amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, landfall. hurricane ian slams into florida with fierce winds and deadly storm surges. then, uncovering violence. as more mass graves are found in newly liberated parts of ukraine, a u.n. investigator outlines the evidence he's gathered of russian war crimes. and occupational hazard. firefighters battle to save to their own lives after years of being exposed to dangerous chemicals on the job. >> they are treating us as expendable people, and that's just not acceptable to me. amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf. the engine that connects us. >> cfo. caregiver. eclipse chaser. at raymondjames financial advisor taylor's advice to help you live your life. life well planned. ♪ >> the walton family foundation. working for solutions to protect water during clite change, so people and nature can thrive together. supported by the john d. and catherin

amna: have you been able to visit your own home?ve made contact with all of my family members as of about an hour ago and hope -- and thankfully everyone is ok. amna: when hurricane ian came through it was a category four storm, can you tell it what --can you tell us what it is like? >> similar to what you heard on the news. we had very strong, gusting winds. the walls and windows were rattling. it was pretty intense. a lot of roaring sounds. a lot of debris hitting the building. amna: have you been through a hurricane in florida before? >> i was through hurricane charlie into thousand four. -- in 2004. amna: how would you compare what ian has brought to your community? >> believe it or not, for our town, we fared better than those to the south of us. i feel we dodged a bullet. amna: you mentioned the mobile home communities. do you know if most people in your community were able to evacuate? have you had to carry out rescues? >> we did not have as many rescues as we wanted. we did have a mobile home structure fire this morning that

amna: and, she hopes, an open road ahead. pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. ♪ william: the investigation into former president trump's handling of top-secret documents, threats to democracy, and the resurgence of labor unions are all playing into this year's elections. welcome to you both, thank you so much for being here on labor day. amy, as we saw earlier in the program, we've seen further developments of the doj investigation, we've seen president trump angrily responding to it, and this all coming on the heels of president biden warning there's a real threat to democracy. neither of them are on the ballot but here they are centerstage. >> we've never seen anything like this before. midterm elections are almost always a referendum on the party in power. it's hard to make the out parting the focus. the only time that has actually succeeded was in 1998 when it was democrats in the white house, republicans impeached then president clinton, but the difference is that president clinton was really popular. he had about a 60% approv

amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight, regaining ground -- we catch up with ukraine's president and army chief after their forces recapture territory and take stock of the damage wrought by the russians. then, vote 2022 -- the stage is set as americans make eir choices in the final primary contests. we break down what to expect from the upcoming midterm general election. and, caught in the middle -- a former kurdish militia member, now living in sweden, is ensnared in international politics after turkey demands her extradition. >> it is a scary for me, particularly sweden beg embroiled in something like this. and i am a mother of three children so of course, i am particularly afraid for my children. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding 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. li

♪ amna: good evening and welcome, i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. crisis averted.ailroad unions agree to a deal on working conditions and operations, avoiding a potentially catastrophic shutdown. then, border battle. migrants approaching a record high as republicans bus democrat -- bus migrants to democratic cities. and in the throes of battle. residents of a small town newly liberated by ukrainian forces recount harrowing stories about being caught in the crossfire. >> there were tanks firing. it was very scary. we were hunched down and i did not know if the roof would collapse. i was always thinking, how was i going to die? amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding from the pbs newshour is provided by. >> fidelity dedicated advises are here to help you create a wealth plan with tax sensitive investing strategies and planning focused on tomorrow while you focus on today. that is the planning effect from fidelity. >> the kendeda fund, through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting inno

amna: good evening, i am amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. we catch up with the ukrainian army chief after they take stock of damage wrought by the russians. boat 2022. the stage is set as americans makeheir voices heard in the primary contests. what to expect from the upcoming midterm general election. caught in the middle. a former kurdish militia member living in sweden's and stared -- is ensnared in national politics. >> it is scary to me. i am the mother of three children so i am particularly afraid for my children. amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> ♪ moving our economy for 100 60 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> caregiver. eclipse chaser. the raymond james financial advisor taylor's advice to help you live your life. life well planned. ♪ >> the walton family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so that people can thrive together. supported by the john the and catherine t macarthur foundation, committed to cre

amna: what about men? if they have a blood relative for the brca 1 or 2 gene, does that carry a risk for men as well? dr. brown: bcra 1 and brca 2, as with some othe rgenes associated with cancer, the risk is not limited to just ovarian cancer. there's also an increased risk for pancreatic cancer, prostat cancer. for some other genes like lynch syndrome, this is an increased risk for colon cancer, bladder cancer. for men as well as women, for all who have family histories of these cancers, it is so critical to take advantage of the new technology, to get genetic testing and counseling done. then you know there are things you can do to reduce your risk. amna: what are some of those things? dr. brown: there are some very simple things, particularly for young women. itight be surprising for the audience to know but oral contraceptives, taking birth control pills for just five years, cut your risk of getting ovarian cancer in half. one of the things we counsel children who have children, they want to know what

amna: what about men?a family history, a blood relative who is positive for the brca 1 or brca 2 gene? does that carry a risk for men? >> eyes with some other genes associated with increasedisk for ovarian cancer, the risk is not limited to ovarian cancer. with brca 1 and brca 2, there is an increased risk for prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and some of the other genes include -- associated with risk for ovarian cancer, increased risk of: and bladder cancer. for men as well as women, for all people with history of cancer, it is critical to take advantage of the new technology, to get the genetic testing and counseling done. there are things you can do to reduce your risk. amna: what are some of those things? >> there are simple things particularly for young women. it might be surprising for the audience to know, but oral contraceptives, taking birth control pills for just five years cuts your risk of getting ovarian cancer in half. so one of the things that we counsel women who have children who have b

amna nawaz has our update. amna: the first day of school in uvalde, texas.ckpacks, and kids back in the classroom. but the new school year here comes with new concerns. it was just over 3 months ago that 19 children and 2 teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman at robb elementary. today parents, teachers, and students worry are their schools safe? for veronica mata, whose 10-year old daughter, tess, was killed that day, it was never a question of if she would return to teaching, but when. veronica: there was a question of whether i was mentally ready. but not to go back. but teaching was always something that i wanted to do. and i know that tess would have wanted me to go back. amna: but not everyone carries that confidence about returning to class. a number of students have opted into homeschooling or virtual learning. and since robb elementary will not reopen its doors, many students are attending new, and different schools in the area. one of those, uvalde elementary -- where veronica mata teaches -- unveiled new security measures like high fencing,

amna nawaz has more. amna: that's right.up of russia's 300,000 reservists, a referendum in russian-occupied regions of ukraine on joining russia, and a stark warning from vladimir putin to the west that he is not bluffing when he talks about being ready to use nuclear weapons, it has been an eventful, foreboding day. so, to understand what all of this means at this juncture in the war both on the battlefield and in russia, we turn to nataliya bugayova, russia fellow at the institute for the study of war and the author of "how we got here with russia: the kremlin's worldview." people are looking at this decision, the order of partial mobilization and calling it an act of desperation. do you see if that weight question mark -- that weight? nataliya: the reason vladimir putin made that decision is because russian forces are not accomplishing their objective. he had insufficient force which he had exhausted at the support of limited gains. his efforts to replenish that force through other means short of mobilizations have not pr

. -- amna nawaz has more. amna: lisa is there and joins me now. it is good to see you.ee the crowd behind you and i know you have been talking to some of the attendees so give us a sense of who is there and what brought them out. >> we are waiting under this carolina blue sky. and when you ask them why they are here, the first thing they will tell you is becau they love this country. that they are devoted to former president trump. more devoted to him than the republican party he represents and leads. they expected a very large crowd and this is not the stadium-sized draw he had when he was running for president or was president but it is still one of the larger types of crowds we will see in the midterm election cycle. we asked the people here why they support president trump, what they make of the investigation underway and what they think of how president biden sees them. >> he is calling us all extreme radicals. we are not extreme. we just love our family and our country and we want what's best. i don't do that to democrats. i don't group them all in one category. i

amna nawaz is here witmore.a: in videos being shared on social media, women are seen leading the protests in iran, taking off their headscarves, chanting slogans and calling for an end to compulsory hijab. is this a turning point for the women's movement there? to discuss this, i'm being joined now by iranian-born actor nazanin boniadi, an amnesty international ambassador and a longtime human rights activist for her homeland of iran. nazanin, welcome to the "newshour," and thank you for joining us. after the death of that 22-year-old woman, who, we should note, is named mahsa amini, we have seen these protests spread from her homeland, her home province of kurdistan all the way across the country, dozens of cities now. is what we're seeing unfolding now, is it different from previous protests we have seen, for example, back in 2019? what do you see? nazanin: what i see is history repeating itself. we know we have seen the death of neda agha-soltan. we have seen pouya bakhtiari. have seen navid afkari. the list g

amna nawaz has our report. tens of millions of dollars meant to assist families in need were instead used for personal expenses and pet projects unrelated to mississippi's welfare program. as part of an ongoing lawsuit, last week a former director of the state's welfare agency pled guilty to counts of conspiracy and fraud, and faces up to 15 years in prison. the scandal has rocked the poorest state in the nation, and has now raised questions about the roles of prominent mississippians -- including football hall of famer brett favre and former governor phil bryant. mississippi today reporter anna wolfe broke the story, and joins me now from jackson, mississippi. welcome. thank you for joining us. you broke the story as we mentioned, an enormous fraud scheme. what caught the nation's attention was the $5 million effort to funnel welfare funds to a volleyball program where brett favre's daughter plays. what did you learn? anna: in 2020, when six people were arrested from the state auditor's office, in this scheme,

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz.ay. on the newshour tonight, landfall. hurricane ian slams into florida with fierce winds and deadly storm surges. then, uncovering violence. as more mass graves are found in newly liberated parts of ukraine, a u.n. investigator outlines the evidence he's gathered of russian war crimes. and occupational hazard. firefighters battle to save to their own lives after years of being exposed to dangerous chemicals on the job. >> they are treating us as expendable people, and that's just not acceptable to me. amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

amna nawaz has more.the last ten days, astonishing images have emerged from across iran. women burning their head scarves, cutting off their hair, and marching in the thousands, chanting "death to the dictator" -- all to protest the regime's hijab requirement for women. in cities worldwide, solidarity marches have sprung up, from syria to greece to california. but in iran, the protestors are facing a crackdown by authorities in the streets and online. for the latest on the ground, we are joined by special correspondent reza sayah who is in tehran. thank you for joining us. it is the middle of the night there and we know many of these protests tend to kick off after the sun goes down. what is the latest? reza: today was a religious holiday in iran so the streets were very quiet. it is important to point out that during these protests, during the daytime, things have been quiet, but when the sun goes down and nightfall comes, that is when protests happen. when the sun went down tuesday night, the big questi

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening, i am amna nawaz.. we catch up with the ukrainian army chief after they take stock of damage wrought by the russians. boat 2022. the stage is set as americans makeheir voices heard in the primary contests. what to expect from the upcoming midterm general election. caught in the middle. a former kurdish militia member living in sweden's and stared -- is ensnared in national politics. >> it is scary to me.

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz.. on the "newshour" tonight, regaining ground -- we catch up with ukraine's president and army chief after their forces recapture territory and take stock of the damage wrought by the russians. then, vote 2022 -- the stage is set as americans make eir choices in the final primary contests. we break down what to expect from the upcoming midterm general election. and, caught in the middle -- a former kurdish militia member, now living in sweden, is ensnared in international politics after turkey demands her extradition. >> it is a scary for me, particularly sweden beg embroiled in something like

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz.ight, crisis averted. railroad unions agree to a deal on working conditions and operations, avoiding a potentially catastrophic shutdown. then, border battle. migrant apprehensions approach a new record high as republicans continue to bus migrants to democratic led cities and today, the vice president's home. and in the throes of battle. evidence of a small town newly liberated by ukrainian forces recount harrowing stories of being caught in the crossfire. >> there were tanks firing. it was very scary. we were sitting

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ amna: good evening and welcome.ht, the aftermath. hurricane ian leaves behind a damage and widespread power outages after tearing through florida. we get the latest from the ground. and draft dodging. thousands of russian men fleeing to neighboring countries in order to avoid fighting against ukraine. and fish farming. companies trying to meet growing demand for seafood. sparking pushback over sustainability and genetic engineering. >> it does seem like an unlikely place to see thousands of salmon.

amna nawaz has more. reporter: residents were already under boil water notice since july when the health department found cloudy water that triggered health concerns. the august storms and flooding exacerbated the water crisis, one that continues to this day. this video taken on friday shows brown tapwater coming from molly's home. we spoke with her, a local reporter, and other residents earlier today. >> it feels like a complete mystery what actually caused the brown water coming out of my tap. and who as a private citizen i would appeal to to get it fixed? in addition to all the mistrust -- or i should say lack of trust people are feeling, just the fact it feels impossible to ascertain why this is happening. about something it should be easy to figure out. >> wn i turned my shower on and it turned brown i got a little bit scared. we have to do extra steps, take extra precautions to brushing our teeth. that is an everyday life thing so it should be simple, but for us it is not. personally for college tho

of those previous acquisitions that you talked about, whether it was macro media or whether it was amnae've changed the aperture by which we look at our ability to serve a broader set of customers. to your point, the future of work is something that everybody's talking about. i heard you earlier today talk about your views in the hybrid work environment and in this hybrid work environment, i think the biggest challenge that hasn't been solved yet is the brainstorming and ideation when people are not in the same place at the same time if there is one aspect of that where technology hasn't yet solved the problem, it's brainstorming and ideation and if you look at the jam product and what you can do, it makes all meetings incredibly more productive. and if you couple that with what we can do with adobe acrobat, where, you know, the acrobat and reader presence is available on every desktop, now you can think about with every document, with every presentation, you can suddenly add this ability to collaborate and collaborate in realtime and white board and ideate and we just feel like combini

but despite a shift in focus, amna khan, a senior lecturer in consumer behaviour, thinks that royal warrantsnough to secure their royal connection. but nothing's a given. what they do is they give you a two—year grace period where you can phase that coat of arms out. and it remains to be seen whether we will phase that in for the new king's coat of arms or whether that will need to be removed entirely. as king charles, the queen consort and prince william now decide which businesses are in the mix, warrants may begin to take on a different shade. coletta smith, bbc news, in darwin. among all the tributes that have been laid down, there have been many sightings of paddington bear, and marmalade sandwiches. our entertainment correspondent colin patterson has been asking why so many of us have been turning to a bearin many of us have been turning to a bear in a blue duffel coat during this period of mourning. here, there, paddington bear. even a marmalade sandwich for a monarch. from balmoral to buckingham palace, michael bond's much—loved children's character has become a widespread part of tr

but despite a shift in focus, amna khan, a senior lecturer in consumer behaviour, thinks that royal warrantst doesn't get much more distinct than the royal family. crown paints have supplied the last two monarchs, with queen elizabeth paying a visit in the �*60s. here in lancashire, the company say it's notjust about prestige and boosting sales. partly as a result of holding the royal warrant, we attract some really, really good people to come here and work at crown and they stay for an awful long time. we refer to ourselves as the crown family. there's lots of people here who have family that have worked here for generations, that worked here when the queen came to visit in the �*60s. crown are hoping their ethos and heritage will be enough to secure their royal connection. but nothing's a given. what they do is they give you a two—year grace period where you can phase that coat of arms out. and it remains to be seen whether we will phase that in for the new king's coat of arms or whether that will need to be removed entirely. as king charles, the queen consort and prince william now decide