but the great thing about pbs, though, and we can both agree with this is that pbs is this sort of down the middle, solves the riddle kind of brand, right? people look at pbs and they think, they're just doing non-partisan work, they're sort of just doing reporting. and for someone such as yourself who has serious aspirations for the impact of her work, a place like that probably affords opportunities that you really can't pass up. - yeah, pbs, it affords me the opportunity to sit back and think, now that i'm getting farther into my career, what do i want my impact to be? where are my strengths best used? and can i do this broadcast journalism thing? it's one thing to be an msnbc contributor, i love being on tv and talking about my story. it's another thing to think through visual storytelling, to learn to track a piece, to learn to get people to be comfortable with you while there's a camera in your face. that's a completely different skill that i'm either gonna have or not have. and i hope that i have it. and i hope that i like it, because there is something also about being in fergus

>> sreenivasan: next on "pbs newshoureekend." >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl anphilip milstein family. e and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter rg barbara hope zucker corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized indidual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> additional support has been provided by: and byon the corporaor public broadcasting, and by contributotionour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us.bi changes could be coming to the way border patrol agents process undocumented immigrantse ng the u.s. from mexico. last night, president trump signed a memo directing his administration to study ways to end what is often called "catche and e," for border crossers awaiting their immigration hearings. this is not the first time p

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. >>> welcome to "amanpour" on pbs. tonight from the cave to the canvas, what history of art tells us about the rise of human times, what makes us, us. my conversation with two eminent historians about their sweeping new pbs documentary series, civilization. >>> good evening everyone. in our age of political demonization, chemical weapons attacks, economic despair, it will be easy to lose sight of all the good humanity has achieved. the long view is the focus of a kn new series. it tells a story of progress through what uniquely makes us human. that is odd. >> from the dawn of time, to the birth of the modern, a new series for a new age. >> it's impossible. an amazing work of art. >> nobody had ever taken that step. >> art tells us something about the creative. >> among those telling this thrilling story, the historian simon, and david, who take us on a truly compelling and beautiful journey through millennia of human history, adding an s to the original and critically acclaimed 1960's series called simply civilization.

>>> welcome to amanpour on pbs. tonight, 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s assassination, whill itake to rekindle the dream? isk william a former obama official who helped mentor an initiative for young black men and civil rights activist who is in memphis joining the 50th anniversary commemoration there. plus, we talked with the publisher of dr. king's paper, trayvon carson, he joins us from stanford. ♪ ♪ >>> "amanpour on pbs" was made possible by the generous support of rosalynn p. walter. >>> good evening, earn, and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. 50 years ago on the balcony of the lorraine motel in memphis, a man who had dedicated an entire life to non-violent protest was

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"pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b.oundation. lthe anderson family fund. rosalind p. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- reesigning customized individual and group rent products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at ncoln center in new york megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. there are new details tonight about what it will take for north korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons. south kor jong un wants the united states to formally agree to end the korean war, and promise not to invade north korea. south korea's presidential office also said kim ipledging to shut down the north's main nuclear test site next month and allow ou

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and phip milstein amily. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. ing is provided by mutual of america-- designing customiz individual d group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for yublic broadcasting, and by contributions r pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, wart: good evening, and thank you for joining us. less than a day after the historic meeting between north and south korea's leaders, president trump said "things are going l"very " as he prepares for his own meeting with north korea's kim jong un. there is no word yet where the two will meet. this morning, the president tweeted that he talked with south korea's prejadent moon in and japan's prime minister shinzo abe about the ongoi

. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a day of upheaval in the ranks of republicans. the man who is third in line of succession to the presidency, the most powerful republican in congress, is calling it a career and will not seek re-election. speaker of the house paul ryan's decision today rippled up and down pennsylvania avenue, and beyond. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: an exceedingly rare announcement. >> this will be my last year as a member of the house. >> reporter: speaker of the house paul r

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next on pbs newshour weekend. "pbs newshour weekend" i made possible by: bernard and ire schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. ndr. p. roy vagelosiana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're yourom retirementny. >> additional support has been provided by: d by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreeniv thanks for joining us. a manhunt is underway in tennessee tonight after a mass shooting at a waffle house restaurant just outside inking may be armed and urged residents to stay indoors. >> he clearly came armed with a lot of firepowtending to devastate the south nashville area. >> sreenivasan: reinking is d wounding at least seven people others at this waffle house restrant in antioch tenn

. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin. >> kevin. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> babbel. a language program that teaches real-life conversations in a nea langge. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation car public broing. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we have two major stories tonight. first, the white house now says that president trump believes he has the power to fire the man running the russia igation, special counsel robert mueller. that follows an f.b.i. raid on a member of the trump inner circle: his personal lawyer, michael cohen. it was based on information from mueller's team. we will have a full report, after the news summary. meanwhile, the head of facebook, mark zuckerberg, says his comapny is worki with the special counsel's probe of the russian election meddling. that was one a range of issues rai

pbs digital. elyse: we're the history detectives, es and we're going to invtigate some untold stories from america's past. wes: this week: is this intriguing cartoon t one earliest drawings of history's most famous superhero? tukufu: are these strange disks the long-lost recordings ofmerica's greatest blues musicians? gwendolyn: and was this curious flask part of a historic rebel uprising p t-revolutionary-war america? elvis costello: ♪ watchin' the detectives gr ♪ he gets so when the teardrops start ♪ ♪ but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart ♪

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for the pbs newshour, i'm p.j. tobia. >> woodruff: and anoth passing of note: television writer and producer steven bochco has died in los angeles after battling cancer. starting in 1981, he created a series of hits, including "hill street blues," "l.a. law," and "n.y.p.d. blue." along the way, he won 10 prime- time emmys. steven bochco was 74 years old. still to come on the newshour: the president's tweets about immigration, put in context. teachers in kentucky andho ok strike for better pay. a viral video shows how agl national cerate is shaping local news, and much more. w druff: president trump edpped off his two-day barrage of immigration-relweets by declaring today, "daca is dead.a esjardins puts the president's long-shifting stance on immigration policy in context. >> desjardins: let's start with the latest from president trump, today at what is usually a non- political event. >> thank you all for being here folks. >> desjardins: ...the annual white house easter egg roll. the president was asked about his tw

. >> yang: 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 connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wireless plans should reflect e amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- pntract wireless plans for people who use thenes a little, a lot, or anything in between. to learn more, go to consumercellul.tv >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> financi services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. naries on thevis frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. yang: two white house investigations top the news tonight-- one reaching back more than a decade. today, president trump pardoned "scooter" libby, a former top aide to former vice president dick cheney. i

. >> woodruff: 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 connects us. >> babbel. a language program that teaches real-life conversations in a nea language, likesh, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on bbel.com. >> consumer cellular. >> entertainment studios. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. lemelson f. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. an supported by the john d catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made g.ssible by the corporation for public broadcast and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. t woodruff: it is the lat round in a

. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newr. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> kevin. >> kevin. >> kevin. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's ten to 15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on babbel.com. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: disaster on ada u.s. airliner an engine exploded on a southwest airlines flight, sending metal fragments into a ndow and killing a woman the plane had been en route from new york city to dallas, but it made an emergency landing in philadelphia. rescuers srmed the site, and in washington, federal safety investigators got to work. >> we will begin immediate investigation, examition of the engine and the dame to the fusela

. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: co ♪ moving ourmy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects ar. >> consumer cellelieves that wireless plans should reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of contract wireless plans for people who use their phones a little, a lot, or anytn between. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> leidos. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. oo >>uff: north meets south: umaders of the two koreas hold a dramatict. their meeting along the heavily- fortified border marked y day of diplomter months of war talk. it was-- qte l

thank you. >> you're watching pbs. after two days of lengthy testimony by facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, calls intensify foru greater rtion of tech companies. g>> as tensions over sanctuary policies remain h, we talked to oakland mayor libby schaaf about the challenges and otortunities facing her . >>> plus, planned parenthood president is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. she talks about her new book and the fight over women's health.u i'm thuy we begin with facebook and its efforts to regain the trust of not only its users, but also lawmakers. this week facebook ceo mark zuckerberg began two days of congressional testimony before dozens of skeptical lawmakers, appearing for 44 senators in at joiearing of the judicia

next on newshour weekend.ou >> "pbs newweekend" is made possible by: aernard and irene schwartz. the cher philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy velos and diana t. vagelos.j. thb. foundation. the anderson family fund rosalind p. walter barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirent products. at's why we're your retirement company. >> additional support has been provided by: d by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new yo, hari sreenivasan. >> sreen thank you for joining us. less than two days after targeted airstrikes on syria, the united states is preparing to impose economic sanctions against supporters of syrian chemical weapons programs. syria is conducting attacks on rebel forces, and the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says there is a clear message: >> i think one thing that we a hoad got the message on is the international community

for the pbs newshour, i'm p.j. bia. woodruff: and another passing of note: television writer and boducer steven bochco has died in los angeles afttling cancer. starting in 1981, he created a series of hits, including "hill street blues," "l.a. law," and "n.y.p.d. blue." along the way, he won 10 p.me- time emm steven bochco was 74 years old. still to come on the newshour: the president's twee about immigration, put in context. teachers in kentucky and oklahoma strike for better pay. a viral video shows how a national conglomerate is shaping local ne, and much more. >> woodruff: president trump capped off his two-day barrage of immigration-related tweets by declaring today, "daca is dead." lisa desjardins puts the president's long-shifting stance on immigration policy in context. >> desjardins: let's start with the latest from psident trump, today at what is usually a non- political event. >> thank you all for being here folks. >> desjardins: ...the annual keite house easter egg roll. the president was about his tweets on

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jor the pbs newshour, i'm hn yang. he woodruff: our white house correspondent, yamlcindor, is here with me now to help fill in the pictu. so yamiche, you've been reporting on this all day. where do things stand right now with regard to michael cohen and what... this f.b.i. raid? >> michael cohen and his lawyer have been tight-lipped all day. i called his personal cell phone today, and someone hung up on me wh i roduced myself. michael cohen told cnn he is very wthried about raids that happened. he says he wants all of this to be over. with he said if he had todo it again, he might have handled that $130,000 payment to stor daniels differently, but there is this ideraa that sanders also said that the president is growing very wary of mueller's investigation and thinks hs going too far, so the president is tired of what's going on andi that these could be something that's really scary for michael cohen. >> woodruff: but it's interesting that he's saying he would haver one it anoty. i think that's first time we've heard h

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pbs digital. el e: we're the history detectives, and we're going to investigate some untold stories from america's past. gwen: this week: can this autographed ticket take us behind the scenes at yankee stadium on the day lou gehrig left baseball? wes: did backroom plotting by the automobile industry derail a once popular form of mass transit? tukufu: and did this mysterious document spell the difference between freedom and slavery in antebellum, virginia? elvis costello: ♪ watchin' the detectives ♪ he gets so angry when the teardrops start ♪ ou♪ but he can't be wed 'cause he's got no heart ♪

. >> woodruff: all that and moreig on tonht's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developingountries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastg. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a day of upheaval in the ranks of republicans. the man who is third in line of succession to the presidency, the most powerful republican in congress, is calling it a career and will not seek re-election. speaker of the house paul ryan's decisi today rippled up and down pennsylvania avenue, and beyond. lisa desjardins gins our coverage. >> reporter: an exceedingly rare announcement. >> this will be my last year as a member othe house. >> reporter: speaker of the house paul ryan announ

all that on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs b newshour hn provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine tt connects us. >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute lessons are available as an p, or online. more information on babbel.com. >> supenrting social epreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to buildinrda more just, t and peaceful world. more information at nd.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the nation's chief spy, and possibly, soon-to-be chief diplomat, has washington zzing

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♪ >>> welcome to "amanpour on pbs." tonight every day this week has served up yet another pressing foreign policy challenge. from mexico to syria, russia, to trump's standoff with china. the former british ambassador to the u.s. and former george w. bush national security aide help us navigate the choppy waters. >>> capturing feminism's generational tensions. my conversation with the best-selling novelist meg wolitzer about her new book "the female persuasion." >> "amanpour on pbs" made possible by the generous support of roslyn p. walter. >> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. >>> few countries will be untouched or untroubled by the dramatic events of this week. from washington to moscow, london to beijing, a lot has happened in a very short space of time. the ongoing tit for tat between president trump and china over new import tariffs sparked more fears of a trade war and sent global markets into a spin. at the same time as he announced that, he would also -- he also says he wo

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. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. ting science, technology and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. negie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs u.ation from viewers like thank you. >> yang: guilty. that was the vdict today on charges that bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004 at his suburban philadelphia mansion. the jury's decision caps the spectacular downfall of cosby, a barrier-breaking entertainer who, at age 80, now faces the possibility of being sent to o-ison. it came after a ek retrial. t ss than a

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pbs digital. elyse: we're the history detectives, and we're going to investigate some untold stories from america's past. wes: this week... [ camera shutter clicking ]is di camera save a jewish photographer from almost certain death? gwendolyn: does this mysshrious letter ed light on the birth of one of the wontd's most sig self-help organizations? tukufu: and was this cross carried byhe spanish conquistadors or made by long-ago native-american craftsmen? elvis costello: ♪ watchin' the detectiv ♪ i get so angry when the teardrops start ♪ ♪ but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart ♪

thank you for watching "amanpour on pbs" and join us again tomorrow night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> amanpour on pbs was made possible by the generous support of rosalynn p. walter. ♪ ♪ ♪ katty: you're watching "beyond 100 days" on pbs. china hits back fast and hard against american tariffs. christian: donald trump says it's not a trade war. the financial markets aren't so sure. katty: beijing makes it clear it's not to be messed with. if its exports are hurt, it will fight back. russia convenes a chemical weapons meeting in the hague but britain says moscow is just trying to escape blame for salisbury. christian: also on the program -- >> i've seen the promised land. christian: 50 years ago today dr. martin luther king was shot dead in tennessee. what would he make of modern day america? and, the small white dinghy tailed by the great e

♪ >> national presentation of "bbc world news" is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "bbc news," broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the globe. these are our top stories. brazil's former president lula is negotiating his surrender hours after a police deadline expired. doctors ty sergei skripal, former russian spy poisoned with a nerve agent is making rapid recovery. the united states imposes sanctions on russian officials and companies accused of profiting from president putin's forts to undermine the west. facebook says it will verify the identity ofeople running popular pages as part of its efforts to ste fake news. and policeyo in new chargel arts fighters conor mcgregor with assault and iminal mischief. ♪ >> helme and wel to the program. the former president of brazil, luis lula da silva, has defied the deadline to surrender to police. his lawyers are in negotiations with the authorities and have filed a motion to the supreme court to suspend a prisonrd. lula was sentenced to 12 years for co

. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, >> and by the alfred p. sloan , undation. supporting scienchnology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innatations in edn, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: d individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbe station from v like you. thank you. >> yang: guilty. that was the verdict today on charges that bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004 at his suburban philadelphia mansion. the jury's decision caps the spectacular downfall of cosby, a barrier-breaking entertainer who, at age 80, now faces the possibility of being sent to e ison. it cter a two-week retrial. less than a

all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been ovided by: >> babbel. a language app that teache real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online more information on babbel.com. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financ literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic emengagement, and the advat of international peace and security.at arnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by conibutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there's word that north korean leader kim jongn may be willing to drop a key condition for giving up his nuclear program. south korea's president moon jae-in said today the north

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all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on babbel.com. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundangon. supporcience, technology, and improved economic performance and financialra li in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the ntvancement ofnational peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing supportu of these insons: and individuals. or this program was made possible by the coion for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there's word that north korean leader kim jong un may be willing to drop a key condition for giving up his nuclear program. south korea's president moon jae-in said today the north wants to

>>> welcome to amanpour on pbs. tonigh the saudi charm offensiveweeping the united states. is crown prince mohammed bin salman a real reformer or a ruthless autocrat? writer dexter filkins joins me for a closer look. plus, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian jean vanier. a man who followed his faith and spent his whole life uplifting the intellectually disabled. >>> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has been in the united states for almost three weeks now, kicking off a massive pr project with a visit and warm embrace at the white house and then hopscotching all over the map, visiting six other cities, meeting with high-powered executives like richard branson, bill gates and jeff bezos, the crown prince is looking for american investment in his new reform program called vision 2030 that calls, amongst other things, for a massive overall of the fossil fuel economy. mohammed bin salman, known almost universally as mbs, has won place for reforms like lifting the ban on women driving and tryin

. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundangon. supporcience, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in e ucation, democratic engagement, and vancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was madee possible by rporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: world hot spots, america's role in the world, and the state of the state department itself. the nominee for secretary of state, mike pompeo, spis day discussing all those issues. li desjardins reports on t c.i.a. director's confirmation hearing before the senate foreign relations committee. >> desjardins: after the cam oas cleared, oamerica's top spies se