this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions made by viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. tension is building across gaza as the israeli there is late word that 29 americans are among the dead and 15 unaccounted for. i will report is from a special correspondent. >> israeli soldiers at the border. benjamin netanyahu visited some soldiers asking if they are ready for what comes next. >> residents of gaza have the same western as they scramble desperately to get out of harm's way. israel warned them to evacuate before 4:00 p.m. local time this afternoon. even as they tried to flee, israeli airstrikes hit gaza city. they also hit a southern city. >> he did not send any warnings. >> residents said the blockade means water and other essentials are gone. >> water and power were cut off. now common children are transported. there is no water. no electricity, no bread. >> on israel's nortrn border with lebanon defense forces deployed additional troops. >> back in israel, families are continuing a desperateearch or whether they are a

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. good evening. the day after kevin mccarthy narrowly averted a government shutdown by engineering passage of a short-term spending bill, leading mccarthy critic says he will try to move him from the speakership. late last night, the senate overwhelmingly approved the 45 day spending bill, sending it to present -- to president biden. matt gaetz of florida appeared on cnn's state of the union. >> i think we need to rip off the band-aid and move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. >> mccarthy says he is confident he will survive. congress now has 45 days to pass a spending bill. today also marks the end of two pandemic usa finance. federal funding for childcare program stocks and after a three-year moratorium, student loan repayments resume. dar hamlin returned to the regular season action today for the first time since a near-death experience earlier this year. he was on the kickoff return unit. his heart stopped while making a ro

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tos station from viewers like you. thank you. lisa: good evening. i'm lisa desjardins. john yang is away. there are grains of relief tonight for a few of the millions who are trapped inside the gaza strip. the first truckloads of supplies were allowed into gaza from egypt today, a small but significant aid delivery after two weeks of war. this as israel's military is vowing to increase its airstrikes against the hamas-led territory. the death toll continues to mount. more than 1400 israelis and nearly 4400 palestinians killed since the start of the conflict. and, the possibility of an israeli ground invasion into gaza still looms large. special correspondent leila molana-allen has our report tonight. leila: at the rafah border crossing, a rare celebratory moment, as the gates opened for the first time since the start of the war. 20 trucks full of humanitarian aid including food, water and medicine, entered gaza. >> this isn't something new for us, and we have experience with the distribu

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. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting at a by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. on capitol hill, lawmakers are taking eleventh-hour efforts to avoid a government shutdown at midnight tonight right down to the wire. this afternoon, the house overwhelmingly passed a 45-day temporary spending bill after house speaker kevin mccarthy -- unable to overcome disreements in his own party -- turned to house democrats for help. in the end, more democrats voted for the bill than republicans. the measure includes the $16 billion in disaster relief money that president biden wants but not the aid for ukraine that many house republicans don't want. but that's only half of what's needed to avoid a shutdown. the senate has to approve the bill too, and that could come as soon as tonight. after the house vote, mccarthy acknowledged that hardline republicans could try to remove him from the speakership because he reached out to democrats for help. >> when are you guys going to get over that it's alright

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. tonight, months of escalating tensions between israelis and palestinians have erupted into a firestorm. in an unprecedented surprise attack, the militant hamas rulers of gaza sent dozens of fighters into israel by land, sea and air. gun battles raged for hours in communities across southern israel. and officials on both sides say israeli soldiers and civilians are now captives in gaza. israel responded with airstrikes on gaza cities, flattening hamas offices and residential buildings. at this hour, at least 200 israelis are reported dead and 1100 wounded. palestinian officials say at least 198 palestinians are dead and 1600 wounded, most from fighting in israel. tonight, special correspondent nurit ben is in tel aviv, and we should warn you that some of the images in her report are disturbing. [sirens] nurit: terror and carnage on israel's streets as rockets from hamas filled the sky. >> at around six clock in

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbstation from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. israeli ground forces are making larger incursions into gaza and officials are again warning of a wider invasion. >> israel's punishing air campaign on gaza is not letting up. on negotiations over the fates of more than 200 hostages held by hamas have faltered. >> nearly three weeks after the october 7 a hamas terror attacks, an israeli official announced that quebec begins tonight. >> just behind me is the northeastern corner of the gaza strip. -- payback begins tonight. >> just behind me is the northeastern corner of the gaza strip. >> and advisor said hamas would feel israel's wrath tonight. this after punishing airstrikes since the attacks. earlier, israel's elite's naval unit pounded gaza from the water. ground forces conducted a preliminary raid but it remained unclear if this was the full invasion forecast for days. a telecommunications company said the bombardment has cut off phone and internet service. an air

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. the bombardment of gaza continues tonight as israel's defense minister told his forces to prepare for a ground invasion. amna: since the october a seven hamas terror attacks in israel the death toll continues to mount. more than 5000 people dead and reportedly more than 3800 palestinian's and more than 1400 israelis. geoff: and the fallout continues from tuesday's blast at a hospital in northern gaza. u.s. sources say it came from a misfired gazan rocket. with attacks on u.s. troops in syria. geoff: u.s. intelligence assessment said this was on the low-end of 100-300 people and not the 500 initially claimed by the gazan health ministry but still a staggering figure. we begin our coverage. reporter: another morning marked by death and distraction in gaza city. this building used to be home to two doctors and their families. these doctors once ran an eye clinic but now it is buried under piles of rubble. their uncle -- >>

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourlike you. thank you. ♪ >> this is pbs newshour west from our studios in washington and the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. ♪ >> you are watching pbs. wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. jeffrey: mass murder in israel and anger in washington. six days after the deadliest pogromoms since the holocaust, israel is on the attack and gaza citizens are in danger. >>

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. president biden tonight addressed the nation, saying that two major wars between israel and hamas in ukraine defending its land from russia are vital to american national security. the president linked the two as essential fights for democracy at a moment of global of people. amna: president biden warned americans that a force in ukraine and the middle east are allowed to continue, it could spread to other parts of the world. and that the united states can and must support its allies in a fight for democracy. pres. biden: nearly 20 months of war, tragedy, and brutality inflicted on the people of ukraine. it is sick. hamas and putin represent different threats, but they share things in common. they both want to completely annihilate neighboring democracy. those who believe in a better life because of us and are desperate not to be forgotten by us, and are waiting for us. time is of the essence. just as in world war

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. fierce fighting between israelis and palestinians continues tonight as air strikes and artillery pound gaza after saturday's hamas invasion of southern israel. the death toll has continued to mount. more than 1000 israelis and 900 palestinians have been killed in four days of attacks and counter strikes. among the dead are 14 americans killed by hamas. other americans are now confirmed held hostage by the terrorists in gaza. again from israel, layla manon allen starts our coverage. >> love ones mingling with the scream of sirens and the boom of rockets. families on both sides of the gaza border barely have time to bury and mourn the dead after they face the threat of more violence and death. a 29-year-old policewoman was one of eight people in the community who were buried. five of them police officers. one hamas militants stormed the police station on saturday, she was shot by a sniper as she tried to seek shelt

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbstation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. two american hostages held for nearly two weeks by hamas following the terror attacks are free tonight. judith and her daughter natalie were released tonight after mediation by the government of qatar. tell us based on your reporting, how did this happen? >> the international committee of the red cross received them from hamas and transferred them into israel, gave them to israeli authorities, leading to that extraordinary photo you just saw. american, israeli and qatari officials say they are unwilling to discuss exactly what led to their release or even what happened to them in captivity. that is because there is still intense diplomacy of the other 200 hostages who have 30 nationalities between them. hamas promised today that they would continue to release other foreign hostages as and when security circumstances permit. hamas has threatened that it will kill the hostages unless israel stops its bombing campaig

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." we are entering the fourth week of war between israel and hamas in gaza, as israel's air campaign continues and the death toll mounts. geoff: israel is now fighting hamas on the ground in gaza, its troops moving methodically in the northern end of the strip. while in the south, more than a million gazans await aid. leila molana-allen again begins our coverage. leila: for the fourth day straight, tanks and armored vehicles rolled into gaza, as part of israel's growing ground offensive. at his first press conference since the october 7 terror attacks, prime minister benjamin netanyahu reiterated that israel will not consider a ceasefire. >> calls for a ceasefire are calls for israel to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to barbarism. that will not happen. leila: and israel's longest serving premier said he will not resign, despite growing anger at his government among israelis. >> the only thing i intend to have

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. a fifth day of heavy fighting between israel and hamas today as the death tolls soar. more than 1200 israelis and 1100 palestinians are now dead, with many still missing. there are 22 americans confirmed killed in saturday's terror attacks across israel. and hamas holds an unknown number of hostages in gaza. amna: here in israel, the fear of a wider war seemed very real earlier after reports of drones and incursions from lebanon; those turned out to be false alarms. meantime, in gaza, the last power station has run out of fuel. there will soon be no electricity, along with no water nor sanitation and food is , starting to become scarce. our colleague, leila molana-allen begins our coverage. leila: block by block, gaza is being blasted into dust as israel's punishing bombardment continues. people rush to clear the debris after israeli airstrikes pummeled their neighborhoods. israel says it targeted a hamas commande

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour, a third day of brutal fighting between israelis and palestinians centered on gaza today, and it continues tonight. amna: israel has hammered the region with air strikes and artillery, in retribution for saturday's bloody terror attack by hamas. geoff: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the offensive has only begun, and that the ferocity of israel's reprisals on hamas will, quote, "reverberate with them for generations." an israeli ground invasion of gaza is widely expected to begin in the coming hours and days. amna: already there are staggering death tolls, over 900 israelis dead, and thousands more wounded, while in gaza, nearly 700 palestinians have been killed. among the dead so far, according to president biden, are 11 americans. special correspondent leila molana-allen is on the ground in israel and begins our coverage. leila: towering plumes of smoke rose over the gaza city skyline. as the mid

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the newshour." it's a horrific night in gaza, where an airstrike hit a hospital, killing hundreds. who hit the hospital is in dispute. amna: palestinians and others said it was an israeli bombing. the israel defense forces say it was an errant missile fired by the militant group islamic jihad in gaza. geoff: the fallout has been swift. condemnations of israel have poured in from turkey, jordan, many gulf countries and beyond. and a scheduled meeting with leaders in jordan has been canceled. president biden still left this afternoon for a visit to israel tomorrow. amna: from israel, leila molana-allen again begins our coverage. >> in the dark of the night, chaos. paramedics carry the dead after explosion at a key hospital in gaza city. packed with thousands of wounded gazans seeking refuge, their sanctuary engulfed in flames. gaza's health ministry said there were hundreds killed. [indiscernible] >> we are in the er and

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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." we are following two major stories tonight. deadly bombardments continue in gaza, and there are signs today that israel's expected ground invasion may be delayed. we will delve into the war's developments in the program. >> first, in the u.s., a breakthrough. the house of representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of former speaker kevin mccarthy. mike johnson won all 220 republican votes cast today, 20 more than the three prior nominees managed on the floor or behind closed doors. after emerging from the leadership vacuum, speaker johnson said congress must win back americans' faith. >> their faith is at an all-time low and one of the reasons they have lost it is because congress over the years has not delivered to the american people well enough. we are in the majority right now. we've gone through a little bit of struggle and character building, and yo

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. it is the sixth day of war as israel retaliates against terrorist attacks from hamas. with the coastal region under its ordinary bombardment and the seas tightening. amna: here on the ground, nearly 3000 people have already died in less than a week of brutal violence. and israel, more than 1200 people have been killed. that includes 27 americans. the u.s. government says it will begin operating charter flights tomorrow to evacuate any of the more than 100,000 americans currently here. so far, 1500 palestinians have been killed. that includes 45 members of the same extended family, all killed in an airstrike on their gaza home tonight, according to officials. we begin tonight in gaza with our colleague leila molana-allen reporting. leila: in the heavily bombarded gaza strip, a frantic attempt by survivors. they search for signs of life with their bare hands. this is the densely populated refugee camp, hit by on

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ announcer: this program wawas made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna nawaz: october 7th, a day now seared into the memories of israelis and palestinians. by air, land, and sea, a surprise terrorist attack, a swift israeli declaration of war, and a relentless campaign.

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the "newshour." for a fifth day, israeli troops pushed into gaza on the ground, and israel's military reported its first soldiers killed in action there. from the skies, a punishing air campaign continues tonight, with a strike that killed many palestinians in the northern part of the gaza strip. hamas militants said they would release foreign hostages in the coming days, and some badly-wounded palestinians may soon be allowed into egypt for treatment. leila molana-allen reports. leila: gaza, cloaked in black smoke for yet another day, as israel's airstrikes and ground invasion show no signs of slowing. tanks line the border and israel said it has infiltrated the network of hamas tunnels below the gaza strip. an israeli strike hit the jabaliya refugee camp, where israel said it targeted hamas infrastructure, killing its leader in northern gaza, but the blast also killed and wounded hundreds of civilians. crowds of men dug thr

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. president biden spent part of this day in israel, again expressing unwavering support for israel in the aftermath of hamas terror attacks 11 days ago. but his journey was shorter than planned, as regional rage after yesterday's blast at a gaza hospital led the leaders of jordan, the palestinian authority, and egypt to cancel a summit on aid for palestinians. geoff: the president, like his hosts today, also said u.s. evidence shows the blast was caused by an errant rocket launched by militants. the fallout continues tonight, as protests against israel continue throughout the middle east and beyond. once again, leila molana-allen starts our coverage. and a warning, some images in this story are disturbing. leila: in this tent of the dead, the lives left behind are engulfed by grief. palestinians hold their loved ones one last time. outside, a grief-stricken father clutches his lifeless baby in the aftermath of the de

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. for the first time in this nations history the house of representatives has formerly ousted its speaker. i handful of hard right republicans in every democrat voted together to remove the gavel from speaker kevin mccarthy. lawmakers from both parties spoke on the house floor ahead of the final vote. >> chaos is speaker macarthur. chaos is somebody who we cannot trust with their word. the one thing that the white house, house democrats, and many of us on the conservative side of the republican congress would argue is that the thing we have in common -- kevin mccarthy said something to all of us at one point are not -- or another that he never intended to live up to. >> this body is entrenched in a sub optimal path and refuses to leave it. refuses to leave that path. you cannot change if you are unwilling to change. we had every opportunity to change. we were promised change. >> with the democrats driving the physical

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." today, in the oval office, president biden convened his military and national security leaders for a briefing on the war in ukraine, which took a devastating turn overnight. russian airstrikes struck a village in the eastern region of kharkiv, killing more than 50 civilians, according to ukrainian officials. it is the most deadly attack in months. and it comes at a moment when critical assistance from the u.s. is running out. white house correspondent laura barron-lopez and national security correspondent nick schifrin are at the table with me for an update. and good to see you both. laura, just yesterday, president biden expressed concern about securing some of that additional assistance for ukraine. what is the white house plan for getting that aid right now? laura: the president plans to give a speech in the coming weeks, amna, where he is going to lay out the stakes. he's going to essentially try to send a si

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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. amna: welcome to the "newshour." hamas has freed two more hostages tonight, a pair of israeli women. israeli officials say 220 people, with more than 30 nationalities, are believed to be still held captive. meanwhile, israel's bombardment of gaza continues. gaza's health ministry says more than 5000 palestinians have been killed. that's in the more than two weeks since more than 1400 israelis were killed in the hamas attacks. leila molana-allen has our report on this day's events. and a warning, some images in this report are disturbing. leila: kidnapped from their homes, held captive for more than two weeks, 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz and 79-year-old nurit cooper, two of the oldest hostages taken by hamas, are finally free. hamas said it released them for humanitarian reasons, but their husbands remain in captivity. the release follows mediation efforts by qatar and egypt. this comes even as preparation for a ground invasion rolls on, and isra

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. israel has intensified its bombing of gaza again, launching 400 airstrikes today across the palestinian territory. amna: the gaza health ministry, run by hamas, reports more than 700 people were killed, bringing the overall palestinian death toll to 5700. unicef says the number includes 2300 children. israel says 1400 of its citizens were killed in the hamas terror attack that ignited the war. geoff: meantime, 20 more trucks loaded with aid stood by in egypt today, but none were allowed into gaza. u.n. officials say they hope to make the crossing tomorrow. amna: but constant bombing, and quickly dwindling necessities, mean the humanitarian crisis in gaza is growing worse almost by the hour. nick schifrin reports on what that means for those under fire in the war zone. nick: today gaza is a land of endless loss. one-year-old wateen lost her mother last night in an israeli airstrike. she died protecting her tw

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 largest health-care strike in u.s. history is underway after the non-profit healthcare giant kaiser permanente and its unionized workers failed to reach a new contract agreement. geoff: more than 75,000 healthcare workers walked off the job today at kaiser facilities in 5 states and washington, d.c. >> so what's happening is, kaiser has not been bargaining with us in good faith and so it's pushing us to come out here and strike. we don't want to. we want to be inside just taking care of our patients. but unfortunately, kaiser's not bargaining in good faith. geoff: the strike is set to last 3 days as contract negotiations continue, focusing on wages increases and solutions to staffing shortages. caroline lucas is the executive director of the coalition of kaiser permanente unions. thank you for being with us. they are fighting better benefit. most of the 75,000 striking kaiser permanente workers have walked ou

support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingtributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to "the newshour." another night of israeli airstrikes in gaza, and hamas rocket fire into israel, as its massive invasion force sits on the border, poised to strike. at the far southern end of gaza, the main border crossing with egypt remains closed as aid waits to go in to help support palestinians and to allow foreigners in gaza to leave. geoff: meantime, the combined death toll is now nearly 4100, with almost 2800 palestinians killed and more than 1400 israelis killed, mostly in the october 7 hamas terror attacks. and "the newshour" can confirm that 2000 u.s. troops have been to told to be ready to deploy in response to the war. leila molana-allen again begins our coverage tonight. leila: packing up and shipping out. israel continues calling up army reservists by the hundreds of thousands to fight what it promises will be a devastating retaliatory war against hamas. since yesterday we've seen preparation

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ amna: welcome to the newshour. former president donald trump was in court today in new york for a civil fraud trial over his real estate dealings. geoff: the judge already ruled on one of the major arguments from prosecutors last week, saying mr. trump and his executives fraudulently inflated the value of their real estate holdings. the judge still has to weigh in on other claims in the suit. before heading into the courtroom this morning, the former president accused prosecutors of interfering in the upcoming presidential election. >> it's a scam. it's a sham. this trial could have been brought years ago, but they waited till i was right in the middle of my campaign. geoff: joining us now is russ buettner, who has been covering the former president's business dealings for the new york times. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. geoff: a judge has found donald trump and his codefendants liable for business fraud. this trial