Good evening, I'm John Yang.

Despite international criticism, Israel is pressing ahead with its assault on Rafa.

Medical personnel in Gaza said today that new Israeli attacks killed more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza.

In Gaza City, a school being used as a shelter for displaced people was hit.

Children were among the dead.

At the same time, increased diplomatic activity is raising the prospect of restarting stalled

talks aimed at a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

A Russian strike on a residential area of Harkiv damaged a shopping center and killed at least two people.

Russia and Ukraine are battling for control of territory along the border.

Ukraine says it's taken back villages north of Arkey that Russia had captured in recent weeks.

Russia claims it still controls at least one of those villages.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has resumed his duties after undergoing a non-surgical procedure for a bladder-related issue last night.

During the two and a half hour treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center, he transferred his powers to the Deputy Secretary.

On Monday, Austin's expected to take part in Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National

Cemetery as scheduled.

And the TSA says it screened nearly 3 million passengers at airports on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

That's the most ever on a single day.

The AAA estimates that nearly 44 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday, 38 million of them by car.

Still to come on PBS News weekend, exhausted troops fight to fend off Russian

forces in eastern Ukraine and the story of Aname Wong one of the first Asian

American actresses in Hollywood. This is PBS News Weekend from WETA Studios in Washington, home of the PBS News

News Hour, weeknights on PBS.

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