nick schifrin will have more.olice were able to rescue hundreds of people who have taken a hospital hostage. it happened in port-au-prince. in ukraine, officials in keep the fact is obvious these measures would allows to report on great successes. russian officials insist those who cross the weather are taking heavy casualties. the u.s. weather agency warned today that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2022, with no end in sight. new data showed average concentrations of carbon dioxide were 50% above pre-industrial levels, for the first time. methane and nitrous oxide were also higher, raising the odds of more, extreme weather events. >> practically the whole planet has seen an increase of heatwaves, about half of the planet has been facing an increase of flooding events and one third of the planet has seen an increase of drought events, and this negative trend will continue until 2060. >> british leaders said they will keep trying to send asylum-seekers to rwanda. the court said they are

amna: nick schifrin reporting from san francisco, thank you.ee you. ♪ geoff: as president biden prepared for his meeting with chinese president xi in san francisco, lawmakers in washington were sorting out a plan to prevent a government shutdown. the house passed its temporary funding bill last night, with republicans divided and democrats mostly in favor. here to discuss both issues is republican congressman mike gallagher of wisconsin. he is the chair of the select committee on china. welcome back to the newshour. i first want to ask about this funding mail. you voted for the short-term government funding bill back in september, but voted against the one yesterday. why? >> it is hard to see how anything changes with another short-term funding bill. here we did waste a month deposing speaker mccarthy, having this internal battle, and yet we are exactly where we were at the start of that process. i am increasingly concerned that we are going to sleepwalk our way into a defense sequester because according to the terms of the fiscal responsibilit

nick schifrin reports. nick: once again a gaza hospital is a battleground.e the perimeter of the indonesian hospital in northern gaza. israel says hamas gunmen were using the hospital as cover. inside, last week, injured children lined the hallways. the w.h.o. says as many as 700 people needed the hospital for treatment, or shelter. today, the hamas-controlled gaza ministry of health denied its fighters use hospitals. >> the occupation has now put the indonesian hospital in the circle of death. the hospital has been completely surrounded and sieged. nick: the hospital is in northern gaza, where israel has asked all residents to leave, and where american researchers found israel's air campaign has damaged or destroyed roughly 50% of all housing units. now, israeli officials are urging gazans to flee to an even smaller location in the south, al-mawasi, roughly the size of los angeles' lax airport. israel continues to launch airstrikes in the south, ahead of an expected ground invasion, that yesterday deputy national security adviser jon finer said needed to be

nick schifrin begins our coverage. as a 5th day of armistice allowed the 5th release of mostly israeli hostages from gaza, and 30 palestinians from military detention in the west bank, there is a diplomatic push tonight to extend the pause. in doha, cia director bill burns met with his israeli counterpart david barnea. one of their goals, expand the hostage release agreement beyond the foreign workers, and israeli women and children so far released, to the more than 100 israeli male hostages being held in gaza. hamas has indicated it is interested. the negotiations are mediated by qatar. >> we are hopeful that in the next 48 hours we will be getting more information from hamas regarding the rest of the hostages. nick: in israel, public sentiment is mixed. >> we need all of them back home. if a truce is what will get them home, yes. >> in two days we should stop the ceasefire and go back to war and get rid of hamas. [please stand by] and finally decided to evacuate south. they would walk for miles. the injured, the vulne

geoff: foreign affairs and defense correspondent nick schifrin joins us now. were the sticking points in getting to this deal? nick: the core of the agreement is an extension of what we've already seen. 10 hostages were released for 30 detainees. israel allows a significant more amount of aid to reach gaza, including fuel. it has been difficult to get there. the united states originally wanted this first part of the deal, the four day pause, to have all 90 women and children released all at the same time, but what hamas told mediators in qatar and egypt is it could only find 50 of those 90 women and children. so it is not clear if the cease-fire has allowed hamas to find about 20 or so more women and children in the next two days, or if -- or if hamas has collected those women and children from other terrorist groups who were taken from israel on october 7. bottom line is that for israel, hamas has been able to pledge it can find these 20 extra hostages and today the white house welcomed the deal and said it wanted the troops to extend until all 90 women and c

but as nick schifrin reports, today they are on the run again, after pakistan began implementing its port more than a million undocumented afghan refugees. nick: it was supposed to be the refuge. an afghan family's home in the capital. this week it was torn down by the government they hoped would keep them safe. afghans and pakistan bear the burden of again being uprooted. 100,000 have loaded everything they own onto buses, forced to return to their home country. many are resisting this move that would be far too dangerous. >> the telegram wants to kill my mom. nick: he was a human rights activist in afghanistan under the u.s.-backed government. last year, she even protested the taliban after their takeover. after this demonstration, the taliban arrested her and tortured her. since taking over, afghanistan -- blocked nearly all female education and many female careers. >> i have a dream that i came to pakistan and i studied but now i cannot. i cannot continue my education here. they do not allow a woman to get an education. nick: how scared are you right now? how scared is your family

i'm nick schifrin. ♪ amna: in the day's other news, donald trump, jr.to testifying in the civil fraud trial targeting the family business. this time, he appeared as lead-off witness for the defense, to refute allegations of inflating property values in financial documents. the state maintains the trumps secured loans and deals with fraudulent claims. former president trump's older sister, maryanne trump barry, died overnight at her home in new york. she had been a federal judge and was a longtime confidante of her brother. but in 2020, recordings emerged of her saying of mr. trump, "he has no principles. you can't trust him." maryanne trump barry was 86 years old in campaign 2024, south carolina senator tim scott is the latest to leave the republican presidential field. he announced it last night on fox, after struggling to gain any ground in the race. >> i think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that they're telling me, "not now, tim." so i'm going to respect the voters, and i'm going to hold on and ke

nick schifrin reports on the legal arguments over whether the hospital and what is underneath are legitimateitary targets as hundreds of patients and medical staff remain inside. they are facing dire conditions. nick: they were the most vulnerable and now they are helpless. babies in the al-shifa hospital are warmed only by each other after the generators that powered their incubators ran out of fuel. four were orphans delivered by cesarean section after their mothers died. the doctor is a spokesperson for the hamas run gaza health ministry. >> this aluminum foil is kept around the babies to protect them from the cold. without having proper temperature for them, they immediately die. i hope they will remain alive in spite of the disaster in which this hospital is passing through. nick: death is on the mind of everyone inside al-shifa, where hallways are lined with the injured, doctors have no food and water and the who said it was no longer functioning as a hospital. >> there is no space for humanitarian negotiation. this is unprecedented for us. nick: the senior legal advisor for internatio

geoff: foreign affairs and fence correspondent nick schifrin joins us now. at are the terms of this two day extension and what were the sticking points getting to this deal? nick: the core of the agreement is an extension of what we have seen, that 10 israeli hostages are released per day for 30 palestinian detainees as israel holds fire and israel allows a significant amount of humanitarian aid to reach gaza, including fuel. that seems straightforward to add two days but it has been difficult to get there. the united states originally wanted the first part of this deal, the four day pause, to have all 90 women and children released at the same time. what hamas told mediators is it only had 50, it could only find 50 of those 90 women and children. it's not clear if the cease-fire has allowed hamas to find 20 or so more women and children, or if hamas has collected those women and children from other terrorist groups and taken some of these people from israel on october 7. the bottom line is for israel, hamas has been able to pledge it could find these 20 extr

nick schifrin and producer teresa cebrian report on a new investigation released today by the organizations. nick: a ship full of ill-gotten gains. it arrived carrying more than 500,000 barrels of fuel made in part by russian crude oil. it turns out u.s. imports are helping fuel russia's war machine. >> for the first nine months of 2023, that crude oil was worth to the kremlin at least $180 million. nick: an international ngo that tracks russian crude oil and is today exposing their value to moscow. >> it is enough for 105 caliber cruise missiles. 8600 of the drones attacking kyiv. it is a lot of money. nick: the story begins in siberia which holds the majority of russia's oil reserves. russia produces 9.6 million barrels of crude oil per day. it's single most important source of revenue. and it sells the oil to countries outside the u.s. and european union including china, the united arab emirates, turkey and india, home to the world's largest oil refinery, the sprawling jamnagar refining complex. before the war in ukraine, jamnagar imported almost no russian crude. today, global witness

nick schifrin starts our coverage with another day of funerals in gaza. the images in this report are disturbing. nick: the body of a child. the body whose burden falls on four adult men. gazans say one month of war has spared no one. the ministry of health number, 10,000, is unprecedented, even for a small strip of land that has suffered six words in 15 years. the latest victims today. israel said it was targeting a hamas commander. >> it was night, they pulled us out from under the rubble. you could see the children, young boys and girls, all martyred. nick: israeli airstrikes continue today, including on a building inside a hospital compound. among the victims, a desperate man owing to save a child. israel accuses hamas of hiding in hospitals and released new footage today of tunnels next to and underneath got the hospitals in the north. israel is increasingly focused on his ground operation, approaching closer to gaza city. soldiers in northern gaza also captured what used to be a scouts headquarters for kids where they said hamas launched rockets. isr

nick schifrin reports on hamas' tunnels and why they pose such a major challenge. they emerge from the darkness into the light only long enough to strike. hamas propaganda videos show fighters exiting tunnels to fire at nearby israeli tanks. these are guerrilla tactics, small hamas teams sneaking up on israeli soldiers with far superior technology, or using drones to drop mortars, helping make israel's gaza ground invasion deadly and difficult. buried deep underground, hamas has built what israel assesses is a tunnel network 200 to 300 miles' long. dug by hand, it's called the metro, where hamas fighters can move weapons and themselves safely. the tunnels have ventilation, electricity, and are hamas' single most important asset. maj. spencer: hamas has built for decades tunnels leading under, integrated in to all the gaza cities. nick: john spencer chairs the modern war institute's urban warfare studies at west point and has visited tunnels in israel. maj. spencer: they use them for every thing you can imagine to smuggle all the rockets and weapons technologies they

he reached the peak of his power in the 1970's, and as nick schifrin reports, he remained highly influentialy end. nick: he was a titan of american foreign policy, an american immigrant, who became an american original. >> america has never been true to itself unless it meant something beyond itself. nick: from china. >> the closest cooperation between china and the united states is essential. nick: to chile. from vietnam, to the middle east. >> the united states is committed to bring about a just and lasting peace. nick: kissinger's impact on american policy is measured in decades. to his supporters, a hero. >> i think henry will stand out as one of the most important international figures in the last hundred years. nick: to his detractors, a villain. >> i think it would be hard to find somebody else as comparable as henry kissinger in terms of the damage that they have done. nick: heinz alfred kissinger was born in germany in 1923 to a jewish family. when he was 15, they fled nazi germany for new york. he was drafted into the american military, and deployed to his home country to help with

i'm nick schifrin. geoff bennett and amna nawaz are away. tonight on the newshour, finally free. the first set of israeli and foreign hostages and palestinian prisoners are released during a four-day pause. >> i emphasize to you, the families, and to you, the citizens of israel, we are committed to the return of all our hostages. this is one of the goals of the war. nick: then, parents of young athletes who suffered repeated head injuries speak out about the risks they wish they had known earlier. and it's friday. jonathan capehart and eliana johnson weigh in on the week's headlines. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. >> it was like an aha moment. this is what i love doing. early stage companies have this energy that energizes me. these are people who are trying to change the world. when i volunteer with women entrepreneurs, it is the same thing. i am helping people reach their dreams. i

for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. ♪ amna: after decades at the helm of news corp, rupert murdochd aside this week, taking on the new role of chairman emeritus. what does this leadership change mean for the future of a network so deeply tied to and influential within the republican party? brian stelter is the author of the new book “network of lies: the epic saga of fox news, donald trump, and the battle for american democracy." he's also a special correspondent for vanity fair. let's talk about this leadership change. >> it is rupert murdoch giving his final wishes, presenting his plan for his final wishes. he wants his eldest son to run the company. i think he also wants them to recombine at some point and get reemerged. he is presenting this in public, and rupert says he wants to remain active and involved. he will say this again on friday when this takes effect. it is the closest thing to him ever retiring. amna: to the father and son have vastly different views when it comes to the role of fox and what it should be? >> not clinically. lackland is conservative, but he does not

i'm nick schifrin. geoff bennett and amna nawaz are away. tonight on the newshour, finally free.raeli and foreign hostages and palestinian prisoners are released during a four-day pause. >> i emphasize to you, the families, and to you, the citizens of israel, we are committed to the return of all our hostages. this is one of the goals of the war. nick: then, parents of young athletes who suffered repeated head injuries speak out about the risks they wish they had known earlier. d

i'm nick schifrin.onight, israel and hamas to a pause in fighting and exchange hostages for prisoners at a critical moment after several weeks of war. taking stock of the labor movement following several weeks of wins but still facing challenges. southeast asia struggles to control the flood of imported plastic waste that is supposedly recycled. >> i must say, please deal with your mess.

nick schifrin reports on the tunnels and why they pose such a major challenge.spondent: they emerge from the darkness into the light only long enough to strike. hamas propaganda videos show fighters exiting tunnels to fire at nearby is really tanks -- israeli tanks. these are guerrilla tactics. they are using drones to drop mortars, helping make the gaza ground innovation deadly and difficult. buried deep underground, hamas has a built what israel assesses is a tunnel network 200 to 300 miles long. dug by hand, it is called the metro where hamas fighters can move weapons in themselves safely. the tunnels have ventilation and electricity and are the single most important asset. >> hamas has a built tunnels leading under an integrated into all of gaza city. correspondent: john spencer chairs urban warfare studies at west point and has visited the tunnels in israel. >> they use them for everything they can imagine -- you can imagine, to smuggle all the rockets and weapons they have, to infiltrate israel on october 7, to replace rockets that do not need people in hi

i'm nick schifrin. on "the newshour" tonight, israel and hamas to a pause in fighting and exchange hostages for prisoners at a critical moment after several weeks of war. taking stock of the labor movement following several weeks of wins but still facing challenges. southeast asia struggles to control the flood of imported plastic waste that is supposedly recycled. >> i must say, please deal with your mess. don't dump it on someone else because eventually, to is it's not just us that will be affected. it's you as well. >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> pediatric surgeon. volunteer. topiary artist. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well planned. >> to kendeda fund, committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at candidafund.org. carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the admin -- advanceme

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nick schifrin has the latest. >> in tel aviv, the families of israeli hostages united in prayer.don't know if their loved ones are alive but they hold onto hope they might come home soon. >> the only thing i can call justice is ringing everyone back home. >> after more than a month of negotiations between israel, hamas and the u.s. mediated by qatar, every side indicated a deal was closer than ever. >> we are now very close. to bring some of these hostages home very soon. i don't want to get into the details of things because nothing is done until it is done. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> the return of the hostages we are making progress. i don't think it is worth saying too much not at even this moment but i hope they will be good news soon. >> hamas political official. >> we believe we are in decisive moments in this matter and we all hope that this truce will be the cessation of aggression for days and the entry of relief for our people. >> israeli and u.s. officials tell pbs newshour hamas would release 50 women and children and israel would release 100 wom

tonight, nick schifrin gets the perspective of a top adviser to the israeli government. nick: the biden administration has been pressing israel to limit palestinian casualties, have a plan for the future of gaza, and president biden confirmed tonight the request of pausing israel's military operation to release hostages. to discuss that, we turn to mark regev, senior adviser to the israeli prime minister and a former israeli ambassador to the united kingdom. president biden confirmed he had asked president netanyahu for a to release hostages. the prime minister has confirmed tactical little pauses, an hour here or there, but are you willing to do a more significant pause to release hostages? >> as you have said in your question -- and thank you for having me -- we are open to pauses. we have done so in the past and are willing to do so in the future. we had two pairs of hostages that were released, a pair of american women and a pair of israeli women separately, and they were released in the framework of a local and time-limited pause in operations. we did that to facilit

nick schifrin speaks to one of those american families who were stuck in gaza. americans who woke up in gaza on october 7 found themselves in the middle of a combat zone. the hamas terrorist attack that morning included thousands of rockets fired from gaza into israel, and now, israel has waged war from the air, sea, and land inside gaza for three weeks. one of the american families who managed to get out is emilee rauschenberger and her daughter, noora abuhamad, who join us now from cairo. thank you very much, welcome both of you to the newshour. emilee, you were visiting your husband's family in gaza. what does it feel to be out? >> it is a huge relief. it is such a struggle. we are happy to be through the gates and it is a surreal experience being out. we didn't know when this day would come. nick: how do you feel? >> absolutely thrilled. great relief. hot shower, great food. but an awful feeling knowing we left so many people behind. we left 20 other members of our family in the apartment. these are the people that have to survive. we split up the daily chore

tonight, nick schifrin guess the perspective of the top advisor to the israeli government. >> the bidenistration has been pressing israel to limit palestinian casualties, have a plan for the future of gaza, and the president confirmed the request of pausing israel's military operation. to discuss those requests we turn to our senior advisor to the israeli prime minister and a former ambassador to united kingdom. thank you. always a pleasure. welcome back to the newshour. as i said this evening the president confirmed he had asked prime minister netanyahu for pauses in order to release hostages. the prime minister has confirmed "tactical little pauses, an hour and there," but are you willing to consider what the president is requesting, more significant pause to release hostages? >> well, as you said in your question, and tank you for having me, we are open to pauses. we've done so in the past we are willing to do so in the future. obviously, for example we had two pairs of hostages that were released. a pair of american and israeli women separately and they were released in the framewor