studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs.t's impossible to understate the devastating effect yesterday's attack had on israel, israeli citizens and their leaders. michael herzog is the israeli ambassador to the united states. mr. ambassador, thanks for joining us and first let me begin by offering our condolences on the loss of life in israel yesterday. and i wonder also, if you could put it into perspective a little bit because i've found that when things happen in israel, it's such a relatively small country. everyone knows someone or knows someone who knows someone who's affected by this. amb. herzog: thank you very much for your condolences. and yes, this is serious blow to the state of israel. hamas waged war in israel yesterday, an unprovoked attack on civilians. they fired thousands of rockets at israeli populated centers and then they breached the border fence and sent in hundreds of armed terrorists, infiltrated almost all the border towns and basically murdered hundreds of people. right now, the official count is at

in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.he 20 trucks of humanitarian aid that crossed into gaza from egypt today were the first life-saving supplies to reach gazans since the war between israel and hamas began. but before this month's attack by hamas, 450 trucks of aid arrived in gaza daily. earlier, i spoke to martin griffiths, the un under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergey relief about what this new aid means for the humanitarian crisis. >> you know, the only thing 20 truckloads of aid can do, apart from no doubt save some lives and there's nothing better than saving a single life. i think, as we all know, is to show the world this can be done. you can deliver aid to gaza. the fact that we could get in even 20, which is very, very few trucks of aid into gaza to that beleaguered tragic population, means we can do it again, again and again and again. lisa: so that leads to the next question. i know there are scores of trucks lined up waiting to get in with more aid. help us understa the negotiations, the

. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta new studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour.eeknights on pbs. john: the residents of lewiston, maine woke up without a sheltered lace order. now, a suspected gunman is dead. i spoke with a maine state lawmaker and a former mayor. i asked how she was feeling. >> a sense of relief that the person is no longer at large and we now get to be together to mourn the loss of those lives, but this is just the beginning in terms of healing and trying to get ourselves opassed the horror of this. >> what you want people to know? i grew up here. everyone here knows each other. >> because it's a small town, i would imagine the impact is so much greater. talk about that. >> there was a lot of uncertainty. it's been really hard. that will bring us together around remembering those lives, there is a lot of celebration. >> talk about trying to come together. which ways would you like to see people support the families? >> there are things that have been planned. anyone either puts the christmas lights out early orbits candles in their windows. tom

all of the pbs newshour. weeknights on pbs. christman federal health officials approved a new covid booster, doses were expected to be available in pharmacies within days. but two weeks later, many people are having trouble finding the vaccine and if they do find it, some are having trouble getting insurance to pay for it. this is the author of the popular newsletter. why is this a little messier than the previous rollouts? >> it has been messy to say the least like you said. this is because of a massive shift coming out of emergency. covid vaccines are now commercialized. the u.s. government is no longer responsible for purchasing or distributing these vaccines. this meanse have multiple insurance companies and changes to the delivery system which has unfortunately resulted in this slow rollout and imperfect system. the general print out was in charge of it during the pandemic. i think a lot of people under appreciate including me, the massive task of getting 300 30 million people a vaccine quickly. i think it was 24 hours aft

weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs.f you have diabetes or depression, medication might be part of yourreatment. but for people suffering from alcohol abuse disorder, medication is rarely prescribed. ali rogin reports on the potential that medication holds for treating this disease and why it is underused. ali: nearly 30 million americans struggle with alcohoaddiction, and the problem has steadily gotten worse, accelerating since the pandemic began. yet less than 5% of people reported getting treatment of any kind. but drugs used to treat alcohol use disorder have been on the market for deces, and more are currently being studied. dr. sarah wakeman runs the substance use disorder initiative at massachusetts general hospital. brigham. thank you so much, dr. wakeman, for joining us. first of all, let's talk about how the medical community defines alcohol use disorder and what have the trend lines been ? has the problem gotten more prevalent since the pandemic began? dr. wakeman: the definition of alcohol use disorder is co

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weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.summer, cities across the united states broke thousands of heat records. but in many them, some areas were hotter than others, what are known as urban heat islands. and that can mean higher energy bills and unsafe conditions for -- conditions. blair waltman-alexin of austin pbs, in partnership with austin vida, has this report. correspondent: birth our lives and the dove springs neighborhood of austin, and selling is her main source of income, but she is making less ney this year. >> i had to change because of the heat, because i no longer go out to sell the same as i did before. the son will not let me -- sun will not let me. it is too hot, so even if i went to go out i cannot. correspondent: over the summer austin saw a record-breaking heat, some areas of the city see hier temperatures than others, and i can meet higher energy bills. mark is with the cities office of resilience. >> we have data that shows heat from satellites, working lots, the airports and so on, and that is valuabl

. >> this is pbs news weekend from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour. jo: lloyd austin says the pentagon will give israel everything it needs even as it continues its strong support of ukraine. >> we are about 36 hours after israel called from an evacuation. do you agree overall? >> it is not my place to evaluate the approach, but what i'm focused on his we provide them the security assistance they needed to protect people. i had a good day with the minister of defense as you saw, saturday of last week he expressed a need and we will do everything we can. >> he dismissed any concerns about the evacuation and said we are at war. do you think the evacuation is hamas' problem? or does israel need to consider the humanitarian effects? >> anytime you construct and plan an operation, you have two accounts for civilians. we talked about the need, instruct safe zones so civilians -- >> are you askg israel to delay the ground invasion? >> we are not asking israel to delay or speed up, that is their call. my focus is to support them and provide security assistanc

for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin. ♪ vanessa: here are the latest headlines.hite house denounced former president trump's criticism of top israeli officials for failing to anticipate the hamas attack. at a rally in florida last night, mr. trump attacked prime minister netanyahu and called his defense minister a quote jerk. the white house national security spokesman john kirby responded today. >> we take seriously our bilateral relationship with israel. we don't get to decide obviously who their cabinet officials are, but that wouldn't be our business, but we have strong relationships with them. and it's important now that those relationships continue to improve and grow, right, particularly in this time of crisis, and so we're focused on getting things done and supporting israel. that's where our heads are. vanessa: mr. trump also said last night that the lebanese militant group, hezbollah, backed by iran, has been very smart. a white house spokesman called that comment unhinged and sickening. a colorado jury has found one police officer guilty and acquitted

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. >> major funding by pbs news weekend has been provided by. >> this is a pocket dial. with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. have a nice day. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation of public broadcasng and the contributions from viewers like you. thank you. >> good. i'm john yang. even before what israel launches a massive assault on gaza, palestinian officials say this week old war is already the deadliest conflict. israel is retaliating against hamas for their brutal assault last week that left more than 1400 israelis dead. there is a flurry of activity in the region. antony blinken is headed back to israel monday. the state department will evacuate u.s. citizens tomorrow by boat and jake sullivan said president biden will ask congress for a 2 billion-dollar weapons package for israel and ukraine. our special correspondent has a report tonight and we want to warn you, some images may be disturbing. >> in israel, they tanks heade

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for the "pbs newshour," i'm jeffrey brown in los angeles.ain tomorrow night for a live special coverage of an oval office address from president biden on the war between israel and hamas in the ongoing war in ukraine. that's at 80:00 p.m. eastern. and that is the newshour for tonight. amna: on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of the newshour, including jim and nancy build and are and kathy and paul anderson. >> consumer cellular. this is sam, how matt help you? >> thought i would let you know that with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that's kind of our thing. have a nice day. >> these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy that energizes me. i'm driving by helping others every day. people who know, know bdo. >> the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. and with the on

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for the pbs newshour, and christopher booker in pontiac, michigan.mna: we turn now to a story about art and love. rhode island pbs weekly reporter pamela watts introduces us to a massachusetts artist whose work took a dramatic turn when she says her husband began to lose himself to alzheimer's disease. as part of our arts and culture series, candace. >> art is essential for my life here in visual. pamela: for sarah, being able to express herself through her art took on a whole new meaning more than a decade ago. >> my husband was the love of my life probably about 12 years ago. he drove home in a snowstorm and forgot where he was going and he called his doctor the next day and said that this was not usual. he was worried about his memory. and at that time, he had mild cognitive impairment and they said not to worry. he was still fine for a long time after that. pamela: holbrook specialized in watercolors but was curious about photography and enrolled in a class. >> i fell in love with photography and then it was crucial when my husband was ill becaus

conductor right here on pbs. to the world, he is simply ringo.rmer beatles drummer, now 83 years old, has a new recording out this month and is on tour. jeffrey brown joined him in los angeles for our arts and culture series, "canvas." ♪ jeffrey: he's youthful and fit, as recognizable as when the beatles first took the world by storm nearly 60 years ago, performing with his own all-starr band, which he's led in various forms since 1989 and now releasing a new e.p. titled "rewind forward." for ringo starr, the music has always been there. ringo: that's what i do. that's why i had a dream of 13 to be a drummer, and i hit that drum, and i knew immediately i wanted to be a drummer. jeffrey: what did you hear? i mean, what happened? ringo: i don't know. it's like magic. oh, yeah, i just love music. i love -- and i wanted to play. and there's not a lot of point being the drummer if you have no one else. what would you do, just me and the drums? [laughter] yeah, it doesn't work. you need the others. jeffrey: the others would become john lennon, paul mcc

don't forget to watch washington week with the atlantic on pbs tonight.ldberg and his panel will discuss the state of house republican infighting and what it means for the country and 2024 election. and watch pbs news weekend tomorrow for a look at how communities cope after chemical disasters that are all too common in the u.s. that is the newshour for tonight. i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> 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 of the

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for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin.ff: tensions also seem to be growing ever more concerning in the west bank, the other palestinian territory that borders jordan. since the hamas attacks on october 7th, 95 palestinians in the west bank have reportedly been killed in clashes with israeli troops, and some with israeli setlers, and another 1,250 have been arrested. the israeli government says they are going after terror targets and cells there. newshour special correspondent leila molana-allen was in the west bank city of jenin and has this report. leila: the occupied west bank long scarred by sporadic clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian fighters in displacement camps, and between israeli settlers and palestinian farmers. in response, israeli authorities enforce harsh restrictions until calm is restored. but since the october 7 hamas attacks, israel has made clear that the gloves are off. with increasingly violent raids and clashes spreading across the west bank daily. and now, a rare sight in the west bank a

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eastern time on pbs. elon musk, twitter takeover premieres and it will be available to stream on the frontline website, youtube and the pbs video app. wayne in chester, virginia, independent. caller: good morning. i think people all over the world have to have concern about people like elon musk because he calls twitter x. if people watch the attacks from russia on ukraine, is that a coincidence? billionaires and people with big money, let's stop elon musk from putting nuclear weapons on his rockets and holding the whole world hostage do whatever he wants to do. then you got donald trump that tried to turn this country over and you got netanyahu, him and trump went on a cruise together. i think these guys need to be regulated, these people who have money and put them in places where they can not use their money to control the rest of the world. guest: i think the letter on the ukrainian takes is a z not an x so i don't think there's a connection there. is musk a security threat? could he had put a nuke in

check your pbs station for local listings. ♪ the u.s. heard arguments in a key racial gerrymandering case out of south carolina. the state redrew their congressional map moving thousands of black voters out of a competitive congressional district, shoring it up as reliably republican and diluting the black vote. the outcome here could determine the balance of power in congress. for more on today's court proceedings, we're joined by newshour supreme court analyst marcia coyle. it's good to see you. >> good to see you. geoff: so we know that two lower courts agreed that there was a clear racial gerrymandering in this case, but at least a handful of the conservative justices on the supreme court today appeared to cast doubt on that. tell us more. marcia: let me say that a racial gerrymander is when a district has been drawn with race as the predominant motive or factor. that is unconstitutional under the 14th amendment equal protection guarantee. during the arguments today, the chief justice and justice alito both seemed to be somewhat skep

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. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by -- ?> moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf the engine that connects us. >> these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy that energizes me. i'm driving by helping others every day. people who know know bdo. >> the walton family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. the largest health-care strike in u.s. history is underway after the non-profit healthcare giant kaiser permanente and its unionized workers failed to reach a new contract agreement. geoff: more than 75,000 healthcare workers walked o

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for the "pbs newshour," i'm leila molana-allen in the west bank.ff: for analysis of israel's ground offensive in gaza and concerns about the war potentially spilling over into a broader regional conflict, we turn to former commander of u.s. forces in the middle east, retired general frank mckenzie. he's now executive director of the global and national security institute at the university of south florida. thank you for being with us. gen. mckenzie: glad to be with you. geoff: israeli troops have fought on the streets of gaza before during the first and second intifadas. what makes this current ground operation different? gen. mckenzie: this is a far more comprehensive operation. they are proceeding methodically. i think with four objectives. they want to minimize casualties, idf casualties, israeli army casualties. they want to minimize casualties among the population of gaza. they want to get after the command-and-control structure of hamas. and i think they want to recover their hostages. these are difficult objectives and it will be slow going

. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by.oing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." >> actually, you don't need vision to do most things in life. yes, i'm legally blind, and yes, i'm responsible for the user interface. data visualization. if i can see it and understand it quickly, anyone can. it is exciting to be part of a team driving the technology forward. i think that's the most rewarding thing. people who know, know bdo. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting instituations to promote a better world. at hewlett.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. amna: welcome to the "newshour." hamas has freed two more hostages tonight, a pair of israeli women. israeli officials say 220 people, with more than 30 nationalities, are believed to be still held

welcome to pbs newshour. yaakov, let me start with you.u see different tactics in israel's ground invasion so far in these early days than what israel indicated what they might be, but also different tactics that israel has used in the past? yaakov: the tactics they are using now are the tactics that have been learned for many years. i'm sure america has more experience in urban areas. going immediately into the center of gaza. there are more forces around it that go in. we are using the superiority in firepower to do it slowly. we know to stop, to use the air force, artillery and other tools we have. in a way, we have time. using it for minimizing the number of casualties on our side and reduce the number of civilians that might be killed if you might rush in with huge forces. nick: frederic, is that what you see, a slow operation from the idf to avoid israeli casualties but also civilian casualties on the ground? frederic: it certainly seems to be deliberate and gradual from the israeli perspective. they are avoiding committing all their

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. the engine that connects us. ♪ >> the walton family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and with the ongoing support of these 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. >> welcome to "the newshour." we are following two major stories tonight. deadly bombardments continue in gaza, and there are signs today that israel's expected ground invasion may be delayed. we will delve into the war's developments in the program. >> first, in the u.s., a breakthrough. the house of representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of former speaker kevin mccarthy. mike johnson won all 220 republican votes cast today, 20 more th

for "the pbs newshour," i'm leila molana-allen on the israel-gaza border.a: for more on the day's fast-changing development, i'm joined by my colleagues foreign affairs and defense correspondent nick schifrin and white house correspondent laura baran lopez. let's begin with that news of the day of this horrific strike on the hospital in gaza. the israeli defense forces say -- many believe it was the israelis. what do we know at this point >> it is competing claims, as you say. israeli defense forces say it was not them, they said that pretty quickly after the strike. in the last 10 or 15 minutes i got in that statement about four or five times. what they just said a few minutes ago was that they've gone back and done an analysis of what they call their operational system and they blame rockets hard by what they call terrorists in gaza that passed by the hospital at the time it was hit. they say it was from multiple sources of intelligence and indicates islamic jihad was responsible for what they called a failed rocket launch that hit the hospital. again, th

for the pbs newshour, albany, new york.eoff: there is little doubt the country is divided over a host of issues. but lessons can be learned by examining the past, and npr's steve inskeep did just that. the result is a new book, which he recently discussed with amna nawaz, titled "differ we must: how lincoln succeeded in a divided america." amna: welcome back to the newshour. steve: oh, it's an honor to be here. thank you so much. amna: so this man's been dead over 150 years. you found a fresh and fascinating way to look at his life, specifically 16 different encounters with 16 different ople, all of whom he disagreed with. why did you want to frame this this way? steve: i started out wanting to get a sense of the diversity of america and that time when, of course, white men had all the power. and so i was looking for people who were different from him, who differed from him. and then i became it became apparent to me that the essence of the story and what's most relevant now is disagreement, is dealing with people who are o

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this program was made possible by the corporation of public broadcasting and contributions to your pbsm viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the new england chapter of the academy of television arts and sciences. israeli ground forces are making -- welcome to the newshour. officials are warning of a wider invasion in gaza. >> israel's punishing air campaign on gaza is not letting up, while negotiations over the face of more than 200 hostages have apparently faltered. we start our coverage tonight from just outside gaza. reporter: nearly three weeks of the terror attacks, and officials announced payback begins tonight. >> just behind me is the northeastern corner of the gaza strip, with some of the heaviest airstrikes we have seen. we are hearing constant ongoing artillery fire, soldiers driving by. they say they are expanding ground operations in gaza. >> the prime minister said hamas would feel israel's wrath tonight. earlier, israel's unit pounded gaza from the water. ground forces conducted a preliminary raid. but it remained unclear if this was the full invasion forecast for

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