state department spokesperson john kirby says no specific threat led to the travel warning but says the government wanted to make their concerns for american lives known. >>> in other travel news, latam, the largest narl latin america is suspending flights to venezuela because of the economic crisis. venezuela run out of basic goods and staples, food, toiletry, medicine, electricity, a severe drought and the possibility of a coup. it is essentially already a disaster, and we are told it will only, only worsen. >>> we're coming right back with much more. stay with us. donald trump at or near even with hillary clinton in the polls. so is trump winning? . >> polls are coming out all over the place, we're winning, we're winning. i love to win. we're going to win for the country. we can't have four more years of obama and i think it's going to be obama-like. if it's hillary it's obama-like. lou: to take all of that up, ed rollins and michael goodwin join me next. >>> and a commute for drivers on this highway about to come to a stunning conclusion, we have the video that you won't believe as

this time he is an executive producer, and british actor malachi kirby plays the iconic role. >> what tip did you give him? >> the only tip i can possibly give malachi is to make it his own. >> forrest whittaker is the role louis gossett junior. and ben vereen takes on chicken george. the original is mostly shot on the disney lot, where as this was shot here in louisiana. but also in south africa. ♪ the slave ship scenes were done in cape town, south africa. in louisiana, seven different plantstations were used. they have been historically preserved down to the original slave cabin. >> that's a real slave cabin. >> yes it is. >> how many people lived in that? >> no telling. probably about 20. >> today they're shooting one of the most emotional scenes of the entire miniseries. this is when kunta kinte's daughter kizzy has been sold and now she is about to leave the plantation. part of "root's" realism comes from costume designer ruth carter. explain what these are. >> this is a slave tag. and on the tag it said the name of the person who owned you. >> some of the 21,000 plus costumes a

. >> megyn kelly, she's live on the kirby couch next. ♪ hit me with your best shot ♪ >> they say sheup early to be on with us. >> i don't know how you do it every day. >> my gorgeous husband is here to do out numbered with me. >> i have been one lucky guy my whole life. now it is official. >> are you nervous. >> a little nerve us but it will be fun. >> you will be good. ♪ look at who is on the set. doug is already beat me to the couch. true professional. hello. how's it going? >> fabulous. >> so exciting. >> yea. >> you have had a busy morning. >> it has been a busy morning. that's why i had to bring my husband to work. >> don't see each other. >> thank you for letting us come in jeans. >> hold hands again. >> third outfit today. this is for a "watch what happens live." ared to go there. i have more skin. come on, here we go ♪ >> now over here at "watch what happens live" and very pretty. look at what was waiting for us here. you have been spotted. >> megyn kelly! [ cheers and applause ] >> done with "watch what happens live" and now "up front" on the upper west side of new york. for

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. >> first he stars upcoming min series worse malachy kirby willw join us live in the loft to talt mores powerful role. >> tucker will be back on yourou wednesday forecast.ecast. nowwhich means it's the perfect time to create the perfect home. now through may 30th, take an extra hundred dollars off every thousand dollars you spend. plus, enjoy 36-month, no-interest financing. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. sfx:nocking. we're early! the memorial day sale. from classic to contemporary. havertys. >> we have a case of stolen dog and we need your help to bring c her home. allison is here with the details and how you can help. >> if you're a dog lover, cat lover, if you have a fur baby of any type andyo they'hove a begun outun of your site --ite -- >> if you have a heart. hea. >> panic. this case is really, reallyis r, terrible.teible a four month old boston terrierr named maggie.age look at such a good girl stolens from the back of her owner's's vehicle much this is lit

joining me now new york magazine's kirby has spoken to many of the women who allege they were assaultedose stories yesterday. what were some of the reaction from the women that you featured? >> i haven't spoken to any of the women once after the trial date. i spoke to a few of them before, not necessarily about the trial but it definitely loomed large and, you know, i think they were holding their breath to see what happened, to see if the trial would go forward, which it did. so now only time will tell how the women, you know, factor into this. >> and that is the question will some of their allegations play a role in this case, and it seemed from that article, and even just the mere photo of it on its own that many of these women have felt alone but now they feel power in numbers. is that the feeling you got from them during the course of this ten years at least with this one case? >> well, you know this one case was kind of the first, happened a decade ago and many of the women had, you know, come out after that case. there were 12 jane does who signed on and some came out publicly an

state department spokesman john kirby said there is no specific threat which led to today's travel alert. he tried to tamp down any alarmism about it. >> we issue alerts all the time that aren't based on specific credible attacks. i think we would and should come under a greater scrutiny if we had not issued a travel alert as the summer begins there in europe. we absolutely don't want to discourage travel or tourism to europe. the secretary has said himself even in the wake of the brussels attacks, he would want and would hope that americans continue to travel abroad to see the great sights of the world, to attend these kinds of events. we just want them to be aware and to be vigilant. >> reporter: he added this is a renewal of earlier alerts. this new one ends august 31st. back to you. >> doug, thanks. you see something like this and ask yourself how real is this particular terror threat. i think a lot of us start to say what do they know that we don't. what caused this, why now. what does the former fbi investigator bill daly and morgan ortagas, you are just back from europe. would you

"charlie rose:" the cast of a "streetcar named desire:" gillian anderson, ben foster, and vanessa kirby. and that's the newshour for tonight. tomorrow i sit down with the head of veterans affairs to ask how after millions of dollars of fixes problems persist for delivering care. if you're a veteran, we'd like to hear about your experience. share your responses on social media using the #asktheva, and we might incorporate them in tomorrow's interview. i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. fathom travels, offering cruises to cuba and the dominican republic. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advan

bye, kirby. >> as she is processed out, archer gets to exchange her jail uniform for the street clothesin months earlier. >> my pants fit me. imagine? >> let's go. >> bye! bye carey. i will, yeah. all right. my god, my god. this is the best feeling in the world. is to get out of jail, i'm in here nine, almost ten months on a year. >> you want to go home? >> yes, yes, sir. oh, i'm going home. 100-3514. thank you. my release papers. thank you. >> take care. >> okay, this is my stuff. i'm going outside to smoke right now. >> archer has arranged to stay with an old boyfriend while she gets on her feet. >> i just got out just now. i'm on my way out there, okay? i'll call you when i get there. please, have your phone with you. all right. i'm call you in half an hour. all right? i value my life very much now, and my freedom too. i'll have to value it every day when i'm out there and think about, well, if you do drugs it's only going to last for a minute. you're going to get back to the drugs and have a habit. you'll get another case, be down in the infirmary dope sick looking like [ bleep ]. i

state department spokesman john kirby said there's no specific threat, but major upcoming events could be targets. >> we took the opportunity since it's the beginning of summer to make-- to make our concerns known about the potential risk of terrorist attacks throughout europe. particularly when you've got the tour de france starting up, you've got this european football championship, and of course world youth day. all of which is happening in june and july. >> sreenivasan: the alert is an extension of one that was issued after the march terrorist attacks in brussels. now, it will run through the end of august. elite iraqi forces held off a fierce counterattack by islamic state militants in fallujah today. government troops began advancing into the city yesterday, trying to end two years of isis control. today's fighting erupted on the southern edge of fallujah. isis fighters used tunnels, snipers and car bombs in an attack that lasted about four hours. an estimated 50,000 people are trapped in the city. the u.n. refugee agency says isis is using some as human shields. in syria, heavy

do not drive the car, kirby -- >> favorite daughter? >> my favorite daughter.y only drinking water, that's why i can say -- my only drinkin daughter, that's why i can say that. i only got one. >>> the "detroit free press" reporting on teachers returning after a sickout. 94 of 97 schools closed for a second day. late yesterday, the teachers received a promise from a district official that they would be paid for the work already done. >>> the "hartford current" reports that a pregnant connecticut woman has positive for zika after a trip to central america. there have been at least 426 travel-related zika cases in the u.s. 36 involved pregnant women. the virus is linked to severe birth defects. zika is carried by mosquitoes but can also be transmitted sexually. >>> and "bloomberg news" report a sales slump at subway restaurants. the chain's revenue fell by 4% last year, the second straight annual decline. subway closed hundreds of locations where results were weak. and the pace of shop earnings slowed. subsway reportedly losing ground to fast food innovators. >>>

my mentor admiral kirby taught me when he became the press secretary for the department of defense he said that his goal in that job which he knew would be nuanced and he knew would be tricky and he knew would be difficult busted apart of his personal integrity and credibility intact. i will tell you i'm lucky i work for a commander who is probably one of the best commanders we have seen in a generation general sean mcfarland and he has made it easy for me to keep my integrity intact. he has never asked me or even suggested that i do anything otherwise so it's been a challenge. there is a lot of information out there. the russians are out there as you mentioned, the iranians are out there. we know that shia militia are out there. we know the char al-assad is out there and we know our enemy isis , i sort da'ish. we have a hard time knowing what to do and call them but we know they are out there. they use the same medium to post recruits and to terrorize and so it is a duty to fight back. this war is being five on a lot of levels as is every war in history. it's being fought with bombs,

series roots is is coming back to television we'veo got the star of this brand new version maliki kirby the leader on the show. on the . today we will talk with him.h h >> shout out to empire foro em r making it threw an entire season without divulging the spoiler cliff hanger at the end of lastl season. >> i like the excitement of notn knowing.know >> maybe we'll fine out tonight. >> okay.>> no spoiler here.nopoil more rain on the way, tuck. >> yes, steve not so much rainhn but cloud cover and sort oftf dreary conditions with w temperatures only about 60 this afternoon that may gloom may glo continues. as mentioned not much sunshine n today.. yesterday spot or two got a few peeks of sunshine.she nice pictures of rainbows onnboo twitter locally, and we might get little sun today. friday looks awesome.weme low 70's something to looko l forward to.rwd t and unfortunately i know we gott graduation, weddings, parties, i outdoors, that kind of thing tht weekend looks wet particularlytl saturday potential for inch orh two of rain on saturday we'reda' not quite done with this pattere although

by brandywine road there's a a crash. 210 northbound indian head highway between swan kirk road and kirbyl road. r inner loop slows across thes t wilson bridge.ridge. metro is on tine time.e. umbrella you made need it for it the 15th straight day.t back to you allison.backyou >> just in time for the summerum rush the new idea to shortenten security li seen if it actually happens it i might save i was few bucks. >> win/win for the passenger. later this morning thening vice-president exclusiveresi interview with our very ownery laura evans.vans. she had a chance to sit down ana talk with the vp and theyvp and covered a number of topic top including whether he regrets nos running for president.resident we'll have that coming up.ming . vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me and we just couldn't say thno to that face.ns then we