Tonight on PBS Newsweekend, a new kind of morning afterpill now being used to prevent sexually

transmitted infections.

Then the complicated life of French actress Maria Schneider, whose role in the notorious

film Last Tango in Paris brought her fame but also hotter to her life.

And graduating seniors give their brief spectacular take on the future.

I think that we have the opportunity to change the world and make a really beautiful place,

but also, if we don't act now, I think we're not going to live very much longer.

Good evening, I'm John Yang.

Meteorologists say July has been the world's hottest on record, but they also say some

relief is on the way for many Americans.

More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts today, in parts of the Midwest,

Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast, the combination of heat and humidity is making temperatures

feel between 100 and 110.

In Phoenix, the high temperature has been above 110 for record 30 straight days, but there's

a possibility that rain this weekend will end that streak.

On the east coast, a cold front pushing south this weekend is forecast to cool things

off next week, but the south will continue to bake.

Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance last night since three

new felony charges were added to his classified documents case.

At a Republican dinner in Iowa, Trump said that charges against him and the investigations

that could lead to more charges are politically motivated.

Other Republican candidates also spoke at the dinner, but avoided even mentioning the

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