studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs.pple's new iphone 15 is already looking like one of the hottest, in-demand items this holiday season. but, as ali rogin tells us, several factors like shifting supply chains, labor disputes and geopolitics are combining to keep the smartphone hard to find. ali: the world's most valuable company, apple, at one point in time had their main supplier making 500,000 of its cell phones per day at one mega factory in china. then last year, covid-19 lockdowns and protests of harsh working conditions caused major disruptions at the factory. it cost apple an estimated $1 billion per week. since then, apple has reportly told its manufacturing partners that it wants to do more business outside of china. apple's main supplier, the taiwan based foxconn, has been moving more of its production out of china into india. nilesh christopher is the south asia correspondent for the technology publication rest of world, and he's been reporting on the transition. thank you so much for joining us. let's talk a

in washington, weeknights on pbs. john: it's almost become a holiday tradition. temperatures go down, decorations go up, and so do covid cases. for a look at the current state of affairs, not just with covid, but also with rsv and seasonal flu, we turn again to kaitlin jetelina, publisher of the popular newsletter "your local epidemiologist." katelyn, what is the situation right now with these three respiratory conditions or diseas, and how does it compare to previous years? katelyn: yeah, it's a good question. so unfortunatelywe are in the smack middle of respiratory season and that means that rsv , flu, and covid-19 are exponentially increasing really across the nation right now. we hope that rsv may be peaking soon in the south, but i would not be surprised if a lot of your family and friends are feeling a lot of different symptoms right now. john: the last time we talked, it was just before the federal health emergency ended and the government was getting out of the business of buying the vaccines and distributing

news weekend" from weta studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshour" weeknights on pbs.his afternoon, white house officials and senate republicans resumed talks aimed at a deal on new border security measures. without an agreement, republicans say they won't vote for more money for ukraine. a record number of migrants on the southern border could push president biden to consider restrictions that in the past he's denounced. for a look at the situation on the border, danyelle khmara of arizona public media. danyelle, we hear these numbers. we hear them say, you know, a record number, record surge of migrants at the border. you're there. you go to the border. what does a record surge look like there? danyelle: so basically the numbers of people that are coming across the border right doubled in the last few months. this area is now the area that's getting the highest number of migrants crossing the border. and what it looks like is it looks like hundreds of people a day, up to a thousand, sometimes over a thousand people a day crossing the border and then basically turning

♪ john: tonight on "pbs news weekend." new treatment for sickle cell disease, using the revolutionary crispr gene-editing technology, now approved by the fda. then, rising tensions in south america as venezuela threatens to take over a large region of guyana that's rich in resources. and on the eve of receiving the nobel prize for economics for her work on women in the workforce, a conversation with harvard professor claudia goldin. >> i have the sense that this isn't just my nobel. it's a nobel for women in general. and for that i am very pleased. ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by. >> consumer cellular, this is sam. how can i help you? . >> this is a pocket dial. >> with consumer cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is our thing. 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 for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from v

washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. ♪ lisa: in iowa, a federal judge has temporarilyey parts of a law, due to go into effect monday, that would ban books from school libraries if they depicted a quote, "sex act." the law, signed by republican governor kim reynolds, also bars teachers from discussing gender identity and sexuality before seventh grade. judge stephen locher agreed with those suing, writing that the law was "incredibly broad," banning crucial history books, classic fiction, and even guides to help studts avoid sexual assault. to understand more, i'm joined by derek black, a professor of law at the university of south carolina, and erin murphy, des moines bureau chief at the gazette. derek, this is a temporary decision, but how much does this tell us about the court fight ahead? >> to land a lawsuit like this, you have to establish if there is a likelihood of irreparable harm and if you are likely to win. this is quite common in these type of lawsuits, so the judge said, look, you are likely to win if you go to trial and cannot allow the slot to go into ef

of "the pbs newshour" weeknights on pbs. new government report estimates a record number of americans are experiencing homelessness. starting in 2007, the department of housing and urban development sent volunteers out on a single night each january to count all the people they could find who didn't have shelter. experts caution that this is not a census, and it's likely an undercount because it's hard to find everyone experiencing homelessness on a single night. this year, they counted more than 650,000. that's a 12% increase over the last year, the biggest one year jump on record and more than four times greater than any previous increase. in the past, a single category drove the increase. but this year, all categories went up. individuals, families, unaccompanied children and so on. ann oliva is the ceo of the national alliance to end homelessness. what do you make of those numbers of that big jump? ,ann: thank you first for having me on your show today. this is such an important topic and we need to make sure that folks

♪ john: tonight on "pbs news weekend."ow some cities are testing no-strings attached payment programs as a way to help lower income residents get a leg up. then, the promise held by the transatlantic flight with first completely sustainable fuel, as airlines work toward lower emissions air travel. and a new series looks at why people in some parts of the world are living longer than average. >> they're socializing, because they know their purpose and they live their purpose. they live near nature. they keep their families close by. and we can map all these to higher life expectancy ♪ >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by. >> consumer cellular, this is sam. how can i help you? >> this is a pocket dial. >> with consumer cellular, you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that is kind of our thing. have a nice day. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and with friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and

for the “pbs newshour”, i'm william brangham. day's other headlines, an israeli airstrike in syria has killed one of iran's top generals. iranian state media said the attack happened in a damascus neighborhood. the general had been a longtime adviser to iran's revolutionary guard in syria. his death comes amid clashes between hezbollah and israel along the lebanese-israeli border. ukraine's air force says it shot down two russian fighter jets overnight, along with two cruise missiles and dozens of drones. kyiv says the attacks were aimed at central and southern ukraine, and reported no casualties. meantime, ukrainians observed another wartime christmas. but it was the first time the country officially broke from the orthodox date of january 7, which is observed by russia. >> i feel that we are united as a family as we celebrate christmas on december 25 in ukraine now. we are together with the whole civilized world in this christmas celebration. i hope that this prayer will be heard by god and bring us victory. geoff: ukrainian pr

john: tonight on pbs news weekend. a closer look at the drug, ketamine and its increasing use. the firsgroup of inmates to graduate from northwestern university's prison education program. >> there is not the roadblocks that are keeping us from competing. the cream is going to rise to the top. >> major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by. >> consumer cellular, this is sam. >> this is a pocket dial. >> 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 newshr. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. tonight, fresh questions are being raised about the conduct of israeli ground forces in gaza after military officials said the three hostages mistakenly killed were carrying a white flag and were shirtless -- both apparent efforts to show they were unarmed. an israeli military official, who spoke on condition

♪ john: tonight on pbs news weekend, israel's offensive turns to southern gaza, raising the death tollas hopes for a renewed ceasefire dwindle. then, what a new methane deal, reached at u.n.'s climate summit today, means for the future of climate change. and, how doctors are navigating the new abortion landscape, almost a year and a half after the supreme court dismantled roe wade. >> if it becomes clear that they're leaning towards a termination, i have to say, unfortunately, this is illegal in the state of wisconsin, and if this is what you choose to pursue, then we'll have to give you information on how to pursue this out of state it feels like i'm abandoning my patients in saying that. ♪ announcer: major funding provided by -- >> consumer cellular, this is sam. i thought i would let you know you get nationwide coverage with no contract. have a nice day. announcer: 10 with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from vie

for the pbs newshour i'm lisa desjardins.re on the presidential race and the potential effect of president zelenskyy's trip to washington, it's time for politics monday with: amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter. we just heard all about the republicans, let's talk about the democrats. you were in new hampshire, and dean phillips with his longshot merry challenge in my he is saying joe biden presents a threat to democracy? amy: the threat is that joe biden could lose to donald trump. he says that trump is a uniquely dangerous figure in our history. it's a secondary argument, or two steps from him kind of argument. phillips is saying a sickly joe biden's poll numbers are not great, which is true. and that somehow he is the solution. what he says is, in the polling, donald trump versus a generic democrat performs -- the generic democrat performs better than joe biden. dean phillips then says, you could call me generic if you want to. [laughter] his argument is basically that in a race between a ham sandwich an

for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham.: in the day's other headlines, senate leaders say they don't expect a deal on financial aid for ukraine, and tougher border security, until after the holiday break. negotiations continued, with the white house warning that current aid for ukraine will run out at year's end. but republicans are pressing for border policy changes, and that remains the sticking point. >> no question, this package is extremely important. the most complicated part of it actually is the border. i think we haven't passed a significant immigration bill since reagan's second term. so this is not easy. >> both democrats and republicans understand that there's more work to do to pass legislation protecting america's security and the security of the western world. geoff: meantime, in kyiv, ukraine's president zelenskyy said he is confident the u.s. will not let his country down. he also said he's considering whether to mobilize half-a-million more troops, on top of the 800,000 already fighting. in northwestern ch

for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin.or months, there has been a critical question lurking behind the israel-hamas conflict -- how did israel's vaunted military and intelligence services fail to recognize the elaborate plans hamas was making for its unprecedented, widespread attack on october 7th? as william brangham details, a new report sheds light on how israel was caught off guard so disastrously. william: on the morning of october 7th, hamas deployed a slew of techniques it had never used before, seemingly catching the nation of israel completely by surprise. it flew drones into israel, dropping explosives onto israeli surveillance towers. it used motorized paragliders to fly its soldiers from gaza into israel. it used heavy machinery to punch holes into barrier walls, through which armed attackers poured into israel, charging into unsuspecting military outposts and kibbutzes, killing hundreds at random, and seizing hostages. the attack was preceded by one thing hamas was known for -- launching a barrage of rockets f

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> consumer cellular. this is sam. can i help you? >> this is a pocket dial. >> with consumer cellular coming you get nationwide coverage with no contract. that's our thing. have a nice day. ♪ >> the the kendeda fund. committed to restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and idea. more at kendedafund.org carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security at carnegie.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. ♪ >> welcome to the newshour. hamas has released more is really hostages after an 11th hour deal extended the temporary gaza cease-fire through tonight. mediators are working to extend it for two additional days. >> two women were the first hostages to be handed over today. they were you -- reuni

for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown in philadelphia. ♪ geoff: there this evening on pbs, frontlineooting in uvalde, texas in may, 2022. "inside the uvalde response" draws on real-time, firsthand accounts and uses official bodycam footage and audio. produced with propublica and the texas tribune, the film reconstructs the chaotic response to the shooting and examines the missteps, lessons learned and the lingering trauma of that day. >> the gunman fires through the door into one of the classrooms, grazing the staff sergeant and the lieutenant. >> i saw my blood. i was like -- i have been shot. he was like, we both retreated back a little. we turned around and were like, i didn't know who was going to come out. >> surveillance footage shows lieutenant martin is going back down the hallway alone. and returning to where other officers are positioned. >> the first few moments of the response is crucial, is what experts said. this is the best moment in time to engage the shooter and rescue any victims. officers initially did that, then they stumbled back when they were grazed by bullets.

for the "pbs newshour" i'm lisa desjardins.more on the presidential race and president zelenskyy's trip to washington, it's time for politics monday with amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter, and tamara keith of npr. hello, hello. donald trump's support now tops 50% in iowa. tam, you were just in new hampshire. dean phillips with his longshot primary challenge is now saying that joe biden presents a threat to democracy. what is that all about? tamara: the threat he says joe biden presents is that joe biden could lose to donald trump. and he says that trump is a uniquely dangerous figure in our history. so it is a secondary argument. or, two steps removed kind of argument. phillips is saying basically joe biden's poll numbers are not great, which is a true fact. and that somehow he is the solution. what he says is that in polling, donald trump versus a generic democrat performs -- the generic democrat performs better than joe biden. and dean phillips then says you can call me generic if you want to. so his arg

for the pbs newshour, i am nick schifrin. ? ♪ stephanie: here are the latest headlines.have recovered the remains of five crew members from the wreckage of a u.s. air force osprey crash. the aircraft went down last wednesday off southwestern japan carrying eight americans on a training mission. one body had already been recovered. rescue teams are searching the crash site for two others still missing. a former american diplomat has been charged with spying for cuba. manuel rocha's two-decade career in the foreign service included serving as u.s. ambassador to bolivia. but newly unsealed court papers allege he also was a mole for cuban intelligence since at least 1981. u.s. attorney general merrick garland said an undercover fbi spoke with him before his arrest friday in miami. ag garland: rocha repeatedly referred to the united states as "the enemy." he told the undercover that his efforts to infiltrate the united states government were " meticulous and very disciplined." and he repeatedly bragged about the significance of his efforts, saying that "what has been done has

for "the pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy.in the days other headlines -- new landslides triggered by heavy rain in eastern congo have killed at least 20 more people. several towns across the country have turned into thick piles of mud and debris. officials say more than 60 people total have died from flooding and landslides this week alone. observers partially blame the deaths on construction of houses in unauthorized areas. here at home, forecasters are warning of more high tide and dangerous surf conditions tomorrow in california. the national weather service predicts strong winds and up to two inches of rain in some coastal areas. high tides yesterday caused extensive damage. this rogue wave in ventura, california sent eight people to the hospital and flooded streets. ohio's republican governor mike dewine has vetoed a measure that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, and barred transgender athletes from taking part in girls' sports. dewine said decisions about transgender healthcare should be made by parents

be sure to tune into washington week with the atlantic tonight on pbs.colorado supreme court decision to leave trump off the ballot and what 2024 could bring. and tomorrow on pbs news weekend, the promise shown by one transatlantic flight that could help the aviation industry lower emissions. and that's 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 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 these individuals and institutions -- ♪ and friends

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the newshour." the focus of israel's invasion and air campaign in gaza is shifting south, where roughly two million gazans have fled, and there are few safe places left for them to go. amna: the death toll in gaza is nearing 16,000, mostly women and children. that's according to the hamas-run health ministry. since israel's ground operations began, 81 of its troops have died in gaza. aid deliveries are continuing but in lower numbers since last week's truce ended, providing little relief to the civilians trapped there. in southern gaza, palestinians backing up and fleeing the same areas israel once said were safe. evacuations like this all too familiar for some. >> two to three journeys in the war, i headed to the hospital in the north, then the israeli army said we have to move to safe areas in the south. today again, we are evacuating. amna: they are trying to escape israel's bombardment from the air and its invasion on the ground

geoff: tune into washington week with the atlantic later tonight on pbs.scuss the fight over funding u.s. allies and border security. amna: and tomorrow on pbs news weekend, an in-depth look at a newly fda-approved treatment for sickle cell disease. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. have a great weekend, and happy hanukkah. >> 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. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made

. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> pediatric surgeon. volunteer.ry artist. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well-planned. >> the kendeda fund, committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at kendedafund.org. carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security, at carnegie.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." the top united nations humanitarian official says the delivery of food, water, and other aid to gaza is not nearly enough, and not arriving quickly enough for the almost two million people in need. geoff: arab and muslim nations are calling for a u.n. security council vote tomorrow demanding a ceasefire. mean

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for the "pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy.'re going to keep our focus on the risk of a regional conflict in the middle east as tensions with iran increase. for that we turn to paul salem, the president and ceo of the middle east institute, a washington-based non-partisan think tank. thank you for being with us. how do you interpret the comments from israel's former defense minister, current member of israel's war cabinet, who is clearly warning about the potential for military escalation against hezbollah? paul: there has been tension between israel and hezbollah from the first date of the hamas attack against israel october 7. reporting indicates u.s. talked israel down from a preemptive attack on hezbollah in those early days. this tension is coming back centerstage and the israelis have made it clear to the americans and to the world that they want some resolution to parts of the situation on their northern border with hezbollah and lebanon. otherwise they will take military action, or at least that is what they are threate

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for the pbs newshour, i'm gabrielle hayes.eoff: all this year, judy woodruff has been exploring cultural and social divisions as part of a primetime special airing tomorrow night. here's a preview as part of the ongoing series. judy: a few weeks ago where the 16th president spent time during the civil war, i gathered a group of respected thinkers to talk. they were a former compelling judge, nicole hammer, and deval patrick. welcome to all three of you. i want to begin with you, judge, this basic question we have been reporting on america's divisions. given that, how concerned are you right now about this country? >> judy, i'm gravely concerned about our country today. certainly more concerned that i have been in my lifetime. all of a sudden it seems we americans don't agree on anything at all. we certainly don't agree any longer, we don't even longer agree on america's democracy or whether democracy is the greatest in the world or civilization. >> i share the sense of concern. there have been many times where americans have c

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by. ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul anderson. >> it was like an aha moment. this is what i love doing. early stage companies have this energy that energizes me. these are people trying to change the world. when i volunteer with women entrepreneurs it's the same thing, i am helping women reach their dream. people who know know bdo. >> the john s and james l knight foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. the top united nations humanitarian official says the delivery of food, water and other aid to gaza is not nearly enough and not arriving quickly enough for the almost 2 million people in need. geoff: arab and muslim nations are calling for a un security council vote d

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by -- ♪ the ongoing support of these individualsnstitutions, and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson and camila and george smith. >> pediatric surgeon. volunteer. topiary artist. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well planned. >> actually you don't need vision to do most things in life. it is exciting to be part of a team driving the technology forward. i think that is the most rewarding thing. people who know, know bdo. ♪ >> the john s and james l knight foundation. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. a harsh winter has descended on ukraine as the war nears its third year. and ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy is here in washington, urging congress to unfreeze badly needed military aid. amna: that debate over aid comes as a d

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals institutions and friends of the newshour including jim >> it was like an aha moment. early-stage companies have this energy. these are people trying to change the world. when i volunteer with women entrepreneurs, it's the same thing. i'm thriving by helping others every day. bdo. >> the john s sam james james l knight foundation. -- and james l knight foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. a verdict tonight in one of the cases related to the 2020 election. geoff: a federal jury in washington ordered rudy giuliani to pay $148 million to two former georgia election workers for distressed caused by lies he spread during the 2020 election. miles park was in the courtroom today and joins us now. this was a civil trial and the jury was asked onl

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 y ears, 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. 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 from the oars like you. -- from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. israel's ground offensive in the gaza strip continues to expand, as does the human cost. health officials say the 11 week long war already claimed the lives of more than 21,000 palestinians, most of them women and children. as israeli tanks bombard the gaza strip, the peace plan proposed by egypt and qatar seems far from reach. last night, a hamas official said they have received ceasefire proposals from mul

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