captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight... >> this is a repeal and replace of obamacare make no mistake about it. >> sreenivasan: a new prescription for american health care, house republicans narrowly pass a bill to overhaul the affordable care act. also ahead, when the economy leaves town, we visit janesville, wisconsin to hear what happens after the biggest employer shuts its doors. >> this is a story of what choices people made when there were no good choices left. because it was impossible to keep your income and stay working here. >> sreenivasan: plus, refugees fleeing south sudan's civil war pour into uganda, but tensions break out as the fight for scarce resources plague overcrowded villages.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: new eruptions in the storm following the trump presidency, with reports that a senior white house advisor is a person of interest in the russia investigation. and, president trump boasts to russian officials that firing f.b.i. director comey eased "great pressure" on him. then, new insight into the saga surrounding the russia investigation. we sit down with a friend of comey's. >> the color of wallpaper was that these were not honorable people, and that protecting the f.b.i. from them was his day job. >> woodruff: also ahead, millions in iran went to the polls today in a high-stakes presidential election with global implications. and, it's friday-- mark shields and david brooks analyze a whirlwind 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. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of socia

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. r tonight... >> he wasn't doing a good job. very simply, he was not doing a good job. >> woodruff: ...president trump's firing of f.b.i. director james comey raises serious questions among republicans and has democrats calling for a special counsel to investigate russia. then, with that backdrop, mr. trump, in the oval office, welcomes russia's foreign minister and their ambassador to the u.s., someone at the center of collusion allegations with the trump campaign. we devote the bulk of the program to this story, as we unpack what we do and don't know this day after the firing. that's tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: in the hot seat, f.b.i. director james comey defends his decision to re-open an investigation into hillary clinton's emails, days before last year's presidential election. then, bridging the health care divide. republicans try to win over "no" votes in their own ranks, by putting more money on the table to cover those with pre-existing conditions. and, in our final report from south sudan, how violence against women is being used as a weapon of war. >> they told me that, "we long for peace. we want to be able to walk freely and farm and feed our families." but the solutions

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: as president trump tries to settle back in after his trip to the middle east and europe, the white house faces new and persistent questions over the russia investigations. then, i sit down with the former director of national intelligence, james clapper, to talk north korea, the terrorist threat, and those recent revelations linking jared kushner to russia. >> if it's true that the objective here was to use russian secure communications as the mode of this dialogue or this communication, that is, i'll say "curious."

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. r tonight... >> i was going to fire comey. my decision. >> woodruff: ...conflicting statements from the white house add to confusion following the abrupt firing of the director of the f.b.i., james comey. then, a closer look at the man behind the memo arguing for comey's removal. what we know about the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, and how he could steer the russia investigation going forward. and, making sense of gender roles on the job: why many men still avoid work, like nursing or teaching, traditionally dominated by women. >> there are a lot of guys who feel either because r

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the white house refuses to say whether it records conversations-- as president trump keeps his battle with fired f.b.i. director james comey alive by warning him not to talk. then, one-on-one with condoleezza rice. i sit down with the former secretary of state to discuss the russia investigation, democracy and the trump white house. >> judy, i worry that this is starting to erode people's confidence in our institutions. >> woodruff: plus, in a reversal of obama-era policies, attorney general jeff sessions orders federal prosecutors to pursue harsher sentences on drug offenses, including mandatory minimum time in prison. and it's friday. mark shields and ramesh ponnuru are here to analyze a watershed week for the trump administration. 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. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on t

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: a deadly blast rocks england. the british prime minister believes another attack is imminent, after the bombing in manchester kills more than 20, including children. then, the russian investigation deepens. former c.i.a. director john brennan shares his concern over russian meddling, and calls the probe well-founded. >> i encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between russian officials and u.s. persons involved in the trump campaign. >> sreenivasan: and, the trump administration unveils a budget proposal, slashing funds for programs that serve the poor.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> yang: good evening. i'm john yang. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: questions of loyalty and the law. some republicans begin to break ranks, joining democrats calling for an independent counsel after reports the president tried to stop the f.b.i. investigation into his former national security adviser. then, how this latest bombshell raises questions of obstruction of justice. we break down the law, and why it's not always a clear offense. and, how business between two men is improving race relations in athens, georgia. >> we have cuisine from everywhere around the world. live entertainment on any given night: you can find hip hop, comedy, singer songwriters. we want to be a place for everyone, not just anyon

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. m hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour: gunmen in egypt attack a coptic christian group making their way to a monastery, killing at least 28 members of the targeted religious minority. also ahead this friday, judy woodruff sits down with american aya hijazy and her husband, both charity workers released from an egyptian prison after three years. >> it was actually in the cage when the judge acquitted us all, and it was-- it was unbelievable. we, like, we prayed for it so much, but we thought it was far reaching. >> sreenivasan: and, president trump meets with world leaders in sicily for his first g-7 summit. we wrap up the events of trump's first foreign trip. and, it's friday. mark shi

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening.sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour: puerto rico in bankruptcy. we talk to the territory's governor about the island's troubles and what can be done to save its economy. also ahead this friday: it's the final push for votes in france's presidential election-- a look at the race that's upended french politics. how an innovative program in san diego is cutting costs of diabetes management by looking at the big picture of health. >> it's not that easy to expect someone to remember to test their blood sugar, take their pill, to go out and take that walk, to have exactly the right meal on the table all the time to take care of this. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and michael gerson are here to talk about what's next for the repubca

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: a critical threat in britain. new arrests tied to the manchester attack as police search for a network allegedly behind the bomber. also ahead this wednesday, one-on-one with senator dianne feinstein. a key member of the intelligence committee weighs in on the state of the russia investigations. and comey's records. >> one way or another, they're going to be turned over. it's just a question of time. his documents are fundamental to the issue of his firing. >> woodruff: then, we are in rome for president trump's first meeting with the pope. plus: ♪ ♪ celebrating the intersection between music and technology. jeffrey brown takes us to a festival pushing the bounds of sound. >> there's something to be said about all music being some translation of our language and our way of communicating. it's a language. this is a new language. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our e

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour: puerto rico in bankruptcy. we talk to the territory's governor about the island's troubles and what can be done to save its economy. also ahead this friday: it's the final push for votes in france's presidential election-- a look at the race that's upended french politics. how an innovative program in san diego is cutting costs of diabetes management by looking at the big picture of health. >> it's not that easy to expect someone to remember to test their blood sugar, take their pill, to go out and take that walk, to have exactly the right meal on the table all the time to take care of this. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday. mark shields and michael gerson are here to talk about what's next for the republican's health care bill and the political stories this week. 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 e

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. he newshour tonight: a massive blast rocks kabul, leaving at least 90 dead, hundreds wounded, and an entire city block in ruin, in the diplomatic hub of afghanistan's capitol. then: >> the u.s. finds itself in odd company with syria and nicarauga. >> woodruff: with reports the trump administration may pull the u.s. out of the paris climate accord, i sit down with germany's ambassador to talk about the growing rift between berlin and washington. and, part two of our look at how we treat premature babies. can the simplest, emotional connections help combat the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: a critical threat in britain. new arrests tied to the manchester attack as police search for a network allegedly behind the bomber. also ahead this wednesday, one-on-one with senator dianne feinstein. a key member of the intelligence committee weighs in on the state of the russia investigations. and comey's records. >> one way or another, they're going to be turned over. it's just a question of time. his documents are fundamental to the issue of his firing. >> woodruff: then, we are in rome for president trump's first meeting with the pope.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> he wasn't doing a good job. very simply, he was not doing a good job. >> woodruff: ...president trump's firing of f.b.i. director james comey raises serious questions among republicans and has democrats calling for a special counsel to investigate russia. then, with that backdrop, mr. trump, in the oval office, welcomes russia's foreign minister and their ambassador to the u.s., someone at the center of collusion allegations with the trump campaign. we devote the bulk of the program to this story, as we unpack what we do and don't know this day after the firing. that's 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. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight... >> this is a repeal and replace of obamacare make no mistake about it. >> sreenivasan: a new prescription for american health care, house republicans narrowly pass a bill to overhaul the affordable care act. also ahead, when the economy leaves town, we visit janesville, wisconsin to hear what happens after the biggest employer shuts its doors. >> this is a story of what choices people made when there were no good choices left. because it was impossible to keep your income and stay working here. >> sreenivasan: plus, refugees fleeing south sudan's civil war pour into uganda, but tensions break out as the fight for scarce resources plague overcrowded villages. >> the south sudan border is just about a mile down this road here. some 500 people walk in each day into uganda. the first evidence they'll have a safe night to sleep are these white tents here put up by the united nations. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newsho

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> brangham: good evening, i'm william brangham. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, congress reaches a deal to keep the government's lights on through september. a look at the first bipartisan agreement of the trump administration. then, we begin our series on the brutal civil war in south sudan. how ethnic cleansing and government corruption ravaged the world's youngest nation. >> civilians are fleeing towns and cities across south sudan because of repeated attacks and they're just turning nto ghost towns. >> brangham: and inside the popular photo-sharing app instagram. we explore how the young tech company has taken the world by storm. >> you would post an image, and anyone anywhere in the world could see that image, and understand what you were trying to say without speaking your language. >> brangham: 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foun

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> brangham: good evening, i'm william brangham. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, the white house downplays reports that senior advisor jared kushner wanted to create a secret back-channel to talk with the russians. then, ahead of president trump's impending decision on the paris climate accord, a look at how one nation is putting the pedal to the metal in the electric car industry. >> we are not going back. we are heading into the future. i think in ten years we will see that at least half of the sale from opel is electric, if things are moving in the direction we are seeing right now. >> brangham: and, for years experts charged that china was turning to executed prisoners to obtain human organs for transplants-- and growing a transplant tourism business. have reform efforts stopped the practice? >> they've obviously got a lot of people sitting around, waiting to be killed for a transplant. and they are picking the right person to be killed depending on who the patient is. >> brangham: all that and more on tonight's p

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. judy woodruff is away. on tonight's pbs newshour: gunmen in egypt attack a coptic christian group making their way to a monastery, killing at least 28 members of the targeted religious minority. also ahead this friday, judy woodruff sits down with american aya hijazy and her husband, both charity workers released from an egyptian prison after three years. >> it was actually in the cage when the judge acquitted us all, and it was-- it was unbelievable. we, like, we prayed for it so much, but we thought it was far reaching. >> sreenivasan: and, president trump meets with world leaders in sicily for his first g-7 summit. we wrap up the events of trump's first foreign trip. and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks give their take on this week's news, and the president's first tour abroad. 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

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> i've heard its one of the toughest deals of all. >> woodruff: ...in israel, president trump insists peace in the middle east requires resolving the long-standing conflict with the palestinians then, we break down the upcoming battle over federal government spending: what's on the trump administration's chopping block? and, preserving the heart of a very old city: jeffrey brown takes us to tunisia, a country with a newly democratic government, working to embrace the richness of its culture. >> civil society is very active today in investing. investing time, money, energy, advocacy to restore such beautiful spaces and bring back the magic to the medina. >> 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoin

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, president trump claims to be the victim of a witch hunt as the justice department appoints a special counsel to investigate possible russian ties to the trump campaign. then, we travel to iran ahead of a pivotal presidential election. plus, part two of our look at how gender stereotypes influence the jobs we take. meet the football coach who teaches second grade. >> everybody looking like, hey what you doing here? you know, this isn't p.e. or anything, and i'm just like, i know. it's reading and how to teach kids how to read and that's what i'm here for, to learn that. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of internati

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: in the hot seat, f.b.i. director james comey defends his decision to re-open an investigation into hillary clinton's emails, days before last year's presidential election. then, bridging the health care divide. republicans try to win over "no" votes in their own ranks, by putting more money on the table to cover those with pre-existing conditions. and, in our final report from south sudan, how violence against women is being used as a weapon of war. >> they told me that, "we long for peace. we want to be able to walk freely and farm and feed our families." but the solution lies in resolving the conflict. >> 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. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving live

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, parsing the president. we break down mr. trump's latest statements in a barrage of interviews and tweets. then, we continue our series on south sudan's brutal civil war with a look at the devastating food shortage facing those forced to flee their homes. >> these are the roots of the water lily plant. that's what they are surviving off, the whole family. it has very little nutritional value, it's muddy, it's very unpleasant. >> woodruff: and, how one county in california is cutting the high costs of asthma, with a home care program focused on keeping kids healthy and out of the e.r. >> in alameda county alone, we might be able to save as much as $16 million a year, just on hospitalizations of children. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcas

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying. >> woodruff: ...president trump abroad, today in brussels, reprimands fellow nato leaders over unpaid dues, but is silent on nato's joint defense pact. then, the manchester attack, britain remains on high alert as u.s. intelligence sharing in the investigation was temporarily halted, a casualty of media leaks. and, gender on the job, is testosterone an indicator of who takes risk at work? >> there's a systematic relationship there. and it's all explained through testosterone as a kind of social dominance hormone. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> i was going to fire comey. my decision. >> woodruff: ...conflicting statements from the white house add to confusion following the abrupt firing of the director of the f.b.i., james comey. then, a closer look at the man behind the memo arguing for comey's removal. what we know about the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, and how he could steer the russia investigation going forward. and, making sense of gender roles on the job: why many men still avoid work, like nursing or teaching, traditionally dominated by women. >> there are a lot of guys who feel either because their friends or their community or because of themselves, like, when they take one of these jobs that they are doing something girly. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> you don't want your national security advisor compromised with the russians. >> woodruff: ...former acting attorney general, sally yates, tells the senate how she warned the white house that general michael flynn was at risk of being blackmailed by moscow. then, france's new leader-- centrist emmanuel macron wins a closely watched presidential election by a landslide over far-right candidate marine le pen. plus, more legal challenges for president trump's travel ban. a federal appeals court in virginia hears arguments on the revised executive order. and, bringing the doctor's office to the kitchen-- how health care professionals are focusing on their patient's diet to prevent diseases on the rise. >> if i teach you how to cook, you're going to improve the types of food you eat and ultimately that is what is going to prevent chronic disease for you. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prov

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff.the newshour tonight, parsing the president. we break down mr. trump's latest statements in a barrage of interviews and tweets. then, we continue our series on south sudan's brutal civil war with a look at the devastating food shortage facing those forced to flee their homes. >> these are the roots of the water lily plant. that's what they are surviving off, the whole family. it has very little nutritional value, it's muddy, it's very unpleasant. >> woodruff: and, how one county in california is cutting the high costs of asthma, with a home care program focused on keeping kids healthy and out of the e.r.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the "washington post" reports president trump revealed highly classified material to russia's foreign minister and ambassador, during their visit to the oval office. then, a hack felt around the world-- we talk to the president of microsoft about the cyber attack leaving hospitals and businesses in 150 countries facing ransom for their files. and our politics monday duo explore what the fallout from the firing of the f.b.i. director could mean for president trump's agenda going forward. 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, in a stunning move, the white house announces president trump has fired f.b.i. director james comey. plus, i sit down with maine senator susan collins to talk about the comey firing and the fate of the republican's health care bill as it makes its way to her side of capitol hill. and, searching for hope in havana. why cancer patients are making the trek to cuba for a promising medication. >> i'm surprised mick's still here. so, i do believe that outside of divine intervention, there's some sort of scientific basis to what he's doing. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these 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. >> woodruff: our lead story is just breaking now: president trump fired james comey as director of the f.b.i.