geoff: indeed. roger bennett, always great to speak with you. thanks for making time for us. my love to judy woodruff. geoff: i absolutely will. ♪ as we reported earlierfull circle everest became the first all-black team to summit mount everest this week. last year, the "pbs newshour" profiled that team while they were training for their climb. you can watch that story to hear about w they prepared physically and mentally. that is at pbs.org/newshour. and that's "pbs news weekend" for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at "pbs news weekend," thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ gramas madpossible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] akiko vo: it may be their lunch spot or th

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...s a series of devastating wildfires continue to burn throughout new mexico, a look at the role of climate change. then... a new documentary focuses on often overlooked stories o people figing against authoritarian governments around the world. and. the power of resilience -- the incredible story of one woman who started running marathons after she lost her leg to cancer. jacky: and there are so many things that you get told you can't do -- you can't do this, you can't do that -- and running was one of things. it was more of a stubbornness inside me -- i'm like, you know what? i want to give it a shot. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans designed help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help you find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >>

i'm geoff bennett.onight on pbs news weekend... >> i've never been afraid to be here. i am now. geoff: the city of buffalo is left reeling after a mass shooting, that is being investigated as racially-motivated. we dig into why violent extremism remains so pervasive in the u.s. then... president biden and fellow democrats seek to draw a stark contrast with far-right republicans. we look at whether that message is gaining traction. and... two days before pennsylvania's primary to fill a key senate seat, why this race could set the tone for both republican and democratic candidates nationwide. those stors and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...he siege of mariupol continues, with no agreement in sight to evacuate women and children from the city's remaining ukrainian stronghold. then... living with covid. we talk to a public health expert about the next phase of the pandemic. and... our weekend spotlight with author don winslow, about his turn to activism and the current political moment. don: i think what i' learned is that as human beings, we have an infinite capacity for nobility and for evil. geoff: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> mor funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 yrs consumer , cellular has been offering no wireless service plans to help people find one that fits them. to learn more, visit our website. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. th

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...s fighting in eastern ukraine intensifies, evacuations of a steel plant in the war-torn city of mariupol continue. then... what this week'sentencing of a vocal turkish activist and philanthropist says about the state of free speech there. and... the real cost of historic inflation in this country. how one michigan family is trying to stay afloat. lindsay: we've been working the jobs, we've been putting in the hour and is just one kick in the teeth after another. geoff: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans. our u.s.-based customer service team can find a plan that fits u. to learn more, visit our website. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on pbs news weekend...s russia prepares to celebrate its "victoryay," a stalemate in the battle for eastern ukraine, and the last civilians evacuate mariupol. then... the latest u. jobs report shows a year of solid growth, but as the economy recovers from the pandemic, inequality persists. and... our weekend spotlight: author and violinist brendan slocumb shares his experience in the world of classical music and how it inspired his writing. brendan: i know that the violin saved my life. i know that for a fact. geoff: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been helping people connect. we offer a number of plans. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit our website. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions -- and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcas

i'm geoff bennett.onight on "pbs news weekend"... president biden travels to texas to comfort the grieving families in uvalde, following the massacre of 19 children and 2 teachers. then... we look at the influce of the national rifle association, as their annual convention wraps up this weekend in texas. and... we speak with a psychologist about how parents and caregivers can talk to kids about school shootings. lisa: i think parents really struggle to know what to say, what to ask their children, whether or not they should even bring it up, how to answer the very hard questions that children often ask at times like this. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help you find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv.

i'm geoff bennett.onight on "pbs news weekend," a russian strike kills civilians sheltering in a school, while the last ukrainian fighters in mariupol vow to fight to the death. then, as pressure builds on president biden to cancel some student loan debt, we look at the options he's considering and who would benefit. and, india's heat wave draws attention to the deadly costs of climate change. somini: at a time when global average temperatures are going up, heat waves are more intense, more frequent. and that's what we are seeing now. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> funding has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broad

and i'm joined by geoff bennett. this is his first stop. what's he done so far? and talk to me about the need for this government or the desire for this government to try to move away from some of the more integral parts of the economy? move them away from reliance on autocratic governments like china? >> that was a key message that the president had today, after he arrived in south korea, when he went to the samsung factory, which is a model for a factory that samsung is going to build in texas. that's what the president was emphasizing. he noted the economic alliances are a way to have a check on china. and then, also, they'll be the security alliance focused during the president's trip. also, this was for a domestic audience. the economy struggles with inflation, on top of mind for many americans. that's something that the president tried to draw a link to, saying something these alliances overseas pays dividends back at homes. when you can partner with a country like south korea and have a company build a plant in a country like the u.s., that helps with supp

geoff: i'm geoff bennett. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight.flation -- the federal reserve raises interest rates in an effort to curb rising costs across the economy. then the invasion intensifies -- russian forces bombard eastern ukraine, killing more civilians while the european union proposes a ban on russian oil. and rethinking college -- we visit one of the hundreds of cities nationwide fighting growing education inequality by offering free or reduced college tuition. >> the problem is the jobs that are being created and the jobs that pay at living wage are increasingly and now primarily requiring some sort of post-secondary education. geoff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...esident biden travels to texas to comfort the grieving families in uvalde, following the massacre of 19 children and 2 teachers. then... we look at the influce of the national rifle association, as their annual convention wraps up this weekend in texas. and... we speak with a psychologist about how parents and caregivers can talk to kids about school shootings. lisa: i think parents really struggle to know what to say, what to ask their children, whether or not they should even bring it up, how to answer the very hard questions that children often ask at times like this. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...devastating wildfires continue to burn throughout new mexico, a look at the role of climate change. then... a new documentary focuses on often overlooked stories o people figing against authoritarian governments around the world. and. the power of resilience -- the incredible story of one woman who started running marathons after she lost her leg to cancer. jacky: and there are so many things that you get told you can't do -- you can't do this, you can't do that -- and running was one of things. it was more of a stubbornness inside me -- i'm like, you know what? i want to give it a shot. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪

i'm geoff bennett.ht on "pbs news weekend," a russian strike kills civilians sheltering in a school, while the last ukrainian fighters in mariupol vow to fight to the death. then, as pressure builds on president biden to cancel some student loan debt, we look at the options he's considering and who would benefit. and, india's heat wave draws attention to the deadly costs of climate change. somini: at a time when global average temperatures are going up, heat waves are more intense, more frequent. and that's what we are seeing now. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪

i'm geoff bennett. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. at "pbs news weekend," thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] presentation of the misty experiment: the secret battle for the ho chi minh trail has been made possible in part by... [ominous music] don shepperd: you had a bunch of young guys that were, i don't want to use the word "courageous" because that's a silly word. but they're guys that would do anything to accomplish the mission we were given, which was an impossible mission; which was to stop the flow of arms and material coming south. when we couldn't hit it where we should have hit it, which was in north vietnam a

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...ighting in eastern ukraine intensifies, evacuations of a steel plant in the war-torn city of mariupol continue. then... what this week'sentencing of a vocal turkish activist and philanthropist says about the state of free speech there. and... the real cost of historic inflation in this country. how one michigan family is trying to stay afloat. lindsay: we've been working the jobs, we've been putting in the hour and is just one kick in the teeth after another. geoff: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend"...he latest on the uvalde school shooting, and law enforcement's stunning string of failures in responding to the massacre. then... will the horrific shootings in uvalde and buffalo push congress to take action on gucontrol measures? and... a mother who lost her daughter in the 2012 aurora, colorado movie theater shooting shares her message to the parents of the children murdered in texas.. be patient with one another. understand that this is a grief that goes beyond -- surpasses all understanding. geoff: those stories and the day's helines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can find one that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ and friends of the "ne

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on pbs news weekend... >> i've never been afraid to be here. i am now. the city of buffalo is left reeling after a mass shooting, that is being investigated as racially-motivated. we dig into why violent extremism remains so pervasive in the u.s. then... president biden and fellow democrats seek to draw a stark contrast with far-right republicans. we look at whether that message is gaining traction. and... two days before pennsylvania's primary to fill a key senate seat, why this race could set the tone for both republican and democratic candidates nationwide. those stors and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." ♪

geoff bennett zeros in on those concerns. geoff: judy, the shortage has been a serious problem for months now and has gotten worse during the spring. store shelves are about 40% short of the formula they normally sell. that means prices in some places are going up for what's left. and, in some cases, we have heard of parents driving hours to find what they need or even more serious measures like watering down baby formula, which experts say is dangerous. the president has announced new measures to address this, but there are important questions about how effective this will be. brian deese is the biden administration's director of the national economic council. and he joins me now. welcome back to the "newshour." brian: happy to be here. geoff: and president biden, as you well know, he invoked the defense production act, which requires suppliers to provide baby formula ingredients to those companies that produce it before it goes to other companies. he's also authorized this new program called operation fly formula to speed up

geoff bennett breaks down the latest. >> new numbers from the cdc shows how drug overdoses have surgedic. more than one hundred 7000 americans died of drug overdoses in 2021. the highest annual death ever recorded. and a 15% increase from the year before. deaths involving fanta helen, m -- fentanyl, meth, and cocaine rose. joining us is the director of the ititute of national drug abuse. to what do you attribute these numbers? fentanyl related deaths are up, meth and cocaine overdose deaths are up. >> one factor is the stress and uncertainty the covid pandemic brought that made many people vulnerable to drug taking is a way to cope with stressors. the other is during the covid pandemic, we have seen an acceleration of distribution of fentanyl all over the u.s.. and it is being used not just to be sold by itself, but frequently sold to contaminate heroin, or recently, to contaminate cocaine and methamphetamines. more recently, to contaminate illicitly manufactured prescription drugs. and because fentanyl is so potent, it increases the risk of overdose significantly. so people in the pas

and now, geoff bennett has a closer look at the president's executive order on policing. off: judy, the president's executive order, among other actions, revises use of force policies for federal law enforcement and creates a national registry of officer misconduct. it also encourages local agencies to change their practices regarding use of force and no-knock warrants. to discuss what kind of effect these changes could have, i'm joined by christy lopez of georgetown law school. she worked at the justice department to change police practices. and she led the department's work on reforming the ferguson lice department. it's great to have you with us. and this executive order, it instructs federal law enforcement agencies to revise some of their policies. the president can't order local police agencies to follow suit. he doesn't have the authority. but the white house's hope is that this could be a blueprint. is that an effective approach, do you think? christy: i think it is an effective apprch. at least, it's the most you can do at the federal level to regulate policing, w

geoff bennett breaks down the latest. geoff: judy, new numbers out today from the cdc show how drug overdoses have surged during the pandemic. more than 107,000 americans died of drug overdoses in 2021. that's the highest annual death toll ever recorded and a 15% increase from the year before. deaths involving fentanyl, meth, and cocaine rose sharply. for more, we're joined by dr. nora volkow, the director of the national institute of drug abuse. dr. volkow, it's good to have you with us. and to what do you attribute these numbers? fentanyl-related deaths are up. meth and cocaine overdose deaths also increased. why? dr. volkow: there are two factors. one of them is all of the stress and the uncertainty that the covid pandemic brought that made many people vulnerable to drug-taking as a way to cope with the stressors. but the other one is, during the covid pandemic, we have seen an acceleration of the distribution of fentanyl all over the united states. and fentanyl is being used not just to be sold by itself, but very fre

geoff: i'm geoff bennett. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight. fighting inflation -- the federal reserve raises interest rates in an effort to curb rising costs across the economy. then the invasion intensifies -- russian forces bombard eastern ukraine, killing more civilians while the european union proposes a ban on russian oil. and rethinking college -- we visit one of the hundreds of cities nationwide fighting growing education inequality by offering free or reduced college tuition. >> the problem is the jobs that are being created and the jobs that pay at living wage are increasingly and now primarily requiring some sort of post-secondary education. geoff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding f the pbs newsho has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> cfo. caregiver. clips chaser. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice. >> the rules of business are being reinvented with a more flexible workforce, by embracing innovation, by looking not only at curre