sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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. claims and counterclaims in syria today in the battle for aleppo, where 300,000 residents are trapped but there's little doubt that fighting for full control of the divided city is ferocious, and that rebel forces have made gains. various reports say rebels have at least partially broken a month-long government siege and seized a key military complex. hezbollah fighters, allied with syrian forces, conceded the rebels and have made advances. government officials had no comment on any rebel advance, but said syrian warplanes attacked rebel targets in

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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. the united states this evening is on the verge of a milestone. tomorrow the u.s. will meet president obama's target of resettling 10,000 refugees from syria's civil war by the end of the federal government's fiscal year on september 30. that's according to the american ambassador to jordan. ambassador alice wells met today in amman with some of the several hundred syrians about to leave to start new lives in this country. the resettlement program has become an issue in the presidential campaign, with republi

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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 italy marked a national day of mourning, rescue workers spent a fourth day searching for survivors of the devastating earthquake, but found none. italian authorities say at least 291 people were killed when the overnight quake struck mainly in three towns on wednesday. almost 400 injured are in hospitals. today, italy's president and prime minister attended a state funeral for 35 of those victims, including two children in white coffins. the worst hit town is amatrice, and that's where newshour weekend special correspondent christoph

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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, thanks for joining us. the war of words between republican presidential nominee donald trump and the parents of a decorated muslim american soldier who died in combat escalated today. the father of the u.s. army captain who was killed in iraq in 2004 and who denounced trump at last week's democratic national convention criticized trump again today. >> he is a black soul, and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this country. the love and affection that we have received affirms that our grief-- that our experience in this count

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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, this is pbs newshour weekend. good evening and thanks for joining us. national polls show hillary clinton dominant with african- american and latino voters but donald trump is making his case. at a rally in virginia last night, the republican candidate reiterated his recent pledge to reach out more to black voters. >> the gop is the party of abraham lincoln. (cheers) and i want our party to be the home of the african- american voter once again. ( cheers ) also, trump may be shifting his tone on immigration, according to participants in yesterday's first meeting of what he calls his "national hispanic advisory

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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. in an effort to restore party unity, last night, republican presidential nominee donald trump endorsed house speaker paul ryan in his primary race this coming tuesday. trump had previously hesitated to back the speaker and several other high-profile republicans, but, after a rough week in the polls, he called for a return to the reagan-era "big tent" republican party. >> i support and endorse our speaker of the house, paul ryan. we may disagree on a couple of things, but, we mostly agree, and we're going to get it done. >> sreenivasan:

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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:ompany. 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. >> brangham: good evening, and thanks for joining us. there is no relief in sight along the flood-ravaged gulf coast of louisiana and mississippi today. the national weather service has extended flood watches for parts of southeastern louisiana through this evening, following three days of relentless rainfall that sent many rivers flowing over their banks. forecasters say more than 20 inches have fallen over the last few days. what louisiana governor john bel edwards calls "historic" and" unprecedented" flooding has now claimed at least three lives. the go

sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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: hello, and thanks for joining us. firefighters in california are making more progress containing the devastating wildfire east of los angeles, allowing tens of thousands of evacuees to return to their homes today, or what remains of those homes. officials say the so-called" blue cut fire" in san bernardino county has charred at least 58-square miles but is now 68% contained. all but 7,000 of the 80,000 residents ordered to evacuate their homes earlier this week are cleared to go back. officials say the fire has destroyed more than 100 homes and more than 200 other buildings since it

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sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. 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, william brangham. >> brangham: good evening, and thanks for joining us. donald trump says he must win the battleground state of pennsylvania to win the white house, but opinion polls show he has an uphill climb. trump is down by about ten percentage points to hillary clinton in the four most recent surveys of pennsylvania voters, yet he told supporters in altoona last night, he fears voter fraud could propel clinton to victory in the keystone state. >> she can't beat what's happening here. the only way they can beat it, in my opinion-- and i mean this 100%-- if in certain sections of the state, they cheat, okay? >> brangham: there's been no evidence