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the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. president trump announced a major staff shakeup friday afternoon. john kelly will be white house chief of staff. ending the rocky six-month tenure of reince priebus. he made the announcement on twitter, calling kelly a great leader and a true star of the administration. a knock to priebus saying i would like to thank reince priebus for his dedication to the service. we accomplished a lot together. alexis, tell me about the timing of this decision by president trump. alexis: in this particular case, the president had a long string of disappointments and so the idea that the president was already unhappy with his staff and the chief of and we have seen them already make a change in the communications, we can tell whether it was the russian investigation, the way health care is going, his poll numbers, how the communications and the staff were operating, the president was already deeply frustrated.

the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. even a trip to paris could not keep president trump away from the ongoing russia scandal. under pressure, his namesake, don jr., released emails that revealed he was open to russian assistance. earlier this week, junior posted that the 2016 campaign led him to have an email chain that prompted a sit-down with a russian lawyer who he was told had, quote, some official documents, and information that would incriminate hillary clinton and her dealings with russia and would be very useful to your father. music publicist rob goldstone who brokered the meeting with the russian turn to told -- attorney told the younger trump that the information was high-level and sensitive information but was part of support for mr. trump. trump jr. replied, if it's what you say, i love it. once the "new york times" broke the story, don jr. tried to set the record straight with an appearance on fox news. >> as far as

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. after a nine-month offensive, the american-backed iraqi army won the battle for mosul today. they ousted isis fighters from the city it had held for three years. soldiers waved iraqi flags and celebrated in the streets, even though sporadic resistance by cornered isis militans continues. it was safe enough for iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi to go to mosul and announce its liberation and congratulate troops on their victory. this victory has had its costs. iraqi army casualties were high: the army won't reveal figures, but the pentagon has said the elite unit that spearheaded the offensive suffered 40% losses. in addition, thousands of iraqi civilians died, so many trapped in what was iraq's second most populous city. an estimated 900-thousand iraqi civilians have been displaced, and most of mos

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the nation's largest insurance companies are rejecting the senate's latest bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act. the current bill includes an amendment by texas senator ted cruz to let insurers sell plans that don't comply with obamacare regulations, alongside plans that do. supporters say this could lower insurance premiums and increase consumer choice over obamacare, which has lifted the number of americans insured above 91%." america's health insurance plans," a leading health insurance lobbying group, and "blue cross blue shield," the nation's largest provider, said the cruz amendment is" unworkable in any form." in a letter to senate leaders, the insurers said the amended bill would "undermine protections for those with pre- existing medical conditions, increase premiu

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lincoln center in new york,at hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the weekend after senate republicans delayed any votes on their bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act, trump administration officials say they're optimistic a compromise is within reach. today, health and human services secretary tom price said after the july 4 recess, he believes senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will get legislation that could lower health insurance costs back on track. >> what we're trying to do is bring all of those prices down. everybody. premiums in this nation have doubled over the past four years, up an average of $3,000 dollars for the average family. that's a tax on everybody. >> sreenivasan: one hurdle to securing enough senate votes is last week's analysis from the congressional budget office, which forecast the bill could cause 22 million americans to lose insurance ov

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. this week's expected vote on the republican party's senate bill to repeal and replace president obama's affordable care act has been postponed. the party's grip on a majority of senators who may support the bill is so tenuous, that the absence of one senator would torpedo the effort. so when arizona's john mccain said last night that surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye will sideline him from the senate session this week, majority leader mitch mcconnell called off the vote. already two republicans, maine's susan collins and kentucky's rand paul, publicly say they'll oppose the current version of the bill that was unveiled thursday. this reduces republican votes for the plan from 52 to 50. today, the senators reiterated their positions, paul saying the bill doesn't cut insurance costs enough. >

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. authorities in little rock, arkansas, say all 25 people wounded by gunfire inside a music club early this morning are expected to survive. the violence occurred around 2:30 a.m. inside the power ultra lounge, a two-story club a mile from the state capitol building. little rock police say several people fired weapons during a rap concert in what they believe was a dispute among rival gang members. police say those wounded ranged in age from 16 to 35 years old, and all were african american. so far, no arrests have been made. the memphis-based rapper on stage at the time, finese 2times, has expressed his condolences to the victims, who were being treated at five local hospitals. though two victims were in critical condition, the little rock police said no injuries were life-threatening. state officials

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. federal and state law enforcement officials in san antonio, texas, are investigating how nearly 40 people were left inside a tractor trailer in stifling summer heat. they were undocumented immigrants-- with no water or air conditioning-- who appear to be victims of what one federal prosecutor called "ruthless human smugglers." san antonio police discovered the 18-wheel truck in a wal-mart parking lot overnight. they were tipped off by an employee after someone from the truck had approached the store to ask for water. temperatures reached 101 degrees in san antonio yesterday, and it was around 90 degrees when police opened up the truck. they found eight dead bodies, and 30 others who required medical attention, two of whom later died at the hospital. san antonio's fire chief said survivors were, "very

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. growing anxiety today on the korean peninsula following north korea's second, and more ambitious, test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on friday. the missile is thought to be capable of reaching deep inside the u.s. mainland. china condemned the launch and urged restraint, but president trump expressed frustration with beijing last night, criticizing chinese leaders over trade, and then saying: in a visible show of force, the pentagon ordered two air force b-1 bombers to fly over the peninsula. they were accompanied by south korean and japanese fighter planes. at the same time, u.s. and south korean forces conducted joint live-fire exercises. ploy four more units of thell advanced u.s. "thaad" anti- missile system, in addition to the two already in place. the pentagon reported a successful te

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. global security and trade dominated the two-day summit of leaders from 20 nations that concluded in germany today. the g20 meeting in hamburg drew large crowds of protesters, as these gatherings always do. but that did not disrupt the business inside. newshour weekend special correspondent ryan chilcote is there with more. >> reporter: today, president trump met with key asian allies to discuss the ongoing threat posed by north korea and its long range missile program. japanese prime minister shinzo abe called the situation "increasingly severe." in a separate meeting with chinese president xi jinping, president trump said of north korea's continuing weapons tests, "something has to be done about it." the leaders also discussed trade deals and the $30 billion-a- month u.s. trade deficit with china. >>

the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. senate republicans left washington without passing a healthcare bill. why? a revolt by conservative hard-liners and moderates. president trump says he supports the senate measure but this morning he delivered a mixed message via tweet. he wrote, "if republican senators are unable to pass what they're working on now, they should immediately repeal and then replace at a later date." it prompted immediate questions about the bill's political future but for most americans, there are bigger questions than that. tonight, we check the pulse of healthcare under president obama's affordable care act and how it could change under the proposals that are being brought forth by republicans. we will also share some viewer emails about the real-life struggles and concerns people have about coverage and care. let's start with the law better known as obamacare. today, there are more than 28 million uninsured am

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: hello, and thanks for joining us. the white house said last night that president trump will sign a bill imposing new financial sanctions on russia for meddling in last year's election and for its aggressive acts in ukraine and syria. the bill was approved overwhelmingly this week by congress with veto-proof majorities in both houses. the white house did not say when the signing would happen, or whether it would be public or in private. earlier this week, new white house communications director anthony scaramucci had suggested the president might veto the bill, and negotiate an "even tougher deal against the russians." the bill would force mr. trump to seek congressional approval before suspending or lifting the russian sanctions. a number of current and former trump associates are being investigated over possible collusion between russia an

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. president donald trump is defending his constitutional power to grant pardons for crimes. as part of a series of statements on twitter today, mr. trump said: the word "complete" garners attention as only two days ago the "washington post" reported the president and his legal team have discussed his power to pardon aides, family members and possibly himself. the president also lambasted yesterday's "post" report that former russian ambassador sergey kislyak told his superiors in moscow he had discussed campaign related matters with attorney general jeff sessions last year, something mr. sessions has denied under oath. that article, based on electronic surveillance of kislyak's communications, said kislyak claimed he had" substantive" discussions with then-senator sessions about candidate trump's posit

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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: spending fights in states across the country are heating up over this long fourth of july holiday period, and none hotter than in new jersey. this was day three of a state government shutdown with republican governor chris christie and democratic lawmakers at odds over a budget. christie drew fire sunday for using the governor's official residence at one of new jersey's public beaches that are now closed to the public. >> he has a place to go, so as long as he can go and his family can have a good holiday, i guess that's more important than the people of new jersey. it's very sad. >> woodruff: christie dismissed the criticism today in a phone call to a morning tv show. asked about people being upset, he said, "we'll, i'm sorry they're not the governor." meanwhile, maine's state government is also partially shut down, over a budget fight. and lawmakers in illinois are back in session, trying to resolve

. >> 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 faced dramatically different crowds as he made his way across europe today. his second overseas trip began in poland, before he moved on to hamburg, germany, the site of the g-20 summit. special correspondent ryan chilcote reports. >> reporter: president trump kicked off his second trip to europe by doing something he was criticized for not doing on his first: offering america's full commitment to the nato alliance. >> the united states has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article 5, the mutual defense commitment. words are easy but actions are what matters. >> reporter: mr. trump was addressing a friendly crowd of some 15,000 in warsaw, poland, some of the spectators bused in by the country's center-right governing party. to the delight of poles concerned about russia, their neighbor to the east, he declared the west would triumph over

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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. >> brangham: it was north korea's own version of fireworks for the fourth of july-- the communist state today fired off a new missile that may, some day, put the united states within range of its weapons. nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> reporter: on this july 4, north korea declared independence from what it called american nuclear threats. >> ( translated ): the scientists and technicians have successfully test-fired the newly developed inter- continental ballistic missile. >> reporter: in pyongyang, north koreans celebrated what appears to be north korea's most advanced test in its long pursuit of a nuclear weapon. the missile flew for about 40 minutes almost straight up, reaching an altitude of more than 1,500 miles, and came straight down, landing 580 miles away in the sea of japan. on a flatter trajectory, it's estimated the missile could have traveled as far as 4,000 miles-- past anchorage, alaska,

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was the most highly anticipated meeting yet of the trump presidency. for the first time since he took office, mr. trump was face-to- face with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin. on the agenda? syria, north korea, and moscow's meddling in the 2016 election, about which there is still disagreement. from the g20 summit in hamburg, germany, special correspondent ryan chilcote reports. >> reporter: what was planned to last just over half an hour, turned into an unexpected two hours and 15 minutes. president trump and russian president vladimir putin began their much anticipated face-to-face by exchanging visibly friendly greetings, given the state of u.s.-russia relations. >> we're going to have a talk now, and obviously that will continue. but we look forward to a lot of very positive things happening for russia, for the united states and for everybody concerned. and it's an honor to be with 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: denial and defense. the president's son-in-law offered both today, in the russia investigation. he spoke privately, for senate staffers, and publicly, for reporters. our coverage begins with john yang. >> yang: outside the white house west wing, jared kushner did something he rarely does: speak to reporters. >> let me be very clear: i did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign i had no improper contacts. >> yang: he dismissed the idea that his father-in-law benefited from russian meddling in the election. >> donald trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign and that is why he won. suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him. >> yang: kushner took no questions from reporters but said he had answered all questions from senate intelligence committee investigators in a two-hour closed-door session. his 11-page prepared remarks gave the first

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: russia is stepping up pressure to regain two diplomatic compounds seized in new york and maryland. president obama ordered them seized in december, over russian meddling in the 2016 election. today, foreign minister sergey lavrov called it "highway robbery," and his deputy held a high-level meeting at the state department. nick schifrin has been following the story, and joins me now. so, nick, why are the russians so interested in these two compounds? >> what officials are talking about is bilateral irritants, so these are the compounds, these are the russian diplomats who were expelled last year as part of the u.s. response to the russian hacking, and these are not the major issues, these are not syria and ukraine, and the idea is the fewer issues you talk about the more likely you make at least a little progress. >> woodruff: what are the prospects they can reach any kind of agreement? >> that's what

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: reince priebus is out as white house chief of staff tonight, after just six months on the job. president trump announced in a tweet late today, that john kelly, the secretary of homeland security, will take his place. the president had more to say, after returning from a day trip to new york-- a trip that priebus was on. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. he's a great, great american. reince is a good man. >> woodruff: to help unpack what led to this change at the top, i'm joined now by robert costa, reporter for the "washington post," and moderator of "washington week" here on pbs. welcome, robert. as i go to you, i'm going to share with everybody briefly what the president's tweets were. he tweeted, this was late this afternoon, he said, i am pleased to inform you that i just named genera

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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: from president trump today, an abrupt announcement: he is re-instating a ban on transgender troops, and re-opening the debate on who gets to serve in the u.s. military. word of the military policy reversal came not from the pentagon, but from the president-- on twitter. he said: "the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military." and, he went on: "our military must be focused on victory, and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail." candidate trump had promised to protect the rights of transgender people. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was asked about that today. >> he's also voiced that this is a very expensive and disruptive policy, and based on consultation that he's had with his national security team, came to the conclusion that i

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: senate republicans are giving repeal another try, trying to see if there is a way forward on health care reform. their latest bill to replace obamacare collapsed yesterday, and talk of a "repeal-only" option also ran into opposition. president trump called the caucus to the white house today. he said he is ready to act, and insisted that "inaction is not an option." >> frankly, i don't think we should leave town unless we have a health insurance plan, unless we can give our people great health care. because we're close; we're very close. any senator who votes against starting debate is really telling america that you're fine with obamacare. >> woodruff: afterward, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he still means to try for a vote next week, but it's not clear on what. >> i think we all agree, it's better to both repeal and replace. but we could have a vote on either. and if we end up voting

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the week is ending the way it began, with new disclosures about the president's son and his meeting with a russian lawyer. it turns out at least one more person was at that session than previously known. john yang begins our coverage. >> reporter: president trump returned from a quick trip to france today to new questions about whether his campaign sought damaging information on hillary clinton from the russian government. among the uncertainties: how many people were at the june 2016 meeting at trump tower? today, a new name emerged: rinat akhmetshin, a russian-born washington lobbyist and veteran of the soviet army. he met with donald trump jr., trump son-in-law jared kushner, campaign chairman paul manafort, russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya and music promoter rod goldstone, an acquaintance of the younger trump who helped set up the session. and an interpreter. donald trump jr. had not disclosed

. >> 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 sounding off again. this time, as he observes the first half-year mark of his presidency, he's vented some very public criticism of his attorney general, and of other top justice officials, past and present. john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: attorney general jeff sessions made it clear today: he's not going anywhere for now. >> we love this job. we love this department. and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate. >> yang: that came after president trump's sharp rebuke of sessions in a "new york times" interview for disqualifying himself from the russia investigation. >> how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? if he had recused himself before the job, i would have said, 'thanks, jeff, but i can't, you know, i'm not going to take you.' it's extremely unfair, and that's a mild word, to the president. >> yang: mr. trump also said sessions "gave some bad

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: from north korea today, new defiance. the communist regime's leader, kim jong-un, insisted he will never negotiate away his missile and nuclear programs. but, the world's highest diplomatic body held an emergency session on how to get the north to do just that. nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> reporter: this afternoon in the u.n. security council, the u.s. tried to rally the world to punish and isolate north korea. >> it is a dark day, because yesterday's actions by north korea made the world a more dangerous place. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador nikki haley said north korea's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile requires a global response. >> we will work with every and >> they have not had any care for russia or china in this. they have not listened to anything you've said. they're not going to listen to anything you say. and so, it's time we all stand together and say, we will not put up wi

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: the latest senate republican push to replace the affordable care act has come to nothing. now, party leaders say they will try for just "repeal." lisa desjardins begins our coverage of the past tumultuous 24 hours. >> i regret that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failures of obamacare will not be successful. >> reporter: a remarkable statement, and a bitter admission for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, that republicans still can't muster the votes on a health care bill. it became clear last night, after utah's mike lee and jerry moran of kansas said they'd vote against the revised version. with that, mcconnell changed course, and decided to go for pure repeal. >> a majority of the senate voted to pass the same repeal legislation back in 2015. president obama vetoed it then. president trump will sign it now. >> reporter: mcconnell proposed delaying the effective date of rep

. >> 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: the united states senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a vice presidential tie-breaker. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: in the senate today, high stakes politics with high volume drama. as the health care vote began, protesters chanted "kill the bill" and "shame" from the senate gallery. after they were removed, the vote itself was in doubt. republican senators susan collins of maine and lisa murkowski of alaska voted no. one more no and the debate would be blocked. all eyes were on wisconsin republican ron johnson, who did not did not initially vote at all, and spent minutes speaking with g.o.p. leader mcconnell before he finally voted yes. >> on this vote yeas 50 nays 50- - senate being equally divided-- vice president votes

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it's the latest revelation in the story that's consumed much of the trump presidency so far: russian meddling in the 2016 election. and, this time, it involves the president's son. john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: the white house officials said today that donald trump junior's meeting last summer with a kremlin-connected russian lawyer was just business as usual. president trump's counselor kellyanne conway. >> this was standard operating procedure for the campaign. let's focus on what did not happen in that meeting. no information provided that was meaningful. no action taken. nothing. >> yang: "the new york times" first reported the june 2016 meeting between donald trump junior, then-campaign chairman paul manafort and trump son-in- law jared kushner and natalia veselnitskaya. the president's son said he had been told that veselnitskaya had damaging information about hillary clinton, who had c

. >> 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: it is the senate republican health care bill, version 2.0. party leaders made it public today, but the path to passage remained anything but clear. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> it's time to rise to the occasion. >> reporter: a critical moment for health care and congress: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell unveiled senate republicans' second draft bill, hoping it can win the minimum 50 votes he needs. >> the revised draft improves on the previous version in a number of ways, all while retaining the fundamental goals of providing stability and improving affordability. >> reporter: what has changed? first: it keeps two obamacare taxes on the wealthy. second: it uses that money, in part, to add more than over $100 billion in new spending. $70 billion would go to insurers, to stabilize markets and bring down out-of-pocket costs, and $45 billion would fight the opioid epidemic. on medicai