captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the newshour tonight, a chilling attack at istanbul's busy airport. at least 41 are dead and hundreds wounded, the latest in a wave of violence to hit a country active in the anti-isis coalition. also ahead this wednesday, i sit down with c.i.a. director john brennan to talk repercussions of the istanbul bombing, the spread of isis, and more. plus, hope behind bars. how convicted juveniles in massachusetts are planning for a brighter future, by earning their degree while serving time. >> i have two younger brothers, so they look up to me. i have people that see a lot in me, and i don't want to really let them down, or myself down, for that matter. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is in elkhart indiana. on the newshour tonight: she sits down with president obama to talk about the economic recovery and politics, among other things, followed by a town hall meeting. we'll have a preview of the exclusive interview. >> sreenivasan: and, getting humans to mars-- a new inflatable space pod could be a big step in any mission to the red planet. and also ahead, could you afford $400 in an emergency? judy woodruff talks with writer neal gabler about americans' financial fragility. plus, when a major earthquake in nepal took 8,000 lives, it also destroyed some of the country's history. a look at the clashes over saving nepal's monuments and temples. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. but you don't ha

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. r tonight: saying good-bye to the greatest. thousands gather to celebrate the life of boxing legend muhammad ali in his home town of louisville, kentucky. then... >> donald trump will take us in the wrong direction on so many issues we care about. >> hillary clinton's wall street agenda will crush working families. >> woodruff: in a new phase of the presidential race, hillary clinton and donald trump go head to head for the first time as the two likely nominees. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. also ahead, it's a big year for the stage, with the tonys around the corner, we look at standout stage productions including the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: saying good-bye to the greatest. thousands gather to celebrate the life of boxing legend muhammad ali in his home town of louisville, kentucky. then... >> donald trump will take us in the wrong direction on so many issues we care about. >> hillary clinton's wall street agenda will crush working families. >> woodruff: in a new phase of the presidential race, hillary clinton and donald trump go head to head for the first time as the two likely nominees. and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. also ahead, it's a big year for the stage, with the tonys around the corner, we look at standout stage productions including the record-setting musical 'hamilton.' >> but it really is unlike anything that's come on broadway before and its drawing audiences that broadway hasn't really brought in en masse in many years. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ m

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the newshour tonight... >> i know how hard this job will be that's why i know hillary will be so good at it. >> woodruff: ...president obama officially endorses hillary clinton shortly after meeting with bernie sanders, who signals he will support clinton, too, after the last primary is over. then, we sit down with the secretary of homeland security jeh johnson to talk airport security and the state of the terrorism threat. and, how the musical classic 'porgy and bess' is bringing a historical perspective to the once segregated city of charleston, south carolina. >> this production coming at this time, it's needed. we need to know our history. there are parts we don't like. but we need to know so we can move forward. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you never discriminate. you want everyone -- the young, the old, the soft and the strong -- but cancer, we're fighting you with i

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. and welcome back. >> ifill: happy to be back. on the newshour tonight. ahead of tuesday's primaries: hillary clinton is on the verge of becoming the democrats' presumptive nominee, bernie sanders vows to contest the convention, and donald trump stirs up a new hornets' nest within his party. >> woodruff: also ahead this monday. we remember boxing champion muhammad ali-- his life in and out of the ring inspired generations. >> ifill: and, how a revitalized route 66 is renewing once abandoned towns, from east to west. >> it's not going to be 1926 again. but if there's enough gems that we can recognize and preserve, i think we'll have a real valuable commodity for the community. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> i think he represents a great threat to our society and our economy. >> woodruff: i sit down with the new presumptive nominee. hillary clinton joins us to talk about making history and the campaign ahead. >> ifill: plus, we examine hillary clinton's achievement and the possibility of a woman president, as republicans voice continued concerns about donald trump. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, inside nepal's kilns-- children workers are making bricks to rebuild the country's earthquake stricken towns. >> ifill: and preventing fires in space-- a look at how scientists are keeping space crafts safe from micro-gravity fires. >> 14 minutes is a long time with a roaring fire and a blackout from the smoke, and no place to go, and if it were any bigger, i'm sure we would have lost that spacecraft. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provi

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. newshour tonight, 51 state department officials sign a letter urging the obama administration to abandon its policy in syria and carry out air strikes against syria's president. then, ahead of the olympics, we dive in to the story behind brazil's deadly waters, and how local residents are risking it all to fight pollution. >> ( translated ): they shot at me in front of the fisherman's association, shrapnel hit my waist, but i knew i had to keep fighting. other fishermen have been killed. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, as the justice department releases a transcript of the orlando shooters 9-1-1 call, the senate takes up gun control, and the supreme court upholds assault weapons bans in two states. >> woodruff: also ahead, a report on the ground in fallujah where iraqi government forces are closing in on isis militants holed up in the key city. >> ifill: plus, a big trump campaign staff shakeup, as democrats take a summer lead in polling and fundraising. it's politics monday. >> woodruff: plus, the world's most popular modern art museum, the tate modern, builds upon its pioneering history with a new ten story wing. >> i think that maybe we helped to open up the idea of what a museum could be, that the experience of visiting a museum should be a learning experience but it should also be a social experience. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provi

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, 51 state department officials sign a letter urging the obama administration to abandon its policy in syria and carry out air strikes against syria's president. then, ahead of the olympics, we dive in to the story behind brazil's deadly waters, and how local residents are risking it all to fight pollution. >> ( translated ): they shot at me in front of the fisherman's association, shrapnel hit my waist, but i knew i had to keep fighting. other fishermen have been killed. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven-day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> you were born with two stori

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the newshour tonight: with polls in california open for two more hours on this last primary election day, hillary clinton crosses the delegate threshold. but bernie sanders says it's still not over. also ahead this tuesday: >> do you believe he's fit to be president? >> the american people are going to make that decision. >> woodruff: i sit down with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to talk about donald trump, the race for the white house, and the kentucky senator's new book. and, as states battle the federal government over which bathrooms transgender people should use, one student is pushing her school to be on the frontier of change. >> it all comes down to being trans is about so, so much more than the bathroom issue. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as p

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: senate democrats end a nearly 15-hour filibuster early this morning in a push for gun control, four days after the orlando shooting. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, we sit down with three survivors of the orlando attack to hear their stories of that harrowing night inside the pulse nightclub. >> woodruff: and, with the olympic games in brazil around the corner, fears of zika grip both athletes and tourists. how residents are reacting. >> ( translated ): if our country is unable support its own people, who are brazilians, who pay taxes, why bring others if you can't even support these people? >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you never discriminate. you want everyone, the young, the old, the soft and strong. but cancer, we're fighting you can immunotherapies and genetic testing, with laughter, with strength, because every o

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. dy woodruff >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, democrats in the house of representatives take control of the floor, with a sit-in protest demanding votes on gun control. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, britain remains divided ahead of tomorrow's historic referendum over whether to leave the european union. malcolm brabant, in london, listens to the voters. >> i think a lot of brexiters have got their fingers in their ears and are going la la la la la, because if we leave europe, on what terms do we then do business with europe? >> 100% out. my dad, his dad, my grandparents all fought to keep this country british. >> woodruff: and, the shrinking

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, more details trickle out about the orlando massacre and the shooter. we get the latest from our team on the ground. >> woodruff: also ahead this tuesday, it was used in sandy hook, san bernardino, aurora - and now, orlando. the ar-15 style weapon is becoming a favorite among mass shooters. a look at america's most controversial rifle. >> ifill: and, with a rise in homegrown terror attacks, what the white house and local programs are doing to fight violent extremism in america. >> if you see someone that is going to do harm to our country or you hear about it, we absolutely must tell law enforcement. that is our islamic duty. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as possible. there's 100 reasons why someone bec

captioning sponsored by 6 newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. ll is away. on the newshour tonight: it's the last super tuesday of the primary election season-- six states cast their votes just as hillary clinton crosses the delegate threshold. but bernie sanders says it's still not over. also ahead this tuesday: >> do you believe he's fit to be president? >> the american people are going to make that decision. >> woodruff: i sit down with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to talk about donald trump, the race for the white house, and the kentucky senator's new book. and, as states battle the federal government over which bathrooms transgender people should use, one student is pushing her school to be on the frontier of change.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is on assignment. on the newshour tonight: donald trump's money troubles: hillary clinton outraises him by tens of millions of dollars, and attacks him as bad for the economy. his defense: just you wait. also ahead this tuesday, venezuela's desperation-- the country's deepening debt and political crisis pushes hungry citizens to riot in search of food. and, making the grade: the latest in our weekly education series examines how to turn students into scientists, by ditching textbooks. >> it's not, the child needs to memorize these things, it's the student needs to be able to do some pretty intense stuff. we are actually doing the science. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as possible. there's 100 reasons why someone becomes a doctor, but at m.d. anderson, it's because there's n

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. f is on assignment. on the newshour tonight: donald trump's money troubles: hillary clinton outraises him by tens of millions of dollars, and attacks him as bad for the economy. his defense: just you wait. also ahead this tuesday, venezuela's desperation-- the country's deepening debt and political crisis pushes hungry citizens to riot in search of food. and, making the grade: the latest in our weekly education series examines how to turn students into scientists, by ditching textbooks. >> it's not, the child needs to memorize these things, it's the student needs to be able to do some pretty intense stuff.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. oodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, more details trickle out about the orlando massacre and the shooter. we get the latest from our team on the ground. >> woodruff: also ahead this tuesday, it was used in sandy hook, san bernardino, aurora - and now, orlando. the ar-15 style weapon is becoming a favorite among mass shooters. a look at america's most controversial rifle. >> ifill: and, with a rise in homegrown terror attacks, what the white house and local programs are doing to fight violent extremism in america. >> if you see someone that is going to do harm to our country or you hear about it, we absolutely must tell law enforcement. that is our islamic duty.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. oodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: a raucous meeting of the european union's parliament exposes the deep divide created by the united kingdom's decision to leave. also ahead this tuesday: house republicans conclude their two year investigation into the benghazi attacks, but find no new evidence of wrongdoing by hillary clinton. and, we get rare access to a controversial correctional facility, housing sex offenders long after their sentences have been served. >> once the door is closed you know really quickly that you are going to die here and that's your only way out. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, as details of the orlando massacre become clear, focus shifts away from the killer, and toward his wife. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, a look at the donald trump effect-- the presumptive nominee isn't backing down, even when his party disagrees. what this means for his campaign and the g.o.p. >> ifill: plus, a newshour exclusive: after a two-year study, stanford researchers find shocking racial injustices by the oakland police department. >> even when we took out stops that resulted in arrests, we found that one in four black men, for example, were handcuffed, compared to one in 15 white men. >> woodruff: all that and more,

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. reenivasan. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill in elkhart indiana. on the newshour tonight: gwen sat down with president obama to talk about the economic recovery and politics, among other things, followed by a town meeting. we'll have a preview of the exclusive interview. and, getting humans to mars-- a new inflatable space pod could be a big step in any mission to the red planet. also ahead, could you afford $400 in an emergency? judy woodruff talks with writer neal gabler about americans' financial fragility. plus, when a major earthquake in nepal took 8,000 lives, it also destroyed some of the country's history. a look at the clashes over

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good eveng. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> the sun has risen on an independent united kingdom. >> woodruff: a vote that's rocked the world. we're in london to hear what drove britain to leave the european union. >> the desire to leave was expressed strongest in the working class neighborhoods we visited, where residents felt beaten down by globalization. >> woodruff: financial markets plunge in reaction. what brexit means for the global economy. and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze what britain's split may say about the mood of american voters. all that, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven-day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> you were born with two stories. one you write every day, and one you

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, as details of the orlando massacre become clear, focus shifts away from the killer, and toward his wife. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, a look at the donald trump effect-- the presumptive nominee isn't backing down, even when his party disagrees. what this means for his campaign and the g.o.p. >> ifill: plus, a newshour exclusive: after a two-year study, stanford researchers find shocking racial injustices by the oakland police department. >> even when we took out stops that resulted in arrests, we found that one in four black men, for example, were handcuffed, compared to one in 15 white men. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. but you d

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: a big day at the u.s. supreme court. justices split four to four on a challenge to president obama's immigration policy, leaving some plus, a decision that colleges can take race into consideration in deciding whom to admit. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, the politics of guns: with official cameras turned off, democrats turn to social media to document their more than 24 hour long sit-in protest on the house floor. >> woodruff: and, a fateful day for the u.k.: in a closely divided vote, millions of britons decide their future with the european union. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you never discriminate. you want everyone, the young, the old, the soft, the strong. but cancer, we're fighting you can immunotherapies and genetic testing, with laughter, with strength, because every one of us is doing one thing only: making

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: a raucous meeting of the european union's parliament exposes the deep divide created by the united kingdom's decision to leave. also ahead this tuesday: house republicans conclude their two year investigation into the benghazi attacks, but find no new evidence of wrongdoing by hillary clinton. and, we get rare access to a controversial correctional facility, housing sex offenders long after their sentences have been served. >> once the door is closed you know really quickly that you are going to die here and that's your only way out. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as possible. there's 100 reasons why someone becomes a doctor, but at m.d. anderson, it's because there's nothing-- and we mean nothing-- we won't do in making cancer history. >> y

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight. >> i don't think it's anyone's business if i want to send money to the vets. >> sreenivasan: responding to media scrutiny, donald trump accounts for the nearly $6 million he raised to benefit veterans groups. also ahead: more than a thousand migrants lost their lives attempting to cross the mediterranean just last week-- marking a surge in journeys as the weather turns warmer. plus, brazil's favelas become the stage for bold policing experiments aiming to push out violent drug gangs before the olympics. >> we don't want the games to be an island of success and perfection. we want the games to transform rio, and to make rio a safer city in the years to come. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as possibl

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour, violence continues to trail donald trump as supporters and protestors clash at the republican candidate's rallies. also ahead, the chicago police release videos of 101 open cases where civilians were harmed by officers. we look at how that may affect the police department's already strained relations with the community. plus, new york chef eddie huang talks growing up in orlando, florida, as the son of taiwanese immigrants, and how that's influenced his take on food and culture. >> i think all my work is really rebelling against the matrix that's trying to normalize us, and create monoculture, and the funniest, most rewarding part about it is, all i have to do is be myself. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight... >> we hope that our fellow americans will not let fear become disabling. >> ifill: a nation in mourning searches for answers: at least 49 innocent people are dead and 53 wounded in the worst mass shooting in modern american history. how a gay orlando nightclub became a target for tragedy. >> brangham: here at this center which is the hub of the l.g.b.t. community in orlando there is a mix of sadness, and anger, and strength in the face of this horrendous act. >> woodruff: also ahead, presidential candidates weigh in with stark differences. how the murdering rampage in florida will alter the campaign going forward. >> ifill: and, we examine how orlando is sparking a national debate on gun control and hate crimes. >> woodruff: all that on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel. carnival corpora

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, democrats in the house of representatives take control of the floor, with a sit-in protest demanding votes on gun control. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, britain remains divided ahead of tomorrow's historic referendum over whether to leave the european union. malcolm brabant, in london, listens to the voters. >> i think a lot of brexiters have got their fingers in their ears and are going la la la la la, because if we leave europe, on what terms do we then do business with europe? >> 100% out. my dad, his dad, my grandparents all fought to keep this country british. >> woodruff: and, the shrinking of america's middle class-- i talk with i.m.f. head christine lagarde about why the numbers are lagging and how the country can build itself back up. >> if you look at the size of the middle class in 1975, it was roughly 60% of the population. if you look at the middle class today, it is about 50%. >>

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: a major decision at the supreme court: justices reject abortion restrictions in texas-- the biggest win for abortion rights advocates in 25 years. also ahead this monday: >> sreenivasan: i'm hari sreenivasan in london. as the fog settles european union, we explore the many uncertainties following the vote to leave the that still remain for the future of the united kingdom. >> ifill: and, what books to pack for the beach? we kick off jeffrey brown's summer reading week. tonight, "the girls," a debut novel that's already a best seller. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> you were born with two stories.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight, california becomes a battleground for hillary clinton and bernie sanders, while donald trump gets hit hard with heightened scrutiny over trump university. also ahead, a new report shows music legend prince died from an opioid overdose. how his death highlights america's worsening opioid epidemic. plus, in the most expensive renters market in the nation, those tired of living in cramped san francisco are pushing for more housing at all levels. >> getting into the bay area is like getting into a country club. you either have to have a lot of money right off the bat or you've got to know someone. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: you want everyone. the young, the old, the soft, the strong. cancer, we're fighting you with immune therapies and genetic testing, with laughter, with strength, because every one of us is doing one thing only -- m

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a major shift in the military: the pentagon lifts the ban to allow transgender people to openly serve in the armed forces. >> sreenivasan: then, as the death toll from the istanbul attack rises, turkey arrests 13 people with suspected links to isis and identifies the bombers as foreign nationalists. >> ifill: also ahead this thursday, i sit down with u.n. ambassador, samantha power, to talk about global reaction to, and fears of, the flood of refugees. >> some of the fears are warranted. you know, people are wondering, could isil potentially, you know, sneak through? and we have to answer those fears. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you never discriminate. you want everyone, the young, the old, the soft, the strong, but cancer? we're fighting you. with immune therapies and genetic testing. with lau