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And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the first funerals were held today, for the Police Officers killed by a sniper in dallas last week. Thousands attended memorials for three of the five Victims Police senior Corporal Lorne ahrens; Police Sergeant michael smith; and Rapid Transit officer brent thompson. S wife, a fellow officer, spoke at his service. Brent loves all of his brothers and sisters in blue. I encourage you to stand with me, continue to wear the badge with me, remembering the oath we took. We will not, we cannot, we shall not let the act of a coward break us. Woodruff in washington, the American Civil Liberties union sued the police in baton rouge over their treatment of protesters and president obama called in police chiefs, mayors and civil rights activists to talk about Building Trust between police and minorities. Ifill china today rejected an International Courts ruling against its claims in the South China Sea. Chinese planes made test landings on newly built artificial islands. And in beijing, the Foreign Ministry said it may impose an air defense zone over the region. translated china firmly upholds the dignity and solemnity of international law. We will by no means agree upon the sheer fallacy that the award from an illegal arbitration tribunal is legally binding. Ifill taiwan also condemned the tribunals ruling. It has similar territorial claims to those of mainland china. Woodruff nearly 50 more u. S. Troops arrived in south sudans capital to protect american citizens and property. That follows days of fighting between rival factions, until a ceasefire yesterday. Meanwhile, u. N. Peacekeepers helped evacuate civilians from the city today. There were also reports that armed men have attacked people trying to flee, and demanded money. Ifill and back in this country, wall street took a pause from its recent rally. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 24 points to close at 18,372. The nasdaq fell 17 points, and the s p 500 added a fraction. Woodruff still to come on the newshour a new Prime Minister moves into 10 downing street; who could fill the Vice President ial slot for donald trump; new yorks daunting task of defeating aids, and much more. Ifill the United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister, and her name is theresa may. Only the second woman ever to hold the office, may takes over the top job after an extraordinarily rapid turn of events following last months popular vote to exit the European Union. We begin our coverage from london with this report from chris ship of independent television news. Less than three weeks as print voted in the e. U. Referendum, a new Prime Minister, theresa may was walking down downing street and a new chapter beginning in british history. Not just a new occupant in the building but a new direction as ms. May made clear from her first words in her new job. I have just been to Buckingham Palace where her majesty the queen asked know form a new government, and i accepted. The government i lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few but by yours. We are living through an important moment in our countrys history. Following the referendum, we face a time of Great National change. I know because we are Great Britain that we will rise to the challenge. As we leave the European Union, we will forge a bold, new, positive role for ourselves in the world. Reporter theresa may became the 76th Prime Minister to have the United Kingdom and only the second woman to hold the post. After driving from westminster to plals plays, she arrived a few minutes after David Cameron tendered his resignation as Prime Minister. This was the moment theresa may was invited to form a government of her own by her majesty the queen. A new Prime Minister entering downing street means the old one must leave. David cameron left today, his wife samantha and his daughters and son by his side. Its not been an easy journey and, of course, weve not got every decision right, but i do believe, today, our country is much stronger. It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve our country as Prime Minister of these last six years and to serve as leader of my party almost eleven years. As we leave for the last time, my only wish is continued success for this great country that i love so very much. Thank you. applause reporter mr. Camerons final performance in front of m. P. S had happened earlier in the day. His last ever Prime Ministers questions. Cheers first greeted theresa may, and then cheers for the man mrs. May was about to replace. Mr. Speaker this morning i had meetings with minister colleagues and others, other than one meeting this afternoon with her majesty the queen, my diary for the rest of the day is remarkably light. laughter reporter today, theresa may was just a spectator. Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it. After all, as i once said, i was the future once. laughter cheers and applause reporter ut he is now the past. His job in this place was done. applause her job, however is just beginning tonight. The black door of number 10 has a new occupant. Ifill joining me now to discuss todays Historic Events and this remarkable time in the u. K. Is sir peter westmacott, a longtime diplomat in the British Foreign service. He left his post as British Ambassador to the United States earlier this year, and served before that as ambassador to france and turkey. Mr. Ambassador, welcome. Its been a headspinning day, a headspinning time. How are things now doing in britain . What can you tell us about britain now . Well, its good to be with you again. I think were all still a bit shell shocked, but i think the main change thats happened in the less than three weeks can you believe it since the referendum is even those people who thought it was the wrong outcome and felt the campaign to leave the European Union was based on a lot of misrepresentation and fraudulent fact and so on, everybody has more or less come to terms with the fact that this is going to happen, the negotiations are going to begin, even if many of us believe that at some point before the deed is done the british people will need to be consolidated again either in a general election or another referendum and so on. Meanwhile, the Political Drama has accelerated with great speed. David cameron, Prime Minister, chose to resign, thought he was going to be there until the 9th of september and, boom, suddenly, in a couple of days, because there was no other candidate but theresa may to succeed him, he finds that the removal van has arrived and hes left and hes been to see the queen. We have a new Prime Minister and half a new cabinet, not quite half, but a number of senior positions already announced. So i think the mood is one of some surprise, amazement at how quickly things move, and coming to terms with new realities. Ifill tell us about theresa may. You know her. Tell us what we can expect of her. Well, i knew her, saw a good deal of her when she came to stay with us when i was ambassador in france when we had big migration issues and, of course, when she used to come to washington. I think shes a very businesslike, nononsense person. Shes not someone who has cliquey, personal entourages. She is very grounded. Comes from a humble, straightforward background, a virks daughter. Im a vicars son, so i can say these things. She does her homework. She likes to get her way. She makes up her mind and shes pretty hard to shift unless you are very, very sure of your ground. She makes a couple of speeches which in the last couple of days are exclusive and quite surprising for somebody who was considered on the right of the conservative party about the importance of the british people coming together and of a government which is for all the people and not just the privileged uh few. Signing that may have surprised a few people but encouraged a lot of people as well. Ifill she moved quickly to fill her cabinet including making Boris Johnson who declined to run for Prime Minister, to make her foreign minister, and Phillip Hammond her finance minister and these are the two men to negotiate the brexit negotiations. They are and another key player will be the leader of the negotiation, whatever its called, the department of the withdrawal from the European Union, phillip davis. Sorted out the ministry of defense when he was defence sherkts gone to treasury and that will be welcomed. The appointment of boris to is it Foreign Office was probably as much a surprise to him as other because after the referendum the result of which seemed to surprise him, he didnt appear to be quite clear what he did next and made a number of statements which suggested nothing was going to change between britains relationship and the European Union. So i think he will be thrilled. Hes visibly delighted to go to the front awssments born in the United States of america, partly turkish, partly american, great cosmopolitan, extremely cultured man, speaks lots of languages. He will have a wonderful time in the office and he will not be in the lead of the particular investigations, that will be left to the other ministers largely, im not sure on that, but depends on how the Prime Minister handles it. My guess is her own relationship with Angela Merkel will be criticalo to is success of the negotiations, too. Ifill does David Cameron leaving the scene so quickly today, does he leave behind a legacy of failure or success . I think some good stuff, some bad stuff. My own view is the grand coalition that he was bold enough to create when he didnt win a majority in the general election in 2010 was a remarkable piece of political accomplishment. I think the Coalition Government between the liberals and conservatives worked very well between 2010 and 2015 and smoothed the corners of each party and demon stray tifl the Prime Minister and deputy Prime Minister got on well and got Good Business done, so i think that was a plus. I think the way in which he got the british economy going after the meltdown in 2008 and 2009 was pretty remarkable. The United Kingdom has a level of unemployment which is less than half the European Union average. We have been growing at the fastest rate of any european country and leading the western states out of recession and cut the deficit more than half. So the economic story will be a plus for David Cameron, i think. Running the referendum and winning it on scotland was a plus. People said at the time it was a gamble but in the end a 10point difference and that kept scotland in the United Kingdom, but his legacy will be covered by the fact he tack something of a gamble in organizing this referendum because his own party had become somewhat ungovernable, believed he could win if it came to the referendum being hecialtiond and alas for him and, in my view, many of us, it didnt work out, and, so, the United Kingdom is leaving, and i think the United Kingdoms decision to vote to leave the European Union is inevitably going to be one of the main features of David Camerons political legacy. Ifill former ambassador to the United States peter westmacott, thank you. Thank you. Woodruff for republicans, the countdown to their National Convention in cleveland is on, with a major focus on who will be the Vice President ial choice. The partys nomineetobe spent this day working to answer that question. Donald trump and indiana governor mike pence, after meeting this morning in indianapolis. Pence also appeared with trump last night at a rally we are ready to put a fighter, a builder, and a patriot in the oval office of the United States of america. Were ready for donald trump to be our next president. Woodruff alabama senator Jeff Sessions met with trump today, too, as did former House Speaker newt gingrich. He had served as warmup act in ohio last week. On fox news yesterday, he likened the veep search to a certain reality show its a little bit like the apprentice. You find out sooner or later who the last one standing is. Woodruff new Jersey Governor Chris Christie huddled with the candidate yesterday, after campaigning with him monday in virginia. Trump told the wall street journal yesterday that he wants a running mate who can go on the attack to answer the attacks on him. That means going after his democratic opponent, hillary clinton. She appeared today in springfield, illinois, where president lincoln long ago warned of a house divided. Clinton singled out trump. His campaign is as divisive as any we have seen in our lifetimes. It is built on stoking mistrust and pitting american against american. Woodruff but trump is also taking fire from an unexpected quarter Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. In recent days, she told the New York Times i cant imagine what the country would be. With donald trump as our president. Ginsburg made similar remarks in other interviews, and trump fired back in an earlymorning tweet. He said ginsburg embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me. Her mind is shot resign it was amid that furor, that trumps camp said he was aiming to make a final runningmate decision, by friday. And we unpack it all now with susan page, Washington Bureau chief for usa today; and robert costa, National Political reporter at the washington post. And theres a lot to talk about, but, susan, lets start with the vp search on Donald Trumps part. What do you make of this process, including his children and does it come down to threes three or four people . The Vice President ial search is usually something thats very coy. Theyre talking to the people being talked about, say theyre not interesting or try to tamp down speculation about it. In this case, weve had tryouts in front of our eyes about whether they can be at a rally with trump, how they connect with him, so that has been different and i think thats been a good thing. I think were seeing a debate between Donald Trumps head and heart. His head says mike pence rounds out his resume and gives him yiewnlty with parts to have the Republican Party like evangelicals and Tea Party Types that he does havent the best relationships with, but i bet his heart is saying gingrich or Chris Christie or guys he would prefer to be around and rather see in that debate against Hillary Clintons Vice President ial candidate. Woodruff robert costa, where do you think donald trump is right now in this . I think susans spoton with her analysis. What im hearing from Police Officers<\/a> killed by a sniper in dallas last week. Thousands attended memorials for three of the five Victims Police<\/a> senior Corporal Lorne<\/a> ahrens; Police Sergeant<\/a> michael smith; and Rapid Transit<\/a> officer brent thompson. S wife, a fellow officer, spoke at his service. Brent loves all of his brothers and sisters in blue. I encourage you to stand with me, continue to wear the badge with me, remembering the oath we took. We will not, we cannot, we shall not let the act of a coward break us. Woodruff in washington, the American Civil Liberties<\/a> union sued the police in baton rouge over their treatment of protesters and president obama called in police chiefs, mayors and civil rights activists to talk about Building Trust<\/a> between police and minorities. Ifill china today rejected an International Courts<\/a> ruling against its claims in the South China Sea<\/a>. Chinese planes made test landings on newly built artificial islands. And in beijing, the Foreign Ministry<\/a> said it may impose an air defense zone over the region. translated china firmly upholds the dignity and solemnity of international law. We will by no means agree upon the sheer fallacy that the award from an illegal arbitration tribunal is legally binding. Ifill taiwan also condemned the tribunals ruling. It has similar territorial claims to those of mainland china. Woodruff nearly 50 more u. S. Troops arrived in south sudans capital to protect american citizens and property. That follows days of fighting between rival factions, until a ceasefire yesterday. Meanwhile, u. N. Peacekeepers helped evacuate civilians from the city today. There were also reports that armed men have attacked people trying to flee, and demanded money. Ifill and back in this country, wall street took a pause from its recent rally. The Dow Jones Industrial<\/a> average gained 24 points to close at 18,372. The nasdaq fell 17 points, and the s p 500 added a fraction. Woodruff still to come on the newshour a new Prime Minister<\/a> moves into 10 downing street; who could fill the Vice President<\/a> ial slot for donald trump; new yorks daunting task of defeating aids, and much more. Ifill the United Kingdom<\/a> has a new Prime Minister<\/a>, and her name is theresa may. Only the second woman ever to hold the office, may takes over the top job after an extraordinarily rapid turn of events following last months popular vote to exit the European Union<\/a>. We begin our coverage from london with this report from chris ship of independent television news. Less than three weeks as print voted in the e. U. Referendum, a new Prime Minister<\/a>, theresa may was walking down downing street and a new chapter beginning in british history. Not just a new occupant in the building but a new direction as ms. May made clear from her first words in her new job. I have just been to Buckingham Palace<\/a> where her majesty the queen asked know form a new government, and i accepted. The government i lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few but by yours. We are living through an important moment in our countrys history. Following the referendum, we face a time of Great National<\/a> change. I know because we are Great Britain<\/a> that we will rise to the challenge. As we leave the European Union<\/a>, we will forge a bold, new, positive role for ourselves in the world. Reporter theresa may became the 76th Prime Minister<\/a> to have the United Kingdom<\/a> and only the second woman to hold the post. After driving from westminster to plals plays, she arrived a few minutes after David Cameron<\/a> tendered his resignation as Prime Minister<\/a>. This was the moment theresa may was invited to form a government of her own by her majesty the queen. A new Prime Minister<\/a> entering downing street means the old one must leave. David cameron left today, his wife samantha and his daughters and son by his side. Its not been an easy journey and, of course, weve not got every decision right, but i do believe, today, our country is much stronger. It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve our country as Prime Minister<\/a> of these last six years and to serve as leader of my party almost eleven years. As we leave for the last time, my only wish is continued success for this great country that i love so very much. Thank you. applause reporter mr. Camerons final performance in front of m. P. S had happened earlier in the day. His last ever Prime Minister<\/a>s questions. Cheers first greeted theresa may, and then cheers for the man mrs. May was about to replace. Mr. Speaker this morning i had meetings with minister colleagues and others, other than one meeting this afternoon with her majesty the queen, my diary for the rest of the day is remarkably light. laughter reporter today, theresa may was just a spectator. Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it. After all, as i once said, i was the future once. laughter cheers and applause reporter ut he is now the past. His job in this place was done. applause her job, however is just beginning tonight. The black door of number 10 has a new occupant. Ifill joining me now to discuss todays Historic Events<\/a> and this remarkable time in the u. K. Is sir peter westmacott, a longtime diplomat in the British Foreign<\/a> service. He left his post as British Ambassador<\/a> to the United States<\/a> earlier this year, and served before that as ambassador to france and turkey. Mr. Ambassador, welcome. Its been a headspinning day, a headspinning time. How are things now doing in britain . What can you tell us about britain now . Well, its good to be with you again. I think were all still a bit shell shocked, but i think the main change thats happened in the less than three weeks can you believe it since the referendum is even those people who thought it was the wrong outcome and felt the campaign to leave the European Union<\/a> was based on a lot of misrepresentation and fraudulent fact and so on, everybody has more or less come to terms with the fact that this is going to happen, the negotiations are going to begin, even if many of us believe that at some point before the deed is done the british people will need to be consolidated again either in a general election or another referendum and so on. Meanwhile, the Political Drama<\/a> has accelerated with great speed. David cameron, Prime Minister<\/a>, chose to resign, thought he was going to be there until the 9th of september and, boom, suddenly, in a couple of days, because there was no other candidate but theresa may to succeed him, he finds that the removal van has arrived and hes left and hes been to see the queen. We have a new Prime Minister<\/a> and half a new cabinet, not quite half, but a number of senior positions already announced. So i think the mood is one of some surprise, amazement at how quickly things move, and coming to terms with new realities. Ifill tell us about theresa may. You know her. Tell us what we can expect of her. Well, i knew her, saw a good deal of her when she came to stay with us when i was ambassador in france when we had big migration issues and, of course, when she used to come to washington. I think shes a very businesslike, nononsense person. Shes not someone who has cliquey, personal entourages. She is very grounded. Comes from a humble, straightforward background, a virks daughter. Im a vicars son, so i can say these things. She does her homework. She likes to get her way. She makes up her mind and shes pretty hard to shift unless you are very, very sure of your ground. She makes a couple of speeches which in the last couple of days are exclusive and quite surprising for somebody who was considered on the right of the conservative party about the importance of the british people coming together and of a government which is for all the people and not just the privileged uh few. Signing that may have surprised a few people but encouraged a lot of people as well. Ifill she moved quickly to fill her cabinet including making Boris Johnson<\/a> who declined to run for Prime Minister<\/a>, to make her foreign minister, and Phillip Hammond<\/a> her finance minister and these are the two men to negotiate the brexit negotiations. They are and another key player will be the leader of the negotiation, whatever its called, the department of the withdrawal from the European Union<\/a>, phillip davis. Sorted out the ministry of defense when he was defence sherkts gone to treasury and that will be welcomed. The appointment of boris to is it Foreign Office<\/a> was probably as much a surprise to him as other because after the referendum the result of which seemed to surprise him, he didnt appear to be quite clear what he did next and made a number of statements which suggested nothing was going to change between britains relationship and the European Union<\/a>. So i think he will be thrilled. Hes visibly delighted to go to the front awssments born in the United States<\/a> of america, partly turkish, partly american, great cosmopolitan, extremely cultured man, speaks lots of languages. He will have a wonderful time in the office and he will not be in the lead of the particular investigations, that will be left to the other ministers largely, im not sure on that, but depends on how the Prime Minister<\/a> handles it. My guess is her own relationship with Angela Merkel<\/a> will be criticalo to is success of the negotiations, too. Ifill does David Cameron<\/a> leaving the scene so quickly today, does he leave behind a legacy of failure or success . I think some good stuff, some bad stuff. My own view is the grand coalition that he was bold enough to create when he didnt win a majority in the general election in 2010 was a remarkable piece of political accomplishment. I think the Coalition Government<\/a> between the liberals and conservatives worked very well between 2010 and 2015 and smoothed the corners of each party and demon stray tifl the Prime Minister<\/a> and deputy Prime Minister<\/a> got on well and got Good Business<\/a> done, so i think that was a plus. I think the way in which he got the british economy going after the meltdown in 2008 and 2009 was pretty remarkable. The United Kingdom<\/a> has a level of unemployment which is less than half the European Union<\/a> average. We have been growing at the fastest rate of any european country and leading the western states out of recession and cut the deficit more than half. So the economic story will be a plus for David Cameron<\/a>, i think. Running the referendum and winning it on scotland was a plus. People said at the time it was a gamble but in the end a 10point difference and that kept scotland in the United Kingdom<\/a>, but his legacy will be covered by the fact he tack something of a gamble in organizing this referendum because his own party had become somewhat ungovernable, believed he could win if it came to the referendum being hecialtiond and alas for him and, in my view, many of us, it didnt work out, and, so, the United Kingdom<\/a> is leaving, and i think the United Kingdom<\/a>s decision to vote to leave the European Union<\/a> is inevitably going to be one of the main features of David Cameron<\/a>s political legacy. Ifill former ambassador to the United States<\/a> peter westmacott, thank you. Thank you. Woodruff for republicans, the countdown to their National Convention<\/a> in cleveland is on, with a major focus on who will be the Vice President<\/a> ial choice. The partys nomineetobe spent this day working to answer that question. Donald trump and indiana governor mike pence, after meeting this morning in indianapolis. Pence also appeared with trump last night at a rally we are ready to put a fighter, a builder, and a patriot in the oval office of the United States<\/a> of america. Were ready for donald trump to be our next president. Woodruff alabama senator Jeff Sessions<\/a> met with trump today, too, as did former House Speaker<\/a> newt gingrich. He had served as warmup act in ohio last week. On fox news yesterday, he likened the veep search to a certain reality show its a little bit like the apprentice. You find out sooner or later who the last one standing is. Woodruff new Jersey Governor Chris Christie<\/a> huddled with the candidate yesterday, after campaigning with him monday in virginia. Trump told the wall street journal yesterday that he wants a running mate who can go on the attack to answer the attacks on him. That means going after his democratic opponent, hillary clinton. She appeared today in springfield, illinois, where president lincoln long ago warned of a house divided. Clinton singled out trump. His campaign is as divisive as any we have seen in our lifetimes. It is built on stoking mistrust and pitting american against american. Woodruff but trump is also taking fire from an unexpected quarter Supreme Court<\/a> Justice Ruth Bader<\/a> ginsburg. In recent days, she told the New York Times<\/a> i cant imagine what the country would be. With donald trump as our president. Ginsburg made similar remarks in other interviews, and trump fired back in an earlymorning tweet. He said ginsburg embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me. Her mind is shot resign it was amid that furor, that trumps camp said he was aiming to make a final runningmate decision, by friday. And we unpack it all now with susan page, Washington Bureau<\/a> chief for usa today; and robert costa, National Political<\/a> reporter at the washington post. And theres a lot to talk about, but, susan, lets start with the vp search on Donald Trumps<\/a> part. What do you make of this process, including his children and does it come down to threes three or four people . The Vice President<\/a> ial search is usually something thats very coy. Theyre talking to the people being talked about, say theyre not interesting or try to tamp down speculation about it. In this case, weve had tryouts in front of our eyes about whether they can be at a rally with trump, how they connect with him, so that has been different and i think thats been a good thing. I think were seeing a debate between Donald Trumps<\/a> head and heart. His head says mike pence rounds out his resume and gives him yiewnlty with parts to have the Republican Party<\/a> like evangelicals and Tea Party Types<\/a> that he does havent the best relationships with, but i bet his heart is saying gingrich or Chris Christie<\/a> or guys he would prefer to be around and rather see in that debate against Hillary Clintons<\/a> Vice President<\/a> ial candidate. Woodruff robert costa, where do you think donald trump is right now in this . I think susans spoton with her analysis. What im hearing from Trump Campaign<\/a> associates is pence is at the top of the list. Paul manafort the Campaign Chairman<\/a> is also said to be inclined toward the indiana governor. That doesnt necessarily mean trump has made a decision. Hes flying to california tonight with the populous conservative from alabama Jeff Sessions<\/a> and is trying to continue to think through his options whether he wants an attack dog or as susan said someone to round out that resume. Woodruff so, susan, what does that say to us that its narrowed down to these four, and including, as robert said, senator sessions from alabama . Yes, and were not quite sure why senator sessions was on that list. He was an early supporter, and this may be a way to say thank you to senator sessions for standing with him. It tells us he chose only men. The standard political calculation would have had a woman in that mixes special since donald trump had trouble with women voters, he didnt do that. And its people who want to be on the ticket with him. Hes not coaxing somebody whos reluctant to be on the ticket. Hes going to choose somebody who is out there comfortable auditioning for it. Woodruff eager for it. Roberrobert costa, what do you e of the process . It strikes me he has his grown children in these meetings. How typical is that . Its atypical. Trump doesnt function with a normal political organization. He counts on his family for counsel and some advisors. This is someone who operates by making a lot of phone calls, bringing in friends and different people who hes been with throughout his life and soliciting their take on the Vice President<\/a> ial search. Hes getting a lot of political calculations thrown his way, but whats most important to trump if you read his books or speak to him himself, he wants a rapport and a connection, someone he can trust. Woodruff well find out soon enough, were told it will happen thursday or friday of this week. Lets turn to this remarkable series of criticisms that the Supreme Court<\/a> Justice Ruth Bader<\/a> ginsburg launched on donald trump. Very unusual. Never in modern times have we seen these kind of exchanges. When justices in the past have had a slip of the tongue as Sandra Day Oconnor<\/a> had on Election Night<\/a> in 2000, it hasnt been the attempt seen by Justice Ginsburg<\/a>. She said it to the associated press, the New York Times<\/a> and this is a message she wanted to get out and its managed to get the post and times to editorialize on trumps side. Woodruff how is the Trump Campaign<\/a> seeing this . How unusual does it throbbing you to hear a Supreme Court<\/a> justice going after a political candidate . It is unusual. Inside the Trump Campaign<\/a> in indiana, they are framing the justices comments as condescension that trump may be running as someone whos antiestablishment, they think this battle could be useful to trump to solidify himself as an outsider. Woodruff does Something Like<\/a> this have consequences down the road . Im not sure this has big consequences. Fink you agree with Justice Ginsburg<\/a> you probably think, hey, great, glad she spoke up. If you disagree with her youre probably on trumps side. There will be a lot of important things in this election. This is one of the things thats more interesting than something with lasting political consequences. Woodruff i want to ask you about whats been going on already in cleveland this week, that is meetings of different republican committees, one that have to do with the convention, one of them having to do with the platform. It is looking to be a pretty conservative document. What do we know about that . What does that say to us . Should we even be paying attention to it . The platform is very ideologically conservative. This is a way the Trump Campaign<\/a> and the Republican National<\/a> committee believe they can make an overture to tell meant to have the Republican Party<\/a> that are disgruntled about trumps nomination and saying trump may be more centrist and populous in these issues but when it comes to the party were still down the line, even hard line conservative. Whats most important here is the Republican National<\/a> committee is trying to tamp down the revolt or uprising against the delegates and chairman priebus working to make sure that doesnt happen. Woodruff theyre using this to tamp don disagreement . But theyre creating problems in the groups. After the autopsy they did in the 2012 defeat, they said they needed to reach out to young people, africanamericans, hispanics, gay people. This platform doesnt do any of that. The stance on gay rights and marriage is worse than 2012. As far as millennials, this wont do the Republican Party<\/a> any good. Woodruff this has language looking for conversion therapy for individuals who are gay. It has language of parents using this controversial technique called conversion therapy for their gay children. Thats something even Chris Christie<\/a> signed a law banning. Woodruff robert, are these things we can expect donald trump to try to implement . Unlikely. If you look at donald trump, he had a phone call in recent weeks with caitlyn jenner. Hes someone who comes out of manhattan. Hes comfortable with people of all different backgrounds. Hes never been a traditional conservative, but hes running to be the standard bearer of a party moving increasingly to the right. Woodruff interesting questions. Well look at it at the Convention Next<\/a> week. Robert costa with the washington post, susan page with usa today. Well see you both. Thanks. Ifill next, we continue our series the end of aids. Tonight, we go to new york state, where Health Care Providers<\/a> are trying innovative approaches to bring hiv infection under control. While pushing widespread use of the hiv prevention drug, truvada, they are also trying to expand care to the states hardesttoreach populations. Correspondent William Brangham<\/a> and producer jason kane continue their reporting, which is supported by the Pulitzer Center<\/a> on crisis reporting. Brangham this might not look like a breeding ground for hiv, and tina wolf might not look like a typical health worker, but she is. Her windblown drives across long island, new york are part of a statewide effort to get out of clinics and medical centers to find hardtoreach people. Wolf recently started a Needle Exchange<\/a> program for injection drug users. Sharing infected needles is one of the most efficient ways to spread hiv. So each day, she and a small staff pack up hundreds of clean syringes. I brought 200, so we need another 200 29gauge 1 2 ccs. Brangham they load them into her hatchback, and head out. New york, like so many states, has a growing heroin problem wolf wants to stop h. I. V. From piggybacking onto that crisis. It could very well turn into a new hiv epidemic if we dont get ahead of it. Brangham in middle class neighborhoods throughout the island, wolf goes to meet her clients. Hi hey, how are you . Good, how are you . Brangham today, she meets with this woman, a woman who prefers only to be known as jen. Its perfect timing, because i ran out two days ago. Brangham most Needle Exchange<\/a>s would require jen to come to them, but wolf makes house calls. Before these deliveries, jen says she and her boyfriend would reuse needles until they became dull as butter knives. And even though jen knows lots of people with hiv, shes shared needles in the past. Youre not going to say, oh im going to wait until i get a new one. Youre going to wait until the person whos in the car with you is done, maybe youll rinse it out with the bottle of water in the car, and you get high and you dont think about it. Brangham that needle sharing is what Public Health<\/a> Officials Say<\/a> drove the recent hiv outbreak in austin, indiana, which prompted a state of emergency there. Ive done things that other people have done, and theyve ended up with all different diseases. So, i feel like with tina, i can avoid all that now. We will not stop until we add aids to the list of conquered killers. Brangham last year, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo<\/a> pledged 200 million to ramp up efforts statewide to end the aids epidemic here by 2020. Their aim is to cut the rate of new hiv infections below the rate of hivrelated deaths. But new york, one of the states hardest hit by the epidemic over the years, still has enormous challenges. Nearly oneinten people with hiv in america lives here thats an estimated 154,000 hiv positive new yorkers. Approximately 3,000 people are diagnosed statewide every year. And here, minorities bear the brunt of the infections an estimated 70 of new cases are among blacks and latinos. Jon cohen has been covering hiv aids for more than 25 years for science magazine, and helped us report this series. He says new yorks plan is bold, but the state has a tremendous challenge ahead. New york has so many infected people that it has problems of scale when trying to end an epidemic. It buys more drug than anywhere else to treat hivinfected people. It has to track, monitor more hiv infected people. It has to address the failures that are far larger than anywhere else in a way thats just more overwhelming than any other jurisdiction in the country faces. Brangham step one for Public Health<\/a> workers is finding those who are infected and dont know it theyre the most likely drivers of new hiv cases. I love this outreach here. Brangham an estimated 22,000 new yorkers fit that bill. So how do you identify them . So what we would want to do is look for hiding spots right now. Brangham here in harlem, sometimes that looks like an adult version of hide and seek. So usually youll see them standing up there, like along the railing. Brangham Robert Gamboa<\/a> and jose velez work for the harlem prevention center, part of an Organization Called<\/a> icap out of columbia university. Their job is reaching out to gay and bisexual men, encouraging hiv prevention, and inviting them to join the centers research. Behind the tree over here, thats clearly out of view. Hmm. Oh. Brangham they target well known cruising spots where men often have sex. Gamboa sees a couple having oral sex behind a tree, and he doesnt hesitate. What up, man . I work with harlem prevention center, we do research studies. Brangham each new hiv infection thats prevented saves almost half a Million Dollars<\/a> in lifetime treatment costs. Dr. Wafaa elsadr oversees icap which also supports global hiv prevention and 2 treatment programs. She says testing as many people as possible, and treating them as quickly as possible, is one of the best tools for ending the epidemic. Getting those individuals into care, on treatment, for their own benefit as well as of course to prevent transmission from them to others. Thats something we have to tackle. And thats usually individuals who are disenfranchised, afraid, in denial, stigmatized, so its a hard to reach population that we must reach. Brangham new york has also pioneered other, datadriven ways to find people in need of hiv care. Using medicaid information, the state works in tandem with specialized Insurance Companies<\/a> like amida care to identify patients whove stopped having tests or stopped refilling prescriptions for their hiv meds. Outreach workers then try to get them back into treatment. Right now in new york, medicaid covers half the hivpositive people in the state, so keeping those people in care is crucial. One estimate said nearly 4 billion could be saved in new york by successfully caring for this slice of the population. So amida cares staff try the phone first no, she didnt answer. Brangham if that doesnt work, theyll often head out into the city to go knock on doors anything they can do to get people back on track. Breaking down the barriers that keep people from consistent hiv care is the next step. A few years ago, that the issue for joe pannell hes hiv positive and was given antiretroviral medications, but he was homeless then and addicted to crack and alcohol, so staying on those meds was pretty low on the list of priorities. I would go to the doctor and hed give me medication, id sell it. I didnt take it. One of the doctors told me, thats suicidal. He said, everything youre doing, it sounds like to me youre trying to kill yourself. Hi. Brangham but that all changed when he got a roof over his head. New york says this is their greatest unmet need helping the estimated 10,00012,000 hiv positive new yorkers who need housing assistance. Joe pannell now lives in an apartment complex run by housing works, and not only do they provide a home, but residents here can also get their hiv treatment in the same building. Part of the idea of developing this type of facility was that a person living upstairs, the way i like to say it is, they can crawl out of bed and they will fall into the program. Brangham charles king started housing works. They provide 241 units for low income hivpositive people in new york. King was also instrumental in the creation of new yorks broader hiv plan. He says homelessness is a clear risk factor for acquiring hiv. It doesnt matter what risk category you fall into, if youre a gay man, man who has sex with men, transgender person, sex worker, homelessness magnifies the vulnerabilities that are going to expose you to hiv. Brangham like the majority of the hivpositive residents in housing works, pannell is now taking his antiretroviral drugs regularly the virus is undetectable in his blood. His life is back on track, he says. Long lost family members are reaching out to him again. Since i came here, all of these things reoccurred in my life. My daughter called me one night, and said, hi, daddy. I could not believe it. Brangham over the last ten years, new york has been successfully bending its hiv aids curve reducing new infections by 40 and reducing the number of hivrelated deaths by even more. Whether these are enough to break the back of the epidemic remains to be seen. I think we can do it. I think it can be done. Im not saying were going to go to zero, but i think we can decrease the numbers substantially. Brangham Public Health<\/a> advocates say that absent a vaccine or a cure, the challenge ahead is maintaining, and intensifying, these efforts. They argue, ending aids in new york means prevention has to be dialed up and more people brought into care. The state needs increased housing for the most vulnerable, and sustained lifetime treatment for tens of thousands of people for many years to come. For the pbs newshour, im William Brangham<\/a> in new york. Ifill tomorrow night, our series on the end of aids turns from the epidemic here, to the one in subsaharan africa, and specifically to rwanda, a nation thats recovered from a genocide, and has now achieved impressive results tackling hiv. Reporter at this hospital in a remote Northern Area<\/a> of rwanda, a small medical miracle is unfolding. This district still in the grips of an hiv epidemic has not recorded a single case of mothertochild h. I. V. Transmissions for three straight years. Similar progress has been happening throughout rwanda, outpacing many other places in the world, even many in the u. S. Ifill thats tomorrow, here on the newshour. Woodruff stay with us. Coming up on the newshour, from the creator of new yorks highline comes a new Public Square<\/a> in cleveland, just in time for the Republican Convention<\/a>. But first, how science is increasingly considering the possibilities of medical marijuana as conventional medicine for some cases. Science correspondent miles obrien has the second of his two reports on this for our weekly series, the leading edge. Reporter its a landmark place, and time, on the long road to bringing Medicinal Marijuana<\/a> into the scientific mainstream. The new England Treatment Access<\/a> dispensary in brookline, massachusetts, is housed in a beaux Art Bank Building<\/a> built in the 1920s. A cathedral of cannabis. Paul breeden has been a coming here to treat chronic pain since the dispensary opened in february. Ive been praying for this day all my life. Ive been fighting for this day all my life. Im a son of a minister, i believe god created marijuana. Humans dont know how god works. Reporter neta consultant neta is a nonprofit, serving about 4,000 medical marijuana customers now. The goal is to supply 10,000 on an ongoing basis. Besides dried flowers and buds that can be smoked, they offer pills, vapors, creams, tinctures, brownies, chocolates and lozenges. I mean, its really part of sort of the normalization of medical cannabis, the days of ziploc baggies are over. Reporter Norton Arbelaez<\/a> is a neta consultant, an attorney by training, who turned to medical marijuana after he contracted a staph infection ten years ago. I had quite a bit of pain. I was prescribed opiate painkillers and i made up a decision, a very conscious decision to not take them. So i had to find a way to medicate otherwise. I did some research and cannabis seemed like a good choice for me. Reporter arbelaez believes this classic old bank is brick andmortar proof that pot is in emerging from prohibition not just legally, but also in the court of public opinion. We are coming out of the shadows and into the mainstream. What better way to say that then to be in such a beautiful and historic building. The first, really, of this magnitude on the eastern seaboard. I think its a harbinger of things to come. Reporter five minutes away from the dispensary, another posible harbinger. I can think of no better place to host the first annual cannmed conference than here at Harvard Medical School<\/a>, so welcome. Reporter the first annual personalized cannabinoid medicine conference at Harvard Medical School<\/a> in april. An unprecedented meeting of the minds in the world of Medicinal Marijuana<\/a>. And the father of Marijuana Research<\/a> was here to receive a Lifetime Achievement<\/a> award. Raphael mechoulam is an israeli chemist who became interested in cannabis when he began his scientific career. Now i was kind of surprised to find out that the chemistry of cannabis, an important drug in my view, was not wellknown. As a matter of fact, we didnt know at that time, im speaking of the early 60s, the active compounds had not been isolated in pure form. Reporter in 1963, he identified the structure of cannabidiol, c. B. D. , one of the most medically important compounds found in cannabis, and in 1964, he isolated the active component of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, t. H. C. I thought that as soon as we know the chemistry and the pharmacology and then the toxicity and if there are any positive effects, companies will go in and take compounds and go ahead with clinical trials, which is true for a huge, huge number of drugs. Reporter but this drug is like no other. It was made illegal one year after the 1936 release of a cinematic diatribe against marijuana called reefer madness. Its not so much a substance itself, its who uses it. The substance was associated with mexicanamerican and africanamerican communities. If you look at the precepts of reefer madness, its pretty i would say embarrassing part of our national history. Reporter in the u. S. , marijuana still remains classified as a schedule1 controlled substance, the same category as heroin, cocaine and l. S. D. , with tight restrictions for researchers. And no accepted use. Still, dr. Mechoulam pressed on, gradually writing the scientific textbook on marijuana. For years he did not fully understand how and why cannabis works in our bodies. And then, in the early 90s, he had a eureka moment. T. H. C. Mimics compounds which we make called endogenous cannabinoids, which our brain makes, our body makes, t. H. C. Mimics their effects. All of this is called the Endocannabinoid System<\/a>, and this Endocannabinoid System<\/a> seems to be extremely important. Reporter heres how our Endocannabinoid System<\/a> works in the nervous system. The nerves that form the electrical grid of our brain and nervous system are not continuous strands of fiber. Instead, there are many gaps in the wiring the nerve ends are called neurons; the gaps, synapses. The electrical current is transmitted from neuron to neuron across synapses by chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. The volume and route of these signals determines what we are thinking, what we perceive and what we feel. Our body generates cannabinoids to help regulate the flow of these neurotransmitters. Scientists suspect the active ingredient in cannabis thc can either can increase or decrease the flow of the neurotransmitters. And this can have all kinds of impacts on our physical state of being. The Endocannabinoid System<\/a> is involved in essentially all human diseases. Reporter different endocannabanoid receptors are found in nonnerve cells in the immune system, for example. So perhaps it is no surprise that researchers suspect cannabis can do so many things, from fighting cancer, to concussions, to crohns disease. But perhaps the most dramatic story of how cannabis might be good medicine is in epilepsy. In the 70s and 80s dr. Mechoulam published studies that showed c. B. D. Can curb seizures. There was no further research, until parents of epileptic children who did not respond to conventional pharmaceuticals discovered dr. Mechoulams work. I do this with two hats. Reporter neuroscientist Catherine Jacobson<\/a> told her story to the cannabis medical conference at harvard. Her sevenyearold son ben has epilepsy. After discovering dr. Mechoulams papers, she started giving ben daily homemade doses of c. B. D. His seizures diminished by 40 . But its excruciating to think about what we went through to get here and what might have happened if weve been able to do this five years ago or six years ago. I know for a fact he would be a different kid today if he hadnt suffered all that brain damage. Reporter her experience with her son and c. B. D. Prompted her to redirect her scientific career. She now heads Clinical Research<\/a> for tilray, a canadian medical Marijuana Company<\/a> trying to turn cannabis into conventional medicine. If it cant happen in the u. S. , then were going to make it happen globally. Reporter but dr. Mechoulam believes the pace of research will increase dramatically if prohibition in the u. S. Is lifted. People express themselves and say, we want this to be done. It can be done. It is complicated. It will cost money. It will take time, but it can be done. Reporter during his visit to boston, Raphael Mechoulam<\/a> visited netas remarkable dispensary. The father of Marijuana Research<\/a> spent a career trying to make this moment this place possible. Miles obrien, the pbs newshour, brookline massachusetts. Ifill cleveland is getting ready for the republican National Convention<\/a> next week, and a chance to showcase some big changes in the city. That includes a redesign, renovation and revamping of the citys central square. Jeffrey brown has the story with production help from our pbs colleagues at wvizideastream. Brown strike up the band, turn on the fountain, and ask yourself, what makes a 21st century city liveable, viable, even exciting . In cleveland theyre hoping part of the answer is Public Square<\/a>. The new version of it, that is a 50 million project, eight years in the planning, ten acres in the heart of downtown, remade into a space for relaxing, meeting up with friends, cooling off on a hot day. This is a public space. We own Public Square<\/a>. So why would you not fix up our own property . Brown all, says mayor frank jackson, with a larger purpose. As we reinvent and redefine cleveland and we reinvent and redefine downtown cleveland, Public Square<\/a> is essential in that. Brown the idea here in cleveland is one that many cities are embracing, or reembracing that the social side of urban life, the sheer pleasure of hanging out with other people in a nice setting, can be an important driver of economic health. Welldesigned public spaces add significant value to a city. Brown the Landscape Architect<\/a> behind clevelands new Public Square<\/a> is james corner, whose firm, james corner field operations, is today designing public spaces in many cities in the u. S. And abroad. I met him near his new york office, at his bestknown site the elevated highline park. It wasnt that long ago that there was a lot of skepticism about public space, that public space was seen as a waste of taxpayer money, filled with litter, or homelessness, or crime, or just empty space. I think we have seen a renaissance. If you can create these great spaces where people can come together, its enormously powerful. It affects peoples psyche, it affects their imagination, it affects how they relate to other people and it just charges up the positive energy about what it means to live in a city. Brown in cleveland, corner was faced with a square that had long served as a transit hub with two busy downtown streets dividing it a place to pass through, not linger. But it actually started life as a public commons this 1936 painting for the w. P. A. Arts project imagined the square 100 years earlier. This is where the local militia would assemble. And later, where citizens gathered to pay respects to Abraham Lincoln<\/a> after he was assassinated. The new idea, then, is actually an old one. This is exactly the idea. People will be able to enjoy the park, sit back, have lunch. Just enjoy the center of cleveland. Brown Veronica Rivera<\/a> moved to cleveland as an ontheground designer for james corners group. Among much else, construction teams removed a main thoroughfare, restored iconic statues, sculpted elements of the landscape, creating concert hill, winding paths and new sightlines. All of it creating the illusion of a small, natural setting in a large park planned down to the eighth of an inch. Its relatively flat. So if you would have walked in and seen everything at the same time it would have been a bit overwhelming. It would have felt more like a parking lot instead of a park. By using topography we both create an amphitheater or lawn for events and also create these smaller more intimate spaces. We wanted to create that layering effect, that the square can adapt to you walking on your own, but if its a huge crowd that it feels appropriate for that as well. Brown the 15month construction was captured in this timelapse video. That followed years of planning overseen by two local civic organizations, Group Plan Commission<\/a> and land studio. Public space these days can cost a lot of money. More than half of what was needed to rebuild the squares surface area came from foundations, individuals and corporations. Ann zoller is executive director of land studio. From day one when we started raising money, we not only raised money for capital but we raised money for ongoing programs and maintenance. So its build it right, make sure its used correctly, and at the getgo, raise money for the future program and maintenance. Brown this city is on a roll most recently with its Basketball Championship<\/a> for lebron james and the cavaliers. And theres a building boom downtown. Within a few blocks of Public Square<\/a> are new hotels, a convention center, renovated apartment houses, the large Flats East Bank<\/a> project, and much more. Biomedical companies have been one driver of jobs, and the downtown population is on the rise. The hope now is that Public Square<\/a> will bring more. But cleveland still has plenty of problems, including one of the countrys highest poverty rates. Does Public Square<\/a> benefit everybody . Its a majority African American<\/a> city. I look around downtown here and see mostly whites. Well, i think for this event you have that, but when you come here on a daily basis and watch who takes public transportation, who goes into tower city, who goes in for work every day, this is a Public Square<\/a>. And we dont play off downtown versus neighborhood, black versus white, we dont play off those kind of things. What we do is we invest in the city of cleveland and when we do that we do that for the entire city of cleveland. Brown and now, for the republican National Convention<\/a>. The brand new Public Square<\/a> may be ground zero for protests and demonstrations. The citys going to get a real test. Are you worried at all about it . No, oh no. Look, we do what we do. You should never ask for something and then complain about it. Brown i asked architect james corner if he fears whats coming. No i relish that. I mean, i really hope that there is protest and gatherings and public speech in Public Square<\/a>. Creating great public spaces is not only about beautification and green spaces and social settings, its also about platforms for democratic life to play out. Brown even in this case, you might have thousands and thousands of people trampling the whole, its possible it could get violent. Its been built in a robust way. I would not be fearful if there are thousands of people there. It can take it. Brown maybe so. But few major urban projects have faced such a dramatic test this fast. From cleveland, im Jeffrey Brown<\/a> for the pbs newshour. Woodruff and speaking of cleveland, we will be hosting a Convention Special<\/a> all next week, starting monday night. Take a look. With so much at stake, you need election coverage you can trust. Thats why the pbs newshour has teamed up with n. P. R. To bring you primetime coverage of the conventions. Gwen ifill and Judy Woodruff<\/a> are joined by n. P. R. s Rachel Martin<\/a> for balanced reporting you wont find anywhere else. Join us for National Coverage<\/a> of the republican National Convention<\/a>, july 8, 8 00 p. M. Central only on pbs and n. P. R. Ifill were really excited about this first for public media. On the newshour online right now, being able to distinguish music from noise may owe more to culture than biological hard wiring. Thats the finding of a new study from m. I. T. , and it may settle a centurieslong debate. Read about that and much more on our web site, pbs. Org newshour. Woodruff and tune in later tonight on charlie rose. Kevin rudd, a former Prime Minister<\/a> of australia on what the hagues ruling on the South China Sea<\/a> means for the region and for the United States<\/a>. And thats the newshour for tonight. And thats the newshour for tonight. Im Judy Woodruff<\/a>. Ifill and im gwen ifill. 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Portfolio, but whattime should you do and . Why cleveland Small Business<\/a> owners have a lot more to think about as the Republican Convention<\/a> comes to town. Next frontier, businesses are trying to drum up sales using the wildly popular mobile game, pokemon go. But at what risk . All that and more for nightly Business Report<\/a> for tonight, july 13th. Good evening","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia800508.us.archive.org\/13\/items\/KQED_20160714_010000_PBS_NewsHour\/KQED_20160714_010000_PBS_NewsHour.thumbs\/KQED_20160714_010000_PBS_NewsHour_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240625T12:35:10+00:00"}