the corporation for public broadcasting. d by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to "washington week." it has been a week for the history books. donald trump is now in a category all by himself. in a miami courtroom on tuesday, he entered a not guilty plea to 37 without a counts connected to his handling of classified documents. that makes him the first former president to face federal middle charges. he ended the historic day with a fundraiser at his new jersey golf club. he attacked to indictment and the special counsel. >> today we witnessedhe most evil and heinous abuse of power in our country. the prosecutor in the case is a thug. he is to ranged. -- deranged. >> attorney general merrick garland defended smith and his team. >> he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecors. they share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> the now twice indicted former president has been aggressively using his prosecution to raise money for his pres

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tos station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening, i'm john yang. former president donald trump was on t campaign trail today, stumping for votes a day after an indictment was unsealed, detailing 37 felony counts against him, all stemming from his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. at the georgia republican convention in columbus this afternoon, trump lashed out at the justice department and the special federal prosecutor who led the investigation. mr. trump: the ridiculous and baseless indictment of me by the biden administration's weaponized department of injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country. we have a thug who's in charge. this is a political hit job. republicans are treated far differently at the justice department than democrats. john: earlier at the north carolina republican convention in greensboro, rival candidate mike pence, who has been cleared by an investigation of his handl

and federally somebody, after i went to one of the offices, referred me to cpb, the corporation for public broadcasting. got a job at the corporation for public broadcasting for a while, changed jobs from there and went and worked for the local urban league in washington, d.c. and from there became a lobbyist for the cable television trade association and that's where i met all the guys in the cable industry -- ted turner, but most importantly, john malone. david: john malone was your principal backer when he wanted to start black and attainment television? bob: absolutely. i was a lobbyist and we were trying to deregulate cable, cable was heavily regulated to protect broadcast television. if we didn't protect free television, that everybody would have to pay. so my job was to go to capitol hill and argue for the deregulation of cable so it could compete with over-the-air television. i met john malone and he said bob if you ever have an idea why don't you come out to denver and talk to me? i said, out to eat. that is where my idea of starting black entertainment television came from and i took john up

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lisa: good evening. i'm lisa desjardin, john yang is away. we begin tonight in ukraine as its forces ppare to launch a counteroffensive, russia is striking across the country. in the eastern city of dnipro, strikes late saturday killed a 2-year-old child and wounded almost two dozen others. five more children were among the injured. top ukrainian officials, including president volodymyr zelenskyy, now say that more than 500 children have been killed since russia's invasion began. in northern afghanistan, nearly 80 young schoolgirls, grades 1 to 6, were poisoned at two separate schools, in a first of its kind attack since the taliban takeover. the girls have been hospitalized with unspecified injuries. the person accused of planning the mass poisoning had a "personal grudge," an afghan education offici said. an investigation is ongoing. since the taliban took power nearly two years ago, girls have been banned from education beyond the sixth

." ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i am john yang. high-level efforts to repair u.s.-china relations began today. secretary of state antony blinken met face-to-face with chinese officials in a visit to beijing that had been delayed for months. blinken and the chinese foreign minister met for nearly eight hours. state department officials said the closed-door talks were candid and constructivandns . ontolincoln had intended to vist china in february but postponed the trip after the pentagon spotted a chinese spy balloon drifting across the continental united states. earlier this month, the pentagon said a navy destroyer and the taiwan strait had to slow down to avoid hitting a chinese warship. he has more talks tomorrow and both sides the chinese foreign minister will visit washington in the future. the raeli prime minister said his government will move ahead this week with his contentious plan to overhaul the justice system. he said efforts at a compromise wi

, and finally somebody, after i went to one of the offices, referred me to the cpb, corporation for public broadcastingt a job at the corporation for public broadcasting for a while, changed jobs from there and went and worked for the local urban league in washington, d.c., and from there became a lobbyist for the cable television trade association. that is where i met all the guys in the cable industry, ted turner, but most importantly, john malone. david: john malone was your principal backer when you wanted to start black entertainment television? bob: absolutely. john, i will never forget this. i was a lobbyist. we were trying to deregulate cable. cable was heavily regulated uh to protect broadcast television on the theory that broadcast was free and cable was paid, and if we didn't protect free television, everyone would have to pay, which was supposedly not good for people. so my job was to go up on capitol hill and to argue for deregulation, so i met john malone and he said, bob, if you ever have an idea, why don't you come out to denver and talk to me. i said, yeah, john, i will do it. that's w

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. i'm lisa desjardins. john yang is a way. with just two days to spare before the u.s. would have run out of money to pay its bills, president biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit, officially avoiding a potential catastrophic default. in the first oval office address o demoofcratic priorities protectd in the deal. in iowa today, republican presidential hopefuls refused to give mr. biden the last word. like nikki haley, who vowed to make cutting the debt more of a priority. >> when i am president, we will cut the spending, we will cut the debt, we will make sure -- i will veto any spending that doesn't take us back to pre-covid levels. no more debt once and for all. >> we will return to the effects of the debt deal later in the broadcast. at the israeli egyptian border an unusual shootout last night. israeli officials say an egyptian officer crossed the border overnight and killed three israeli troops befo

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to newshour west in for stephanie sy. for much of the country today spending time outside has come with a cost, a smoky haze darken skies from mneapolis to detroit and beyond, and searing heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in texas spread to neighboring states. john yang reports on the day of extreme conditions. correspondent: texans splashed in public fountains looking for relief from a summer heat wave. >> it seems like it is getting hotter and hotter. as long as you stay cool, hydrate, you know, it is all fun you know, you can have fun out here. a lot to do. correspondent: a scorching heat dome in a region of high pressure that traps heat on the ground has blanketed west texas and much of the u.s. south, resulting in multiple days of triple digit apertures and suffocating humidity. while pools in public facilities offer some temporary respite, the conditions pose serious health risks or vulnerable groups such as homeless communities

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: welco to newshour west. the federal reserve is pausing s push for higher interest rates for now. the central bank decided not to raise rates for the first time in 15 months, but they also indicated it may still hike by another half a percentage point to slow growth and curb inflation. chairman jerome powell said that is because the latest economic data is stronger than expected. >> growth estimates moved up, inflation estimates moved up a bit. all three of those point in the same direction. more restraint will be necessary then we had thought. stephanie: the fed's goal is to bring inflation down to a 2% annual level. it is running at twice that number nearly 80 people drowned off the coast of greece in one of the worst migrant disasters this year. they had sailed from libya on a fishing boat when the vessel sank. as many as 500 may have been aboard. survivors were taken to a warehouse in the greek port city of kalamata. >> it is ind

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by viewers like you. >> donald trump is in miami ahead of an initial court appearance on a raft of federal criminal charges. all of them relate to handling classified documents. >> mr. trump and his supporters have lambasted the indictment -- and the biden justice department. that has officials in miami bracing for potential trouble at the federal courthouse. lisa desjardins reports. >> in miami today, security tape is going up and of precaution are going out ahead of tomorrow's court appearance. the mayor said she is ready for up to 50,000 protesters. >> we hope that tomorrow will be peaceful. we encourage people to be peaceful and we're going to have the forces necessy to >> ensure that. >>1000 miles away mr. trump ordered a plan. he will face county held onto documents including top military secrets. boxes sprawled out throughout the floor. >> this is the final battle. >> in an interview, he called for supporters to go to miami and peaceful protest. >> at rallies, he urged resolve. >> we don't. we want to

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station by viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to "the newshour." the president's son is admitting to gun and tax crimes but is unlikely to spend time behind bars after reaching a deal. jeff: hunter biden is set to plead guilty to a pair of federal misdemeanors after failing to pay taxes. the agreement also calls for him to admit to felony gun possession. he won't face prosecution as long as he remains drug-free for two years and doesn't commit other crimes. but the political drama is far from over. to tackle the legal and political implications, we welcome in legal correspondent carrie johnson, and adam and his, a correspondent for "the new york times." this investigation was in the works for five years. president biden captain in place the trump appointed u.s. attorney who oversaw the probe to avoid the appearance of interference. remind us what prompted the investigation and how we got to this point. >> there were a number of reports in 2018 that prompted the to launch an

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. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributionso your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. the federal reserve is hitting pause on its push for higher interest rates -- at least for now. the central bank today decided not to raise rates for the first time in 15 months. amna: but, the fed also indicated it may still hike rates by another half a percentage point this year, to slow growth and curb inflation. chairman jerome powell said that's because the latest economic data is stronger than expected. powell: growth estimates moved up a bit, unemployment estimates moved down a bit, inflation estimates moved up a bit, and all three of those point in the same direction, which is that perhaps more restraint will be necessary than we had thought in the last meeting. geoff: the fed's goal is to bring inflation down to a 2% annual level. right now, it's still running at twice that number. now to the day's other news. nearly 80 people drowned off the coast of greece in one of the worst migrant disaste

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by viewers like. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. the u.s. coast guard confirmed this afternoon that the missing submerisble in the north atlantic ocean was destroyed in a -- quote-- catastrophic implosion. its debris was found on the ocean floor, and all five people aboard were killed. william brangham begins our coverage. >> this morning, an rov or remote-operated vehicle from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the seafloor. william: it was the news no one wanted to hear. the missing submersible, which disappeared on sunday on a descent down to visit the wreckage of the titanic, had been completely destroyed. >> the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. william: the u.s. coast guard and the company that ran the trip -- oceangate expeditio

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. the search for the missing submersible in the north atlantic ocean intensified throughout the day. amna: and the u.s. coast guard said it is still treating the mission as a search and rescue operation, even as the supply of oxygen is likely dwindling for the five people aboard. more ships and special equipment are heading to the area this evening. the day began with a surprise, reports of banging noises detected by sonar. >> the first glimmer of hope in the massive maritime search. >> there have been multiple reports of noises, and every one of those noises is being analyzed, tracked, look for patterns and reported on. >> a canadian military plane picked up underwater noises on tuesday as the hunt for the missing submersible stretches today four. officials said more sounds were heard today, and experts are reviewing the data. >> they are trying to put all the pieces together. the noises have

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and i contributions to youron from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. water is pouring through a giant gap in a dam in southern ukraine tonight. it gave way early this morning, forcing thousands of people to flee and touching off competing claims about the cause. amna: ukraine accused the russians of blowing up the dam. moscow charged that ukrainian shelling caused the rupture. neither side offered any direct evidence, but the results were catastrophic. reporter: the massive structure that sustained ukraine's largest reservoir now overtaken by a thick wall of water. satellite images show the ruptured kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the violent stream it unleashed. the torrent burst through the dam, down the dnipro river and toward the black sea. flooding threatened tens of thousands of residents of low-lying villages in the water's path. ukrainian police surveyed the kherson region by boat at times, wading through thigh-deep water to carry people to safety. >> our local school an

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. ♪ ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting at a by contributionsbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. a heavy pall of polluted air still blankets much of the eastern us tonight. it may not dissipate for days as fires in canada send vast curtains of smoke drifting south. amna: the bad air has officis warning -- in effect -- that breathing can be hazardous to your health. it's also scrambling schedules from airports to schools to the white house. stephanie sy has our report. correspondent: a huge swath of the country spent another day shrouded in haze. this morning smoke still obscured parts of the manhattan skyline. >> it is obviously not a passing phase of wind changes, but serious pollution in the air. correspondent: as hundreds of wildfires rage out of control in canada, the winds have carried the smoke farther south all the way to raleigh, north carolina, which woke up to hazy skies. and in the nation's capital, a blanket of smoke lay over the white house, blurring the washington monument in the distance. w

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "the newshour." president biden address the nation tonight to tout bipartisan debt ceiling legislation that congress passed earlier this week. the president hailed the measure in his first oval office speech. >> passing this budget agreement was critical. the stakes could not have been higher. if we failed to reach an agreement on the budget, there were extreme voices threatening to take america for the first time in our 240 seven-year history, into default. no one got everything they wanted, but the american people got what they needed. we averted an economic crisis and economic collapse. >> president biden will sign the bill saturday. the nation's job market has turned in ather strong showing. u.s. job growth in may was significantly higher than analysts expected. the labor department reports employers added a net 339 1000 jobs for the month. the increased hiring came in everything from construction to restaurants to health 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. >> welcome to "the newshour." the justice department has formally accused former president trump of grossly mishandling classified documents . the newly unsealed indictment lists more than ree dozen counts in damming detail. >> they allege mr. trump showed casual indifference to protecting secret material, that he defied demands to return the records, and that he asked aides to hide them. >> a first for the department of justice. >> good afternoon >> special counsel jack smith announced the indictment on a former president on 37 counts. >> today, and indictment was unsealed charging donald j. trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. >> the announcement was just a few minutes long. he took no questions, but the unsealed indictment spoke for him. in words and photos, it alleges trump kept classified documents including military secrets in places like bathrooms, s

. ♪ this program was made possible the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your from viewers like you. thank you. amna: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." former president donald trump today pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified information after leaving the white house, launching the next phase of the federal criminal case against him. geoff: the former president arrived at the miami courthouse this afternoon to respond to the justice department's historic indictment, alleging he illegally retained secret documents, obstructed the government's efforts to retrieve them, and made false statements on the matter. today's arraignment was donald trump's second this year, but his first on federal charges. william brangham was in the courthouse today for the proceedings and joins us now. william, you were in the courtroom today, one of about 30 journalists with that kind of access. no cameras, no photographs were allowed. take us inside the room. how did the proceedings unfold? william: for such a short in every

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tos station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." the u.s. supreme court today rejected a controversial legal theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. the so-called independent state legislature theory regained attention after the 2020 presidential election when then-president donald trump's allies raised it as part of an effort to reverse the election outcome. chief justice john roberts wrote the opinion for the 6-3 majority in this case known as moore v. harper, which stems from a dispute in north carolina. roberts was joined by justices sonia sotomayor, elena kagan, brett kavanaugh, amy coney barrett, and ketanji brown jackson. neal katyal is the former acting u.s. solicitor general. he argued the case before the court and joins us now with more on the impact of this ruling. thank you for being with us.

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across canada, many of them out of control. geoff: the smoke has more than 55 million americans under air quality alerts, prompting safety warnings to stay indoors, and the cancellation of some major events, including professional baseball and basketball games. stephanie sy has our report. stephanie: an ominous orange haze envelops the statue of liberty. wildfire smoke from canada has billowed across the border, degrading air quality across the northeast and upper midwest. pilots and passengers flew through thick clouds of black smoke before the faa temporarily grounded flights out of new york. >> it's very unexpected, like it really happened out of the blue. and i just really hope that everyone stays safe, you know, wear a mask outside so the smoke doesn't go into the lungs. stephanie: today, the big apple ranked worst in the world for its air quality. new york city mayor eric adams issued health adv

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ geoff: welcome to the newshour. search operations are under way tonight for a submersible that carries paying tourists to view the wreckage of the titanic. the five-person craft is owned by ocean-gate expeditions. amna: canadian officials say the vessel was reported overdue sunday in the north atlantic. it disappeared 435 miles south of st. john's, newfoundland, near where the titanic went down in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. the u.s. and canadian coast guards are searching by air and sea, but it was unclear this afternoon exactly how many more hours of oxygen the submersible's crew has left. >> in terms of the hours, we understood that that was 96 hours of rescue or emergency capability from the operator and so, we anticipate there's somewhere between 70 to the full 96 hours available at this point. amna: the ocean depth in the search area is roughly 13,000 feet. geoff: now to the rest of the day's news. the deep south grappled with

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy. welcome to the "newshour." we have major breaking news to report. "newshour" has confirmed that former president donald trump has been indicted. this makes him the first forr u.s. president to be indicted on federal charges. said he had been indicted, quote, over what he called "the boxes hoax." that is a reference to the boxes found at his mar-a-lago estate by the fbi last august, which contained classified materials. the former president goes onto say that he has been summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in miami on tuesday at 3:00 p.m. for more on this developing story, i'm joined by newshour's white house correspondent laura barron-lopez. laura, good evening. i know that the details are still sketchy, that the indictment is still under seal. but what is being reported so far? laura: right now the special counsel's office has not confirmed this indictment. we should note that. they have told me not t

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to youron by viewers like you. thank you. amna: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." the minneapolis police department repeatedly used excessive and unjustified deadly force against city residents. that was the conclusion of a major investigation by the u.s. department of justice. the findings documented long-standing patterns of abuse and discrimination against black and indigenous citizens. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has the story from minneapolis. fred: attorney general merrick garland announced the findings of the two-year-long investigation today, and he said problems in the department began well before george floyd's murder. ag garland: the patterns and practices we observed made what happened to george floyd possible. as one city leader told us quote, "these systemic issues didn't just occur on may 25, 2020. there were instances like that that were being reported by the community long before that." fred: the federal civil rights investigation began after former min

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