♪ judy: good evening i am judy woodruff on the newshour tonight. biden abroad. the president meets with the kingdom ahead of the critical d7 summit. -- g7 summit and discusses a plan to distribute vaccine to countries and needy. texas increasingly positions itself at odds with the biden administration critical issues. aids at 40. we consider the effect on virus on the com has affected, and what the future holds in the fight against the disease. >> there is about a 10 million person treatment gap right now for the number of people living with hiv and those on treatments.

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carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations in education democratic carnegie.org, and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: president biden kicked off his week of international diplomacy and with britain's prime minister boris johnson in southwest england. the first meeting between the leaders, just ahead of the beginning of the g7 summit mr. biden

also announced a significant step that he said would supercharge the global fight against covid-19. pres. biden: the united states will purchase billion doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine to donate to nearly 100 s that are in need in fight against this pandemic. this is a monumental commitment by the american peop said, we are a nation full of people who step up at times of need to help our fellow human beings both at home and abroad. but we step up. judy: traveling with the president is our yamiche hello to you, 500 million doses that is a lot, what more do we know about the president's plan to contribute this money to countries that are struggling to get people vaccinated? yamiche: president biden and the white house is presenting this pledge to donate to 500 million

covid vaccine doses to struggling n really a part of america's responsibi the world and also as being in america's interest to keep our own people safe. but it does come as the u.s. was facing pressure to do more to help other countries get vaccinated and as the was facing criticism in the way thattoday, the president spoke at length at about this donation of 500 million doses and what he sa is that america steps up when people isto look at peoplend see them struggling and doing more. he said it is our spots ability as americans to help asthma anddemic. he pointed out that almost 600,000 americans have already died from the virus, but he also said this is because america will benefit from this donation. he said the only way this pandemic is going to end is if people around the world are vaccinated. he pointed out that there are variants going on in the u.k. that were originally and other countries. one of the highest variants we

are seeing in the u.k. originated in is really president biden making that pitch. the other thing we should note is that european leaders o asking what else can the united states do, how much more can the united states do to help, so that comes amid that. you also heard european leaders including the prime minister of belgium saying the u.s., the way that we were prioritizing production that i upset the global supply chain so that is an accusation maded states to prioritize making sure americans had to vaccines and that they were produced mystically. judy: president biden was meeting with the british prime minister boris johnson. tell us more about that meeting and how each of these leaders used it to advance their ow yamiche: president biden and the british prime minister boris johnson both said they were really trying to underscore their value for democracy and they also talked at length about the special relationship between the u.s. and the u.k..

they atlantic charter. the first c by franklin d roosevelt and winstont outlined the u.s. and british goals with how to end world war ii. this revitalized version, the u.s. and u.k. are saying this is adding tking about cybersecurity, talking about climate, that one thing that the president did not bring up in his remarks with northern ireland. as a candidate president biden said that he wanted to make sure that whatever agreements came out of trade negotiations, that it did not upset the good friday agreement that brought an end to violence in northern ireland. the prime minister boris johnson said that the you and the u.s. are on the same place. judy: so many issues to follow. reporting on it allor the president's trip, thank you.

i spoke with the white house quarter nader earlier and the presiden historical announcement. jeff zients, thank you very much for joining us. five hundred -- 500 million doses is a lot. that is 250 million people, too doses a person. we know people are dying from i saw 10 thousand just yesterday. how soon is this going to get into the arms of the people who need it and w much of a dent is it going to make overall? jeff are right to focus on how does vaccine become vaccination, in other words how do you get needles and arms -- in arms, there are stron plans to make sure that theci become shots in arms as soon as possible so we can save lives. the 500 million doses today is in addition to the 80 million doses that the presiannounced a few weeks ago that we are sharing from our u.s. vaccines and we continue to share additionalsupply across the summer months. here. 7 countries and

democracies are also donating dose a u.s. led effort to vaccinate the world as soon as possible. judy: and i want to ask you. but in terms of thenumbers, 200 million doses this year, 300 million year -- are those numbers driven by the pfizer production capacity or by the u.s. budget, what the u.s. can afford? jeff: we want to doses as fast as possible. so the 200 million doses was a term that was very important to us to get his doses into this

safe vacne, importantlyvariants. just this week, we have been shipping jobnson & johnson vaccines and we will be the same with moderna from the 80 million that i described earlier of u.s. supply that the president committed to getting out the door by the end of and as i june. -- by the end of june. and as i said, we will continue to ship from our u.s. supply across the summer months. and this 500 million coming online in august will really make a big difference for the world. judy: the president has said, no strings attached, but we know now that china andussia have given a lot of vaccine to different many countries around the world. could this be seen as a kind of vaccine diplomacy? jeff: absolutely not. i think the president repeated it twice. no strings attached, no strings attached. this is being done for humanitarian reasons and to protect our own self-interest here at home.

judy: well, let me just pick up on on the question about what more the u.s. can do, because you hear from health, global health, public health advocates that it's all well and good to give the vaccine away. but what's needed is production ci can possibly stand it up. how much is the u.s. doing to help countries manufacture theirjeff: well, the quad partnership, which was announced a couple of months ago, which involves japan, and the united states, is about creating capacity for a billion doses. we'reoing supporting other parts of the world. so is not just about u.s. manufacturing. it is also about building these capabilities across the globe. and we'll continue those efforts as well as continuing to bring as many doses for word capacity from the u.s. supply of doses. judy: two other questions. one has to do with intellectual property laws. the united states has is saying, let's waive those and let other countries have some of the know-how for how to

make these vaccines, but not all of our allies in europe feel the same way. do you see that staying? go ahead. how can that be overcome? the president has made this position on this is a in a century pandemic, an extraordinary situation that costs millions of lives. and it needs an extraordinary response. and that's why he is in favor ofthe waiver. he has made that clear. and while that's being worked through, we're doing everything we can to encourage compacross the world. judy:t question. we know so much progress has been made here in the unitstates and yet only what 42% of americans right now are fully vaccinated. there's growing worry about this delta variant. is there clearly enough vaccine for all americans to have it? jeff: of adult americans 64% have received at least one shot and about 54% are ful

vaccinated. we supply for all americans to get vaccinated, and we waintain that supply's not vaccinated to get as possible. are protected. if you're not, then you are not protected, and you are also putting your loved ones, colleagues, friends at risk. so please get vaccin as possible. judy:idt biden's coronavirus onvery much, joining us from cornwall, england. jeff: thank you, jud ♪stephanie: i am stephanie sy at newshour west. u.s. h date on the johnson & johnson covid vaccine by six weeks. that lengthens the shelf life from three months to 4.5 months when stored at normal refrigeration levelse announcement comes after statofo8ficials wa that many h. the u.s. labor deptment to gave amicclaims fell for his -- for a sixth straig low but meanwhile consumer prices and may increase 5% over

the last year. ggest twelve-month month inflation spike since 2008. higher demand for g upled with supply bottlenecks drove that surge. is movent in washington on an infrastructure this evening a group of 10 senators announc tonigho be addressed around policy, but the senate group. this new plan would add roughly $579 billion dollars in new spending. president biden had proposed a gone only as high as $250 billion. a record low level the region grapples with extreme drought. levels of the man-madeke mead located in nevada and arizona o.n the colorado river are expected to continue falling until november. that will put more pressure onsupplies and electricutput at the lake's hoover dam.to burn across arizona today. two major fires have burned more

than 150,000 acres and areother major fires burning across new mexico and the data. in puerto rico, much of the island's population is without power. pl a th energy, which took over the transmission and distribution of power at the beginning of june has been struggling with outages that have affected mores even before the explosion. the island's weak electrical infrastructure was devastated by hurricane maria and 2017. the u.s. envoy to the united nations call today on the security council to publicly address the conflict in northern ethiopia. fighting between army and rebel fo since november. estimates 350,000 people are grappling with food shortages there, and most of the region's 5.5 million people could face famine if the fighting escalates. >> region that even prior to the conflict has been affected by shocks in recent years. we had the desert locusts this past year, hailstorms, some

pockets of the region that are already chronically affected by drought. it means that this is an area that is already a bit on the edg7x. ethiopian government has dshortages in said food is being delivered. aircraft in that went down in they due to bad weather. army run tv said the plane was on its way to lay the foundation for a new monastery. said shot and killedthree palestinians including two military intelligencraid in the occupied west bank. thousands of mourners joined funeral proceq?zsions for the palestinian officers in the towns of janine andlus. israeli mediaeported th two drug lord admitted today and d.c. federal court lping her husba ron her multimillion dollar dollar criminal empire. she pleaded guilty to three federal charges including drug trafficking as part of a plea deal. face life in prison. street, stocks of ation.

the nasdaq points and the s&p 500 added 19 to close at a new record high. t the effec on the communities it has disproportionately impacted. "in theghts lifts up latin voices in hollywooand schools nationwide reconsidered the presence of police among students. this is from w eta studios in washington andr cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. the past legislative session in texas focused on keyfrom restricting abortion to addressing transgender rights. the lone star state is now focused on a voting bill that would tighten election laws afte mate last month. in with our political reporter dan busch he is iau n busch endedslative session and as we have said, ty have loo conservative priorities. tting the most attention. dan: the big issue was voting rights, or republicans have

legislation that would do a number of things.imit drop boxes fhough by mail, and it would also allow partisan poll watcher is to monitor poll places around the state and in addition, it would restrict voting for some hours on the republicans argue that all of these measures are necessary electio in order to increase transparen reduce voter this is essentially voter suppression, so let's hear from one stat>> it is jim crow 2.0. i cannot say it any plainer tha that. it is voter suppression and that is targeting harrisare. i think because we broke a lot of records, i mean, tremendous largest voting turnout. d i think that is what has concerned people on the other of the aisle. dan: that was a demn houston.s note that this legislation has not yet

passed, but several lawmakers told me that they expect governor abbott, a republican to convene a where these measures wil tell us what more the legislature has been focused on and how does it fit in with the national p dan: the legislature got very busy the last couple of months here at the state capitol in austin and a bunch of the issues that came to the fore, one dñ rship and another had to do with abortion, the state passed a fetal heartbeat law, one of the most restrictive in the country which abortion -- it has made abortion illegal in the state of texas six weeks into presidency ♪ -- pregnancy, even in the case of rape and inset. texas joining a number of states where republican controlled everything they can to enact conservative agenda at a time where in washington, d.c.,

democrats are in charge trying to do the opposite to pass legislation in the congress tofoghts, but at the state level texas and other legislas around the countonservative items. judy:ñ so important for us to keep an eye on what in the state legislat moved. dan reporter for us from austin. think you. ♪♪ judy: four decades ago this past week of the hiv-aids epidemic were publicly noted. the centers for disease control published a weekly report then angeles were sick with an unusual pneumonia-like two had died. by the end of that year,ted 270 confirmed cases of “severe immunhe disease that later became known as aids, caused by the infection of hiv.

cases exploded around the world and it is estimated that about 35 million people have died from aids in the years since. william brangham looks at the progress made against this virus, and the major problems that remain. william: in the 1980's and early 90's, the aids epidemic was marked by twos kinds of images.

>> did not and.an african-american lead research andd on ending hiv in black communities. thank you for anniversary. i grew up in sa in new york in the 1990's. i have distinct memoriesf this epidemic so for people who do not remember, can you give us a snapshot of what it was like back the chris: it was terrifying, and tragic. i came out as gay a year before the mmwr was relsed. as soon as that happened --

>>hat that's right. pretty soon, scared worried for themselves, worried for all he iends. it was a mystery than i what was going on, and we saw it was a time of great deal of fear, but also frustration and anger. >> and to you, do eay memory of thiepids ic that you could share with us? >> i grew up in oakland just across the bay. i was 10 years old 40 years ago an white gay men onhis new disease but in my community, it was really a secret. die of aise days we died of pneumonia and cancer tuiet about it.id not see it as a black disease at tha and we certainly know how that has changed since then. chris collins as i mentioned so muc have drugs that treat as he -- treat hiv and prevent h of faltering going ris: right.

incredible in terms of the science has taken us and the mobilization that has been global to demand equity and scale of things that we are falling shor there is a 10 million person gapetween the number of people those we are seei world. now, also because of neglect all over the world people who are marginalized in their own societies like gay men and other workers, people who inject others you see an increasing share of infections groups, the marginalized groups. governments all over the world are criminalizing their behavior, societies make them outcasts, and that makes them them very tough to access services. we haveturn that around if we are going to begin to end the epidemic. chris uewilliam: we know that once hiv/aids dropped off the front

page, a lot of americans thought, ok, we are dwithut there not tried to figure out how to solve this in the u.s. canprevalent in america? rev. n sure. black ands is still very prevalent among black , and black trans women and cisgender black women. in the deep south, because that is where most black people in this country live, the hiv epidemic seems t problem like a does in sub-saharan africawilliam: with regard to particular populations, you often hear the term that they ar activists say it is not aboutrd to reach, we know what works and it is a fction of finding political will to do better. do you aassessment? chris: absolutely. it is not easy to bring we do know what to do, it is not rocket science. communities around the world have dramatically driven down hiv when they have gone to everybody

at risk, but what we hn the united states now, if you look at the map of hiv incidents it is policy failure and the impact of racism on our society. it does not have to be that way. line-up the states are some of the highest hiv who did not take the obamacare waiver and you will see the impact of systems to bescaled and the failure of that. we can turn this around, but it has to to take political cotment. rl bier, stigma, because that seems to be still such a big impediment to getting people to care and getting good care to people. stigma fait family stigma can prevent people from finding out what your status is. itno about access,

so if you feel stigmatized about going to get treatment o services, than the access does not really matter you will not uptick those services. william: theshown us how aywhere everybody. going forward with regard to the against hiv what do you think ought to be the next most important steps to take. chris: we need to make sure we are reaching everybody. one of the priorities that came out of the high level meeting at the united to say we really have to work with governments around the world and-s get rid of negative laws that criminalize people's behavior and that marginalized them in communities. doing thatng tailored services to those populations is going to be essential. we have to increase investment, this is another thing that the u.n. called for this week. we are under investing in hiv. we have been under investing for william: so question to you. do you think we have it in our power to emic? rev. newells: we absolutely have

it in our power. some of the lessons take frombmhe covid experience is that the messenger matters. if you are trying to reach folks that you are not used to reaching, you will not besful. we have to invest folks reaching black folks, the messenger matters when addressing medical mistrust. the history of that and the lived, present experience that folks have with medical racism, those are things that contributehose thin on. william: thank joining us on this anniversary good to talk to you. ♪ judy: movie theaters begin to lockbuster films delayed by the pandemic are now hitting the big screen. 1camong the first of the summer season "in the heights" which opens today and the gators and streams on hbo max. brown reports thismo cast front and center is set in

a specific neighborhood. washington heights but it has high ambitions of shaking up hollywood and the story is a part of oongoing arts and culture seriescanvas. >> washington heights. the streets were made of music. ♪ ♪ i am usnavi jonathan: -- >> budget about little dreams. ften overlooked in life and in hollywood. ♪ in washington heights >> the specificity of this story is what made me feel so seen and so validated. i knew i wanted to be a part of this. >> for once says 26-year-ol lesliecebr to dominican parents.grace

plays nina rosario whose father has sacrificed all to center to stanford. but thehe entire neighborhood's hopes and expectations on herul feeling that she and others in this nearly all latino cast un did you see people like yourself and as you are thinking and becoming a young actor, did you feel like there were roles forou? >> i didn' of us did not have the fortune, that i we all felt like nina at a certain pot, feeling responsib andt in a way that would make people seen and would make little boys and girls feel like, they look l in the heights the theater musical opened on broadway in 2000 wonward it was his first w before the smash hit "hamiltohe wrote it in part to create new roles for latino actors like himself. this time anthony ramos plays the lead character. miranda has a large part as a street vendor and large roland he teamed up with director

john hsuazy rich real washington heights into a grand stage. bodega apartment buildings and fire escapes, and hot summer days. ía place where people from different islands, nations, and backgrounds get together to build a new home. playg up whaleabuela claudia, encouraging the young residents term ember the she is a theater and film veteran who remembers the days of being maids and oth marginal characters. here in the role in the theater production, she is given a showstopping number. >> lin manuel miranda, took this invisihaer, this person that may be if walking see her, and you what of sayeed to go -- i am humbled to give her the por >> scene abuela claudia

show some hand embroered napkins her mother had made. this hit home. >> find j past albums of family so i don't forget where i according to our 2021 ucla hollywood diversity, while latinos make up population they account for fem roles. "in the heights" changes picture director of the school's chicano studies research center. >> what struck me is those you are hitlot of things that are just day-to-day l the nature of exchanges people dress. >> the food. >>d! and the wayeople interacting internally diverse within one of the most diverse cities inhe world. >> he cites past moments for our latinos onscreen. complicated example oft si story" where the great rit moreno aside, mo

latino characters are played by white actors. the ke by a steven and december promises to change tha bi you pick upense of doubt about it because over the long run of the years, it has not changed. this is a great good to be hopeful about it and to see this as somethingat can be the signachange, but a launching pad for further change. >> now is exactly the moment for n new >> this movie is a i don't know if it is the timing without finishing the pandemic, thank god andg for joy and light and music and positivity. ♪ can we raise our voice tonight can we make a little noise tonight? ♪ >> judy:nnot wait to watch that one. we will be back shortly with the story of a student who change wayl police, but first, take aoment to station, a chan

theof police ools has come under increasing scrutiny as country respond to calls for racial justice and reevaluating safety.

student getting district t fundingjulia escobar from the newshour reporting lab youth journalism has the story. >> after george floyd's murder, the call to getic schools grew much louder. >> reason why we need school police officers in our schools. they don't help us. >> a senior at a growth academic leadership acamy in losqhave succeeded in getting millions of dollars divert police and the nation's second-largest school district. >> a lot of people under minded us as students saying,ts can make this happen. >> they did. students and community activists successfully pushed the to law enforcement. that is about of what they had beenpending on the police force. >> black students have been crimiz what else do you need. >> of pepper spray was banned and officers used it to be stationed at every high schoolool, but now they will no longer be present on be allowed to

ems. to use the divested money to specifically support black students and the funds will go to t district is hiring more counselors and staff to provide social emotional support. we are a school district that is 89% of color.i am a straight white man i do hour students9 understanding how my decisions were aff lives. i don' around a schoo and people may see like a, that is a good thing, that means there is no crime or drugs what what that means her black students is more trauma. more fear. they are scared when they are on campus. >> the dean of usc's >> be safe, no one learn in an environment or chaotic environment. need safetyng the question is what produces >> another student activists believes thaan that students are safe. >> what safety is is being able

to be who you are without that someone who does not understa threaten y. >> but the sergebelieves -- sees his job differently. when he came t u.s. and attended los angeles schools said the police officer at his high school inspired him to stay on track and he wanted to do the +same for oth i to mentor graduation and that is what i live with. one criticism o school police is when you have a a na you say to people who argue that people are just thes th a teacher, you should have the ability to de-escalate the fights, don't call the pole until someone gets hurt. >> he did not lose his job and the decision t to law enforcement. >> done for something that happened in minnesota, and it did not happen here it did not matter whether you were a did not matter if your municipality whatever it was th in the uniform got demonized. >> justyce officerou

increase kids will be arrested for things that thehould've n according to students are 3.5 times more likely to be arrested with police officers on campus versus those without. i am not against having law-enforcement around if their job is to keep you safe, but when you see law enforcement doing the work of school administrators, it is inap similar discussions are happening around the country. d be a celebration for things that could come in other $25 million will now be supporting programs desigdents feel safer in sc the changes happening here i am amazed this happened and i never doubted us, knowing that this actually eal, it is just an amazing feeling. >> forhe pbs newshour student& reporting labs, i am julia escobar. ju important story worth in

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