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CHINA REFLECTS PRESIDENT
TRUMP''S
VIEWS ON SECURITY AND
LISM. ♪
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PROGRAM WAS MADE
POSSIBLE NS TO YOUR
STATIONS FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
K YOU. AMNA:
WELCOME TO
THE NEWS
HOUR. TODAY
ISSUED A SH
RUSSIA IF
IT DOES NOT END OF THE
WAR IN UKRAINE JUST
A COUPLE OF DAYS IGH-STAKES SUMMIT IN
E WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN. O SPOKE WITH EUROPEAN
S INCLUDING VOLODYMYR KYY WHO SAID THAT MR.
AGREED TO THEIR PRINCIPLES THE BEST WAY TO TRY TO END
THE BLOODIED 3.5 YEAR WAR. REPORTER:
AS UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS
RUGGLE TO HOLD THE FRONT LINE
, 5000 MILES
AWAY PRESIDENT NEW THREAT
AT >>
WILL RUSSIA
FACE ANY CONSEQUENCES IF VLADIMIR PUTIN
DOES NOT AGREE TO STOP THE WAR
RIDAY? YES.
THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES.
I DON''T HAVE TO SAY
THERE WILL
ENCES. U.S. OFFICIALS TELL
US THAT
RUSSIAN ENERGY EXPORTS D BE
TARGETED .
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
MADE SIMILAR .
HE WOULD ONLY PUNISH
PUTIN IF
HAT
END THE
WAR. IF THE
SUMMIT GOES WELL,
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WOULD PUSH FOR A FOLLOW-UP
MEETING ZELENSKYY AND PUTIN.
IF THE FIRST
ONE GOES OK, WE
QUICK SECOND ONE. IKE TO DO IT ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AND WE
WILL HAVE A
BETWEEN
PRESIDENT LF IF THEY
ME THERE. ES PLACE.
SECOND FEEL THAT
ATE TO HAVE IT NOT GET THE
TO HAVE, WE WILL ECOND MEETING.
ODAY, ZELENSKYY
MET WITH
OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS
A VIRTUAL SUMMIT.
THEY PRESENTED A UNITED FRONT.
HEY SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
WITH THEIR
REQUESTS. ANY DEAL
MUST START WITH A CEASE-FIRE
, PROVIDE
UKRAINE AND ONLY
ZELENSKYY CAN
DECIDE WHETHER TO
USSIA. FUNDAMENTALLY,
EUROPEAN AND
INTERESTS MUST BE
THAT IS THE MESSAGE
WE CONVEYED MP
TODAY AND I WERE IN BROAD
WE
HAD A VERY
GOOD CALL. KYY WAS ON THE
I WOULD
RATE IT A
10. RUSSIA SAID
TODAY SOLDIERS KEEP
FIGHTING FOR THE SAME MALIST DEMANDS.
RIGHT NOW PRESSURE CONTROLS
LY 1/5 OF UKRAINE.
G THAT UKRAINE M CERTAIN AREAS.
UKRAINE HOLDS SOME EGIONS.
DING N FOR
NS AND SPEAKING
OF THE PRINCIPAL N THE SETTLEMENT OF
CRISIS ,
RUSSIA''S POSITION S UNCHANGED.
THOSE DEMANDS ARE RS FOR
KYIV AND
LEADER SAID THE CALL WITH
HAT IS
GOOD AS HAVE BUT THEY
ED ABOUT WHAT HE MIGHT
AGREE TO WHEN HE MEETS PUTIN
WITHOUT UKRAINE IN .
THEY ARE
DETERMINED TO HELP
UKRAINE RESIST A BAD
DEAL IF IT
FOR PERSPECTIVE ON ALL OF THIS
WEEK TURN
TO THE SENIOR IS THAT
RAND .
HE IS THE
CO-AUTHOR OF A BOOK ON UKRAINIAN CRISIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BACK TO THE NEWS HOUR.
I JUST
LAID OUT THAT EUROPEAN
ARE SAYING
TODAY THAT TO THEIR
PRINCIPLES FOR HOW THEY THINK
SHOULD END
. A
CEASE-FIRE FIRST, NO LEGAL RECOGNITION
OF RUSSIAN
ITY
HIS PUTIN LIKELY TO ACCEPT THIS? >>
I DO
NOT THINK SO.
HIM, THE
ONGOING FIGHT IS
THAT MEANS AGREEING TO A E-FIRE UPFRONT WILL DENY HIM
OF LEVERAGE. N UNDERSTANDING
TOURS OF THE END OK LIKE BEFORE HE
STOP THE FIGHTING. STION OF LEGAL
ERE IS PROBABLY A
BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.
RUSSIA HAS LIVED WITHOUT ANYONE
RECOGNIZING THE ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA
FOR 10
YEARS. GUARANTEES
WE HAVE A WORDS
COMING FROM
ITHOUT CONCRETE
ON THE GROUND IN
TERMS OF WHAT THAT
REALLY LOOKS LIKE.
VAGUE. REPORTER:
WE FOCUSED AT THE END STORY
ON THE MAP
THAT A
SAID IS THAT
PUTIN''S PRIMARY CONCERN?
LAND SWAPS OR WHAT PERCENTAGE OF
UKRAINE RUSSIA HOLDS OR
IS IT F UKRAINE?
AT THE END OF THE
DAY THIS IS TERRITORY FOR
ULARLY FOR PUTIN. E STATUS OF UKRAINE AS
NTIAL MEMBER OF NATO, FUTURE SECURITY
WITH THE U.S.
, THE SIZE
OF THE
UKRAINIAN MILITARY, THESE THINGS ARE
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN N.
THAT IS SOMEWHAT
IMPORTANT BUT POLITICAL AND SECURITY
ES COME FIRST. PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY
MADE A NEW
THREAT. HE
WAS ASKED IF PUTIN DOES NOT END THE
WAR AFTER
THE SUMMIT
ON THERE BE
CONSEQUENCES. HE SAID
THERE WOULD BE SEVERE
. POSSIBLY
MORE ENERGY
SANCTIONS, IONS
ON COUNTRIES
NERGY. IS THAT
THREAT OR THE
EXECUTION SUFFICIENT
TO PUTIN
TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON INE?
I THINK ON
THE MARGINS OF
YES WOULD
LIKE TO AVOID THOSE
COMES. BUT
IF IT
COMES TO
CHOOSING IS OBJECTIVES
UKRAINE AND
ENDURING MORE
M THE U.S.,
ECTIVES IN REPORTER:
LIST ZOOM OUT. THINK IS THE BEST
RIO FOR THE SUMMIT IN AGE ON FRIDAY AND WHAT ARE
E RISKS OF THE SUMMIT IF IT DOES NOT GO SO WELL?
NK IN THE BEST CASE, L AGREE TO ACTUALLY
A REAL PEACE PROCESS. WITH OBJECTIVES AND A
TIMELINE
AND A PLACE FOR UKRAINE AND THE
ROPEANS AT THE TABLE. A PROCESS THAT
COULD TAKE A WHILE BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE NOT
IN A POSITION
WHERE THE WAR IS
TO END
ON FRIDAY. AN IMMEDIATE
NT. THAT IS
NOT HOW THESE THINGS
WORK. THESE ARE
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NG
AT IT FOR OVER 3.5 YEARS
NOW AND CLEARLY THERE IS
WILL
TAKE A WHILE TO GET
TO A POINT TO AGREE
TO STOP
THE THINK
IF WE GET A
REAL PROCESS
RAGE THAT UCCESS.
THE DOWNSIDE RISKS LIKE
YOU HAVE HEARD
FROM THE EUROPEANS IS E IS SOME DEAL
THAT PUTIN THEMSELVES
--
TRUMP AND
PUTIN
THEMSELVES MAKE IS
ACCEPTABLE TO TRUMP BUT T
ZELENSKYY .
THEN TRUMP US TO PUT THE REWS
TO ZELENSKYY. ANOTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOME TO BE
NO DEAL AT ALL.ETWEEN THE U.S. AND
PRESIDENT OCCURRING WITH ING COMING OUT OF IT COULD
A REAL SETBACK BOTH TO IDENT TRUMP AND BROADER
RTS TO BRING THE WAR TO AN D.
MUCH. MNA:
WE START TODAY''S
OTHER HEADLINES
IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE GAZA
HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS I
GUNFIRE KILLED AT LEAST
EEKING AID
ACROSS RIBUTION
TWO OF THEM
ARE BACKED
BY A U.S.
ATION THAT E NO
INCIDENTS OR
NEAR THEIR SITES.
PALESTINIANS IN GAZA CITY
LOVED ONES
LATEST ROUND
OF ISRAELI
STRIKES. D NOWHERE IS
>> MY
COUSIN''S HOUSE WAS
WHILE THEY WERE
3:00 IN
THE MORNING, EACE.
WHERE DO PEOPLE GO?
ARABS AND MUSLIMS?
NOW ALL OF GAZA IS TARGETED. AMNA:
THE LATEST
STRIKES CAME
AFTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAID ISRAEL WILL ALLOW PALESTINIANS
TO LEAVE AREAS LIKE GAZA CITYTHAT ARE BEING TARGETED BY THE
INSISTS THEY ARE NOT BEING
PUSHED OUT. ACROSS EUROPE
D AT LEAST THREE S ALBANIA, SPAIN,
Y. IN
GREECE, A BLAZE
HAS TORN
THROUGH HOMES, ORCHARDS, AND
ED EVACUATIONS
OF DOZENS
FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY
ARE LOSING OTECT THE
THE COUNTRY''S
T CITY. WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE? IT
LOOKS LIKE DOOMSDAY.
WE CAME FROM
ATHENS WITH A
ON BUT WE DO ANYTHING MORE.
WE HAVE TO HELP THE PEOPLE HERE. AMNA:
IN SPAIN,
THOUSANDS HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED BY FIRES NORTH OF
MADRID.THE
COUNTRY''S INTERIOR MINISTRY
SAYS THEY ARE ASKING EUROPEAN
RTNERS FOR HELP. OFFICIALS ACROSS
THE MEDITERRANEAN SAY FIREFIGHTING
RESOURCES ARE BEING STRETCHED
THIN AFTER WEEKS OF SCORCHING
AT. AUTHORITIES
IN TENNESSEE
SAY AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED
AND ONE OTHER REMAINS MISSING
TS OF
METEOROLOGISTS TRACK
NEARLY RAIN IN THE
YESTERDAY, THE E WETTEST DAY AND
YEARS. AND THEIR
N A TREE SOIL AND
R
ALKING D.
F MORE FLOODING
ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE TONIGHT.
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT IS
HE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO MOVE
FORWARD LARS IN
CUTS
TO FOREIGN AID. ISSUE
IS FUNDING THAT
NEARLY $4 MILLION FOR
USAID TO
SPEND ON GLOBAL HEALTH RAMS AND MORE
THAN 6
BILLION DOLLARS FOR AIDS PROGRAMS.
THE JUDGES FOUND THAT THE GROUP
HALLENGED THE CUP
LACKS TO DO SO BUT
EIGH IN
ON WHETHER
HAD NG POWERS
MORE AMERICANS
APPEAR TO BE
THE RISKS
OF ALCOHOL.
ACCORDING TO
A NEW GALLUP POLL, OF ADULTS SAY THAT THEY
K.
HEALTH.
ED TO 28% A DECADE THIS SHIFT IS DRIVEN LARGELY BY
MODERATE DRINKING LIKE
HAVING DINNER WAS
THOUGHT UR
HEART BUT
SHOWS EVEN MODERATE
NEGATIVE OUTCOMES AND IS A LEADING
CAUSE OF CANCER. ON WALL
STREET TODAY,
STOCKS AS
HOPES FOR GATHERED
THE DOW JONES JUMPED MORE THAN
460
POINTS. THE NASDAQ POSTED
A MORE MODEST
NTS. THE S&P 500 ALSO
ENDED IN
ANNOUNCED
THE FIRST
CLASS OF
KENNEDY E HE TOOK
COUNTRY MUSIC STAR GEORGE
STRAIT
'S ON
ACTOR
MICHAEL N GLORIA
GAYNOR AND THE ROCK
BAND KISS
WILL
ALL BE HONORED.
HE HAD AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE SELECTION.
>> I WAS ABOUT 98% INVOLVED.THEY ALL WENT THROUGH ME.
AMNA: HE ALSO SAYS HE PLANS TO HOST THE AWARDS PROGRAM, A FIRST
FOR A SITTING PRESIDENT AND HE
E OF ARTS
.S. IN FEBRUARY,
TRUMP FIRED TO LONG
AND TOOK OVER
AS OF THE KENNEDY CENTER.
L TO COME,
COURT -- WHO IS
BLUMER --
LOOMER? AND AN EDUCATOR AND
YOUTUBER USES
A PLATFORM TO CALL
TO THE PLIGHT OF GAZA.
♪
>> THIS IS THE PBS NEWS HOUR
OM OUR STUDIOS
IN WASHINGTON T FROM THE WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT
IZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. AMNA:
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WEEK TO TAKE
OVER POLICING
IN WASHINGTON DC AND
THE NATIONAL IN
THE CITY,
CLAIMING A
THE PRESIDENT
HAS SUGGESTED NS TO BE TAKEN IN
ES. THE DATA DOES
NOT BACKUP
MANY OF
HIS CLAIMS.
VIOLENT CRIME DROPPED
THE U.S. YEAR, A
TREND THAT HAS
HIS YEAR. THE
FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT COMES EVEN AS THE
TION CUTS FUNDING FOR TYPES OF CRIME PREVENTION
RK. SKETBALL
IT IS ABOUT AY-UPS AND
BLING. ART OF A
OCUSING ON INTERVENTION.
HE GOAL
IS TO STOP CONFLICTS
Y ESCALATE. YOU HAVE
TO TAKE THE EMOTIONS
THEY
TARGET PEOPLE AT EITHER
COMMITTING OR MS OF VIOLENCE.
OFFERING SERVICES
LIKE MENTAL AND CAREER
>> I
COULD NOT EVEN THINK WHERE I WOULD BE WITHOUT THIS RIGHT
NOW. ONE
OF MY MAIN
GOALS WAS TO
THE GROUP RELIES ON
THE PEOPLE WHOSE
BACKGROUND BILITY IN THEIR
LIKE THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. HE GREW
UP IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD ST 15
YEARS IN
PRIS ON ON MANSLAUGHTER AND DRUG
CHARGES. >>
WE ARE
GOING TO DO OUTREACH,
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. OING TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE
MITIGATE THAT CONFLICT. GATION CAN GIVE US THE TIME
WE NEED TO REALLY DEVELOP A PERSON AND CHANGE THEIR CORE
BELIEFS. ES, DETROIT
RECOGNITION -- REPETITION
CITY .
OF THE CITY ARE
OF REVIVAL AND CRIME
HAS PLUMMETED.
LAST YEAR
NONFATAL SHOOTINGS 25%
IN THE CITY
HAD ITS
HOMICIDES SINCE 1965.
BUT NOW SOME
WORRY THAT
PROGRESS
IS IN JEOPARDY.
IN TURNER
-- TERMINATED
GRANTS FOR
PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
IN A STATEMENT TO PBS NEWS, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID MANY
GRANT RECIPIENTS PROVIDEDINDIRECT AND OFTEN VAGUE SUPPORT
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMEVICTIMS.
SEEKING TAXPAYER HOW HOW THEY CAN
DMINISTRATION IMPROVE PUBLIC
HERE YOU HAVE AN
ADMINISTRATION THAT
WILL MAKE UP
WHY THIS STEP
SHOULD NOT BE
Y WOULD YOU WANT TO STOP
SOMETHING? REPORTER:
IN 2023, DETROIT
A
PROGRAM CALLED SHOCK RS.
IT HELPS MEASURE
SUCCESS. .
CVI ORGANIZATIONS
DEVISE STRATEGIES TO TACKLE
VIOLENCE IN PARTS
OF THE CITY. FUNDING
IF DROP
OF
ALL SIX AREAS ACHIEVED THAT GOAL.
WITH REDUCTIONS
BETWEEN 37% AND
H A 35% DECLINE OUTSIDE OF THE ZONES.
>> THIS RIGHT HERE SAVES LIVES.
REPORTER: HE
HELPED CREATE THE EN HE
WAS THE MAYOR. I CANNOT PUT AN OFFICER ON
EVERY BLOCK EVERY DAY. EY ARE ABLE TO WORK AND
UENCE IN A WAY THAT WE 'T.
TICS. HAS GONE
DO NOT THINK THE AVAILABLE RESEARCH REALLY HAS ATTEMPTED TO
EVALUATE IN A WAY I WOULD WANT
CVI
HE
STUDIES CRIME
AT AN
I THINK
THERE ARE
OTHER MORE VENTIONS.
KNOW --
THAT WE
KNOW WORK LIKE
POLICING. I
WOULD LIKE TO IN MORE THE MARGINS.
WOULD FIX ALL
OF THE STREET
I KNOW THAT THAT WORKS.REPORTER:
NATIONWIDE, FEDERAL
LAST DOZENS OF
CRAMBLING. HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF
A CVI
IN
BALTIMORE. CITY
THAT HAS ALSO FOUGHT A
REPUTATION. THROUGH JULY, BALTIMORE SAW ITS
FEWEST HOMICIDES IN MORE THAN 50
YEARS. WE STILL HAVE WORK TO
DO. WE
ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT
HE FOCUSES ON THOSE AT
CENTER OF
GUN VIOLENCE. E SURVIVED A SHOOTING WHEN HE
WAS JUST 15 AND HE HAS BEEN INAND OUT OF JAIL FOR THE BETTER
PART OF A DECADE.KS TO THIS GROUP HE HAS A
B AND HE IS WORKING ON ICATION AND COPING SKILLS.
WITHOUT THIS
PROGRAM, THERE
WHEN I KEEP THE FUNDING GOING?
WHEN I HAVE MORE FUNDING TO
WE ARE
GOING TO BE THERE, NO WHAT.
HE HAS AN ACTIVE F ABOUT
250 .
PERSISTENCE IS A KEY PART OF THE MODEL.
SOMETIMES MAKING DOZENS OF
ORE THE
YOUNG PERSON ST STEP AND AGREES
HE IS AN ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR. WE
SEE NO FOOD IN
THE REFRIGERATOR.
T HAVE
ANY FURNITURE. WE
CAN HELP
THAT SO THEY ARE E
ENOUGH THAT
THEY CAN
TO LISTEN AND
GIVE US THE SHOW WHAT WE CAN
REPORTER: IN
APRIL THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TOOK BACK ABOUT HALF
OF THE GRANT THEY
RECEIVED IN
ONS OF GOVERNOR AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE THEIR APPEAL IS
PENDING ,
CUT STAFF AND
PAUL''S REFERRALS FOR NEW CLIENTS.
THE PROGRAMS ARE DEFINITELY
EDED. WITHOUT THESE
PROGRAMS, THE CITY A DISASTER.
HE SAYS HE
WOULD LARS SPENT
ING MORE LOCAL >> IN ORDER FOR COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION TO WORK, A
IS
NY RE ARE
ACH AND OOLS LIKE
ATION. IT
IS CRAZY BECAUSE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING WILL GO
UP
REPORTER: SHE
ATTENDED A
UNIT BEAUTY
-- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. SHE STARTED A GROUP
AFTER HER
LED BY
VIOLENT CRIME
IN NEWPORT NEWS WENT
UP ABOUT 12% IN THE FIRST
YEAR. FOR
SOME REASON
THE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, THE
OLENCE GOES UP, THEY SAY WE
YOU ANYMORE BECAUSE G IS NOT WORKING.
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. S THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TO DO THE WORK. MAY, FIVE GRANTS
LED. NT WITH
MONEY A FEDERAL JUDGE CALLED THE CUTS
SHAMEFUL AND LIKELY TO HARM
AND COMMUNITIES VULNERABLE
TO CRIME AND
BUT HE SAID THE COURT LACKED
D
OTHERS ARE APPEALING.
IMAGINE SOMEONE BEING 20 TO
ROM YOU BLEEDING,
DYING.
YOU WERE TRYING TO GET OVER
E. YOU
HAVE PEOPLE
THROWING STUFF, FF
IN YOUR WAY,
THAT IS WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE. THEY
ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO
YOU FROM
SAVING PEOPLE NITY.
REPORTER: FOR
THE PBS NEWS HOUR, N
YANG IN DETROIT.
♪
> PRESIDENT TRUMP STUNNED MANY
IN THE TECH WORLD AFTER
ANNOUNCING
A CONTROVERSIAL DEAL
PMAKERS NVIDIA
AND
WING INA IN
E U.S. F THE
W THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THIS DEAL AND
ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONALSECURITY AND BEYOND.
MORE ON THIS I AM JOINED BY A SENIOR ADVISOR IN CHINESE
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS AT THE CENTER
FOR STRATEGIC AND
LET''S START WITH YOUR
TAKE ON
DEAL IT SELLS.
THE U.S. TO
BE TAKING A 50% CUT OF THESE PRIVATE
COMPANIES SALES
TO CHINA, IS
THERE D IS IT
>> I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A DEAL
LIKE THIS. AS
LONG AS
I HAVE BEEN
WATCHING USINESS
H INDUSTRY. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TAKING
A CUT
EXPORTS. IT IS PRETTY
WE
KNOW THE PRESIDENT IS THE
OF A LOT OF
CREATIVE I DON''T THINK THIS IS
NECESSARILY THE BEST ONE HE HAS
COME UP WITH.
HE HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY AND ALL
TECH AND EXPORTS.
IS IT CLEAR IF IT IS
IF YOU READ THE
CONSTITUTION LOOK
AT ARTICLE ONE, SECTION
NINE, YOU WILL SEE THE U.S. IS
NOT TO SUPPOSE EXPERT -- IMPOSE EXPORT TAXES ON AMERICAN
COMPANIES. PPOSED TO.
ENT ASKING FOR IT WOULD REQUIRE SOMEONE TO
CHALLENGE THIS IN COURT FOR ITTO BE DETERMINED TO BE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. A LOT OF THINGS THAT
ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE AT PEOPLE TAKE ISSUE WITH IT
IT GETS TO THE COURTS OR
THEY VERDICT
OR THEY FOUND FOR THE PRESIDENT.
I THINK
THE QUESTION IS
IF IT MAKES
GOOD SENSE FOR AMERICAN REIGN POLICY AND ECONOMIC
LICY. IT
IS A
HUGE DEPARTURE
Y THAT CHINESE
ACCESS TO
SEMI CONDUCTORS.
TO NATIONAL SECURITY NS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP
HAS SAID THIS
LIMITED TO NVIDIA''S
OLDER SHIPS.
TAKE A LISTEN TO HOW HE
D THIS. THIS IS AN OLD
CHIP THAT
I DEAL WITH
JENSEN ,
WHO IS A
THE CHIP WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT IS
AN OLD
CHIP. CHINA ALREADY HAS
IT IN A
NAME. THEY HAVE IT.
COMBINATION OF
R IT
ANY NS?
LOOK AT E FIRST IS THE WAY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ORIGINALLY LOOKED AT THIS WHICH WAS IN APRIL WHEN
CONGRESS
-- COMMERCE ONTROLS
ON THIS IT
SHOULD NOT BE
WE HAVE
NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM
EPARTMENT YET
OF
RISKS
K THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
ENDED UP IN THE
SAME PLACE.
VE ARGUMENT Y
IMPORTANT TO
LOGY THE CHINESE
SOME CHIPS. WE
WOULD RATHER THEM USE OUR IPS AND HAVE THAT PROFIT GO
BACK TO
AMERICAN COMPANIES. THAT IS NOT WHAT HE IS SAYING.
THEY POTENTIALLY COULD GO TOWARD
PURPOSES THAT HELP THE CHINESEMILITARY.
LACE WHERE IT IS LT TO MAKE SURE ONCE
RT TECHNOLOGY THAT IT OT GET DIVERTED FOR
FOR WHICH IT WAS NOT ALLY APPROVED.
I THINK THERE ARE
SOME REAL THE PRESIDENT
AMNA: THIS SEEMS TO
COME AT THE
CONFLUENCE OF NATIONAL
SECURITY C POLICY.
THERE IS
A BIGGER CONCERN ABOUT
R THIS SETS UP A
PAY TO
DO YOU SHARE THAT
CONCERN? YES
. I AM
WORRIED. IN
THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY WHICH IS THE CROWN JEWEL OF
CROWN JEWELS OF THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY ,
IT TAKES
UP TO 15
YEARS MAKE
PLANS ON
WHAT THEY ARE
GOING TO E
CHIPS THEY ARE
GOING TO DESIGN, WHERE
THEY WILL
BE LL GO TO.
THEY NEED
AS MUCH
RUNWAY AND BLE.
INSTEAD OF TAXING
THEM ON THEIR D BE
PROVIDING
NT GRANTS
TO FURTHER SUPPORT THEM. THIS
IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT
COMPANIES AND OTHER
WILL BE
LOOKING OVER .
SCOTT BESSENT SAID THIS IS A BETA TEST.
ILL TURN OUT THE STRATION WAS
IF IT DOES NOT, I HOPE THEYDECIDE TO ABANDON IT.
AMNA: WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK AS THIS DEVELOPS FURTHER.
HANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
SURE. ♪
AMNA:
A RIGHT-WING
POLITICAL ACTIVIST WHO
HAS SPREAD
THEORIES AND USED BECOME
A CENTRAL FIGURE
IN THE
HIRINGS AND FIRINGS OF P
ADMINISTRATION GAPPERS. A LOOMER
HAS SUCCESSFULLY
REMOVE PEOPLE FROM
KEY ROLES. DESPITE HER CLOSE ALLIANCE WITH
THE PRESIDENT, SHE
HAS DRAWN
PARTY, INCLUDING
AYLOR GREENE. WE HAVE
MORE ON HER
MISSION TO
RATION >>
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS A
SOMALI [
BLEEP]. WE
NEED TO
BE FOCUSED ON AMERICA
NOT BLACK PEOPLE FIRST.PORTER: SHE REGULARLY LETTER
IS GARBAGE. TILLIS
BUT DESPITE HER DETRACTORS, THE
LD WS IT.
I GOT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HIRE
ORK. OBSERVERS
SAY IT IS
A COINCIDENCE THAT MORE THAN
A DOZEN HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVE
EITHER LOST THEIR JOBS
OR HAVE
KED AFTER QUESTIONS OF LOYALTY TO
PRESIDENT. YOU THINK
HE IS ALL THESE
THAT ALL HIS
CALL HIM. WORK FOR HIM?
WEREN''T WE DOING YOU A FAVOR?
SHE DOES
NOT LIKE THINGS
HINKS ARE BAD Y.
I LIKE HER. THE WOMAN
TRUMP CALLED
PATRIOT GOT HER STARTED MEDIA
ERITAS. THEY
ARE KNOWN FOR USING
TACTICS TO MAKE FALSE XAGGERATED
CLAIMS ABOUT >>
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. >>
TO GET
TO WHERE
SHE IS TODAY,
GLING. HE HAS COVERED LOOMER
''S
RISE FOR
WIRED. NO ONE WOULD''VE GUESSED 10
YEARS AGO
WHEN SHE WAS WITH
VERITAS THAT SHE WOULD UP BEING WHERE SHE IS TODAY.
>> THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
ER: IN 2017 SHE STORMED TO
STAGE OF A CONTROVERSIAL ESPEARE PERFORMANCE IN NEW
RK. S
ED, 'S LIKENESS.
ER ARRESTED BUT TTER ON THE
RADAR MAG
A MOVEMENT. SHE PUTS POLITICAL
OPPONENTS ON THE SPOT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EMAILS?
YOU''RE GOING TO GET PROSECUTED.
ARE YOU WILLING TO ADMIT THAT
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RACHEL ON THE CHILDREN AND
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THEY''LL KNOW THAT THEY
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WORTHY AND LOVED
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with Sarah
Ashworth, director of
Wisconsin Public
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we thought we were going to tra
nsport.
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him now.
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ously,
his mother's not feeding him.
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call you right back, okay?
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Nick, what's up?
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opened its mouth.
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not hurt.
He's just young.
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uys here.
Guys, let's all listen to what w
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I'm trying to do the sugar water
to see if he can see it.
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This is a female, by the way.
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ones
that come into the houses to get
spider webs for their nests.
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, up or into the light
and they can't find their way
out again.
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she will sit up there and die
up there.
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I was listening to you talk about t
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around the skylight behind the
bird and no fast motions,
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into the bag.
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s are nesting females,
and they have babies.
So you're saving three birds in
stead of one.
-We just heard the tiniest little
thump.
It went "chhk" onto the paper.
And I was terrified.
I thought maybe I'd killed it
or injured it.
We went out and as soon as the
sun touched it,
its little eyes opened up
and I had the opportunity to o
bserve this little creature
breathing in and breathing out
the same way that I do.
She tilted her head and took o
ff so fast.
And it's so full of life force.
♪
-When you get a wounded or a h
urt hummingbird,
a downed hummingbird, it's too m
uch for people.
They just feel like I'd be a m
onster
not to help this creature.
♪
Tashi!
Come on over to the other windo
w.
Tashi.
Good boy!
Where's Finny? Finneas!
So I do the hummingbirds in the spr
ing and summer,
and then in the fall and winter,
I help with cat and dog adopti
ons.
These are orphans. It's the sam
e.
Like the hummingbirds, I nurtur
e them and heal them
and I make them perfect.
♪
It isn't just, "Oh, I love the
hummingbirds,"
but what is the connection?
It goes back to that other realm be
yond our everyday experience.
And they kind of taunt you and
pull you into that realm.
♪
There you go, girl.
Good.
Here, Cactus, come on.
Here you go.
-I came across a man who had hi
s hands kind of cupped.
And I looked and there was a litt
le hummingbird in his hands.
So I was like, "I can take the
bird?"
And he was like, "Yes, like here.
I just found it in the dirt."
-Usually wing injuries, spinal
injuries,
head injuries don't improve.
They usually go the other dire
ction.
But yeah, Cactus has strong spirit
.
She had hit something and then f
allen onto her back
onto a cactus and got thorns s
tuck in her back.
♪
-Terry asked if I would be comfor
table
taking the little spines out.
Just give it a little pull.
And I did.
Knowing that you had this other
little creature to take care of
was like, "Okay, wait, there's actu
ally like a little life here
that needs you so that it can sur
vive."
♪
-But she's got multiple injurie
s.
It's pretty grim. Her wing is hu
rt.
♪
Can you go over to the feeder?
Can you get in my palm?
♪
She's done with me.
Just going to let you rest for
a little while, have some food.
You need lots of rest time befo
re you get too ambitious
because you can re-hurt yourself
.
That tickles.
This is where you get attached to
birds like this.
♪
In my mind, all the things you se
e with these little birds,
it's all stuff that we've gone th
rough,
you know, their struggles, thei
r deaths, their successes.
♪
I didn't go out looking for hummin
gbirds to save.
It started because my cat, who
escaped from the house
during a windstorm, started th
is.
He brought a nestling into the
house.
I'm like, "This bird's dead."
But right before I set it down,
I felt a very slight movement
in the claw on my palm
and I'm like, "Oh, no."
As hard as it is and as exhaust
ing as it is,
you get a lot back from these b
irds.
Good girl.
Get it.
This is my little finger. That's t
he size they are.
That's my little finger. Oh, lo
ok, you're feeling it.
Feeling those bugs.
The twins' enthusiasm is growi
ng.
They are feeling it.
They're doing a lot of itching
and scratching.
I'm thinking maybe they need some
sunlight.
They get some nice vitamins.
This may help them to start fly
ing.
[ Cellphone rings ]
Hello? -Hi, Terry, this is Sydn
ey.
I dropped off the two babies th
e other day.
-Yeah, they're doing great, Sydn
ey.
They're sunbathing right now.
They're sitting out here in a lit
tle pile.
-They're having fun? -They're in
with their new crew!
-Oh, my gosh. -Yeah, no, they're
happy.
Hopefully they'll start flying
and we can move them through.
-Are you going to release them in
Beverly Hills?
-Yes. They're about -- They're
at least a month from release.
Takes a long time to bring them.
-Awesome.
Well, till then, they'll just be li
ving in hummingbird paradise.
-Yeah, they're moving up.
♪
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[MUSIC] ♪
Hummingbirds seem to have an u
nusually magical,
sensational quality.
♪
How can anything spin its wings
50 times per second
and not tap into some magical r
ealism?
How can something fly vertical,
sideways,
backwards, and upside-down and
not trigger those ideas,
those feelings in people?
There's nothing else like them.
Most birds are birds. They fla
p their wings.
Hummingbirds? No.
They perhaps shouldn't even be
birds, per se.
♪
Okay.
Oh, wait a minute. Wait right t
here.
We're going to check you
and see what's going on with y
our wings, okay?
It's okay. You're safe.
Can you sit up on here?
That's right. Hold on to that
now.
Okay. Hold on.
Come on. Yeah, that's right.
You feel that?
Her wing rotation is extremely
low.
She's only going halfway. Cactus..
.
It's okay, baby.
Unfortunately, she's been here a
week.
They start to age in the ICU and th
en you know you're in trouble.
♪
What is it, Cactus? Why don't
you just go?
She can feel the falling,
but now she can feel the air,
the breeze moving her,
and she wants to take to the w
ind.
But this doesn't happen in an
uninjured bird.
The wing will not settle in front o
f the perch.
She's too old to not be flying
at this point.
She should have flown a week a
go.
♪
I mean, she's not horrible.
I've seen much worse, but it's
not promising either.
Cacti. Who's a nice girl?
She'd fly away if she could.
Let's be clear.
♪
Hello.
You're sticky? I'm going to was
h you.
That's good. You're doing the r
ight thing.
She probably would've been okay
if they hadn't dumped sugar wate
r all over her.
But now, I don't know.
I can't be sure whether she'll
recover.
I don't know.
Because sugar water strips fea
thers,
and they've gotten it all over
her wings.
I know, baby.
I'm sorry about what happened
to you. It wasn't fair.
♪
The wing feathers are destroyed.
Damn it, people.
♪
They call me and say, "Oh, no, no
w what do we do?"
Well, now that they've possibly
ruined her,
but they had to let their kids
play with her all weekend.
So this is what you get with sel
f-centered people.
It's okay.
♪
It's not just this one bird,
because what this attitude shows
about finders like this
is indicative of a whole way of v
iewing the world
that a lot of humans have.
The natural world is treated this
way at writ large.
So it's not just this one bird.
This one bird is a mirror of the
ir attitude
toward all of nature.
♪
Every step that advances them i
s good.
♪
It's so great to see them in her
e.
Oh, my God.
This is like paradise for a hu
mmingbird.
It's insane how perfect it is.
♪
Rehab birds need time in the avi
ary for training
and to grow up, just to mature.
They need to learn to sleep out
side.
And so some of the perches simu
late real-world branches.
They have an array of flowers,
and more space to fly in
so that they build up more stren
gth and more muscle...
...and learn how to fight with e
ach other.
Because that's an important part of
the hummingbird experience.
How to defend themselves.
♪
You have to really ensure that t
hey're ready.
You've got to break that depende
ncy
before you let them go into th
e wild.
No one else will protect you in
the hummingbird world.
This is Club Med, and when we le
t them go,
they're going out into combat, in
to a war zone.
There are no rules for saving
creatures and wildlife
out in the natural world.
The natural world is a combat z
one.
There's no hope if you're not ag
gressive
because it's everybody for hims
elf or herself.
And when they see weakness,
that's a target.
♪
It's their instinct to eliminate
the competition at all cost.
♪
Yeah, that's the ticket, baby.
Perfect little hanging perch.
All the hummingbird requirements ar
e included in this structure.
This is a high-end condo.
That's what we're talking about
here.
So this is Mikhail and Alexa's
new cage.
Mikhail and Alexa are just happy
together.
♪
Alexa, she was hit by a car.
Mikhail, he was a little bit s
ulky at first,
but then he met Alexa and he f
ell in love.
He taps her chest with his bill,
and he taps her toes with his b
ill,
and he snuggles up to her at nig
ht.
They're very close.
Not all birds like each other.
If hummingbirds don't like thei
r immediate company,
they will kill them.
I have a picture of two dead humm
ingbirds
and it's a male and a female.
I'm like, "Whoa!
That was a serious interaction."
Even though they're different
species.
I mean, they were all beat up.
You could tell they had done i
t to each other.
He's been obsessed with Alexa
for the last week or so.
The chances of Mikhail succeed
ing
with Alexa are pretty low.
I don't know if Mikhail knows
that Alexa's a different specie
s.
Alexa tolerates him.
So that's a love story we need to
explore further.
-Hi, Terry, this is Cyndee calli
ng.
I would love to connect with y
ou.
Hope to hear from you soon. By
e.
-The ones that were in there wh
en she came
all went into the aviary.
-Okay. They've all moved on to th
e next stage.
-She's past the age. -She's pas
t the age.
-She should basically be in a
large flight cage at her age.
So I'm not sure.
Unfortunately, she's not making
progress.
It's her right wing.
So if there is some kind of fra
cture or injury
in the shoulder joint, the wing
...
...we don't understand how to f
ix those.
We don't even understand how the wi
ng works yet,
let alone how to fix it.
-Oh, my gosh. -Yeah, she's jus
t borderline.
-She's going to make it? -I hope
so.
I'm working with her.
-That's all we need.
Incremental. Yeah, look at that
!
Yes, you can!
Oh, that's so sweet. -She's a s
weetie.
-She's just such a sweetheart. -S
he's really nice.
-Yeah.
-You have feelings for these bird
s
after you've had them for a lo
ng time.
In your mind's eye you always r
ate every bird
when they come in,
you just don't tell anybody.
It's a rehabber's secret,
because nobody wants to hear th
e truth when it's bad news.
So, Cactus?
10%, 20%.
Between 10% and 20% chance of m
aking it.
Maybe.
[ Door opens ]
♪
Sugar Baby.
I think she was just weak.
Her feather quality is very poo
r.
♪
Their precariousness? It's dau
nting.
Some of them hit you really hard
and I just had so much hope for
her,
but she just couldn't --
didn't -- couldn't make it, so
...
♪
It's not like it was the first
time it happened to me.
But it doesn't ever get easy e
ither.
It was very traumatic.
And again, it was human stupidi
ty.
I was devastated. I sat up with he
r half the night
because it took her seven or eig
ht hours to die.
I was holding her and she would lo
ok up at me like,
"Help me, help me."
She was clinging to my sleeve
and crying for food all night.
That low, slow peep they get whe
n they're dying.
There was nothing I could do.
It was awful.
It was hard to know that she w
as dead
because I could feel her heartb
eat
but mine too in my palm
and pretty soon our heartbeats
were the same.
That was the end.
♪
What are you doing?
♪
The trauma of losing another bi
rd.
♪
When you bury them,
because their bones are so lig
ht,
they disintegrate within a coupl
e of days.
Like they weren't even here to
begin with.
♪
Cactus, I have a new plan for y
ou.
♪
Alright, now, Cactus,
would you like to do a little fli
ght training?
This is a magic wand.
This wand was this little stick
I got 15 years ago.
I've even cut it off and filed
the ends.
Every bird I've ever given flig
ht training
or physical therapy to inside
a cage
was done with this magic wand.
It's like a wizard's wand.
It works.
I know. Right, Cactus.
This is what we call physical
therapy flight training, okay?
I want you to step on the stick.
Good girl.
Now we're gonna raise and lowe
r you,
maybe try doing it on this perc
h.
Okay?
When I lower this, I want you to
jump over there.
Can you jump over here?
♪
See, that's what we're gonna tr
y to do now.
Okay?
Okay. So step up, sweetie. Step
up.
Good girl.
Can you get on there? Can you ju
mp?
She's afraid to let go. She know
s.
You know what I want you to do.
Come on.
♪
She almost is almost letting go.
You're almost letting go. You're a
lmost doing it.
You know you can.
♪
Oh, yes. She did it! You did it
!
Very good.
Yes. You should get a reward.
Here.
That was good.
Okay. We're not gonna try it a
nymore
'cause I see that your wing is
quivering
and I don't want to push it.
We're gonna take a little time
off.
You did it once, that's good. Yo
u just stay there.
I mean she made a one-inch flight
, if you can call it that.
But that's all that she needs t
o do today.
I'm just proud of you, Cactus.
♪
Imagination is more important
than knowledge.
Now, if Einstein said that, you
know there's something there.
♪
I don't think we give other sp
ecies nearly enough credit
for the things that they underst
and and the things
that they can do that we can't do
.
Humans always see themselves as
superior
because we have the higher brain
.
Things are not what they seem.
You know, they can see a flower fro
m miles away.
When they're flying over a can
yon,
they can see a flower from a m
ile away.
So they have these perceptions
we don't have.
So why are we so superior again?
I want to know.
♪
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your home.
And it's your
supportthat makes it
possible yearover
year. There are
many ways
to give. We aregrateful for every
singleone of them. One of theeasiest
ways for you to giveis
to become a sustainer.You can give easily
month after
month, and we
have wonderful
volunteers in the
studio tonight,
ready totake your
call. You
can giveus a call at
one(800) 236-3636 to show your support.
Or you can go online at
pbswisconsin.org .>> Community
support is
more important
now than
ever, so
whether you are a
long time
member or a
first time
member, now
is the time
tostep up and this is the
perfect time to do it. Whenwe are
having this member
challenge, we
have eight. Atthe moment we
are looking
for 40. Linda has told you
about those
amazing gifts
that are available. That
bandana is really
attractive and this has
been the summerof scarves, at
least for me.
It has.
Maybe it has
for you as well.
It's a lovely thank
you gift to show
your appreciation.
It's for us
toshow our
appreciation foryou,
showing us
your support. Do
it right
now when you
can get your
donation doubled, it'll
go twice as
far one 800
2363636. >> I want
to share with
youthat some enterprising
sevenyear olds in
my neighborhood
held an
art sale
to benefit PBS kids,
and it was
amazing. They raised over
$150. Here's one of
the pieces of
artwork. I hope
you can see it. And
it goeslike that, which
is hysterical.
We love
it! And another
one is a screen
print. These
seven year olds
are so dedicated
because they
want to make
sure thatthe programs they
watch continue.
And we're asking
you for your
support now
todo the
same as these
seven year
olds. We have the giftsat
$8 a month. The
bandana, this
wonderful, wonderful
,loving loveth thehummingbird.
Actually, it'sa
great bandana. I think
itwould make a nice little
table cover in the middle.
Wonderful thing. $15
a month you can
get the book. Of
course, the fastest things
on wings,
as well as
the bandana.
$20 a month.
You get the
fastest things
onwings, the book,
the bandana,
as well as the
Iheart PBS.
We are here
asking for your
support.This is the
time of yearwhen it's so.>> Crucial
. >> And
now more than
ever.So consider
giving a donation
to one (800)2 363636.
>> Not only
all of those.
Beautiful. Thank you
gifts that
we would love
to sendyou in response
to your support.
But of course,
there's PBS Passport.
Let's take a
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>> At PBS Wisconsin. The
cuts to funding
will impact
us in millions
of dollars,
and this change
is going to
be difficult. But we
are very
strong and we are
very resilient,
and we will
be here
in the future.
And that
future starts
right now
with you
and your gift.
Make that call
right now.
Help us
getthe money we
need to keep the programs that
you love
on the air
by calling
one800 2363636. We are
still looking for about
half of
those people
to show their
support. How about
you? Nowis the time
to do it. If nature
is a program that yougather your
family aroundevery time it's
on, if
whenthe grandkids come over,
you say,
look what I
just learned about
horses or hummingbirds.
Show your
support. It
keeps this program here
for you. We
count on
you. 1(800)2
363636. >> And
it's important
toknow that we're volunteers
here. Our
wonderful volunteers
answering phones.If
you want to consider
being a volunteer,
it's easy
to do. We have a
website. We've got
wonderful, wonderful
opportunities tohelp in
the community.Actually, it
was 1976.
I was watching
a show
on then
PBSWisconsin said, call
if youwant to
volunteer. And I'vebeen volunteering ever
since. So I'm
encouragingyou and challenging
you. This
challenge break
to call up.
Give us your
financial support
and become a
volunteer. If you would like
to pledge now at
this wonderful
program, remember,at $8 a
month you get
this fabulous,
fabulous bandanaand
I think
it would makereally
a lovely
little table
cover in the center of a
table .
Definitely a conversation
starter. $15 a
month. We have
the book
the Fastest
Things on Wings,
which is the
companion book
for tonight's program, as
well as a bandana. And
at $20
a month, you can
get the
wonderful I
heart PBS tote,
as well as the
book and the bandana.
Now, if
you reallyare a
PBS Wisconsin fan
and you
have seen us
have thisand
you would like the
hatto, you can call and askyour
phone. Volunteer for ahat just like
this. But
it starts with
your call one(800)2
363636. >> There
are so many
ways togive
back. As Linda
mentioned, being avolunteer.
I don't know ifanyone can
quite reach the
level of volunteerism
as Linda, but
it's something toaspire to.
She's reallyincredible and we're
grateful for her.
But your support
makes even
more than
the programs that you're
watching possible. Are
the PBS Wisconsin
Education teamdoes
incredible work
toprovide resources
toclassrooms all around
thestate, and that really isthe
heart of the work here
at PBS Wisconsin. It
goesback to the
days of radioand
one room classrooms.
So, you know,
generation after
generation. PBS Wisconsinhas been
there for you. And we're asking during
this time,
since we've learned offederal
funding cuts,
behere for us, be
part of the
community making these
programs possible
by becoming
a sustainer,
becoming a member,
or increasing
your gift.
At this time,
you can go
onlineat pbswisconsin.org. Or yo u
can speak to one
of our volunteers at one (800)2
363636. >> Thank you
to so many of
you who are stepping up
and helping
us meet
this difficult
time with your
special gift.
If you have
the capacity,
we would likeyou to consider
becoming a
Leadership Circle
memberwith your gift
of $1,000
or more,
or consider
a $100 a
month as
a sustainer.
Whatever you do,
remember that
donation is
doubled up
to $2,000 if you are
calling. If you
want to show
your support
and the lines
are busy, just
stay on theline.
You'll be put into
a queue
and they will get toyour
call at one (800)2
363636. And
don't forgetwith any
donation you
make at any
level, you
do get
our airwaves
programguide . It's
kind of the
modern day
TV guide
of allof
our channels. It also
hassome great interviews withsome of
our staff,
some ofthe great things that are
coming up this month
thatwe're really excited about
and things that
we're creating
around the stateright here
with PBSWisconsin. Make your
donation right
now, big or
small, it
just matters that
you give,
not how
much you
give. But if you can becomea
member of the leadership
circle, we would love
that. PBS Wisconsin
org .>> It's
fantastic. The
phones are
ringing. It
is wonderful
music to
all of our ears
because you,
the viewers,
are stepping
up. Yes, these
are challenging
times and
this is achallenge break
and we
can't say thank
you enough.
Yes.We've got
wonderful thankyou
gifts. If you
call the
$8 a month,
you have this
bandana of
all of the hummingbirds, which is
absolutely gorgeous. I mean,the
colors, but it's
also educational. It has the
different names
of the different birds
on it.
$15 amonth. You get
thiswonderful bandana
, as well as
the companion book,
The Fastest
Things on
Wings. I
love it, and
it's really
talking about the rescuingof the
hummingbirds, butalso their
lives and how
much care
it takes.
$20 amonth. You
get not
only this great
book, Fastest
Things on Wings
and the wonderful bandana,
you also
get, of
course, the I
heart PBS.
And of course,
as Michelle
said, every
single pledge,
no matter what
level you willget
our airwaves magazine.
This tells you
what is on.It is
Michele said.
It is like
a reader's
guide. Excuse me,
the TV guide, but
it's got
your actual
week by
week and a
little synopsisof
the programs you're
watching. This is how we
know what
programs we're going to watch. We
lookahead and go, oh,
this isgoing to be coming up. Makesure
we are there.
Mostimportantly, you're there.You're there
with your financial
support, and wecan't
thank you enough.
Allof these
calls are
great.And again,
as Michelle
said, please
stay on the
queue. And if
not, you can
alwaysdo pbswisconsin.org
many ways
for you to contact
us,but most
importantly, keep
trying because
we know it's
quality program you
want. So if you have
the opportunity,give us a call at
one (800)2 363636.
>> It is absolutely
wonderful to hear these
phones ringing
and our volunteers
chatting with allof
you. And the
outpouring of
support that you're
showing for these
programs because they're
important toyou.
Over 40
years of nature. It's
really set the
standard for quality
television on PBS Wisconsin.And we know it's
important to you.
So not just these
wonderful thank you gifts,not just
airwaves, but you
have that
feeling of knowing
that you are
making something
really good
happen and
continue to happen. So
nature will be
here. We will
be here because of
you. Lotsof ways
to give
atpbswisconsin.org or by
speaking to our volunteers
at (800)2
363636. They'reright
here, ready to take
your call. If you
don't catch them right
away, goahead
and go online
or give us a
call back.
It's just wonderful
to hear the excitement
and the energy
inthe room. Thanks
to all of
you watching
at home and
making this
possible .
>> So do you
know what PBSstands for?
I just
recently,I suppose I
should have known this.
I just recently knew it
or realized
it. It isn't
public broadcasting
system, it's
public broadcasting
service because
that's what
we are. We
provide a service
to you ,and
that service
is part
of our
mission . Education
.Enlightening, enlightening,
informing you
about the world
around you and
specifically about the
state of
Wisconsin. It's an
opportunity for you
to meet your
neighbors where
they are.
We go into
towns. You get
to learn the
history of those
towns. It
really is a chance
for you to give
back to your
community, becauseby
supporting PBS Wisconsin,
you are helping
people learn
about the place where
they live,
whether that's
intheir backyard
or out of
the state
or out of the
nation. Show your
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get that support
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making a call
. 1(800)2
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member challenge
is working.
We are getting
wonderful. We are at
34 members
calling. We know
we can
reach the 40 people are
using online at
pbswisconsin.org. The most important
thing is
you are
connecting with
us. We
knowthat the programs
are whatyou want to see.
It's that'swhy
you're calling
in and wehave some
very special thankyou
gifts to say
we hear
you. We hear you
at the
$8 a month
level. You get thiswonderful
bandana, you getthe
book and the
bandana. You get the
tote and the
bandana, all of
these. But ask your person when
youcall at one (800)2
363636.[MUSIC] ♪
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♪
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buddy.
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He's going after the flowers on
the wall!
Come on, sweetie.
He's running out of steam.
♪
Ooof. Ah. Phew! Done.
Jimmy, that was really evil.
I gotta get a net.
♪
I always tell people I never meas
ure a rescue by the outcome,
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t into saving the bird.
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♪
Every step toward the wild is s
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Alexa and Mikhail are doing be
autiful.
Alexa looks so good. Oh, my God.
She's beautiful.
She's very independent now.
Okay, guys, come on, let's go.
Here we go.
That's Mikhail.
That's Alexa.
♪
Morning, Cactus. You made it.
You made it through the night.
Are you going to fly?
Good girl. Yeah. You do it again?
Can you? Can you show me what you
can do?
Can you do it? Can you do that?
Did you do that?
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♪
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I did not expect this.
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t need my help anymore.
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turn.
Punctuation mark, noted.
♪
I'm impressed.
That's huge, Cactus. You go, girl
.
♪
Who else is a hero?
Wasabi, we're going to move you
into a cage with Cactus.
And I hope you guys get along.
I think you will, because she'
s really nice.
She'll be a good mentor for you
because I know you want to fly.
Okay, Wasabi, you and Cactus are
cage mates now.
I expect you to learn from eac
h other.
Cactus is such a benevolent spi
rit.
There will be no trouble.
Oh. Oh, my gosh.
Wasabi, you can't be the aggres
sor.
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That's her first vertical flight.
That's pretty cool.
♪
Cactus, congratulations.
You're a miracle.
It's certifiable.
-Sweet little thing.
I hope she can eventually make h
er way to
the aviary to be released back int
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And to think that they're going
to travel so far.
They'll catch on with the othe
r hummingbirds, hopefully,
and figure out what they're doin
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and come on back and bring their
little journeys with them.
I hope she has a beautiful future
in front of her.
♪
I think they're ready, and I kn
ow I am.
♪
They all look terrific. I know
I did my job.
♪
Jimmy is ready.
They love you and they love you
when they're young.
And then when they get older an
d independent, they hate you.
That's what we aim for.
Jimmy is pretty wild.
He's not interested in human rel
ationships anymore.
He's brilliant.
Oh, good catch! That was very go
od.
♪
It's bittersweet because I feel
pretty close to this group.
Alexa is telling Mikhail,
"When we get out of college, ge
t in touch.
Don't forget about me."
They'll be totally fearful at f
irst.
They'll be uncertain because in
nature,
just like with humans,
damaged birds, they carry a kind
of caution about everything.
They know life is hard.
Hey, Cactus.
Hello. Hello, there. I see you.
Are you ready to go?
You know we healed you. You're
perfect now.
♪
This is always a scary moment
for me.
And I know it's over.
♪
This is a very obedient crew.
So maybe we don't -- Oh, there
we go.
♪
There we go.
♪
Jimmy.
His first flight out, he looks
great.
♪
He just shot about 100 feet in
to the air.
Look at him now. He's free.
He looks pretty adept, too. Co
me on, guys.
Come on. Come on out.
Come on, you guys, you're free.
They're all shooting out.
♪
That's Alexa.
♪
People see hummingbirds and th
e first thing
they say is how sweet they are
but they shed that skin and they b
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Okay, come on, guys. Let's go.
Come on.
Come on, Cactus. Come on, sweetie
.
Come on, come on, you can do it.
Come on. Come on, Cactus, come on
.
Come on, come on, come on.
She's out and she's up. She's go
ne!
♪
I like to tell people the truth.
And the truth is when you show co
mpassion
and when you show love for some
thing
that you don't have to, it's an ac
t of greatness.
Even when it's a tiny little b
ird.
♪
>> When you show
compassionand you
show love
forsomething that you don't
have to,
you're doing
something great.
I love
that phrase
from the end
of this
piece, and
you are
doing something great
when you make a
donation to
PBSWisconsin, because
you don't
have to. You
can just watch
it for free.
But you do
because you
love it and
youdepend on
it, and
you, you
trust it for news,
forinformation about the world
around you, for public
affairs, for interest,
about Wisconsin.
I'm Michele Goodwith
Wisconsin Public
Radio, and we
had a great
responseduring that last
member drive. We
did. We tallied
upthe numbers and
we did
make our
match. Thank you
so much.
But let's
not losethat
momentum . Right
now is
the time that we
need yoursupport more
than ever. Alot of
times people come
to me and
they say,
why don't
you just
run ads?
Because we are
noncommercial broadcaster.
It's right
inour name,
noncommercial andour licenses
are that as
well. So we
are not we areforbidden
to sell ads.
We count
on you just like you
count on us.
So show your
support right
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1(800)2 363636.
>> Hi, I'm
Linda Berman, a
volunteer here at
PBSWisconsin, and
is followingup
with what Michelle
said.You know,
you're the
publicand public
TV, and it's
you, the
public of Wisconsin.
Illinois actually,
it's amazing.
Minnesota who are
calling up and
pledging support.
Why? Because,
youknow, quality
when you seeit.
And that's what PBSWisconsin
provides when youcall
with your support.
We have some very special
thankyou gifts
at the
$8 level
a month.
You get this
amazing hummingbird
bandana. As I
said, it could
be a piece ofartwork
that would go
wonderfully on your
table asa
real conversation
starter. $15
a month, you
have the opportunity
to get the book
and the bandana,
but thebook is the
companion book.Fastest Things on
Wings. Really,
it's a
heartfelt story
of what you're
watching tonight
at $20
a month,
you get not
only the wonderful
book and
the bandana,
but the I
heart PBS. This
is a
big enough tote
bag to put
everythingin it, especially when
yougo to farmers
market. Most importantly,
every single
level you pledge it, youwill
get our "Airwaves"
magazine, which
tells you what's
showing on our
airwaves. But it
starts withyour
call one (800)2
363636. >> That's right.
For steady support that
PBS Wisconsincan count on
month after
month. Being a
sustainer isone of
the easiest ways for
you to give, but
there areso many ways to give
and atso many levels. So what
feels right to you is
really, really important to us
and we appreciate it.
Gifts of every
level are
important. I just heard that during the
last pledgebreak, we received a
couple of
gifts of $500. That's
phenomenal. You
can be a
sustainer at those
leadership levels
if that's
comfortable for you. At
$1,000 per year, broken
outover the months.
So there's many,
many ways to give,
many levels,
to give lots of
fun, thank you
gifts or just
that wonderful
feeling knowing that
you're supporting something
important. You're making a
donation that
helps makethese
programs possible,
notjust for you,
but foreveryone else, your
familyand friends,
and like
Michelle said, you're not required
to give, but
it feels
really good to give.
So thank
you for picking up the phone and calling
one(800)2 363636.
>> So the
millions of dollars
in federal fundingthat we
will lose
is going
to be very difficult. And it
will be challenging,
but public
television, public
radio is
strong and it
is resilient. And
that is
thanks to you
during this critical
time, please
show your
support for all of
these great
programs. If you're
a nature lover,
perfect time.
Maybe consider
doubling your
current sustaining
membership . Ifyou
can afford
that, that would
be a great
thing foryou
to do. Maybe
think abouthow
many years
you have been
watching public
television. For me,
it goes
back tochildhood.
Maybe you can
make a
sustaining gift.
That is for the
amount of
yearsthat you
have been
watching public
television as
sort ofa thank you
for us beingthere.
Now, we can
count onyour
support, just like you
count on
us being here
every single
time. Won't you
step up
and show that
support right
now? Very
easy to do.
Only takes a
couple of seconds
of your time. Well,probably
about two minutes.
Exactly. Ask
for your name,your
number, how you want
topay and
how much you
want togive. And that's all youhave
to do. 1(800)2
363636. >> This is
a great time
tocall. Why our
volunteers are
waiting to talk
to you, and
you're showing your support
for the nature
programing.It's the quality
programsyou expect
to see.
You wantto be
entertained. You wantto be
informed and you want
to be
educated and PBSWisconsin is doing
that foryou. We have the veryspecial thank you
gifts. Ourway
to say thank you
foryour support. $8
a month is
incredible. Bandana.
And asI
have said,
it is more
thanjust a bandana.
This would be
beautiful as a
table cover
. And really
to look
atthe names of
the different gorgeous
hummingbirds. It is
amazing. $12 a
month you canget that
wonderful bandanaand
the book the
Fastest Things
on Wings,
which goeswith
the program we'rewatching
tonight, $20
a month. You
get the
wonderfulbook, The Bandana, and
of course, the
I heart PBStote.
If you would like. We
are throwing in tonight
this PBS Wisconsin
hat. If youwould
like one, please tell
the phone
operator when you
get them. You see our
PBS Wisconsin hat that you'd
like that
to remember. Every level
you call and pledge
at, you will get our"Airwaves" magazine telling
you what's happening on
our airwaves. But most
importantly, consider
maybe upgrading your
pledge if you
want to give a
renewal or
a gift
membership. We
say thank you,
but it
startswith your call
at one (800)2
363636. >> One.
Exciting development.
If you're a sustainer,
that makes it
easier to give a
little more is that
if you call our volunteers
and let them knowyou're already
sustainer there, your
information isin our system. It's
very easy
for you to
say, I'd like to
increase my gift.I'm already giving, but
I'd like
to give a little more.So we make it really
easyfor you. And of course, ifyou
haven't given yet, now'sa great time
to join the PBSWisconsin community
and thepublic media
community. We
have a lot
to look forwardto.
You're watching
natureand these
wonderful little
hummingbirds this evening. We have
more big
cats, 24
seven coming up in the
fall season.
And of course, local
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