News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha

John Yang:

Good evening. I'm John Yang. Tonight, a massive Pacific tropical cyclone is barreling toward Myanmar and Bangladesh with winds as strong as a category three hurricane. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains and landslides.

Aid workers walked along the coast and used loudspeakers to urge residents of refugee camps to seek shelter. The storm threatens the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, home to nearly 1 million Rohingya, with only flimsy makeshift shelters for shelter.

The United Nations, the World Food Program, and the World Health Organization all have sent resources ahead of the storm.

Tonight, Egypt says it has brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in hopes of ending five straight days of violence. Earlier, Israeli jets pummeled targets in Gaza leveling buildings. Palestinians fired a barrage of rockets into Israel. In the occupied West Bank, three Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents today. At least 33 Palestinians and two Israelis have died since Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Rome today. Italian officials are pledging continued military aid despite some members of Italy's coalition government supporting Russia. The centerpiece of the visit was an audience with Pope Francis, who has tried to play peacemaker in a way some Ukrainian officials describe as counterproductive.

Zelenskyy's next stop is expected to Berlin. Today, Germany pledged its biggest military aid package of the war more than $3 billion worth of weapons, including tanks and antiaircraft systems.

North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a ban on nearly all abortions in the state after 12 weeks. He signed the veto message at a rally at the state capitol. Republicans hold veto proof majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and are likely to try to override the veto soon.

And last night, WNBA star Brittany Griner played in her first game since she was released from a Russian prison. She played 17 minutes for the Phoenix Mercury in the preseason contest, scored 10 points and had three rebounds. She missed the entire 2022 season while she was in Russian detention.

After the game, Griner told reporters that hearing the pregame Star Spangled Banner definitely hit different.

Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," a decline in Florida's citrus harvest threatens the grower's way of life, and a new documentary captures the spirit and fortitude of Ukrainians fighting for their country.