June 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Russia and North Korea have taken a step toward improving relations. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un pledged to help each other's defense and security and to fight off sanctions. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Robert Gallucci. He was the State Department's lead negotiator with North Korea in 1994 when the North agreed to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for economic benefits.

In the first part of our conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, he discussed his experience leading the country through the two public health crises of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. In the second half of the interview, Geoff Bennett spoke with Dr. Fauci about his fraught relationship with former President Trump, the partisan attacks he faced that turned into real threats and how he views his own legacy.

Tens of millions of Americans are baking in a dangerous heat wave. The powerful heat dome is forecast to keep temperatures well above normal across much of the country through the weekend. Across the globe, hundreds died in Saudi Arabia where temperatures reached 125 degrees Fahrenheit in Mecca. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jeff Goodell, author of "The Heat Will Kill You First."

In our news wrap Wednesday, the first named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, relatives of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max crashes asked the Justice Department to criminally charge the plane-maker and a Russian court sentenced an American soldier to nearly four years in prison for stealing and making threats of murder.

Virginia, Georgia and Oklahoma held primary and runoff elections Tuesday night and the results in some key races could say a lot about the state of the Republican Party this election cycle. Lisa Desjardins reports.

After the Civil War, the federal government’s pledge of 40 acres and a mule to the formerly enslaved has been known as a broken promise. But a new report reveals that not only did the government grant land to hundreds of people, it also took that land back and returned it to white southerners. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Alexia Fernández Campbell of the Center for Public Integrity.

Baseball great Willie Mays died peacefully Tuesday surrounded by his family in the Bay Area. Mays was beloved by fans for his dazzling play, his exuberant smile and for giving to the game’s next generation. Geoff Bennett takes a look at the Say Hey Kid's legacy with Howard Bryant of ESPN.