sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening, and thanks for joining us. authorities in dallas, texas, say the man who shot a dozen of the city's police officers, killing five, acted alone in carrying out his attack, and that he used the same style of assault rifle used in recent mass shootings in an orlando, florida, night club; a newtown, connecticut, elementary school; and an aurora, colorado, movie theater. joining us now from dallas with

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. nobel peace prize winner elie wiesel has died. born in romania, wiesel was a holocaust survivor who wrote eloquently about the genocide carried out by nazi germany that claimed the lives of six million jews in europe during world war ii. his books, such as "night,"" dawn" and "day,"-- based on his own experience in the auschwitz, poland, concentration camp-- educated millions about what happened. his parents and younger sister died in the camps. after the war, a humanitarian organization resettled wiesel and other young survivors in fran

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. baton rouge, louisiana was often high alert today following a deadly shooting involving law enforcement officers this morning. authorities say two police officers and one sheriff's deputy died in a shootout that occurred behind a gas station about a mile from the city's police headquarters. three other officers were wounded by gun fire. police say they killed the lone gunman 0 had a rifle. later on, the governor and mayor said the responded to a 911 call about a gun wielding man. >> these men risking their lives to protect and serve this

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. here in new york today, presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump formally introduced his running mate, indiana governor mike pence. trump had confirmed the choice yesterday but delayed their first appearance as running mates due to thursday night's terror attack in nice, france. the two men will be the center of attention when the republican national convention begins on monday in cleveland. the newshour's john yang is there with more. >> i accept your invitation to run and serve as vice president of the united states. >>

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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. a spokesperson for hillary clinton has confirmed that a data analytics computer program used by her presidential campaign was "accessed" as part of the hack of the democratic national committee. reuters reports that the justice department is involved in the investigation, a sign that the hack could be state-sponsored. this latest development appears to be part of a wider cyber attack on democratic political organizations. the f.b.i. is already investigating cyber attacks on the democratic national committee, as w

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. it is the third mass killing of civilians believed to be carried out by the islamic state group-- isis-- in a week. today the country targeted was iraq. a suicide truck bomb blew up shortly after midnight in a busy shopping area of central baghdad where families were celebrating the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. iraqi officials say the bombing killed at least 115 people and wounded nearly 200 more. the victims killed included 15 children. this is the most lethal attack on civilians in iraq in a ye

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. as about 5,000 delegates are descending on philadelphia for the democratic national convention that starts tomorrow, the party is experiencing a change in leadership. florida congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultz the chair of the democratic national committee quit her post today following the leak of embarrassing e-mails. wasserman-schultz who just yesterday introa geus-- hillary clinton an tim kaine at the party, had succeeded kaine as the party chair five years ago. her resignation came two days after wikileaks released 19,000 e-mails

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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, lisa desjardins. >> desjardins: hello and thanks for joining us. the police chief in dallas is convinced that mass shooter micah johnson was plotting additional attacks. chief david brown today pointed to weapons, explosive materials, and a journal found at johnson's home as well as letters the gunman wrote in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where officers cornered and killed him early friday. in downtown dallas, a makeshift memorial outside police headquarters continues to grow, as people leave flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals in remembrance of the five officers johnson killed on thursd

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. two days before the party's national convention begins in philadelphia, a preview of the democratic ticket played out today in miami. presumptive presidential nominee hillary clinton introduced her running mate for vice president, tim kaine, the u.s. senator from virginia. hillary clinton began by taking aim at the rhetoric heard at this week's republican national convention. >> donald trump may think america is in decline, but he's wrong. america's best days are still ahead of us. >> sreenivasan: she said the democratic convention would

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. i'm alison stewart. tonight as we absorb the horror of the attack in france, here in the united states we are still suffering after a period of incredible violence-- the killing of two african american men by police officers in minnesota and louisiana, and the shooting of police officers in dallas. americans are pained, frightened, and dismayed over the long-standing racial issues that threaten all our safety. we are here tonight to dig deeper. we're going to hear from african american parents about the talk they have with their children about

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