Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. This is pbs newshour weekend. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. American jets today hit positions near a key dam in Northern Iraq that that had been captured recently by islamic extremists. This, a day after the extremists members of the Islamic State are said to have massacred dozens of yazidis. The extremists reportedly had demanded members of that religious minority convert to islam. For about all of this, we are joined now via skype from duhok in Northern Iraq by liz sly of the Washington Post. So, weve heard about several more air strikes in the region this morning. What can you tell us . Reporter all we know is there have been some big explosions around that dam at isis positions. We have been hearing reports from residents about that. It is not clear at this moment whether the u. S. Has been involved but we know they have been involved in a lot of the other air strikes going on around that area and i think it is expected these were u. S. Strikes. Sreenivasan what do we know about the area where the most receipt massacre occurred . This is a small village southeast of sin jar, the assault on the yezidis a couple of weeks ago triggered this crisis. Its in a very small village, a remote area. Reports have been sketchy but we know at about 1 00 yesterday fighters with the Islamic State did go into that village and they apparently killed we have a number of 84 men. They lined them up and executed them and they took away around 300 women. Sreenivasan is there any connection between the timing of when president obama said that the humanitarian operations on the mountain are done . The situation on the mountain has greatly improved. Sreenivasan and when these people went in for the massacre . Reporter yes, thats what a lot of yezidis and some kurds are tell us. They believe its a direct connection between president obama calling off the humanitarian air lift of yezidis which had been planned in the mountain nearby and the Islamic State fighters going in and killing these people. They had been surrounding these people fair week, demanding they convert or risk death. So it could be that they were planning to go in anyway, but a lot of people feel that was a sense that they were off the hook, a green light, if you like, from president obama to continue killing in the area. Sreenivasan have they made more advanced in the region since the humoritarian crisis that really occupied most of our headlines here in the west . Reporter they have been continuing to advance throughout this time. They never really stopped. The air strikes did help them on the outskirt ofs of erbil but they made gains down near the iranian border, and theyve been making a lot of gains recently in the Northern Aleppo country, in syria, a further edge of the area they control. Theyve been taking a lot of small towns and villages around aleppo in the past few days, and people are very afraid that the Syrian Rebels there are going to lose control of the border with turkey and perhaps the town of aleppo itself. Sreenivasan what about the talk that perhaps the u. S. Military aid could come to kurdistan or other European Countries could assist in this fight . Reporter well, its my understanding that u. S. Military aid has already arrived in kurdistan. It was announced earlier this week that the u. S. Was prepared to send the aid directly to kurdistan. They are coordinating this with baghdad. They are not bypassing the federal government in baghdad. Theyre not cutting a separate deal with kurdistan, if you like. But they are sending arms. Its my understanding that some have already arrived. Sreenivasan liz sly of the Washington Post joining us have a skype from iraq, thanks so much. Reporter thank you. Sreenivasan in texas today, governor rick perry said he is innocent of any wrongdoing. Yesterday, a grand jury in austin indicted the president ial hopeful on two felony counts of abuse of power something he says he is actually a victim of. We dont settle political differences with indictments in this country. It is outrageous that some would use partisan political theatrics to rip away at the very fabric of our states constitution. This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power and i cannot, and i will not, allow that to happen. Sreenivasan well have an interview from austin right after the news summary. Of an unarmed African American teenager. There were peaceful protests this afternoon after renewed unrest overnight. Thats when protesters deified police calls to disburse and looted at least three stores. Some store owners complained the police, accused of using Excessive Force earlier in the week did not do enough to stop the looters last night. Turning now back overseas tensions remain high along the border between ukraine and russia, after reports yesterday that the Ukrainian Military had destroyed an Armed Russian convoy that had entered ukraine. For more about the conflict and efforts to end it before it escalates further, we are joined from moscow via skype by james marson of the wall street journal. So, yesterday there was some confusion on whether or not the event happened at all. The ukrainians say they did away with a Russian Military convoy. The russian call it a fantasy. What do we know about it . Reporter thats right. This callup of about 20 Armored Vehicle crossed over the russianukrainian border thursday evening, spotted by two british reporters. They snuck around the border post and entered ukraine. Ukraine yesterday said that it had destroyed this armored column. Russia dismissed this as a fantasy. And ukraine has so far provided no pictures of this. It royaled the market because everyone was fearful the destruction of the column would lead to a wider conflict in russia and ukraine. But in fact, today, ukraine has tried to play it day saying this is quite a regular occurrence, that russia keeps send these columns across. Sreenivasan whats in their interest to make this up . Reporter well, ukraine, obviously, wants to make it seem like it was having military success against the separatists. It doesnt want to look like its easy for the russians to send weapons and men into the east. Ukraine has been fighting this prorussian insurgency for around four months. Its been having significant successes in recent weeks. Its managed to push the rebels out of a lot of towns and cities, and they want to keep that momentum going. Sreenivasan what about that aid convoy . Weve seen those pictures of those hundreds of trucks that are waiting on the border. Are they any closer to getting through . Reporter they seem to be stuck on the border at the moment. Theyre parked up in a field a few miles from the border crossing. The ukrainians say theyre waiting for paperwork which will allow them to cross. The russians say the ukraine rans are not allowing them to go across. Theres a lot of finger pointing. Ukraine is sending their own aid column, so there are a lot of people in besieged towns waiting for aid and not receiving it. Sreenivasan any advancing on the diplomatic front . The diplomatic front was frozen for a very long time but now it appears to be coming back to life. The finnish president was in russia yesterday meeting vladimir putin. Today, he is in ukraine, meeting the ukrainian president. Tomorrow, the french, german, ukrainian, and Russian Foreign ministers will neat in berlin. There seems to be a concerted diplomatic push to find a resolution here. Now, it could be difficult to find that resolution. Ukraine has been pushed with its military operations as it seems sofeel it can push the rebels out. Sreenivasan james marson from the wall street journal join us live from moscow. Thanthank you very much sreenivasan in south korea today, during an outdoor mass attended by hundreds of thousands of people, pope francis beatified 124 koreans who had been killed during the 18th and 19th centuries for refusing to renounce christianity. Beatification is one of the steps toward sainthood. The pope also spoke about income inequality, saying alongside immense wealth, dire poverty is silently growing and the cry of the poor is seldom heeded. Mexico is protesting the deployment of u. S. National guardsmen along its border with texas. Late yesterday, the Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, no circumstance or change in Border Security exists that justifies this measure. Governor perry is planning to send one thousand guardsmen to help secure the border following a wave of illegal immigration into the United States from berlin today, word that germanys Intelligence Agency eavesdropped on calls made by american secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and john kerry. According to der spiegel, which broke the story, the tapping was accidental. The magazine said the calls were made on the same frequency as calls placed by a terror suspect. The u. S. Has been sharply criticized in germany for eavesdropping on chancellor Angela Merkel and other german officials. In china today, opening ceremonies at the youth olympics. The International Olympic committee has barred athletes from several west african nations from competing in combat sports and swimming events out of concern that they may have been exposed to the ebola virus. More than 1,000 people have died in the outbreak in west africa. The u. S. Department of agriculture has issued new regulations designed to restrict the number of puppies shipped into this country from overseas often from china and eastern europe. The new regulations, which go into effect in 90 days, will require that all puppies imported into the u. S. Be at least six months old, healthy and up to date on vaccinations. Animal welfare workers say that one quarter of the thousands of puppies shipped, die on the way here. A milestone of sorts about how americans are getting our information and being entertained at home. A report released yesterday says for the first time ever, Cable Companies have more internet subscribers than tv subscribers each at just under 50 million. Cable tv subscriptions are down because of competition from satellite tv providers and telephone companies. A team of College Students found thousands of artifacts from the mid1700s near lake george in upstate new york. The area was the scene of military activity for nearly a quarter century, starting with the french and indian war in 1755, through the american revolution. Among the objects found were uniform buttons and musket balls. Sreenivasan the first governor in texas to be indicted in a hundred years, those were the headlines late last night about governor rick perry and what a grand jury says was his abuse of power. To explain whats behind it all is Tony Plohetski from the Austin American statesman. Lets talk about the incident in question. What is it that rick perry allegedly did that was an abuse of his power . Reporter well, it all started more than a year ago in april, 2013. The sitting District Attorney here in Travis County, Rosemary Lindberg, was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Two months after that, while the legislature was finishing their session, governor rick perry was about to sign the states budget and during that time, he is accused of sending word to District AttorneyRosemary Lindberg resign or i am going to veto an item in the state budget to withhold 7. 2 million in funding to your office. Rosemary lindberg, the District Attorney, is a democrat. Rick perry is, of course, a republican. Sphwhrar so why is that an apuce of power . Is that not within his right as a governor to veto items from the budget . Reporter well, that is the key question here. The Governors Camp steadfastly says, listen, the governor was doing just that. He was exercising his line item veto authority. But what the prosecution and these grand jurors essentially have said, well, yes, governor, you may have been doing that, but you also attached a threat to it, so that changes the dynamic. Yes, you may have legally used your veto authority, but potentially you did something illegal by attaching a threat to that veto. Sreenivasan none of this happens in a political vacuum. There are republicans who say the Public Integrity unit that was underneath this prosecutor went after republicans far more aggressively than it did democrats. Reporter right. That is a decadeslong, you know, dispute between republicans and the democratic party. The d. A. s office here in Travis County operates the Public Integrity unit. The money that the governor vetoed was ear mark forward that unit. That unit is tasked with investigating state ethics violations among all state officials. Their jurisdiction is not just Travis County. And so for years republicans have alleged that the d. A. s office is going after republicans and their party. The d. A. s office here has been led by democrats for decades. Sreenivasan all right, so what happens next in the Legal Process for the governor . What does the Governors Office do about it . Well, some time during the next several days, governor rick perry is expected to come to the Travis County courthouse and turn himself in, just like any other indicted criminal defendant. He will be fingerprinted. He will have his mug shot taken, and then released on pond. He will have to, at some point, though, answer for these charges potentially in court. Sreenivasan all right, Tony Plohetski from the Austin American statesman thank you for joining us today. Reporter thanks for having me. Sreenivasan according to the National Endowment for the arts, the number of americans who visit an art gallery or museum has been declining steadily for many years now. Attendance is especially low among young people. Now, a few enterprising young art lovers have come up with some unconventional plans to reverse the decline. The newshours hannah yi reports. Reporter its friday and in a few hours Ethan Angelica and Jessye Herrell will host a small get together. Theyre going through their checklist to make sure everythings ready. There will be games and music, too. Their agenda tonight is to recruit a new generation of museum goers by helping them have fun once they get there. They say its important because of the declining Museum Attendance by young people. They havent historically been posited as the most hip spaces. Reporter Sandra Jackson dumont oversees Education Programs at the metropolitan museum of art. She says many millennials those between the ages of 18 and 33 dont go to museums because theyve never had the right introduction. There were moments in time where Arts Education was a part of basic education like it was just normalized behavior. And theres this new generation of folks then that represent in many ways a body of people that actually didnt have Arts Education in school. Reporter jacksondumont says museums are also competing with a variety of cultural activities like food fairs, street art and even online lectures. Nick gray is 32 years old and loves museums. He goes several times a week but knows hes in the minority. Maybe people had a bad experience when they were growing up at a museum. Maybe they were taken to museums as kids, and it was a snooze fest. It was super boring, or they were dragged there by their parents. And for one reason or another, the vast majority of people have checked out of museums. Reporter so how do you get millennials to check into museums, and get them to keep going back . Gray decided to hire young Museum Lovers like Jessye Herrell and Ethan Angelica, and he created a Company Called museum hack. With the permission from the met and the American Museum of natural history, his Company Gives small group tours. Their strategy is simple jazz up the traditional tour by doing something completely different. Some people in big museums still believe that the Museum Experience is meant for you to sit down in front of the object and let its majesty wash over you. And you will be baptized by the light of this awesome ar