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. >> thompson: good evening, and thanks for joining us. authorities in dallas, texas, say the man who shot a dozen of the city's police officers, killing five, acted alone in carrying out his attack, and that he used the same style of assault rifle used in recent mass shootings in an orlando, florida, night club; a newtown, connecticut, elementary school; and an aurora, colorado, movie theater. joining us now from dallas with

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. here in new york today, presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump formally introduced his running mate, indiana governor mike pence. trump had confirmed the choice yesterday but delayed their first appearance as running mates due to thursday night's terror attack in nice, france. the two men will be the center of attention when the republican national convention begins on monday in cleveland. the newshour's john yang is there with m

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. baton rouge, louisiana was often high alert today following a deadly shooting involving law enforcement officers this morning. authorities say two police officers and one sheriff's deputy died in a shootout that occurred behind a gas station about a mile from the city's police headquarters. three other officers were wounded by gun fire. police say they killed the lone gunman 0 had a rifle. later on, the governor and mayor said the responded to a 9

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. barbara hope zuckerberg. 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. a spokesperson for hillary clinton has confirmed that a data analytics computer program used by her presidential campaign was "accessed" as part of the hack of the democratic national committee. reuters reports that the justice department is involved in the investigation, a sign that the hack could be state-sponsored. this latest development appears to be part of a wider cyber attack on democratic political organizations.

the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. 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. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. it is the third mass killing of civilians believed to be carried out by the islamic state group-- isis-- in a week. today the country targeted was iraq. a suicide truck bomb blew up shortly after midnight in a busy shopping area of central baghdad where families were celebrating the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. iraqi officials say 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 at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. as about 5,000 delegates are descending on philadelphia for the democratic national convention that starts tomorrow, the party is experiencing a change in leadership. florida congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultz the chair of the democratic national committee quit her post today following the leak of embarrassing e-mails. wasserman-schultz who just yesterday introa geus-- hillary clinton an tim kaine at the party, had succeeded kaine as the party

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: hello and thanks for joining us. the police chief in dallas is convinced that mass shooter micah johnson was plotting additional attacks. chief david brown today pointed to weapons, explosive materials, and a journal found at johnson's home as well as letters the gunman wrote in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where officers cornered and killed him early friday. in downtown dallas, a makeshift memorial outside police headquarters continues to grow, as people leave flowers

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. two days before the party's national convention begins in philadelphia, a preview of the democratic ticket played out today in miami. presumptive presidential nominee hillary clinton introduced her running mate for vice president, tim kaine, the u.s. senator from virginia. hillary clinton began by taking aim at the rhetoric heard at this week's republican national convention. >> donald trump may think america is in decline, but he's wrong. america

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. >> (translated): in saudi, they say, "be careful. the walls have ears. the walls have ears." fear has taken over the entire population, from the elderly to young children. the regime wants to keep everything secret. if the truth comes out, it will be the beginning of the end for them. no one can express themselves freely. >> narrator: yasser is a young saudi dissident and activist. he belongs to an underground network that films and publishes videos of life in saudi arabia the government doesn't want the world to see. now he's come to istanbul to collect an undercover camera. for the next six months, he and his fellow activists will be filming secretly. if caught, they could face years in prison. we've disguised yasser's voice for his safety. >> (translated): yes

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. >> the guerrilla army that roared east to take over... >> narrator: it was early 2014. >> isis has seized many iraqi cities. >> narrator: they seemed to come out of nowhere. >> in northern iraq, a number of districts have been taken over by fighters. >> militants have swallowed up territory, and they're pushing toward baghdad. >> narrator: the terror group isis started capturing key territory in iraq. >> the jolting gong was when they swept into western iraq and took control of a third of western iraq. the banks that were robbed and stripped, the assets that were stripped in that entire area was huge. and that was, as i said, the jolting gong that said, "wait a minute, how could this happen?" >> deep concern about isis pushing into baghdad. >> isis has been seizi

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. i'm alison stewart. tonight as we absorb the horror of the attack in france, here in the united states we are still suffering after a period of incredible violence-- the killing of two african american men by police officers in minnesota and louisiana, and the shooting of police officers in dallas. americans are pained, frightened, and dismayed over the long-standing racial issues that threaten all our safety. we are here tonight to dig deeper. we're go

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