In the day's other news: A new reality dawned in the Democratic presidential race, after
Joe Biden won 10 states on Super Tuesday.
The surprise show of strength powered the former vice president to the lead in delegates
over Bernie Sanders.
Biden got another boost today, when Michael Bloomberg dropped out and endorsed him.
We will discuss all of this right after the news summary.
In Israel, the chances of ending months of political deadlock grew dimmer today, after
this week's election.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be short of a clear majority in Parliament
by three seats, based on nearly final results.
Israel has held three elections in less than a year, and this could mean a fourth.
There has been more bloodshed between Turkey and Syria.
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes today in Northwestern Syria.
And a Syrian war monitor group reports Turkish drone strikes killed nine Syrian soldiers.
Turkey is trying to stop a Syrian offensive that has driven a million refugees to the
Turkish border.
AMER AL-AHMED, Displaced Syrian (through translator): We are a group of people that has an enemy
after us, an enemy that has driven us to the borders.
Now that we are at the borders, the only solution before us is to enter Turkey, and from Turkey
to Europe, any country that we can go to.
We have nowhere else to go.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Turkey already hosts some 3.6 million Syrians and accuses the European Union
of not doing its fair share to help.
Now the Turks have opened access to their border with Greece, where new trouble erupted
today.
Greek police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds who were attempting to cross.
A Turkish official claimed one person was killed and five wounded.
The Greeks denied it.
The United States attacked Taliban targets in Afghanistan today, for the first time since
signing a troop withdrawal agreement last weekend.
U.S. officials say that airstrikes hit fighters in Helmand Province, as they attacked an Afghan
army checkpoint.
In Washington, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress that the Taliban has
scaled back its operations.
GEN.
MARK MILLEY, U.S. Army Chief of Staff: Of significance, there's no attacks in 34 provincial
capitals.
There's no attacks in Kabul.
There's no high-profile attacks.
There's no suicide bombers.
There's no vehicle-borne suicide, no attack against U.S. forces, no attack against coalition.
There's a whole laundry list of these things that aren't happening.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Taliban insisted today that it is implementing all parts of its agreement
with the U.S.
The European Union's executive body today proposed its first ever law to address climate
change.
The head of the European Commission said that the plan calls for the 27-nation bloc to cut
net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
And it would be legally binding.
URSULA VON DER LEYEN, President, European Commission: It gives us the tools to measure
the progress against this long-term goal.
It gives us the possibility to take corrective measures if this is necessary, if we fall
behind our own goals.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Environmental groups and some member states criticized the proposal.
They said the focus should be on cutting more emissions by 2030.
Back in this country, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke today condemning remarks
by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The Democratic senator criticized conservative Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and
Neil Gorsuch over a rule in favor of abortion restrictions.
He said -- quote -- "They won't know what hit them."
Roberts called the comments inappropriate and dangerous.
We will have more on this later in the program.
And Toyota has expanded a major U.S. recall by another 1.2 million vehicles.
They may have fuel pumps that could fail and cause the engines to stall.
The affected models include Toyota and Lexus vehicles going back to 2013.
Toyota already recalled nearly 700,000 vehicles for the same problem.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": it is Biden vs. Sanders after Super Tuesday remakes the
fight for the Democratic nomination; a report from San Francisco's Chinatown, where coronavirus
stokes fear and prejudice; the future of abortion rights is back in the balance -- the Supreme
Court hears a landmark case; and American history as seen through the art of renowned
painter Jacob Lawrence.