News Wrap: Crews work to reunite remains of Air India crash victims with families

John Yang:

In tonight's other news, India, recovery teams are working to identify the remains of the victims of this week's Air India crash so they can be reunited with their families. The death toll stands at 270. 241 of them were on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and at least 29 were on the ground. Hundreds of victims, relatives have traveled to hospitals in Ahmedabad to provide DNA samples. Investigators say DNA identification takes at least 72 hours.

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire are blamed for the deaths of more than two dozen people in Gaza. Medics in central Gaza say at least half of the 35 people killed were shot as they approached a food distribution site run by the U.S. backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The United Nations says the foundation is not neutral and accuses it of weaponizing aid.

And parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory. For the first time ever, the National Weather Service issued the alert for Fairbanks, Alaska, for Sunday through Monday, when the temperature is forecast to hit 85 degrees. Many homes and businesses in the state don't have air conditioning.

The weather service has changed how it issues alerts to clearly communicate possible danger.

Still to come on PBS News Weekend nationwide demonstrations against Trump administration policies and the White House celebrates 250 years of the U.S. Army with a massive parade.