, home of "the pbs newshour" weeknights on pbs.r the last week, we have mked the one year anniversary of the full scale invasion of ukraine by visiting the frontlines, investigating russian war crimes, and examining a new, united ukrainian identity. tonight, with e help of the pulitzer center, we look at the country's efforts to build anew. nick schifrin and viderapher eric o'connor report on the challenges of reconstructing a country and fighting historic corruption, as it still fights a war. nick: across ukraine, the scars are staggering. entire neighborhoods desoyed. hundreds of thousands of homes burned out. ukraine says reconstruction could cost more than a trillion dollars. but in bucha, a suburb of kyiv, where the russians left behind horror and destruction, construction is beginning in earnest, and the town is laying a new foundation, to build a new future. ukrainian 61-year-old volodymyr perekhrestenko shows me the russian armored vehicle door, that flew into his house. they are upgrading the insulation, and fixing the wal

on pbs. the devastatingarthquake in turkey and syria has left more than 5 million people without homes -- compounding the region's humanitarian disaster. earlier i spoke with ayham taha, who is with the care, the international humanitarian organization. he's in mardin in southeastern turkey. i asked him what survivors need most. ayham taha: the need is diverse, especially when we speak about northwest syria, which is affected as well as the south of turkey. between both sides of the border the common sense between both sides of the border is the same pain and also the lack of shelter, whether it is a temporary shelter or it is a permanent shelter. we have received several requests from different organizations, partners and also authorities asking for shelter, including tents, blankets, mattresses and, of course, food items. we are also looking at addressing woman specific needs with hygiene kits, and also taking care of children, especially their nutrition aspects, because they are very sensi

weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.ificial intelligence comes in many forms, and whether you realize it or not, it is now woven into things we see and touch every day. things like googling anything or tagging a friend on facebook. filing your taxes using turbotax, and even using your p's speak to text feature. ai is all over the headlines these days as societies confront the growing technology. this week, the u.s. copyright office ruled that a.i. images cannot be legally protected. china launched a cradown on the popular ai program chatgpt and "the new york times" recently published a rant by microsoft's new ai chat feature, which tried to convince the writer to leave his wife. thought by many to be powered only by computers, ai often relies on a massive human workforce, and there are significant questions about the treatment of those workers. joining us now to discuss is sonam jindal with partnership on ai, a nonprofit coalition committed to the responsible use of artificial intelligence. i want to start with just unde

from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.n: childhood trauma can have lasting psychology effects and now barone lopez reports that a new study has found that early childhood stress from things like poverty and trauma can actually change the structure of children's developing brains. >> for this study, researchers at harvard analyzed thousands of m.r.i. brain scans of children ages 9 and 10. they identified small physical changes in children facing higher levels of adversity. these changes could play a role in mental health later in life. they concluded that black children are more likely tock affected. the doctor is the study's senior author. nathaniel, thanks so much for joining us. how did you identify the children facing adversity in this study? >> we looked at indexings of adversity for parapets pants that participated in the adolescent brain study. this is a broad study happening across the united states. he looked at neighborhood disadvantage. the resources in their neighborhoods. levels of family conflict and things li

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. ♪ amna: good evening. and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the newshour tonight, with renewed resolve, ukraine marks one year of defending its territory from russia's brutal invasion. president zelenskyy: i am grateful to everyone who endured last february, this past year, and who gives ukraine invincibility. amna: rebuilding after the devastating earthquake that struck turkey and syria is hampered by aftershocks, a lack of resources and the sheer scale of destruction. geoff: and a new lawsuit from malcolm x's family could provide answers about who was responsible for his assassination nearly six decades ago. ♪

news weekend from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs.john: a chinese surveillance balloon, the federal debt ceiling, and tuesday's state of the union address. that's all grist for today's weekend briefing with our own congressional correspondent lisa desjardins and white house correspondent for npr tamara keith. the chinese balloon really gripped everyone in the nation and here in washington. what are they saying in the white house about how this was handled? >> president biden said he ordered it shot down on wednesday but wanted it done safely. the department of defense said they did not believe it would be safe, they thought it would be a risk to people on the ground if they did it overland. they waited until it was just out to see but still within u.s. territory to shoot it down. the white house is insisting is was the best and only way it could have been handled. of course they are getting a lot of criticism and have been all week. john: is some criticism coming from capitol hill? lisa: a groundswell from conservatives and republican

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ad the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. >> good evening. amna: michigan state university becomes the site of the latest mass shooting in america after a gunman killed three people and wounded several more. >> former south carolina governor nikki haley announces a bid for the white house, challenging former president donald trump. amna: hand amid a growing mental health crisis, we speak with a teacher whose family is suing social media companies, alleging that the quest for more likes contributed to her eating disorder. >> i knew that i was hurting myself, but i just needed that validation so badly that i was willing to do anything to get it.

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home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. >> the island nation of haiti is moving closer to the brinkllapse. since early january, the country was left without a single elected official, leaving heavily armed gangs in control. much of port-au-prince is under control of gangs who have been targeting police. patients are living -- haiti ans are living in fear and chaos. families grieved as coffins were saluted. in the last month, gangs have killed nearly 20 officers. they lamented the lives lost and the turmoil that has engulfed the country. >> are police are being slain again. we will not accept that bandits rule and they say the government is theirs. >> elsewhere, rage. armed protesters set fires in the streets, broke through the gates to the airport, and lowered the flags to half staff to mark the deaths. >> there has to be aevolution. there has to be a bloodbath. the prime minister has not reacted. >> violent protests have persisted for months. many are angry that the government cannot keep the safe. >> we have been suffering for a long time. people are dying of bullets. my mother, m

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch t best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ad the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the "newshour" tonight, we report from the frontlines in ukraine as russia launches new offensives ahead of the invasion's one year mark. amna: senator elizabeth warren weighs in on the economy, immigration, and her plan to shore up social security. >> that you're going to pay social security on all of your income even if you are a billionaire, we can extend the life of social security to 2095. geoff: and judy woodruff begins her series "america at a crossroads," looking at some of the country's political divisions. ♪

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ad the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is on assignment. on the "newshour" tonight. president biden makes a surprise visit to ukraine, pledging further military support as the one year anniversary of russia's devastating invasion approaches. teenage girls in the united states experience record high levels of violence and sadness in the wake of the pandemic. >> schools need to be a really critical part of how we address this. you know, many of us said that we can't simply treat our way out of this youth mental health amna: and the future of abortion , access and voting rights in wisconsin face a critical test as voters decide the next state supreme court.

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for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham.anessa: as the war in ukraine approaches the one year mark, heavy fighting rages in the east. the ukrainian military says russian forces launched more than 80 artillery barrages in the last day. newly released drone footage showed the scale of the destruction in the eastern city of bakhmut. it's a virtual ghost town of empty streets and hollowed out buildings. ukrainn soldiers there say they're determined to hold their ground. >> if we surrender bakhmut, it will be very tough for us later on. we can't surrender it under any circumstances, so we will hold out. vanessa: also, fresh violence erupted along the israel-gaza border today, hours after yesterday's israeli raid in the occupied west bank killed 10 palestinians and injured over 100. the israeli military said palestinian militants launched several rockets towards southern israel this morning. they say israeli fighter jets then struck a weapons manufacturing site and a military compound in gaza. no injuries were reported in today's

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.he pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the "newshour" tonight, northwestern syria struggles to recover from the deadly earthquake as politics hamper efforts to provide aid. amna: dominion voting system's lawsuit against fox news reveals the network's hosts didn't believe the election fraud lies they pushed in the wake of former president trump's 2020 defeat. geoff: and, a man who was released after spending 28 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit reflects on his wrongful conviction. >> i couldn't imagine giving up on something that was unrightfully taken from me.

but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station.geoff: elliot wade is a trans advocate. who co-founded the louisiana trans name change fund. he was born and raised in cecilia, louisiana, where he didn't have much access to conversations about identity. he says he's looking to change that for others. tonight, wade shares his brief but spectacular take on the power of a name. >> i'm looking at these statistics, right, and i know that there are high rates of violence. i know that louisiana is one of the highest rates of murders in the country for trans people. i know that black trans people, especially black trans women, are subjected to that violence at a higher rate. i know that i have to maybe prepare myself to be homeless. but i would rather live as myself or not live at all. i'm in cecilia, louisiana. people haven't really heard of trans people. it didn't really make sense to people. it wasn't something that they could conceptualize or wrap their head around. so i'm struggling with my gender identi and what that means for me. i'm

and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you.an: and now, "bbc world news". >> this is bbc news with the headlines. one rescuer and his team among the ruins of apartment blocks lookinfor signs of life. >> we report from the quake zone inside of syria with one of the first internationa journalists to get into aleppo. christian asked sue is still missing in the turkish. his partner speaks to the bbc. >> i feel for everybody who has me and my children -- not knowing if the family is alive or not. welcome, i'm mark labelle. if you are watching in the u.k. or pbs around the world, breaking news. the white house said in the last few minutes, the u.s. military has shot down an object off of northeast alaska around 40,000 feet high and could have posed a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft. we are going to bring you more on that news from washin. back to the earthquake in turkey and syria. fears growing for the hundreds of thousands in the affected areas after monday's devastating earthquakes, leaving makeshift shelters and cars in fr

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. >> good evening. i am geoff bennett. amna: i am amna navaz. >> nothing right now suggests that they are related to china. amna: president biden says the three objects shot down over north america were likely linked to scientific research. geoff: earthquake devastation puts turkeys president under scrutiny. amna: in the aftermath of the ohio train derailment, residents grow increasingly frustrated, saying they aren't getting answers about their risk for toxic exposure. ♪

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. video app on your mobile or streaming device. >> good evening. on the "newshour" tonight, rescue workers desperately search for trapped survivors after thousands are killed by a major earthquake that shook turkey and syria. the u.s. works to recover debris from the balloon it shut down. what china is trying to accomplish. how women in afghanistan face intensifying oppression from the taliban and many find ways for their voices to h

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the "newshour" tonight, family, friends, and civil rights leaders attend the funeral of tyre nichols, whose death at the hands of memphis police has renewed calls for reform. amna: newly republican-led house committees launch hearings to scrutinize president biden's policies, starting with immigration. geoff: and as somalia faces one of the most acute humanitarian crises on earth, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. calls for more aid. >> we can't be fatigued about people dying. we can't lose our sensef humanity, our compassion for people.

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ad the pbs video app on your bile or streaming device. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. na: on the newshour tonight, an exclusive interview, president biden delves into the second half of his term. >> because the polls don't matter anymore. geoff: rescue workers more people from the rubble after that major ethquake in turkey. with the death toll rising even higher, as time runs out to find survivors. and lebron james passes kareem , abdul-jabbar to become the nba's all-time leading scorer. we look at how king james has changed the game.

for the pbs newshour i am stephanie sy.a: the weekend snow in california followed a series of snowfalls this winter, but the entire state remains under some form of drought emergency. air raid sirens sounded across ukraine overnight and intense fighting raged in the east around the town of back mood. president volodymyr zelenskyy said the situation is worsening. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen visited kyiv, and met with president zelenskyy. she also visited a memorl wall dedicated to war dead. in nigeria, all three presidential frontrunners claim they're headed for victory as results from the weekend's election trickle in. nigerians cast ballots to decide the next leader of africa's most populous nation. officials said the voting was largely peaceful, despite widespread delays. a winner may not be announced until tuesday, at the earliest. another sizeable earthquake struck southern turkey today, killing one person and injuring more than 100. emergency personnel worked to clear debris from cars and collapsed buildings.

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the "newshour" tonight, hundreds more troops are deployed to the west bank after a new wave of violence between palestinians and israelis leaves vehicles torched and multiple people dead. geoff: crime is the top issue for many voters in chicago's mayoral race, setting up a tough reelection bid for incumbent lori lightfoot. amna: and an alabama artist works to correct the historical narrative around theeginnings of gynecology and honor the women who have been left off of state monuments. >> nothing of these 11 enslaved girls of african descent that were tortured, mutilated without anesthesia, nothing that talks about what they contributed, foib

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. streaming device. amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the "newshour" tonight, w travel to one of the turkish towns hardest hit by the recent earthquake as rescue operations in the region continue, but hope of finding survivors fades. amna: the u.s. releases new details about the chinese balloon's spying capabilities, while china accuses the u.s. of information warfare. geoff: and financially strapped health care faculties work to stave off a projected spike in heart disease among americans. >> you do yo best. you keep doing it even one life at a time, one patient at a time.

and that is pbs news weekend for this saturday.n sunday we will get an update on the rescue and recovery efforts week after the massive earthquake in turkey and syria. i'm john yang. for all of my colleagues, thanks for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by. >> consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you visit consumer cellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and stitutions. this program was made possible by the corporaon for public broadcasting. thank you. ♪ [representative john lewis] i just happen to believe that in every personality there's something good, there's something decent, there's something sacred. and we don't have a right to go around damaging another personality. so i believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living. dr. martin luther king, jr. assassinated memphis, tennessee, april 4th, 1968. [lewis] tell the story. tell the story. and tel

for "the pbs newshour," i'm lisa desjardins.hts into the larger implications of tucker carlson's access to the january 6 footage and what the year of war in ukraine can tell us about the future direction of that conflict and the world, we turn to the analysis of brooks and capehart. that's "new york times" columnist david brooks. and jonathan capehart, associate editor for "the washington post." good to see you both. let's pick up where lisa left off. this idea speaker mccarthy handed over these thousands of hours of security footage to tucker carlsen. there are those that argue to let everyone see everything and make up their own minds. is there validit? >> sure, simply because the speaker has given all of this footage to tucker carlson. if you would give it to him, you should give it to msnbc, cnn, give it to pbs,ive to everyone. you know what? i don't need to see 44,000 hours worth of footage. i watched our government being attacked by supporters of the former president live on television in real time over several hours. i do

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that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.load the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett in east palesteen, ohio, where i spoke with norfolk southern ceo alan shaw, who says the company would stay as long as it takes to clean up after the derailment as he defended its response. >> there's been hundreds of tests, and there have been thousands of data points and they've all come back with the same result that says the air and the water are clean. amna: on a trip to poland, president biden rallies support for ukrain while vladimir putin rants against the west as russi's brutal invasion nears the one-year mark. and a new strain of avian flu that shows strong transmissibility among mammals raises concerns of a potential pandemic.

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if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in the— on pbs in the us, or around the world, on pbs in thes, or around the world. it's _ on pbs in the us, or around the world, it's great _ on pbs in the us, or around the world, it's great to _ on pbs in the us, or around the world, it's great to have - on pbs in the us, or around the world, it's great to have your. world, it's great to have your company. it's the first anniversary of the ukraine war one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all—out assault on ukraine with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce, though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield, and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. the war has changed europe, and the world leaving russia diplomatically isolated, and revitalising the nato alliance. unexpectedly revitalising the nato alliance, which many thought was out of date. our international editor jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning. he's kept in touch wit

that's because the free pbs video app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ad the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. ♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on "the newshour" tonight... the defense department says it shot down another object tt crossed into u.s. airspace, this time, over alaska. geoff: aid begins to reach remote regions in turkiye and syria, and more survivors are rescued, offering glimpses of hope amid the earthquake's vast destruction. >> we started giving warnings like, "is anyone there? is anyone hearing my voice?" for a moment i thought the voices of the survivors were coming from my mind. amna: former vice president mike pence is subpoenaed, plus the fbi finds another classified document at his home. we explore the latest on the justice department investigations. ♪