this is walter cronkite. >> that was cbs's walter cronkite 43 years ago.on this day in 1981, 52 americans were held iranian revolutionaries were released, ending a nightmare for them, their families and the nation. but as barry peterson reports, that was not the end of their story or suffering. >> reporter: homecoming came s after a brief stop in germany for a family reunion. among the hostages, richard moorefield, the council general of the embassy with his wife and son. a new battle began with their own government to get compensation for what they endured. today, not getting compensation not getting the attention, how do you feel about your own government? >> i feel they betrayed us. i feel they have neglected us. i feel they have mistreated us. >> reporter: congress did pass a law providing $4.4 million to each hostage or their heirs and 600,000 to families, from fines and seizures against companies illegally doing business with iran. but less than a quarter of the money has been, 9/11 families w in later and the fund was depleted, even though it was no

i remember when people like walter cronkite, one time when he gave his favorite his famous 10 offensive reference it, the whole world almost came to a halt. walter cronkite is giving an opinion as to vietnam. linda, john, and since a posley said, i've lost i've, i've lost everything. it was that serious today. opinion isn't news, news is opinion. and it's also satire and it's hyper nationalist, ravonne for years, bladders, even the bloggers are quoted. i mean, we listen we, we have lost all connection with reality. i really, really we, we totally understand because it, on days that when you're talking about blogging those days, no one really talks about blogging because it's just like social media. but yes, we see that's blog does have a lot of following this days. like you say, i see me on these new this days a new this opinion. but let's, let's talk about russell for be about how widespread is wrong. this will be in the western media that has the conflict of the gather. uh you can get the right now posted off the radar. what, what's your assessment? oh, well, well, 1st of all, it is r

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour, from our studios in washington and from the west at the walter cronkiternalism at arizona state university. >> now to the second of two reports on how northern cities are dealing with a surge of migrants from the southern border. last night we reported from new york. tonight we have the story from chicago on the response as more migrants are getting busted and flown in by texas republican governor greg abbott. >> it is move-in day on the south side of chicago. a team of movers for a local nonprofit is helping yet another migrant family start a new life. housing assistance for three months. they fled venezuela across the mexican border and cleared a silent. he left venezuela after they did. >> i left my country because of the security situation. to get to the u.s. and start a better future. >> it took in the couple of months to get here, including four days in central america. before he arrived in mexico and made his way to chicago. >> they have given us a lot of support. many venezuelans are trying to do the same thing. create a good future for themselves

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. amna: with the longtime leader of the national rifle association, wayne lapierre, is stepping out after more than three decades. a corruption trial alleges fraud and mismanagement. for more on this and what it means for the future of the nra, i spoke with a senior writer for the trace and asked him why wayne lapierre is stepping down now. >> we can only speculate at the moment. he cited health reasons, but i have never heard of him having health issues. it seems more likely that the trial is supposed to start on monday and it's not looking great for the nra. the organization has had several years to make this decision and it would have saved it quite a bit of money before now. the one thing the ag's seeking of significance in this stage or was seeking was to remove wayne lapierre from power. by taking that off the table, it could possibly be an offering of some kind. amna: tell us about the corruption trial. what is the attorney general alle

how many of you watched cds and walter cronkite? okay. a very similar number which is representative of the experience back in 1969. 94% of american households watched the lunar landing into the vast majority watched cds coverage and walter cronkite who covered all the missions was a space enthusiast and trained himself in. understanding the space program at cvs put an incredible amount of effort into the broadcast. itit was even in the white hous. this is where everyone tuned in. they had to journalists stationed around the world covering the audiences around the world so when you watch the coverage of apollo 11 watch not only the astronauts on the surface but the crowds of people around the world watching with youry so it reiterated this wasa is aglobal experience everyone s participating in together. this lunar module model is an artifact and the one used in that broadcast so this is the one youul would have seen if you watched cds coverage of that flight. here's another image of buzz aldrin as most people know, neil armstrong was the

>> perhaps we are all the worse for wear there is not a walter cronkite who can tell us that is just the way it is. that being said, do you believe the press as an entity can overcome segmented and compartmentalized news, where people only want what is important? you basically talked about that. where they have alternative facts, you know, there's just no unity in the news anymore. it is so fragmented. it's no wonder the people are confused. >> i'm not sure i understand what you mean by unity in the news, though. >> going back to the days of walter cronkite -- there was a standard that does not seem to exist anymore. >> well, newsrooms do have standards. it depends on the newsroom. it depends on the newsroom. but i am a little hung up on your phrase about unity in the news because there's different outlets that are geared towards covering different subjects. >> me to the problem is that things that are classified as news really are not. and reporters classify themselves as news reporters for their commentators. with a pass as news reporters. >> i think there is a current environment

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteism at arizona state university geoff: russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine will soon enter its third year. now, u.s. support for ukraine is in question because of republican resistance on capitol hill. nato's secretary general is here in washington this week, and he spoke with our nick schifrin from the pentagon a short time ago. nick: secretary general jens stoltenberg, welcome back to the "newshour." i want to start on the front line in ukraine. here is what one of the top u.s. defense officials who work on ukraine told journalists last week. >> we have heard reports from the ukrainian government that they have concerns that units do not have the stocks and stores of ammunition that they require. nick: from your perspective today, how short is ukraine of the weapons it already needs? sec. stoltenberg: they need more weapons. and in particular they need more ammunition and spare parts and sustainment and that is exactly why it is important for not just the united states all of the

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: the white house said today that russia has started firing ballistic missiles provided by north korea into ukraine. and the u.s. is concerned that iran will soon agree to sell russia missiles. we take a look now at the war in ukraine as it enters its third calendar year. for ukrainians, is a grim new year as the war grinds into 2024. the year had barely started when air raid alarms started across the country and explosions lit up the predawn skylight. russia has stepped up its onslaught of aerial attacks throughout the region, scorching residential box in downtown kyiv. the port city of odesa. and kharkiv, among several other cities targeted in recent weeks. >> what a present russia made us for this new year. they are black souls, simply black souls. they bomb residential areas. there are people here. how can one do such a thing? geoff: on tuesday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy characterized the uptick as conscious terror. >> in

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. amna: a standoff between federal order patrol and texas state officials intensifying following a supreme court ruling in favor of the biden administration. laura: early this week, the supreme court said u.s. order patrol agents could remove razor wire that the state put in place along e rio grande river. the homeland security department is demanding immediate access to a section of the border being blocked by razor wire and fencing. but texas governor greg abbott is doubling down, blocking the agents from entering the area and saying texas's constitutional authority is, quote, the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary. joining me to discuss this further is stephen vladeck, a professor at the university of texas school of law. thank you so much for joining. republican governor abbott is saying texas will hold the line and it is unclear when or if this razor wire is going to be removed. who ultimately has th

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkitealism at arizona state university. geoff: secretary of state antony blinken is back in israel for his fourth visit since the war with hamas started three months ago. it's part of a long regiona tour that has blinken walking an increasingly narrow diplomatic line, as he tries to keep the conflict from spreading. william brangham reports. william: when he arrived in israel, the secretary of state bore a smile, but a sharper message. leaders across the middle east are demanding an end to the fighting in gaza, and a clearer focus on what comes after. >> i've just come from, a number of countries in the region, turkey, greece, jordan, qatar, united arab emirates, saudi arabia, and i want to be able to share some of what i heard from those leaders with the president, as well as with the prime minister and the cabinet later today. william: but in tel aviv, israeli leaders aren't ready to listen to that advice. defense secretary yoav gallant told blinken that while military strategies in the n

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. >> this is the "pbs newshour" west from weta studios in washington and from our bureau the walter cronkiternalism at arizona state university. >> new data shows inflation deflated in 2023. >> for more on how to use the latest numbers on what might be ahead and how consumers view the economy, i spoke with the president of the federal reserve bank of atlanta. welcome to the newshour. thank you for joining us. welcome. thank you for joining us. raphael: it is good to be here. amna: let's start with your reaction to the inflation numbers overall. consumer prices rose a little more than expected in december. core prices excluding food and energy also rose more than expected. what do those numbers say to you? raphael: today's cpi report has not been as positive as some of the last couple but seeing some volatility in inflation is not really a surprise to me. the economy has been very strong and robust over the last year and that resilience is been a positive thing. it has been stronger than i expected. that also means the pace or speed of inflation coming down to our target is going to be slower

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. amna: secretary of defense lloyd austin is still in the hospital but out of intensive care after spending at least 4 days there last week for complications from an elective procedure performed before christmas. many questions about his illness remain, including why he waited days to inform president biden, or announce publicly that he was hospitalized. nick schifrin has been following this and is here with me. it is good to see you. so what did we learn from the pentagon today and how has president biden responded? nick: the pentagon said that austin is "recovering well" and in good spirits. john kirby expressed confidence in austin. but there are huge questions about that leadership, especially after the pentagon admitted there was a second stay in the hospital that austin did not disclose to the public or the president. let's go through the calendar according to officials i spoke to. on december 22, austin underwent an elective procedure and t

a good number this this crowd and how many of you watched cbs and walter cronkite, a similar number, representative of the viewing experience back in 1969. so, 94% of american households watched the first lunar landing, the vast majority of them watched cbs coverage and walter cronkite who had covered all the missions, was a space enthusiast, really trained himself in understanding the space program and cbs put an incredible amount of effort into their broadcast. it was watched even in the white house. this was where everyone tuned in. they had journalists stationed around the world, covering the audiences that were around the world. so when you watched the coverage of apollo 11 you not only watched the astronauts on the lunar surface, you watched the crowds of people around the world watching with you. so, it really reiterated that this was a global experience that everyone was participating in together. and this lunar module model is a wonderful artifact in the smithsonian collection. this is the one he used in that broadcast and this is the one you would have seen if you saw cbs c

. >> this is the pbs newshour, in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona stateversity. >> for the first time in nearly 150 years, the house of representatives is poised to impeach a member of the cabinet. while conservative lawmakers are accusing the homeland security of losing control of the border, they are struggling to control their own chamber. our congressional correspondent sees it all firsthand. she joins me now. what are house republicans arguing here? do they all agreed amongst themselves? >> we know the impeachment standard in the constitution's high crimes and misdemeanors. they are saying that he failed in his duty to protect. he lied to congress is what they are saying. >> on this committee we have carried out our investigation. we are going to impeach him. he should be. he is the executive in charge of the border policy for president biden. >> they say it is a dereliction of duty that is causing a security problem for the country. he has said that he is doing the job as well as he can. house republicans do seem to agree on this. >> i don't think a

and you all over the years, news reporting itself has gone from, you know, walter cronkite very. and just the facts, man, to then evolve more to if it bleeds it leads and then people hunting for ratings and that distorts the news. now that's the news side but course you all now also in competition with news entertainment outlets and people can't quite distinguish between the two so i guess it's kind of like armageddon type of question here for democracy is there any way to outcompete the news entertainment when the american public yearns for it to be at all what they want to hear. and it basically raises lot of money, whereas a lot of news outlets going out of business because they can't make money telling the truth. yeah, well, that's grim. yeah. yeah. thank you. yeah. just try to lift everybody here. yeah, i don't have a joke. tell them. but well stated. there's. oh, yes there's no question that that is that is a central a central problem in our democracy because and i think that the the in of really the news is partly about conveying what's going on in the presidency. but as t

. >> this is the pbs "newshour" from washington and in the west from the walter cronkite at arizona stateversity. amna: last night ahead of the new hampshire primary and presidential field is a two-person race after governor desantis dropped out. democrats will be missing a key name, president joe biden. i'm joined by amy of the cook political report and tama ra of n.p.r. days after lamenting about republicans who are lining up to kiss the ring, ron desantis endorses donald trump and what does it say to you? >> the campaign started with so much promise but from the moment it actually launched, it was troubled. he launched on x, the social media site. it was a total disaster and technical disaster and from there, his campaign burned through cash and relied on an outside super p.a.c. and turns out turning your campaign to a super p.a.c. may not well. and burned through campaign managers and super p.a.c. heads and it was a failed campaign. finding a message that worked with this republican electorate. he was saying he was trump without the baggage and a lot of republican republican voters do

if we didn't have the internet, this is like the '60s, people hear you and walter cronkite.tr cronkite is gone. >> kayleigh: this is interesting, daily mail described her as the attack dog. shoo is a decent sursurrogate, i watched her on msnbc. >> harris: i don't know how much she wants to jump into politics, they are fierce and divided and it starts in her own party. will she talk to the muslim crowd who calls him genocide joe? they are asking to do the right thing. will she jump into that? it might take that. when you talk about how inflated she's made one man's power over the actual man in office. the president said sitting president trump, maybe they have that conversation so much at home jill pounded into him he's actually the president, joe. >> kayleigh: david, chris whippel wrote an article, joe biden has yet to explain why he is running for a second term. i spoke with a dozen campaign managers, the campaign will be more successful if it let's joe be joe and talk the way he actually talks. he wants to get rid of the easter bunny that had to hop over to keep joe from t

probably not long after walter cronkite made his famous appearance on cbs news and said the best we canfor is honorable peace. >> we have looked at the american side and some of the statistics regarding that too. but the vietnamese side isou significant as well. a country about 120 million at the time. the estimates are about 2 million civilian deaths and over 1 million fighters on both sides were killed. but was it do figure out who was for who? there was the vc. there was the nva. there was the south vietnamese, the french impact of the french being there for years. there's the chinese. there's the americans. it did get a little confusing it. well, it was completely confusing. and, you know, the typical village that americans went out to see these or takerow the vc out of whatever, we went out to a village to take it over. the v.c. would fire a little bit and then leave. and then as soon as the americans left, c would come back. and so these village, the villagers were living a society where during the day they were nominally under south vietnamese control. but at day they were under

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. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitef journalism at arizona state university. amna: the u.s. consulate in northern iraq came under fire tonight and iran's revolutionary guard corps claimed responsibility. it is the latest in a series of attacks by iranian and iranian backed militia across the region dense hamas attacked israel october 7 and israel launched a response in gaza. barrages have been traded while the houthi in yemen have launched missiles to israel. for more on iran's objectives and influence we turn to the senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. before we get into the details of some of these groups and their relationship with iran, broadly speaking, what is the strategy of iran? >> it is an important question. i would argue since the 1979 as la mike revolution, there have been few governments in the world that of had a more consistent grand strategy. there are three pillars to their strategy. number one, it is intent on you big the united states from the middle east. number two, they

i was watching television and in 1960 it might have been walter cronkite. they said it's been said of john kennedy becomes president the pope will run the country. i looked at my mom and said they don't know the kind of athletes that we know. [laughter]thol and it still rings true. the things you can do. you have about 349,000 people in this wonderful state of new hampshire that are independent us, registered independent. youra have a tremendous opportunity to make a big, big difference as far as what is going to happen very quickly and make a decision. i understand it's about 100,000 that don't really vote in the primaries. that might be where the battleground is right now. i wish the democratic primary was still here. i think it's always been a very good thing and it's always been a state that i've watched clearly because i've got a good indication of what was going to happen when i saw what came out of new hampshire, but that's not to be. still get people getting involved, why aren't they involved. create that. that is just the way it is but that is not

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitenalism at arizona state university. geoff: for the first time in this nation's history nitrogen gas was used as a new method of capital punishment in the x -- execution of an alabama prisoner. smith was convicted in 1988. he survived a botched execution attempt in 2022. for the second and final execution the state opted for a never before used nitrogen gas method despite concerns voiced by several human rights groups and the u.n. that they could amount to torture. we are joined by npr's kiara eiseman who has been reporting on the story. alabama tried to execute smith first by lethal injection two years ago but was unable to find a vein of the states death warrant expired. why did they turn to nitrogen suffocation? reporter: in contee 22 kenneth smith's execution was botched in that way and they could not execute him but that was the third execution that year that was botched in a similar way. the state struggled repeatedly with lisle injection. after his failed execution his lawyers ar

walter cronkite say, and that's the way it is whatever date is today for president 26, it's the release date. you know, that one at 26, 2023. and we all accepted that that's the way it was. and we could agree to disagree about the political implications of those facts. but we had a common that. and without that and this is part my what we're doing at annenberg trying to understand how to combat misinformation and disinformation. and then one of my partners there is, the great kathleen hall jamieson, who is a co-founder of factche she's the head of the annenberg center. the annenberg public policy center. and again one of those luxuries that i have being at penn to be able toare really leading that effort to understand and combat disinfo formation because it undermines our ability to to solve any of these problems. thank you. and i will keep my other answers shorter because that was a really longyeah, but i have two questions. i want. one is please talk about carbon capture. but before you do that, there's that writes climate denial things periodically in the wall street journal. our sun

now look back on nostalgically when there were three evening network news and people trusted walter cronkite and so on. but at the time people said television is a fragment doing our minds. it's making us replace ideas with images and so on. now i'm sure i'm not the only parents had this experience. when you say, would you please get off your laptop and come watch tv with the rest of the family? right. because tv now is the common hearth that. we all gather around to watch things. so i'm optimistic only to the degree that a reading of i think you'd agree a history of knowledge tells us that at any moment we're always sure that the next generation will have completely tattered attention and understanding. and my own theory, it is that at every moment what is involved is less people getting good information than from them being honest about the information that they that they know. but the next please as a fellow late comer to driving i just want to know what of a driver you are there's there's what's called technically an interesting range of opinions on that on that on question i think i'm a

this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. the united states blamed an umbrella group of iranian backed proxies for the weekend attack that killed three u.s. soldiers. from israel to iran, the middle east is on edge waiting to see how the u.s. response. at an event commemorating the gaza war, iran's revolutionary guard corps commander said he did not want another war, but was not afraid of one. you know that we don't leave any threats unanswered. while we are not looking for work, we don't run away from it. iran's revolutionary guard cord has long supported what iran cause an accident of resistance to conduct for defense against its enemies. in iraq, it includes has below, a member of the umbrella group of islamic resistance in iraq, which the u.s. blamed for the attack on the tower 22's in jordan that killed three u.s. reserve soldiers. but yesterday, he claimed in a statement that iran does not know how it fights and opposes some of the groups attacks. he pledged to suspend mil

probably not long after walter cronkite made his famous appearance on cbs news after the tet offensive and say the best we could hope for is an honorable peace. >> host: well, we've looked at the american side and some statistics regarding that, but the vietnamese said is significant as well. a country of about 120 million at the time. the estimates are that about two million civilians deaths and over one million fighters on both sides were killed. did we ever-- was it-- you mentioned this a little bit earlier, but was it difficult to figure out who was for who? there was the vc, south vietnamese, the french impact of the french being there for years. there's chinese, there's the americans. it did get a little confusing, didn't it? >> oh, it was completely confusing and you ow the typicalilla that american soldiers went out to seize or take or throw the vc out of it, whenever we went out to the village to take it over, the vc would probably fire a little bit and then leave. and then as soon as the americans left, the vc would come back and so, these villages-- the villagers were living

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from weta studios in washington, and from the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizonatate university. >> the u.s. strikes against the houthis in yemen marks a significant escalation of tensions in the middle east. the world is now waiting to see whether the strikes will accomplish their goal, to stop the houthis from harassing ships in the red sea or raise the risk of an even wider conflict. nadwa al-daw-sari was born and raised in yemen and is a nonresident scholar at the middle east institute in washington, d.c. washington dc. how will the strikes in yemen affect the militant group's strategy moving forward? >> the houthis have survived years of airstrikes and survived. they emerged stronger than before. airstrikes might neutralize the houthi threat on the red sea shipping, but that would be temporarily. >> when impact with these airstrikes have on the houthi's standing in yemen? would they welcome these? >> they have lived to be horrors of airstrikes -- lived the horrors of airstrikes for eight years and they have caused a lot of civilian casualties, a lot of destru

. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> israel's military announced nearly two dozen soldiers were killed yesterday fighting in gaza. the deadliest day for israel since hamas's october 7 terrorist attacks. israel's government vowed to continue the war amid fierce fighting. caught in between, tens of thousands of palestinian civilians. nick schifrin speaks with the un's humanitarian chief about conditions in gaza but first, his report on this deadly day for israel's defense forces. >> a prayer for the dead. a family grappling with grief. sergeant first class hadar kapeluk was a 23-year-old reservist, killed in gaza yesterday. sergeant major ilay levy was from the same unit. today, his mother said a final goodbye, and his father delivered a message of determination. >> let's show our enemies that we are strong and even in such a difficult situation we do not break. please say with me three times, the people of israel live. reporter: an israeli officer described how 21 reser

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: while presidential candidates have been making their case to early state voters for months now, 2024 is officially here and the first votes are just weeks away. our politics monday team is here with a look at the busy year ahead. that's amy walter of "the cook political report with amy walter," and tamara keith of npr. happy new year. great to see you both. i am told by a source familiar that as early as tomorrow, donald trump's eagle team could file challenges to the pair of rulings in maine and colorado that knock him off those states's primary ballots. how has his campaign sought to capitalize on these rulings? tamara: here is another instance of something that happened that caused people who oppose donald trump to come to his defense. these are the sorts of events he thrives on and benefits from. you had anti-trump republicans being interviewed and saying i don't think you should be running and i don't think he should win but in this

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> president biden and outs another $5 billion in student loan forgiveness for 74,000 borrowers. the latest batch of student debt cancellation's after the u.s. supreme court struck down his larger forgiveness plan last year. john yang has our update on the president's. >> today's move will provide relief to nurses, teachers, and other public service employees working for at least 10 years. it includes forgiveness for some borrowers making loan repayments for 20 years, but never got the relief they were entitled to under existing programs. earlier this week, the administration said it would move up the start date of a new student loan repayment program from the light of february the biden administration says it erased more than $130 billion in loans for 3.7 millimolars. daniel douglas gabriel covers the economics of higher education for the washington post. >> two announcements. public service workers for for student -- 20 years, but ha

i was watching television is a it might have been walter cronkite.arrier, they said if jonathan becomes president, the pope will run the country. i said, they don't know the catholics that we know,,s mom. it still rings true. there are things you can do. you have about 349,000 people in this wonderful state of new hampshire. they are registered independents. you have a trauma this opportunity to make a big, big difference as far as what will happen, what may happen very quickly. and make a decision. i understand it is about 100,000 usually historically new hampshire peoplthat are independent and do not vote in primaries. and that might be where the battleground is right now. i wish the democrat primary w i wish there were going after. it has always been a good thing inta clearly because i got an indication of what will happen when i saw what can i have new hampshire. but that is not to be. but still, people are gettiwhy? they have nobody to vote for. you have to create that opportunity. hjoining building. gerrymandering. youl districts. we hundred 90

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington, and in the west, on the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. amna: for 40 years, aviva siegel and her husband keith lived at kibbutz kfar aza not far from the gaza strip. during the october 7th hamas attacks, they were both taken hostage. on november 26th, after 51 days in gaza, aviva, a 62 year old israeli kindergarten teacher, who was born in south africa, was released. but her husband, who is american and israeli, is still being held hostage. in her first interview aviva siegel tells "the newshour" about surviving october 7th, her time in captivity, and what she wants to happen next. we spoke earlier today, and i began by asking her about the day hamas attacked. >> well, the first alarm came at 6:35, and we ran into our shelter and would close the door, we closed the window. and then there were explosions all over and alarms all over. we started hearing gunshots, and we understood that something is happening. i was very, very scared. but they said don't worry, it is like. in they just open the door

from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university >> the u.s. house of representatives is on the cusp of impeaching a cabinet secretary for the first time in more than decade. republicans on the homeland security committee are moving to advance articles of impeachment against the dhs secretary. lisa desjardins was in the room and joins us with more. house republicans have signaled it was coming. what are there specific charges? >> let's look at the articles of impeachment. there are two. the first one is willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. it basically accuses the secretary of allowing in thousands of migrants and not detaining them. secondly, breach of public trust. part of it is the idea from republicans that he lied to them when he said the border was under operational control. the publicans produced five reports. but there have only been a couple of hearings. the chairman of the committee said it is serious. >> we cannot allow the border crisis to continue. we cannot allow fentanyl to flood acros