Judy: In the day's other news,
the head of the U.S. Food and
drug administration acknowledged
failings by his agency in the
baby formula shortage.
Robert Califf testified remotely
at a congressional hearing.
He said the fda made missteps
after contamination closed the
nation's largest formula-making
plant in February.
>> It was too slow and there
were decisions that were
suboptimal along the way.
And I'm sure you also know that
as I was going through
confirmation I got many calls
from people concerned about the
food side of the fda because of
the lack of resources and
concerns about the
organizational structure.
Judy: Meantime, a second
shipment of infant formula from
Germany arrived in the U.S.
First lady Jill Biden and the
U.S. Surgeon general, Dr. Vivek
Murthy, welcomed the plane at
dulles international airport,
outside Washington.
The president of Ukraine
insisted today he will not trade
land for peace with Russia.
Volodymyr zelenzkyy spoke via
video link to the world economic
forum in Switzerland.
With rocket strikes blasting
towns in the donetsk area,
zelenskyy demanded that Russian
forces begin withdrawing and
that president Putin agree to
direct talks.
>> Today you can only talk to
the president of the Russian
Federation.
There is no point in doing this
with intermediaries
.
When he is ready to come to
reality, and when he gets to
reality, he will understand that
many people are dying, innocent
people are dying.
Judy: In turn, president Putin
said today that Russia's
economic problems are not all
due to the war.
He spoke as he ordered 10%
increases in pensions and the
minimum wage to compensate for
surging inflation.
The U.S., South Korea and Japan
have issued fresh condemnations
of North Korea, for firing 3
missiles into the sea.
South Korea said one may have
been an intercontinental
ballistic missile.
In response, U.S. And south
Korean
forces fired short-range,
surface-to-surface missiles into
the sea off the Korean
peninsula.
Police in Pakistan used tear gas
today to push back protesters,
who threw stones and tried to
March on Islamabad.
Ex-prime minister imran khan
called for the rally in a bid to
oust the new government.
Authorities banned the March and
used shipping containers and
trucks to block roads.
They reported arresting more
than 1,700 people.
In Britain, an investigative
report formally blamed senior
government leaders for an office
culture that allowed parties
despite covid restrictions.
The gatherings took place at
number 10 downing street, prime
minister Boris Johnson's
official residence.
Some were described as boozy
parties.
Johnson apologized again to the
house of commons, but also
dismissed
calls on him to resign.
>> I overwhelmingly feel it is
my job to get on and and
deliver.
And and no matter how bitter and
painful the conclusions of this
may be and they are, and no
matter how humbling they are,
I've got to keep moving forward.
Judy: Johnson still faces a
parliamentary inquiry into
whether he lied to lawmakers.
Israel and Turkey took a major
step today toward repairing
relations after years of
tensions.
The two nations' foreign
ministers met in Jerusalem and
said they agreed to
re-energize diplomatic ties.
It was the first trip to Israel
by a senior Turkish diplomat in
15 years.
Back in this country, west
Virginia's attorney general
announced a tentative opioid
settlement with two drug makers,
worth $161 million.
The deal with teva
pharmaceuticals and abbvie's
al'er-jen came as closing
arguments were about to begin in
a 7-week trial.
It has focused on the companies'
role in fueling the opioid
epidemic.
And on Wall Street, stocks
bounced back as small company
and retail shares recovered some
ground.
The Dow Jones industrial average
gained 191 points to close at
32,120.
The NASDAQ rose 170 points,
that is 1.5%.
The S&P 500 added 37, that is
1%.
Still to come on the "Newshour",
a new biography of George Floyd
puts his life in context,
against the United States'
legacy of systemic racism.
Former president trump's
endorsement yields mixed results
in Georgia's Republican
primaries.
And in the wake of the uvalde
massacre, how parents might talk
with their children about school
shootings.
>> This is the "Pbs newshour"