. >> i am am laura trevelyan in new york. the u.s. senate approved more than $40 billion worth of emergency aid for ukraine. millions of tons of grain are stuck in ukrainian warehouses because of the war. the u.n. is warning of a global food crisi if exports do not resume. australians are about to choose the next prime minister. our team in sydney explains what is at stake. brazil sparks concern for the homeless in san paulo. the pandemic led to a rise in homelessnesscross the region. and, the young musicians who fled in slovenia. to world news america on pbs and around the gbe. the u.s. senate approved a $40 billion emergency aid package for ukraine, underlining american support 12 weeks after russia invaded. in another show of resol president biden met with the leaders of finland and sweden at the white house today. the two countries met every requirement for nato membership and then some. russia's invasion of ukraine prompted the nations to abandon their nonaligned stas and applied to join the military alliance. meanwhile the red c

. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan washington and this is open vote bbc world news america." presiden biden says yes if it he is asked to use force to defend taiwan against china. infuriating beijing in his first tour, catching white hou officials off guard. the first war crimes trial in ukraine and's with a life sentence for a russian soldier as a diplomat resigns, saying the war has made him ashamed of his country. more cases of the monkeypox reported at the who says the outrage -- outbrk in europe low risk to the general public. we will explain what the val infection is. and the story of the english hotel where the owner is throwing open her doors to ukrainian refugees because of her own family history. ♪ welcome to "world news america," on pbs at around the globe. the beginning in japan, president biden singh the united states would defend taiwan with force if china invaded, this on his first trip to asia as president, having white house officials scrambling. the chinese foreign ministry said that taiwan was chinese territory and beijing dismissed the remarks. we have m

. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan in washington, and this is "bbc world news america." finland's leaders announced their support for nato membership and russia threatens retaliation. russia says it will take steps of a military technical nature in response. the bbc sees evidence oalleged war crimes committed by russian forces in ukraine, with unarmed civilians shot dead near kyiv. the u.s. passes one million deaths from covid. president biden says each casualty is an irreplaceable loss. astronomers have found conclusive proof there is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. that's still ahead. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the world. in ukraine, the bbc has found clear evidence of possible war crimes committed by russian soldiers close to kyiv. in shocking images, two unarmed civilians are shot in cold blood. russian forces were trying to advance on ukraine's capital at the time. after the russians were treated, the bodies of dozens of -- the russians retreated, the bodies of dozens of civilians were discovered. this does contain distu

so this is laura trevelyan. now, one of the things about laura is that she found not too long ago that her... five times great—grandfather. ..five times great—grandfather was a slave owner... here... ..in grenada. so this is my question — in 183a, almost 200 years ago, my family received the equivalent of £3 million in today's money when slavery was abolished. the thousand slaves that we owned here in grenada got nothing. do you think that my family should pay money in reparations to the people of grenada? can you raise your hand if you think that's a good idea? that seems to be unanimous, nicole. can i ask how many of you are descended from slaves? do you know? i think everybody. nicole laughs after class, i sat down with the students to find out more about their views on reparations and the legacy of slavery on grenada. it's not onlyjust in the infrastructure or the systems, but it's also in the mind of everyone, just general grenadian citizens. we kind of have this victimising mind—set about, "oh, in

i am laura trevelyan, thank you so much for narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ >> a community in mourning the president grieves with families of those killed in the mass shooting in buffalo calling out the attack as terrorism inspired by the poison of white surpremacy. then. a critical moment ukrainian fighters leave a steel plant that was the last

i am laura trevelyan, thank you so much for narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, a mmunity in mourning. the president grievewith families of those killed in the mass shooting in buffalo, calling out the attack as terrorism inspired by the poison of white surpremacy. then, a critical moment. ukrainian fighters leave a steel plant that was theast holdout in mariupol, ceding control of that strategic port city to the russians. and, the space between us. russia's invasion of ukraine threatens its decades-long partnership with nasa, and the future of the international space station. >> our teams are still talking together. we're still d

'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for wahing bbc world news america. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided ... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: fuing was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, reversing course. a leaked opinion shows the majority of the supreme court would overturn roe versus wade, a move that would trigger widespread restrictions on american women's reproductive rights. then, the potential impact. lawmakers in blue and red states respond to the supreme court's expected ruling on abortion and discuss what it means for their residents. and the invasion grinds on. fighting persists in eastern ukraine and on a visit to an alabama weapons factory, president biden reaffirms his c

i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching bbc world news america. have a great night. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. the newshour tonight, the pandemic's toll. the world health organization reports about 15 million deaths associated with covid-19 including nearly one million in the united states. then, the ongoing war. russia continues its attacks in eastern ukraine as the costs of the conflict rise with no apparent end in sight. >> i don't know what there is to say. one moment it sounded far away. then the roof started crumbling down. judy: and, the kids are not all right. a new report shows the pandemic and pedal -- and political targeting

. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan in new york and this is bbc world news america. european leaders punish russia were trying to stop the cash flow that's funding the war in ukraine. the eu will ban 90% of russian oil imports by the end of this year and the harshest sanctions yet against moscow. prosecutor the international criminal court calls ukraine crime scene, saying the tribunal is carrying out its largest ever investigation. one week after the horrific school shooting in texas, our correspondent hears from parents who lost their daughter. as queen elizabeth is about to celebrate 70 years on the throne, we look back on a visit to ghana and the famous first prance with the president. -- dance with the president. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in brussels where the european union has agreed tough sanctions on russian soil as the west tries to this -- deprive moscow of the cash it needs to fund the war. the embargo would cover 90% of exports. the price of oil haslimbed in response. a top ukrainian official says the

the bbc�*s laura trevelyan met mr payenda in his new home town of washington dc, as he was behind the wheel. khalid payenda left afghanistan almost ten months ago. he was afghanistan�*s last finance minister before the taliban seized control. he met us outside the now in the afghanistan embassy. what is it like for you to be here, in front of the embassy? it is tou~h. front of the embassy? it is tough- we _ front of the embassy? it is tough. we have _ front of the embassy? it is tough. we have had - front of the embassy? it 3 tough. we have had great memories of herod, meetings, i used to come here at least twice a year. he used to come here at least twice a year-— twice a year. he was living with his — twice a year. he was living with his family _ twice a year. he was living with his family and - twice a year. he was living - with his family and afghanistan and resigned days before kabul fell to the taliban. it and resigned days before kabul fell to the taliban.— fell to the taliban. it was unbelievable. _ fell to the taliban. it was unbelievable. while - fell to the taliban.

we can cross live to washington and laura trevelyan, who's outside the supreme court for us. first of all, just in terms of what's actually happening right democrat there right now, because we saw protesters gathered swiftly after the news emerged, what's been going on there today?— going on there today? fervent oinions going on there today? fervent opinions on — going on there today? fervent opinions on both _ going on there today? fervent opinions on both sides, - going on there today? fervent opinions on both sides, both l opinions on both sides, both supporters of a woman's right to choose, and those who are pro—life are here, seeing this as a pivotal moment in american life that, almost 50 years after the constitutional right to abortion was enshrined by the supreme court, that it may be about to be overturned. and in the last hour, there's been a statement from the us supreme court itself, which normally says nothing, confirming the authenticity of that leak — but saying it doesn't represent a final decision, pointing out that justice often represent a final dec

let's bring in laura trevelyan, live with us from the supreme court. the democrats are calling this an abomination, they control the presidency and both houses of congress at the moment. is there nothing they can do about it? there's not — remember elections have consequences, as president 0bama famously said and former president donald trump got to a point —— of .3 conservative justices to the united states supreme court. he was able to alter the balance of that court, it is now a 6—3 court. 0nly that court, it is now a 6—3 court. only three judges are liberals. as you can see from this draught opinion, which had the signatures of those conservative justices on it, this is a seismic shift if, indeed, this is a seismic shift if, indeed, this draught ruling does survive and the court overturns roe v wade. democrats are talking about, could they try to codify roe v wade? the fact is they don't have the votes to do that in the us senate. now democrats are hinging their hopes on two female republican senators, senator susan collins and lisa murko