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an outcry in australia after police raid the headquarters of the public broadcaster abc. south korea has chronic air pollution, 00:01:20,893 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 but who or what is to blame? it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in here in the uk, where queen elizabeth led tribute to the troops who fought in the d—day landings on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the invasion. the queen, who was joined by world leaders including presidents trump and macron, praised the courage and resilience of the wartime generation. but it was the veterans themselves who remained the centre of attention. reeta chakra ba hti reports on the day's events. pomp and pageantry were on full display in portsmouth to mark 75 years since one of the most audacious military invasions in history. some of those who fought were also here. grandfathers or great—grandfathers now, reliving their part in a mission of supreme daring and bravery. they watched the retelling of that story, the largest assault by land, air, and sea in history. you are about to embark on a great crusade towards which we have

like a cliche it is extremely unusual for an authority to exercise a warrant on a national public broadcaster like this and it is very serious on tuesday police searched the home of annica smita the award winning political editor of the media organization news corp following his story on plans to expand domestic surveillance extremely alarming that incident then used to come on the back of it really suggest it was. the government laser attempting to star me frame of the press which of course is so awful. in recent years amnesty international has been calling for more transparency by the australian defense force for its actions in afghanistan the a.b.c. says it stands by its journalists we will be doing everything we can to limit the scope of this and we will do everything we can to stand by our reporters. and as a general observation we always do whatever we can stand by our sources of course police deny there is a link between the 2 media raids although they are related to the reelection of prime minister scott morrison this government 2 weeks ago shelob ellis al-jazeera. still ahead so on t

h additional suppo been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs n from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasa >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. trusmp administration offici in washington and in the middle east are holding talks with allies in the region, as the u.s. reprepares to add sanctions against iran tomorrow. before leaving for saudi arabia and the united arab emirates this afternoon, secretary of state mike pompeo said the u.s. is preared to negotiate directly with iran with no precondatitions, but sanctions will continue. >> on monday, there will be a signifint set of new sanctions, and the world should know that we will continue to make sure it's understood that this effort that we've engaged in, to deny iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapons system, to build t their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that, thereby keeping american interests and american people safe,

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the united stateand china put their tariff war on hold after president trump and president x jinping the g-20 summit in osaka, japan today. the agreement does not endal tariffady in place, but the president said the u.s. will not impose new 25% tariffs on $300 billion in chinese imports that he had threatened, and that we will lift some restrictions on the chinese technology company huawei. in return china will reportedly buy mo american agricultural products and trade talks will resume. >> we're going to work with china on where we left off to see if we can make a deal. china is going to start, they're going to be consulting wh us and they're going to start spending money even during the negotiation to our farmers, our great farmers in thest. >>reenivasan: before the multinational talks wrapped up an

like a cliché it is extremely unusual for an authority to exercise a warrant on a national public broadcasterlike this and it is very serious on tuesday police searched the home of an excuse me to the award winning political editor of the media organization news corp following his story on plans to expand domestic surveillance 6 treme alarming that incident then used to come on the back of it really just was. the government laser attempting to stop me freedom of the press which of course is so awful. emory. in years amnesty international has been calling for more transparency by the straining defense force for its actions in afghanistan the a.b.c. says it stands by its journalists we will be doing everything we can to limit the scope of this and we will do everything we can to stand by our reporters. and as a general observation we always do whatever we can stand by our sources of course police deny there is a link between the 2 media raids although they are related to the reelection of prime minister scott morrison his government 2 weeks ago shelob ellis al-jazeera. still ahead in this half

when the media is becoming less free across the world, it is becoming highly worrying if a public broadcasteres to press freedom. here's rebecca vincent again. suppress freedom is deteriorating globally, our relative press freedom index shows it did significantly in 2016 and has not recovered and is a pa rt 2016 and has not recovered and is a part of that we see a decline of democracy so australia is not the only state where actually, measures are being taken in the name of national security and are being used to restrict press freedom and to put fear and interfere with journalists doing ourjob and that's the case in the uk as well. thanks to rebecca for talking to us. there are a lot of trade tensions troubling the global economy right now. this is from the politics website the hill "trump tariffs could lead to global loss of over $450 billion, imf warns" the international monetary fund is increasingly concerned about the us china tade war. its boss christine lagarde wrote in a blog post that "these are self—inflicted wounds that must be avoided. how? by removing the recently implemented tra

public broadcasters should never be responsible for social policy.r loneliness. "you cannot" means test for social inclusion. and what about the very poorest in our nation? who are eligible for pensioner credit but don't claim it? how will the minister protect them? well, mr speaker, two of the tory leadership candidates, the former leader of the house and the current home secretary, have committed to overturn this decision because perhaps they know how it will look to the rest of the world when we start jailing pensioners who cannot or will not pay the licence fee. i do think it is important that we stick to the facts and that we do not scare people unnecessarily. it is important to understand that this is not a change that will happen immediately, it is a change that will happen next year, it is important... it is important to understand that if you are entitled to pension credit, you will still be able to have your free tv licence, and it is important to understand that evasion of the licence fee is not an imprisonable offence. if the honourable g

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: as migrant issues mount at the u.s.-mexico border, president trump is pressing ahead with hislanned 5% tariff on all mexican imports starting on monday. talks continued on friday between the two nations and the president in aweet fro air force one wrote that there is "a good chance of a deal." but trump administratio c officialtioned that the u.s. could still issue notice late friday and formally begin the tariff process. joining me, mark landler, white houseorrespondent for "the new york times." vivian salama, white house reporter for thetr "wallt journal." anna palmer, senior washington correspondent forolitico and co-author of "the hill to die on," andee joshua national correspondent for bloomberg business week. vivian, where do these talks stand? will mexican president lopez obrador buckle and cut a deal? vian: it certainly seems like they're willing to come to the table to discuss. they're eager to avoid tari

it's extremely unusual for an authority to exercise a warrant on a national public broadcaster and itry serious. correspondent: police searched the home of the award-winning political editor the media organization news corp. following her story on plans to expand domestic surveillance. >> it is extremely alarming, that incidents, and then this on the back of it. it suggests a pattern that the government is attempting to stymie freedom of the press, which is so vital to a healthy democracy. correspondent: amnesty international has been calling for more transparency by the australian government for its actions in afghanistan. abc says it stands by its journalists. >> we will be doing everything we can to limit the scope of this, and we will do everything we can to stand by our reporters and as a general observation, we always do whatever we can to stand by sources, of course. correspondent: police deny there is a link between the media raids. the election of the new government two weeks ago. barbara: still ahead, as more migrants cross into mexico, emergency talks are held in washington

additional support has been provided by: anby the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivas. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. multiple news reports cited a senior u.s. official claiming that iran fired a surface-to-air missile at an american drone today. this, as the united states continues to blame iran forrs attacks on tann the gulf of oman thursday. the two tankers were hit after passing through the strait of hormuz. iran has denied being involved in the attack. the 23 crew members from the norwegn tanker were flown to dubai today after being held for two days in iran. a dutch ship and the u.s. navy srescued the 21 crew memb aboard the japanese tanker. the u.s.ilitary central command released video on thursday which they say shows iranians removg evidence from one of the tankers. and they released this photo, which shs the damage to the japanese-owned tanker on the left side and what the u.s military says is "likely" an

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by ntributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. president trump said military action is still on the table and suggested iran may be facing more economic sanctions after thursday's destrtion of a u.s drone. on his way to camp did this morning, the president told reporters again that he called off a military strike on targets in iran when he learned 150 people might be killed, and said iran musend its development of nuclear weapons. >>he fact is, we're not going to have iran have a nuclear weapon. and when they agree to that, they are going to have a wealthy country. : ey're going to be so happy. >> sreenivas tehran today, iran's foreign minister tweeted out maps that he claimed showed the u.s. dro had crossed into iranian airspace. the united states says the drone flying over international waters near the strait of hormuz. spokesman for iran's arm

additional suppo been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. the u.s. milary confirmed today that a modified iranian surface-to-air missile was launched at an amecan drone-- in an attempt to disrupt surveillance of thursday's attack on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. in a statement, u.s. central command also said a houthi surface-to-air missile shot down a u.s. drone earlier this month in yemen, "enabled by iranian assistance." on the sunday talk shows, secretary of state mike pompeo isain blamed iran for the attacks and said heaching out to allies for support. >> china gets over 80% of its crude oil transiting through the strait of hormuz. south korea, japan, thes nations are incredibly dependent on these resources. we're prepared to do our part. we always defend freedom ofna gation. we are going to work to build out a set of countries that have deep v

the corporation for public broadcasting.y contributions to your pbs station from viers like you. thank you! >> once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. >> the migrant crisis on t u.s.-mexico border continues to confront political leade, from e white house to congress to the debate stage. the latest development, reports of horrific cchditions for dren at detention centers. in that photo of migrant father ooscar martinez ramirez and his young daugh ir, who drownedn the rio grande. house spe fought with republicans and members of her own caucus to add language to an emergency aid bill that would further hold the trump administration countable. but on thursday, the speaker said house democrats would reluctantly pass the senate bill, which included $1 billionf for bordilities and close to $3 billion for migrant children. it passed. 305 votes to 102 votes. joining me tonight, dan balz, chief correspondent for the washington post. susan page, washington bureau chief for usa today. carl hulse, chief washington correspond

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contribuouons tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderatorst robert robert: the united states was minutes away from launching a i strike againn when president trump abruptly called off the mission. the operation would have been a response to iran shooting down a u.s. military drone. "the new york times" broke the stor andreported that the president had initially approved a -- tarkse on a handful of iranian targets. on friday the president then said he shelved the plan after a general told him that 150 people could die in an attack. in an interview with nbc news, the president also said he had not given final approval to strike iran. and that no planes were in the air. joinin me tonight, elisabeth bumiller, washington bureau chief for "the new york times." kaitlan collins, white house correspondent for cnn. jake sherman, senior writer for politico. and co-ed tore of playbook and toluse olorunnipa. white house reporter for "the washington post." elisabeth, the times broke the story. why did the

australian police have raided the offices of the public broadcaster a.b.c. it's linked to a series of reports in 2017 highlighting alleged war crimes carried out by special forces in afghanistan. it's been 2 years since saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain began a blockade of qatar doha rather says dialogue can bring about a peaceful settlement of the dispute. thousands of internally displaced people at a camp in northern syria had been threatened with eviction some of them as for suspected of being the wives and children of eisel fighters the group was on the 1st of a large number of departures led by the kurdish administration because hello reports from the province. this is one. the many camps that the syrian internally displaced people could find refuge after the syrian regime intensified its bombardments in the solve this problem is mainly in this southern cities and towns and there are nearly 1500 civilians residing in this camp and that most of them to this camp in the month of ramadan when rush hour assad and his allies began airstrikes and the

agencies and off already yes but to to have a warrant executed on the headquarters of the national public broadcaster in this way i can't state it enough is an unwelcome development it is really serious and we take it very very seriously the trumpet ministration is imposing major new travel restrictions on the visits to cuba by u.s. citizens the treasury department says it will no longer allow group educational or cultural travel to the island one of the most popular forms of tourism from the u.s. it also denied permission for private and corporate aircraft and boats in the u.s. state of florida former police officer has been arrested for failing to confront a gunman dramatic shooting at a high school last year the officer was working as a security guard at the school when a gunman killed 17 people in february scott peterson faces charges of child neglect negligence and perjury. well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after stations of watching. hello and welcome once again to rewind i'm come all santamaria. we launched al-jazeera english back in 2006 and in the more than a

the other stories in the news this hour australian police have raided the headquarters of the public broadcaster e.v.c. and said executives say the search targeted 3 journalists involved in a 2017 investigative report on the alleged killing of afghan civilians by australian special forces this is the 2nd high profile probe in the news outlets in 24 hours amidst a crackdown on sensitive government leaks. doctors in sudan say the number of people killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests as increased to a least 60 this comes as sudan's opposition rejected a plan by the country's military to hold elections within 9 months opposition leaders are calling for a campaign of civil disobedience to force the army to hand over power. well the most senior catholic cleric found guilty of child sexual abuse has launched an appeal against his conviction the disgraced 77 year old cardinal george pell is asking an australian appeals court to overturn his conviction for molesting 2 choir boys in a cathedral in the 1990 s. l. was convicted by a court in the state of victoria last december he's now serving a

and all foreign east but to to have a warrant executed on the headquarters of the national public broadcaster in this way i can't state it enough is an unwelcome development it is really serious and we take it very very seriously let's bring in mark a storm in sydney he's the president of the media entertainment and arts alliance a journalist and media union based and australia thank you so much for your time marcus he appreciate it was there any indication that this type of thing could potentially happen to the media and australia this type of. we knew these laws existed that allowed the government and the federal police to potentially criminalize journalism but this is the 1st time it's happened in this way for. a long time and it's very disturbing it's come right. so you know i mean let me ask you that yes because this report is is a couple of years old what do you make of the timing of this. so the timing 2 days in a row 2 rights the nominally separate issues that come one after the other a clear attempts to intimidate journalists and whistle blows from reporting on and providing informat

sir lenny henry says a lack of public diversity is undermining public broadcasters and driving peopleave evidence at the house of lords communications committee, which is looking into the place of public service broadcasters in the age of online platforms like netflix. he had a picture to illustrate who was making programmes. these are all the people that make the programmes for a lot of netflix output. it is extraordinary. a lot of women, a lot of black and brown people, a lot of hispanic people. and once again, i think that is why, the fact that, the idea of reach, of going to that particular audience and saying, you want this programme? we are going to make this programme about the exonerated five, ava duvernay, we are going to make this programme called blackish, we're going to make this about whatever, the fact that they can direct this programme directly at you means will subscribe and change your viewing habits. it means people are absolutely deserting terrestrial fare because it is not serving them. this represented a photograph of everybody involved in making stuff behind the

agencies and with already but to to have a warrant executed on the headquarters of the national public broadcaster in this way constitute enough.

agencies and the florida east to to have a warrant executed on the headquarters of the menace to public broadcasting in this way constitutes enough is an unwelcome development it is really serious and we take it very very seriously it's like a closer look at the details of the a.b.c. investigation it's titled the afghan files the reports are based on secret defense force documents on at least 10 and since between 2009 to 2013 the incidents include the killing of an unarmed man and his 6 year old child as well as the killing of a detained taliban fighter at least 2 incidents are the focus of an ongoing defense force and corrie the series also exposes tension between s.a.'s special forces commanders and the defense force and best again for more on this let's speak to tim o'connor in sydney via skype he's a campaigner from amnesty international australia thank you so much for your time so as we said this report is actually a couple of years old is there any indication to you why this is happening now it's not clear to all of islam and recently had an election in history and it seems to be part of an em

like a cliché it is extremely unusual for an authority to exercise a warrant on a national public broadcasterlike this and it is very serious on tuesday police searched the home of annica smita the award winning political editor of the media organization news corp following his story on plans to expand domestic surveillance 6 treme alarming that incident then used to come on the back of it really just was . the government laser attempting to star me freedom of the press which of course is so awful. in recent years. is amnesty international has been calling for more transparency by the australian defense force for its actions in afghanistan the a.b.c. says it stands by its journalists we will be doing everything we can to limit the scope of this and we will do everything we can to stand by our reporters. and as a general observation we always do whatever we can stand by our sources of course police deny there is a link between the 2 media raids although they are related to the religion of prime minister scott morrison this government 2 weeks ago shelob ellice al jazeera still ahead on al-jazee

an outcry in australia after police raid the headquarters of the public broadcaster abc.ly criticised social workers at northamptonshire county council. evelyn—rose muggleton, who was one, died at the hands of her mother's partner last year, while dylan tiffin—brown, who was two years old, was killed by his father in 2017. here is our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. see his little smile, and that would be it. he was the most adoring, loving, typical little boy you could possibly meet. dylan tiffin—brown was brutally murdered by his father in 2017. he had 39 separate injuries, as well as heroin and crack cocaine in his system. his father, a drug dealer, cared for dylan alone for two days a week. in the two months before he killed his son, children's social services received eight separate reports that raphael kennedy was an unsuitable parent. they didn't act. dylan's grandfather says the family are furious. if there was reasons to believe that there was concerns to do with the father, then why wasn't my daughter informed? why wasn't there and knock at the do

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. >> this program was made possible by he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs ation from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president trump's first offial state visit to the united kingdom got underway today. the prident and first lady melania trump arrived at buckingham palace for visits with the royal family.te mr. trump stopped at westminster abbey for a wreath- laying ceremony at the tomb of unknown british warrior but the president was also met by thousands of protesters. ws'll have the latest from london after the ummary. mexican offic say president trump's tariff threat on their country would hurt efforts to curb illegal immig.rati they're in washington this week for talks with the trump administration. president trump raised the possibility of imposing a 5% tariff on all mexican imports by june 10 if mexico don't do more to stop illegal immigration. at the mexican embassy in washington, mexico's foreign minister insisted that would do more harm than good. >> ( translated ): imposing tariffs, coupled with the decision

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this has been a day for solemn remembrance, the 75th anniversary of d-day. allied troops assaulted nazi- cupied france on june 6, 1944, in history's largest air and sei in. today, president trump and other leaders of the wartime alliese visited vasion beaches ofmb normandy to re the fallen and honor the remaining survivors. we will take a closer lo after the news summary. a russian mobile network company is teaming up with china's huawei to develop 5g networks in russia. the deal was signed today in moscow, as chinese president xi jinping visited russian president vladimir putin. it came despite u.s. claims that huawei is a security risk. teanwhile, beijing warned again that it will retaland it said the u.s. bears the blame. >> ( translated ): the united states exerts ultimate pressure, continuously escalates trade disputes and spreads the crisis to other fields. the responsibility completely lies

. >> this program was made possible by the corporatiofor public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: tensions between the u.s. and iran are running even higher tonight after the iranians shot down a u.s. drone. president trump called it ami "very biake", but he also appeared to play down the incident. foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> schifrin: today in tehran, speaking to a stadium of supporters, the commander in chief of iran's revoluy guard corps delivered a threat, as state tv released video of w what it sa the launch of a missile, and strike of a u.s. drone. e ( translated ): the downing of the american drs a clear and precise message to america, and the message is this: an enemy that violates our borders will not returwill be destroyed.>> schifrin: today at the pentagon, a spokesman introduced the head of u.s. air forces in the middle east, who, by phone, delivered a counter. >> this was an unprovoked sutack on a u.seillance asset that had not violated irani

redline.rs are our public broadcaster said the drone turned off its identification transponder, whicha violation of aviation rules. u.s. officials acknowledged one of their drones had been shot, but said it had been flying in international airspace. it is the latest incident between the countries, which have been at odds since donald trump's decision to abandon a landmark nuclear deal and impose crippling sanctions on iran. the pentagon accused iran of attacking two oil tankers, allocations denied by tehran. the u.s. has been ramping up its military presence recently, sending 1000 additional troops to the region. iranian authorities have threatened to enrich uranium beyond the limit authorized by the nuclear agreement if they do not receive sanctions relief by june 27. >> we have been speaking to our correspondent in tehran for contacts on the strait. it is a vital energy route. let's hear more. >> about a face of the world's oil pply moves through this very narrow strait. that is about 30 kilometers in width. between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman. any impediment will wreak ha

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says the raid raises concerns over freedom of the press and public scrutiny of the defense issues now the broadcaster says it stands by its reporting and will continue to work in the public interest and we've got reaction to the story from some of our guests. i think to violation over here that i would sit in a palace down by one of the united states bill u.k. and while still you're is oh i'm so severe so oh oh your was the actual if this is going to come to the. obvious that the attention of the public it will be probably even boyd the body the body likes normalcy of diverse than of public i think it will be could be buried oh it would be an acceptable and those through in those who should who really really bad the records or whatever he gets in malta broads will be. beaten up on a star in the boston so they station these and eventually the very tight against them what message not see them stopping but this is very dangerous thing this generous and said about this is whether this was because last this the genesis question well yes and against channel the sources that they i've used things and people

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. supreme court has closed out its term with two major 5-to-4 decisions. on the 2020 census: the justices barred the trump administration from adding a citizenship question, at least for now. the court also dealt a blow to election reformers, ruling thate ral courts have no authority to curb partisan-motivated gerrymandering of legislative districts. we will discuss both cases, after the news summary. in the day's other news, democratic leaders in th u.s. house of representatives l,ve abandoned their emergency border funding bnd gave final passage to the senate's version instead.pa that bisan measure contains $4.6 billion, mostly to care for migrants. hoe liberals wanted more ceotections for migrants, and less money for enfnt, but the white house and senate republicans said no. >> i for one am very disappointed. and i will never forget the images and the stories, and will continue to fight f

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbe station from v like you. ank you. dr >> wf: the weekend is beginning amid a swirl of speculation about president trump's intentns toward iran. he says he was on the brink of ordering air strikes last night when he pulled back. iran says it, too, is practicinp restraint-- e shooting down a u.s. military drone. foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> schifrin: in tehran today, the revolutionary guard corps showed off their catch: the charred remains of the u.s. drone they shot down. but as he invited camera crews to document the destruction, general amir ali hajizadeh said yesterday could have been deadlier. >> ( translated ): at the same moment when this aircraft was being tracked, another spy aircraft called p8 was flying close to this drone. that aircraft is manned, and has around 35 crew members. we could have targeted that plane. >> schifrin: 6,000 miles away, in an interview with nbc, president trump described discussing

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. >> woodruff: actinsecretary of defense patrick shanahan withdrew himself from consideration for that job on a permanent basis, and resigned as deputy secretary of defense today.h he did so as be "washington post" and "usa today" reported allegations of significant violence within shanahan's family early this decade, incidents that he sought to keep private. in one instance, shanahan's now ex-wife was arrested for hitting him. but in 911 aud obtained by "usa today," kimberly shanahan said it was her husband beating her. >> my hulz is throwing punches at me. he's trying to leave in a lexus. >> did he hit m>>? he's been hitting me. i don't snea need a medic. he's swinging punches at me and calling me jerk. and this is not the first time i called the police on him. >> woodruff: that was from a 911 call. >> woodruff: that wa a 911 call. in another, moreicious incident in 2011, shanhan's then-17-year-old son beat hi

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: a top house democrat says the justice department agreed today to turn over some underlying evidence from the mueller report.ch house judiciarrman jerry nadler says it includes files on whetr president trump obstructed justice. attorney general william barr had defied a subpoena for the full mueller report and. eviden today's agreement delays any house effort to hold cim in crimintempt. the justice department says it will try to accommodate congress-- so long a is not cited for contempt. upresident trump today ke his defense of a deal with mexico to curb illegal immigration to the uni states. he said there is more to the agreementhan has been announced, but gave no details. he also warned he could still impose 5% tariffs if the mexican legislature rejects the deal. we'll take a closer look at what was agreed to, the news summary. the president is alsoth atening more tariffs on china, if president xi jin

ongoing supporti of thesetitutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. pd by contributions to yo station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. congress is under growing pressure tonight to senmuch-needed money to the southern border. the task took on newrgency today, as the fate of children at the border raised new frs, and as lawmakers planned a week- long recess. william brangham begr coverage. >> brangham: as the situation along the soutrn borderue contto worsen, the senate voted to increase funding for critical aid for migrants crossing the southern bord. >> i believe overall this is a solid bill. it provides the resources needed to address the crisis that we face at the border. so i say to my colleagues in the house: now that there is a border is real, do not derail the one bipartisan vehicle withb a real chance oming law soon. >> brangham: the bipartisan bill passed 84-8 meanwhile the house of representatives passed their own 4.5 billion dollar border funding bill last night, but the senate rejected that today. there are key diff

. >> this program was mpoade ible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we have two top stories tonight. first, new eruptions at the white house. president trump suggesting it is okay if other countries give him information to unders.ne his oppone top democrats say he is inviting attempts to influence u.s.ec ons. and, new explosions in troubled wate. attacks near the persian gulf have damaged a pair of tankers. the united states is blaming iran. we will return to both afstories righr the news summary. the white house today dismiss p a call to fisidential aide kellyanne conway. the u.s. office of special counsel, unrelated to special counsel robert mueller's office, said that conway repeatedly violated the "hatcact," a law which limits political activity government employees. the independent agency cited her criticism of democratic presidential candidates. it also quoted her as saying: "if you're trying to silence me through the hatch act, it's not going to work." the w

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and byontributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ri >> sch president trump has fired a new salvo of sanctions at iran-- this time, targeting the islamic republic's supreme leader. at the same time, the administration is pusuing a diplomatic offensive, after mr. trump called off planned air strikes last ek. today, america's top diplomat t with the two most powerful men in the persian gulf-- saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman, and emirati crown prince mohammad bin zayed, and ece nationality advisor continued his trip to israel to enhance what the u.s. is call an "anti-iran alliance." thd the u.s. increased its pressure on iran, resident trump previewing its first-ever sanctions on iranian supreme leader, ali khamenei. >> sanctions imposed through the executive order that i'm abouten to sign willthe supreme leader, and the supreme leader's office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support. >> schifrin:

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbo stfrom viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: new shock waves along the southern u.s. border are shaking the trumhowhite e. john sanders resigned today as acting head of customs and border protection. he quiamid heavy criticism of migrant children being held in filthy condions, and as the u.s. house of representatives moved to approve emergency funding. we will take a closer look, right after the news summary. in the day's other news, president trump and iran's president hassan rouhani traded insults and tough talk over new sanctions. the targets, announced monday, included ayatollah ali khamenei, iran's supreme leader. today, rouhani called the move "outrageous and idiotic." in a televised addresshis audience laughed as he mocked the white house and said it is "alicted by mental retardation." >> ( translated ): this means the certain failure and defeat of the united states. i do not have any doubt about that from political viewpoint. no wise perso

>>program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: tensions are still running high in the persian gulf region's troubled waters, a day after two tankers were attacked. the u.s. military has released video that purportedly shows iran's revutionary guard removing an unexploded mine from one ship. u.s. officials said it is clear that the iranians were trying to remove evidence, but iran denied any involvement. we will explore all of this, after the news summary. president trump today walked back, a bit, from saying he might not tell the f.b.i. if a foiggovernment offered "dirt" on a political opponent. he had made the original ement in an abc news interview. nhe was asked about it ag today, in a fox news interview. >> i don't think anybody wouldme presenith anything bad, because they know how much i love this country. nobody is going to present me with anything bad. number two, if i was-- and of course you have to look at it, because if you don'took at