News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza school with deadly strike amid stalled cease-fire talks

In our news wrap Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 80 people at a school in Gaza, a newly released recording of a 911 call during the Uvalde school shooting reveals the gunman’s uncle tried to intervene, the U.S. women’s soccer team won gold at the Paris Olympics, and longtime Google executive and former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died at age 56.
Stephanie Sy:
Good evening. I’m Stephanie Sy. John Yang is away. An Israeli air strike in Gaza hit a school today, killing at least 80 people. The strike happened during morning prayers, according to witnesses. Israeli defense forces say Hamas militants were operating out of the school. Hamas disputes the claim.
A newly released 911 call during the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School reveals a family member of the gunman tried to intervene in the shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers. Records released as part of a lawsuit against the city of Uvalde, Texas showed the shooter’s uncle asked a 911 dispatcher to speak with him in an attempt to deescalate the situation. The call came in about 10 minutes after the shooting stopped.
At the Paris Olympics today, the U.S. women’s soccer team beat Brazil the first Olympic title it has claimed since 2012. Mallory Swanson’s goal early in the second half put Team USA on top. It now has a record five Olympic gold medals in women’s soccer.
And on the track, Masai Russell added to the American Gold medal count with a photo finish in the women’s 100 meter hurdles. Team USA also picked up gold in both the women’s and men’s four by 400 meter relays. But a U.S. gymnast may be losing her medal. The International Gymnastics Federation said tonight that Romanian gymnast, Ana Barbosu, who came in third in the women’s floor exercise final last Saturday, not American Jordan Childs. Childs was awarded the Bronze after Team USA made a last minute scoring appeal that has now been nullified. It will be up to the Olympic Committee what happens with the medal.
And long-time Google executive and former YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki has died. She had lung cancer. She played a key role in the success of Google coming on as one of the first employees after renting her garage to Google’s founders for almost a decade, Wojcicki was the head of YouTube, which she had urged Google to acquire. Susan Wojcicki, also a wife and mother of five, was 56, years old.
Still to come on PBS News Weekend, the rise of explicit images online made public without consent, and the fight over book restrictions in Indiana schools and libraries.