i enjoyed by geoff bennett. he was in the house chamber. i don't think i've seen a foreign leader greeted as warmly as he was tonight. >> you are right about that. we saw the two presidents together today. his daring and dangerous visit to washington comes at a time when there is a small but powerful group of house republicans who have shown open hostility to more aid to ukraine. you have both chambers debating and set to take a vote soon on a sprawling spending package. kevin mccarthy, the potential house republican leader, even though he voted for the package back in may, he is now encouraging house republicans to vote against this spending passage. he doesn't think the u.s. should write a blank check to ukraine. president of -- the linsky said that money is not charity. he will not become house speaker without the support of the far right wing of the republican party. as that dynamic plays out the white house, officials said that the address tonight was not toward one political party. it is his effort to thank the american people and sen

i'm geoff bennett.onight on pbs news weekend, race for the senate. the latest from georgia ahead of tuesday's runoff election. then... a new lawsuit against the department of veterans affairs over decades of discrimination agnst black military vets. conley: it was totally a, you know, disgrace to me and my family in the fact that we were denied benefits that was rightfully entitled to. geoff: and... a "brief but spectacular" take on student loans and rethinking what it means to be in debt. 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's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and 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 newshour." ♪ this pr

i'm geoff bennett.onight on pbs news weekend, crypto crisis. a look at the turmoil grip during the cryptocurrency market and ideas for how to rein it in. ideas on the looming famine in somalia brought on by the worst drought in nearly 40 years. >> children are struggling to survive and doctors trying to get them enough calories to get them back to something above a starvation level. geoff: discrimination in medicine. a new report finds software used by hospitals contain racial biases that can lead to inequities in care. all that and the days headlines on tonight's pbs news weekend. ♪ >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular school has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. our u.s.-based customer service team can find a plan for you. 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 for cont

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on “pbs news weekend,” a preview of this week's supreme court hearings on redistricting and a clash between free speech and civil rights. then, the plastic problem -- we take a closer look at the movement toward a global agreement on reducing plastic pollution. and, haiti in crisis -- the ongoing violence and instability creating chaos in a nation plagued by natural disasters and political turmoil. >> the kidnappings continue. so does the gang violence and haitians really don't feel safe at all. off: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend." >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been proved 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 find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." this p

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on “pbs news weekend,” splashdown -- nasa's orion spacecraft returns to earth, and we look at what's next for space exploration. then, after four sailors on the same base died by suicide within a month, a conversation about the mental health crisis within the military. kayla: hopelessness and exhaustion and the sense of purposelessness was just, you know, rampant throughout the sailors at that command. geoff: and, saving school picture day -- how a celebrity photographer found a new focus and new subjects at an elementary school. 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 designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and f

i'm geoff bennett. tonight on “pbs news weekend,” investigating january 6 -- we look back at the house committee's 1.5-year-long probe, and ahead to torrow's closing arguments. then, champions -- after argentina's penalty shoot-out victory over france in today's thrilling world cup fina we talk with christine brennan about a tournament for the history books. and, caring for children -- how families in need are coping while congress debates expanding the child tax credit. >> as a parent, one the biggest stressors and anxiety inducers that i ever have is the feeling that i am not providing enough. geoff: those stories and the day's headlines on tonig'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 find a plan that ts you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support o

geoff bennett joining us from the capital.was in the house chamber tonight when president zelenskyy addressed that joint meeting. thank you so much. now to explore the impact and significance of president zelenskyy's visit to washington and speech, we have with us retired lieutenant general douglas lute he had a 35-year career in the army, served on the national security council staff during e george w. bush and obama administrations. and stephen sestanovich is a professor at columbia university and senior fellow at the council of foreign relations. he was ambassador-at-large for the former soviet union during the clinton administration. gentlemen,elcome back to the newshour. sum up what you see as the impact of president zelenskyy's visit and speech tonight. stephen: it was terrific theater. everyone will remember that speech. there was a substantive message here that is relevant to policy choices that the administration and congas will ha to make. zelenskyy's message is ware in this together. victory is possible. i think vic

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i'm geoff bennett. tonight on "pbs news weekend," a new book explores former virginia governor ralph northam's redemption story after the blackface photo scandal that rocked his time in office. then, picking inspiration. on this christmas evening, my conversation with award-nning baker and author bryan ford. and, our weekend spotlight. my sit-down interview with grammy award-winning jazz crooner, michael buble. ♪ >> there is this magic in the peace of knowing that you can seduce an audience that way or a relationship that way. i think there's there's a lo joy in that. 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 lans designed to help people do more of what they like. our customer service team could help by the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >>nd with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions.

i'm geoff bennett.onight on “pbs news weekend,” investigating january 6 -- we look back at the house committee's 1.5-year-long probe, and ahead to torrow's closing arguments. then, champions -- after argentina's penalty shoot-out victory over france in today's thrilling world cup fina we talk with christine brennan about a tournament for the history books. and, caring for children -- how families in need are coping while congress debates expanding the child tax credit. >> as a parent, one the biggest stressors and anxiety inducers that i ever have is the feeling that i am not providing enough.

i'm geoff bennett.tonight on “pbs news weekend,” a preview of this week's supreme court hearings on redistricting and a clash between free speech and civil rights. then, the plastic problem -- we take a closer look at the movement toward a global agreement on reducing plastic pollution. and, haiti in crisis -- the ongoing violence and instability creating chaos in a nation plagued by natural disasters and political turmoil. >> the kidnappings continue. so does the gang violence and haitians really don't feel safe at all. off: those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend."

i'm geoff bennett.onight on “pbs news weekend,” splashdown -- nasa's orion spacecraft returns to earth, and we look at what's next for space exploration. then, after four sailors on the same base died by suicide within a month, a conversation about the mental health crisis within the military. kayla: hopelessness and exhaustion and the sense of purposelessness was just, you know, rampant throughout the sailors at that command. geoff: and, saving school picture day -- how a celebrity photographer found a new focus and new subjects at an elementary school. those stories and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news weekend."

geoff bennett has the latest. geoff: judy, today's rate hike is the seventh this year.ether the federal reserve has now raised interest rates from just above zero earlier this year to jt over 4%, it's highest level in 15 years. even though inflation has slowed, chairman jerome powell today explained why he believes more increases may be necessary next year. >> the worst pain would come from a failure to raise rates high enough and us allowing inflation to become entrenched in the economy so that the ultimate cost of getting it out of the economy would be very high in terms of unemployment, meaning very high unemployment for extended periods of time. i wish there were a completely painless way to restore price stability. there isn't, this is the best we can do. geoff: we're joined now by mohamed el-erian, presidenof queen's college cambridge university and chief economic advisor at allianz. it's great to have you here. the fed's rate projections show no cuts in 2023, which is a contrast from what many people expected ahead of today's announcement. what's your assessment

geoff bennett has more. he report's release tomorrow comes after committee members held their final business hearing, where they referred former president donald trump to the department of justice on four criminal charges, obstructing an official proceeding, making false statements, defrauding the u.s. and inciting an insurrection. joining us to discuss what we can expect in the full report is january 6th committee member, democratic congressman jamie raskin. it's good to have you with us. we expected the full report to be released today and learn late in the day that it is actually coming tomorrow. what accounts for the delay? >> i believe there were printing issues at the government printing office so it got pushed into the evening and we decided to just wait until tomorrow early in the day. geoff: when that full report does arrive, including the transcripts and all the evidence gathered over the last 18 months, how will that full report expand the public knowledge, the public understanding of what transpir

geoff bennett has more. his year's elections proved to be historic, with 89 muslim-american candidates winning local, state, federal and judicial seats across 25 states, according to that report. our next guest, rula roman, is among them. she's the first known muslim woman elected to the georgia house of repsentatives and the first palestinian-american elected to any office in the state of georgia. welcome to the newshour. it's good to have you with us. ruwa: thanks for having me. geoff: you, as understand it, before you became a politician, you were a long time volunteer in democratic party politics in the state of georgia. it's one thing to be civically engaged. it's another thing to decide to run for office yourself. what motivated your decision t launch a campaign? ruwa: i did not decide to run for office is the best way to explain that. i had done a lot of work with civic organizations focused on empowering and mobilizing historically marginalized communities like my muslim community. and one of those, g

geoff bennett has that. >> when the fda approved the drug in june of 2021, bio jen hoped to earn billionsars within a few years. a congressional report found numerous problems in the lead up to that approval, including the fda's interactions with biogen work atypical and included collaboration in at least 150 meetings, calls, and emails. the fda approved them for alzheimer's patients despite the lack of lineker trial data and concerns of fda advisors. and they said and unjustifiably high price of $56,000 a year for patients in order to "make history." they have worked on their own investigation into all of this. reporter damien carb day joins us. this report is the result of an 18 month investigation by two house committees. investigators reviewing some 500,000 documents from the fda. investigators concluded the fda went way beyond its normal protocol in bringing the drug to market. tell us more about that. >> as they concluded, the process was rife with irregularity. what it boils down to is in the normal process by which drugs are approved, the fda is a neutral regulator, an oppositiona

geoff bennett recently sat down with the film makers. sm spectrum is one of the most common developmental disabilities. in a new film airing tonight on pbs called in a different key, filmmakers caren zucker and john donvan tackle the history of autism. it includes a portrait of the first person ever diagnosed with autism in the u.s., a man named don triplett, who still lives in the small town in mississippi where he was raised. >> once you've been around him, it's just difficult to not want to pull for him and root for him. and in a community like forest. one reaction that don evoked from the townspeople was that, yeah, don's got some odd behaviors and some eccentricities, but he's our guy. geoff: autism also has very deep and personal connections to both filmmakers and their families. caren zucker and john donvan join me now. thanks so much for coming in. it's great to see you both. john: thanks for having us. geoff: caren, the film tells the stories of many different people with autism, different backgrounds, different ages, some with p

geoff bennett spoke with him to learn about the mind behind the voice for our arts and culture seriesas. geoff: in a modern musical era, michael b occupies a all his own, reinterpreting thomas jazz and big-band classics alongside his own contemporary pop songs. he is out with his 11th full-length album. it includes a duet with willie nelson and a recording with sir paul mccartney. buble is currently back on the road. his new concert tour just wrapped up in the u.k. and the u.s. i spoke with him ahead of his show in washington, d.c. what is it like when you stand on that stage and you are responsible for captivating and arena full of 20,000 people just by the sheer force of your personality and your perfmance? how do you do it? michael: i think that there is an alter ego heater. -- here. it is a way of having self protection. i think that there is this magic in becoming the superhero that you always wanted to be. there is this magic in the p eace of knowing you can seduce an audience that way, a relationship that way. i think there's a lot of joy in that. in my early 20's, it was a lot

geoff bennett has the story. >> the russian defense minister visited russian soldiers fighting in ukrainected the soldiers canteen and dormitories and he walked through the field where the russians are waging war. before leaving, his final message was clear, everything is fine. but in a speech to his military chiefs yesterday, e russian president admitted shortcomings. >> we need to improve the system of military recruitment offices. we will can he knew to equip our strategic forces with the latest types of weapons. geoff: he also pledged to monetize the military and stopped to observe surveillance drones. russia plans a 30% expansion of its armed forces and wants to form a and bigger units. in time, russian troops have lost ground in ukraine. moscow's recent focus is in the east, where a city has sustained a relentless attack. >> they have been attacking it day and night, but it stands. geoff: in a historic speech last night, ukraine's president thanked americans for their support as he called for more weapons. >> your money is not charity. it is an investment in global security. >> the