Judy: In the days of the news,
police in southern California
say a Chinese immigrant acted
out of hate for Taiwan in a
Sunday shooting at a church.
One person was killed and five
wounded.
The gunman opened fire at a
luncheon for a Taiwanese
immigrant congregation and was
then overpowered.
The local sheriff said today the
men had lived in Taiwan before
coming to the U.S..
>> Based on preliminary
information in the
investigation, it is believed
the suspect involved was upset
about political tensions between
China and Taiwan.
Judy: The suspect, 68-year-old
David choh of Las Vegas was
charged with murder and
attempted murder.
A former neighbor said choh
was never the same after he was
nearly beaten to death several
years ago.
There has been movement today on
the baby fort -- baby shortage
for middle -- baby formula
shortage.
Maybe it has announced a plan to
reopen a formula plant in
Michigan.
It is the nation's largest but
it has been closed since
February due to contamination.
In Ukraine, the ravitch city of
mariupol appears on the verge of
falling to Russian forces peered
winded fighters were evacuated
from a steal complex.
Ukraine's military said it is
trying to rescue the last
holdouts.
Sweden joined Finland in
announcing it will apply to join
data and Russia's president
Vladimir Putin offered a
somewhat toned down response.
Putin spoke at a summit in
Moscow.
In reversal, he suggested Russia
could live with nato accepting
Sweden and Finland if it does
not go too far.
>> As far as nato's expansion,
new members Finland and Sweden
included, Russia has no problem
with those states.
The addition of those countries
poses no direct threat for us
with the expansion of military
infrastructure into this
territory will obviously call
for our response.
Judy: Both Sweden and Finland
have ruled out accepting nato
troops or hardware on their
territory.
We'll return to this after the
new summary.
McDonald's has announced it is
leaving Russia after more than
30 years of doing business
there.
The company says it is selling
most of its 850 Russian
restaurants.
It will continue paying some
62,000 employees until the sale
closes.
President Biden is redeploying
U.S. Troops to Somalia.
He signed the order today amid
concerns about al-shabaab rebels
who have linked to Al Qaeda.
Then president trump had
withdrawn nearly all of the 700
U.S. Special operations forces
who were stationed in Somalia.
The CDC today confirmed one
million covid-19 deaths in the
U.S. To date.
That is more American deaths in
the civil war and World War II
combined.
With infections arising in new
York City, health officials urge
people to mask up again in
indoor public settings.
North Korea reported 56 deaths
and some one and a half million
infections from what they call
an unspecified fever.
Leader Kim Jong-un visited
pharmacies in Pyongyang and
criticized the slow pace of
covid medicine deliveries.
He also mobilized North Korea's
army to help.
The U.S. Supreme court has sided
with Texas Republican senator
Ted Cruz over letting political
candidates lend money to their
own campaigns and then get
repaid.
A 2002 law kept how much
campaign money can be used for
that purpose but Ted Cruz
challenged the provision paired
by 6-3, the court ruled the
restriction violates freedom of
expression.
A Los Angeles judge struck down
California's law of requiring
there be women on corporate
boards.
The 2018 statute required
publicly held companies based in
California to have up to free
women on their boards.
The judge ruled it violated the
state constitution by mandating
a gender-based quota.
On Wall Street, the stock
started higher but ended mostly
lower led by tech shares again.
The Dow Jones industrial average
gained 26 points to close at
32,200 23.
The NASDAQ fell 142 point the
S&P 500 gave up 16.
Still to come on the newshour,
why the fight against covid
appears to have stalled in the
U.S.
Gemma Keith and Amy Walter break
down the latest political
headlines.
Young playwrights use the
theater to confront the ongoing
trauma of gun violence.
Plus, much more.
>> This is the pbs newshour from
W eta studios in Washington and