. ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.shour" tonight, the state of the pandemic. infections tick up in the united states and pfizer seeks approval for its booster shot for children. we speak to the white house covid response coordinator about the latest. then, lockdown. residents struggle to find food as the chinese government orders shanghai shuttered amid the city's highest number of coronavirus infections to date. and an arms race. ukrainian and russian forces build up their munitions ahead of an expected offensive as the u.s. works to proactively aid ukraine's military. >> as the conduct of the war has continued, the biden administration has sort of expanded its willingness to do more. and you're seeing that in terms of the pace and scope of weapons deliveries in ukraine. amna: all that and more on

amna: and it's friday.and jonathan capehart weigh in on america's increasingly bitter culture wars and the confusion over changing covid masking rules. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour.”

amna nawaz reports.orter: in 2007, melissa lucio s the mother of 12 children, pregnant with twins and struggling to provide for them. while moving from one home to another, who trip -- her two-year-old daughter died. she says that two days before, mariah fell down a steep flight of stairs at their house. authorities suspected abuse and began interrogating her after her dollars deh. >> you need to tell us right now what happened. this is your chance. right now, it looks like you are a cold-blooded killer. are you a cold-blooded killer or were you a frustrated mother who took it out on her for whatever reason? >> no. >> it has got to be one. reporter: she denied wrongdoing over 100 times. after five hours of aggressive questioning, eventually told police "i guess i did it." that was used as a confession at her trial along with testimony that mariah's intake -- injuries indicated abuse. she was convicted of murder in 2008 and sentenced to death. since her conviction, many have raised questions about her con

amna that's right. we had a long, into the with them.that every single one of them had a parent who was incarcerated or struggled with addiction. at is the data come to life. we know people who grow up with a parent who is incarcerated is more likely to become incarcerated. our system reinforces those patterns. we hope people will watch. we hope they will get to know these people to better understand how the system works, and maybe ask the question if the system can and should be better than it is. judy: shining a light into an area that gets so little attention. we are looking forwardo seeing this. the documentary is called "searching for justice: life after lockup" and airs tonight at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central on pbs. very much looking forward to seeing that. that is the newshour for tonight. i am judy woodruff. thank you. please stay safe and we will see you soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prov

amna nawarez and jeff twitty, the former deputy commander of the united states european command. thank you for being with us this morning. gabe, what do we expect to hear from zelenskyy this morning? >> reporter: hi, there, jose. good morning. we actually just moved from lviv in western ukraine. we're now in central ukraine, where ukrainians are expressing mounting outrage over those images out of bucha. and yes, as you said, president zelenskyy now set to address the u.n. security council. we're expecting to hear more from president zelenskyy about those alleged war crimes in that area. he has been saying and he said in an address overnight how he expects the death toll actually in several of the surrounding communities, around the capital of kyiv, to have a higher death toll. he says, it's possible, than in bucha. and jose, this is something that we have been hearing from many ukrainians. that they expect to hear what happened in bucha to be the tip of the iceberg. especially with russian forces continuing to push to the east and to the south, and continuing to encircle the bes

amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.ewshour" tonight, the costs of war -- western nations pledge more military aid for ukraine as investigators gather additional evidence of war crimes, including ruia's apparent use of civilians as human shields. and, an historic first -- judge ketanji brown jackson becomes the first black woman elevated to the supreme court after three republican senators join democrats to vote for her confirmation. then, fearing for the future -- the former soviet state of moldova welcomes refugees from neighboring ukraine, but also worries about what comes next. >> numerically and professionally, we are unable to face any military attack.

. ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.shour" tonight, the invasion intensifies -- russia claims victory in mariupol despite pockets of resistance from ukrainian forces, and stalled evacuations leave civilians caught in the crossfire. then, covid confusion -- the department of justice appeals a federal judge's ruling to strike down travel mask mandates. we discuss the latest with the white house covid response coordinator. and, culture wars -- florida's republican-led legislature revokes disney's special tax status after the company opposed the state's new antigbtq law. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

amna: good evening, i'm on no nowise. judy woodruff is away.ur tonight, russia shuts off the natural gas supplied to poland and bulgaria, escalating the standoff between russia and the west. volunteer humanitarians risk safety to provide food, supplies, and shelter to fellow ukrainians on the front lines. >> they start feeling better when they have warm food, tea. they are scared and want to go home. amna: the biden administration point person on immigration defense border policies in hearings on capitol hill. l that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> this morning, a familiar routine for residents near kyiv assess the damage and clear the debris from overnight blasts. those explosions caught on camera reportedly some the most powerful since russian troops moved force later this month the latest attack came after russia announced that the black sea fleet sunk. >> even for those who haven't been there, it was a symbol for everyone, symbol of our power, our hope, the revival of the fleet in the 1990's. sit a symbol of economic achievements force of our arms. >> ukrainian leaders took credit for its destruction and u.s. officials today confirmed to pbs newshour two ukrainian missiles led to the sinking. the russian defense ministry rejected that narrative but still promise a response to ukrainian attacks including another strike they said they carried out last night >> the number and scale of missile strikes against targets in kyiv be will increase in response to any terrorist attacks committed on the russian territory. >> meanwhile some 120,000 residents still remain in an almost unrecognizable mariup

panelists here, matthew continetti, eugene daniels, ruth marcus and amna nawaz, author.is a fascinating book. >> i think i'm going to quote you. eugene, i want to start with you because you had an interesting interview with the president's pollster. i want to put up a couple poll numbers here. his overall job rating in our poll and the economic job rating and the reason i single these two out is they're converging. they're basically the same. his overall job rating i think is being seen through the lens of the economy, pure and simple. no other issue is popping through. and then you had this interview. what did he have to say? >> he had some interesting things to say, but this is the worst political environment he's seen in his 30 years. which is scary. democrats say things behind closed doors, they won't say it on the record or in front of cameras, but they do worry with the economy, they think about what they'll do in the midterms. when you think about the administration being able to pass the build back better, or call it what you want at this point, he said if they'r

trump that they won't hear about -- >> my panel, matthew continetti, eugene daniels, ruth marcus and amna nawaz. welcome 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 chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. happy easter and happy passover. in kyiv and across the country between air raid sirens and emergency curfews, ukranian jews gathered with their families for passover, relatives in europe having to say next year in ukraine. the world is marking a war with ukraine dragged into a cruel and senseless conflict. there were processions through kyiv as ukrainians marked palm sunday. orthodox easter is next week. missile strikes and retaliation after ukranian missiles sunk the flagship of the russians in the black sea. really humiliating for the russians, and now the russians are staging helicopters at the eastern border and sending ar -- artillery for a long campaign. russia is warning of unpredictable consequences directly to the united states through diplomatic channels if the united states and n

amna nawaz hosts the searching for justice special, "life after lockup". >> it screws up finding a jobnd finding a house. >> they say you're rehabilitated but the world doesn't know that. >> we taught ourselves to be afraid of people who have broken the law. we govern through fear. >> i'm always going to be in a state of incarceration even though i am free. >> ".wednesday, april 13 at 10/9 searching for justice. central." >> very much looking forward to that tomorrow night. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and we'll see you soon. major funding has been provided by -- architect, beekeeper, mentor. at raymondjames financial advisor, taylor's for you to have your life well planned. >> carnegie corporation of new york supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement and the advancement of peace and security at carnegie.org. the target foundation committed to advancing racial equity and committing the change required to accelerate equitable economi

amna nawaz hosts the searching for justice special, "life after lockup." >> the normal things you loseo jail is everything. >> over 70 million americans have a criminal record. >> it screws up finding a job and a house. >> they save you are rehabilitated. the world don't know that. >> what happens after they served their time? x we taught ourselves to be afraid of people who broke a lot and we govern through fear. >> i will always be in a state of incarceration although i am free. >> searching for justice, life after lockup. wednesday, april 15 -- april 13. judy: very much looking forward to that tomorrow night, and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and we'll see you soon >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> architect. beekeeper. mentor. the raymondjames financial advisor taylor's advice to help you live your life. life well planned. ♪ >> carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement,

amna: in 2017 -- in 2007, melissa lucio was struggling to provide for her twins.-year-old daughter mariah died. she said she fell down a steep flight of stairs at their former house. authority suspected abuse and began interrogating her after her daughter's death. >> you need to tell us what exactly happened. this is your chance to set it straight. right now it looks like capital murder and you article leaded killer. are you a cold-blooded killer? or are you a frustrated mother who took it out on her for whatever reason? >> no. >> it's got to be one of the other. >> she denied wrongdoingver 100 times, but after five hours of aggressive questioning eventually told police, i guess i did it. that was used as a confession at her trial, along with testimony that the injuries indicated abuse. she was convicted of murder in 2008 and sentenced to death. since her conviction, many have raised questions about her confession being coerced, or trauma as a survivor of sexual and domestic abuse, and how that might have played into that confession and about the use of junk scien

amna nawaz looks at a sobering new analysis of related data that underscores just how big a problem we have. firearm related injuries were the second leading cause of death among children behind only car crashes. the gap narrowed and in 2020 gun deaths soared past motor vehicle accidents to become the leading cause of death for one to 19-year-olds in the united states. joining me to talk about the updated numbers is dr. patrick carter, the codirector of the institute fofirearm injury prevention at the university of michigan and one of the authors of that analysis. welcome to the newshour and thanks for joining us. let's just talk about these findings. as you are running these numbers that came from the cdc, what stood out to you? >> we were eecting to see it increase because we have been seeing this trend since 2013. in the number of firearm aths among children and teens. what stuck out to me was the magnitude of the increase. among the general population we saw a 14% increase in firearm deaths nationwide. among children and teens, at rate actually doubled, was about 30% higher. that i

to help us make sense of all of this i'm joined by our chief amna nawaz who has been following this storyg back for some time, so tell us about this report. and why is it important all e years later? >> judy, first study that actually tries to take a look at what the long term impact of that family separation policy was, and you and i remember it well reported on it when we first learned about it in 2018. this was the zero tolerance policy that the trump administration put into place, forcibly separating children from their parents. 1000s of kids it was chaotic. it was cool -- cruel reporting showed they had no intention and no system in place to try to reunite them. so this study conducted psychological evaluations of 13 of those parents 13 parents who were separated at the border from their kids, some for months, some for years. most of them were deported without their kids, two of them remain separated to this day. and what clinicians found was that the trauma is still very real and very present all these years later. parents vividly remember their chilen crying and screaming being rip

for the pbs newshour, i am amna nawaz in san diego.udy: congress may be out on spring recess this week, but political fights are brewing in d.c. over hot button issues like guns, abortion, and the president's's social spending package. our correspondent brings us up to speed on all the news in politics. porter: the announcement of a nominee to run the agency that regulates guns has reached intense political debate in washington and the primary election season is getting into high gear as the former president weighs in on key races. here to break down all of this are our politics monday crew. amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter. and laura barron-lopez of politico. tamara keith is away. laura, let's start with you. you wrote the stories of the announcements on guns today from the white house, including the announcement of the new nominee for the atf. steve devil back is someone who comes from a prosecutor's background. a little different than the previous nominee who did have experience with gun-control advocacy group