for the pbs "newshour" in pakistan.is a partnership with the undertold stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ ♪ geoff: since the russian invasion of ukraine, 16 million ukranians have been forced to flee their homes. we looked at ukranians trying to rebuild their lives in america and tonight we introduce you to one man and his family through the universal language of. justin kenny of rhode island, for our arts and culture series "canvass." reporter: sunday morning at the second baptist church in providence rhode island. he is warming up the small choir. it is smaller than he's used to. back home in ukraine, and elsewhere in europe, he conducted in a much grander scale like the reverend billy graham's stadium. [singing] reporter: when russia invaded ukraine a year ago his life changed. one of russia's first targets was his hometown. he and his family were forced to flee. the family made a difficult decision to leave the country and head for the r mannian -- romanian border. >> women and children

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm stephanie sy.back shortly with a look at a ukrainian conductor's effort to rebuild his life after russia's invasion. geoff: first, take a moment geoff: since the russian invasion of ukraine a year ago, an estimated 16 million ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. we have looked this past year at ukrainians trying to rebuild their lives in america. and, tonight, we introduce you to one man and his family doing that through the universal language of music. justin kenny of rhode island pbs weekly has the story, a collaboration with the boston globe for our arts and culture series, canvas. justin: it's sunday morning at the second baptist church in east providence, rhode island. alex kreshchuk is warming up the small choir. it's smaller than he's used to. back home in ukraine and elsewhere in europe, he conducted on a much grander scale, like the reverend billy graham's revival at a moscow stadium. ♪ when russia invaded ukraine a year ago, his life changed. one of russia's first targets was

for the “pbs newshour,” i'm lisa desjardins.ons often go beyond disputes over policy, regularly spilling into clashes over identity and culture, and pitting friends and family against one another. judy woodruff explores how that came to be and what it means for our shared future in her latest installment of america at a crossroads. claire: every president has encountered division of some type, much of it partisan, protests, civil unrest, much of it rooted in those very things washington was concerned about. judy: inside the exhibit on the presidency at the national museum of american history in washington, curator claire jerry hears echoes of the divisions today in our country's past, starting with our very first president, george washington. claire: in his farewell address, he said it was really worried about three things for the country. he was worried about regionalism, partisanship and foreign entanglements, and especially the partisanship issue. he was not a believer in parties that would take the lead over ideas, and one o

for the "pbs newshour," i'm ross cullen in paris. ephanie: french trade unions vow to intensify the strikes that have crippled energy shipments and disrupted transit services. still to come on the newshour, congresswoman zoe lofgren discusses tougher banking regulations. minnesota's governor on how his state could be a national model for transgender rights; and why archaeological treasure hunters are scanning the banks of the thames river in london. >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington, and in the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: the centers for disease control and prevention released two new disturbing reports about mortality rates for mothers and babies in america, including some stark racial divides. william brangham explores these alarming trends. william: we're going to hear from two of the researchers behind this new data. first, look at maternal mortality. new mothers are dying here at higher rates than mothers in any other industrialized nation. and

for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. ♪ amna: a u.s.vote today means, for the first time in 30 years, congress and the president will block a washington d.c. local law, a bill that would overhaul the city's criminal code. lisa desjardins explains the policy and politics at play. lisa the u.s. senate, today : legislating for a single city. but on a national issue. senators from both parties were poised to reject washington d.c.'s criminal code overhaul. >> now is not the time to get soft on crime. >> this body now in a rush of politics is going to prevent a city from protecting itself. lisa: the rare congressional block comes amid national headlines and political pressure over crime. but this issue affects only washington d.c., and raises another justice issue, is it just that congress overrule the ci's wishes? >> my name is troy burner. i'm a fourth generation washingtonian. lisa: wh's that mean to you? troy: the nation's capital. there's so much pride in history here. lisa: troy is proud of the city, but not its justice system, which s

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>> for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrebrown in detroit. ew play tomorrow will be sunday opens at washinon dc's kennedy center on april 13. amna: there's a sad passing note tonight -- a member of the larger pbs family satirist mark russell who poked fun at america's political elite for more than half a century died today. with his fingers on the piano keys, he blended biting parody with song. geoff: he was best known for his pbs comedy specials that aired from 1975 to 2004. he went on to serve as a host of the popular nbc reality program real people in the late 1970's and early 1980's. russell died at his home in washington, d.c. of complications from prostate cancer, his wife told the washington post. here is mark russell at his finest. ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] amna: mark russell was 90 years old. our thoughts are with his friends and family. remember there is more online -- including a look into how a possible ban on the social media app tiktok may fail to address some data privacy concerns. geoff: and join us again here tomorrow night, where we w

for the pbs newshour, i'm nicole ellis in charlottesville, virginia.u can see more of the university of virginia exhibit online. and find more of our stories on black histy month including one about how students digitizing historically blac newspapers are rediscovering forgotten histories about their hometowns. that's at pbs.org/newshour. amna: and join us again here tomorrow night, when we will explore the laws state legislatures are passing this year aimed at limiting lgbtq rights. that's the newshour for tonight. geoff: thanks for spending part of your evening with us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> 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 industry to -- 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. >> this is pbs newshour west fro

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> unless we address where we are 20 years later. >> money doesn't move, it bounces. >> for the pbs newshour, jeffrey brown. >> the new play tomorrow will be sunday. it opens in washington dc's kennedy center on april 13. >> there is a sad passing of note tonight. a member of the larger pbs family, mark russell who poked fun at america's political elite for more than half a century, died today. with his fingers at the piano keys, he planted biting parity with song. >> best known for his pbs comedy specials that aired from 1975 to 2004. he went on to serve as host of the popular nbc reality program real people in the late 1970's and early 1980's. russell died at his home in washington, d.c. of complications from prostate cancer. that is why his wife told the washington post. here is mark russell at his finest. >> i can speak with brash impunity ♪ i can sing a different song and please the community ♪ every different kind of resident until i count enough to vote for me as president ♪ i bear in mind that winning is very critical, i'm very model of a candidate political ♪ >> mark russell was 90

. ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support ofse 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. amna: good evening and welcome to "the newshour." regional banks took a beating day, suffering their deepest losses on the stock market in years. geoff: it follows the failure of two major banks, and after the government's top financial authorities spent the weekend taking action to shore u confidence around the larger banking system. no other bank failed today. but the pain is hardly over for certain banks. economics correspondent paul solman reports. paul: markets opened this morning, and investors promptly dumped bank stocks, despite president biden's effo

for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown. ♪ amna: and we'll be back shortly. moment to hear from your local pbs station. geoff: it's a chance to offer your support, which helps keep programs like ours on the air. the imperial valley of california. geoff: artist and photographer wesaam al-badry's family fled his home country of iraq -- at the start of the gulf war. that experience has shaped much of his work, which focuses on capturing human struggle with dignity and love. tonight, he shares his brief but spectacular take. >> i always wanted to make people as beautiful as possible. if you google anything about arabs, it is always with a gun, being violent, or being abusive. we could never look beautiful. to me, that did not sit well. i was born in iraq in 1984. i remember as a child, like i was sitting outside their house and you hear the, you know, the jets flying over, bombing the iraqi military. then you hear a few minutes later the iraqi military bombing the civilians, my grandmother screaming at my mom, you need to get your kids out of the city. you need t

for the "pbs newshour," i'm john yang. stephanie: and late today, mayor lightfoot announced that chicago's police superintendent, david brown, will step down in two weeks. both of the candates in the runoff had vowed to replace him if they are elected. for the first timepolice in israel have used force against crowds protesting an overhaul of the nation's courts. it started after hundreds of people in tel aviv blocked highways today, waving flags. officers on horseback used stun grenades, and others fired a water cannon. they said protesters threw rocks and water bottles. critics of the court plan say it would weaken the independence of israel's judges. rescuers in northern greece spent the day searching for survivors and bodies after an overnight train crash killed 43 people and injured scores more. a passenger train and a freight train collided head-on. cranes were brought in to lift derailed cars as crews dug into the wreckage. the prime minister toured the site and promised accountability. >> what we are experiencing t

for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy.ce also said that two of the three weapons used up eared to have been obtained legally. to help us understand what transpired we turned to gillian peterson, the cofounder of the violence project dedicated to violence prevention. she is also an associate professor at hamblen university in st. paul, minnesota. the terror of gun violence once again visited upon what are supposed to be places of refuge, a school, he school on church grounds. what about this case standsut to you? >> a number of things stand out to me about the case. the first being that it was an elementary school. those are rare. and amall, private elementary school. we tend to see school mass shootings at large, typically suburban high schools. this is unique in terms of the location. what is coming out about the perpetrator, some of the facts are unique as well. the perpetrator identified as transgender is unique in our database where we look at k-12 mass shooters. they are 100% identified as male. geoff: police say the

. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ and with the ongoing support of theseiduals and institutions and friends of the newshour including leonard and norma klorfine and koo and patricia yuen. >> it was li an aha moment, this is what i love doing. early stage companies have an energy that energizes me and these are people that are trying to change the world. when i volunteer with women entrepreneurs it is the same thing. i'm helping people reach their dreams. i'm thriving by helping others every day. people who know know bdo. >> 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. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 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 a welcome to the "newshour." as we come on the air we are tracking developments in different stories. two americans witnessing the horror of anot

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour.ystery that has challenged the countries intelligence community for years. >> 1500 reports of an unexplained illnesknown as the havana syndrome named after the city where u.s. officials and diplomats suffered from cognitive difficulties and even memory loss. the intelligence community assessed it was likely not the work of a foreign adversary. nick schifrin is here with more. what does this assessment say? >> the top line is exactly what you just said. the members of the intelligence community are dissipating found it quote very unlikely a foreign adversary was responsible, very unlikely a weapon or any device purposely or accidentally caused the symptoms and there is not a consistent set of physical injuries that could be characterized as havana syndrome. there are varying levels of confidence and not the entire intelligence community participated in this. this is as emphatic a conclusion as it makes. on a serious condition that we are talking about american suffered in cuba, china. a

for the "pbs newshour," i'm stephanie sy.all told, california has orms this winter.mospheric river the state of ohio is suing norfolk southern railroad over last month's train derailment in east palestine. the federal lawsuit aims to make norfolk southern pay for cleanup, environmental damages, and economic losses. the state says it doesn't yet know what the total cost will be. in ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy's office says top commanders have agreed again to hold firm at bakhmut. russian forces have been trying to capture the frontline eastern city for seven months. meantime, in the city of kramatorsk, a russian strike left gaping holes in a low-rise apartment building today. at least one person was killed. facebook's parent company meta announced today it's cutting 10,000 more jobs this year. the social media giant also said it won't be filling 5000 positions that were already vacant. meta had slashed 11,000 jobs last november in the face of declining revenue. on wall street, bank stocks bounced back and the broade

for the pbs newshour, i am stephanie sy in alabama.eek, north carolina became the latest in a growing nuer of states to expand medicaid under the affordable care act. governor roy cooper signed the bill into law, marking a major victory for democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted health care coverage to low income americans. >> the strength of our communities depends on the health of our people and today is a historic step for a healthier north carolina. when this law takes effect, it'll make healthcare more accessible for more than 600,000 north carolinians. geoff: expanding health care access has gained support among voters. the latest pbs "newshour" marist poll shows 63% of americans believe it's the government's responsibility to ensure health care coverage to americans. for more on this latest investment in medicaid access, we're joined by north carolina's secretary of health and human services, kody kinsley. welcome to the "newshour." >> great to be here. geoff: north carolina is expanding medicaid to adults who m

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for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy.ff: amid the shock of the tragedy in tennessee are renewed calls for leaders and lawmakers to do something. kris brown is president of brady, a gun-reform advocacy group, and joins us for more on what that something could be. thank you for being with us. kris: thank you for having me. geoff: the assailant purchased seven firearms, three of which were used in the murders he and as this person was being treated for an emotiona disorder. this person's parents did not know the guns were in the house. how do we solve for that? what piece of legislation, what policy would have prevented this from happening? kris: extreme risk protection laws in 19 states and the district of columbia have passed last year. president biden signed a bipartisan safer communitiesct to give funding to states and to cause other states to pass these lawshy is that relevant? because what that says is, as a law, if you have someone in your household who is at risk of doing themselves harm or others, you can seek a pro

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to the newshour.has been another turbulent day in the financial world. news of rescues of troubled banks on both sides of the atlantic. shares in credit suisse bounced back as it tapped the swiss central bank for more than $50 billion in emergency funding. >> 11 large u.s. banks put $30 million in deposits into the troubled first republic bank bad in san francisco. at a senate hearing, janet yellen dismissed fears the collapse of two other financial institutions might spread. >> i do believe the banking system in the u.s. is sound and resilient, and we wanted to make sure that the problems that silicon valley bank and signature bank did not undermine confidence in the soundness of banks around the country. >> despite strains in the banking system, the european central bank went ahead with raising interest rates by another half a percentage point to curb inflation. all told, the news gave wall street a boost. the dow jones industrial average gained 372 points, 1% to close at 32,240 six. the nasdaq rose

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for the "pbs newshour," i'm lisa desjardins. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy wood newshour west.e the latest headlines. nashville, people gather to honor the victims of monday shooting at the covenant school. church leaders and first lady jill biden offer condolences and prayers for those who were killed. the police chief chief describes a toll on his officers. >> are police officers have cried and her crying with nashville and the world. i have cried and continue to cry and i have prayed for nashville as well. stephanie: on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the war in iraq, the senate voted today to reclaim more authorization power for congress. the vote repeal the authorization for use of military force that reused in the first gulf war in 1991 and the invasion of iraq in 2002. the au ms gave rod power to presidents to conduct military operations without congressional approval. >> the entire world has changed dramatically since 2002. and it's time the laws the books catch up with those changes. these aumfs have outlived their use. these repeals will not harm our service memb

for the pbs newshour, i'm laura barron-lopez.for more on the legal and national security concerns regarding tiktok, we're joined by ryan calo, s a professor of law and information science at the university of washington is closely following all of this. thanks for being with us. tiktok has never been more popular or problematic. as was evident in today's hearing, the u.s. believes the tiktok might be pressured by the chinese government into sharing user data. you believe this prolong debate in washington about tiktok has more to do with politics and less to do with privacy. tell me more about that. >> tiktok like other tech companies collect a lot of data about users, may b more than most users understand. in that way it does present a danger to privacy, but there is not any good evidence that danger is unique to tiktok as opposed to other companies like youtube, google, or meta. what is distinct is tiktok has a chinese parent company, and it seems like a lot of politicians are seizing on that fact to speculate about chinese -- c

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour.kers are making thousands of political and financial calculations this evening after president biden it releases $6.9 trillion budget plan for 2024. amna: the white house proposal calls for raising taxes on the wealthiest americans to invest in the working class. pres. biden: my budget is about investing in america and all of america, including places and people and folks who've been forgotten. amid the economic upheaval of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated like they're invisle. not anymore. i promise you, i see you. amna: the white house plan anticipates the gap between what the country takes in and what it spends will grow next year to $1.85 trillion. npr white house correspondent tamara keith is here to break down the highlights and make dollars and sense of it all. see what i did there? correspondent: you got a budget plan in. amna: the president often says budgets are reflective of the author's values. what does this budget tell us about the p

for the pbs newshour, this is mike cerre.we will continue our look at the war and its aftermath through the eyes of two iraqi families. ♪ geoff: in the summer of 1980, a prominent republican, close to ronald reagan's campaign, sought to sabotage then-president jimmy carter's re-election by asking middle eastern leaders to get a message to the iranians. keep the american hostages until after the election and the reagan administration will give you a better deal. that stunning reporting this weekend by the new york times is prompting a re-thinking of presidential history. jonathan alter details jimmy carter's presidency and re-election bid in his book "his very best: jimmy carter, a life". jonathan, thank you for being with us. this reporting by peter baker of the new york times that there was in fact a secret effort by the reagan campaign to sabotage the carter campaign by urging the iranians to hold the american hostages until after the election, how does that change your understanding of american history and of the carter pr

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for the pbs "newshour," i am william in rural west virginia.upreme court arguments often deal with weighty matters like abortion, religion and discriminaon. today, as john yang reports, they focused on a chew toy for dogs in a case that raises questions about free speech d commercial trademark protections. john: the maker of jack daniels whiskey has a bone to pick with a marketer of dog chew toys. the distiller of the iconic american liquor wants to muzzle the products. america's second-largest dog y company and part of a $100 biion a year business. for more than 120 years, jack daniels has used a distinctive square bottle adorned with old number 7 and tennessee sour mash whiskey. beginning in 2014, selling a squeaky dog toy -- a replica of a jack daniels model that proclaims the old number 2 on your tennessee carpet. >> a hilarious dog tour that will have everyone talking. john: part of their silly squeakers line. it says it is a playful parody. jack daniel sedin could confuse consumers into thinking it is their product. so now this dog toy tu

>> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- and with the ongoing support of these individualsnd institutions. and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson. >> you don't need vision to do most things in life. yes,'m legally blind and yes, i'm responsible for the user interface. data visualization. if i can see it and understand it quickly, anyone can. it is exciting to be part of a team that is driving the technology forward. i think that is the most rewarding thing. people who know, know bdo. ♪ >> the john s. and phil knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. ♪ >> and friends of the newshour. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> here are the latest headlines. a whipsaw week for the banking industry has come to an end amid nagging fears and calls for action. president biden asked congress today to authorize tougher penalties for executives of failed banks. meantime, the parent co

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and much more. ♪ >> this is "pbs newshour."tudios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> this was the first of two days of hearings about the failure of silicon valley bank's and the role of regulators. we will hear about how lawmakers from both parties criticize top officials today, but first let's break down some of the basics behind the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. our economics correspondent is our guide. >> the collapse of silicon valley bank. first, what happened? >> svb is a large bank that essentially failed. >> and why i asked dana peterson? >> it was highly concentrated in an industry, the tech sector, that is not doing that well now. >> and the depositors were? >> many of the folks who were invested in svb were very high net worth individuals, they had tons of money. you also had a number of startup companies. so you had companies that need money for payroll and cash. >> of course banks usually love such depositors, but svb didn't ha

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pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: good evening and welcome to the newshour.rouble at a major european bank today has injected fresh turmoil into global financiamarkets. shares in credit suisse plunged here and abroad after its largest shareholder ruled out a rescue. >> that sent key european markets down sharply. on wall street, stocks sold off early, then rallied late. the dow jones industrial average was down 725 points at one point, but ended with a loss of 280 points, less than 1%. the nasdaq ended with a tiny gain of 6 points. the s&p 500 dropped 27. william brangham picks it up from here. william: so does the turmoil in the markets mean that the banking sector hasn't escaped this recent turbulence? for a better understanding, we turn to peter conti-brown. he is co-director of the wharton initiative on financial policy and regulation at the university of pennsylvania. peter, thank you so much for being here. this was a yo-yo of a day on the markets. seemingly people spooked by what's happening with credit suites. but help me understand something, the fed

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: a massive strike has shut down schools today in the los angeles unified school district, and it's focused on higher wages and better working conditions. this school strike was not initiated by the teachers whod's lowest-paid employees. class was canceled in the nation's second-largest school district. school support staff took to the picket lines in the l.a. rain to demand higher wages and better sti use ns yards to the school off: the unionl 99 represents custodians, buscalo i drivers, special education assistants, and other essential school workers. many of them live below the poverty line on account of low wages and limited work hours, made worse by inflation and l.a.'s high cost of living. that's why th say they're pushing for a 30% salary increase, along with an additional $2 per hour for the district's lowest-paid workers. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! geoff: demonstrations began at a bus yar

patients quality of life. >> this is pbs news weekend from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshourn pbs. >>or decades, americans have been consuming sugar substitutes in their morning coffee, their desserts and diet drinks. from the early days of artificial sweeteners, questions have been raised about their safety. a popular artificial sweetener has been linked to greater risk of blood clots that could lead to heart attacks or strokes. it's used in sugar substitutes like splenda and truvia. i spoke to a doctor of the cleveland clinic. >> we were looking for new pathways that contribute to cardiac disease risk. we are measuring inpatient blood samples different compounds to see whether or not they predicted the future risk of heart attack, stroke or death. what we found is at the very top of the list turned out to be a compound that once we discovered its structure it turned out to be erythritol. we added erythritol to animals and they developed thrombotic events like a heart attack or stroke. that's a clot in the vessel that feeds the brain or heart. when you add erythritol to bloo

home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs.lth insurance companies are changing the way they reimburse doctors for performing a complicated type of breast reconstruction surgery. doctors and patients fear the changes will make the procedure inaccessible to all but the wealthiest. ali rogin's report is part of our ongoing series "unequal treatment" looking at inequities in health care for women. >> the surgery is known as diep flap reconstruction. it uses a person's own blood vessels, fat, and skin to reconstruct the breast. older, less complex reconstruction methods use abdominal muscles, but they often lead to complications like hernias and mule weakness. since 2006, doctors have billed insurance companies for diep flap reconstruction using a unique four-digit code. but now, that code is sunsetting over the next two years. instead, diep flap surgeries will be billed with a different code that also includes those older, less complex procedures, which are also cheaper to perform. doctors and patients worry that this will lead to

newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbstation from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to the newshour. the united states and iran have come to blows again. american airstrikes hit targets in eastern syria overnight. the strikes focused on groups linked with iran's revolutionary guard. the pentagon says it was retaliation after an iranian made drone killed a u.s. contractor and wounded six other americans. >> we don't seek escalation with iran, but the strikes last night were intended to send a very clear message that we will take the protection of our personnel seriously and respond quickly and decisively if they are threatened. >> syrian human rights monitors reported new airstrikes. in canada, president biden says the u.s. military will do what's needed to safeguard its 900 troops in northeastern syria. french president emmanuel macron insisted today he won't be deterred from raising the retirement age to 64 despite the worst street violence in years. trouble erupted overnight after a day of largely

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home of e pbs newshour. weeknights on pbs. >> the women and men of the u.s.ilitary already have some of the most dangerous jobs in the world, putting themselves in harm's way. a new pentagon study reveals the military has a higher risk of another danger, cancer. >> the unprecedented study was commissioned by congress in 2021. it followed nearly one million service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2019. it found that military pilots in the ground crews who helped them were at greater risk of deloping cancer of any kind compared to the general u.s. population. aircrews suffered a higher rate of melanoma. men were 16% likelier to get prostate cancer and women were 16% more likely to get breast cancer. ground crews had a 19% higher rate of cancers of the brain and nervous system, a 15 percent higher rate of thyroidancer and a 9% higher likelihood of kidney or renal cancers. join me to discuss is pentagon and national security reporter for the associated press. you have been speaking over the years tfamilies and service members w

the white house correspondent for the pbs newshour. and the co-author of the washington post. welcome to you all. thank you for being here. let's start with this fact. a budget is a statement of values. it is a wish list. what does this particular budget tell us about how the white house sees their leverage right out? >> this is a big wish list from the president. he is trying to get reelected. he did a lot of asks in the first couple of years. he is doing some things on more spending. more spending on the border. he is trying to protect himself on those issues. all of that being said, the president's try to show the public that this is what he wants to do if he is reelected. he thinks democrats can run on all of these issues. public sentiment is on his side. >> that message on deficit reduction, that struck me because that has been a ce republican message. why is the white house leaning into it? >> he is trying to outflank the republicans. they care about that when the democrats are in power. it unites them. what president biden is trying to do is say i will meet you there. l