she is a retired sergeant who once worked for colonel williams. >> i have never seen colonel williamsse cops could've had assurance of his character from the men who might have known him the best. >> their three friends in my life that have been close friends, gotten into my inner circle, come to my family and that, russell is one of them. >> as close as they get? >> yes, as close as they get. >> he met russell williams when he was 19, it was the first day of college, toronto. they were assigned to the same residence where jeff discovered he was living with a controlling neat freak. >> i started calling him a couple of names like drill sergeant, mother goose, that kind of thing. >> didn't last, before long they were buddies, close buddies who shared an offbeat sense of humor's. >> he was associated with the residence life. >> like what? >> -- when you're sitting at your desk studying or you just went to bed and looking back those are all fun memories. i have a lot of fun memories with his high jinx. >> russ, he was call that was the athletes a dedicated jogger. he kept his room remark

william: good evening. i'm william brangham. amna nawaz and geoff bennett are away. on "the newshour" tonight, donald trump's lawyers meet with the special counsel as a potential indictment on election interference looms over the former president. then, july is set to be the hottest month ever. how the record heat is disproportionately affecting americans based on where they live and work. and, efforts to protect right whales from possible extinction run up against lobstermen fighting for their economic survival. >> if we don't stabilize and begin the recovery, they will be gone within a couple of decades. they will be extinct. ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> 420 five years, consumer cellular has been helping you find no-contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> the kendeda fund. committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative

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william: thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, william.est in the federal reserve campaign to raise interest rates and bring down inflation. that effort is almost a year and a half old. at the same time, jay powell wants to tame inflation without tipping the economy into a recession, which is a tall order . our correspondent helps us unpack the thinking behind the feds move. >> inflation has moderated somewhat but getting it back down to 2% has a long way to go. reporter: a long way to go, despite signs that inflation is ebbing. >> rental inflation, the cost of housing, which was rising very rapidly in the course of 2021, 2022, is now reversing. reporter: and even wages are moderating, says analyst ed al-hussainy. >> wage growth as well peaked about a year ago, it's decelerating, it's not decelerating as fast as inflation, but it is decelerating. people have come back into the labor force from the sidelines, particularly women. so the size of the pool of people available to work is higher today than it was in 2019, and that's taking a lot

william: good evening. i'm william brangham. amna nawaz and geoff bennett are away. on the "newshour" tonight, climate change is a definitive factor in the heatwave gripping much of the world, as another study provides further proof of the human impact on our warming planet. uncertainty abounds at the border after a judge blocks a key part of the biden administration's asylum policy and texas refuses to remove floating barriers in the rio grande. plus, on the front lines in ukraine, the grinding counter-offensive continues with incremental progress, as soldiers and medics face the horrors of war. >> with time, you understand that you need to tune out and do your job very calmly. because on how composed you are a person's life depends. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson, and camilla and george smith. >> pediatric surgeon. volunteer. topiary artist. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your li

peter williams is also with us. mr williams _ around 40. peter williams is also with us.iams is a former merseyside police inspector, also lectures at at the liverpool centre for advanced policing studies at john moores university. peter, what can you tell us about matrix. i understand it has a particular policing unit that has been set up looking at organised crime? in the merseyside, in the wirral? what more can you tell us? the merseyside, in the wirral? what more can you tell us?— can you tell us? the matrix was actually set _ can you tell us? the matrix was actually set pp _ can you tell us? the matrix was actually set up a _ can you tell us? the matrix was actually set up a number - can you tell us? the matrix was actually set up a number of - can you tell us? the matrix was i actually set up a number of years ago and does notjust operate on the wirral, but across the whole merseyside area, five of the local authority boroughs. initially, it originated from what was called a support unit and that is pretty much what has probably been its foundations and its group in

. ♪ i'm william glucroft. welcome to the program.ildfires have left a trail of scorched earth across the mediterranean. croatia, portugal, and he canary islands have all suffered. the worst death toll is in algeria where fires have claimed at least 34 lives. dozens of fires are also burning across southern italy, including the island of sicily where temperatures have soared to above 47 degrees celsius. new fires have broken out on mainland greece, adding to those already burning from days on several islands. on rhodes, thousands have been evacuated, and forests and nature reserves, destroyed. earlier i asked christos zerefos , a pioneering greek climate scientist and secretary-general of the academy of athens, what he makes of the heat waves and wildfires. christos: you know, the heat waves started appearing in their severe form, like we know now, in 2007. before that, we had a severe heat wave in 1987. but in the past 150 years, the beginning of heat waves for greece was actually the year 1987, august. the beginning of heat waves in

chair williams: thank you. i great state -- i yield to the gentleman from the great state of new york. >> convenient to from the great state of new york. sadly, however, one of the states with some of the greatest cases of fraud, but that said mr. chairman, grateful to you for your leadership, mr. ware. thank you for being here. i too want to echo the comments of my colleagues that the s.b.a. administrator would choose simply not to be here. it is insulting, it is embarrassing and it is absurd. it is not insulting to this committee or to congress. it is insulting to the american taxpayers, the families, the farmers, the small businesses who for 2 1/2 years struggled through a pandemic and economic shutdown that was well beyond their capacity to manage it. it's insulting to the people who pay every day, their taxes to support an institution and a government meant to provide for their best interests. it is insulting that the administrator of the s.b.a. doesn't think that the issue of monumental fraud for an agenc

venus| williams. defending champion, venus williams, _ williams.ing champion, venus williams, i would love . williams. defending champion, | venus williams, i would love to see her as well. good luck. the burgerjoints are opening some people lucky enough to get a hot cup of tea, i have my son in the queue, mark i will hand back to you because i know you will get back into the business of the warden, i will see you all in my normal place, tomorrow. i all in my normal place, tomorrow.— all in my normal place, tomorrow. ., all in my normal place, tomorrow. , tomorrow. i hope you get a cup oftea tomorrow. i hope you get a cup of tea soon- — well, among the news tis year is that al has arrived at wimbledon. the all england club has teamed up with tech group ibm to offer ai—generated audio commentary in its online highlights videos. so willjohn mcenroe and andrew castle be hanging up their mics soon? ibm uk & ireland. how will it work, it will be trained in the unique language of tennis? , trained in the unique language of tennis?— of tennis? yes, indeed

venus williams is playing elina svitolina. this is venus williams at 43 years old.d then she took a really nasty slip at the net, on, we assume, that slightly damper surface towards the net. if ordinary when you consider what novak djokovic was doing beforehand. what you make of venus, at 43, still at it, still committed, still wants it? it at 43, still at it, still committed, still wants it?— still wants it? it 'ust shows how much she _ still wants it? it 'ust shows how much she loves — still wants it? itjust shows how much she loves playing - still wants it? itjust shows how much she loves playing at - still wants it? itjust shows how- much she loves playing at wynnewood in. as long as she wants to play and is happy doing that, why not —— playing at wimbledon. ijust i just worry about her body, ijust worry about her body, knowing what i've gone through, after retiring, i hope she is wise! irate what i've gone through, after retiring, i hope she is wise! we did not even see _ retiring, i hope she is wise! we did not even see players _ retiring, i hope she is wise!

toward or welcoming william toward or welcoming william toward or welcoming william and guiding williamcross the irish sea. yeah. and throughout the program, we're going have program, we're going to have little snippets telling us about the history and the significance of different parts of the celebration . celebration. >> today we see lundy on the bonfire there. >> what's all that about? no, that refers governor robert that refers to governor robert lundy, lieutenant robert lundy, lieutenant colonel robert lundy, lieutenant colonel robert lundy, during the lundy, who of course during the siege derry , decided open siege of derry, decided to open the gates. the apprentice boys go and rush. they closed the gates and the siege. 105 day long siege of derry begins. gates and the siege. 105 day long siege of derry begins . and long siege of derry begins. and of course that is pivotal in the whole glorious revolution because it's the first sign of practical protestant opposition in ireland to the reign of king james. second, and that is where lundy is, because, of course, he is a royal gover

william: last week the u.s.ted sending the ukrainians clustered new nations, controversial weapons that can rain down multiple smaller bomblets over a wide area. but the u.s. has thus far not agreed to give ukraine long-range missiles like those that france and britain are already supplying. while the debate in the west continues over how best to help the ukrainians in their fight, the ukrainian soldiers on the frontlines have to make do with what they have, today. >> we shot at enemy positions so they don't accumulate their forces and think about doing something evil. we try to destroy as many enemies as we can. william: for more on the ukrainian offensive and its prospects for success we get two views. retired colonel gary espinas spent 26 years in the army focused on field artillery and was director for russia and the black sea in the office of the secretary of defense. he's now a professor at the naval academy. and kimberly kagan is the founder and president of the institute for the study of war. a non-profi

william, then only 2 years old, was severely injured.h interpreter audrey li, austin says that was almost the end of everything. >> translator: when i first arrived at the hospital, i cried every day, and i was very depressed. i even contemplated suicide after seeing william with those iv tubes stuck up his arm and everywhere. >> reporter: the family's journey to america seeking better opportunities started several years ago. that was when william was born. so their son is an american citizen. the changs were forced to move back to taiwan during the pandemic, but maple and william returned last year with plans for austin to join them after saving enough money with his job as a banker. the crash changed that. austin returned quickly, but soon ran out of money. he says the two lived in a car before a family friend in the bay area took them in temporarily. >> translator: i need a stable place to live right now to take care of william, and we need food. and currently, he was on wick, the wick program to provide food for him for about two wee

thank you very much, simon williams.ed in the uk later this year. called water cremation, or resomation, research suggests the practice is a more sustainable option as it doesn't release toxic gases. water cremation is already being used in many us states, canada and south africa. in fact, archbishop desmond tutu chose the process for his funeral when he passed away in 2021. co—op funeralcare will be the first to offer the service, starting later this year, their managing director gill stewartjoins me now. good to talk to you. first of all, how exactly does a water cremation work? 50 how exactly does a water cremation work? ,, ., , ,, , , work? so it essentially speeds up the natural _ work? so it essentially speeds up the natural process _ work? so it essentially speeds up the natural process that - work? so it essentially speeds up the natural process that would i work? so it essentially speeds up i the natural process that would take place with a burial. it does it by actually accelerating that process to take around

william: for more on these unusual cases, we turn to catherine troisi.he's an infectious disease epidemiologist with uthealth houston school of public health. catherine, thank you so much for being here. we have seen malaria in the past in the united states, but these cases and how they're transmitting is different. can you explain? catherine: sure. we always, every year, have some cases of malaria, but they are in people who acquired the malaria abroad and then came back to the united states and were visiting. these cases are different because the people who are infected got it here in the united states. william: and so, is the hypothesis then that originally someone got sick abroad, came back, and then were were bitten by a mosquito here and that that's how it spread? catherine: yes. so someone who got malaria abroad was came back to the united states, was bitten, and then that mosquito bit somebody else and they got infected. william: and that is how malaria spreads. it's not a person to person spread, right? catherine: correct. there has to be a mosq

peter williams, former merseyside _ parcel of that.side police - parcel of that. peter williams, - former merseyside police inspector, senior lecturer at the liverpool centre for advanced policing, to stay with me. based atjohn moores university. alsojoining me here is a danny show, a crime justice and policing commentator. i wonder if you could just, thinking back to when this crime was committed, the beginning ofjuly, is there anything you can tell us with which the speed it has moved to the justice system quest market has been an impressive investigation by merseyside police. the an impressive investigation by merseyside police.— an impressive investigation by merseyside police. the crime was committed _ merseyside police. the crime was committed on _ merseyside police. the crime was committed on christmas - merseyside police. the crime was committed on christmas eve - merseyside police. the crime was committed on christmas eve and| committed on christmas eve and within_ committed on christmas eve and within 25— committed on christm

william: shahd hammou works from mercy corps europe in sudan.e conflict began. shahd: we have seen that the need for support for these sexual-based violence survivors has increased by a million women since the conflict has started. this brings the total up to around four million women who need support post experiencing sexual and gender based violence. in some states, we're seeing that there's been a 900% increase in women who need support. william: this ongoing fighting has exacerbated an already bleak humanitarian crisis in sudan. nearly 25 million people, more than half the country's population, are in need of some form of humanitarian aid. barzil: people are in need for food. we are seeing a food insecurity that is likely to keep on rising as the days go by. william: barzil mwakulomba is the east africa emergency affairs adviser at the charitable group world vision. he says reaching those most in need has been the biggest challenge and many aid workers have died trying. barzil: with ongoing conflict, aid workers, over 15 such now have died i

. >> a veiled warning to the kremlin from cia director william burns. burns speaking in england, stating that russian anger over the war in ukraine is making it easier to recruit spies. >> that disaffection creates a once in a generation opportunity for us at cia. we're not letting it go to waste. >> burns making the comments amid ukraine's counteroffensive to take back its territory. that counteroffensive now starting to show some signs of progress around bakhmut. the devastated eastern city that russia lost tens of thousands of soldiers trying to capture. it's now ukrainian troops on the offensive. abc's witnessing an artillery battalion using american supplied 777 howitzers. the soldiers telling us they believe they can liberate bakhmut in the southern region of kherson. ukraine has also established a small beachhead on the russian held eastern side of the dnieper river. this video circulating online appearing to show a russian armored vehicle firing on the ukrainians. the advances still agonizingly slow in the zaporizhzhia region. we drive through a

his name is william russell, the only photos we have of mr. william russell are ones where he's in the background of trump events. that makes sense because mr. russell was what is known in the political world as an advance man. his job was to coordinate president trump's movements, his literal movements, from one location to another. and to go ahead of the president to make sure everything was set up. he went in advance of trump, thus an advance man. and that makes william russell a potentially huge witness when it comes to january six. here is muscle with president trump and trump's chief of staff, mark meadows. on january six -- at the ellipse before trump's big speech that day. you may remember from the house january six investigation that there was trauma in that -- before trump won on stage. trump was angry that the crowd was too small. he was mad that security was turning people away if they had weapons. he wanted people inside the ellipse so that they can cheer him on. but trump's anger wasn't directed at his supporters that were showin

i am jason williams. i'm a native newer lady and i and i was recently elected this past january as district attorney of orleans parents to up in a system that has been racist and sexist by design. i'm that good to have here on the screen. please introduce yourself to after us. yeah, i'm a criminal justice recorder in new orleans for the lens. we're nonprofit investigative news room. and i recently produced a documentary along with those with your fault lines. i'm not an industry convictions. oh, we're going to get into that in just a moment, but 1st let me tell you if you is, you're watching like that. if you're watching on youtube, use the comment section. that will be many things that you want to ask questions about. and you can do so right here, a big part of today show. let us just stop with a james cro juries. me to minute. can you on that phrase? what does that mean? effects are a man. so after the civil war, more than half of the state of louisiana with black but white louisiana and were afraid of

yeah, but i don't think william. william from duck. this the email, duck. email, actually. has a lot of actually. harry he has a lot of growing his brother growing up to do. his brother will. i'll wait your verdict is now in. 84% of you agree that harry and william's wrist like rift likely to be permanent. 16. do you reckon they'll be able to sort it out now? coming up as he misses his own best man's wedding , misses his own best man's wedding, angela levin misses his own best man's wedding , angela levin reports wedding, angela levin reports that prince harry is becoming increasingly isolated , even increasingly isolated, even drifting from his hollywood loving pals like james corden. we're also going to bring you some really shocking breaking news regarding the tv presenter, a mainstay of gmtv. fiona phillips. stay tuned for that. but next, after daring to challenge the kangaroo court of a privileges committee, loyal ally to boris johnson, dame andrea jenkins still refuses to be silenced . she joins me live be silenced. she joins me live in the studio nex

william: miren nada mÁs.ada son las tablas de madera, no utilizarla para la carne cruda y luego por la carne cocida. jessica: vamos a tener un verano seguro. william: yo estoy muy bien, me va llevar una mi casa. seguimos celebrando el 4 de julio. raÚl: pruebala. karla: mÁs adelante nos darÁs unos consejos para la carne perfecta. jesus: hoy el barbecue es en toda la casa. raÚl: en primicia le contamos que josÉ manuel figueroa nos revela lo que pasa con su hermana para llegar a un acuerdo por la herencia que dejÓ joan sebastian. jesus: hoy les traigo los trucos para que la parrillada sea inolvidable, como cocinar las proteÍnas y hasta como limpiar el asador. karla: arrestan a un hombre que dicen que apunto con un lÁser a un helicÓptero de la policÍa. raÚl: a quien "despierta amÉrica" tenemos 26 aÑos jessica: familia, llegÓ la hora de hacer ejercicio un poco. llegamos a estar en donde nos van a explicar la seguridad y como nos vamos a divertir al mÁximo. >> si le tiene miedo a las alturas, aquÍ pueden venir y sa

juan: william arkin, the cia is no stranger to ukraine.rly in the post-world war ii to period, it was involved in developing right-wing groups within ukraine that were opposing the soviet union. a lot of former neo-nazis. as you write, the cia has been central to the war even before began when biden tapped william burns as his global troubleshooter. can you talk about burns' role and his extort role -- his historic role? >> when joe biden became president, appointed a number of his close associates to be his main national security actors. but the person that was appointed to be the director of the cia, former ambassador to russia william burns, and foreign service officer in his career, was somebody who was much more considered to be the senior statesman of the administration come if you will, the person with the most experience. so when russia invaded ukraine in february 2022, it was no surprise that burns became the central figure in this war and that he had superior knowledge of putin and of russia but also he had a long career speciali

and seconded by member singh, williams aye. preston aye. singh, aye. there is no objection mr. chair pro tem. >> thank you. thank you colleagues. mr. clerk, please call item 2 on the agenda. >> item 2 is approval of the lafco minutes from the june 7, 2023 regular meeting. this is an action item. i have to note that the meeting is incorrectly identified on the front page as the june 7, 2022 meeting. i offer a clerical collection to that. please accept the correct the correction to the minutes. there is no need for action to amend the minutes but we need to take public comment. >> thank you. commissioners, any other changes to the minutes? seeing none, why don't we open up for public comment. >> anyone here in the board chamber who has public comment on the form of the minutes? it appears we have none, and we have no callers listening to our meeting remotely, so mr. chair pro tem, there is no public comment. >> thank you. public comment on this item is now closed. abundance of caution we'll make the motion to amend the minutes as

yeah, but i don't think william. william from duck. this the email, duck. email, actually. has a lot of actually. harry he has a lot of growing his brother growing up to do. his brother will. i'll wait your verdict is now in. 84% of you agree that harry and william's wrist like rift likely to be permanent. 16. do you reckon they'll be able to sort it out now? coming up as he misses his own best man's wedding , misses his own best man's wedding, angela levin misses his own best man's wedding , angela levin reports wedding, angela levin reports that prince harry is becoming increasingly isolated , even increasingly isolated, even drifting from his hollywood loving pals like james corden. we're also going to bring you some really shocking breaking news regarding the tv presenter, a mainstay of gmtv. fiona phillips. stay tuned for that. but next, after daring to challenge the kangaroo court of a privileges committee, loyal ally to boris johnson, dame andrea jenkins still refuses to be silenced . she joins me live be silenced. she joins me live in the studio nex

and steven spielberg and john williams. featuring louis cato and "the late show" band.rom the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> stephen: wow. oh! ♪ ♪ >> audience: [chanting] stephen! stephen! >> stephen: happy thursday! happy, happy, happy. happy thursday! hey, everybody! thanks, everybody. please have a seat. welcome, one and all. i'm your host, stephen colbert. it was a huge day in washington, d.c. because at long last, president joe biden has released his new budget, and on capitol hill, the drama was palpable. >> the budget of joe biden is out! the budget is out! biden calls for cash! >> and congress will answer. >> stephen: the answer is "no." "the new york times" describes biden's budget as "dead on arrival." "dead on arrival" is pretty harsh coming from a newspaper. my newspaper used to come delivered in a plastic bag. now it comes in a little casket. but it's true. the g.o.p. quickly rejected biden's budget, because they prefer "deep cuts to health care, food assistance and housing programs for poor american

and two of william's bodyguards are killed. william's bodyguards are killed.ally he's had an escape. and it becomes known as the fortunate escape . william, after fortunate escape. william, after showing himself to his regiments by campfire light . hence the by campfire light. hence the bonfire tradition on the eve of the 12th celebration shows william's troops are ready for the fight and the jacobites are probably not expecting the battle to take place. and it lasts essentially for a school day at 8:00 in the morning. it's very misty . day at 8:00 in the morning. it's very misty. the day at 8:00 in the morning. it's very misty . the boyne day at 8:00 in the morning. it's very misty. the boyne is a tidal river mist rolls in and william uses this to his advantage . he uses this to his advantage. he sends 10,000 men under the count schomberg around to slane for the crossing point and they face only 800 jacobites james's troops see this and james makes the fateful decision to divide his army and sends 15,000 men round to slane . in actual fact, round to slane. in

williams and 26 people who have filed lawsuits claimed what dr.sely imprisoned >> they said that i was suicidal, and i told them i wasn't i was in sound mind. >> reporter: williams said she was struggling to cope with multiple deaths in her family. an e.r. doctor sent her to northwest medical where she says she was kept against her will. >> were you scared >> yeah, i was terrified. >> reporter: she says she tried refusing sedatives. >> they sent in four nurses, techs, and they each grabbed my arms and my legs and held me down on my stomach and shot me up with a sedative. >> reporter: in arkansas and in at least 21 other states, people who are a danger to themselves or others can be held against their will for 72 hours, but a request has to be made in court to keep them there. was that law being followed at northwest medical? >> from the more than 100 patients that i've spoken with, it was not being followed >> reporter: william was kept for five days according to her medical records. no court request was made in two cases attorney aaron cash said

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she said william, don't worry. if the director is as smart as you say he is i'm sure that he is used to being disappointed by now. [laughter] thanks, mom. since that time, my respect and admiration for the director and the judgment and integrity that he brings to the job has only grown. before he became the director he worked in private practice and in government in several positions in doj leadership. as some in the room will know, the director began his legal career with the fourth circuit as a law clerk. director wray was sworn in as the eighth director of the fbi in 2017. in my unbiased opinion he has served admirably ever since in that role. join me at in welcoming, fbi director, chris wray. [applause] dir. wray: that was a great introduction. a two-parter. i speak and get introduced a lot. one of the funnier introductions that i got was a couple of months into the job. it was an internal large fbi gathering. i came in from the side. someone had forgotten to give the person at the podium the cue the director w

william: jeffrey, thank you. to be here. ♪ geoff: over the past few years, many republican-led states have enacted new laws rolling back the teaching of race and lgbtq rights in classrooms and banning books on those subjects. iny s, t push for these new restrictions is being driven by one group -- moms for liberty, which is holding its annual convention in philadelphia this week. laura barron-lopez reports on the group and its influence. laura: geoff, moms for liberty was founded just two and a half years ago in florida. since then, it's expanded to 45 states and claims 120,000 members. and it has become one of the most influential groups for republican candidates and voters in the 2024 race. several gop candidates made their case today. >> moms for liberty is no hate group, you are joyful warriors, fierce patriots. [applause] you are not a threat to america, you are the best thing that has ever happened to america. >> my wife and i really believe parents in this country should be able to send their kids to schoo