as nick schifrin reports, protestors helped end one reign of oppression, but they fear another may be on the way. ( crowd celebrating ) >> schifrin: after the largest peaceful demonstration in a generation... ( dancing ) >> schifrin: ...after 30 years of authoritarian rule, there was jubilation in the streets, forth e protestors who helped depose a despot. they held aloft a young soldier who sided with them against thee me. they pulled down omar al- bashir's face from ubiquitous posters. and they didwet care if they re sitting in traffic, as long as they could declare "v" for victory. they expressed hope oday marked a new beginning. >> ( translated ): we have been under his rule for 3 tyears and fes step came too late, but what is important, is that everyone is happy now. >> ( translated ryone will now work for a better, united sudan. >> schifrin: since989, 75-year-old omar al-bashir forcibly united sudan by waging wars while wearing a smile. in southern sudan and in darfur, his litias scorched earth an massacred his enemies. hundreds of thousas died, and suffered from famine. he was

or the quds force faces criminal prosecution and a jail sentenceo f up to 20 years. >> schifrin: todayn responded in kind. its supreme natial security council called the move "illegal" and desntnated u.s. cel command, which oversees all troops in the middle east, a "supporter of terrorism." centcom deploys tens of thousands of troops, including those currently in afghistan and iraq. and critics of today's declaration say those troops could be at greater risk. >> botthe obama administration as well as the bush administration toward the endua were ay trying to find a way to reduce the risk of any confrontation with iran in ir, or afghanistan. now we've taken a significant step toward making it more likely. >> schifrin: trita parsi is a georgetown adjunct professor ane was the prsident of the nationalranian american council. he argues that in iraq since 2011, iranian troops worked near u.s. troops, against a mutual enemy: isis. hefears today's declaration reduces chances for cooperatione and increaseshances of conflict in the present and future. >> what trump is doing now, which will have

se schifrin: the u.s. accus the i.r.g.c. quds force of supporting iranian proxies such as hezbollah, that have launched terrorist attacks across the region, overseeing iran's ballistic missile program, the largest, n the regionand supporting groups at the height of the iraqmoar that kille than 600 u.s. troops. but the i.r.g.c.ready one of the world's most heavily sanctioned entities. the i.r.g.c. is intertin iran's economy, and today's designation increases the punishment for anyone doing business with thys special representative for iran brian hook. >> we are trying to make the i.r.g.c. and the quds force radioactive for any company around the world that's thinking anybody who is providing r.g.c.al support to the or the quds force faces criminal prosecution and a jail sentence of up to 20 year >> schifrin: today iran responded in kind. its supreme nationality council called the move "illegal" and designated u.s. central command, which oversees all troops in the middle east, a "supporter of terrorism." centcom deploys tens o

anniversary coverage,lk nick schifrin with the foreign ministers of greec >> schifrin: and as part of nato anniversary coverage, i talked with the foreign ednisters of former adversaries greece and north mia, for their first-ever joint interview. you can watch that on our website, www.pbs.org/newshour. >> woodruff: now: incentivizing seriously ill children to comply with their medical treatment. our economics correspondent paul solman looks at a program created by a not-for-profit foundation, called hope for henry. and we should note, our executive producer, sara just, o sithe foundation's board. the story is part of our weekly series, "making sense." north macedonia. >> 11-year-old ariella loves to dance. >> tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballet. >> reporter: she's been at it since she was two, but lately she's spent more time in hospital wards than on dance e oors. >> i htype of cancer called ewing's sarcoma which is a bone cancer. >> over the st two years, stein has been medicallybo arded. >> the type of chemo called cyclophosphamide, and irinotecan which is another type of chemo o. i had a b

here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: 70 years ago toda the world's longest-running military alliance wasned into existence, and president truman vowed nato would not a threat to the soviet union. >> there are those who claim that this treaty is an aggressive act on part of the nations that ring the north atlantic. that is absolutely untrue. >> schifrin: but today, as it did 70 years ago, nato is taking steps opposed by what is now, russia. and nowhere is that more obvious th ukraine, now five years into a war between the ukrainiaa militarynd russia-backed separatists. late last year, russian ships rammed ukrainian ships in waters both navies are legally lowed to use.at and today, no announced major steps to supportinkraine, inclg more presence of nato ships, more surveillance of the russian navy, and more trainingt of ukrainiops. that is addition to $250 million of assistance in the u.s. defense budget, including radar systems, refurbioast guard cutters, and tactical vehicles. ked to talk about this, i'm joined by kurt v former ambassador to nato, and now the special representative for u

here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: israeli politicsal arys fractious, but the results from today's elections are particularly tight. exit polls show likud, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and a coalition know as blue ite, led by former army chief benny gantz, to be neck and neck, and it's not yet ear which will be able to formn a coalitvernment with smaller parties. netanyahu's elec aon headquarte in tel aviv, and that's where our john yang is tonight. a john, wh you hearing? what's the latest results that we're getting in? >> the latest results, nick, is there are no results. you see behind me some members of the likud party are beginning toather, suggesting that indicate netanuahu will come here to declare victory, just ae y gantz did not too far away from here at his party headquarters not too long ago.ht who is r who will be the next prime minister? weobably won't know for a little while. on't know who got the most votes tonight until probably well into wednesday at least if it's even closer, we won't knosw foral days. they're going to have the wait for absentee balts from sold

. >> there is some breaking news and nick schifrin has the story. ring atu.k.has been st a a deadline 48 hours from now, without an extension they would crash out of ofea the eur union amid warnings that that crash would cause a recession. justn the last few minutes, there's been word that there might be some breathing room. the negotiations are going on right now in brussels where we find amanda sloat, former deputy assistant secretary of state and way senior fellow brookings institution. we are getting word that an extension has been granted or at least the european europeans had on an extension until october 31. they're talking to the prime minister, theresa may, rht now. what more details do we have? and why octob 31? >> that's correct. so it's almost 1:00 ere. leaders have been meeting for nearly seven hours wit may.eresa what we are hearing now is that they are prepared to offer an extension until october 31. the significancof that date is that is when thero new an commission will meet. french president emmanuel maclyn was certathe most hard line coming i

j carrnson at the justice department, yamiche alcindor at the white house, lisa desjardins, nick schifrine in the studio. thank u all very much. >> woodruff: we turn to congressional reaction to the report with the chairman of the house mocratic caucus, representative hakeem jeffries of new york. he's also a mber of the judiciary committee. congressman jeffries, thank you very much for talk wogs. president trump says this proves, agai that he is exonerated. >> wels the president i completely clueless and, once again, he's lying to the american people. if anything, the mueller report is exactly the opposite. it is incredibly, deeply troubling, the information contained in the report. the president pursuedt to the untates constitution is charged with faithfully executing the laws of the united states of america. the information in the mueller report revet,als tha in at least ten instances, the preside likely engaged in obstruction of justice. that is aserious crime. what we need to do now is hear from bob mueller so thaert the an people can make a determination for themselves as to how we p

nick schifrin has the story of tiger woods' comeback. >> schifrin: youngest golfer ever to win a majorin all four majors. to be ranked number one player of the year more than any other golfer. leading money winner of all time. at his peak, tig woods was not only considered the greatest golfer in modern history--re many consihim the greatest athlete. ia changed the face of golf fundamentally, ry, and socially. at the height of his career, golf got more viewers than basketball and football. he was one of the most famous men in the world. and then, the crash from grace. dozens of affairs. the mug shot. and injuries that made him predict he would never play again. but there he was yesterday, winning the masters-- his first major in 11 years.ge to talk about s comeback, i am joined by armen keteyian, the co-author of "tiger woods." armen, thank you so much for being on the "nebhour". talkut the arc from the height of his stardom to that d.u.i. photo in 2017. you wrote terday that shakespeare had nothing on what we're witnessing nowel >> i don't think so, when you talk about a rise and a fal

nick schifrin is here to make t sense s. ed states gives these three countries? >> the u.s. given hundreds of millions of dollars over the years to try to address the endemic problems inthe countries and the root causes of migration, the reason so mny people leave these countries, go through mexico and try to reach e united states. this is the most violent part of the world outside of war zones, thin like endemic corruption, weak justice systems. at one point in thentse coues, two to threeov all cases ended in conviction and poverty. these programs try to lift people out of poverty, providing education, vocational programs, improving local governance, improving police forces and judicial systems. their defenders say they are the only way, at least long term, to reduce all of those people who believe that their home is unsafe and they have to go to the united states. it's not just humanitarian aid organizations who defend the take a listen to mike mccaul, republican of texas, the most seor member of the hous foreign affairs committee. >> i think it's going to make things trag

. >> schifrin: let's zoom out a little bit here for people just to understand this moment.we had this deadline, 48 hours from now, warnings from the i.msm p.f. that there would be a two-year recession, least, if the british crashed out. bottom line it's brltish wil not crash out on friday, but they still don't know whabr it is exactly going to be. there is still no agreement from the british side yet, is there? >> absolutely. an extension is simply a delay. it is not a deal. and so the challenge now is still, as it has always been, for the u.k. to reach an agreement. theresa may had announced last week that she was going to begin holding cross-party talks with labor leader jeremyrbyn. those talks have been continuing. they do not appear to be goingul partly well in terms of moving tornadoes an agreement. if they do reach ageement, the question is going to be whether it will hold and be ratifi by both of their parties. if that doesn't succeed, theresa may says shevewill ha a party hold a series of votes in appearing various options on the wayforward, two series of indicative

nick schifrin has the story. >> reporter: last nigh kiev, volodymr zelenskiy celebrated victory like other politician. but if all the world's a stage, his act is unique. >> ( beanslated ): there wil no pathetic speeches. i just want to say thank you. >> reporter: the 41-year-old is a comedian whose only experience as a politiciaonis playing one v.ed he portr teacher who accidentally becomes ukraine's president after criticizing the government. s s character is so fed up with corruption, he shoe entire parliament. and now he's promising life will imitate art. he pledges to strip politicians and judges of immunity, and overhaul law enforcement. in a debate that looked more like a rock concert, he promiseo verturn a system that's long been run by rich oligarchs. >> ( translated ): i am not a politician, i am not a politician at all. i am just a person, an ordinary person who has come to break the system. >> reporter: the system was already broken five years ago, nen the ukrainian revolut overthrew a corrupt and pro- ruian president. but the hopes of those days have largely been unfulfil

nick schifrin looks at what some >> reporter: in northern africa it is the spring of diontent. and one week after they deposed a dictator, sudanese demonstrators are still on the streets, demanding a "glorious summer" of civilian control. m friday prayers outside the khartoum defenseistry, a cleric called for a representative government to replace the military-led transition council. d as they have been for months, these demonstrators were majority women. we are still protesting to s mae that all our demands are being achieved and that the tilitary council is not ch us. >> reporter: fadya khallaf is a tour guide turllow-vest wearing demonstrator. she and all of these protestors support the opposition's plan to present its own list of technocrat leaders. >> we need a civilian government right nodo if wot see that then, we will continue in the sit-ins. >>eporter: last week those sit-ins pushed the military to remove 75-year-old omar al- bashir, who ruled since 1989 by waging wars while aring a smile. in southern sudan and in darfur, his militias scorched earth and massacred his e

and our nick schifrin spoke to him earlier today. >> ambassador john bolton, welcome back to the "newshour". today you announced lifting -- american's ability to sue over property confiscated by castro's regime. in the past years, president obama a president clion maintained the units, why are you lifting them? >> secretary pompeo, mnuchin a others looked at. this we concluded fundamentally that the intent of the framers of helms-burton to give justice to americans whose property had been confiscated was a good purposand that this was the time to do it. so recognizing other presidentdi 't want to do it, we proceeded, as presidentrump has, other presidents didn't want to move the american embassy in israel to jerusalem, but we did i could go on with the list. i think this is clearly thedo right thing to justice for americans whose property was stole bin the castro reime is long overdue. >> european allies i talked to indahe lassaid this publicly they are concerned that these e effectively secondary sanctions on european companies to do business in cuba and latin america staffers from george