in washington, home of the pbs news hour weeknights on pbs.s been an unprecedented run-up to this week's democratic convention. the incumbent president, dropping out under pressure from his own party, and the vice president taking his place. newshour anchors geoff bennett and amna nawaz are in chicago for the next chapter. geoff, what's this week expected to look like? geoff: john, democratic officials say the convention will open tomorrow night with the theme, "for the people." we'll hear from secretary hillary clinton, the first lady, dr. jill biden, and president joe biden, whose prime-time keynote address will make the case for electing kamala harris. tuesday will be organized along the theme of what democrats call their "bold vision for america's future," with evening keynotes from michelle and barack obama. wednesday night, expect the campaign to draw a contrast with the trump ticket, when we'll hear from former president bill clinton and harris' running mate, minnesota governor tim walz. and on the last night, as is customary, we'll hea

news weekend from weta news studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknights on pbs. this week's 4.4 magnitude tremor in los angeles didn't do much damage but it was along a fault that rungs through a very populated area and has the potential of a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake. but it's not just the west coast that ought to be thinking about that. >> october 17, 189, a 6.9 magnitude quake in the san francisco bay area collapsed elevated highways and a section of the bay bridge. candlestick park is evacuated as the world series is postponed. broken gas mains fuel fires that destroy buildings. 63 peace of mind die. damages total more than $6 billion. february 9, 1971. >> a state of emergency in california following the earthquake which disrupted the entire state. >> a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in california's anderson other valley leaves 65 dead. damage is estimated at $500 million. john: quakes many still vividly remember but a less known seismic event reshaped the middle of the country. for two months in the middle of 111 and the start of 1812, a series of quake

news hour, weeknights on pbs.ra: the secret service is in the hot seat again. this time over its actions before and on january 6. a new report lays out several thingsfrom detecting a viable pe bomb within 20 feet of kamala harris to reporting signs of potential violence. like rally-goer's wearing ballistic helmets, body armor and other military grade equipment. joining us is a washington post reporter thank you for it your time -- thank you for your time. this report says secret service officials never testified before the house committee investigating january 6 and this report seems to leave more questions than it does answers. what are your main takeaways from it? >> we knew some time ago there had been a pipe bomb outside both the rnc special offices on capitol hill and the dnc minutes before kamala harris would be coming out. she was spirited out of the building. it was known at the time -- this makes it official. it is no longer just reporters learning it from their sources. it is actually the government affi

in washington, home of the pbs news hour, weeknights on pbs.aura: bangladesh is under a nationwide curfew and internet blackout after a weekend of violent clashes between security forces and protesters, who have -- and protesters. almost 300 people have died, with thousands more injured. the protests began with them, but have spiraled into a national movement against prime minier sheikh hasina and her increasingly autocratic rule. ali rogin has more. ali: in bangladesh, protests over a government jobs policy ignited a broader movement against the country's longtime leader. >> yes, i want her step down, sheikh hasina! ali: protesters say sheikh hasina's violent crackdown is destroying her image and legacy tied to the birth of the nation itself. >> we want the government to resign. we want to go back to the golden times we had in the past. ali: student protests began in mid-july, against a government workforce quota system, which reserves some jobs for veterans of the country's 1971 war for independence, and their families. hasina responded with

weekend from weta studios in washington and -- home of the pbs news hour weeknights on pbs.anie: while cancer deaths in the u.s. have decreased in recent years, experts say one age group has seen an overall rise in cancer rates -- younger americans. william brangham has the latest on these shifting demographics and what can be done to address it. william: they're called early onset cancers, which means cancer among adults under 50, and they are on the rise. a groundbreaking report from the american cancesociety looked at rates of 34 different kinds of cancer over several decades, and found that 17 of them were more prevalent in millennials and gen-xers. so what is going on here? dr. karen knudsen is the ceo of the american cancer society. dr. knudsen, thank you so much for being here. i think the findings in this caught a lot of people by surprise. when you look at the overall study, what stands out most to you? dr. knudsen: well, you know, there are some surprises here, but in fact, we've been seeing some early indicators about this rise in cancers at an earlier age over th

home of the pbs news hour. weeknights on pbs. >> there is new evidence a free texting program may help teens quit e-cigarettes. also known as vaping, more than 2 million american middle and high school students now use e-cigarettes. a clinical trial found teens enrolled in the this is quitting anonymous text message program were 35% more likely to report giving up vaping after seven months. dr. amanda graham is the principal investigator of the study and chief health officer at truth initiative. a nonprofit aimed at preventing youth nicotine addiction. dr. graham, thank you for joining us. the program has been up and running for several years. how many teens have enrolled, and how did you reach them? >> we launched in january of 2019. since then, over 780,000 young people have enrolled. this is a program that served 18 to 24-year-olds, and we see tens of thousands and every month. the program is promoted through the truth campaign. the naonal public education campaign that we have run at truth initiative since

for the pbs news hour, i am christopher booker in baltimore.0 years ago, the central intelligence agency memorial to cia numbers killed in service to the country. it was first established with typical institutional quiet in the headquarters lobby. today, the memorial wall has become hallowed ground. nick schifrin has this rare look from langley, virginia. nick: it is the intelligence community's most solemn site, 140 stars carved into alabama marble, a permanent memorial. each star, one life lost. but also a nameless, collective commemoration of sacrifice. killed cia members get the same star, no matter seniority, and each star, born from this virginia studio. tim johnson carves a replica destined for the fallen's family. using the same decades-old stencil, leading with perfect symmetry to a single, central point. johnston has been carving the memorial wall stars for 35 years. >> i don't get but one shot and i can't mess up. you know, carved in stone, as the old saying goes. nick: johnston took over from his mentor and the man who built the wal

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for the pbs newshour, im laura -- i am laura barron lopez. amna: we start the day's other headlines in the middle east. iran has rejected a call from european leaders to refrain from retaliatory strikes on israel, calling it an "excessive request." the region is bracing for such an attack, following the death last month of hamas political leader ismail haniyeh in tehran, which iran blames on israel. in washington today, a state department spokesperson said that quote 'no one benefits from any kind of retaliation', adding that all parties should exercise restraint. >> everyone in the region should understand that further attacks only perpetuate conflict, instability and insecurity for everyone. and so what we're focused on is intensively on de-escalation through diplomacy. amna: meantime, the u.s. has approved the sale of 20 billion dollars worth of arms to israel, including fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles. but the weapons are not expeced to get to israel any time soon, as they are tied up in contracts that can take years to fulf

for the pbs news hour, i am lisa desjardins.man accused as the mastermind behind the september 11 terrorist attacks and his accomplices have agreed to a plea deal in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. the development comes 16 years after their prosecutions started. ali rogin has the latest the . reporter: the three men khalid , sheikh mohammed, the alleged leader behind the attacks, and and walid muhammad salih mubarak bin 'attash and mustafa ahmed al hawsawi all agreed to plead guilty in exchange for life sentences. the men have been in custody since 2003 and initially charged in 2008. but there have been years of legal delays, due in part to the brutal torture the men were subjected to while in detention. in a letter, government prosecutors said they recognized the deal would be met with mixed reactions among thousands of family members who lost loved ones, but they called it the best path to finality and justice in this case. for a closer look, i'm joined by wall street journal reporter jess bravin, he is author of the

for the pbs news hour, i'm laura baran lopez.we are going to shift our focus back to the new reports that u.s. elections continue to be targeted by foreign actors, with microsoft outlining an iranian cyberattack on an active presidential campaign. the company declined to specify which campaign was affected, but former president donald trump said on truth social it was his, posting that one of his campaign websites was hacked by the iranian government. it comes after the office of the director of national intelligence warned that it continues to observe foreign influence operations by russia, china, and iran aimed at disrupting november's election and undermining american democracy. to help with these new reports in context, we are joined by the chief intelligence and public policy officer at sentinel one and the former director of cybersecurity and -- at infrastructure security agency. >> thanks for having me. geoff: what stands out to you about this apparent cyberattack on the trump campaign? what would iran stand to gain by hac

from the darker side in western maine, i'm jeffrey brown for the pbs news hour.re from stephen king including what he watches and reads when he is not writing. that is on our youtube channel. our student reporting labs podcast called on our minds has a new season focused on the elections and the youth vote. two new student hosts along with student reporters from around the country talk with conservatives and liberals, experts and candidates about the political issues that matter most to young people. >> this election year is wild. the election is affecting all of us, even those of us too young to vote. >> on this special season -- >> student reporters are asking -- >> what does it mean to be an american? >> does my vote matter? >> we are having conversations with everyone. >> conservatives, liberals. as americans we need to come together. >> and the way to do that is -- >> by listening. >> a podcast by teenagers for teenagers. >> produced by pbs student lab podcasts. amna: and that is the news hour for tonight. on behalf of the entire news hour team, thank you fo

for the pbs news hour, i'm lisa desjardins.d joining us now from former president trump's rally in harrisburg, is laura barron lopez. thanks so much for being with us. as we saw, donald trump started his day in chicago for what was and at times intense q&a at the convention. how was his campaign responding to the criticism he is now facing for his comments about vice president harris's racial identity and what to his comments reveal about how he is approaching running against harrison's president biden? laura: former president donald trump and his campaign are defending themselves in the way he is going after kamala harris, despite the fact that some republicans in his party think they should refrain from talking about her race and refrain from attacks calling her a di hire, but largely, trump's campaign has not changed it strategy when it comes to its attacks on kamala harris. they are using a lot of the same attacks they used on president joe biden, namely attacking her on her immigration record as well as on inflation to one

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for the pbs "newshour". >> team u.s.a. continues to dominate, the most decorated american athlete in track and field alison felix to her name is also in paris to change the narrative of mothers. she joins us. thanks for joining us. amna: tell us about this effort, you partnered with pampers to create a nursery in the athletes' village for the games. first ever olympic facility of this kind. why is this space needed? >> when i came back from competition after having my daughter, i had a hard time traveling with her and competing. when i was appointed on the i. o.c. i wanted to support mothers and thought of the olympic games and something that should have been done a long time ago. and now there is a space in the athlete village and bring your babies and young children and bond with them and get away from the pressures of the olympic games. amna: you had your first daughter in 2018 and competed in tokyo, what was hard about that? what were the challenges? >> when i went back to competition, it was going to competition, some

. >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the news hour, including jim and nancy builder, and the robert and virginia schiller foundation. upholding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. >> the knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ and friends of the news hour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome. it was her first major policy speech since becoming the democratic presidential candidate last month. amna: vice president harris laid out her vision for combating one of the biggest issues for voters in this year's election and one that has dogged the biden-harris administration, rising prices. >> vice president harris on the trail in north carolina as her campaign unveils its economic agenda. >> costs are still too high and on a deeper level, for

for the "pbs news hour," i'm nick schifrin. amna: joining us now is dr.f, an american pediatrician who recently returned from volunteering with the humanitarian group medglobal at gaza's al aqsa hospital. he's back home in arkansas. thank you for joining us. dr. yousaf: thank you for having me. amna: you heard the story as my colleague reported. the father who lost his twins just days after they were born. we are able here just to see a slice of these stories from on the ground in gaza. you were there. tell us what you think when you hear this story. were these kinds of stories unusual? dr. yousaf: the truth is this was as devastating as a story as this is, this is the everyday story for the gazan people. almost every day i was there in gaza, every day there were bomb blasts that we heard in the distance sounding like rolling thunder and there were drones over our heads 24/7. often coinciding with the bomb blasts were mass casualty events that came to the hospital 35 or 40 minutes later. every story, devastating. children lost in a manner such as the one

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for the pbs news hour, i'm stephanie sy.also today, russia launched a new wave of attacks across multiple regions in ukraine. at least five people were killed. the latest missile and drone strikes come after moscow hit ukraine's power grid, in its largest air attack of the war yet. meantime, ukraine says it's taken nearly 500 square miles of russia's kursk region and captured more russian troops since that surprise incursion started three weeks ago. as fighting there intensifies, so do concerns about a potential nuclear incident. today, the chief of the un's nuclear watchdog visited the region's power plant, which he said is speckled with traces of drone attacks. >> pointing fingers is something that i, as director general of the iaea, must take extremely seriously. but it is obvious that you cannot separate what we have seen here from the recent military activity that we have seen. geoff: he warns that the plant is especially vulnerable to attack because it has no protective dome. any such strike, he says, would have seriou

for the pbs newshour, i'm leila molana-allen in port sudan. amna: there are just 70 days left until election day and the campaigns are ramping into high gear. that means there's a lot to break down this weekend politics. for that we are joined by our politics 20, amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and tamara keith of npr. so one week after the democratic national convention -- amy, as you know sometimes candidates get a convention bounce. this is a weird year. are we seeing that or do we expect to for kamala harris? amy: that's a good question because unlike any other election where the candidate really just came onto the scene less than a month before the convention, she got a lot of that bob before we even got to chicago with the base rallying around her. but she has had the wind at her back so to speak for the last -- really since she has been in this race, and it has not abetted. if anything, the convention crystallized the kind of momentum that she has been able to sustain for the last month. if you have democrats lea

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announcer: major funding for the pbs "newshour" has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the "newshour," including cathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. >> the foundation fostering engaged communities. announcer: and with 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 2024 campaign is in full swing with vice president kamala harris running mate tim walz on the campaign trail. geoff: after donald trump's two hour life stream on x formerly twitter. but what was build as a return was fraught with tech troubles. we have the coverage. ♪. >> minnesota governor tim walz in los angeles, california, today. stop number one of a five-state dash has the v.p. pick flying solo. >> we can't hope that we defeat donald trump or collectively bargain or protect social security and can't hope we address climate change. you you don't hope to w

for the pbs news hour, i am nick schifrin.024 olympic games have garnered tens of millions of viewers, with jaw-dropping performances and compelling storylines. but in recent days, controversy surrounding the gender of one boxer has also consumed headlines. william brangham has the story. william: algerian boxer imane khelif was triumphant yesterday. she defeated her opponent from thailand and will now fight for gold on friday night. on the streets of paris, algerian fans rejoiced. >> it was an intense fight, worthy of a final. she gave everything. imane was able to represent her country. she was able to show the world what strong algerian women are, despite the criticism, and despite everything defamatory that has been said against her. she did not let herself go. she came out victorious and we are proud of that. william: but khelif's rise has also put her at the center of an international firestorm. it began last week, when she defeated an italian boxer, here in blue, who quit their match after just 46 seconds, saying she wa

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbstion from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour" west. here are the latest headlines. we stewart the race for the white house. vice president kamala harris in her first sitdown interview since capturing the democratic no, ma'am. during the 27 interview alongside tim walz harris thread a thin line between being a changed candidate and carrying on the legacy she forged with president biden she announced he would bring in a republican into her cabinet something that has not been done since the obama administration. >> i've spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. i think it's important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences. i think it would be to the benefit of the american public to have a member of my cabinet who is a republican. >> also in that interview harris was pressed on why her economic proposals had not already been implemented. >> you have been

for more, i'm joined by twin cities pbs reporter marilyn hammer. has been following his career for some 20 years. thank you for joining us. you were outside his home earlier today as the news broke. talk about what you heard. >> it was an interesting environment. there were folks walking their dogs out on a morning run, a walk, and decided to stay, and i got to see him depart in the motorcade and just started cheering for him out of the blue, and i talked to them afterwards. they are excited. minnesotans like to play an outsized role in national politics. they are part of it. i think people are learning the statistics that if walz wins, three out of the last six vice presidents will be from minnesota. quick he does have an uphill battle. the vast majority of americans do not know who he is or what to think of him. the campaign is already working to set that narrative with deals like this they released today. >> i coached football and taught social studies for 20 years that i try to teach my students what small-town nebraska taught me -- respect, co

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for the pbs newshour, i'm leila molana-allen in tekoa settlement, the west bank.illiam: we now hand it back over to amna and geoff in chicago for a preview of what we can expect from their coverage tonight at the democratic national convention. geoff: thank you, william. be sure to join us again shortly for live coverage of tonight convention, including governor tim walz speech accepting the party's nomination, plus interviews with top democratic leaders, including senator elizabeth warren. our pbs news special begins at 8pm eastern. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here shortly. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by

for the pbs newshour, i'm ross cullen in paris.iola moreno ruelas is a first-generation college graduate currently working for the california state legislature. she is also the founder of the ruelas fulfillment foundation, which aims to help high school students pursue higher education. tonight, she gives her brief but spectacular take on how anyone can give. >> i was born and raised in california, that's in the central coast. a lot of people, their parents are farmworkers, their families are living paycheck-to-paycheck. when i was 16, it was one of the roughest times for my family. unfortunately we cannot pay rent anymore. both my mom and my stepdad at that had lost their jobs. point it was really hard because that summer, i was going into my junior year of high school. i could not let this experience repeat itself in my life. i was the first one in my family to go to college. i knew that i wanted to go and explore more of california. see what the world had to offer. i knew it would help myself and my family, my nieces, my brother

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ahead of firing line's special counting the vote documentary premiering august 27th on pbs, i talked to three leading election experts. - [crowd] stop the count! stop the count! - michigan's democratic secretary of state, jocelyn benson oversaw a contentious 2020 presidential election and is now preparing for 2024 in the key battleground state. - we are doing more to protect those election workers never before - [margaret] longtime republican election lawyer ben ginsberg worked for george w. bush's campaign during the 2000 florida recount. later he testified against trump's claims of fraud. - there was no credible evidence of fraud produced by the trump campaign or his supporters. - [margaret] david becker is the founder of the nonpartisan center for election innovation and research. - we can't say for sure that there are zero non-citizens voting, but it's pretty darn close to zero and this is a knowable thing. - [margaret] with november's election just three months away, what do these experts say now? - [announcer] firing line with margaret hoover is made possible in part by robert

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbson from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the “news hour.” it's the final night of the democratic national convention here in chicago, which has been unlike what anyone expected just a month ago. in a few hours, vice president kamala harris is set to accept her party's nomination for president and outline her vision for the country. amna: harris' running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, set the stage for her last night as he introduced himself to the american people and accepted his nomination, all with some midwestern flare. ♪ night three at the dnc featured rising party stars. >> that is a story of america. amna: a parade of celebrities. >> what's up, dnc? amna: and a musical nod to minnesota. >> ♪ let's go crazy ♪ ♪ amna: but the state's governor and evening's headliner, tim walz, was introduced by this group. >> come on out, scarlets. amna: former members of the high school football team he once coached. >> thank you. amna: in the biggest speech of his political care

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