. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: good evening. i'm laura barron-lopez. john yang is away. tonight, on the eve of ramadan, the muslim holy month of fasting, hundreds of thousands of gazans are on the brink of famine, according to u.n. officials. gazans scrambled for food, air-dropped by the u.s. and jordan today, while hundreds of miles north, a ship loaded with 200 metric tons of food is set to sail from the island of cyprus. the voyage will test a new maritime corridor for aid, and should reach gaza in the next few days. meanwhile, attacks continued both inside gaza, and in the wider region. israel destroyed a large residential tower in rafah it says was being used by hamas, displang hundreds of palestinian civilians. and, the u.s. military and coalition partners downed dozens of drones launched by houthi rebels in yemen that threatened u.s. destroyers and a cargo ship in the red sea and gulf of aden, the largest houthi attack in months. president biden signed six

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostations from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. tonight, u.s. officials say is really leaders have essentially agreed to a proposal for a six-week cease-fire in gaza and the release of some hostages. all that is left is for hamas to agree. planes dropped 38,000 meals onto the beaches of southwest gaza. more deliveries are expected in coming days from the u.s., egypt, and jordan. in the red sea, a ship has sunk, the first vessel to be destroyed by houthi attacks. it was carrying tons of fertilizer. yemeni officials call it an environmental disaster. fire and ice into states tonight. in the texas panhandle, they are battling the largest wildfire in the states history. since monday, the fire has killed at least two people and scorched 70 now hundred square miles of prairie and destroyed up to 500 structures. in the mountains of northern california and nevada, the biggest storm of the season has knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. up to 10 feet of snow is forecast

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your p station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: good evening, i'm laura barron-lopez. john yang is away. today, talks aimed at securing a six-week ceasefire in gaza remain stalled, as efforts to increase aid deliveries by sea moved ahead at a crawling pace. a u.s. army ship full of equipment to build a temporary pier off gaza's coast for delivering aid is enroute to the mediterranean. construction of the pier is expected to take weeks. another ship full of aid is still waiting in cyprus. as the civilian death toll in gaza climbs, president biden stepped up his public criticism of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in an interview on msnbc. pres. biden: he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. he's hurting -- in my view, he's hurting israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world -- it's contrary to what israel stands for. laura: biden also said an israeli military operation into the southern city of r

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporatn for public broadcasting, and by contributionsyour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. today is prime minister benjamin young to who -- benjamin netanyahu's,'s prosecution of the war with hamas, and his plans for a military ground operation in rafa netanyahu said international pressure would not deter him from carrying out the assault, and pressing for total victory. the prime minister approved plans for the operation last week after meeting with his war cabinet. it comes as president biden says the high death toll from fighting in gaza is hurting israel, and as chuck schumer, the top ranking jewish u.s. official and a strong supporter of israel said netanyahu has lost his way and said there should be new israeli elections. today on cnn's state of the union netanyahu fired back. >> i think what he said is inappropriate. it's inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the leadership. john: toxin search for an agreement and the israeli -- and a palestinian print is serve

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by corporations topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. tensions racheted up today along the border between lebanon and israel. three un military observers and a lebanese interpreter were wounded in an explosion. they were patrolling the lebanese side of the border as part of their peacekeeping mission. a u.n. spokesperson said they're investigating the source of the explosion, and that the observers' vehicle was clearly marked and that all parties had been told about the patrol. israel's military denied any involvement. israeli troops and hezbollah fighters have been trading attacks across the border for weeks. meanwhile, a convoy of three ships carrying 400 tons of food and other aid set sail for gaza from cyprus today. the un has warned of imminent famine in gaza. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy fired more of his top aides in his ongoing government reshuffle. it comes as russia launched more drone and missile attacks on eastern ukraine overnight, kil

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo john: good evening, i'm john yang. nikki haley, the last remaining rival to dominant frontrunner donald trump, says she no longer feels bound by the pledge the rnc required of candidates, to back the party's eventual presidential nominee. haley was asked about it on nbc's "meet the press." >> you did sign a pledge, an rnc pledge to support the eventual nominee. do you still feel bound by that pledge? amb. haley: i have always said that i have serious concerns about donald trump. i have even more concerns about joe biden. >> so, is that a no? are you bound by the rnc pledge? amb. haley: the rnc is now not the same rnc. now, it's trump's -- >> so, you're no longer bound by that pledge? amb. haley: no, i think i'll make what decision i want to make. but that's not something i'm thinking about. john: a new new york times/siena -- haley said both trump, who is 77, and president biden, who's 81, are too old. a new new york times/siena college po

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening. i'm john yang. tonight, nearly a million and a half gazans are sheltering in the southern city of rafah, the last remaining haven in gaza, as israel moves toward moving ound forces into the city. across northern gaza, there were more air drops of aid from the united states, jordan, and germany. the u.n. says a quarter of the population is starving, some say it's not enough. >> the situation is so bad that no one can imagine it, and the ship, even if it helps, will be a drop in the ocean because the entire region is in need. they throw us airdrops of aid. and we run like dogs behind airdrops. john: in central gaza, israeli bombs were also delivered by plane. gaza hospital officials say about 20 people were killed overnight in an israeli strike on a refugee camp. they said nearly half of them were children. talks aimed at a deal for the release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners are expected to resume

>> 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 and welcomeo live special coverage of the 2024 presidential primaries. >> the biggest one-day prize of the campaign with votes being counted in 16 states and one territory. more than a third of the delegates for the republican and democratic nominations are up for grabs. >> we rely on the associated press for election results. the ap only decide the winner after other contenders have no mathematical path to victory. polls have closed in nearly every state and former president donald trump is having another very good night. he has won alabama, arkansas, colorado, maine, massachusetts, minnesota, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, and virginia. former south carolina governor nikki haley, the last remaining challenger in the gop race has won just one state, the state of vermont. she has won with 50% of the vote and 90% of the expected vote in so far. >> the associated press has called president biden the winner in races

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the public broadcaster has now asked for a redrafted version while preserving what it calls its artisticfu bao as people in south korea gathered to say goodbye before she leaves for china next month. fu bao was the first giant panda to be born in south korea to parents who were loaned to the zoo by beijing. online videos have made her a national celebrity, prompting thousands of people to queue up to attend the farewell event. we will leave you with these images of fu bao. thanks for joining us. more pressure on oil prices as producers agreed to keep cutting production. and policy makers in china prepared to meet to relook at how economic challenges might impact the national people's congress. hello and welcome to asia business report. let's start with oil. in the last few hours while's biggest producers have agreed to extend production cuts for an additional three months. opec plus members led by saudi arabia and russia agreed to continue to cut oil by 3.2 million barrels each day. this puts pressure on prices already feeling the heat from the attacks in the red sea. from mst marquee, t

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsyour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good evening, i'm john yang. russian president vladimir putin has vowed to punish those responsible for the terror attack on a suburban moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people and, according to russian officials, left about 145 more wounded. it was one of the worst acts of terror in russia in decades. throughout russia tonight, security has been beefed up. and in moscow, people are remembering the dead and offering help to the wounded. >> hundreds of people lined up in the rain in moscow this morning to donate blood and plasma, giving what they can for the wounded from last night's carnage. yekaterina: of course i was shocked and felt fear and horror. i've been to a concert at crocus myself and when i saw those horrible videos, i was shocked and in tears, en now, when i speak about it. it was very scary to see it all. >> a branch of the islamic state based in afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack, which be

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. john: good eveng, i'm john yang. across russia today, tv entertainment shows and commercials were suspended, cultural events were canceled, and flags lowered to half staff. this is all to mark a national day of mourning for the 137 victims of the concert hall massacre in surban moscow. russian president vladimir putin lit candles. a makeshift memorial near the burned-out concert hall has become a huge mound of flowers. some of the 11 detained suspects were taken to the headquarters of russia's criminal investigation agency for questioning. russian media says several have been charged with acts of terrorism in court. all the while, family and friends are desperate for word about loved ones still missing. >> at the hotline, they don't give any information. even now, i was driving from the hospital, but i couldn't go home, i couldn be alone anymore. it's very difficult, so i drove to my friends. now at least i'll be with someone. john: the moscow

other channels of kolomoiskyi, pinchuk, akhmetov, and so on, actually casts a shadow on the public broadcaster which had would be white, fluffy and generally bbc in ukrainian robes in this story, well , i partially agree with you, on the other hand, i am sure that espresso, i do not know how much you have increased the number of your subscribers, i have a number on my youtube channel subscribers... increased 15 times after the introduction of the telethon, i think that you also have an increase in the number of subscribers, that is, these independent ukrainian media, which continue to speak and which, well, present from a different angle , look, the situation, we also would not have received from this is mine, i understand that everyone got it profit, simply if in some distant future, relatively speaking, the entire audience of espresso... goes to live in some specific territory, puts up a fence and says: you live there with your other audiences, then it all makes sense. if , after all, we talk about the fact that we have a common country and interests common to all, then we also have common p

israel's public broadcaster has ordered a change to the lyrics for its entry to this year's eurovisiono the attacks by hamas six months ago, for breaking the competition's rules on political neutrality. israel's president has pushed for a change to the lyrics to avoid the country being left out. the public broadcaster has now asked for a redrafted version, while preserving what it calls its artistic freedom. to the united states, and donald trump has told supporters that he is "on a rocket to the republican nomination" for this year's election. it's after he overwhelmingly won primaries in three more states — edging closer to becoming the party's official candidate in this year's election. the former us president convincingly beat his only rival, nikki haley, in what are known as caucuses in michigan, missouri, and idaho. mr trump addressed a rally of supporters in virginia after the wins, with the contests taking place just days before what's known as super tuesday, when 15 states and one territory will vote. with your help, we will win big on super tuesday, and this november virginia

israel's public broadcaster has ordered a change to the lyrics for its entry to this year's eurovisionference to the attacks by hamas six months ago — for breaking the competition's rules on political neutrality. israel's president has pushed for a change to the lyrics to avoid the country being left out. the public broadcaster has now asked for a redrafted version, while preserving what it calls its artistic freedom. it's was british music's big night last night, with the brit awards. the singer songwriter, raye, swept the board at the event, making history by winning six awards — the most in a year. dua lipa won best pop act, while kylie minogue won the global icon award. our music correspondent mark savage was there. this was raye's night. # a little context if you care to listen...#. the winner... ..raye. raye. raye! two years after fighting for her freedom from a record label that refused to put out her debut album, she swept the brit awards... what the hell is happening? i'm an artist with an album of the year! ..and even brought her grandma on stage to celebrate. backstage, she

the public broadcaster has now asked for a redrafted version — while preserving what it calls its artisticition is in sweden who won his last years contest in may. the eurovision contest takes place in malmo, sweden this year. hello. we did have a bit of spring sunshine around on sunday, but the clear skies are lasting through the night. the winds are fairly light, too, so temperatures are really dropping. it's going to be quite a chilly start to your monday morning. could be a touch of frost and some mist and fog patches they should clear away. there'll be a bit more rain moving into the southwest later on in the day, but for most of us, it's going to be a fine, bright, chilly start. some fog, perhaps the vale of york, the welsh marches, central southern england as well, that clearing away by around the middle of the morning. there's the rain that's going to push into the south west of england to wales by around about lunchtime. a few splashes of rain arriving across northern ireland later in the afternoon. but generally further north and east, you should stay dry for a good part of the d

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and from contributions fromrs like you. thank you. >> welcome. the initial stages of a salvage operation are underway tonight at the site of the bridge collapsed in baltimore. they will clear away the cargo ship. officials warn it is a mammoth job. >> it well not be days or weeks or months. this will take time. every single phase we have to focus on safety of the people doing the work and make sure we are doing it in operation and collaboration with all the parties involved. we have to make sure we are doing it in an environmentally sound way. >> the white house announced that president biden will visit baltimore next week to view the operation. there are more signs that inflation is gradually easing. it was down slightly from january. the year-to-year increase is still above the fed goal of just 2%. joe lieberman was laid to rest today in connecticut. politicians and family remembered the long time independent turn -- democrat turned independent. they included al gore. he chose lieberman as his running mate. >>

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ongoing support of these institutions -- this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingnd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome. the u.s. house overwhelmingly voted today to pass a bill that could band tiktok in the u.s. unless it cuts ties with china. last night we heard from the lead sponsors of the bell about why the legislation is necessary. tonight, we hear from an opposing voice. he is the civil liberties director and senior staff attorney at the electronic rent here foundation. you oppose this bill on first amendment grounds. we talked to the lead sponsors. one of them said of china's practices that there is no first amendment right to espionage. why is he wrong in your opinion? >> he is not thinking about the first amendment rights of u.s. people who want to use tiktok. they have a right to use communication tools like tiktok to get information. i understand that. he is first concerned with that. we are concerned about the first amendment rights of u.s. users. >> doesn't china present a special case? to the fbi director

." >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsyour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the "newshour". russian opposition leader alexei navalny was buried on the outskirts of russia. >> he was mourned by thousands a mid threats by the kremlin and a massive police presence with his mother and father by his casket but with his wife and children outside of russia, navalny could get resistance to putin. ♪ >> alexei navalny dreams of a russia that was free but citizens unafraid. and today, thousands tens of thousands braid the rest. to thank the man who helped them replace fear with faith in themselves. >> they chant "russia will be free." putin is a murderer. no to war. >> we couldn't not come let them see that many remember, many know silencing won't work. ♪ >> and yet today was also a reminder of the faith that befalls the kremlin's opponents. navalny's open casket overseen by his parents. were moved quickly before everyone could say good-bye. but even in his last moments above ground in his last rite's as th

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. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions toation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: district attorney fani willis will continue to lead the georgia election interference case against former president donald trump but the top prosecutor, man she had a romantic relationship with, is stepping aside. his resignation came when the judge said one of them had to go for the trial to move forward. this is just one of the movement in the multiple cases against the former president. good to see you, william. the judge in the case said tofa on the willis, i'm not asked the -- the judge in the case said to fani willis, i'm asking one of you to leave. reporter: mcafee the judge was very critical of willis and her behavior writing that the romantic relationship between her and her hand-picked prosecutor, nathan wade, created the appearance of impropriety and was a tremendous lapse in judgment. but he wrote there was no apparent conflict of interest which is what trump and his allies alleged. so the judge said, you and your entire team ha

this program was made possible by the corporation of public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs news station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the "newshour" the federal government is hours away from partially shutting down as capitol hill scrambles to finalize it's 1.2 trillion spending deal. amna: it could cost the speaker his job. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins is here with more on the deal and why house republicans face the threat of another chaotic leadership surge. we're six hours away. where do things stand? lisa: 70% need funding or they'll shutdown this weekend. they passed that barely today. just five or six votes to spear. the senate needs to act. minute to minute decision. and it looks looks like we could get through that midnight hour without this getting to the senate other stoppers confirming -- two sides are not agreeing over amendments that they want to vote on amendments won't pass. this is all election year symbolic votes. but they can agree on it. adding to this, susan collins, her mother's funeral is tomorrow in maine. she'

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. william: welcome to the newshour. so far, two bodies have been recovered from the river where a bridge collapsed yesterday in baltimore. as the search for the remaining unaccounted four continues, divers are navigating treacherous waters hoping to recover what remains of those lost. the city of baltimore woke up again this morning to the mangled ruins of the francis scott key bridge shrouded in fog. the initial search and rescue mission has turned to a search and recovery mission. >> these divers have been back in the water for hours now. william: maryland's governor said divers and recovery crews are braving treacherous conditions in the depths of the patapsco river to search for those missing now presumed dead. >> they are down there in darkness where they can literally see about a foot in front of them. they are trying to navigate mangled metal and they are also in a place that is now presumed that people have lost their lives. william:

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station by viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. 30,000 is the number of gazans the health ministry says has died in just 146 days of war. that grim threshold was crossed after one of the deadliest single incidents of the war. more than 100 people reportedly killed trying desperately to get aid from trucks. geoff: the need is higher and the hunger is acute. the u.n. says more than half a million people in gaza are one step away from famine. the white house today called the deaths in northern gaza tragic and alarming. president biden said it could complicate negotiations because -- to pause the war and release israeli hostages. the following report includes images that are disturbing. nick: they went to retrieve aid. they returned instead with the dead. the food they desperately wanted for their families is covered in blood. it happened at 4:00 a.m. as egyptian aid trucks arrived in gaza city. the sound of gunfire as people who had come to gather aid began to f

. ♪ ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionstation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. chuck schumer is taking on israel's far right government over the war in gaza. amna: the highest-ranking jewish elected official in the united states delivered a scathing speech charging that prime minister netanyahu has lost his way in the military drive to crush hamas. chuck schumer said that in yahoo! and is government are an obstacle to peace and israel needed new elections. >> the netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of israel after october 7. the world has changed radically since then. and the israeli people are being stifled right now by a governing vision that is stuck in the past. amna: netanyahu's political party shot back that israel is not a banana republic and that it's more a policy has wide public support. in gaza palestinian official said and aid warehouse was hit by an israeli airstrike killing eight people. the palestinian authority is getting a new prime minister but the choice may not s

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. russian opposition leader alexei navalny was buried today on the outskirts of moscow two weeks after his sudden death. amna: he was mourned by thousands in the streets on the threats from the kremlin. with his mother and father by his casket out with his wife and children outside of russia, no balmy showed in death that you could still conjure resistance to vladimir putin's authoritarian rule. nick schifrin begins our coverage. reporter: alexei navalny dreamed of a russia that was free and citizens unafraid. today, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands brave arrest -- braved arrest to thank the man who replaced fear of the state with faith in themselves. they chant -- russia will be free. putin is a murderer. no to war. >> we could not not,. let them see that many remember and many know. silencing will not work. reporter: and yet today was also a reminder of the fate that befalls the kremlin's opponents. of all ne

. ♪ ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. the u.s. supreme court ruled unanimously that the 14th amendment does not allow individual states to remove former president donald trump from their ballots. geoff: in an unsigned opinion the court said congress and not states can disqualify candidates under the constitution's so-called insurrection clause. the former celebrated the decision. >> you cannot take somebody out of a race because an opponent would like to have it that way. and has nothing to do with the fact that it is the leading candidate. whether it is the leading candidate or a candidate down on the totem pole, you cannot take someone out of the race. geoff: the court was unequivocal -- states do not have the power to remove candidates. help us understand how the justices arrived at this ruling. reporter: this came out of a group of republican voters in colorado saying that january 6 to their mind was an insurrection and donald trump was the cheer

individuals and institutions -- ♪ ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with newshour west. here are the latest headlines. senate majority leader chuck schumer is taking on israel's far-right government over the war in gaza. the highest-ranking jewish elected official in the united states delivered a scathing, 40-minute speech today. he charged that prime minister benjamin netanyahu has lost his way in the military drive to crush hamas. schumer said netanyahu and his government are an obstacle to peace, and that israel needs new elections. sen. schumer: the netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of israel after october 7. the world has changed radically since then, and the israeli people are being stifled right now by a governing vision that is stuck in the past. stephanie: netanyahu's political party shot back that israel is not a banana republic and that its war policy has wide public support. meanwhile, in gaza, palestinian officials said an aid warehouse w

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. the u.s. supreme court has cleared the way for texas to enforce a controversial immigration law for now. the law allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. >> the three liberal justices dissented with justice sonia sotomayor warning the court gives a green light to a lull that will upend the long-standing federal state balance of power and sew chaos. challenges to the law are not over at the justices sent the case back to a lower court. the newshour supreme court analyst marcia coyle has been following the decision and joins us now. the will allow texas to enforce for now the contentious new law that gives local police the authority to arrest migrants. how did the justices arrive at this ruling? >> first of all, it appears to be a 6-3 decision not to grant the biden administration a temporary pause on the law taking effect. the only one wrote in the majority w

this was made possible bye corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your local pbs nation from -- station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy for news hour west. here's the headlines. initial salvage operations under way at the site of the baltimore bridge collapse. one giant crane and a smaller one arrived today with more coming. it'll clear away the mangled metal as well as the cargo ship that hit the francis scott key bridge but officials warn it's a mammoth job. >> it's not going to be days or weeks or mops. this is going to take time. every single phase we have to focus on safety of the people doing the work. we have to make sure that we are doing it in cooperation and collaboration with all the parties that are -- that need to be involved inside this work. we have to make sure we're doing it in an environmentally sound way. and we have to make sure we're focusing on completion. >> also today the white house announced president biden will visit baltimore next week to view the operation. former senator and vice-presidential c

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. president biden is on the road tonight, hoping to build momentum for his re-election after last night's state of the union address. amna: first stop this afternoon was philadelphia. his campaign said it's the start of a sweep through the major swing states. the president told supporters he's ready to take the fight to former president trump. tomorrow, he heads south for a campaign appearance in atlanta. former president trump has posted a $92 million bond to cover a defamation judgment in new york. that filing today lets him put off actually paying the penalty while he appeals. a jury found he sexually abused the writer e. jean carroll in 1996, and then falsely accused her of lying about it. the former president also consolidated his grip on the republican party as its national committee approved his leadership team. north carolina party chair michael whatley was voted in as rnc chair. mr. trump's daughter-in-law,

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. william: welcome to the "newshour." there is a public break tonight between the united states and israel after the u.s. refused to veto a u.n. security council resolution that calls for a ceasefire in gaza. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accused the u.s. of changing its policy on the war in gaza, and cancelled a planned visit of his top aides to washington. nck schifrin is here now with more on these fast-moving developments. what is it that happened today that led to this very public disagreement? nick: the un security council today for the first time in more than five months of or demanded a cease-fire in gaza and it did so because the u.s. abstained on a vote. resolution 27-28 "demands an immediate cease-fire for the month of ramadan, respected by all parties, leading to a lasting and sustainable cease-fire." just a few points -- one, the holy month of ramadan is already halfway over. the word lasting was replaced because th

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. william: welcome to the “newshour.” search and rescue efforts are underway in baltimore after a major commuter bridge collapsed there overnight. officials say six people remain unaccounted for. in the middle of the night, a container ship, slowly trying to exit baltimore's outer harbor, rams into a support beam of the francis scott key bridge. and all at once, the towering, 1.6-mile-long structure plummets into the river below. >> never would you think that you would see, physically see, the key bridge tumble down like that. it looked like something out of an action movie. william: by sunrise, the scope of the disaster came into full-view. the on-ramp, severed. the cargo ship, buried beneath the bridge's mangled truss. investigators are still seeking answers to what happened. marilyn governor wes moore. >> i know this has been a long night. we started coordinating immediately after the key bridge collapsed. the preliminary investigation points to

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour west." here are the latest headlines. president biden is on the road tonight, hoping to build momentum for his re-election after last night's state of the union address. his first stop this afternoon was philadelphia. his campaign said it's the start of a sweep through the major swing states. the president told supporters he's ready to take the fight to former president trump. tomorrow, he heads south for a campaign appearance in atlanta. the senate passed a group of spending bills this evening, averting a partial government shutdown that would have begun at midnight. president biden is expected to sign the $460 billion package. congress is negotiating a second series of spending bills to fully fund the government by a march 22 deadline. former president trump has posted a $92 million bond to cover a defamation judgment in new york. that filing today lets him put off actually paying the penalty while

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. william: welcome to the “newshour.” huge barges are carrying cranes to baltimore tonight to clear away the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge. officials say that has to happen before divers can locate the bodies of the four maintenance workers still missing. two others have been recovered. today, the collapsed bridge, and the container ship that struck it, still blocked access to the port. maryland's governor asked for $60 million in federal funding to start the clean-up. >> the best minds in the world are coming together to collect the information that we need to move forward with speed and safety in our response to this collapse. government is working hand-in-hand with industry to investigate the area, to clear the wreck, and to move the ship. william: president biden has pledged the federal government will cover the full cost of reconstruction. the u.n.'s top court ordered israel today to open more land crossings into gaza, to allow in mo

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the "newshour the federal government is hours away from partially shutting down as capitol hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. >> the bill would keep the lights on but could cost the speaker his job. congressional correspondent lisa de chardin is here with more on the deal and why house republicans face the threat of yet another chaotic leadership search. let's start with the shutdown deadline. we are six hours away. lisa: the house passed this bill that would fund 70% of government agencies need funding or they start shutting down this weekend. they passed that barely, five or six votes today. the senate needs to act by midnight. minute to minute decisions being made in the senate and right now it looks like we may in fact get to that midnight deadline without this getting through the center. susan collins has just said that other staffers confirming, the two sides are not agreeing on amendments. everyo

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. it is the biggest night of the primary election season. voters in 16 states and one territory are making their picks for the democratic and republican nominees for president. amna: the polls have closed in th majority of states, and in the gop race, donald trump is having a good night. the former president has racked up wins in alabama, arkansas, maine, massachusetts, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, and virginia. geoff: and the associated press has also called president biden as the winner in the democratic races in alabama, arkansas, iowa, maine, massachusetts, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, vermont, and virginia. with that, let's bring in our panel, were joined by republican strategist kevin madden, democratic strategist should care and amy walter of the cook political report. it's great to have you all here. taking a look at some of the exit polls in north carolina, the groups who

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the "newshour." the department of justice and more than a dozen states sued apple today in a landmark antitrust case. they argue that the tech giant has created an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market by using excessively restrictive hardware and apps that keep customers locked into apple's ecosystem, and that puts a quote, chokehold on competition. that includes its payment and messaging systems and basic connections with other apps. doha mekki is the principal deputy assistant attorney general at the department and she joins me now. welcome to the "newshour." doha: it is nice to be with you. amna: the department of justice is arguing that apple's monopoly comes at the expense of consumers. how are consumers being harmed? doha: today's lawsuit was filed about alleged novelization, monopoly maidens, by apple. that we allege have artificial has thwarted competition in the smartphone market. specifically we allege that apple

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank. geoff: welcome to the newshour. it is the biggest night of the primary election season. voters in 16 states across the country are making their picks for the democratic and republican nominee for president. amna: in a high stakes election year with an array of domestic and foreign issues at top of mind, voters today were weighing their options carefully. >> i want to vote for trump because i think he is conservative, he was pro-life. >> joe biden. overall i think he has done a great job regardless of what people think of his age. >> i don't want to have donald trump as the option on the republican ticket. >> i'm going to vote for anyone who says they are closing the border. >> noncommitted, yeah. i am very concerned about this election. i don't feel like we have equitable choices. geoff: to help us make sense of it all, we're joined now by republican strategist kevin madden, democratic strategist faiz shakir and amy walter of the cook political

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tos station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: here are the latest headlines. former president trump is moving to delay another criminal trial, this one involving hush money payments to an adult film actress. his lawyers as the judge to delay the trial while they await a u.s. supreme court ruling on immunity. they say mr. trump's statements in 2018 about michael cohen, his former attorney, are covered by -- may not be admissible due to rules. the muslim holy month of ramadan began today, with no end in sight to the war in gaza. instead, more relief supplies were air-dropped into the region, where the desperation has deepened as hunger spreads. meantime, a spanish ship remained in cyprus waiting for a maritime corridor to deliver food to palestinians. and in new york, the u.n. secretary-general called on both israel and hamas to stop fighting. >> my strongest appeal today is to honor the spirit of ramadan by silencing the guns and removing all obstacles to ensure the delivery of

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: welcome to the newshour. after a series of legal back and forths, a controversial immigration law in texas is back in the hands of an appeals court. geoff: the law gives state officials the power to arrest migrants whom they believe crossed into the u.s. illegally. after a supreme court ruling yesterday allowed texas to enforce the law, a federal appeals court put it back on hold and a "three-judge panel" heard arguments today on whether it should be enforced. amna: gayge from texas public radio has been covering this and joins me now. the last few hours have been legal whiplash for this law. as we speak now, where do things stand with the law and its implementation? >> right now, it is not law and another hearing is expected in early april which will decide whether to allow some provisions of that law to continue while litigation against it is being ruled on so the statement in court today to discuss it and initially, texas argued t