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i remember walter cronkite were people who were criticizing walter cronkite during vietnam. even the time what happened that i think that people figured out that these alternative narratives were really fascing ed enough like news that i mean, they were more and especially after the downfall of the fairness doctrine when rush came on the scene and then fox news and everything that came after, people figured out that this could really make money. i mean, it wasn't long ago when the news was the loss leader. it was what the that they needed to do in order to keep their broadcast license and run all their entertainment they needed a half hour of news to justify it but all of a sudden they they could make money on news. and what that does is it means that the media has their own interests. now, i'm always loathe to draw any sort of false equivalence. and so i'm not going do that. but i'm going to say that all of the cable networks, no matter what their partizan slant, do, have their own interests, their interest in engagement and ratings and not being accused of political bias.

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. >> this is the pbs, from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: the supreme court heard arguments today in a highly consequential case navigating first amendment protections on social media. tech companies are taking on state laws decrying conservative censorship online. a decision could fundamentally change the use of speech on the internet. the supreme court is waiting into a digital age first amendment battle. do social media companies have the right to decide what appears on and what is removed from their platforms? that is the question at the heart of two major cases heard today by the justices. a decision here could give government the power to change what millions of people see online. after sites like twitter and facebook removed former president donald trump following the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol, texas and florida passed laws restricting how these platforms moderate and remove content and users from their website. but tech industry groups sued the state's -- >> whether it happe

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. geoff: ukraine finds itself in a bloody stalemate on the frozen plains of the country's east and south. two years and of the full-scale invasion, russian and ukrainian forces have taken immense losses throughout the war and now there are calls in kyiv for a mass mobilization. many people are answering their own calls to protect their nation and joining up. nick schifrin and amanda bailey introduce us to one of them. reporter: on the stage of war, one man plays many parts and on the streets of ukraine's capital he is recasting himself. >> at some point you accept your fate. and you believe. if you should live, you will live and if not you will die. reporter: before the full-scale invasion the 28-year-old was a snowboard instructor. a tour guide. an i.t. specialist and model. after the invasion he stopped the suit best for one that stopped bullets. he translated to document russia's crimes. war forever transforms its victims and witnesses. >> i

announcer: this is the "pbs newshour," from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: for the first time ever, a parent has been convicted in a mass school shooting. jennifer crumbley today was found guilty on 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter. her teenage son, ethan killed 4 students -- madisyn baldwin, tate myer, hana st. juliana and justin shilling, and injured 7 others in 2021 at oxford high school in michigan. the gunman was sentenced to life in prison without parole in december. his mother now faces up to 60 years in prison and will be sentenced in april. for more on the verdict and broader legal questions we turn to a law professor at the university of michigan. thank you for being back with us. jennifer crumbley told jurors it was her husband's responsibility to keep track of the gun. she said she saw no signs of mental distress in her son. how was the prosecutor able to convince the jury that she crossed into involuntary manslaughter? >> you were right in some ways that she tried to blame the empty chair, a def

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: it is been more than a year since a toxic train derailment devastated the small ohio town of east palestine. the initial fire and controlled burn of chemicals a few days later left residence concerned for their health and safety. after much anticipation and some criticism, president biden visited the community for the first time today. president biden met with officials on the ground who updated him on their ongoing cleanup efforts. pres. biden: we tested the air, water, soil quality. we provided emergency loans for local businesses. but there is more to do. geoff: the president pledged support and that he is holding norfolk southern accountable. pres. biden: there are acts of god. this was an act of greed that was 100% preventable. geoff: but for former east palestinian resident lonnie miller, the president's visit was too little too late. >> it has been more than a year. we needed him last february. he could have stepped up and dema

newshour from weta studios them a crown wash -- studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: israeli prime minister benjamin netnyahu today rejected a counterproposal from hamas that would have paused the war in exchange for releasing israeli hostages over the next few months. he said the israel defense run forces could achieve that goal in months. >> surrendering to hamas is -- hamas's delusional demands will not lead to freeing the captives , it will invite another massacre. it will invite what none of our citizens would accept. >> the agreement calls for a pause to release women and children and the promise of more pauses to release others. hamas's counterproposal demands israeli withdrawal from populated areas and then from gaza completely. it also demands reconstruction, more than 500 humanitarian aid trucks per day and the understanding hamas would remain a macron power. the u.s. has helped a pause could spark broader regional diplomatic process. today antony blinken said talks would continue. >> while there are c

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. william: the supreme court heard arguments today in a major environmental case over a rule that requires states to stop their air pollution from drifting over to neighboring states. three states, led by ohio, are claiming the rule is too costly, and they're asking the court to block the so-called good neighbor plan. coral davenport is following all this closely. she covers energy and environmental policy at the new york times. great to have you back on the program. the good neighbor plan says that states have to do everything they can to stop their pollution from sullying their neighbors' air. the states that are protesting this rule, but is it that they don't like about it? coral: this rule is the biden administration strengthening a rule that was already on the books from the obama administration. the obama rule said that power plants had to control their pollution that goes over state lines and pollutes in other states. the law actually s

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitem at arizona state university. geoff: after days of stops and starts, the u.s. senate today moved toward giving ukraine, israel, and other allies billions in aid. this is a major step, though far from the final one. it's all unfolding as ukraine is running out of supplies and time to fend off russia's advances. here to break this all down are lisa desjardins, laura barron lopez, and nick schifrin. welcome to all three of you. where do things stand on the hill? lisa: to remind people, where the situation was was house and senate republicans demanded and pushed for this border security and also national security foreign aid bill together. then they decided they were going to block that, senate republicans. so democrats said we will take out the border portion which you said you cannot agree to. then senate republicans also blocked the bill with that portion stripped out as they said they wanted. this morning senate republicans could not figure out what they wanted to do. at lunch time a

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteschool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: secretary of state antony blinken began a four day tour of the middle east today, hoping to make progress on a deal to pause the war and release is really hostages. the biden administration hopes the deal can lead to larger diplomatic initiatives across the region. how realistic is that? nick schifrin takes a closer look. : in the heart of gaza city, in neighborhoods they thought they had cleared, israeli soldiers fight courtyard to courtyard and floor by floor. they have been assaulting this city for months, but hamas militants still fight back. the fiercest conflict is in the south in khan younis, a city of half a million that is increasingly filled with smoke and destruction. israel's defense forces to say soldiers raided a booby trapped training facility for hamas' october 7 terrorist attacks. israel says it has now destroyed 18 of hamas' 24 battalions, on its way to what prime minister netanyahu called israel's unchangeable

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. william: alexei navalny's suspicious death friday in a russian arctic prison continues to reverberate around the globe. world leaders, including president biden, spoke today of stepped-up sanctions against russia, as navalny's widow picked up his fight against vladimir putin. meanwhile, russian authorities said they would hold navalny's remains for a further two weeks. >> [speaking russian john: -- william: heavy with equal parts grief and resolve, yulia navalnaya released this video today vowing to keep up her husband's fight. >> [translated] by killing alexei, putin killed half of me, half of my heart and half of my soul. but i still have the other half, and it tells me that i have no right to give up. i will continue the work of alexei navalny, continue to fight for our country. i urge you to stand next to me. to share not only my grief and endless pain, but also to share the rage. william: navalny's cause of death remains unknown. ru

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteool of journalism at arizona state university. amna: from robo calls to deepfakes, artificial intelligence is already playing a role in the 2024 election. today the washington post and axios reported a group of leading tech companies, including meta, google and tiktok, admitted to misleading ai content on their platforms. laura barrÓn-lÓpez has been covering what this means for the upcoming election and joined me now. how have we seen ai already playing a role in the election? laura: last week the federal communications commission ruled that robo calls using ai generated content are illegal. that comes after the new hampshire attorney general launched an investigation into robo calls that used ai to impersonate president joe biden's voice leading up to the new hampshire primary and that investigation so far traced those robo calls back to a texas company called life corp. that investigation is still ongoing. last year we saw a number of ads using ai generative content with -- content,

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. william: the number of americans getting health insurance through the affordable care act has a hit a record high, with more than 21 million people signed up through the marketplaces. but, as it has in the past, this law, often referred to as obamacare, is becoming an election issue. in a moment, i'll have a conversation about what's at stake. but first, let's hear from people who currently get their insurance through this law. >> having access to aca as an entrepreneur has been everything. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have access to it. how would i -- how would i go to those annual visits for my specialists just to make sure that i'm okay? and how would i be able to do it at an affordable price? you know, i'm 2.5 years into being a full time entrepreneur. i'm not making a lot of money. and so, i mean, it's scary to think about stipends going away because those stipends, even when i worked at a full time company, in 2017, they were e

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: today, voters in michigan are casting their votes in that state's presidential primary. and some democratic activists say they're hoping to send a message to president biden by voting uncommitted. it follows growing frustration among some muslim and arab americans over the administration's handling of the war in gaza. >> four years ago, i voted for joe biden. it was important that we vote to get trump out of office. and today, i feel very disappointed in joe biden, and i don't feel like i did the right thing last election. geoff: we're joined now by michigan democratic party chair lavora barnes. welcome to the newshour. lavora: great to be here. geoff: this push by some democratic activists to urge voters to vote uncommitted picked up steam when it was launched earlier this month to the point where even mission governor gretchen whitmer expects a sizable number of protest votes against president biden's handling of the israel-hamas

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteournalism at arizona state university. amna: some news from capitol hill. even as congress is out of town, "newshour" has learned that bipartisan negotiators may reach a spending deal in the next few days. but that may not be soon enough to avert a partial government shutdown just a few days after that. this has been a familiar plotline in recent years. but capitol hill correspondent lisa desjardins joins us now to explain that this spending showdown has some unique features to it. so let's start with the timeline. and forgive me, i feel like i have asked you this before. when would a government shutdown begin and what, if anything, makes this showdown unique? lisa: this has been as competitive as a son rhett and -- sunset and sunrise in american politics but this time is a little different and i'm going to show you why. the timeline is shorter than you might imagine. let's look at the calendar. when you talk about today february 22, congress is out of town. the first deadline comes ne

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. amna: a judge in new york city today ruled donald trump will go on trial next month to face felony charges that he falsified business records to cover up a sex-scandal in order to protect his presidential campaign. the judge rejected trump's motions to dismiss or delay the case, and told lawyers to prepare for trial starting march 25. the former president attended the hearing today, and again criticized the case against him as politically motivated. >> they want to keep me nice and busy so i can't campaign so hard. but maybe we won't have to campaign so hard because the other side is incompetent. amna: our william brangham was in the courtroom this morning, and he joins me now. of all the current cases against the former president, this was the oldest. it's now the first to go to trial. just remind us, what are the charges former president trump is facing here? william: let's go back in time, back to 2016. the presidential campaign is nearing th

walter cronkite comes on the air and announces to the world that the president's been shot at 12:40. it goes back to the soap opera as the world turns. that's when mr. lee comes walking back into this house. the housekeeper, she says, "do you know what happens?" he doesn't react to her. he doesn't say a word. during the short term that he was in his room, the housekeeper hears two honks out front. she looks out the window, and it's a police car. why would there be a police car honking outside? that's right. it just seems almost too coincidental to not have some sort of connection. exactly. chills everywhere. it feels like, the more details we get, the less of an idea i have about what exactly happened on november 22. the mystery then leads to the texas theater, where oswald was arrested. this is the arrest photo of lee harvey oswald that was taken 60 years ago right there. chris gardner: yeah. [music playing] texas theater lore is that the owner, at the time, actually removed the chair that oswald was sitting in and took it home. he was like, this is going to be worth some money some

>> we want to thank tonight arizona state university and the journalism students here for the walter cronkitest bay, alameda county are unacceptable. >> the crime rates here are excessive and they need to be dealt with. >> we need to hold people accountable. accountable. we need to work together. >> uh- push for more prosecutors in the east bay. the state is sending more crime fighting help to alameda county. just days after announcing help from 120 chp officers. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze and i'm. dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the new partnership with the alameda county district attorney involves the governor's office, the california department of ju t guard, and the chp. >> the focus will be on both violent and property crimes. abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to da price about the new partnership. >> starting next week, alameda county district attorney pamela price will be getting help prosecuting suspects in violent crimes, especially in oakland. >> as the governor pointed out, we're experiencing a raise in crime. the crime rates here are excessive, and they need to be d

walter cronkite award you can do it if you do good work. i will say can i put out my own slanderous thoughts because of not slanted us a bad word. i just feel f like sometimes its partisan. >> that fact checking can be partisan? >> you are saying fact checking can be partisan? >> i feel like every single one of these places is partisan. i don't feel like you are ever getting an unbiased opinion. now we and brooks had this conversation that might be why i don't work for him to this day because he knew i loved trump and hated hilary. i painted a picture of hilary i was just explaining my opinions and politics is very serious and divisive and separates our country just like the redskins the dallas cowboy's makes the family members hate each other. >> let me ask you because i think you hear that particularly from the right the fact checking confirms there is a bias against republicans or conservatives. i'll do you guys combat those concerns the fact checking in and of itself is partisan? >> again i would encourage people to look at the other ar

>> we want to thank tonight arizona state university and the journalism students here for the walter cronkitegood night. >> announcer: thank you for law and order in two days, a boost to both in the east bay. thanks to the state of california. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. they say it worked in san francisco, so they're trying the same thing in oakland. a new partnership with the alameda county district attorney involves the governor's office, the california department of justice, the california national guard, and the chp. the focus will be on both violent and property crimes. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan explains how it will help build a better bay area. >> starting next week, alameda county district attorney pamela price will be getting help prosecuting suspects in violent crimes, especially in oakland. >> as the governor pointed out, we're experiencing a raise in crime. the crime rates here are excessive and they need to be dealt with. >> three attorneys from the judge advocate general, or jag, have been assigned to work with the da's offi

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from our studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. >> benjamin netanyahu rejected a counterproposal from hamas that would have paused the war in exchange for releasing israeli hostages over the next few months. the u.s. secretary of state said there was still room for negotiation. we examine the state of diplomacy and what it means for u.s. efforts in the region. >> at a press conference in jerusalem today, netanyahu reiterated his long-standing goals for the war. he said the israeli defense forces could achieve absolute victory in a matter of months. >> the continuation of military pressure is the necessary condition for the release of the hostages. surrendering to the manse will invite another massacre. a major disaster that nobody wants to accept. >> the original proposal called for a six-week pause to release older women and children first and then a promise of more releases of soldiers and the bodies of hostages who died in captivity. the counterproposal goes further, demanding an israeli w

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from our studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. >> it was a rare, alarming public statement. one of the handful of members of congress with the most accessed to america's secret warned of a serious national security threat. congressional leaders have described it as serious but not urgent. the warning rattled washington and beyond as u.s. officials at the same time worked to find a pause to the war in gaza. we are following all these developments. what do we know about this national security threat? >> officials confirmed to me that russia recently showcased a new capability in space. that is what this threat is all about. russia regularly launches into space. you see one right there. the official described that russia recently launched anti-satellite technology, a satellite that can attack other satellites. it is possibly nuclear powered. it has electronic warfare capability to target american satellites that are essential for u.s. military and civilian communications. that public statem

. >> this is the pbs newshour from our studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. >> today the president and former president trump made visits to the southern border as immigration becomes a key issue ahead of the election. we have been reporting from brownsville, texas, on the trip. >> in his second visit to the texas-mexico border, president biden met with border patrol officials in brownsville, to determine the tables on his likely rival, donald trump. >>. what i would say to him. instead of telling members of congress to block this legislation, join me, or i will join you, and telling congress to pass this bipartisan security bill. we can do it together. we both know it is the toughest, most efficient, most effective border security bill this country has ever seen. >> 300 miles west along the rio grande in the town of eagle pass, trump attacked biden and again demonized migrants. >> the u.s. is being overrun by the biden migrant crime. it is a new form of vicious violation to our country. migrant crime. we call it the bi

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteournalism at arizona state university. amna: on the campaign trail this weekend former president donald trump made clear that if elected again he would pursue more extreme immigration policies including mass deportations of millions of people. >> on day one i will terminate every open border policy of the biden administration and we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in american history. we have no choice. amna: to break down the potential impact we are joined by lara lopez. what has the former president laid out in terms of his immigration plan? reporter: on the mask deportation plan that he has talked about including this weekend, we have known some details of how it would be carried out from stephen miller, the architect of donald trump's first-term immigration policies who remains a close ally of the president. he talked about how they would carry about. carry out that kind of deportation plan. >> in terms of personnel, you go to the red state governors and you s

. >> this is the pbs newshour from w bta studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: former president trump -- amna: made clear if elected again he would pursue more extreme immigration policies including mass deportations of millions of people. >> on day one i will terminate every open border policy of the biden administration and we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation that america -- in american history. amna: the breakdown and impact. what has the former president laid out in terms of his immigration plan? >> that mass deportation plan that trump has talked about, including this weekend, we know some details of how it would be carried out from stephen miller, the architect of trump's first term immigration policy who remains a close ally and advisor . stephen miller talked about how they would carry out that type of deportation plan to right wing personality charlie kirk. >> in terms of personnel, you go to the resident governors and you say give us your national guard. we will deputize them as immigr

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. william: a two-day hearing in a london courtoom began today over the fate of julian assange, the founder of wikileaks. at stake -- whether he will be extradited to the united states on espionage charges. his case has reopened debate over whether assange is a journalist and publisher, or something more sinister, and many defending him say free speech and an independent press is also at stake. >> this will likely be julian assange's last chance to avoid facing prosecutors in the united states. his two-day hearing got underway today at london's royal courts of justice. assange's lawyers are battling to block extradition, which they insist is politically motivated. american prosecutors want the wikileaks founder to stand trial on 17 charges of espionage and one charge for computer misuse for releasing huge troves of classified u.s. military and diplomatic documents back in 2010. >> it is clear that it will shape an understanding of what the past

i'll remind you, america's newsman at the time, walter cronkite reported on those high political stakes noting ford's core problem which might sound familiar. if you have the full powers and prominence of the white house behind you but not enough power or support to even prevent a divided party on your own team, you might have a problem. cronkite reminding viewers no president actually faced that kind of intra-party challenge since 1912. >> president ford facing a challenge to nomination from his party, the first such by any political party of an incumbent president since 1912. >> as of now we're looking at a contest which is very, very close. >> the reagan forces lost here tonight in this auditorium in kansas city. >> that's how it went down. the reagan challenge lost, but ford went on to lose the general election to what was then an ob skurp democratic figure, jimmy carter. now, there is no final factual answer to whether ford would lose anyway or that long primary weakened him. the coke es are clear as haley's campaign has morphed beyond just discussing potential alternatives to trum

rex this is the pbs newshour, from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteool of journalism at arizona state university. >> a long legal battle ended yesterday when a jury found two conservative writers had defamed the prominent climate scientist michael man, awarding him $1 million in damages. amid increasing attacks on science, william brangham looks at what the verdict means. >> over his long career, michael man has been an influential contributor to climate research as well as becoming one of the most effective communicators about climate change's impact. he's also face considerable black -- backlash. in 2012, a policy analyst compared him to a child sex abuse her, saying instead of molesting children, he molested and tortured data. another called his work fraudulent. he sued them both and yesterday after 12 years, he won his case. turning now to another prominent scientist who is also endured this kind of vitriol. he's the dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine and codirector of the texas children's hospital cente

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. amna: today's job report shows the labor market was running hot again last month. and it's been resilient for months, despite recession predictions last year. the unemployment rate has been below 4% for two consecutive years, a record we haven't seen in over 50 years. at the same time, the federal reserve indicated this week it's too soon to start lowering interest rates. joining us now is austan goolsbee, the president of the federal reserve bank of chicago. welcome back to the "newshour." thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me back. amna: 355,000 jobs added last month unemployment below 4%. , what do these numbers tell you about where the economy is right now? >> it still feels strong. the headline number was almost breathtaking. if you peel back the onion a little bit, it is not as strong as that headline number advertises because a lot of the increase in jobs were part-time jobs. if you look at the total hours worked, that is no

only walter cronkite and johnny carson got. i thought maybe it was time to hang up the spurs. marshals and fox, my home reached out worked on america's most wanted. he works at the center for missing and exemployed children. i was asked the fbi says we are living in a lawless society. the numbers are astronomical. now we are number one in sex trafficking children from the border. number one in homicides, new orleans is the murder capital of the world. carjackings are at all-time record. it's out of control. so, i'm thrilled to be, you know, we are saddled up. and we went on to two weeks now. lots and lots of tips. great numbers. and i think the public is fed up with this lawlessness in this country. >> definitely are. >> america's most wanted we caught 1200 guys in 45 countries. recovered 61 stranger abducted kids. now we are back, saddled back up. monday nights at 8:00. i need the eyeballs. that's how we catch people. >> ainsley: how have your family all moved on from that? >> i just have a wonderful wife. we have been married 52 years and we have other children. we said we h