william brangham explores whether this is a real breakthrough or simply the north stalling for time. >> brangham: the announcement came from top south korean officials, who just completed a two-day visit to pyongyang for meetings with kim jong-un. enit said kim was o talks on denuclearization if his regime could be assur-t of its own m security. if true, this is the first time the north koreans have said they'll even discuss disarming, which has been a consistent demand of the u.s. we turn now to two men with years of experience dealing with north korea, and different views of what this means: joseph detrani was special envoy for korea during the george w. bu administration and he oversaw the intelligence community's work on north korea for the director fll national inence. he's now adjunct professor at missouri state university graduate shool of strategic studies. and bruce klingner had a 20 year career in the inlligence community where he focused on korea, including chief of the c.i.a. station in south korea in the 90s. he's now a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation.

william brangham is back with more on this report. william, what did the c.d.c.ine out of this report is that the opioid crisis is still awful and it is getting rse. remember, we lose on average about 115 people die every single day in america was because of a drug overdose. in this report these si went to emergency reports and looked at how many people come to your hospitals are coming because of these overdoses. 30% of the overdoses,e they seen a 30% increase in overdoses betwee2016 and 2017. and in certain place, it's been particularly bad. the midwest was really hard hit. pennsylvania, illinois, overdoses were up 50% or more. delaware upby 105% with wisconsin up 9% so these are really, really startlingly high increases in the number of people who are coming in this terrible circmstances. some states did see moderate decreases in the number of erdoses, but not nearl as dramatic as the rises. >> woodruff: so disturbing. and these numbers are recent, 2017. up through so why is this happening? what do they say? >> the c.d.c. didn't really get into that. i think t

misconduct and retaliation within that agency, .s well as questions about the chief's own behavi william branghamhere n for more on what this means for the rvice going forward. william, welcome. so tony took is his name, the chief of the forest service. he's out. inat more can you tell us about what's b this? >> last fall tony took was nominated to head the.s. forest service. at that time aia senior off of the forest service ou need to be aware of some of teeny took's behavior. he had had a consensual extra marital affair with a subordinate when he worked in florida. created a special position for the woman, promoted her through the ranks. according to the letter, when the affair was discovered by the upung woman'svisor, took was told stop communicating with her but apparently he d not. a direct quote, mr. took not only contacted the female employee, he told her not to say anything more about their sexual relationship or her career "would go down." that's a pretty clear allegati of sexual misconduct and intimidation on his part. we're spoke on the letter writer and this woman's supervisor and ask

william brangham begins ou coverage. >> california, we have a problem. >> brangham: attorney generalf sessions served notice to california, in california: he's going to the mat on sanctuary cities. >> california, it absolutely appears tos using every power it has and some it doesn't to frustrate federal law enforcement. so you can be sure i'm going to use every power i have to stop em >> brangham: his law enforcement audience welcomed the pledge of support. but dozens protested today in sacramento after news that the justice department sued the state in federal court last night. the target: three california laws pasd last year that dress how the state interacts with federal immigration officials. one statut cooperating with those immigration agencies without a court order, and requires them to alert workers of impending raids. a second limits police communications with federal authorities when immigrants are about to be released from custody. the third required the state to inspect federal immigrant detention facilities. sessions called the laws a violation of the u.s. constitution,

william brangham begins our coverage. >> kids not guns, kids not guns. >> brangham: it was a scene that played out all across the untry... from washington, d.c... >> this is what democracy looks like. >> brangham: to cobb county, georgia... >> no gun violence. >> brangham: to denver,do colo tens of thousands of students and teachers walked out of class this morning to protest gun a violencend remember thet victims of lnth's school shooting in parkland, florida. in washington, student activists, joined by democratic lawmakers, gathered ide the capitol to demand action. >> the adults have failed us. this is in our hands nowd nd if any elofficial gets in our way we will vote them out and replace them oselves. , brangham: earlier, in front of the white houousands held a 17-minute moment of silence, one minute for each of the 17 kild in the parkland shooting. elsewhere, in new york city, local students, joined by governor andrew cuomo, led a so- called "die-in." and others in cities as far away as london, as seen in this time- lapse video, gathered in solidarity with today's protesters. whil

william brangham, thank you very much. excellent reporting. >> thank you. >> woodruff: stay withs.ng up on the newshour: mark shields and david brooks aweigh in on a chaotic we the white house. and, jennifer lawrence discusses her latest endeavor-- playing a russian spy. now, how climate change might affectour breakfast habit. in his next installment in a series oreports from el salvador, fred de sam lazaro examines how cfee growers are caught in the middle of an industry affected by global rming temperatures, forcing some to head for the cities, ort evnorth america. >> rorter: if you want to se what's driven tens of thousands of salvadorians to leave this region-- many for the u.s.-- come to this country's coffee growing highlands. the arabica beans from here were once a source of pride, and 50% of the country's exports. but el salvador's coffee crop ost completely wiped o five years ago by a disease called leaf rust. acss central america, some 1.7 million jobs were lost, and growers who survived must contend now with another threat that looms large: warming temperatures over the

william brangham begins our >> this is the first of many. the first one, b the first of many. >> brangham: these latest tariffs directly tget beijing and may total up to $60 billion, about 10% of all chinese impts to the united states. the president also announced restrictions on chinese investments infi.s. technology s. che said the u.s. would sna at the world trade organization for breaking trade laws. >> t word is reciprocal. that's the word i want everyone to remembe we pran tariff or a mirror tax. just use the word reciprocal. if they charge us we charge them the same thing. that's the way it's gotta be.ng >> bm: the president argues this is punishment for beijing's alleged efforts at violat property rights.ual the tariffs are the first time the administration has directlyw targeted chinah trade sanctions. while earlier tariffs on steel and aluminum, which take effect friday, were meant to curbov chines-production, they also affected other nations as well. the administration temporarily exempted several american allies from those tariff

but as william brangham and our production team report, women say that not only have they faced hassment and discrimination, but when they speak out about it, they are punished even more >> he was like, "i'm glad you're on the crew because you're sexy and you have a nice ass." and i was like, "excuse me?" >> brangham: this y your boss? , yes. >> brangham: last summer michaela myers was working as a firefighter in oregon with the u.s. forest service. as she detailed in a formal complaint, she was repeatedly sexually harassed by her older male supervisor. >> and then he would touch me, he'd grope my butt, my waist. it was just uncomfortable. >> brangham: at first, she debated whether to report him: she said a male colleague .rned her not >> he was like, "well if you want to stay in fire, this is gonna happen and you can report it and face retaliation or you can do nothing and stay in fire." >> brangham: those wer choices you were given? >> yes. >> brangham: speak up and get beaten down for it, or d.l with >> yeah, yeah. >> brangham: and michaela myers is not alone. the pbs newshour has spo

captioning sponsored by cnewshour productions, ll >> brangham: good evening, i'm william brangham.judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, a dream deffered-- a deadline comes ando , leaving uncertainty for the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. and republican leaders break with the president on trade. then, west virginia's pu school teachers are on strike for the eighth day after legislators fail to meet their r mands. plus, working fobrighter future-- how a garment factory in el salvador is using education to empower those who are often left behind. >> i saw the american dream where lower and middle class kids can work and study at night in community colleges. for me that is a good way to give the american dream right here in el salvador. >> brangham: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

william brangham begins our coverage. ny>> this is the first of nyfi f ir>> brangham: o thesef latest tariffs directly target beijingn may total up to $60 billion, about 10% of all chinese imports to the united stat. es ments in u.s. technology firms. w he said the u.ld sue china at the world trade organization d s.i lwaeaawhede w t eve>>ryon e remember. we want reciprocal, mirror. some people call it a mirror tariff or a mirror tax. just use the word reciprocal. if they charge us we charge them the same thing. that's the way it's gotta be. >> brangham: the president argues this is punishment for beijing's alleged efforts at violating u.s. intellectual property rights. the tariffs are the first time the administration hrg directly taed china with trade sanctions. while earlier tariffs on steel and aluminum, which take effect friday, were meant to curb inese over-production, they also affected other nations as the administration temporarily exempted several american allies from those tariffs. china has often said it wants

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william brangham reports on one agency with a troubled trackea record and ader under fire. >> mr. secretary, do you have any concerns about your b today? e >> brangham:attled veterans affairs secretary david shulkin expressed regret for the distractions gripping his department at a house committee hearing today. >> i've come here for one reas and that's to improve the lives o veterans and that's what i'm focused solely on doing. there are a lot of people that, frankly, are more interested in politics than i am. >> brangham: shulkin, the only cabinet official held over from the obama years, is the latest member of the trump administration rumored to be on the chopping block. an early favorite of mr. trump, the president once joked of his firing. >> we'll never have to use those words. >> brangham: but in the oval office today, the president said rumors of a staff shakp were wrong. it was a false story, a very exaggerated and false story. >>rangham: still, the physician and former hospital utive's standing is taki hits on multiple fronts. the first fissure came in february after an

william. >> brangham: you're welcome. >> woodruff: and now, to the analysis of shields and parker.t's syn shields, and "washington post" columnist kathleen parker. david brooks is ay this week. welcome to both of you. happy friday, mark. two bold strokes by the president this week.s leart with the one we led the program with tonight. north korea surprised, i think,e a lot of peo by saying he will meet as long as north koree meetain conditions. was this the right move? >> we are find out if it was the right move, judy. it was a bold move. make no mistake about it. it disarmed his critics who accused him of being bellcose language, and was risking the brink war, almost, and especially gratuitously belittling the north korean leadership. >> woodruff: little rocket man. >> little rocket man. then miraculously, north korea said i'm willing to negotiate and consider the possibility of removing my nuclear capability, which i think nobody above the i.q. of room temperature believes, but, at the same time, the problem with north korea in the past has not been their willingness to meet or ne

people 65 and older are overdosing and abusing opioids at a greater rate than any other stat william brangham down with maryland governor larry hogan and oregon governor kate brown shortly after their testimony. governor rogan, governor brown, thank you both very much feing here. what is it you think generally speaking the federal government doesn't understand about whatu are cing. >> i think maybe that this crisis is evolving so rapidly and that i is as dedly as it. is and that we really need more resources from the federalrn gont. that's the main thing we are trying to convey. we're dealing with fentanyl as the number one killer in maryland t is different across the country but we had nearly 2,0 deaths last a. and 70% spike in fentanyl which is something the federal government has to get involved in from an interdiction stance, coming from china and mexico. >> governor brown what did you come here to tell the government. >> i wted to make sure that they knew that oregon and many other states, most of mye governors ally focused on treating this as a public health crisis as opposed to a cmil

william brangham reports. ham: the president flew to new hampshire to make his announcement, a stateonce called "a drug-infested den."io it has the ns third highest death rate from opioid overdoses. but in manchester today, mr. trump vowed more aggre prosecution, including the death penalty for traffickers. >> if we don't get tough on the drug dears we're wasting our time, just remember that, we're wasting our time. and that toughness includes thet death pe >> brangham: federal law already asallows for executions in that involve murders committed during drug-related crimes. the human rights group "harm reduction international," based in london, says the united states and 31 other countries ve the death penalty for drug crimes. only seven routinely carry out executions. earlier this month, mr. trump cited two of those, singapore and china, as exples. >> but if you go to singapore, i said, mr. president, what happens with your drugs? no. we don'tave a problem, president. i said, really? we have a zero tolerance. and he is not playing games. these guys don't play games. >> brangham: bey

william brangham spoke with these two educators in the days before the march, as part of our weekly series, "making the grade." >> i feel the change coming. >> angham: yvonne and diane have been friends for over 30 years.t they joined he thousands who traveled to wan,shing.c. this past weekend. they met decades ago working at a radio station in connecticut and over the years their lives have been strangely in sync. b theyoth married men at the tion.sta they each got their masters at the same university. they had kids at almost the exactly same times and they each 'scame librarians. but herehere thoseim sarities turn tragic. in 2012, yvonne was a librarianh at sandyook elementary school in newtown,connecticut, and deanna is a librarian at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. >> it was just d totalisbelief because i thought how is that possible that, in ou rfriend group, there are -- you know, this has happened twice? sible? that pos and i kept thinking, it can't be true. (sirens) >> there has been a deadly shooting at an elementary school in newtown, con>>necticut. six

william brangham sat down with maryland governor larry hogan g and oregernor kate brown shortly afterir testimony. governor hogan, governor brown, thank you both very much for being here. what is it you think generally eaking the federal government doesn't understand about what are you facing. >> i think maybe that this crisis is evolving so rapidly and that it is as deadly as it. and that we really need more resources from the federal government. that's the main thing we are trying to cvey. we're dealing with fentanyl as the number one killer in ferent across di the country but we had nearly 2,000 deaths last area. and 70% spike in fentanyl which is something the federal government has to get involved in from an interdiction stnce, coming from china and mexico. >> governor brown what did you come here to tl the government. >> i wanted to make sure that they knew that oregon and many other states, most of my governors are really focused on treating thic s as a pubalth crisis as opposed to a criminal justice issue. s and that it key that we focus on education, prevention, and treatment

william brangham takes a look at arguments made before the nine justices this morning. >> brangham: thee before the court involves so-called "crisia pry centers"-- these are clinics run by anti-abortion groups-- and whether a californ centers to more fully disclose what they are, and what serviceh do and don't offer. marcia coyle was in the courtroom for today's arguments. she is chief washington correspondent of the "national law journal." hi. >> h>> how are you? rangham: great. so tell us a little bit more. what is this case allbout? this is a first amendment claim that was brought by an organization that represents many of these crisis pregnancy centers. and they aat contending under the first amendment, these notices are-- amount to compelled speech, that they are being compelled to speak a ssage that is against their religious beliefs or their beliefs, perd, about abortion. the law itself vides notice-- would require them to provide notices of a range o services, not just abortion-- family contraception, prenatal care, and abortion services. they raised their challenge in the lower

captioning sponsored by cnewshour productions, ll >> brangham: good evening, i'm william brangham. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, a dream deffered-- a deadline comes ando , leaving uncertainty for the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. and republican leaders break with the president on trade. then, west virginia's pu school teachers are on strike for the eighth day after legislators fail to meet their r mands. plus, working fobrighter future-- how a garment factory in el salvador is using education to empower those who are often left behind. >> i saw the american dream where lower and middle class kids can work and study at night in community colleges. for me that is a good way to give the american dream right here in el salvador. >> brangham: 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 nnects us. r cellular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service reps can help you choose a plan ba