AMNA NAWAZ: Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have prompted new diplomatic and military
moves today.
They follow Washington's warnings of unspecified threats by Iran.
Today, the State Department ordered nonessential government staff out of neighboring Iraq.
Germany and the Netherlands also stopped military training missions in Iraq.
But, in Berlin, German officials issued a veiled warning about intensifying U.S. sanctions
on Iran.
HEIKO MAAS, German Foreign Minister (through translator): Because maximum pressure always
carries the risk of an unintended escalation.
And we certainly do not need one thing at the moment, an additional fuse.
That is why we will do everything we can to ensure that this doesn't happen.
AMNA NAWAZ: In Washington, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also warned against any miscalculation.
House Democrats quoted her as saying the U.S. has to avoid a war.
And New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez said the White House must not take military action
without approval from Congress.
President Trump has stepped up the pressure on China in the midst of a trade war.
He declared a national emergency today to protect the U.S. telecommunications system.
It refers to -- quote -- "foreign adversaries," without mentioning any by name.
The president already banned Chinese company Huawei from U.S. government contracts.
This new order authorizes action to block other telecom transactions.
Two teenagers accused of opening fire at their Colorado school were formally charged today
with murder and attempted murder.
One student, Kendrick Castillo, was killed in the attack on May 7, after he tackled one
of the shooters.
A large crowd attended his memorial service today in suburban Denver.
And hundreds of Jeep owners joined in honoring Castillo, who was fond of off-roading in his
own Jeep.
California fire authorities have concluded that electrical transmission lines sparked
last year's deadly Camp Fire.
Today's finding blamed lines owned by Pacific Gas and Electric.
The utility has already filed for federal bankruptcy protection.
The Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 15,000 homes.
San Francisco is now the first city in the country to ban police from using facial recognition
software.
The Board of Supervisors approved the ban on Tuesday.
The measure also says city departments must receive approval to buy or use any surveillance
system.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin and others argued facial recognition technology threatens civil
liberties and privacy.
AARON PESKIN, San Francisco Supervisor: It's psychologically unhealthy when people know
they're being watched in every aspect of the public realm, on the streets, in parks.
That's not the kind of city I want to live in.
AMNA NAWAZ: Opponents of the ban said the technology makes it cheaper and faster for
police to find suspects and identify missing people.
There's more fallout in the opioid scandal.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced today it will take no more money
from the billionaire Sackler family.
The Sacklers allegedly racked up huge profits from OxyContin, made by the family-owned Purdue
Pharma, and they now face multiple lawsuits.
Several other museums have taken similar actions.
The number of babies born in the United States has reached a 32-year low.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there were just under 3.8 million
births last year.
And birth rates for women in their teens and 20s reached record lows.
U.S. births peaked in 2007, at 4.3 million, but have been dropping since then, partly
as women choose to have children later in life.
And on Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 116 points to close
at 25648.
The Nasdaq rose 87 points, and the S&P 500 added 16.
And at the Vatican today, eight migrant children from Syria, Nigeria and Congo took a ride
in the Popemobile.
They waved as the vehicle made its way around St. Peter's Square at Pope Francis' weekly
general audience.
Some even took selfies with him.
The pope has clashed with the Italian government over its strict curbs on accepting migrants.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": the White House announces a new immigration plan, with
the aim of unifying Republicans; the Alabama state Senate votes to enact the nation's most
restrictive abortion law; how some activists are using art to motivate their fellow citizens
to fight climate change; and much more.