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 suppo 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. president barack obama has begun a three-day visit to vietnam, starting a week-long trip in asia meant to enhance trade and security ties with allies in the region. the president arrived in vietnam's capital, hanoi, in his first visit to the former enemy of the united states. vietnamese leaders are looking for obama to lift the long- standing u.s. embargo on selling weapons to vietnam, as a deterrent to the growing influence of neighboring china. the pres

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, soledad o'brien. >> o'brien: hello and thanks for joining us. a pivotal presidential primary in the republican race for white house is two days away, in indiana. of 10 states left to vote, indiana is the largest delegate prize left until the last primary, in california, in june. in indiana, the republican winner will take most of the state's 57 republican delegates. new york businessman donald trump is aiming to stretch his 430 delegate lead in the race for 1,237 delegates needed to be nominated. he's closing in on 1,00

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. (gunshots) >> kilani: i was very scared. this area is full of explosives, snipers, everything. so the only way to survive, to be safe there, is to keep your eyes open and looking in all directions. not just for us, even for the fighters there, it was very scary. >> narrator: benghazi, libya. reporter feras kilani has gained rare access to libyan forces fighting for control of the city against isis and other extremist groups. >> kilani: in the last year, isis managed to take whole districts inside benghazi, in the center of benghazi. and now isis is the most important power in these districts. >> narrator: feras has been here many times since the revolution in 2011. (crowd chanting "libya") back then, celebrations in benghazi marked the overthrow of muammar gaddaf

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, lisa desjardins. >> reporter: good evening and thanks for joining us. presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump says if he's elected president, he would ask allies from saudi arabia and south korea to germany and japan to pay 100% of the cost of u.s. armed forces defending their countries. trump made the remark today at the annual memorial day weekend "rolling thunder" motorcycle rally in the nation's capital. >> you know, you look at the 28 nato countries, many of those countries are not living up to the

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 of lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the raging wildfire that has forced 90,000 people to evacuate their hometown in canada has now spread across 600 square miles and is still growing. the blaze began six days ago in fort mcmurray, in the canadian province of alberta, 200 miles north of edmonton. alberta's premier said today the fire is "out of control," but no other community lies in its path. 500 firefighters are working to contain a fire fanned by high winds and feeding on dry forest.

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. the heavily-fortified, four- square-mile "green zone" in iraq's capital of baghdad is home to government offices and foreign embassies, and previously housed american occupation headquarters. today, for the first time, the green zone was breached. after pulling down a section of the perimeter wall, thousands of protesters loyal to controversial shiite cleric muqtada al-sadr broke into parliament, chanted anti- government

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 wttw in chicago, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the presidential primary season is nearing its end with only nine states left to vote. on tuesday, oregon holds primaries for both republicans and democrats, while democrats hold a primary in kentucky. that's where former secretary of state hillary clinton was campaigning today, speaking to supporters in louisville and fort mitchell. vermont senator bernie sanders, who beat clinton in west virginia and indiana this month and vows to compete all the way to the national convention, als

the john and helen glessner family trust.porting 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. >> thompson: good evening and thanks for joining us. that monstrous wildfire in the province of alberta, canada, has expanded to cover almost 800 square miles, an area the size of mexico city, and it's expected to grow even further. but there's a 70% chance of rain in the area tonight, which could give firefighters some desperately needed help. the fire has wiped out the town of fort mcmurray, and almost 100,000 residents of the town and surrounding areas have been forced to evacuate, to edmonton, calgary, a

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 thank you for joining us. search efforts continued today to unravel what happened to the egypt air flight that crashed in the mediterranean on thursday, killing all 66 on board. egyptian officials denied reports they had located the plane's black boxes on the bottom of the sea. the boxes contain crucial cockpit voice recordings and flight data. the u.s. navy has joined the search, which has turned up plane wreckage and debris, including human remains and personal belongings.

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, lisa desjardins. >> desjardins: good evening, and thanks for joining us. it is a night of tense watching and waiting as war with the islamic state group appears to be escalating on two fronts tonight-- in syria and in iraq. isis militants are advancing in syria, in what the syrian observatory for human rights says is the group's biggest offensive in two years near syria's border with turkey. isis also gained ground today near the northern syrian city of aleppo, fighting rebel forces who oppose syrian president bashar al

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