in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs.this year, the federal emergency management agency, better known as fema, has had to respond to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters. and that doesn't count other events, like the maui ldfires. what's more, in recent years fema has been called on for duties beyond hurricanes, tornadoes or other extreme weather. they've distributed covid vaccines, sheltered migrant children at the southern border, and helped settle afghans who came to the united states after the taliban takeover. and everytime fema responds to events like hurricane idalia and the maui wildfires, that response is scrutinized. craig fugate was the fema administrator for just about the entire obama administration, from 2009 to 2017. i know you are in a part of florida that felt the effects of idalia. how did you guys fair? >> we were engaged. the coastal communities with storm surge and now power outages across a lot of florida, so is the power is coming back on, things are getting better for some, a

, home of the "pbs newshour" weeknights on pbs.icaid is america's largest single provider of health care coverage, serving low-income adults and children, and people with disabilities. in the early days of the pandemic, congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off medicaid even if they were no longer eligible. as a result, enrollment reached unprecedented numbers. but that's ended and now states have until next year to go back to pre-pandemic rules, check if those on medicaid are still eligible, and remove those who aren't. ali rogin recently traveled to arkansas, which is nearing the end of that process, known as unwinding. >> for jennifer rose and her wife, reading tarot cards is a way to spend time together and make some money. the couple regularly does readings around fayetteville, arkansas, which they have called home for three years. that is on top of her work as a massage therapist. they been on medicaid since 2020 because of their combined income and jennifer's disability brought on by arthritis and a rare im

, home of "the pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs.ges and college-bound high school seniors are entering uncharted territory this fall. the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions is the result of june's landmark supreme court ruling that race conscious admissions are unconstitutional. admissions officials at selective schools had been anticipating this, and they've been thinking about it for a while. but what about students and their families? sandy baum is a senior fellow at the urban institute's center on education data and policy. sandy, first of all, let's put this in perspective. how many students and schools does this really affect? sandy: that's a really important question because you would think from the discussion that everyone is affected. that's not true. most schools accept virtually all of their applicants. and so it's only the schools that are highly selective where it really is going to make a difference at all. and the other is

, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs. >> it is one year to thes since the 22-year-old iranian kurdish woman died in a hospital, days after the morality police arrested her in tehran. they said she had violated the dress code that requires women to wear a head job an -- a hijab. penalties include a fine, prisoner flogging. iran's biggest mass demonstrations against his clerical rules and years. around the world today, demonstrators marched in solidarity to mark the anniversary of amini's death. in london there were calls for an end to iran's strict islamic rule. >> the regime is really brutal. so we are fighting. if it takes one or 10 years, does not matter we never stop. >> in berlin, calls for another revolution to depose the religious leers who seized power in 1979 but in iran a much different picture. a heavy security presence to prevent a resurgence of lester's protest triggered by the death. the 22-year-old woman who was from a small city in northwest iran, a member of the kurds, she died in government detention. iranian officials deny it wa

weta studios in washington, home of the "pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs.hen chinese tennis star peng shuai disappeared from public view after accusing a high-ranking communist party official of sexual assault, the women's tennis association declared it would not hold any more tournaments in china until peng's whereabouts were known and there was a full, uncensored investigation of her allegations. that was two years ago. there's still no official word about peng, who hasn't been seen since a brief appearance at the 2022 winter olympics. there's been no investigation. but, despite that, on tuesday in beijing, the wta's $8 million china open begins. sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch. sophie, first i want to talk about peng. what do we know about her current situation? do we know anything? sophie: we know very little. we don't know whether she has removed herself from public view or whether she is being kept out of sight by either sports officials or by agents of the government or the party. john: the wta says they've been in touch

news weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.am: this is suicide prevention and awareness month, and it seems we need both more than ever because last year in this country, over 49,000 people died by suicide. that is an all-time high. we know that firearms are involved in more than half of u.s. suicides. a recent analysis by johns hopkins university found that the gun suicide rate also reached an all-time high, and that for the first time, the rate of suicides by gun were higher among black kids and teens than white ones. for more on this distressing trend, we turn again to dr. emmy betz. she's the director of the university of colorado's firearm injury prevention initiative, and she's also an emergency physician. very good to have you back on the program. before we get into the specific data points, what do you make of this overall trend of increasing rate of suicides in america? dr. betz: it is certainly not what we were hoping for. we saw a decrease in suicide rates from 2019 to 2020. many of us hoped maybe things were improvi

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for the pbs, i'm stephanie sy. -- for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy. ♪ geoff: in the day's otherines, new england braced for a close encounter with hurricane lee. more than 400 miles of the region expects high winds and heavy rain, in an area that's already seen flooding this week from an earlier system. the hurricane is on track to make landfall tomorrow in nova scotia, canada. maine's coast line could see waves of 15 feet. tens of thousands of people worldwide have kicked off a weekend of protests against climate change. demonstrators are calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels. marchers in germany closed down streets today and rallied at berlin's brandenburg gate. in the philippines, activists demanded quick action by leaders. >> science has said that we only have seven years as a window for climate action, and we are not -- and we are nowhere near the urgent solutions, the drastic solutions, the ambitious actions that are needed yesterday. geoff: the protests are timed to coincide with the united nations climate summit. the u.n. warned last week that countries are far f

for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins.the nominee for chairman of the joint chiefs air force chief general cq brown was confirmed by an 83-11 vote this evening. the senate is also voting on the nominations for the army chief of staff and a comment on. all three had been bought for months by alabama senator tommy tuberville who was protesting the pentagon's abortion policy. about 300 other nominations remain in limbo. the biden administration announcing today is granting protections to hundreds of thousands of venezuelans already in the u.s.. temporary protected status will make it easier those arriving before the end of july to get work authorizations. ukraine's president called out the united nations in action on russia's war of unprovoked aggression in ukraine, addressing the un security council today, president zelenskyy said they are addressing the problem with rhetoric rather than solutions. >> i'm grateful to all those who have recognized the russian aggression as the violation of the u.n. charter. ukraine exercises

for the pbs newshour, i am laura barron-lopez. officials in new york recently identified two more victims from the attack at ground zero. but remains of 1,100 other victims at the site have never been identified. iran and the u.s. moved one step closer to a long-awaited prisoner swap. the associated press reports the biden adminstration has approved letting international banks transfer $6 billion dollars in frozen iranian funds from south korea to qatar. the money is to pay for humanitarian goods. that could clear the way for iran to release five american prisoners, while the u.s. frees five iranians. north korean leader kim jong-un is headed to russia tonight for talks with president vladimir putin. both countries have confirmed the trip, and a train similar to kim's was spotted today, approaching north korea's border with russia. the meeting could come in vladivostok, with putin trying to obtain weapons for the war in ukraine. u.s. officials said it shows he is desperate. >> for think there is no better evidence of that, bill on

for the "pbs newshour," i'm jeffrey brown.come on the "newshour," residents in maui return to destroyed communities as investigations into wildfires continue. an international sports tribunal considers evidence in the russian figure skater doping scandal. and musician nat myers uses the blues to amplify his message about modern-day america. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: last night in simi valley, california, seven republican presidential candidates took the stage for the second primary debate held at the ronald reagan presidential library. on display, the party's unequivocal transformation since the reagan era. white house correspondent laura barron-lopez has our report on the night. laura: at times combative and unfocused, seven gop presidential hopefuls desperately tried to steal the spotlight away from former president donald trump. >> this is where president trump got it wrong. laura: some riske

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for the pbs newshour, i'm laura barron-lopez.analysis of the 2024 campaign and how voters are reacting to the impeachment inquiry house republicans are launching, we turn to amy walter of the cook political report and kay henderson, of radio iowa and iowa pbs. great to see you both. let's pick up where laura left off. donald trump nominated three of this up import justices responsible for overturning roe, now says republicans speak in articulately about abortion and criticize those who pushed for abortion bands without exceptions. what do you make of the message and messenger? amy: i saw two things. one is he was looking -- sounding all most like a pungent, looking back at the 2022 elections and ballot initiatives put forward and how badly republicans have done in the wake of roe v. wade inc. overturned. -- being overturned. how this has energized democrats. i also see someone looking past not just his past positions on this issue but past the primary. he's trying to set himself up for the general election. this question about wh

geoff: be sure to tune into washington week with the atlantic later on pbs. moderator laura barrÓn-lÓpez and her panel will discuss infighting among house republicans and kevin mccarthy's comments daring members of his party to try to remove him from the speakership. amna: and tomorrow on pbs news weekend the rise of robo-taxis and the benefits and risks they pose. and that is the newshour for tonight. geoff: thanks for joining us. 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 suppor

for the pbs newshour, i'm laura barron-lopez. geoff: with the war the topic of so many of the speeches today in new york, we turn now to nick schifrin, who's in ukraine on assignment, and has spent much of the last week with ukrainian forces. he joins us tonight from the southern city of dnipro. nick, what did you hear in president zelensky's speech? nick: he tried to paint the war in global terms, warning that russian victory could lead to nuclear war. many countries had empty chairs at the u.n.. he called russia a terrorist state, accused it of genocide, and warned not to negotiate with russian president vladimir putin, using this zinger, a rash -- a reference to a former paramilitary group, who died in a fiery plane crash in moscow. >> people cannot be trusted. ask him about putin's promises. nick: the larger context of the speech is zelenskyy's desire to expand ukraine's support across the global south. he met with heads of south africa and kenya. many of these countries continue to provide economic or diplomatic support to r

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for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin. geoff: for more than a century, hundreds of thousands of native american children were forced to attend boarding schools, many of them supported by the federal government in the name of assimilation and tied to land possession. those schools stripped children of their language and cultures. and they suffered abuse, neglect, beatings and forced child labor. deaths are estimated to be in the thousands. stephanie sy focuses on new findings about the role of churches and religious groups. stephanie: a federal probe into native american boarding schools has been underway since 2022. but recently a nonprofit group identified even more schools. the national native american boarding school healing coalition has found 523 boarding schools operated across 38 states, including 115 previously unidentified schools that were largely run by christian churches. the largest concentration of schools were in oklahoma and the four corners region of the southwest, home of the navajo nation. the nonprofits

for the pbs newshour, i'm ali rogin. geoff: the u.s.day is part of a package already approved by congress. the united nations now estimates that months of fighting in sudan have uprooted more than five million people. clashes between the army and a rival paramilitary force in khartoum erupted in april and show no signs of abating. the u.n. says most of those displaced remain inside sudan. in nigeria, an appeals court today rejected three challenges to president bola tinubu's election win last february. opposition parties argued he was ineligible to run because, among other things, he is actually a citizen of guinea. tinubu denied the allegations. nigerians anxiously awaited the results at a time when high prices and hunger have left many people desperate for stability and relief. gbemisola: we cannot say the government is not trying, but things are tight. we beg them to attend to the needs of the country, so that everything will be fine for us, because since they assumed office, everything has been difficult. they should please have mer

for the pbs newshour. i am allie romy. geoff: children can return to schools in lahaina, hawaii next month, and tourists will also be allowed back into parts of west maui. weeks after the devastating fires, their officials are trying to help restart an economy that ground to a halt on parts of the island. william branham is in west maui and has been talking with residents about these plans. william, it's good to see you on tuesday, you and the team gave us a glimpse of how people are still dealing with the aftermath of these fires nearly two months on officials there are now putting out some more concrete plans. as i understand it for when places will start to reopen. what exactly are they proposing? >> well, jeff as you mentioned, schools will reopen the middle of next month. and since this inferno tore through this community, thousands of students have either been having to go to school in other counties or doing remote schooling or not going to school at all. and that just puts an incredible stress on the parents, who a

for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. geoff: the u.s.ing to vote on three top military nominations that have been blocked for months by alabama republican tommy tuberville. the nominees for chairman of the joint chiefs, army chief of staff, and marine commandant have been held up while senator tuberville protested the pentagon's abortion policy. about 300 other nominations remain in limbo. ukraine's president accused russia of, quote, "criminal and unprovoked aggression" that that undermines the u.n. charter. volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the un security council today in new york and appealed for more international support in the 19-month-long war. >> i'm grateful to all those who have recognized the russian aggression as the violation of the u.n. charter. ukraine exercises its right to self-defense, helping ukraine with weapons in this exercise by imposing sanctions and exerting comprehensive pressure on the aggressor, would mean helping to defend the u.n. charter. geoff: russia's position as a veto power with a permanent seat on the se

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for the pbs newshour, i am judy woodruff in knoxville, tennessee.hen the war in ukraine first began, its western neighbor, slovakia, was one of the first to provide military aid. that support could soon be coming to an end. the small nation is slated for snap elections on saturday and the party predicted to win is advocating for a more pro-russian stance. pressure correspondent simona full team -- special correspondent simona reports from slovakia. simona: the election is in full swing. we are at a rally, a conservative right wing party that is leading the polls. many supporters are disillusioned with slovakia's progressive western leading governments. >> it is understandable that there was a pandemic and the war in ukraine, fine, but the current and previous governments were both dysfunctional, and they shouldn't have sent so much support to ukraine. >> for three years, this government has been destroying the people. they have nothing to eat. the pensions are too small. simona: many here are retired and struggle to get by on a few hundred euros per

it will be set alight later tonight appeared for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham.eoff: one death has been reported at the festival, a man in his 40's, but organizers say it was not related to the weather. a passing of note, steve harwell, the longtime lead singer of the rock band smash died today at his home in boise, idaho. he formed the band in 1994. they scored two platinum albums. here they are performing the grammy nominated all-star in a music video in 1999. >> ♪ a now, you're in all-star, get your game on, go play all that glitters is gold only shooting stars break the mold ♪ ♪ geoff: steve harwell was 56 years old. still to come on the newshour, the ongoing him italian crisis in sudan becomes even more dire. tamra keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines. hazardous wildfire smoke highlights the nation's shortage of doctors to treat respiratory issues. >> this is the pbs newshour. from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> in the middle of war, a shakeup

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for the "pbs newshour," i'm malcolm brabant.nt polls indicating former president donald trump's grip on gop voters holding firm, several republicans are hoping to chip away at that support and win their party's 2024 presidential nomination. former arkansas governor asa hutchinson is one of them, and he joins me now from des moines. governor, welcome back to the "newshour." thanks for joining us. asa: great to be with you. thank you. amna: so you're in iowa. it's your 15th visit this yr, i understand. current polling there has you at less percent -- and there's about 18 weeks to go before the iowa caucuses. how do you move up from that 1% between now and then? asa: well, we will move up. and whenever you look at my campaign trail, i have been in new hampshire earlier in the week, i'm in iowa now. and iowa is one of those states that, one, they're going to be late-deciding. they're sort of lodged with president trump now, but they're looking for, where's the future of the republican party? and they're going to make that decision a

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. a newly released report reveals a special grand jury in georgia recommended charges for twice as many people than the 19 ultimately indicted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. amna: those 19 including president donald trump pleaded not guilty. but the fulton county district attorney has not brought charges against the 21 others named in this report including three u.s. senators and a former senator white house official. here to unpack the unsealed report and what it may reveal about the case is chris timmons, a former county prosecute or and law profess or at georgia state university. chris, thanks for joining us. before we get into this special grand jury report, i want to ask you about some news we just received. a judge has ruled against the former white house chief of staff mark meadows' request to move his case from georgia to a federal court. tell us your reaction to that. is that what we expected? >> that's e

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for the pbs newshour, i'm miles o'brien.a: she made history as america's first black female billionaire after co-founding the black entertainment network, or bet. sheila johnson has broken barriers and found success as an entrepreneur, a business leader, a hotel mogul, and co-owner of multiple professional sports teams. but that success came at a cost and it masked deep pain and trauma that johnson carried for decades. i sat down with her recently to talk about going public with her story for the first time, in "walk through fire: a memoir of love, loss and triumph." thank you so much for joining us at the newshour. sheila: it's an honor to be here. amna: you stayed silent about much of your personal story for years. your family, behind the scenes of the power struggle -- behind the scenes of the power circles in washington. why share all this now? sheila: because the silence was killing me inside and it was time for me to open up those wounds. and it was time for them to heal. it's been a journey. i have been through three

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program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. health john: welcome to the newshour. we got the latest snapshot of the u.s. economy today -- the august jobs numbers. they portray a healthy labor market that's steadily growing, though there are signs of cooling in the face of the federal reserve's higher interest rates. employers added 187,000 jobs in august, while the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.5% to 3.8%, a sign that more americans are looking for work. in addition, downward revisions to june and july numbers put the average monthly job gain over the last three months to a relatively modest 150,000, down from an average of 238,000 from march through may. at the white house, president biden hailed the 32nd consecutive month of job growth. pres. biden: more than 700,000 people joined the labor force last month, which means the highest share of working-age americans are in the workforce now than at any time in the past 20 years. people are coming off the sidelines, getting back to th

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