>> it was good. >> nawaz: for one hour every month... >> nawaz: ...this is 12-year-old lila edwards'y contact with her mom, lena acosta. >> wow, you look beautiful today. >> thank you, mama. you too. >> nawaz: lila was only two in 2011 when her mom was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder. lila now lives in dallas with her grandparents and nine other family members. her mom's prison is two hours away in gatesville, texas. she hasn't been able to visit at all during the pandemic. >> nawaz: do you know when you're going to see her next? >> no. >> nawaz: is that hard to think about sometimes? >> yea. >> nawaz: staying connected over video calls is hard, but on this day, lila was all smiles... >> you're excited, aren't you? >> yea! >> nawaz: excited to talk about a unique camp she's been attending for the last few years... >> i'm really excited. >> nawaz: how long ago did you start packing? >> two weeks ago. >> nawaz: why are you so excited for camp? >> cause it's really fun over there. >> nawaz: organized by the nonprofit, girls embracing mothers, or g.e.m., the camp brings togeth

nawaz: you don't see it as an either/or. this is a both/and. >> absolutely, absolutely.ve never made a different commitment focused on investing in communities as a response to violence and all of the challenges that come with extreme inequality. >> nawaz: but in peoplestown, they've made that investment in recent years, and are starting to see a return. >> we have seen a decrease in violence through community collaboration, partnerships, and referrals, and not increased policing. >> nawaz: aaron johnson is a trauma responder for local non-profit chris 180. since 2018, his program has partnered with others to step up early intervention here-- including wellness programs like this-- all with a goal of stopping violence before it happens. efforts like yoga and mindfulness to help cope with trauma. training younger residents how to de-escalate conflicts. even food and mask distribution during the pandemic. while crime spiked across atlanta last year, this area has seen a 50% decrease. >> and i believe that violence stems from the lack of equitable resources, the ability to

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: the biden team issued a sober warning today, and an urgent call for far more vaccinations, as the number of delta-related infections are rising around the country. dr. rochelle walensky is the director of the centers for disease control and prevention. >> we are yet at another pivotal moment in this pandemic, with cases rising again and some hospitals reaching their capacity in some areas. we need to come gether as one nation. the delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains. it is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of, and that i have seen in my 20-year career. >> nawaz: as new cases of covid surge, the biden administration is maintaining its mask guidance. >> there has been no decision to change our mask guidelines. any decisions about public health would be driven by the c.d.c., but of course we are engaged with public health experts and the c.d.c. about how to continue to attack the virus. and we've never said that battle is over-- it's still ongoing. >> nawaz: the se

home. >> nawaz: judy, roger bennet is the co-host "men in blazers" tv show.re he became a soccer commentator and american citizen, he was an '80's kid from liverpool, england obsessed with america. from "miami vice" to the superbowl shuffle to the beastie boys, america represented all the opportunities he felt were out of his reach across the pond. his new book is "reborn in the usa: an englishman's love letter to his chosen home." roger, welcome back to the newshour. >> nawaz: always good to have you here. >> amna, what a way to end this fourth of july weekend, being with you. >> nawaz: so this obsession with all things america, where does it come from? >> i grew up in liverpool in the 1980s, it is a magnificent city, but back then it was in economic decline, the north of england, the coal mines had shut, the steel mills had shut down. if you watch billy elliot, you kind of get the drift. i didn't have belly dancing in my life, but what i did have was america. and as a teen, i inhaled every book, movie, television show, sports star, everything i could get my

in a moment, we'll have part of an interview amna nawaz did this morning with svetlana tsikhanouskaya. but first, here's amna with some background. >> nawaz: in august of last year, anti-government protests erupted across belarus following what many belarusians, and the international community, call a stolen election. president alexander lukashenko's government quickly cracked down on protesters, journalists, and anyone else who spoke out against his reme. that included belarusian opposition leader and presidential candidate sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, who was forced to flee to lithuania shortly after the election. >> ( translated ): i thought this whole campaign toughened me a lot and gave me so much strength that i can endure anything. >> nawaz: tsikhanouskaya, who had previously been a teacher, then a full-time parent, with no political experience, picked up the mantle left behind by her husband, an opposition blogger. he was arrested in may of last year, a few months before the election, and remains in prison to this day. widespread protests slowed last winter but lukashenko's crack

as amna nawaz reports, they face daunting challenges. >> nawaz: judy, rescue efforts resumed late yesterday, after a 14-hour pause over concerns that parts of the building that remain standing could fall and endanger workers. weather issues, including heavy rain and lightning storms, have also slowed or halted work in recent days. and now, as we reported earlier, hurricane elsa is on course to reach the florida coast this weekend. all this, as rescue workers continue their mission around the clock. we turn to michael fagel. he served as a safety and logistics officer after both the oklahoma city bombing in 1995 and the world trade center attacks on september 11, 2001. he now teaches disaster management and has written a number of text books on the subject. welcome to the newshour, thank you for being with us. we are on day nine now, the terrible news they pulled the body of a seven-year-old daughter of a miami firefighter from the rubble there. help us understand for the rescue workers doing the work right now, what is it like? what's going through their minds? >> they are on pure adrenalin

as amna nawaz reports, it's an effort to decrease the population, and eventually shut dow the prison complex nearly two decades after its opening. >> nawaz: judy, the biden administration says its goal is to close the u.s. military prison in guantanamo bay. today, they began that process by releasing abdul latif nasser. he was never charged with a crime but remained detained for nineteen years. today he was repatriated to morocco, where he will remain under tight security measures. nearly 800 prisoners have passed through guantanamo since detainees first arrived there in early 2002. now, 39 remain. to discuss this move, i'm joined by thomas durkin, the lawyer for abdul latif nasser. welcome to the newshour and thankers for making the time. tell knee, what was your reaction and his when you learned he was going to leave guantanamo today after nearly two decades? >> well, i can't speak for him, yet i did speak to his brother who was absolutely ecstatic. i am told he has been released in morocco but i haven heard from him yet. he probably has more important people to see than me at this

amna nawaz looks at that part of the story. >> nawaz: the confusion and frustration over masking mandatest have frequently played out around the country erupted in st. louis county on tuesday night. tensions boiled over during a county council meeting that focused on whether to roll back new mask mandates. just the day before, a mask mandate was issued, requiring them for everyone over the age of five. the public health official called to testify during that meeting faced racial slurs, verbal attacks and, he said, even physical intimidation as he was getting ready to leave. dr. faisal khan is the acting director of the st. louis county health department who testified, and he joins me now. dr. khan, welcome to the shower. and thank you for making the time. give me a sense of what it was like in that room that night when you walked into the council meeting to talk about why you think a new mask mandate is recommended? what was it like in the room. >> thank you, amna. as a public official, it is my responsibility to respond and show up and answer questions posed by the legislative branch and

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz in atlanta.udy: one of the more significant stories of these olympic games so far is not only who's winning medals, but why one of the biggest names in sports decided to step back. simone biles said it was concern for her own mental well being that led her to do so. this news has quickly sparked larger conversations around mental health, athletics and race. yamiche alcindor is here with our own. >> judy, shortly after simone biles made her decision, she talked openly about the need to protect her own mental health under intense pressure and a global spotlight. she has also talked about some of her struggles, her conflicting feelings about the games, and signs of depression. here she is yesterday at a press conference discussing the power of prioritizing her wellbeing. >> you are not going to enjoy your sport and succeed as much as you want to. it is ok to sit out the competitions to focus on yourself. it shows how strong a competitor and a person you really are. rather than just battle through it

amna nawaz has the details. >> nawaz: judy, the c.d.c. examined a covid outbreak in provincetown, massachusetts around fourth of jy weekend. within weeks, that outbreak spread to at least 469 people around the state-- a state with nearly 70% vaccination rate among adults three-quarters of those infected had been fully-vaccinated. nearly 80% were symptomatic. so far, there have been no deaths, and just five people were hospitalized-- but, four of them were fully vaccinated. and, provincetown had low levels of virus transmission when the outbreak began. in fact, an internal c.d.c. cument about the delta variant obtained by the "washington post" said officials must recognize that "the war ha changed." we look at key questions coming out of all this with dr. ashish jha, thdean of brown university's school of public health. >> dr. jha, welcome back to the "newshour". always good to have you here. people will look at the study and say this tells me if i'm vaccinated, i can steel still get the virus, feel sick, and transmit it to other people. w

. >> woodruff: join host amna nawaz tonight at 10:30 p.m. please check your local listings.ou won't want to miss our five-part series, "raising the future." each night next week, we explore one of the most critical issues facing families: child care. here's a look. >> reporter: essential for families everywhere. but for many... out of reach. >> our child-care landscape is broken. >> reporter: one major issue? cost. >> if i worked, i would be working to pay child care. >> reporter: a fragile system laid bare by the pandemic. >> what ppens when there's not enough child care? >> it's going to be a moment of reckoning. >> reporter: sparking a national debate, which could impact families for generations to come.“ raising the future: america's child care dilemma.” starting monday night, on the pbs newshour. >> woodruff: the issues don't get more importnat than that. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. thank you, please stay safe, and have a good weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fidelity wealth management. consumer cellula

joined by pbs news hour's amna nawaz. clifford geerts once said that culture is the st >>> anthropologist clifford garretts once said that culture is the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. what are those stories in the united states? how have they been shaped and told, sustained and valued? and by whom? and how do they affect our cultural memory and our future? this afternoon, we have an extraordinary group of three people who will engage in those questions and others. lonnie bunch is the 14th secretary of the smithsonian, the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. and he is the founding director of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture which has attracted over-4 million visitors and has become a pilgrimage for so manufacture us. ken burns is one of the preeminent documentary filmmakers of our time. his work crisscrosses american life from the brooklyn bridge to baseball to jazz to the civil war. to country music. and today's moderator is amna or as we think of

and today's moderator is amna nawaz, or as we think of her in our house and as i told her she's the thoughtful and informed soundtrack to our evening every single evening. she's a senior national correspondent and primary substitute. anchor for pbs's news hour a foreign a former foreign correspondent who reporting also includes education and politics sports and culture and now i'm going to turn it over to you amna. the thank you so much. melody thank you so much for that. very kind introduction. i have to say i think my kids would disagree they have a different nickname for me in this household. i'm more of sort of a nagging annoying soundtrack to their lives, but i am so pleased to be here today. i want to thank everyone out there for joining us both on this webinar and on the webcast and i am just honored and delighted to be in conversation both with ken burns and with secretary lonnie bunch. thank you so much both for being here secretary bunch. how are you doing today? i am always doing well, especially when i get to hang out with ken burns. i love this new pairing by the way, ken burns. h