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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. this memorial day holiday weekend, about 40-million americans are traveling at least 50 miles or more, according to the aaa. most by car, and three-million by plane. now, new restrictions on plane travel are in the works. homeland security secretary john kelly said today the trump administration is considering a ban on large electronic devices, including tablets and laptops, on all international flights to and from the u.s. a partial ban now affects 50 flights a day from ten cities. mostly in the middle east. kelly also said he's likely to order greater screening of carry-on bags, often overstuffed by travelers avoiding airline fees for checked luggage. >> we're very definitely going to raise the bar in terms of baggage security. the t.s.a. people who are looking at those bags as they go through the scanner

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, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening and thanks for joining us. president trump is calling on the arab world to show unity and partner with the united states to combat extremism and terrorism. today, in the capital of saudi arabia, the president addressed a summit of leaders from 50 arab and muslim-majority countries, completing his two-day visit to the kingdom. in his 35-minute speech, mr. trump said the u.s. will seek gradual reforms over intervention and middle east leaders must decide for themselves what kind of future they want. >> it is a choice between two futures, and it is a choice that america cannot make for you. a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. drive them out. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities. drive them out of your holy land. and drive them out

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 justice department has begun interviewing 11 candidates the white house is considering to lead the federal bureau of investigation. today, president trump said he could make a "fast decision." even next week is "possible." he created the vacancy this week by firing director james comey. after doing so, he cited both the f.b.i.'s ongoing investigation of russian meddling into the presidential election and possible collusion by trump campaign associates as well as comey's controversial statements about the closed investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. acting f.b.i. director andrew mccabe was one of four candidates interviewed today to be the next f.b.i. director, a job with a ten-year term. mccabe told congress this week that, contrary to

the corporation for public broadcasting. and from contributions from viewers like you. thank you. once again, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. where to begin. it was a week where donald trutch's efforts to distance himself from the russia investigation grew more complicated by the words and actions of the president and his closest advisors he dismissed james comey as director of the f.b.i. that's his right. but why did that unravel and quickly and dramatically. the white house initially said he was dismissed because of his handling of the probe and the sec re-- and hillary clinton's emails as secretary of state. president trump didn't mention that. he said, i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation, i nevertheless concur with the advice of others that you are not able to perform the job. at first it was said the decision was based on the recommendations of deputy attorney general, but then president trump said it was his decision alone. >> he made a recomm

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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. criticism and consternation today following another, and more alarming, ballistic missile launch by north korea. japan's defense minister says the missile may be a new type, and u.s. officials are trying to determine exactly what it was.. though they said it apparently was not an intercontinental ballistic missile. it was launched yesterday from a site northwest of pyongyang. japanese and south korean officials say it flew for 30 minutes over a distance of 430 miles before plunging into the sea of japan, just 60 miles south of vladivostok in russia. the white house said in a statement:" with the missile impacting so close to russian soil, in fact, closer to russia than to japan. the president cannot imagine that russia is pleased." the statement went on to say in part, "north korea has been a flagrant

the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! >> once again, moderator, robert costa. >> good evening. president trump winds down his first trip abroad. the ongoing investigations into russia election meddling continue to cast a shadow over the administration. we learned this week that jared kushner, the president's son-in-law, and white house advisor, is under f.b.i. scrutiny for a series of meetings he held with russian officials last year. kushner, one of the president's closest confidants, reportedly met in december with the russian amanda anambassador and a bankem moscow. kushner is not considered a target of any federal probe, we want to be clear on that. but investigators do believe he may have information critical to the federal investigations, into possible collusion with the kremlin. joining the table from the post newsroom is adam entous, one of the reporters who broke the story. adam, everyone is wondering, why did the federal probe now turn to

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. before public campaigning in france's presidential election ended at midnight, the high- stakes contest between centrist emmanuel macron and far-right candidate marine le pen suffered a kind of disruption familiar to americans: the frontrunner was hacked. while france itself votes tomorrow, voting is already under way in french territories overseas and among french citizens living abroad, including 120,000 here in the united states. just before those first voters went to the polls today, macron confirmed he'd been targeted by a "massive hacking attack" after thousands of campaign emails and financial records were posted online. macron condemned the hackers f"" seeding doubt and disinformation." his campaign said some documents were authentic, but the postings included many fakes. france's election co

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. on the last day of his first foreign trip as president, donald trump declined to endorse the historic climate change accord signed by the u.s. and 194 other nations two years ago in paris. his silence came as the other six leaders of the world's leading industrial democracies reaffirmed their commitments to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions responsible for global warming. instead, mr. trump says he'll announce next week whether he'll stick with the paris pact or abandon it. german chancellor angela merkel said the climate discussion wa"" very difficult, if not very unsatisfying." at his final public event before flying home after nine days in five countries, the president spoke to american troops at the u.s. naval air station on the italian island of sicily. as he did earlier in the week in brussel

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 trump is promising action on tax reform and health care. in an interview taped yesterday and broadcast today on cbs "face the nation," the president said the revenue losses from his plan to reduce personal and corporate tax rates will be offset by economic growth, better trade deals, and-- he seemed to suggest-- a new tax on imports. >> we have countries where if we make a product, and we send it to that country, they charge us 100% tax. if they make the same product and send it to us, we charge them nothing. you think that's smart? it's not, we're going to come up with reciprocal taxes and lots of other things on those countries. >> sreenivasan: mister trump predicted his second try at repealing and replacing president obama's affordable care act will get approved" quickly." he said it will

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. emmanuel macron has won one of the most divisive and acrimonious political campaigns in french history in the run- pulist marine le pen.ht-wing projections give macron what analysts are calling an" emphatic" victory over his bitter rival, winning over sixty percent of the vote. macron, who will become france's youngest president since the office was established almost 170 years ago spoke to supporters this evening: >> ( translated ): after a long democratic confrontation, you've decided to grant me your confidence and i want to express my profound gratitude. it's a great honor and it's a great responsibility. >> sreenivasan: marine le pen conceded defeat and called macron to congratulate him, wishing him success in dealing with the massive challenges facing france. in a tweet, president trump also con

the corporation for public broadcasting. d by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. >> good evening. just as donald trump was taking off for his first presidential trip, two big stories broke that have up-ended the white house. the new york times is reporting that president trump told russian foreign minister, sergei laf rof, that firing f.b.i. director comey, who he called a nut, relieved great pressure off him about the russia probe. the conversation was during the same oval office meeting where the president shared highly classified intelligence about isis. the washington post then broke the news that a current white house official has emerged as a significant person of interest in the russia investigation. the latest report capped an already chaotic week and have raised questions on pennsylvania avenue not only about order but about credibility. and michael, there is this specter that hangs over this administration of russia. and its i

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, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening, and thanks for joining us. on his first trip abroad as president of the united states, donald trump received a royal welcome in saudi arabia today. the president and first lady melania trump were greeted by saudi king salman, after they arrived on air force one in the saudi capital of riyadh. topping the official agenda, saudi agreements to purchase $110 billion of american-made military equipment and weapons, and to spend a total of $350 billion on arms and other goods over ten years. mr. trump described the deal as "tremendous investments in the united states." >> hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the united states, and jobs, jobs, jobs." >> stewart: u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson said the arms deal will bolster joint efforts to deter regional threats from iran, and to combat islamic extremists groups in s

and funding for foreign aid, epa and the corporation for public broadcasting. n the campaign trail, trump promised not to touch funding for medicaid. the cuts are drawing scrutiny from lawmakers. >> medicate helps 1.75 million veterans, provides services for americans struggling with addiction, a problem that affects so many. so if the reporting is accurate. president's budget in the president's budget carry a human cost. >> reporter: where there are cuts there are add. increases military spending, $200 billion fund for infrastructure and $1.6 billion to start on the border wall. another big winner, a new paid family leave program championed by ivanka trump getting $25 billion. while his first official budget, still basically a blueprint. a wish list of sorts for president trump. it would be up to congress to approve changes to funding. we have to see how law makers respond later today. diane, kendis. >> thank you live from washington. coming up. details from manchester. >> you are watching "world news now". 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by most everything. you

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump faces new revelations tonight over the investigation of alleged collusion between campaign aides and russia. the "new york times" reports that the president told russian diplomats last week that f.b.i. director james comey was "a real nut job" and that firing him removed "great pressure" on the president over the russia probe. separately, the "washington post" reports a current senior white house adviser is now a person of interest in the investigation. the stories broke just after the president and first lady boarded air force one and took off for saudi arabia. it's the first stop on a nine-day trip to the middle east and europe. for more, we turn first to mark mazzetti of the "new york times." >> , thank you for being here, the story in your newspaper that broke a few hours ago is interesting because it's what the president said in that meeting he had with the foreign minister of russ

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we're 113 days into the trump presidency, with more than 1,300 left until the next inauguration day. at times, it's felt like a whirlwind, and this week may have brought the wildest ride yet. our lisa desjardins brings us up to speed. >> and now i will take your questions. >> reporter: a roller coast week for the white house ended with more turbulence-- and questions- - after reports that allies of fired f.b.i. director james comey insist he never told president trump that he was not under investigation-- the opposite of the president's version. this morning, a tweeting president trump fired out: at the white house, reporters asked press secretary sean spicer if that was meant as a message. >> that is not a threat. he's simply stating a fact. >> reporter: asked repeatedly if there are recording devices in the oval office... spicer refused to answer. >> the president has nothing to add. the back and for

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. economy is showing signs of rebounding, after a lackluster first quarter. the labor department reports that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in april, up sharply from the month of march. the unemployment rate for april fell to 4.4%, a nearly 10-year low. the strong showing could increase odds that the federal reserve will raise interest rates again next month. in somalia: a u.s. navy seal has been killed in a raid on the islamist militant group, al shabaab. it's the first american combat death there since 1993, when two helicopters were shot down in mogadishu. u.s. officials say the seal died on a mission supporting somali forces yesterday. two other americans were wounded. thousands of afghans turned out today to hail the return of a former warlord to kabul. gulbuddin hekmaytar responded with a demand that u.s. and other outside forces leave afghanistan. he rallied the crowd with a ca

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a tense time today for the man who runs the federal bureau of investigation. james comey spent hours before the senate judiciary committee, rejecting criticism that he has mishandled investigations of hillary clinton or donald trump. lisa desjardins has the story. >> i've lived my entire career by the tradition of that, if you can possibly avoid it, you avoid any action in the run-up to an election that could have an impact. whether it's a dog-catcher election or president of the united states. >> reporter: but today, f.b.i. director james comey faced the charges that he did impact the 2016 presidential election, when he sent this letter to congress on october 28, 11 days before election day, revealing new steps in an investigation into hillary clinton's email practices. >> i have one question, and i view it as a most important question. >> reporter: ranking democrat dianne feinstein asked today why h

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump and russia's president vladimir putin have been on the phone again, and they agreed to step up diplomacy in syria. the two men spoke today for the first time since the u.s. attacked a syrian air base last month. earlier, putin met with german chancellor angela merkel, in sochi, russia. he claimed again that moscow did not meddle in the u.s. election: >> ( translated ): we never interfere into political life and political processes in other countries, and we would very much like that nobody interfered into our political life and into the political life in russia. these are just rumors used in the internal political struggle in the u.s. >> woodruff: meanwhile, hillary clinton said today that putin "certainly interfered" to help donald trump and defeat her. u.s. intelligence agencies and the congress are investigating whether the russians coordinated with trump aides during the campai

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a note of some discord today, as president trump addressed his first meeting of nato leaders. he criticized the allies, again, for falling short on their share of defense spending. from brussels, special correspondent ryan chilcote begins our coverage. >> reporter: jets blazed over brussels and nato's gleaming new headquarters this afternoon, the flags of all 28 member states making a show of unity. but a short time earlier, with his fellow leaders looking on, president trump renewed his longstanding demand: nato allies must do more. >> member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they are supposed to be paying for their defense. this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. and many of these nations owe massive amounts of money from past years and not paying in those past years. >> reporter: the president noted the bloc did however, shell out for tha

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: once again tonight, coptic christians in egypt are under attack. this time, gunmen blasted a bus packed with men, women and children. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner has the story. >> reporter: hours after the attack, the bus sat on an unpaved desert road. shattered windows and blood stains bore witness to the ferocious assault. survivors told of being overtaken by eight to ten gunmen in s.u.v.'s. how many people were on the bus? >> ( translated ): we were 40 people, including children in the bus. >> reporter: what did the attackers look like? >> ( translated ): they were masked. >> reporter: what were they wearing? >> ( translated ): like military uniforms. >> reporter: it happened on a isolated road in minya province, south of cairo. the coptic christians were on their way to a monastery. the health ministry says many of the dead and wounded were children. this was the latest i

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump is spending tonight in israel, after a day of talking up peace prospects in the region. it's all part of his first overseas trip since taking office. we begin our coverage with a report from john yang. >> yang: amid the pomp of president trump's arrival ceremony in israel, an issue of policy that's confounded presidents for generations-- the israeli-palestinian conflict. >> we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region. >> israel's hand is extended to all nations, including the palestinians. the peace we seek is a genuine and durable one in which the jewish state is recognized, security remains in israel's hands and the conflict ends once and for all. >> yang: the warmth between the two men was evident, as was the israeli prime minister's pleasure in

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump is rejecting any allegations of wrongdoing, and also the need for a new, independent investigation. he spoke out today, as a special counsel began looking into ties between his campaign and russia. william brangham begins our coverage. >> well i respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt. >> brangham: the president's displeasure with the naming of a special counsel was crystal clear at his joint white house news conference with the visiting president of colombia. >> and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign. but i can always speak for myself and the russians: zero. and i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. >> brangham: in a sudden shift last night, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed former f.b.i. director robert mueller to investigate russian meddling in t

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: britain is raising its terror threat level to critical, as prime minister theresa may warns that another attack may be imminent. she ordered the military to deploy troops tonight, after the bombing in manchester that killed 22 people. special correspondent natalie powell begins our coverage. ( explosion ) >> oh, my god, what's going on? what just happened, what's going on? >> reporter: the scene in manchester last night, moments after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded concert. it happened at the manchester arena, an indoor venue that seats 21,000 people. the bomb went off in the space connecting the arena and adjacent victoria train station. the attack set off a stampede, just as american pop star ariana grande had finished performing. >> we were walking out of the so i was like, we need to run, so we started running. we ran straight out the doors, all the way down to the hotel, and

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: "the situation is deteriorating day by day." those were the words of one of afghanistan's lawmakers, after a huge truck bomb devastated part of kabul today. it killed at least 90 people, and wounded 400 more. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner has our report. >> reporter: a pall of black smoke. sirens wailing. chaos in the streets. a gigantic suicide bomb had detonated in the highly-secured heart of the afghan capital. the tremendous force of the blast gouged out a 15-foot crater, and blew out windows as far as half a mile away. >> ( translated ): i walked into my office a few minutes before the explosion. the explosion took place the minute we sat down. after the explosion, we hurried downstairs and saw all the things damaged. >> reporter: special correspondent jennifer glasse in kabul, who spoke to us via skype, said the bombing came as a jolt. >> it's been quiet here in the afghan

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: the white house, and house republicans, are celebrating tonight. today, they pushed through a bill to remake the health care system, something they failed to do back in march. the vote was 217 to 213. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> make no mistake, this is a repeal and replace of obamacare. make no mistake about it. make no mistake. >> desjardins: a dramatic day ended at the white house as president trump and house republicans celebrated wrestling out a hard-fought first win in the fight over the affordable care act. >> we're going to get this passed through the senate. i feel so confident. as much as we've come up with a really incredible health care plan, this has brought republican party together. >> desjardins: just an hour earlier, the "american health care act" squeaked through with a single vote to spare, and, as the vote count was read, supporters erupted in cheers. 20 republica

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brangham: in the art of the latest deal to come from capitol hill, a number of president trump's top priorities were cast aside to get enough democratic votes on board. lisa desjardins reports. >> desjardins: the massive trillion-dollar plus spending deal keeps government funded through the fall and gives this congress its first bipartisan success. hard work, they promise to positively and meaningfully impact the lives of the men and women we represent. >> and at the end of the day, this is an agreement that reflects our basic principles, something both democrats and republicans can support. >> desjardins: president trump told bloomberg news he's "very happy" with the bill. what's in it? first, what was a sticking point: security. in the end, the pentagon got a healthy boost of 20 billion. and immigration and customs enforcement will see an increase of eight percent, much of that for increased detention beds. th

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: since this is only the second time a u.s. president has fired the head of the f.b.i., the initial shock waves from mr. trump's stunning move left a wake of questions and condemnations from across the political spectrum. william brangham begins with where we are now and how we got here. very simply. >> he wasn't doing a good job. very simply. he was not doing a good job. >> brangham: that was it. president trump's verdict, this morning in the oval office over his firing of f.b.i. director james comey the president's termination letter to comey yesterday said the move was necessary to restore "public trust" in the agency. an attachment from the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, faulted comey's handling of the hillary clinton email investigation. white house spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders gave more detail today: >> and frankly he had been considering letting director comey go since the day he

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brangham: americans spent this memorial day honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. since 1775, more than 1.2 million americans have died serving our country. lisa desjardins reports. >> present. >> desjardins: on this national day of remembrance, there were large events, like a new president laying a wreath to an unknown solider. >> desjardins: at arlington national cemetery president trump expressed what he called undying gratitude. >> we pay tribute to those brave souls who raced in to gunfire, roared into battle, and ran into hell to face down evil. they made their sacrifice not for fame, or for money, or even for glory, but for country. >> desjardins: afterward mr. trump stopped with homeland security secretary john kelly at the grave of kelly's son robert, who was killed in afghanistan. from there, the president met other families in "section 60" of the cemetery, where military members