. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the chief of security for the t.s.a. is fired amid outrage over record long lines at airports and generous bonus checks. but will the shake-up solve the problem? >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday: as campaigns pivot to the general election, it's all about the dollar signs. how candidates are getting the financial support they need for the next phase. >> woodruff: and months after a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge became national news, opposing sides of the federal land dispute are coming together to try a different approach. >> we can sit down and talk, you still don't agree on everything, that's a given, that's people. but you respect one another to listen. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. more at fathom.org. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation fo

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away this week. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> it is my responsibility as commander-in-chief not to stand by, but to make sure that we send a clear signal to the taliban and others. >> woodruff: calling the action an important milestone for peace, president obama confirms a u.s. drone strike kills the afghan taliban leader. what this means for the fight against the terror group. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this monday: as candidates head west, our politics monday team breaks down the latest in the race for the white house. >> woodruff: plus, during president obama's trip to vietnam, we take a look at the generation who moved back after escaping the atrocities of war with their parents. >> my mother who i am very close to and she actually flat-out told me that i'm no longer her daughter if i come back to vietnam. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160

the newshour's hari sreenivasan reports in tonight's signature segment. >> sreenivasan: mohammed nidalha hasn't seen his son reda in more than two years. he scrolls through old pictures on his ipad, from when he was 19 years old to when he was five- years-old. >> ( translated ): reda grew up like any other child. he had lots of friends, just a regular boy like any other. >> sreenivasan: the family emigrated from morocco, but reda was born and raised in leiden, near rotterdam in southern holland. >> sreenivasan: nidalha says his son reda went to syria to join the muslim militant group isis. >> ( translated ): in the weeks leading up to his departure for syria, he fooled and misled us all. >> sreenivasan: the family is muslim, but nidhala says, they are not very religious. he believes when reda visited an uncle in belgium for a few months in 2014, reda fell under the sway of isis recruiters. after that, he traveled to turkey, the gateway into syria. >> ( translated ): reda called his sister and told her "i love you, i love dad, i love mom, but i'm going to syria to help children and help t

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the spotlight's on indiana. hoosiers cast a critical primary vote in the race for the white house. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday: the national conversation on rethinking educational standards. we sit down with education secretary john king. >> woodruff: plus, what do you do when a family member runs away from home to fight for isis? mothers and brothers of terrorist fighters speak out. >> not only do they lose their son or their daughter to something horrific, but they also carry the guilt of what their child has done to others and it's a horrible, horrible burden to carry. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: there's

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a state department watchdog criticizes hillary clinton's use of a private email server and found long-standing cyber-security weakness dating back to prior secretaries of state. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, tough words by senator elizabeth warren and protests against presumptive republican nominee donald trump, as candidates push forward in the western states. >> woodruff: plus, the nearly 70-year-long study of survivors of hiroshima as scientists try to understand the lasting effects of the atomic bomb. >> the manhattan project focused so much on physics, and really didn't know very much about the biological effects and health effects in particular. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. but you don't have to do it alone. lincoln finan

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight: as candidates storm indiana ahead of tomorrow's primary, both party's frontrunners aim to finally shake their rivals with enough hoosier state delegates to clinch the nomination. also ahead: it is the fifth anniversary of osama bin laden's death. what the raid of the al qaeda leader and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks means for the u.s. today. plus, how farmer and philanthropist howard buffett is improving agriculture both here and in africa's most devastated areas. >> well, you gotta have a goal. we're not going to end world hunger, but you know, i think every step we can take in that direction is something positive. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight. >> i don't think it's anyone's business if i want to send money to the vets. >> sreenivasan: responding to media scrutiny, donald trump accounts for the nearly $6 million he raised to benefit veterans groups. also ahead: more than a thousand migrants lost their lives attempting to cross the mediterranean just last week-- marking a surge in journeys as the weather turns warmer. plus, brazil's favelas become the stage for bold policing experiments aiming to push out violent drug gangs before the olympics. >> we don't want the games to be an island of success and perfection. we want the games to transform rio, and to make rio a safer city in the years to come. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> some say it's a calling. some say they lost someone they loved. many say it's to save lives, as many and as often as possible. there's 100 reasons why someone becomes a doctor, but at

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a new dynamic on the campaign trail: donald trump heads to west virginia looking past the primary and to the general election. how top republicans are responding. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, no more e-cigarettes for minors. the f.d.a. announces new age requirements in a crackdown on unregulated tobacco, while california raises the legal age for smoking to 21. >> woodruff: and, planning a vacation? how airlines are battling over bargain airfare over the north atlantic. >> the airlines are afraid that if customers are given the choice, they'll buy their tickets somewhere else from someone who will offer them a better deal. the last i heard, that was capitalism. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the first primary day with just one republican running for president, as west virginians choose between two democrats. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday. >> i'd like to reach my hand to my opponents. let us begin the healing now. >> sreenivasan: a look at the new likely president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, and how his tough-talking, shock politics may shape a new era for the country. >> woodruff: and what happens when you combine a day care center with a nursing home? one seattle-based residence is finding the benefits of creating a space for young and old alike. >> this is what makes me happy. you get to know them, watch them, and act silly with them. it's good to feel like you're three years old again. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> we talked about what it takes to unify, where our differences were and how we can bridge these gaps. >> woodruff: in a bid for party unity, house speaker paul ryan and other top republican leaders meet with donald trump. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, brazil's unpopular president dilma rouseff is suspended, and could be removed from office, in the wake of economic and political turmoil. >> woodruff: and, we head to puerto rico where the island battles to contain an outbreak of zika virus. >> there's a lack of understanding is when we talk about sexual relationships. the sexual relationships, that you can transmit from the father to the mother and the biggest misconception is that we don't need condoms. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improve

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight: a relentless wave of isis- claimed bombings in baghdad bring the death toll to nearly 200 just in the last week. what's behind the latest spike in violence? also ahead, with the race's finish line in sight, democrats in kentucky and oregon cast their primary vote, but is the party moving further apart ahead of the general election? plus, from military artillery ranges to prisons. a remarkable story of transformation and the unlikely allies of endangered butterflies. >> when i watched the butterflies struggling to come out of their cocoon, it really makes me realize that, yeah, we all do need to struggle to get to where we need to be. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, president obama says world leaders are rattled by the newly named republican nominee. a look at the international response to donald trump's success. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, rebuilding ecuador: a month after a devastating earthquake flattened buildings and left thousands homeless, how the country is recovering. >> woodruff: and, we get a backstage pass to one of d.c.'s top music venues: the 9:30 club, the spot for a new music variety show. >> we really are curating this for everyone. i have this fantasy vision of three generations sitting around the couch because live at 9:30 is coming on. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you want everyone, the young, the old, the soft, the strong, but cancer? we're fighting you, with immune therapies and genetic testing, with laughter, with strength, because every one of us is doing one thing only -- making cancer history. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helpi

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, the g.o.p's unclear future. a look at the republican party ahead of donald trump's visit with speaker paul ryan tomorrow. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, instability in afghanistan, as the fight rages on against the taliban in helmand province. >> woodruff: and testing transportation may be the future: miles o'brien explores the hyperloop, and visits the people working to make high speed tube rides a reality. >> we're talking grandma friendly, dog friendly, child friendly. it's absolutely just a simple elevator ride away-- you get in, and you arrive at your destination-- ding. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. but you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future, because this is wh

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. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen is away this week. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: north carolina sues the federal government to protect a controversial bathroom law. the u.s. attorney general vows the department of justice stands with the transgender community. we talk with north carolina governor pat mccrory. >> sreenivasan: and it's politics monday: the general election has all but started, yet both parties brace for contentious conventions. >> woodruff: also ahead this monday: 20 years after a brutal and bloody civil war, how bosnia is reconciling with its muslim population. >> ( translated ): what we can do is to ensure that we don't behave in an inhumane way. regardless of our religion, nationality and ideology, we shouldn't harm each other. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your fu

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a search for answers after an egyptair flight crashes in the mediterranean with 66 people on board. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, bernie sanders intensifies the fight within the democratic party, but will his decision to stay hurt the party's chance for unification? >> woodruff: and, former executives get a chance to reboot their careers by solving some of the world's biggest problems, thanks to a harvard fellowship. >> we said, hey, here is a leadership force and if we can only deploy them to work on these pressing problems of water, climate, health maybe that's a perfect match. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well

from wttw in chicago, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the presidential primary season is nearing its end with only nine states left to vote. on tuesday, oregon holds primaries for both republicans and democrats, while democrats hold a primary in kentucky. that's where former secretary of state hillary clinton was campaigning today, speaking to supporters in louisville and fort mitchell. vermont senator bernie sanders, who beat clinton in west virginia and indiana this month and vows to compete all the way to the national convention, also campaigned in kentucky this weekend. businessman donald trump, now only 103 delegates short of the 1,237 needed to lock up the republican nomination, is defying the standard practice of candidates releasing personal tax returns. today, republican national committee chairman reince priebus said trump's tax returns may not matter, because he offers such a massive change to washington. >> it's going to be up the american people, they're going to have to decide whether that's a big issue or not. >> >> report

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill is away this week. >> woodruff: on the "newshour" tonight, contraception coverage and online privacy at the high court. we break down today's supreme court rulings. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this monday, bernie sanders and hillary clinton prepare for two state primaries tomorrow, while donald trump faces his own battles as the sole republican candidate. >> woodruff: andcades after war, the balkans struggle with differing forms of islam, and fight to shut down radical mosques some say are breeding terrorist fighters. >> a number of them, they have been in contact with people outside bosnia herzegovina, because this is not from bosnia, this has been imported from somewhere else. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven day cruises to three cities in cub

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the first primary daylican running for president, as west virginians choose between two democrats. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday. >> i'd like to reach my hand to my opponents. let us begin the healing now. >> sreenivasan: a look at the new likely president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, and how his tough-talking, shock politics may shape a new era for the country. >> woodruff: and what happens when you combine a day care center with a nursing home? one seattle-based residence is finding the benefits of creating a space for young and old alike. >> this is what makes me happy. you get to know them, watch

. >> sreenivasan: i'm joined by two people who have been involved on both sides of this issue.x myers is an english teacher at phillips exeter academy in new hampshire, an author and speaks frequently about gender identity. he's transgender, came out in high school and was the first openly transgender student to attend harvard. and jeremy tedesco is senior legal counsel with alliance defending freedom, a faith-based legal advocacy group. it represents several groups of parents that oppose allowing students to use school bathrooms based on gender identity. alex, let me start with you. why is this so significant to you? >> this is real lay moment of recognition unparalleled. i think the transgender community has been existing at the margins not only of mainstream society but also the lgbt communities and president obama's and loretta lynch's statements bring us out of the shadows. >> sreenivasan: jeremy tedesco, your organization is involved in two lawsuits in chicago and north carolina to try to prevent these types of policy from rolling out. are there a lot of students not tran

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the spotlight's on. hoosiers cast a critical primary vote in the race for the white house. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday: the national conversation on rethinking educational standards. we sit down with education secretary john king. >> woodruff: plus, what do you do when a family member runs away from home to fight for isis? mothers and brothers of terrorist fighters speak out. >> not only do they lose their son or their daughter to something horrific, but they also carry the guilt of what their child has done to others and it's a horrible, horrible burden to carry. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight'

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a search for answersn egyptair flight crashes in the mediterranean with 66 people on board. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, bernie sanders intensifies the fight within the democratic party, but will his decision to stay hurt the party's chance for unification? >> woodruff: and, former executives get a chance to reboot their careers by solving some of the world's biggest problems, thanks to a harvard fellowship. >> we said, hey, here is a leadership force and if we can only deploy them to work on these pressing problems of water, climate, health maybe that's a perfect match. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

with considerable regret, i accepted. >> sreenivasan: the resignation of v.a.retary eric shinseki, a decorated, former chief of staff, was one of the most visible signs of a crisis that gripped the v.a. in 2014. it started when doctor sam foote, at the phoenix v.a. blew the whistle on the incredibly- long waiting times for veterans to see doctors at his facility. dr. foote told reporters, including gwen ifill, that the hospital's director manipulated the data to make the waits seem much shorter. >> we were doing pretty well until about 2010, and then the demand just ramped up. and rather than own up to the problem, the v.a. decided to cover it up, because there's no incentive for washington to get good numbers. >> sreenivasan: the v.a. inspector general found that phoenix-area veterans seeking care had to wait an average of 115 days-- almost four months-- for a first appointment. and 1,700 veterans were kept off any official waiting list, and were at risk of being lost or forgotten. other investigations found this type of problem existed at many v.a. hospitals

hari sreenivasan reports. >> sreenivasan: they rolled down a deserted highway-- about 50 vehicles at- taking evacuees south to safety. over the next four days, thousands will convoy from north of fort mcmurray, where they've been stranded, toward edmonton. they're driving through a fire zone that's roughly ten times the size of manhattan. chad morrison is alberta's manager of wildfire prevention. >> no firebreak here would have stopped this fire. because this fire is jumping kilometers at a time. we're seeing fire spreads where you know it's creating its own lightning fires out of this fire. this is an extreme, rare, rare fire event and that's something that's historic for us. >> sreenivasan: the big blaze has scorched some 1,600 homes and buildings, burning entire suburbs, but, alberta premier rachel notley says the fort mcmurray city center has survived, so far. >> as of this morning, the downtown is largely intact. the hospital is still standing. municipal buildings and the airport also remain intact. firefighters have also been working to save as much of the residential areas as

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: then there were three trump is now the republican party's presumptive nominee for president, as bernie sanders scores a win against hillary clinton in indiana. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, on the ground in iraq, after isis fighters kill a member of the u.s. navy seals in a large-scale attack near mosul. >> woodruff: plus, are today's kids addicted to their digital devices? we hear from the creator of the new documentary, "screenagers." >> i knew as a mom that every day, there was tension in the house, and i felt completely out of control on what to do, what kind of limits to set, how this was affecting them. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's s

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan.ifill is away this week. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> it is my responsibility as commander-in-chief not to stand by, but to make sure that we send a clear signal to the taliban and others. >> woodruff: calling the action an important milestone for peace, president obama confirms a u.s. drone strike kills the afghan taliban leader. what this means for the fight against the terror group. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this monday: as candidates head west, our politics monday team breaks down the latest in the race for the white house. >> woodruff: plus, during president obama's trip to vietnam, we take a look at the generation who moved back after escaping the atrocities of war with their parents. >>

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan.way this week. >> woodruff: on the "newshour" tonight, contraception coverage and online privacy at the high court. we break down today's supreme court rulings. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this monday, bernie sanders and hillary clinton prepare for two state primaries tomorrow, while donald trump faces his own battles as the sole republican candidate. >> woodruff: and, decades after war, the balkans struggle with differing forms of islam, and fight to shut down radical mosques some say are breeding terrorist fighters. >> a number of them, they have been in contact with people outside bosnia herzegovina, because this is not from bosnia, this has been imported from somewhere else. >> sreenivasan

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, a state departmenticizes hillary clinton's use of a private email server and found long-standing cyber-security weakness dating back to prior secretaries of state. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, tough words by senator elizabeth warren and protests against presumptive republican nominee donald trump, as candidates push forward in the western states. >> woodruff: plus, the nearly 70-year-long study of survivors of hiroshima as scientists try to understand the lasting effects of the atomic bomb. >> the manhattan project focused so much on physics, and really didn't know very much about the biological effects and health eff

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> we talked aboutt it takes to unify, where our differences were and how we can bridge these gaps. >> woodruff: in a bid for party unity, house speaker paul ryan and other top republican leaders meet with donald trump. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this thursday, brazil's unpopular president dilma rouseff is suspended, and could be removed from office, in the wake of economic and political turmoil. >> woodruff: and, we head to puerto rico where the island battles to contain an outbreak of zika virus. >> there's a lack of understanding is when we talk about sexual relationships. the sexual relationships, that you can transmit from the father to the mother and the biggest

i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away.wshour tonight. >> i don't think it's anyone's business if i want to send money to the vets. >> sreenivasan: responding to media scrutiny, donald trump accounts for the nearly $6 million he raised to benefit veterans groups. also ahead: more than a thousand migrants lost their lives attempting to cross the mediterranean just last week-- marking a surge in journeys as the weather turns warmer. plus, brazil's favelas become the stage for bold policing experiments aiming to push out violent drug gangs before the olympics. >> we don't want the games to be an island of success and perfection. we want the games to transform rio, and to make rio a safer city in the years to come.

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: the chief of security t.s.a. is fired amid outrage over record long lines at airports and generous bonus checks. but will the shake-up solve the problem? >> sreenivasan: also ahead this tuesday: as campaigns pivot to the general election, it's all about the dollar signs. how candidates are getting the financial support they need for the next phase. >> woodruff: and months after a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge became national news, opposing sides of the federal land dispute are coming together to try a different approach. >> we can sit down and talk, you still don't agree on everything, that's a given, that's people. but you respect one another to lis

. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan.n is away this week. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: north carolina sues the federal government to protect a controversial bathroom law. the u.s. attorney general vows the department of justice stands with the transgender community. we talk with north carolina governor pat mccrory. >> sreenivasan: and it's politics monday: the general election has all but started, yet both parties brace for contentious conventions. >> woodruff: also ahead this monday: 20 years after a brutal and bloody civil war, how bosnia is reconciling with its muslim population. >> ( translated ): what we can do is to ensure that we don't be