and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including jim and nancy goldman and kathy and paul anderson>> the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of "the newshour." ♪

friends of the newshour including jim and nancy and kathy and paul anderson. >> the foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. a judge ordered that the trial in the classified documents case against donald trump begin on may 20, 2024. the district judge rejected the bid to try the case in december. as well as the request for a delay until after the election. the trial is one of many legal obligations mr. trump faces going into the election cycle. including federal and straight probes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let's turn to jessica roth, professor of law at cardozo school of law. what is your assessment of this may trial date? which side does this benefit? >> nobody got what they wanted. trump one of the trial postponed indefinitely. it was a defeat for hi

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and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson, and camilla and george smith.mily foundation. working for solutions to protect water during climate change school people and nature can thrive together. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years supporting institutions to promote a better world. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. this is pbs news hour west, from washington. and our bureau at the want -- [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] laura: president biden's foreign and domestic priorities. >> we want to make sure that ukrainians have sufficient artillery in the fight. laura: the u.s. announce us in and controversial aid to ukraiae at a critical time in its counteroffensive against russia. just days before president biden is set to meet

and institutions and friends of "the newshour" including jim and nancy build there and kathy and paul anderson>> the john s. and james l.net foundation, fostering an informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. -- the john s. and james l. knight foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of "the newshour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> here are the latest headlines . new economic numbers today are the latest to show inflation in the u.s. is easing. the government gauge that is closely watched by the federal reserve finds consumer prices rose 3% in june from a year earlier, the smallest annual increase in more than two years. in niger, soldiers declared an army general to be the new head of state today after ousting the democratically elected president this week. that came hours after the general addressed the nation, saying the civilian government failed to protect the country against islamist insurgents. >> the curre

individuals and institutions and friends of "the newshour" including jim and nancy bildner and kathy and paul anderson. >> to john stott and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities -- the john s. and james l. knight foundation. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of "the newshour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "the newshour." a swath of countries sweating from the -- stretching from the west across the south has spent another day sweltering. phoenix faced a 10th straight day of heat warnings. at death valley national park, tourists have turned out to feel the burn despite forecasts that readings could reach 130 this weekend. >> when we were in las vegas, that all just said please bring water because it is so dangerous to come out here. >> overseas, scorching heat from africa has pushed into southern europe. the acropolis in athens closed for much of the day to protect tourists

and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including jim and nancy goldman and kathy and paul anderson the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of "the newshour." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to "the newshour." the biden administration announced today that the u.s. will provide ukraine with thousands of cluster munitions -- bombs and artillery shells that release scores of smaller so-called bomblets across a wide area. ukraine had requested these controversial weapons, which the u.s. says could bolster kyiv's offensive against russian forces. more than 120 countries have signed a convention banning cluster bombs, which sometimes fail to explode on impact, posing a significant risk to civilians for years after their use. u.s. leaders debated the issue for months, before president biden made the final decision this

and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including jim and nancy goldman and kathy and paul anderson the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of "the newshour." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." we are following two major decisions on the final day of the supreme court's term. the justices struck down president biden's plan to cancel more than 400 billion dollars in student loan debt for millions of borrowers. the court also ruled that a colorado website designer can refuse to create a website for a same-sex couple on first amendment grounds. justice neil gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion, "colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance." toniwithneur" prerage again t anysrciaoy than

and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including jim and nancy goldman and kathy and paul anderson the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of "the newshour." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the newshour." there's still no relief from the heat tonight. a swath of the country stretching from the west across the south has spent another day sweltering in extreme temperatures. amna: phoenix faced a 15th straight day of temperatures at 110 degrees or higher. heat warnings have also taken effect in much of california. but at death valley national park, tourists have turned out to feel the burn. that's despite forecasts that readings could reach 130, this weekend. alessia: we heard in when we were in las vegas that they all just said, please bring water, because we know that it's so dangerous coming out here, even

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and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson, and camilla and george smith. >> pediatricurgeon. volunteer. topiary artist. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well planned. >> the john s. and jane knight foundation. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. william: welcome to the "newshour." in coming days, more than 100 million people in the u.s. will be living under a heat advisory as a brutal heatwave moves into t. a new analysis finds the heat that's been baking the u.s., mexico, and europe over the past month would be "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change. it comes from an international group of researchers known as the world weather attribution. to help us understand more about this real-time assessment, we're joined by bernadette woods placky. she's the chief meteorologist and director at climate central, an

and friends of the newshour, including leonard and norma -- including kathy and paul anderson, and camillaeorge smith. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service to help people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can help find one that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the john s and gmail knight foundation, fostering an and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. former president donald trump says he's been notified that he's a target in the special counsel investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he's likely to be charged with federal crimes. in a post on his truth social account today, the former president said he received the notice sunday night from spec

. >> seth: you mentioned paul thomas anderson, the director of this film. is role >> i was super nervous, obviously, but i'm up for adventures i was like come on, give it to me i want to go i want to go get me in that truck, i want to drive. i was ready. i mean, obviously, of course, like, i was nervous, but i was ready to go. >> seth: and has this introduced you to a new line of fans? i mean, obviously, you have fans as a musician. did people see this film who maybe didn't know you as a musician >> i mean, you know -- i'm a, you know, young, 30-year-old, single gal, so when you're in -- [ crowd cheers ] thank you. [ laughter ] so, you know, like, what do you do when you're a young 30-year-old, single gal? you go on instagram and, like, maybe peruse your messages >> seth: sure. >> just to, you know, dabble, see maybe -- >> seth: yeah! you were in a movie. >> i was in a movie. and funny enough, you know who reaches out the most >> seth: who's that? >> orthodontists [ laughter ] the world -- everyone is concerned about my teeth i've gotten over ten dms from or

paul. england have named their squad for the must—win fourth ashes test against australia, which begins on wednesday at old trafford. jimmy andersoneturns to the line—up, in place of ollie robinson. the a0 year—old is recalled after being rested for england's win in the third test — a victory which keeps the series alive — with the tourists leading 2—1. moeen ali will bat at number three, after being promoted up the order for the second innings of the dramatic win at headingley. i don't think we are far off. i think australia knows that, everybody knows that, but they are number one in the world and i think we are doing really well taking them all the way. all the games have been fantastic. they believe in the changing room is that we can win this series 3—2. this series 3—2. there is no doubt about that that we have that in the changing room. the final golf major of the year begins this week. the open starts on thursday at royal liverpool in hoylake. reigning champion cameron smith has defected to the liv series since lifting the claretjug at st andrews 12 months ago. despite a proposed merger with the pga tour, he believes there

paul whelan, evan gershkovich, and will remain deeply engaged on those issues. >> that of course the diplomatic language of a public statement. i will tell you, anderson, that in private, administration officials are genuinely concerned. >> jim sciutto, i appreciate the update. >>> there is also new reporting tonight tonight on what actually happened when yevgeny prigozhin launched that military assault inside russia, started sending his troops toward moscow. still not clear why he stopped that assault, and what deal may have been made. but tonight we do have a clearer picture of what may have been going on in the kremlin in the early hours of the incursion by wagner forces. it comes from "the washington post." their headline, "putin appeared paralyzed, unable to act in first hours of rebellion." shane harris shares the byline of the story and joins us now. shane, you just walk us through your reporting of what happened in the kremlin during the first hour of the prigozhin rebellion? it paints a very different picture of vladimir putin than people are used to seeing or believing. >> yeah, that's right, anderson. really to put it succinctly what happen

they were facing and paul turner volunteered to walk them into the school building, which is what led to him being beaten up. it was the same day as the local election and the anderson county white citizens council as well as the tennessee white youth had endorsed a slate of white supremacist candidates. i don't know that they would have one but they were expected to put in a pretty good show at the polls that day. but when the news comes out the turner had been attacked and beaten up, people who fell on the law & order side were irate. this personalized it in a way that none of the other violence had, this was their pastor, they loved him. they could not believe a man of god, a white man of god in particular had been beaten up. so they lined up to vote for anybody except for the white supremacist candidates. there are stories of people coming home from college in philadelphia to vote. people leave their business trips early to make sure they get back in time to vote. it really worked against the white supremacist movement to do this. host: by the time the new school year began, the second semester of the first school year -- how many of the 12 were still left in hi