newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour west." here are the latest headlines. the u.s. and dozens of other countries ighed whether to supply tanks to ukraine as the nation battles through another winter of war. after a 5 hour meeting in germany, there was no agreement. they did agree to send hundreds of armored vehicles, but ukraine's leaders said they need the tanks to turn the tide of the war from russia. in peru, the capital city, lima, braced for more protests today after thousands of demonstrators clashed with police overnight. crowds demanded the ouster of the country's new president and appealed for new elections. police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters. dozens of people have died in the unrest since president pedro castillo was removed from office and jailed last month. the church of england has formally apologized for its treatment of lgbtq people and what it calls a hostile and homophobic response. at the same time, anglican bish

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm nick schifrin. sthanie: i'm stephanie sy with “newshour west.”e latest headlines. there are fresh signs tonight that inflation is easing. the growth in u.s. wholesale prices slowed again in december. new federal data show producer prices were up 6.2% from a year earlier. but that rate of increase has now fallen for six months in a row after peaking back in march. at the same time, retail sales fell 1.1% in december, as higher prices prompted americans to cut spending. u.s. law enforcement officials have made another major federal bust in a crackdown on crypto-currency exchanges. last night, they arrested the russian national who co-founded the exchange bitzlato, based in china. french authorities led the arrests of five associates across europe, in a related sting. u.s. oicials say the exchange was a notorious haven for illicit transactions and money laundering. in washington today, justice department officials made clear they're serus about going after sham crypto outlets. >> operating offshore, or moving your servers out of the continental u.s.

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for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy. there is strongly encouraging news tonight on pro football player damar hamlin. doctors now say that all signs indicate his neurological state is intact. the buffalo bills safety's heart stopped during a monday night game in cincinnati, and he'd been kept under sedation -- at the university of cincinnati medical center -- until last night. his doctors held a virtual news conference today. >> we are in the situation where we wanted to allow him to gradually you know wake up as the rest of his body was healing and last night he was able to emerge and follow commands and even ask who had won the game. amna: hamlin remains in critical condition on a ventilator but is able to communicate through writing. tragedy engulfed a small town in southern utah today. a murder suicide that claimed eight lives. investigators say a 42-year-old man shot and killed his wife, mother-in-law and 5 children -- then killed himself. police found the bodies late wednesday in the town of enoch. court records sho

newshour." this program was made poible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbson from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: welcome to "the newshour." i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy at "newshour west." the city of memphis has released several videos of five police officers attacking tyre nichols earlier this month. the 29-year-old died three days after he was hospitalized. police brutally beat, tased and pepper sprayed him following a traffic stop. five former police officers are now charged with his murder. "pbs newshour" has reviewed the videos and has decided to broadcasonly two short clips to illustrate what occurred. a warning to our viewers -- the video is graphic, disturbing, and includes several seconds of tyre nichols being beaten and crying for help. [yelling] vanessa: as we go to air tonight, there are peaceful protests in memphis. for his part, president biden said he was outraged by the video, and is calling for peaceful ptests. the memphis police chief has said there was no probable cause to warrant nichols' arrest. today before the video was

jane: for the "pbs newshour," i'm jane ferguson. when buffalo bills' safety damar hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during an nfl game last week, a flood of misinformation took over on social media, with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists falsely claiming the cod vaccine was to blame. the sudden death of sports journalist grant wahl, who died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the world cup in qatar last month, prompted a similar, and, again, false narrative. wahl's wife, dr. celine gounder, an infectious disease specialist, is pushing back on this kind of disinformation, and she joins me now. dr. gounder, welcome to the "newshour." thanks for being with us. and i just have to say how incredibly sorry we all are for your loss. it's only been a few weeks since you've lost your husband. my very first question is just how are you doing? dr. gounder: thanks, amna. i feel exhausted, i feel numb, which has me a bit scared because i know this is gonna hit me even harder. but nights are pretty tough. it is sort of when i get a chance to t

for the pbs "newshour," i'm nick schifrin. a new film is getting oscar buzz for its standout acting performances and unusually deep exploration of sexual violence. the film opens nationwide tomorrow. jeffrey brown talks to sarah polley, director of "women talking," for our arts and culture series, canvas. >> we know that we are bruised and infected and pregnant and terrified and insane. and some of us are dead. jeffrey: a series of sexual assaults has taken place in a conservative mennonite community, far removed from modern life, and the wom of the colony, realizing the perpetrators are their own menfolk, must vote -- do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. >> it is a part of our faith to forgive. we will be excommunicated, forced to leave the colony in disgrace if we do not forgive these men. and if we are excommunicated, we forfeit our place in heaven. jeffrey: the film "women talking" takes us into a conversation in which, says director sarah polley, the stakes couldn't be higher. sarah: questions around faith and forgivenes

r the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin.eral trade commission issued a proposal banning noncompete clauses that prevent workers from switching employers or starting a new business. one in five americans, 30 million people, are affected by these policies. the ftc will accept public comments for 60 days before it can finalize the rule. welcome. >> thank you. amna: most people think of noncompetes and associate them with high-paying jobs, tech workers, and so on. what are some of the industries we don't usually associate with them? >> people think of folks in the boardroom who might be impacted by these, but 30 million americans are covered by noncompetes. everybody from minimum-wage workers, security guards, folks flipping burgers, two middle-aged workers journalists, all kinds of folks amna: about hf of all states already have some rolls on the books limiting their use or banning them. why is a federarule necessary? >> one part is that there are states that fully been noncompetes already. one of the interesting and disturbing

for the pbs newshour, i am fred.orrow, his next report will experience some of the reasons the flooding has been so bad and what could have been done to prevent another disaster. is reporting is a partnership with the under told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ geoff: the start of the new year is bringing some new state laws. thousands of bills were passed in state legislatures last year. there are a few issues in particular that stand out for which a number of states have decided to take action. stephanie sy has a look at some of the changes on the way. stephanie: in the wake of the supreme court's decision overturning roe v. wade, son states have new laws taking effect to protect abortion services. >> the number one issue for me is women's rights and all of our rights that are being slowly taken away from us. stephanie: that includes california and new york which would expand abortion care. but in tennessee, a new restriction on abortion went into effect that requires a licensed physi

for the "pbs newshour," i'm miles o'brien in new york city. off: and there is a lot more online at pbs.org/newshour, including a story about solar-powered energy hubs being built in and around new orleans to provide residents there with electricity after natural disasters. amna: and join us again here tomorrow night, when we will explore the state of policing in america amid ongoing calls for reform. that's the “newshour” for tonight. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. thanks for spending part of your evening with us. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can help find one that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." >> these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy t

. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 yearsbnsf, the engine that connects us. >> pediatric surgeon, volunteer, topiary artist, a raymond james financial advisor taylor's advice to help you win your life. life well-planned. >> the walton family foundation, working solutions to protect during climate change to thrive together. supported by the john d and catherine t macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just 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. for the first time today, the u.s. announced it will send american tanks to ukraine as part of a coordinated announcement with germany that will also send its tanks. >> a shift in u.s. policy in one of the most significant weapons upgrades ukraine has been asking for. >> ukraine calls them the critical weapon systems to recapture its own territory. western tanks. today

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to "the newshour."ht, a first in nearly 11 months of war in ukraine, the death of a ukrainian cabinet member. the interior minister was killed when his helicopter went down in a suburb of kyiv. >> in all, at least 14 people died in that crash, including one child who was killed on the ground. >> even in a nation far too familiar with war, authorities -- what authorities called a terrible tragedy. the aftermath of a helicopter crash early this morning near a kindergarten filled with children. an examiner arriving at the scene realizing he had just lost his wi and their daughter, who had been inside the building. katarina's daughter is only alive because she happened to have kept her home. >> i thought a rock had hit our house. i quickly started to dress the children. we came out and looked at what happened. bodies with torn off clothes. >> the crash left burning wreckage, damaged apartment buildings, and helicopter debris in kyiv's suburbs that helped -- helped resist russia's attempts last year to seize

for the "pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy. geoff: for the first time, retail pharmacies will be allowed to offer prescribed abortion pills in the u.s. the fda announced the regulatory change on tuesday, which could significantly expand abortion access through medication. earlier today, john yang spoke with an obstetrician about the news. john: until now, the food and drug administration had required that patients by mifepristone, the first of two pills used in medicated abortions, through a mail-order pharmacy or from certified clinics or doctors. patients would still need a prescription under the new rules. abortion rights groups hailed the move. naral called it a science-based decision that will empower folks to get the care they need in the way that best works for them. anti-abortion groups condemned it. susan b. anthony pro-life america said the fda was helping abortion activists turn every post office and pharmacy into an abortion business. dr. jennifer villavicencio is an obstetrician. she heads equity transformation for

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm john yang.essa: i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy with "newshour west." here are the latest headlines. the u.s. economy is showing new signs of slowing, after repeated interest rate hikes by the federal reserve. but the latest numbers don't yet make car if the nation can tame inflation without sliding into recession. the commerce department reports that from october through december, growth decelerated to an annual rate of 2.9%. that was down from 3.2% in the previous quarter, but still relatively strong. in the middle east, early friday morning, the israeli military says it carried out airstrikes in the gaza strip after two rockets fired from the palestinian territory were intercepted by its air defenses. this comes after an israeli raid in the west bank that killed nine palestinians in that region. it's the deadliest operation there in two decades. the israelis said they were targeting militants in the jenin refugee camp. palestinian officials said seven of the dead were gunmen and two were

for the pbs newshour, i'm miles o'brien in new york city. >> there is a lot more online at pbs.org/newshourbout solar powered energy hubs being built in and around new orleans to provide residents with electricity after natural disasters. >> join us again back here tomorrow night when we will explore the state of policing in america amid ongoing calls for reform. that is the newshour for tonight. >> thanks for snding part of your evening with us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> 425 years consumer cellular school has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can help find one that fits you. to learn more visit consumer cellular.tv. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour including jim and nancy build meant and kathy and paul anderson. >> these are people who are trying to change the world. startups have this energy that energizes me. i am thriving by helping others every day. people who k

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> the can do to advancing restorativeustice and meaningful work through investments in restorative leaders. more at kendedafund.org. carnegie corporation of new york. at carnegie.org. and with the going 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: good evening and welcome to the newshour. the u.s. government hit its debt limit today, forcing the treasury department to resort to extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and avoid the catastrophic consequences of a default. that's with the new gop-led congress setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown over raising the debt limit. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins joins us with the latest. it is great to see you. for the unfamiliar, remind us what this means if the country has hit its debt limit. lisa: to use a cliche analogy, we have reached our credit card limit. however, unlike m

. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting instituations to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. 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 sixth police officer in memphis has been suspended in the death of tyre nichols. memphis police announced today that officer preston hemphill has been relieved of his duties as part of an internal investigation. and, this evening, the memphis fire department announced it fired two emt's and a lieutenant who responded to the scene, but failed to provide sufficient care and violated numerous policies. amna: those moves come as residents in memphis have demanded further accountability for leadership and for others who responded when nichols was beaten, tasered

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular hasffered plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> 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 rules of business are being reinvented with a more flexible work force. by embracing innovation and looking not only at current opportunities, but ahead to future ones. >> people who know, know bdo. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie welcome to "the : newshour." i'm stephanie sy with today's top stories. nature is still throwing everything it has at california tonight. more than a foot of rain, 4 to 5 feet of snow, severe floods and mudslides. pacific storms have battered the state for 10 days now, claiming at least 17 lives. scene

. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. 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. geoff: good evening. five former police officers in memphis, tennessee have been charged tonight with second-degree murder in a killing that has echoed across the country. amna: the victim, tyre nichols, died after a confrontation during a traffic stop earlier this month. john yang has our report. john: the head of the tennessee bureau of investigation said he was appalled. >> frankly, i'm shocked, i'm sickened by what i saw. and what we've learne

for the "pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy in the imperial valley, california.ff: american skier mikaela shiffrin is making history. she now holds more world cup wins than any female alpine skier. she broke that record today after winning the giant slalom in italy. william brangham looks at her career and impact. william: a teenage prodigy who first burst on the scene more than a decade ago, mikaela shiffrin is a two-time olympic gold medalist and six-time world champion. but, for many, their last memories of her came during the beijing olympics, where she failed to medal and sometimes even finish her events. but then, today, she notched her 7th world cup win in her last 11 races with yet another blazing run down the mountain. that win earns shiffrin the crown with 83 world cup titles, the most for any woman, she just passed lindsey vonn, and ranks her second amongst all skiers. i'm joined again by christine brenna sportswriter and columnt for "usa today." christine, so good to see you in person. welcome back to the table. christine:hank you, william. it's great

newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbson from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening and welcome to the newshour. rescue crews in alabama and georgia have spent this day looking for survivors and victims after tornadoes tore through the region last night. at least nine people died, receivable in albecame. amna: the storms also left widespread wreckage and knocked out power to tens of thousands. following a long night, the damage began coming into sharper focus after daybreak. >>n selma, alabama, evidence of a tornado's power on vivid display. the twister ripped away parts of selma country club. >> you could hear the roar, glass going everywhere. you could hear the roof being torn off right over our heads. >> oh, my god. >> social media video showed the storm carving a ragged path of destruction. it hurled aside cars and wrecked buildings but selma's mayor said last night that the damage could have been even worse. >> we were blessed. we died some major bullets. selma is just one of the communities hit by in storm

william: for the "pbs newshour," i'm william brangham in portland, oregon.minder that anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can get help by calling the suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. amna: and the newshour's own nationwide network of student journalists has also been tackling the issue of teen mental health as part of their award-winning podcast, on our minds. check it out. >> teenagers, we're olympic athletes. we're young inventors. we're musicians. we're activists. >> we come from so many backgrounds and are the most connected we have ever been. >> but we have our own set of challenges. >> depression, anxiety, and stress are on the rise. >> thankfully, we're not in it alone. >> on our minds is a podcast about the teenage experience. >> to have like a resource and an outlet so that they can better understand themselves. >> made by teens for teens. >> each season includes two team hosts and covers topics such as grades. >> coming out. >> eating disorders. >> self-esteem. >> cultural identity. >> and all the things we as teenagers face. >> student r

home of the pbs newshour. john: with only a few hours left in 2022 in north america, we take a look back at some of the moments that shaped the past year and how we cover them. our collection of the highs and lows of the roller coasters that was 2022. at t start of the year, a new word emerged in the vocabulary. omicron. the covid variant helped push worldwide cases past 300 million. as the pandemic wore on, more milestones. by the end of juary, 10 billion vaccinations globally. in march, the global death toll passed 6 million and in may, u.s. debts reached one million. >> the highest reported death toll of any country. and this terrible, largely preventable milestone comes as cases are once again on the rise. john: along with the human toll, new research foundor the first time that humans had passed covid to wild animals. >> if you look back there, you can simply see them interacting. there are quite a lot. they're all all very packed together. given what we know about the amount of virus that these deer had,

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support of theseuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour" including leonard and nora. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years advancing ideas and so wedding institutions to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. nick: a final round of rain and snow fell on california today as the waterlogged state looks forward to drier days ahead. nine atmospheric rivers have battled the state since december. 8 million people are under a flood watch. cars were left stranded in the streets of san francisco over the weekend. further north, drivers in the sierra nevada braved white out conditions despite of avalanche warnings. across the state thousands have been forced to evacuate. one man near san francisco has been seekingefuge along the roadside for days. >> my tools are here. this will probably get ruined. my weed wacker. al

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- and with the ongoing support of thesendividuals and institutions and friends of "the newshour," including -- the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to "the newshour." it was the most serious assault on latin america's largest democracy in decades. >> supporters of former president bolsonaro stormed the center of power in brazil's capital, demanding the military take over and evict current president lula da silva. today, bolsonaro, who is currently in florida, was admitted to the hospital. >> in brazil's capital today, right police showed up in for and sent in the cavalry to try to dismantle a movement fueled by former president j your bolsonaro. yesterday, they launched a frontal assault on brazil's democracy. they rampaged through congress hoping to

for the pbs newshour, i am jared bowen in cambridge, massachusetts. he newshour for tonight. join us tomorrow night when i will sit down with the man who was the u.s. capitol police chief during the january 6 insurrection. amna: on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> architect. beekeeper. mentor. a raymond james financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life, well planned. ♪ >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. the target foundation, committed to advancing racial equity and creating the change required to shift systems and accelerate equitable economic opportunity. and with the ongoing support of these institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pb station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captionin

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support of individuals and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including -- leonard and norma klorfine, and koo and patricia yuan. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. ♪ ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. we begin tonight with the deadly epidemic of gun violence in america -- a problem with no letup in sight. in california, authorities are trying to determine the motive behind this weekend's shooting in monterey park. the community is grieving over the attack that left at least 11 people dead. today in des moines, iowa, two students were killed and a teacher was injured during a shooting at a charter school. multiple suspects were taken into custody. and in baton rouge, a shooting at a nightclub injured a dozen people. amna nawaz is in monte

for the pbs newshour i am zeba , warsi in nepal. uch more on the issue of organ trafficking in the paul online at pbs.org/newshour. geoff: that's the newshour for tonight. amna: on behalf of the entire team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> architect. beekeeper. mentor. a raymond james financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life, well planned. ♪ >> 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 institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thk you. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, whh is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] . >>> he'llo, everyone and welcom to "amanpour and company." here's what is coming up. >> your cowardly silence and attempt to w

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular been offering no contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can find the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> 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. >> these are people who are trying to change the world. start ups have this energy that energizes me. i am thriving by helping others every day. people who know know b. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ ♪ >> 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: good evening. we're learning more this week about the strength of the u.s. economy and whether high inflation and rising interest rates are pushing it into a recession. amna: tomorrow, the

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour.ure is still throwing everything it has at california tonight. more than a foot of rain, 4 to 5 feet of snow, severe floods and mudslides. pacific storms have battered the state for 10 days now, claiming at least 17 lives. geoff: the storms have left untold property damage, and left many thousands of customers with no power. stephanie sy reports on the ongoing ordeal. stephanie: scenes of destruction are unfolding across many parts of california. a tree sliding down a hillside and onto a highway in the santa cruz mountains, a man paddling through flooded streets in santa barbara county, and homes crushed by trees in sacramento. residents, like camilla shaffer in the mountain town of felton, said the water rose rapidly. >> it was rising at about two feet per hour. we experienced this on new year's eve, so we kind of had our markers for 22 feet, but it kept orising, and it did get quite scy. stephanie: the entire town of montecito, a wealthy enclave in santa barbara county, was forced to

. >> this is pbs news weekend from w eta, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. >> when the newongress convenes on tuesday, one of the first orders of business in the house will be the selection of a new speaker. normally, it's a routine ritual. the er of the majority party wins the election. but house republican leader kevin mccarthy is still rounding up votes. and that's the topic of our weekend briefing with congressional correspondent lisa desjardin. lisa, we know that nothing happens on the hill. no one moves no one coughwithout you hearing it, knowing about it. so w's the current state of play? >> john. we are less than two days away from the new congress, convening and getting ready to elect a new speaker and kevin mccarthy. the man who republicans have chosen as their nominee for house speaker does not have the votes he needs to win. you need right now a majority of the house to guarantee the speakership, so 218 votes. kevin mccarthy will walk in with a total of 222 republicans, and he does not have 218 of them supporting him. yet he does have a majority, though, and all

newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to the newshour. rescue crews have spent this day looking for survivors and victims after tornadoes tore through the region last night. at least nine people died. seven of them in alabama. >> the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of people. the damage begin coming into sharper focus after daybreak. >> in selma alabama evidence of a tornadoes power on vivid display. the twister ripped away parts of the selma country club. >> class going everywhere. >> social media showed the storm carving a ragged path of destruction etched into america's civil-rights history. it hurled aside cars and erect buildings. selma's mayor said the damage uld in even worse. >> we were blessed. just want to remind folks that selma is just one of the communities that was hit by a storm. >> the hardest hit of those communities live 40 miles to the northeast. authorities say around 50 homes have been destroyed. that number is only exp

. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by -- ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.he engine that connects us. >> pediatric surgeon, volunteer. a raymondjames financial advisor. life. well-planned. >> the walton family foundation. working for solutions to protect water during climate change. supported by the john t and catherine macarthur foundation. committed to building a more peaceful world. 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 area -- like you. >> good evening. after two days and six rounds of votes, the house of representatives has still not elected a leader. >> two dozen republicans have blocked kevin mccarthy and there is no end in sight. more on the continued battle between party leaders and hardliners. reporter: not quite chaos, but for republican leaders, certainly a frenzy as kevin mccarthy continues to insist he will prevail as speaker of the house despite being well short on votes. >> it does not matter. i stil

suicide prevention. >> this is pbs news weekend from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourweeknights on pbs. john: as inflation remains high, many consumers are looking at new ways to pay for the things they want. one that's gaining popularity is buy now, pay later. companies like affirm, afterpay and klarna allow customers to take an item home right away and pay for it later in interest free installments. but it's only free if you follow the rules. roben farzad is host of public radio's full disclosure. robin, how do these things work and how are they different from using a credit card? roben: these are just splitting up payments to a down payment. effectively, you imagine a $200 handbag, so you pay $50 upfront and you ha maybe two months to pay the rest. sands interests another thing. so you're asking yourself what's in it for the merchant? well, e merchant is being promised by these vendors that you're going to get a much bigger size of the shopping cart. and we can also track data and the merchant will pay fees in lieu of interest. so this is to the industry, at least i

. >> this is pbs news weekend from washington, home of the pbs newshour. >> storms are blamed for at least 20 deaths. president biden declared a federal disaster to help the recovery. now that the worst of the storm has passed, and up has begun. marjorie's berkeley home was destroyed by a mudslide. >> i just finished remodeling. it's hard to see it all go. >> nine atmospheric rivers, long sections of the atmosphere pummeled the state. torrential downpours turned neighborhoods into lakes and triggered mudslides, resulting in power outages and mass evacuations. there were sinkholes, rock slides in fresno. they were daring rescues. responders lifted a woman from a crake. president biden surveyed damage along the coast. >> that he went down's -- if anyone doubts the climate is changing, they must have been asleep. we need to rebuild better. >> a community near san jose flooded three times in three weeks. >> is always tough. you go to the emotional roller coaster. if my troubles in life are some mud on the floor, i consider myself lucky. >> the deluge refill some reservoirs. we spoke with

newshour. ♪ the program was made possible by the corporation -- and your pbs station for viewers like you. u. amna: welcome to the newshour. authorities in memphis and other cities are urging peaceful protest tonight as they release a graphic video of the fatal police meeting of tyre nichols. goeff: that is a 19-year-old that died earlier this month after a arrest. police beat and tased him for three minutes at a traffic stop. the police officers are now charged with his murder. my friends, family, and supporters turned out for a vigil at his favorite skateboard park. the police chief said there was no possible -- probable cause for his arrest. many of the city's top officials have described the video of his arrest horrific and difficult to watch. his mother has said -- said she could not watch the full video of whahappened to her son. and there is some documentation on the video that is said to b him calling out for his mother's help. she spoke with us. >> h loved to talk with me. he was his own person. he did not follow what everybody else was doing. i talked to him one time and he said m

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home of the pbs newshour, we can nights on pbs. -- week nights on pbs.t's been five years since hundreds of thousands of rohingya were driven out of myanmar, fleeing the brutality of government security forces. most went to camps in neighboring bangladesh. now a growing number of them , have been setting out to open sea, in hopes of getting to malaysia or indonesia, where they believe they can live more freely. the united nations estimates the number of rohingya making that desperate journey went up fivefold last year. at least 348 people died or went missing attempting the trip, making it one of the deadliest years for rohingya refugees since 2014. >> they spent weeks adrift in a rickety wooden boat, coming adrift in the most northern province. hundreds of refugees have made landfall in indonesia. many of them needing medical attention. >> after five days, our boat began breaking down and we had no food or water. >> she arrived last month. >> five men jumped because they could not handle the hunger. after 12 days, water came into the boat and more peopl

david brooks and jonathan k partway in on theatest political headlines. >> this is the pbs newshour. >> ukraine will soon receive an unprecedented amount of new weapons systems thanks to a deal made by a group of some 50 nations today. the weapons do not include the one item that ukraine calls its priority, western tanks. >> for ukraine's western military support, todayas the best of times and the worst of times. for the first time the u.s. will send stryker armored personnel carriers in addition to hundreds more bradley fighting vehicles and european armored vehicles designed to help ukraine with fundamental building blocks for help modern armies fight. it's a major upgrade to ukraine's mostly soviet era armor to help kyiv try and seize occupied territory. >> this is a very capable package and if employed properly it will enable them to be successful. >> if you did not get the item that says it needs, western tanks. germany today resisted calls to send its own tanks or allow other countries to re-export their own tanks to ukraine. >> i can thank you hundreds of times and it will be

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about the ozone layer. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend from wbt a studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourhts on pbs -- weeknights on pbs. john: an fbi search of president biden's wilmington's delaware home turned up yet more classified material. the friday search was coordinated between the fband mr. biden's personal attorney. it underscores the seriousness of the special counsel's investigation into mr biden's handling of classified material from his days both as vice president and as senator. white house correspondent laura barone lopez is here. laura, this is an fbi search of a sitting president's home. how did this come about? and what did they find? laura: president biden's personal attorney, bob bauer, offered this search to fbi investigators, saying that they've been trying to cooperate as much as possible fr the very beginning, and thought that -- it lasted about,lmost 13 hours on friday, january 20th. essentially what they found was six items they said that included some classification markings. we don't know if that's six documents, if it's more than six documents, but they foun

announcer: this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour weeknightspbs. john: on this final weekendf the nfl regular season, teams are showing support for buffalo bills safety damar hamlin with warm up jerseys and by highghting his uniform number three other 30 yard line. doctors say hamlin is making steady progress after suffering cardiac arrest during a monday night game. today tweeting from hisospital bed. the urgency of that night is evident in recordings of radio traffic. >> all call. we need everyone. >> bring everybody. we need everyone. john: the incident has put a spotlight on a team that is at every game but hopes it is never t on the field, the medical teams. jordan rodriguez a reporter for the athletic lumen field in seattle where the los angeles rams are playing the seattle seahawks. doctors say that on-field cpr is the reason that hamlin's brain function has returned to normal. but that response was not just look. how did they prepare for that? >> it is called an emergency action protocol and the nfl mandate this league wide. when the at

home of the pbs newshour.ohn: ever since covid vaccines became available, the federal government has been buying them from manufacturers and distributing them for free, but that was never intended to be permanent and soon they will be stributed by manufacturers and prices they sent. the government was paying $26 per dose for moderna boosters, but moderna and pfizer are saying they are considering $110 to $130 a dose on the open market. why the jump? what is the future? jennifer cates is the senior vice president and director of mobile health. let's be clear, the $110, what do those numbers represent? >> we think it is what the manufacturers say they might charge when vaccines are in the commercial markets. they could end up charging more, but this is what they are projecting. that would be four or five times what the federal government paid. there is good news and bad news. the good news is for most people with public or private insurance, we will not be paying. it's the buyers, the insurers and purchasers wer