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john yang reports. judy, in one of the most closely watched cases of the court's term, the justices split along ideological lines to narrow the scope of the landmark voting rights act of 1965, just as states are putting new voting restrictions in place. the court upheld two arizona laws that the democratic party says discriminate against minority voters. marcia coyle is chief washington correspondent of the national law journal. tammy patrick of the non-partisan democracy fund was as an arizona elections official for more than a decade. tammy patrick, what are these arizona laws that were being challenged, and what is the argument that they are discriminatory? >> the first law had to do with provisional ballots being voted out of precinct and that commonly occurs when a voter moves and then returns to their previous voting location, where they don't live any longer. that requires a provisional ballot. some states allow you to cast a provisional ballot and they will count the portion of it you are eligibl

john yang takes a look at another justice who delivered historic dissents while on the court, during jim crow era. >> yang: judy, the name of a supreme court justice, john marshall harlan, may not be widely known these days beyond law students and constitutional scholars. during his tenure from 1877-1911, the high court enshrined racial segregation in american life. in the biggest of those cases, harlan's vote was the lone dissent. he alone staked out positions that decades later would become the law of the land. those visionary opinions led him to be known as the great dissenter, which is also the title of a new biography of harlan by peter canellos, the managing editor of "politico." peter, thank you for being with us. what drew you to write about john harlan? >> well, it started back when i was in law school 30 years ago. d, as you know, it's often a dry affair reading legal books, but harlan's opinions immediately, sort of, leapt off the page. here is somebody who is bringing, sort of, a higher pitch of justice to his consideration of the law. it also is striking not only in the

john yang has the latest. john: judy, the investigation is generating as many questions as answers.lombian nationals under arrest are former members of that nation's armed forces. eleven of them were captured after breaking in to the taiwanese embassy in haiti. meanwhile, the political storm is intensifying with competing prime ministers claiming the right to run the country. afr moise was assassinated, prime minister claude joseph announced a fifteen day state of siege. but a new prime minister appointed by moise -- ariel henry -- was supposed to have taken over that very day and says he's the rightful ruler. to help us try to sort through this, we are joined by pamela white, a former u.s. ambassador to haiti. and garry pierre pierre, the founder of the haitian times, a newspaper serving the haitian diaspora. thank you to both of you for joining us. garry, haitian officials have arrested these 17 men. they say they are responsible, but they say it is not important who pulls the trigger, it is who pays for the bullets. given the president's service in office, does that give you any

national organization of boy scouts filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the winter of 2020, and as john yanghere are concerns about how much survivors will receive. john: judy, the proposal is a first step in settling the more than 80,000laims against the boy scouts for decades of sexual abuse, and lawyers who negotiated the deal on behalf of survivors of the abuse say there could be a lot more money to come. in a statement, the boy scouts of america called it a significant step toward a global resolution the deal must still be approved by bankruptcy judge and other attorneys representing survivors said they will object to it as too small. attorney kenneth roth weiler represents about 16,000 of those claimants and negotiated a settlement. thank you for joining us. have you talked to any of the survivors that you represent, and what is their reaction? >> i talked to survivors every day and always get their opinion about how they foresee the bankruptcy going. i don't think they are overjoyed, but they feel satisfied, because the boy scouts have acknowledged what they have done. thou they have

as john yang reports, it is the story of forced assimilation and physical, emotional, and sexual abuser more than a century, the children of canadian native communities including what's known as the first nations, were taken from their families and sent to christian boarding schools run for the government. about 70% of them run by the tholic church. 100 50,000 children passed through these schools before they were closed in 1996. they were banned from speaking the languages for practicing their traditions. children died and their families were never told, their bodies never returned. after the discovery of these graves in the last six weeks, indigenous leaders have demanded an investigation into what they call, "a crime against humanity." heather baer is the vice chief of the federation of sovereign indigenous first nations which represent 74 first nations in saskatchewan. she joins us from prince albert. vice chief, thanks for being with us. i understand you went to those schools. what can you tell us about your experience? heather: it has shaken first nations, government leaders and

john yang looks at some of the key questions people are asking as the delta variant spreads.r: while new cases are rising in all 50 states, the heaviest concentrations are being reported in the deep south and a few other states, like missouri. more than a 99% of new hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated. even though deaths remain very low, there is new anxiety about where the pandemic could be headed in this country. a professor of family medicine at georgetown university, and senior medical advisor to physicians for human rights, also advises weta, which owns the newshour. thanks for being with us. how concerned should people, especially people who are fully vaccinated, how concerned should they be about the current situation? >> i think we should not freak out, but we should be concerned, the pandemic is not over. it is not over globally. it is not over in the u.s. i think some caution, even if you are fully vaccinated, is warranted, given how fast and wide the delta variant is a spreading. >> explain how someone who is fully vaccinated could get infected right now. a

john yang looks at the pressure on biles and how she discussed her own mental health. les seemed disappointed as she spoke to reporters and explained her decision. >> today has been really stressful. we had a workout this morning. it went okay. and then just that five and a half hour wait or something. i was just like shaking, could barely nap. i've just never felt like this going into a competition before. and i tried to go out here and have fun and warm up in the back when a little bit better. but then once i came out here, i was like, no, mental is not there. so i just need to let the girls do it and focus on myself" john: before the event, in an instagram post, biles talked about the pressure she'd been feeling at the olympics: "...i truly do feel like i have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times. i know i brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn't affect me but damn sometimes it's hard” angie fifer is a former gymnast and track and field athlete who now owns breakthrough performance consulting, which works with individual athletes and teams. ang

john yang helps explain.n cowan tomorrow, college athletes across the country will be able to make financial deals that capitalize on their celebrity, what is called name, image, and likeness. iowa basketball player jordan bohannon introduced an apparel line, and wisconsin quarterback graham mertz unveiled a trademark logo. it's a departure for the ncaa's longtime stance that athletes should only get scholarships and stipends. kevin black a stone is a journalism professor at the university of maryland and a sports commentator for the "washington post." name, image, likeness, what does that mean? what will athletes be able to do starting tomorrow? >> they will be able to do what colleges have been doing with them for eons, and that is take their name, their fame, their jersey numbers, their nicknames, and turned them into some dollar bills to stick in their back pocket. it's a major step, but it's a step the ncaa has been pushed to do by so much litigation. john:john: you write that you don't think this is eno

john yang has the latest. >> yang: judy, the investigation is generating as many questions as answers. the 15 colombian nationals under arrest are former members of that nation's armed forces. 11 of them were captured after breaking into the taiwanese embassy in haiti. meanwhile, the political storm is intensifying, with competing prime ministers claiming the right to run the country. after moise was assassinated, prime minister claude seph announced a 15-day state of siege. but a new prime minister, appointed by moise, ariel henry, was supposed to have taken over that very day, and he says he's the rightful ruler. to help us try to sort through this, we are joined by pamela white, a former u.s. ambassador to haiti, and garry pierre- pierre, the founder of the "haitian times," a newspaper serving the haitian diaspora. thanks for joining us. be garry, i'd like to start with you. haitian officials arrested these 17 men, they say they're responsible but they say as often said in political assassinations, it's not important who pulls the trigger, but who gets did l bullet. does that give

as john yang tells us, there's great concern about what could happen next to millions of people. >> judyaccording to the most recent census data, more than six million americans are behind on their rent and nearly a million say eviction is very likely for them in the next two months. one of them, lela jackson of columbus, ohio. >> i can't even apply for an apartment to leave here because i have two eviction filings, even though i still live here. it is not fair. it is not. it is so not fair. and i see other people going through the same thing. nobody wants to rent to a tenant with an eviction filing i don't know what to do. >> since last year, congress has allocated $46 billion to help renters pay back rent and avoid eviction but much of it hasn't reached the people who need it the most. diane yentel is president of the national low-income housing coalition, an advocacy group. thanks for joining us. when this expires this weekend, what is your fear about what is going to happen? >> the federal eviction moratorium has been a lifeline. it has kept tens of millions of renters who would have

john yang looks at some of the key questions people are asking now as the delta variant spreads. >> yang: judy, while new cases are rising in all 50 states, the heaviest concentrations are reported in the deep south and a few other states like missouri. more than 99% of new hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated. even though deaths remain very low, there's new anxiety about where the pandemic could be headed in this country. dr. ranit mishori is a professor of family medicine at georgetown university and senior medical adviser to physicians for human rights. she also advises weta, which owns the newhour. dr. mishori, thanks so much for being with us. how concerned should people especially people who are already fully vaccinated, how concerned should they be about the current situation? >> i think we shouldn't break out but we should be concerned. the pandemic is not over. it's not over globally and it's not over in the united states. so i think that some caution, even if you're fully vaccinated, is fully warranted, given how fast and how wide the delta variant is spreading. >> repor

but as john yang tells us, there are now real questions about just how much survivors will receive andther this settlement is adequate. >> yang: judy, the proposal is a first step in settling the more than 80,000 claims against the boy scouts for decades of sexual abuse, and lawyers who negotiated the deal on behalf of survivors of the abuse say there could be a lot more money to come. in a statement, the boy scouts of america called it a "significant step toward a global resolution" of those claims. the deal must still be approved by the bankruptcy judge, and other attorneys representing survivors say they will object to it as too small. attorney kenneth rothweiler represents about 16,000 claimants and negotiated the settlement. >> kenneth rothweiler, thank you so much for joining us. >> i'm very happy. >> have you talked to any of the survivors that you represent, and what is their reaction to what they're hearing about this? >> yeah, i talk to survivors every day, and i always get their opinion as to how they're feeling and how they perceive the whole bankruptcy going. i wouldn't sa

john yang looks at her accomplishments, and how it is resonating in hmong american communities. >> yang of today's most inspiring olympic pictures come not only from the tokyo games, but also the suburbs of st. paul, minnesota-- a watch party that became a jubilant celebration when the minnesota native clinched the gold in the individual all-around competition. ( cheers and applause ) lee, who is 18 and still nursing a fractured ankle, went to tokyo aiming for silver, assuming her idol and teammate simone biles would win gold. today, she hit routine after routine, even nailing the floor exercise she and her coach and changed just this morning. afterward, lee reflected on her road to the olympics. >> the past two years have been absolutely crazy, with covid and just, my family and everything else. this medal definitely means a lot to me, because there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i didn't think i would ever get there, including injuries and stuff. there are definitely a lot of emotions, but i'm sure proud of myself for sticking with it and believing in myself, because t

john yang is here to help make sense of it all witour politics monday team. >> for that as always, theam, including tamra keith from npr. welcome to you both. the lead segment on the show tonight, covid. even though july 4, president biden said we would be celebrating our independence from covid and we woul have 70% of americans vaccinated, is there aanger that the president's agenda, what he wants to talk about is going to or has been overtaken by something that is largely out of his control? >> everyone was celebrating on july 4 and it felt great. and then reality has been setting in a the delta variant has another agenda. and the fact is that we are now three weeks out from the july 4 goal of 7 adults vaccinated and it is still not quite there. 69% according to the latest numbers. axa nations have once again started picking up just a little bit. but there is only so much that president biden can do and he has -- he and the administration are sort of stuck in between people who say, don't you dare tell me what to do, don't mandate and on the others, people in public health and a huge

as john yang reports, it's a story of forced assimilation and physical, emotional and sexual abuse. >r more than a century, the children of canadian native communities, including what's known as the "first nations," were taken from their families and sent to christian boarding schools run the catholic church. an estimated 150,000 children passed through the schools before they were closed in 1996. they were banned frospeaking their languages or practicing their traditions. children died and their families were never told, their bodies never returned. after the discovery of these graves over the last six weeks, indigenous leaders have demanded an investigation into what they call "a crime against humanity." heather bear is vice chief of the federation of sovereign indigenous first nations, which represents 74 first nations. she joins us from prince albert, saskatchewan. vice chief bear, thanks so much for being with us. i understand you went to one of these schools, what can you tell us about your experience and what it was like. >> this has shaken, shaken our country, not only first n

john and yang are with us by phone. hi! >> hi. >> okay. we're bursting with joy over your daughter. just please explain to us when you realized that suni had clinched the gold. what did it feel like to be you, john? >> oh, my god, i almost cried and i never cry. i'm so happy. >> i have -- >> well, you know -- i'm having a little bit of trouble hearing you, but i want to continue this conversation because, john and yeev, i know this is a dream of yours and your daughter's for so long. one of the things that struck me, john, was in your backyard, you actually built her a beam, just for her. when she was a little girl. you talked about it being your dream. and it started back then. so take us back to that point. tell me what that dream was about. >> well, when she made the host program, i said, okay, we have something special. so i knew that she could -- she's going to go pretty far. i highly expected gold and of course that being -- every time she's on the beam is when i get worried, but i'm so glad that i built that beam for her. >> well, that beam that you build her was the foundati

john ya is here to make sense of it all with our politics monday team. >> yang: judy, for that, we turnalways to amy walter of the cook political report, and tamara keith of npr. welcome to you both. the lead segment on the show tonight, covid, even though it is july 4th, president biden said he would be celebrating our independence from covid, we would have 70 percent of americans vaccinated, tam, is there a danger that the president's a dpenda what he wants to talk about is going to gets or has been overtaken by something that is largely out of his control. >> everyone was celebrating on july 4th. and it felt great, didn't it? and then reality has been is thing in and the delta variant has another agenda. and the fact is that we are now three weeks out from the july 4th goal of 70% of adults vacs nationalled and it's still not quite there, it is at 69% according to the latest numbers. vaccinations have once again started picking up just a little bit. but there is only so much that president biden can do and he has-- he and the administration are sort of stuck in between people who say