the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide, at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. (swing squeaking) >> narrator: sara lives with her three siblings: her sisters helen and farah and her brother mohammed. they live with their parents here in this middle-class suburb that's now a front line in syria's largest city, aleppo. (gunfire) some 200,000 residents have fled the brutal fighting. (faint explosion) >> (speaking into walkie-talkie) (explosion) >> narrator: the children's father, abu ali, used to be an engineer. when the war began, he was one of the first to join the rebel group the free syrian army. >> narrator: he controls a battalion of fighters. they hold a strategic position on a hill overlooking the old citadel of aleppo. (rapid gunfire) >> (talking on walkie-talkie) (gunfire) >> narrator: many schools in aleppo have been destroyed or cl

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. the airport in brussels, belgium, has reopened, almost two weeks after isis suicide bombers killed 32 people there and at a brussels subway stop. a small crowd held a minute of silence before the first flight took off. there were only three departures and arrivals today, but officials said the airport should be up to 20% capacity by tomorrow and full capacity by the end of june. >> we are turning a page, a page full of blood, but we have to rebuil

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. belgium announced today: isis terrorists hurried to carry out suicide bombings on the airport and a train station in brussels and had originally intended to attack paris, again. without providing plot details, belgian prosecutors said" numerous elements in the investigation have shown that the terrorist group initially had the intention to strike in france again. eventually, surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation, they

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. secretary of state john kerry made a surprise visit to afghanistan today in an attempt to ease escalating political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. secretary kerry met with afghan president ashraf ghani, whose security forces control 70% of the country's territory but are fighting a resurgent taliban which was initially toppled by the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. kerry also met with ghani's political

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. emotions ran high today on the greek island of lesbos, as pope francis visited a camp where 3,000 migrants and refugees await deportation to turkey under a deal with the european union. pope francis shook hands with hundreds of the migrants, many weeping and begging for his help, some chanting the word freedom. the pope asked for unity in helping people fleeing conflicts in syria, afghanistan, iraq, and elsewhere. >> ( translated ): we need to eliminat

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> thompson: good evening and thanks for joining us. president obama is pushing the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership he hopes to finalize by the end of the year. the president was in germany today for talks with chancellor angela merkel about the deal, which is intended to lower the costs and regulations of imports and exports between the u.s. and europe. at a news conference with merkel, obama said both nations benefit from free trade. >> it is indisp

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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, this is pbs newshour weekend. >> thompson: good evening and thanks for joining us. police in two states are searching for answers in two mass shootings that occurred in the past 24 hours. in ohio, police are looking for the killer or killers of eight members of the same family who were killed yesterday in four separate homes in rural pike county, which lies between columbus and cincinnati. police say the victims-- seven adults and one teenager-- were shot in the head at close range "execution-style," some while they sle

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and spires. 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. ank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the migrant flow to and through europe is slowing down as countries along the route harden their borders. austria said today it would deploy soldiers along its border with italy to block migrants who've crossed the mediterranean sea from northern africa. germany says due to tightened borders, new arrivals through austria dropped to 5,000 migrants last month, down from 65,000 in january. in greece, several dozen syrian refugees blocked a highway to pro

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. 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. the small south american nation of ecuador is recovering from its most powerful earthquake in 40 years. last night's massive 7.8 magnitude quake was centered near the town of pedernales on ecuador's pacific coast. but it could be felt in the nation's capital, quito, 105 miles away. the quake caused damage across the nation of 16-million people. the mayor of pedernales said, quote, "the entire town collapsed. there's nothing much we can do." ecuador's pr

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