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amna: those 19 including president donald trump pleaded not guilty. but the fulton county district attorney has not brought charges against the 21 others named in this report including three u.s. senators and a former senator white house official. here to unpack the unsealed report and what it may reveal about the case is chris timmons, a former county prosecute or and law profess or at georgia state university. chris, thanks for joining us. before we get into this special grand jury report, i want to ask you about some news we just received. a judge has ruled against the former white house chief of staff mark meadows' request to move his case from georgia to a federal court. tell us your reaction to that. is that what we expected? >> that's exactly what i expected, amna. i think we when you look at the case, what's important there is whether mr. meadows was acting under color of his office, in

other words, was he acting as the chief of staff as the president of the united states or as par of the campaign? and whathe judge found is that he was acting as a part of the campaign not as the chief of staff to the president accordingly it would not be proper to remove the case. amna: that let the indictment of 18 hours including former president trump. want to ask you about this special grand jury and the report that was released today. explaining who that special grand jury is. how do they fit into the process? >> sure, there are two types of grand juries in georgia. one is called special purpose grand jury and the other one is a regular grand jury. a special purpose grand jury can be empanelled when they decide there's an investigation that needs to happen that's going to last long ethan the term of court in fulton county that's more than two months. here knowing that it's going to be a wide ranging investigation, mass fifth scopethey realized

that the investigation wasn't going to be able to happen in the two months a lotted to the grand jury. so that they constitute add special grand jury that operated for a year. they don't have the power to indict like a regular grand jury they only have the power to issue a report. they did that when they concluded that report was put under seal. and that seal was broken today by the report being issued by or released by judge mcbernie. amna: despite the fact that grand jury recommended indictments to some familiar names including senator lindsey graham, david purdue and kelly leffler, michael flynn, former trump advice or, boris epstein. why might they charge someone even though the grand jury recommends they do? >> there are a couple of reasons with regard to some of the individual individuals listed in the special purpose grand jury is they flipped them. as a part of being flipped they

were offered immunity. i think some of it is, you've got a wide ranging indictment. it's about 98 pages long. it's not uncommon when you have a national zoom narrow it. i did a cocaine rico conspiracy here in georgia. we started off with 45 defendants. we whittled it down to 19 as well just to make it easier on us. so the defendants that were left out of the indictment may be charged in different indictments but just for ease of moving forward and if you have deals cut they're not going to appear within it. if it's a rico indictment -- you've got to prove that every person who is in the rico indictment is a part of the conspiracy if you have defendant that is don't neatly fit within the conspiracy, you're going leave them out. i suspect that's what's going happen to some of the potential defendants here. amna: could that be called to testify of the folks who were

garage >> absolutely. they could be called by the state and by the defense. so i suspect particularly with regard to senator lindsey graham , i would anticipate that the defense will call them. we'll see. there are some logistical issues with regard to subpoenaing him. i wouldn't expect the state to call him if they did not suggest that he was part of a criminal conspiracy. and there were other individuals if they cut deals with the state, you should expect to see testimony from them as this case moves forward towards trial. that's former county prosecute or and former law profess or at georgia university. thank you so much. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy. leer the latest headlines in

hawaii, the number of people missing from the maui fires dropped to 66 today. that significantly lower than last week's count when authorities said 385 people were unaccounted for. the confirmed death toll from the tragedy remains at 115. the summer's latest heat wave spread across new england today. boston declare add heat emergency and open cooling centers. some schools in massachusetts, connecticut and new hampshire closed our sent students home early. they also cut back on after school activities. earlier this beak, the heat wave disrupted schools from michigan to virginia. floodwaters began receding in parts of central greece after three days of record downpours. dozens of villages have been inundated with 10 people killed and 2500 rescued so far. even today, there were new evacuations and flood victims faced a new reality.

[speaking foreign language] >> tragic disaster, misery, pain, sparrow, such a tragedy. we'll suffer for a very long time. the damage to our homes is irreparable. it was lost within two hours. it's completely destroyed. stephanie: meantime, record rain in hong kong caused by a typhoon is blamed for two deaths with hundreds of people forced to flee. a arter of the city's average annual rainfall fell in a single hour triggering severe flooding and landslides. a powerful earthquake struck morocco. local officials saying that dozens have been killed. the preliminary magnitude was 6.8. there are reports of damaged buildings in merakash. it's the strength earthquake they have experienced in years.

four sill civilians were killed in russia. they badly attacked 10 building in president zelensky's hometown. more than 70 were wounded. also today, voters in russian occupied regions of ukraine began voting in local elections. they're meant to strengthen moscow's grip on areas they illegally annexed. record number of migrant children are headed for the u.s. unicef says the numbers have doubled this year it says many are under 11 years old and often traveling alone from asia and africa. >> unicef is concerned because during the first eight months of this year over 60,000 children have crossed the jungle between colombia and panama. this is the highest number of migrant children crossing the

jungle ever recorded. >> unicef attributes the spike to right violence, climate change and increasing poverty in their home countries. spanish prosecutors accused louis robiales of sexual cohersion. they said he kissed jenni without her consent after the national team won the world cup. the incent has sparked protest. and rubiales has been suspended. he could get up to four years in prison if he's convicted. nancy pelosi announced she will seek re-election in 2024 in san francisco in a social media post, the 83 year-old democrat wrote, now, more than ever, our city needs us to advance san francisco values and further our recovery. pelosi stepped down as speaker last year. the i.r.s. is gearing up to go after 1600 millionaires who owe hundreds of millions of dollars in backtaxes.

they are targeting people who owe that's $250,000. the push follows a mass hiring effort with new funding from the biden administration. still to come, on "the newshour" mexico becoming -- becomes the latest country to loosen restrictions on abortion. nursing homes push back on new federal staffing requirement and david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the weekend's political headlines. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> the mayor of new york is warning that the city could be destroyed if it doesn't get more help to cope with an influx of migrants. city officials describe a humanitarian crisis straining resources filling up shelters and putting pressure on new york city schools. >> among the over100,000 asylum

seekers in new york city are thousands of children going back to school this week. >> are y'all excited to be back in school? >> it's the largest public school system in the country now educating some 21,000 students living in temporary housing, a number that reflects the increase in migrant families arriving in the city. >> we are welcoming all of these new migrant students into our schools with open arms. >> open but strained arms. >> this issue will destroy new york city, destroy new york city. >> mayor eric adams has promised a humane response while stressing resources are overwhelmed. >> the real issue that we are seeing is not a resource issue. it is actually making sure that we're spending resources appropriately. >> morad is the executive director of the new york immigration coalition which has worked to help incoming migrant families prepare for the school year. >> one thing that we have been

fighting for for a number of years has been insuring that we expand programs for english language learners as well as expanding english language learner transfer schools in new york city. it's a huge need. it continues to be a huge need. >> housing migrant families is also an issue. >> every night we have to be creative to find places to allow people to stay. >> city has opened 206 emergency hotels, parks and building. but still migrants have lined the streets await ago bed one the city government is required to provide to anyone in need under the city's long standing right to shelter mandate. the influx could cost the city more than $12 billion over three years. >> this crisis originated with the federal government and it must be resolved through the federal government. >> new york governor, kathy hokele pushed for more money and

expanded pathways for migrants to legally work when they arrive. but they likely need congressional approval leaving an ever growing number of migrants waiting. mr. mayor, welcome back to "the newshour." >> thank you very much. good to be here. >> let's stewart the focus on new york city public schools as class rooms work to accommodate the thousands of newly arrived migrant children many who speak loyalty to no english. first is of all, how did the first couple of days go? and beyond that, how is the city aiming to meet the immense need of school aged migrant children in particular? >> well, it wept well, extremely well. it's always exciting the beginning of the school year watching the optimism. some crying faces leaving mommy for the first time. but it was extremely, extremely smooth, transition end in summer. when you talk about 20,000

unsheltered children, a large number of them are migrant asylum seekers. we had 18,000 last year. we need be clear on that. and we absorb those 18,000 and we'll continue to do what's right. it is exciting to see a child enter the school system not speaking english at all but leaving at the end of the year able to communicate in english, learning -- new ways of learning and interacting and embracing new friends. we're going do continue to do our jobs to educate our scholars and young people. >> does the city have the capacity and resources to do what you say you want to do which is to help those young people? >> pee knead more oh. we've been extremely clear on this. new york city has been carrying this burden for the most part on its own. we are commending governor in the billion dollar she got in the last budget that we have to spend down on. but when you look at what is costing the city and not only dollars and cents but also in man and women power, it is an

awesome responsibility. we were created this year to allow those teachers who are spanish speakers or dual language to be able to lead their current assignment and not lose their tenure. this was a technical issue that we were able to cover woman can the state's help. we're going always need more to address this major issue that we're facing here in new york city. >> let's talk about some of the short-term solutions because new york is trying town wind the right to shelter mandate in court siting the strain that the influx of migrants have put. both you want the federal government to expedite work permits so migrants can support themselves and not be dependent on the city for service. what more can the white house do to help you deal with the pressure and the strain on public resources? >> one thing we need to be extremely clear, this is unfair

to migrants. it's unfair to new york city residents. it is unfair to this entire country when you're looking at what's happening in big cities across america. chicago just acknowledging their moving their migrants out of police precincts and into tents. the same los angeles, el paso, brownsville. this is just wrong. and what we believe the federal government can do is just simply one, have a real decompression strategy all over the entire country. so cities are not absorbing this issue and particularly in those areas where you're having these major concerns they should be a state of emergency that the federal government is calling to make sure that we are getting the support to these cities right away. and this is within the control of their government. and then we need to expedite this labor-intensive process of allowing people to have the right to work. and i believe we need to extend

the t.p.s. status give them the right to work so they can provide for their own care. migrants asking to be able to work like every other american that came to this country. that's the american dream. and if we don't do that, we are harming not only the migrants. we're creating the market of employees and workers that is extremely harmful to this city and country. >> you're facing some criticism for saying that the migrant crisis will "destroy new york city." there are democrat who is accuse you of sounding like a republican. there are immigration advocates who say those comments many, many ways villainize migrants. what did you mean with those remarks? and also by saying that the city we knew, we're about to lose? >> well, let's be clear. i did not say migrants would destroy the city. this crisis is going to harm migrants and it is going to harm long-term new yorkers.

we're all in this together. and many of those who are criticizing, they didn't spend nights in a migrant humanitarian relief center. they've not been down at the hotels. they have not communicated with family member who is have lost loved ones. i see on the ground what is happening. this is going to be a $12 billion price tag for three years. this is going to have a major impact on migrants, the delivery of services to them, the delivery of services of two long-time new yorkers who are already struggling. we already had a homeless population. we had low income new yorkers who were struggling to feed themselves and stay in their homes. we are going to transform this city if this is not under control with a price tag of $12 billion. we're going to have a fiscal cliff of federal dollars running out and dealing with the financial challenges we're already facing. if we don't get this right, it is going to destroy this city and harm them. i can not sugarcoat this to the

new york city public. they need to know what we are facing right now. >> let me ask you this because there are leaders who say that if this migrant influx is a national crisis, why shouldn't new york, why shouldn't los angeles, and chicago have to help should they are burden? why should it all be the responsibility of texas alone? >> and they're right. and i join them. that's why i went down to el paso. i communicated with the mayor of brownsville. i have communicated with the mayor of houston. they are 100% correct. i shared that with them. and that is why those -- those republicans that have blocked immigration reform for years, have gotten in the way of real immigration reform. we came close at one time of yes, this is a problem that the national government must resolve. i say this over and over again. no city should be carrying the weight of a national problem. so i agree with him 100% that no city should be going through

this. and when you look at the numbers that are coming here to new york city over 110,000 entered our system. we're getting 10,000 a month. that's not sustainable. and it's unfire those who came here to pursue -- and it's unfair to those who came here to pursue the american dream. >> mayor adams, thank you. >> thank you, take care. ♪ >> facing persistently weak poll numbers at home. president yo biden set off to the g-20 in new delhi. the leaders come together at a time of political division jinping and vladimir putin are skipping this year's conference.

biden is meant to position the u.s. as a more reliable partner to the global south. laura good to see you. we know president biden has already met with the indian prime minister. what are we hearing about what came of that meeting. laura: coming out of that first meeting, white house officials are hoping that a potential deal could be struck on a railway infrastructure that could be between the united states, saudi arabia and the arab emirates. it would link the gulf and arab countries as well as linking them to india via sea ports. and one white house officials described it as an earth-shaking corridor. but those talks are still developing. they haven't come to a deal just quite yet. beyond that on the prospect of real big developments out of this summit are slim. because of the fact that india

does not want to alienate russia or china, they are skeptical that there's going to be any type of supportive joint statement behind ukraine that comes out of this summit. and critics are warning the administration that as biden tries to improve their relationship with india, reminding him that india is a human rights abuser and their democracy is backsliding. >> india remains neutral when it comes to the war in ukraine. china on the economic and the security front, what is the white house saying that the chinese president is not at this summit? >> they're disappointed. but one of the big goals for the president is to bolster the ability for alternative lending to developing middle income countries. it specifically trying to improve institutions like the world bank and the international monetary fund and their ability

to provide lending to these different countries. again, though, the ability for biden to leverage a u.s. commitment and getting other western allies to do the same. again, their skeptical that much is going to materialize this summer. >> he goes to vietnam this sunday. why street vietnam and why now? >> i spoke to national security council john kirby said that the president is excited about this trip especially at a time where the country's two militaries are getting to know each other. they want to take this relationship to the next level. but again, the white house is trying to say this isn't about china. this visit is very much about china on the -- trying to improve relationships with someone in china's backyard. >> we mentioned at the top of this discussion, back home of course two tough pro-s if the biden re-election effort. does that raise the stakes for this trip abroad for president biden? >> you're right.

those polls not only showed low job approval ratings but also voters were concerned about biden's age. so the white house will actually -- i should say biden's campaign put out an ad actually the same day that the president left for this trip, and the ad was focused on him traveling to ukraine, traveling to a war zone which he did earlier this year. and in it they were trying to show that these trips aren't easy. that he has the stamina to continue this job, that he is trying to be presidential and bolster relationships with key allies on the world stage and defend democracy. it was no accident that that ad was released on the exact same day that the president left again for another foreign trip. >> our white house correspondent cover ago key summit for president biden. laura, good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. ♪

>> in a sweeping decision this week, mexico's supreme court broadened abortion rights in that country as allie rogan reported it's part of a trend across latin america. >> for mexico's abortion activist as historic victory. the country's supreme court struck down a federal law criminalizing abortion. >> mexico has deeply root traditional ideals having illegal context that supports or decisions represents a big change. >> the new ruling require that is abortion be removed from the federal penal code and that they offer abortions to anyone who wants one. >> the mexican supreme court ruled that punishing abortion was unconstitutional but it only applied to the northern state of coahuila. the new decision applyies

nationwide. [speaking in spanish] >> a decision regarding theer federal penal code is setting an anor norah o'donnell -- enormous pathway. >> but it has required am of legal him where it became known as the green wave. >> a million activists wearing green scarfs took to the street to demand abortion be legal. it was a movement with dekids that the making. it took hold of argentina in the 1980's but it wasn't until 2020 that that country legalized the procedure up to the 14th week of pregnant sit other countries followed suit including colombia and ecuador where women can seeker seek an abortion in case of rape. >> latin america has had one of the most restrictive abortion policies.

but the legal zation stands in contrast to the united states. for the supreme court overturn of roe v. wadeened a right that was yup held for decades. but back in mexico some still continue to resist the changes. [speaking in spanish] >> we're not going to stop until mexico guarantees the right to life from the moment of con s. >> for the pbs newshour, i'm allie rogan. >> for more on mexico's landmark ruling we turn to maria antoinieta aralde advocating for women and abortion rights. >> thanks for the invitation. >> latin america is in the midst oh after green wave as countries like mexico, colombia, argentina have knocked down major abortion restrictions in recent years. what's behind the move to liable lies abortion access because abortion has been fairly strict across latin america which is predominantly a catholic region? >> is a predominant catholic

region. the feminism movement has been part of the agenda, of this movement for a very long time. the region has been moving to acknowledging that beyond the personal religion just beliefs of the people like we need law that is serves everyone, and putting women in jail for having an abortion but the solution is for women to not continue a pregnancy that cannot continue. there's a cultural shift like more progressive governments. they're most of all, a very strong civil society movement behind these. >> do you see mexico become ago sanctuary for american women who are seeking abortion services? >> mexico is a sanctuary for american women. i think more and more -- like in the past, mex co-can women used

to go to the u.s. looking for safe abortion services but since s.b.a. in texas and with the decision of the supreme court, we are seeing more and more -- in really large numbers, american women coming to mexico or seeking for help, networks to support other women to have abortions at home. with this decision of the court that safety net that makes women feel safe when they come to mexico to look for an abortion is growing even bigger. >> there are now abortion right advocates who are looking south to parts of latin america and the caribbean for guidance on how to win back reproductive rights after the u.s. supreme court overturned roe. what lessons might they learn? >> the u.s. muyment used to be very isolated. the green wave is in all latin america. but we learned from poland and

other countries that the u.s. used to be very isolated think thinking like the roe v. wade division was it. i think the second lesson is that in the u.s. like the movement used to be in a way very branded by some of the organizations, the big organization that is have done an amazing work, but in a way, the -- the abortion agenda was kind of like the same that some of those organizations. and i think that one of the lessons learned is the importance of a vibrant movement that is very organic. that's the lesson of the green wave when young people -- maybe they're not in favor of one or the other party but they're in favor of the agenda. having a more organic, less branded movement and less controlled movement, it may be another one. the third one is very relevant in the u.s., the access to abortion is it's very link with the idea that it has to be in a

clinic. and abortion could be very safely managed at home by the woman. so those are three of the lesson that is i think that we are sharing right now with the -- with the american movement. >> so when you refer to home management, you refer to abortion medication. >> yes, medication abortion using two pills, well, two medications that are completely safe according to the who guidelinelines. >> and there are anti-abortions to restore some of the restrictions as we talk about the boarder effort to ease restrictions across latin america. maria, thank you so much for your insight and for your time. >> thank you very much for the space. ♪ >> the bind administration has proposed new staffing standards

to improve care for the 1.3 million americans living in nursing homes. while it is the biggest change in regulations in three decades, many patient advocates say it still falls short of what's needed. stephanie: the covid pandemic spotted how low pay in nursing homes led to many tragic outcomes with a disproportionate number of nursing home residents and workers dying. the new proposed rule calls for more nursing care, the equivalent of about three hours of care per day, per resident with 33 minutes of that care being delivered bay registered nurse, the rest by nurses' aids. currently 3/4 of nursing homes do not have enough staff to meet these minimums. david is a healthcare policy expert and a profess or at harvard medical school. he joins me now. david, us the for being on the

newshour again there are currently from what i understand, no enforce enforceable standards for nursing home staffing. is it widely agreed that it was needed. and do you think it's enough to address the problem? >> so i think it's absolutely needed. we've been talking about this as as far back as the 1986 institute of medicine report. this has been a long time coming. we've had a number of u.s. nursing homes that are under staff. too much turnover. low safety, poor quality. is it enough to the second part of your question? i don't think so. you said the number is there. three hours per resident per day. these individuals are medically complex. they have a lot of functional limitations, a lot of needs. so three hours is a great start. the administration deserves a ton of credit for putting this rule forward. it's probably the biggest reform in nursing homes in decades. but we still have a ways to go. >> but the reality is, as you know the nursing home industry is already having a hard time attracting and retaining staff

as it is without the standard. so even with this rule, can it be implemented? >> timing is everything. and we're in the middle of a staffing shortage. so this is a terrible time to implement a staffing standard in u.s. nursing homes. that said it's never been more needed than it is today. so that's really the balancing act that the administration is facing. i think the administration built in a lot of measures within this policy to help nursing homes that are suffering from staffing shortages in their local markets. they've given any facility that can want find staff and they meet a series of criteria. they've been given an an exemption. they've been given a long implementation period. three to five years. and then finally, the administration has put $75 million into this growing -- the next generation of nursing home care gives.

so is that enough? no. we need to figure out ways to -- to grow this workforce. but i think these measures are a way to sort of help nursing homes that are really facing an unprecedented workforce shortage. >> part of the problem, biden administration officials have opponented to are private equity firms buyouts of private nurse homes. they say that's contributing to the staffing shortages because they -- those firms put profit over patient care. have you seen evidence of that? is that a big factor here? >> i think that's a big part of this story. ownership, we don't have a lot of those mom and pop nursing homes that we had 20, 30 years ago. these are corporations. they're often very complex corporations with many layers. and it's hard for policy-makers to follow the dollars. and so many of those dollars don't end up in direct resident care. they don't end up in the pockets

of statement they end up in other parts so the organization can can do related party transactions. so party equity, real estate investment trust and lots of other ownership structures have immerged in this industry and really i think helped push along the kinds of reforms that we're not thinking about like a minimum staffing standard. where i think 20, 30 years ago, we were talk about this policy but it wasn't as needed as sit today because we didn't have the same set of owners that we do today. >> and should the government be pony up more degree ponying up more staff? >> there are some nursing homes that haven't put enough dollars back in the direct resident care. this policy will help discipline those nursing homes.

they can no longer stipend off dollars from direct resident care those private equity groups. they'll have to put them back into direct resident care. other nursing homes really struggled. it's not just a start with staffing. i hope it's a start towards a more comprehensive set of reforms. >> we will see. david groboswski. thank you for sharing your insight with "the newshour." >> thank you, stephanie. ♪ >> it's ban busy week in politics in washington and across the country. to delve deeper, we turn now to the analysis of brooks and capehart. that's david brooks and jonathan capehart associate editor for "the washington post." >> it's great to see you. david let's stewart this news we learned today about the report from the special grand jury in

georgia that shows there were 21 other people they recommend be dieted. that fani williams decided not to indict. the fact that 21 fulton county resident looked at this for months and said yes, we think these people, three senator as former senior white house official should be indicted. what does that say to you about the strength and the scope of that case? >> i think it may be a strong case. i imagine it's a pretty strong case against the indicted 19. but back in many years ago when rudy giuliani was asemi normal person, he was indicting people on wall street. he used the rico statute. and somebody said rico is badly structured. you can roll up massive of people when they're in the core conspiracy or not. so and i'm glad the prosecute or's in the end picked the 19 because we just don't need to be rolling up anybody that supports

donald trump. that indicts people who were actually involved in the conspiracy. amna: former national security advise or, michael flynn, what was your reaction to those being left out? >> my reaction was one the restraint of the prosecution to david's point. but also the fact that why -- it was a footnote. it was a footnote. i can't remember, but it's footnote number six. and it explained why one of the -- one of the people on the grand jury voted against indicting leffler and perdue. an it was because they were concerned -- they saw that what they did was political and not part of the conspiracy. and when i read that footnote, it made me think, hm, is in the venue, the average that donald

trump will be able to use to, you know, get out from under his indictment? to get a jury to find him not guilty or to say that he wasn't a part of this conspiracy? i don't know. but the overall thing, i take away from this is that a lot of attention has been focused on d.a. fain willis and her motivation and her skill. what we're seeing with every release, with every document, it is that she is more than up to the tax of -- of bringing this case. and she is running a well-oiled very smart shop. >> i just want to say leave it to jonathan capehart to be digging into the foot notice for that. >> i read the bibliography. >> you get credit as well. i we learn federal prosecutors will be moving ahead with an indictment against hunter biden looks like related to gun charges expected by the end of

the month. david as you well know, those questions around hunter bind continue to fuel to impeach president biden >> it feeds into the narrative that he's part of the washington establishment. that's a liability. >> he was a sick man who had some drug cyber issues. and the gun is an ancillary issue. see if he could successfully pedal influence. i kind of doubt it on all counts. but i do think now, i've underestimated the story. think it's probably worth a look to see if there was influence peddling. but for the republicans, you've got have a crime. you've got to have an accusation. they don't have anything right now. they're way prema sure and talk

about immythment. >> is it worth a look by both the department of justice and house republicans as they say they want to do? >> well, it's worth a look by the department of justice because they're already looking. with the special counsel having been appointed, there apparently is a reason to look. but the one thing i want folks to remember and to always remember, and that is the legal -- the legal predicament surrounding hunter biden, the son of the president. it is nowhere near and it is not the same as what is facing the former president twice impeached, four times indicted on 91 counts in four different jurisdictions. republicans especially congressional republicans have been spending a lot of time trying to focus attention on hunter biden and the quote, unquote rep zation of the justice department because of what is happening to donald trump as opposed to to

discussing in on the -- focusing in on the fact that the guy has # 1 counts for some very serious crimes but also affronts to american democracy. and that is nowhere near what -- what hunter biden may or may not have done, does not even come close to the level of legal drama that is facing the former president of the united states. >> does does this fuel the what aboutism? >> it's not the great itself thing to be doing. do i agree with jonathan. it's not even close. donald trump admits to doing is way worse than what hunter denies doing. nonetheless, he's got lots of money from the ukrainians and chinese. there's a reason. it's not because of his skills. it's because his last name is biden. when you get a case like that set aside what needs be done to donald trump, it's worth looking into it. and it's worth answering the

fierce that a lot of people have which is they're focusing on the gun issue which is trifle y'all so they don't focus on the real issues. >> i want to ask you about the interview that we had with eric adams. his city is one of many that's under pressure as you have more numbers of migrants arrive of reeving from the southern border and making their ways across the country. he's among the democratic leaders who are criticizing the p president saying we need more help. is that criticism fair? >> it's fair if you keep in mind that he's focusing on the president because he's the president. but he also in his criticism talked about congress. talked about the federal government. talked about washington. and so that is an acknowledgement of the fact that, yeah, he can yell at the president because the president is a member of his own party and someone who will listen to him. but if there's ever going to be anything done about what's happening at the border, about

what's happening about the migrant that is the republican governors are using as human pawns, sending them to democratic -- democratly run subsidy and states. you're going to need democrats and republicans in congress to sit down like adults and come up with a comprehensive immigration plan that can pass both chambers and get the president's signature. this is a federal issue. and by federal, it is not just the president. it is congress has to give the president something he can sign. and so i understand the mayor's frustration. i understand governor pritzker's frustration in illinois. governor hokele's frustration in new york. at some point the focus has to shift from president biden to -- to congress and particularly republicans on capitol hill who i'm old enough to remember and i'm sure david is old enough to remember when john mccain was working real hard with senator

lindsey graham to come up with a comprehensive immigration bill and it failed. >> david, what's your take? are there republicans who want to see that comprehensive immigration reform? >> yes, they're hiding in the closets. they're all in the old folks home with -- [laughter] whatever, lindsey graham. first we have to fix the immigration system. republicans need to understand that we need immigrants. we need to open the door. democrats need to understand we need to control the borders. you have to use the language offenses or whatever -- they can avoid to use the word wall if they want to. we have to control our borders. if you're going to have a sanctuary city and whatever you're going to do and say welcome, come here. they're going to come to your city and cost you a lot of money. and so i i think democrats have to understand my colleague tom friedman puts it well. we need a big wall with a big, big gate. and both sides have to give a little on that. and the final thing i'll say,

this is become ago problem for the democratic party, which is a lot of those seemingly dysfunctional cities are the most progressive cities. seattle, portland, new york, chicago. they're looking to become ungovernmentable. how do we rethink urban government so it done look like we're looking over a bunch of city that is aren't working? >> immigration is going to be a key issue moving into next year's presidential campaign as well i'm sure we'll have loss more to talk about. david brooks, jonathan capehart. thank you very much always great to see you. >> good to see you. >> thanks on that. ♪ >> u.s. open has been heating up with surprising upsets as well

as the soaring temperatures across the east coast. prompting officials to partially close the stadium roof in new york. and while european players have dominated the top spots in years past, this year, it's the american who have taken the courts by storm specifically black american players who are making history. to talk about this continental and cultural shift in tennis, i'm joined by ava wallace who covers tennis for the "the washington post" and joins us now from the u.s. open. i have to start off with the name everyone's talking about coco gauff. she has now made made it to the u.s. open finals. it's been called the summer of coco. what's behind the incredible success she's seeing right now? >> that's something that coco gauff doesn't have an answer herself. you rewind to the upset loss she had a win don where she was in the press room telling she had to go back to the drawing board. she brought in two more coaches.

worked on a forehand that was giving her trouble and had an attitude shift. she's a little bit more relax. taking some pressure off herself and that has brought wins f she's won two tournaments heading into the u.s. open and she's on fire thinking her way through matches, using her athleticism which is among the best on the women's turn to. and she finds herself in her first u.s. open final. >> she's been the first american woman to make it. what do you think? can she win it all? >> i do. she has a really tough competitor, maybe her toughest yet. and aryna sabalenka who is excellent on hard courts has 11 titles already on hard court. she's a really hard-hitter and is going to challenge coco and have her running across the tour for sure. >> earlier this week, four black american players, coco gauff, francis tiafoe, madison keys and

ben shelton reached the u.s. open quarterfinals. that's the first time that happened in the sport's average area. give us some context here. how big a milestone is that? >> it felt like a really big moment. i was out there at arthur ashe. blake was doing that coin toss. and they were playing on a court named for arthur ashe. it felt different. there was a plot of rap and hip-hop music playing which you do not hear at frances tiafoe. >> rowing up the crowd. they played with some much fight and heart. and it was excellent to see these late night matches. time to get pretty loud. it was a very, very fun atmosphere. >> they tend to get low and hot lately too. high humidity. how is that having an impact on

the players and the matches? >> yeah, it's creating for some dramatic matches for sure and getting everybody a little more stressed out. they're talking about how it's physically harder to grip a racket when you're dripping in sweat. it's tiring. a lot of players out. coco gauff had a 40-shot rally. it was incredibly tiring just to watch. but she won that. she was telling hearse, i knew i didn't have another one one in me. so she won the match the next point. >> there's conversation about the new generation of fans who are following tennis because of the generation of players. how have you seen that? >> you see it in the celebrities. ana win to tour and spike lee. but i've never seen justin and hailey bieber out. butler has been there pretty much every day.

it's interesting to see a different kind of celebrity that genz people know and millenials know. it's cool to track it to the celebrities and the stands. >> that's ava wallace who covers tennis, joining us from the u.s. open in new york. thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> and there's much more online including our own laura barron-lopez with a rare look at the newly renovated white house situation room where some of the most consequential u.s. military decisions are made. and later tonight on "washington week" with the atlantic, moderator jeffrey goldberg and his panel take stock of the biden presidency so far and the challenges he face as he seeks re-election. >> a new united nations seeds lying of the invasive species. that's the newshour tonight. i'm amna nawaz.

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