i am john yang, thank you for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> major funding has been provided by. >> nationwide coverage with no contact. >> with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by contributions by viewers like you. ♪ >> by pure encapsulations, for over 30 years, pure encapsulations has used science to develop a comprehensive line of products free from unnecessary additives and many common allergens. brought to you by grail. an innovative health care company developing technologies for early detection. brought to you by timeline nutrition. timeline nutrition is a swiss health science company with a new approach to longevity products. brought you by natural factors. what if there was a way to reach our 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s and beyond in vibrant health?

i'm john yang. for all of my colleagues, thanks for joining us.k. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> how may i help you? >> this is a pocket dial. >> with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is our thing. have a nice day. ♪ >> 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.] tely, but just what is it? the word comes from the latin word for this, a fasces. the idea? well, you can break one stick easily, but when you bundle them together, they become very stron and, when a ctator convinces an entire nation to march together in lockstep, they feel strong, too, and, in fascism, an ax symbolizes that it's unity with discipline; brutal, if necessary.

i am john yang. for all of my colleagues, thanks for joining us.eek. >> major funding has been provided by -- >> consumer cellular, and how may i help you? >> this is a bucket dial. >> >> i thought i would let you know with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is kind of our thing. have a nice day. ♪ >> 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. ♪ >> th program was made possible in part by contributions to your pbs station fr viewers like you. thank you. (warm music) - [narrator] "all creatures great & small" has lovingly captivated readers, viewers, and animal lovers for the past half century. the pages of james herriot's beloved memoirs of his colorful life as a rural veterinarian in the english countryside transport us back to a simpler time and place. a pastoral setting where lives of villars, farmers, and animals are intertwined. - [siegfr

i'm john yang.ukraine, there has been a series of attacks from both sides as the war drags on. in western ukraine, russia launched a barrage of missile and drone strikes in retaliation for ukraine's attack on a russian tanker on the black sea. and in the east, ukraine pressed its counteroffensive with shelling in russan-held territory. in all, officials on both sides said at least six people were killed across the country. this all comes as a two-day ukrainian diplomatic push to build support beyond its core western backers wrapped up in saudi arabia. russia wasn't invited to participate, and derided the talks as a futile, doomed effort. former president donald trump says he never told his vice president, mike pence, to put him above the constitution by overturning the results of the 2020 election. in a social media post, trump also said he never called pence "too honest," an exchange quoted in last week's indictment against the former president. trump said of pence, "he's delusional, and now wants

i am john yang.hank you for joining us, see you tomorrow. >> major funding has been provided by. >> consumer cellular, how may help you? >> this is a pocket dial. >> you get nationwide coverage with no contract, that's kind of our thing. >> have >> >> a nice day. >> and, with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions made by viewers like you. thank you. wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. (man) this program is made possible in part by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. can you all live the ultimate retirement? you can. (man) from the new world center in miami beach, acclaimed personal finance expert suze orman

for "pbs news weekend," john yang explored her remarkable career, whose contributions to physics haveed. john: over the course of her trailblazing career, chien-shiung wu was known by a number of monikers -- the first lady of physics, the queen of nuclear research, the chinese marie curie. she was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century, her work helped hasten the end the second world war and changed our understanding of subatomic particles. at a time when it was rare to educate girls in china, she studied physics at national central university in what is now nanjing, graduating at the top of her class. with the financial support of an uncle, wu came to the united states and in 1940 earned her phd at the university of california, berkeley. she couldn't find a research position at a university, so became a teacher. she was the first woman in princeton university's physics department. in 1944, she was asked to join the faculty of columbia university to become a senior scientist on the top-secret manhattan project, the government's world war ii effort to develop an ato

i'm john yang.major victory, a texas judge has ruled the state all banning abortions is too restrictive and violates the state constitution. the judge says there must be a clearly stated exemption for women whose health or lives are in danger or whose fetuses have a likelihood of survival. the texas attorney general's office said the ruling is on hold while the texas up in court considers on appeal. the case is believed to be the first brought by women denied abortions. past legal challenges have been brought by abortion rights groups or doctors or clinics who provide the procedure. all abortion clinics in texas closed last year after state law banned virtually all procedures after six weeks of pregnancy the justice department wants a federal judge to bar former president trump from publicly discussing the evidence against him or the witness is expected to testify against him. prosecutors are required to give the information to the defense to allow them to prepare their case. today, the judge signal

i am john yang. for all of my colleague thank you for joining us.row. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by -- >> consumer cellular, how may i help y? >> this is a pocket dial? well somebody's pocket, thought i would let you know that with consumer cellular, you get nationwide coverage with no contracts. that is kind of our thing. have a nice day. >> 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. ♪ ♪ >> you are watching pbs. ♪ announcer: judy collins, tom and dick, the smo, the kingston trio, the highwaymen, the brothers four, glenn yarbrough, the limeliters, roger mcguinn, barry mcguire, randy sparks and the minstrels

you saw vladimir putin meet with kim general, kim john in john yang. uh, so there is movement also in the china rush up here on game side of things or north korea side of things that i think all 3 of these leaders are quite aware that there's a dynamic afoot here, that they have to be very sensitive to. and i meant to stay at camp david end for the region. sheila smith from the council on foreign relations. great to get your input on the day. thank you. thank you. a leak line in russia have lost a staggering amount of soldiers in they were now i 3 months in, from russia's invasion. then you know, the time says us officials estimate total casualties on both sides are approaching half a 1000000 with up 212-0000 debts on the russian side alone. but the crime and russia risk struggling to maintain the size of the armies. the client is running a campaign, now telling sees a citizens to become the fee and in list of those correct down on bribes type to avoid deployment. meanwhile, moscow has boosted the salaries, paid the soldiers since the start of its inva

john yang has more. he firestorm of criticism erupted around luis rubiales, the head of spain's soccer federation, shortly after the championship game's final whistle. during the on-field celebration rubiales took midfielder jennifer hermoso's head in both his hands and kissed her on the lips. today, hermoso reiterated that at no time did she consent to the kiss. retiring u.s. soccer star megan rapinoe told the athletic that the kiss and a video of rubiales grabbing his crotch while celebrating in the stands reflected the deep level of misogyny and sexism in the federation -- it made me think of how much we are required to endure. today, rubiales rejected calls for him to resign. >> is it so serious that i need to leave having done the best management in the history of spanish football? do you think i have to resign? well i'm going to tell you something -- i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign. [applause] john: but the pressure isn't letting up. today, the spanish gove

john yang has more. john: amna, the new special counsel is david weiss.need time to get up to speed because as delaware's u.s. attorney he's run the investigation from the beginning. he was a trump appointee who was held over and given full authority over the case. now as special counsel his independence is guaranteed by law. ag garland: this appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. weiss all the resources he requests. it also reaffirms that mr. weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law. john: later, weiss said in a court filing that prosecutors and defense attorneys in hunter biden's tax and gun case are at an impasse and are not in agreement on either a plea agreement or a diversion agreement. so on those charges, hunter biden may be headed for trial. npr justice correspondent carrie johnson was at garland's announcement. the attorney general said weiss asked for this, why would he ask for this and what is the chan

john yang has the details. y, propublica provided the fullest account yet of the gifts justice thomas has gotten from wealthy and well-connected people. and there are far more than previously known. brett murphy is one of the propublica reporters who unearthed these details, and joel anderson is host of slate's slow burn podcast, whose current season is, becoming justice thomas. brett, who are these new benefactors that you uncovered, and what sorts of things did they give him? brett: these are three new titans of industry. tony novelli, an oil baron from st. louis. david soquel, the former era parent of berkshire hathaway. and wayne huizinga, who is the man behind blockbuster autonation and waste management. for about three decades as you said, they have given him a sort of a laundry list of vacations. we have found and our reporting there is at least 38 destination vacations in there. something to the order of two dozen or so private jet flights, a handful more helicopter rides, tickets to sporting events in t

john yang looks at the growing concerns. s of decline, : numbers from the centers for disease control and prevention show reported cases and hospitalizations are on the rise slowly, to be sure, but still rising. for the week ending in july 22, covid-19 hospital admissions were up by 12% from the week before, and emergency department visits up by 17%. while the cdc says covid deaths are the lowest they've been since the government started keeping track, between 300 and 400 americans are still dying each week. katelyn jetelina is an epidemiologist at the university of texas. she writes a popular substack column, your local epidemiologist. when you hear those numbers, what they tell you? what does this bike tell you? >> it tells me, here we are yet again. we find ourselves in the middle of this summer wave of covid-19. i don't think this should be surprising because we have seen a summer wave the past three years, particularly in the south. due to a combination of three things. one, the virus continues to mutate about two times

. ♪ >> don't forget to watch john yang moderate a panel of journalists on washington week tonight on will have more on this week's historic federal indictment of former presint trump. and on pbs news week and, 12 years after a summa -- tsunami sent fukushima's nuclear power plant into meltdown, japan plans to release more than one million tons of waste from that damaged facility. >> her younger brother was out at sea when the tsunami struck and he lost his life. he has worked hard to rebuild his livelihood since. but he fears fukushima will be paying the price for years to come. >> it is a lifelong problem. this is our children's problem. this is our grandchildren's problem. it will affect everyone. look and say with certainty that this will be fine. >> that is tomorrow on pbs news weekend. that is the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. >> on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us and have a great weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the

welcome john yang. john: that afternoon. i am the president and executive director. it is an honor to be a cosponsor with leaders and individuals. 60 years ago. the martin luther had a dream to end oppression for all black immunities. although the moral arc bends toward justice, we know there are those who want to return us to the status quo. i am here to say that will not happen. asian americans know we cannot achieve equality without being alongside the black community. the seeds of racism has many strands. we know we are in the fight one and the same. walking in your neighborhood because of covid and the anti-china sentiment has caused violence with the asian-american community. asian immigrants are seen as potential foreigners that are somehow disloyal to this country for which we contribute or we can't own land or hold a job we seek. they use the model minority myth to suggest asian americans don't suffer this termination and that racism somehow doesn't exist. they tried to exploit us us against black and brown communities. we all know that us as marginalized co

as john yang reports, the altercation has the attention of americans nationwide. >> the incident occurred montgomery's riverfront park along the alabama river. city riverboat was coming back from a -- police asked the men to move the pontoon boat. eventually, a cocaptain took a small boat to the dock and tried to move it himself. the the o's of what happened next have gone viral on social media. the group from the pontoon confronts the cocaptain. one of the men throws a punch and the brawl begins. several men are seen beating and kicking the co-captain. more and more bystanders joined in and police had to be called to break it up. so far, three men from the pontoon have been charged with assault. police say they're still investigating. montgomery mayor steven reed, is the first black person to hold that office, elected in 2019. >> like many people, i was surprised and shocked to see something like that happen for someone who was just doing his job. i was disappointed, to say the least. it was disturbing. >> are you satisfied with how the police have handled it and the charges so far? >> y

and a scientist name yang jen john, in shanghai, who studies viruses became very concerned about this, very interested in this early on. young jen john got hold of some swab samples from some of the first patients in wuhan. they were shipped to him in a metal container on a fast train. they reached his lap on january 3rd, 2020. he immediately said his lap to work on trying to sequence the genome of this virus. assembling in fragments rna, transforming it into dna, so it was a little bit more unstable to work from. sequencing the fragments, piecing the fragments together like a jigsaw puzzle in order to get the complete 30,000 letter genome of this new virus. by january 5th, he had it. but chinese authorities, chinese health commission was saying, don't talk about this. don't work on. this do not publish anything about this without permission. so john is working on this. he has the genome, january 5th, he calls his friend, eddie holmes. an international expert and evolutionary fire elegy. a wonderful englishman. i've written about him before, i've known him since spillover. he has got

yang. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations struggling chinese real estate. john, if a grant has filed for bankruptcy protection in the united states, the funding will help protect its assets, as it works. to restructure it's dead, it's estimated if a grand or has more than $300000000000.00 globally. china is trying to reassure worried investors off to another big develop a country guidance. missed did payments this week. the strong it's quite has shaking the colombian capital of bogota, a hospital had to be evacuated to, to the 6.3 magnitude quake leaving patients out on the streets. it struck around 160 kilometers from the city. one woman fell to her death out of a window. they have been no reports of major damage. a silly hit on al jazeera, it will tell you why tourism has taken a not gonna polish village near the bellows. buddha and the sun may have sailed, massages willed cop drain, but the matilda is historic run to the semi finals as left the positive legacy the let's get going with your weather update for the middle east and africa. nice to have you along