PBS NewsHour - Segments

Russian forces continued indiscriminate shelling and artillery fire resulting in civilian deaths, including the death of American journalist Brent Renaud--another American journalist was also wounded. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Antwerp, Belgium, is one of the largest entry points into Europe and home to what Europol believes to be one of the most active cocaine trafficking networks. Local police raided dozens of locations last month and arrested 45 people as one part of an international effort to crackdown on the growing problem. Special Correspondent Willem Marx reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Victoria Pidlisetska is a Ukrainian living in Los Angeles who rarely puts down her phone as she waits to hear from family and friends stranded back home in Ukraine. Her parents spend most of their time in a bomb shelter while her best friend has run out of food and water. The segment is part of "Hear Me Out," an ongoing video series by LA Times Studios expanding on letters to the editor. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian troops advance towards Kyiv - but are slowed by Ukrainian resistance. Meanwhile, violence continues in southern and eastern Ukraine with indiscriminate artillery shelling destroying civilian structures including a hospital and mosque. The continued attacks have slowed evacuations as Ukrainians flee to Poland. Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson joins from Lviv, Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A year into its fight to overturn a military coup that forced Myanmar's democratically-elected leaders from power, the Burmese civilian resistance movement is being driven by its younger members, who are harnessing the power of social media. Special Correspondent Kira Kay and videographer Jason Maloney report in association with the Bureau of International Reporting. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian forces attacked western Ukraine for the first time, launching strikes on airfields, and thus widening the two-and-a-half-week war. Russia also hit a major industrial city in the east, as it continued its brutal campaign, while U.S. officials said Russia is making incremental advances toward Kyiv. NewsHour's foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin reports from the western city of Lviv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Even before the U.S. moved on Friday to sever normal trade with Russia, sanctions were far-reaching, and the ruble's value has plunged as a result. One estimate suggested the Russian economy may fall so steeply it will wipe out growth from the last two decades, as more companies walk away from doing business there. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, of the Yale School of Management, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden and other leaders of the so-called G-7 on Friday revoked Russia's "most favored nation" trade status, which will allow for large tariffs on Russian exports. This as Russia further cracked down on access to social media in the country. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Judy Woodruff from Moscow. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, the world marked two years since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the nation's toughest abortion law, arrests of migrants inside the U.S. have fallen sharply in the past year, and negotiators trying to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have stepped back amid signs they're close to an agreement. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy, both columnists for The Washington Post, join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the financial squeeze Americans are feeling amid sanctions on Russia and whether new laws in Florida on race and sexual orientation are part of a roadmap for the GOP in the midterm elections. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Kara Jackson is known for being the 2019-2020 National Youth Poet Laureate from Oak Park, Illinois. But her art is not limited to one medium or one place. She writes poems but also essays and music that explore her family history, her southern roots, and how the legacy of racism continues to impact her and her communities. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on what shapes her art. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Talks between Russia and Ukraine produced no results Thursday, as outrage grows over Russia's bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol. As the death toll rises among civilians pinned down by relentless attacks, Russian forces are slowly advancing on multiple cities and Ukrainian officials estimate damage from the war has reached $100 billion in two weeks of war. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russia's attack against Ukraine has intensified in recent days and become more indiscriminate, with scores of Ukrainian civilians killed and vast swaths of infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings destroyed, including hospitals and schools. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies at the Center for Naval Analyses, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss Russia's brutal tactics. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Major League Baseball players voted to end a lockout that threatened the 2022 season, inflation at the consumer level has hits a 40-year high, the Senate pressed to finish a bill funding the government through the rest of the federal fiscal year, and the Biden administration extended a COVID mask mandate for travelers on planes, trains and other public transportation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

CIA director William Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday that he believes Vladimir Putin is losing the "information war" over Ukraine, and this may chip away at his domestic support for the invasion. But what are Russian citizens hearing about the war? Anton Shirikov, who researches misinformation at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, joins William Brangham to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders