studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs.mericans have rarely been as polarized as they are today. and as hate groups edge toward thlitical mainstream, experts say they're employing new tactics and taking on new forms. earlier this month, the southern poverty law center added 12 conservative parent's rights groups to its list of more than 1200 extremist hate and anti-government organizations. among those added -- moms for liberty, a conservative group that works against school curriculums that include gender, race and lgbtq+ topics. earlier, i spoke with susan corke, who leads the team at the southern poverty law center that tracks extremist groups. i asked her why the center added organizations like moms for liberty to their list of extremist groups. susan: we've been tracking the se of moms for liberty and the other, we're calling them anti student inclusion groups. they're trying to claim that they are just engaged parents. but, you know, behind their statements, their their actions really show different goals. we included

weta studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs.or decades, u.s. news and world report has been ranking colleges and universities, and, for decades, colleges and universities have complained about the guide's outsized influence and the criteria it uses. this week, columbia university said it would no longer provide information for the rankings, the highest-profile drop out from the undergraduate ratings. this follows a parade of prestigious law schools and medical schools that said they'd no longer participate in the graduate school rankings. francie diep is a senior reporter for "the chronicle of higher education," covering money in higher education. when columbia announced the step they were taking, they said they had concerns about how the rankings distill a university profile into a composite of data categories. "numbers alone could never nvey the broader experience of undergraduate life at columbia." is that the gist of their arguments against the rankings? francie: yeah, it's a big ideal for both colombia and other colleges th

♪ >> tonight on pbs news weekend.hat's next for the country after the debt limit deal and what's happening with the fast-growing field vying for president? some states are making it easier to put kids to work and pay them less when they do. and the future looks how? we hear from valedictorians around the country about their hopes. >> i know that our world has a lot of fixing to do, but i really trust our generation. generations the. -- generation z. i feel like we have a voice and know how to use it. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by. >> consumer cellular school has been to provide wireless service that helps people connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans. to learn more, visit consumer cellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends othe 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. >> good evening. i'm lisa desjardins. john y

, home of the pbs newshour come up weeknights on pbs. lisa: american cities are facing two aggravating crises. affordable public housing is in short supply, and violent crime is on the rise. a growing dynamic overlaps both, legions of cameras are being deployed in public housing areas. officials argue they are a 24/7 crime deterrent, but what happens when the camera focus shifts from fighting crime to monitoring the people they were put in place to protect? an investigation by the washington post found those eyes on the poor are being used to punish and evict residents, at times for minuscule missteps and others based on wrong assumptions. douglas macmillan is the reporter who led this investigation for the washington post and he joins us now. let's start off the top. these cameras are often purchased using government grants meant for fighting crime. but take us through what you found out about punishment for those who live in those areas. doug: yeah, so crime and drugs are still a very ever present problem in many of the public housing

for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy.a: in the earliest days of the pandemic, one doctor emerged as an authoritative and trusted voice on public health and other controversial issues. he's the white house covid-19 response coordinator, but with the public health emergency officially over, he's leaving the biden administration and returning to the dean of brown university's public school of health. he joins us here now first. the public health and for urgency -- emergency is officially over. should people take this to mean they no longer have to worry about covid? >> people should take this that we are in a much better place with covid. we have widespread availability of vaccines and treatments. we can manage this virus. it can still take unexpected turns. if that happens, we will be ready for that. >> over 750 people dying per day. is that our new normal? >> it is about 100 a day. i think that is too high. i think we can continue to drive the number lower. we know what to do. 90% of the deaths that are still happening, pe

♪ john: tonight on "pbs news weekend"...n attempted armed rebellion inside russia threatens president vladimir putin's two decades in power. then... one year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, we examine the current state of abortion access in america. >> i would describe the landscape when it comes to abortion access in america today as chaotic and fluid. the harder it is to figure out where law and politics are going, the more frightened people become. john: and... more americans who rent are facing eviction now that pandemic protections have expired. ♪ >> major funding for "s news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can find one the fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- and friends of the "newshour." ♪ this program was made p

news weekend" from weta studios in washington, home of "pbs newshour weekend" weeknights on pbs.embers of dozens of native american nations, crossing tribal lands to go to meetings, cemonies, or to visit family means crossing the international border. that could mean time-consuming delays. officials from one tribe in arizona have drafted what would be the first border crossing procedures specifically for a native american nation. if adopted by the department of homeland security, the rules could provide a roadmap for other tribes. a reporter and professor join us. how disruptive is this too routine life on tribal lands? >> it is very difficult for a number of the federally recognized tribes as well as other communities that are not recognized along the u.s.-mexico border and being able to maintain an ongoing traditional relationships with community members residing on both sides of the border. for them in particular, there are certain ceremonies, traditional ceremonies, that cannot happen on the u.s. side of the border without a relationship with and assistance from community mem

in was why pbs was enthusiastic. this is the way thomas saw his life. if yound want to understand him and supreme court rulings it's understanding who he is and where hees comes from. hehe followed the evolution and committed to doing the film. one thing about justice thomas he's very stubborn. he agrees to do something and sticks with it. hi did stickt with it. a lotot of trust in a film maker and didn't see it until it was broadcast on pbs. >> you and your coauthor described him as the greatest supreme court justice at all time. >> sthat's mark. i'm notm an expert on the supre court. i think it's true that he's now one of the most -- he's a strong influence. many people fall to it. this iss the strongest influence athe moment. that's whyre it's important for people to read the book. whatever their politics. >> we wantede it to be on pbs because we wanted a broad swath of america to see him and we wantedt that for the book as well. >> one theme that came out is justice thomas likes to take the longer view. >> i think that's true they are createdd equal

for "the pbs newshour," i'm john yang.ast two people have died after a severe cyclone battered western india. 23 others were injured. heavy rains submerged parts of gujarat state as fierce winds uprooted trees and electrical poles. the cyclone was expected to weaken as it moved across southern pakistan -- an area still recovering from last year's devastating floods. chief dastur: the number of fallen trees has risen. yesterday, only a few small structures collapsed but, judging by the wind speed, the damage might be worse today. excavators are working now to remove those trees. amna: more than 180,000 people in both countries were forced to leave their homes to take shelter ahead of the cyclone. in greece, the search for victims of a migrant boat disaster entered its third and final day -- but hopes are dwindling fast. rescuers have not found any bodies since late wednesday and fear up to 500 missing people have drowned. in kalamata, emotional reunions took place between survivors and their loved ones. about a hundred migr

was in broadcast nationally on pbs in may.ery well in pbs and then it wasai released digitally edit s still available digitally on amazon, viewers can go to our website with the full list of how to watch it. and that film was based on a very long interview with clarence thomas. i think you could see that he looked right at the camera and tells his story in his own words from hisis beginnings to today pics i interviewed himim for ovr 24 hours over four months and ginny for five or six hours competitive the only images in the film, an' that's what it's called clarence thomas and its own words. it wash a 25 hour interview and it is only a two-hour film. so my co-author of the book mark, a longtime friend of the thomases had the idea that we should take some of that material and put in a book. the book is 95% new material but it follows the same pattern as the filter it tells his life story from the beginning tohe te court and on to today. so think this is an important moment for people to understand that justice thomas, where his

news weekend, from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs, weeknights on pbs.n: air strikes and artillery fire intensified today in parts of sudan, where fighting enters its eleventh week. at least 860 people have lost their lives and more than half a million people have fled the country. the conflict in this northeast african nation pits government forces against a rival paramilitary faction. both sides ali rogin has the latest on the traumatic effects of violence on sudan's children. ali: as control of sudan hangs in the balance, so too do the lives and futures of more than 1 million children displaced by the violence. many of these children have been displaced within the country itself. in addition to humanitarian assistance, many are seeking physical and psychological healing from the deep scars of war. dr. arif noor is one of the people on the ground helping the children of sudan through this crisis. he is the sudan country director for save the children. dr. noor, thank you so much for joining us. you've been and your organization have been on the ground

for the pbs, i'm stephanie sy.ndia's huge rail network dates back to the british colonial era and has several hundred accidents every year. in ukraine, a surge in ground assaults by government forces fueled speculation today that a long-expected counter-offensive is finally beginning. russia's military claimed it repulsed attacks at five points in the donetsk region on sunday. russian deo purportedly showed its forces throwing back the attackers. ukraine said its troops were gaining ground, and u.s. officials backed that claim. the u.s. and india have set out a road map for upgraded military cooperation to counter china and other challenges. defense secretary lloyd austin arrived in new delhi today and held talks on improving defense and security ties over five years. the agreement comes weeks before indian prime minister narendra modi makes a state visit to washington. in the meantime, the u.s. denounced what it called an unsafe maneuver by a chinese navy ship in the taiwan strait. it happened saturday as an ameri

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm laura barron-lopez.for more on how the 2024 republican field is shaping up, we turn to our politics monday team. that's amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and tamara keith of npr. well, hello, hello. tamara: hello. geoff: let's start our conversation about the 2024 race with a bit more about the politician who says he's not going to get into this. that's new hampshire governor chris sununu. he wrote an op-ed for the washington post, part of which i will read. he says this -- “if trump is the nominee, republicans will lose again, just as we did in 2018, 2020 and 2022. this is indisputable and i am not willing to let it happen without a fight.” he argues that he will have much more power and influence as a kingmaker in new hampshire. is he right about that? amy: well, i do not think so. i think there is about 10% to 15% of the republican electorate that is interested in non-trump candidate -- actually not just a non-trump candidate, but an anti-trump candidate. they appeal to those vot

for the "pbs newshour," i'm laura barron-lopez.: the securities and exchange commission announced today it's suing coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency platform in the u.s. it com one day after the sec announced its lawsuit against binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, accusing it of lying to american regulators and investors about its operations. stephanie sy has more. stephanie: geoff, these are big players in the crypto world. in its most recent suit, the sec is accusing coinbase of breaking federal law by acting as an exchange broker and clearing agency without being registered as any of them. for more on the crisis in crypto, i'm joined by roben farzad, host of public radio's "full disclosure.” roben, it's good to see you. in the simplest of terms, please explain why the sec is suing coinbase and what it alleges. roben farzad, host, "full disclosure": coinbase was operating as an exchange, something that has been regulated, in fact, intensely for the better part of 90 years. and if they want to do things, if th

for the "pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy. in the day's other headlines, a former top aide to president trump, taylor dowich, testified before a federal grand jury about classified documents at mr. trump's florida estate. on twitter, budowich said, i fulfilled a legal obligation to testify and i answered every question honestly. the new grand jury is separate from a panel in washington. both are reportedly investigating mr. trump's handling of classified material recovered from his mar-a-lago home. a teenager in richmond, virginia was arraigned today in a shooting that killed two people and wounded five just after a high school graduation. tuesday's attack left families stunned and police trying to restore order. the interim police chief says the 19-year-old suspect singled out one of the new graduates. he was killed, along with his father. >> this was targeted at one individual. and so they knew each other and had an ongoing dispute. that's what we know at this time. but again as i said, this is still a fluid situation. we're

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm lisa desjardins. and pence officially in, the republican field grew by three this week. former new jersey governor chris christie kicked off his campaign last night in new hampshire, and he's already set himself apart as the most vocal trump critic in the race. mr. christie: the person i am talking about who is obsessed with the mirror, who never admits a mistake, who never admits a fault, and who always finds someone else and something else to blame for whatever goes wrong, but finds every reason to take credit for anything that goes right, is donald trump. amna: with nine candidates now on the stump, we take stock of the race with whit ayres. he is a republican strategist and the president of north star opinion research. he's previously consulted republican candidates, including senators marco rubio and lindsey graham and florida governor ron desantis. whit, good to see you. thanks for being here. whit: good to be here. thank you. amna: so when you take a look at this field -- let's take a look at t

and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you.nk you. announcer: and now, "bbc news". ♪ lewis: hello. i am lewis vaughan jones. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. we are bringing an exclusive report from north korea. food is scarce and people are starving to death. i just want to bring breaking news from westminster in the u.k. and british politics. nadine doris, who announced her intention to resign as nmp, says that is her intention but has been tweeting updates. she says she has not yet officially resigned but in this series of tweets, she said, "i am awaiting responses to my subject and accessing requests submitted to my cabinetry and cabinet office related to the process of my nomination for the house of lords and will take the time to properly consider the information i am provided." that was technical and does not mean a great deal. she's basically saying it is my intention to resign but given what i know to be true in the number of conflicting statements issued by number 10 since the weekend, this process is now s

geoff: but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station.amna: for those staying with us, we revisit a piece of complicated medical history. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has our encore report from alabama's capital, montgomery. it's part of his series, agents for change. michelle: welcome to more than a tour. fred: for some years, michelle browder has conducted trolley tours of montgomery. michelle: this is her apartment. so i would invite you to get out. fred: from rosa parks' home to the bus depot that is now the freedom rides museum. michelle: this is where they were beaten and bludgeoned right here. fred: alabama's capital is a living history museum of the civil rights era, with so many iconic events, people, and places. but, for browder, artist by training, activist by leaning, there is one chapter of an earlier history that she is working to rewrite. it has manifested in a monument on the capitol grounds to james marion sims. he was a physician who practiced here in the 1840's, developing tools for pelvic exams and a techni

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for the “pbs newshour,” i'm john yang.s are calling for a cold front that should start cleansing the skies by tomorrow. the heat in the south could begin easing this weekend. in the day's other headlines, a new wave of flight delays and tincellations hit air travelers wicheson. a foron airports in newark, washington, and elsewhere were full of frustrated passengers. the tracking company flightaware reported more than 900 flights cancelled and 4700 delayed today. >> i am trying to get to new orleans right now. new orleans or dallas, texas. i just want to get away from this airport. it's been since sunday. and they lost my luggage. they told me my luggage was in dallas, texas. my mom went to go pick it up. they said it's here, and then it will be eight hours to get my luggage. geoff: thunderstorms along the east coast caused the biggest disruptions, and the problem could worsen tomorrow as holiday air travel peaks. a u.s. marine veteran, daniel penny, pleaded not guilty today in the chokehold killing of a black man on a new

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for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham.ff: some additional perspective now and what it could mean going forward. we are joined by jules jeff, and oceanographer at the university of california san diego. when the coast guard says that the submersible cost debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber, what does that mean? what likely happened? >> as we know, the vehicle lost contact about one 75 hours after it left the surface. it was about 2.5 hours to the bottom. my conjecture is that it was probably around 800 or 900 -- 8000 or 9000 feet deep. from what we understand, the pressure at that depth is around 4000 pounds per square inch. think about ace aaron judge, think about -- think about 4000 pounds, think about a square inch. imagine you have an egg in your hand and you simply crush it and i think that is what happened to the vehicle. geoff: what happens next? will there be every effort or does the ocean depth make that impossible? >> we do have these underwater robots that have arms on them and

eastern here on pbs.s, tune into amanpour and company to see christiane's interview with former president barack obama. geoff: there's also pbs news weekend tomorrow for a look at how rising rents, inflation and unaffordable housing are affecting some americans. and that is "the newshour." i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire "newshour" team, have a great weekend. >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. the walton family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support

for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy.le is the co-founder and creative director of fab-scrap, which is a textile recycling nonprofit. textiles generate 21 billion pounds of waste that goes into landfills every year, and fab-scrap works to divert that waste, either by downcycling or giving the fabric new life. tonight, tagle shares her brief but spectacular take on textile waste, fashion, and sustainability. >> when i was really young, i think i was always just mesmerized by dresses and gowns and all of the really beautiful elaborate fashion pieces i would see on the runway. looking back i was really fortunate to have made it in the industry as a designer, with gowns going on the red carpet and my designs featured in major retailers but when i was seeing all of the waste that was accumulating from the design process and how much personally i was adding to the waste, it really made me ask myself, what is my contribution to society? commercial textile waste is a huge issue that is normally not really seen or known about beca

on pbs and around the globe.gin with an eyewitness report from the front line of the war in ukraine. the country has announced more successes, two weeks since the counteroffensive began. the operations have been focused in the southeast of the country. our correspondent joins us -- joined a b grade as it -- a brigade in the southeast of the country. we should warn you, there are images in this report that may be distressing to some viewers. >> the struggle ttake bac hkas n earnest. this was russian held ground two weeks ago. for this brigade, the journey to the front takes longer now. here in the east and in the south, there is still a long way to go. ukraine is on the offensive. russia fought hard to keep this ground but they fought harder. >> let's go. >> this is all russian equipment and uniforms here. >> the guns are louder. after months of conserving artillery, it is ukrainian weapons that bring out. >> that ukrainian, outgoing. he a wall of a russian shell la. corpses lie unclaimed. >> there's usually a num

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for the pbs newshour, i'm malcolm brabant.this week marks the anniversary of the supreme court decision overturning roe versus wade. it also marks critical final days in the current supreme court term, with major rulings expected soon on affirmative action and religious rights, among others. that's as trust in the court remains low. according to a new npr pbs newshour marist poll. lisa desjardins is here to unpack that finding and more. it's great to have you here. confidence in the court dropped significantly after the dobbs decision last year. set a short-term reaction, or does this poll show that the sentiment persisted? lisa: that's exactly what we wanted to find out. this does tell us a little bit about the country. the past year has been one of his lowest points. let's look at where we are right now. here are the numbers over the years, that last number on the right is the number from our poll, 39 percent approval rating. it's exactly the same as it was a year ago. you see that drop-off point there in the middle, that is

for the pbs newshour, i'm fred de sam lazaro in birchwood, wisconsin.red's reporting is a partnership with the under told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ geoff: let's expand our horizons a bit wider and look at important findings that are literally about space, time and the cosmos as we know it. you might remember albert einstein theorized that as heavy objects move through space and time, they create ripple effects in the fabric of our universe. now, an international team of scientists have detected new evidence of that. researchers found new signs of gravitational waves -- waves that are affected by huge movements such as the collision of black holes. these are no small matters. our science correspondent, miles o'brien, is here to break it down. what are gravitational waves? >> they are ripples in the fabric of time and einstein predicted them in 1915 and they were verified by a ground-based observatory in 2015. what this latest discovery does is prove they are more ubiquitous and found at longer wavelengths. we are tal

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welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe.this stage is set for the arraignment of the former president of the united states and now the main player in the drama has arrived on the scene. donald trump arrived in miami this afternoon and is due in court on tuesday to face criminal charges. he is accused of keeping secret documents after leaving office and obstructing officials who tried to recover them. he says he will fight allegations on that he has done nothing wrong but it appears a fair amount of people in the republican party agree with him. a new poll shows 76% believe the indictment was politically motivated. trump is still the front runner for the republican nomination and is leading in the polls. donya joins me from miami. thank you for joining the program. where are we with the case today? reporter: donald trump has arrived in miami. he will be here this evening and overnight and then make the 20 minute journey to the courthouse at 3:00 p.m. eastern time and is expected to enter an underground tunnel, here are charge

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for the pbs newshour, im wb -- i am william brangham. geoff: some further perspective on this accident now, and what it could mean going forward. we're joined again by jules jaffe, an oceanographer with the scripps institute of oceanography at the university of california, san diego. thank you for being with us. when the coast guard says that the submersibles debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber, what does that mean? what, based on your vast experience, likely happened? jules: as we know, the vehicle lost contact about one and three quarters hour after it left the surface and it was about 2.5 hours to the bottom so my conjecture is actually that it was not quite at the bottom but was probably around 800 or 900 -- 8000 or 9000 feet deep. from what we understand, the pressure at that depth is around 4000 pounds per square inch so think about a square inch. think about 4000 pounds. when you think about the pressure, it's actually coming from all directions so the best analogy i could think about was imagin

and the grandmother of juneteenth discusses what the holiday means for americans. >> this is the "pbsm weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: secretary of state antony blinken finished up a high-stakes visit to beijing today, the first visit by an american top diplomat to china in five years. relations between the two preeminent global powers are at their lowest point since ties were restored 50 years ago. blinken's mission, to see if there's a way to right them. >> good afternoon. amna: a firm handshake, despite a shaky relationship. today, secretary of state antony blinken wrapped up his postponed trip to china, marathon meetings with several top officials, and a short visit with president xi jinping. both sides expressed optimism. >> i stressed that direct engagement and sustained communication at senior levels is the best way to responsibly manage our differences and ensure that competition does not veer into conflict. and i heard the same from my chinese counterparts. we both agree on the need to

welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe.art with a story that captured the world's attention and ended in tragedy. . wreckage of the titan submersible which imploded while exploring the wreck of the titanic has been recovered and brought backo shore. these are the first images of the debris, five people died when the titan broke apart close to the seafloor, less than two hours after it had begun its dive grade screen was used to unload the debris from the arctic ship in the harbor at the canadian port -- at a canadian port. a correspondent joins me now in the studio, great to have you with us. how have teams managed to recover this debris? >> they have not told us but it is interesting the debris was being offloaded from the arctic. one of the vessel sent to the scene that carried the deep sea robot that was the first to discover the debris of the titan submersible around 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic. we also know that what was essentially heavy winching equipment was sent to the site as well. recovering it would ha

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and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you.nk you. announcer: and now, "bbc news". >>n ingt, is bbc world news america. ukraine accuses russia of destroying part of a major dam in southern ukraine. unleashing a torrent of water. prince harry makes history, making the first senior royal to give evidence in court for more than 100 years. was it worth the wait? the aston martin bulldog does what it was built to do more than 40 years later. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. starting with ukraine. the country has accused russia of deliberately destroying part of a huge dam on the river to hamper its counteroffensive in southern ukraine. the damage has caused thousands to leave their homes in towns and villages because of flooding. the nuclear power plant that relies on the river to cool its reactors is also under threat. russia is placing the blame on ukraine for the damaging part that is two miles long. and in russia held territory. on his way to washington, rishi sunak said if russia was found to be respon