WEBVTT 00:01.166 --> 00:03.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% AMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other headlines: 00:03.100 --> 00:05.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The people of Michigan took their turn weighing in on this year's presidential 00:05.866 --> 00:10.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% field. They cast ballots in the last primaries before the Super Tuesday contests next week. 00:13.166 --> 00:17.000 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% President Biden and former President Trump were expected to win again. Still, the president faced 00:19.200 --> 00:22.300 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% a protest vote over the war in Gaza, and Mr. Trump faced questions about broadening his base. 00:24.066 --> 00:28.033 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% Israel and Hamas cast doubt today on President Biden's suggestion that a 00:28.033 --> 00:33.033 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Gaza cease-fire deal could be reached by Monday. Israeli officials said the remarks 00:34.800 --> 00:38.166 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% came as a surprise. Hamas insisted it has not backed off its demands. 00:38.166 --> 00:40.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% But, at the White House, 00:40.033 --> 00:43.766 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% national security spokesman John Kirby defended the president's statement. 00:43.766 --> 00:45.733 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% JOHN KIRBY, NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications: He certainly shared with 00:45.733 --> 00:49.800 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% you his optimism that we can get there in hopefully a short order. But he also 00:51.500 --> 00:55.366 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% said it's not all done yet. And you don't have a deal until you have a 00:55.366 --> 00:59.666 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% deal. We don't have one right now. But we believe that we are getting closer. 00:59.666 --> 01:04.433 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% And while we don't want to sound too sanguine or Pollyannish about it, 01:04.433 --> 01:07.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we do think that there's been some serious negotiations. 01:07.300 --> 01:10.633 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% AMNA NAWAZ: Meanwhile, more food, medical supplies and other relief 01:10.633 --> 01:15.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% were airdropped into Gaza. The packages floated down to the Mediterranean shore 01:15.633 --> 01:19.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% as crowds of Palestinians ran along the beach to grab them. 01:19.900 --> 01:23.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Communities across Israel held local elections today, 01:23.400 --> 01:28.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% despite the ongoing war. Voters chose mayors and city council members in most places. But 01:30.433 --> 01:34.300 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% evacuated towns near Gaza and Lebanon had to postpone their elections until November. 01:36.066 --> 01:40.300 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% In Ukraine, the military has retreated from more territory in the east after 01:40.300 --> 01:45.266 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% intense battles overnight. Government troops withdrew from two villages outside of Avdiivka, 01:47.066 --> 01:50.466 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% a larger city captured by Russian forces earlier this month. The Russians 01:50.466 --> 01:55.433 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% have stepped up their push as Ukraine runs short of weapons and ammunition. 01:57.366 --> 02:01.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% A veteran human rights activist in Russia was sentenced today to 2.5 years in prison 02:02.900 --> 02:06.600 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% for criticizing the war in Ukraine. Oleg Orlov co-chaired the Nobel Peace 02:08.366 --> 02:11.400 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% Prize-winning group Memorial. In his closing statement, he said he did not 02:11.400 --> 02:16.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% regret speaking out against the Kremlin and he denounced the war again before being led away. 02:19.033 --> 02:21.100 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% OLEG ORLOV, Russian Human Rights Activist (through translator): We live in the 21st 02:21.100 --> 02:25.033 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% century. Those guys are going backwards to 20th, 17th and even 16th. Unfortunately, 02:25.033 --> 02:28.366 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% they are dragging our country with them, but we will win anyway. 02:28.366 --> 02:33.366 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% AMNA NAWAZ: Orlov's sentence is the latest in Russia's efforts to quash dissent over the war. 02:35.366 --> 02:38.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Back in this country, a federal jury in New York convicted two men of murdering hip-hop 02:38.700 --> 02:43.700 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% deejay Jam Master Jay 22 years ago. Born Jason Mizell, Jay helped propel the group Run-D.M.C. 02:46.266 --> 02:51.266 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% to stardom and into the pop music mainstream in the 1980s. He was shot and killed in his 02:53.166 --> 02:56.600 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% music studio in 2002. Prosecutor said the motive was a drug deal gone bad. 02:58.300 --> 03:02.266 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% San Francisco's Board of Supervisors apologized today to Black residents 03:02.266 --> 03:06.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% and their descendants for racist laws and policies over the years. It was 03:06.700 --> 03:11.066 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% seen as a first step in the process of considering financial reparations. 03:11.066 --> 03:16.066 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% San Francisco joins Boston in apologizing for its past treatment of Black citizens. 03:18.100 --> 03:21.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And on Wall Street, stocks mostly searched for direction. The Dow Jones industrial average 03:23.533 --> 03:26.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% lost 96 points to close at 38972. The Nasdaq rose 59 points and the S&P 500 added eight. 03:30.233 --> 03:35.233 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% Still to come on the "NewsHour": an IDF soldier's video diaries offer a unique 03:37.300 --> 03:41.466 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% perspective on Israel's war in Gaza; skepticism grows over tech billionaires' plans to ease the 03:43.433 --> 03:48.266 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Bay Area's housing crunch by building a new city; the story of an African American 03:50.266 --> 03:53.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% woman who helped take down one of America's most notorious mob bosses; plus much more.