robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, yamiche alcindor. yamiche: this has been a tough week for so many. our nation is morning after another mass shooting. not even two weeks ago in buffalo, a white supremacist targeting african-americans shot to death 10 people. now another community in texas is also really. on tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman stormed into robb elementary school in skilled -- killed 19 children. the stories are heartbreaking. one student describes seeing her best friend shot to death while they were trying to call 911. another smeared the blood of a classmate on her bod and play dead to survive. the family of one teacher said police told them her lifeless body was found embracing her students and a final act of comfort. here's another account from jaredernandez whose little brother survived the shooting. >> he told me, the moment he was at lunch, he was going back to his class. i asked him if he heard anythin

robert and susan rosenbaum.he corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. i'm judy woodruff in tonight for yamiche alcindor. the nation has suffered a loss of unthinkable proportions, more than one million americans dead from covid-19. so many around the country are mourning the loss of friends and loved ones. that toll represents one death for every 327 americans, that is a number equal to the population of san jose, california, the country's 10th largest city. on thursday, president biden marked the tragic milestone. he asked world leaders to renew their commitment to fighting the virus. pres. biden: there is still so much left to do. this pandemic is not over, with thousands still dying every day, now is the time for us to act, all of us together. judy: he also called on congress to provide more covid-19 funding, but the path ahead for that aid is uncertain. joining me tonight to discuss this and

robert and susan rosenbaum.he corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. this week a leaked draft supreme court decision sent shockwaves across the nation. the bombshell by politico revealed five justices support overturning roe v. wade. since 1973 the landmark case federally protected a woman's right to an abortion. justice samuel alito in the document wrote "roe was a graciously wrong from the start. it is time to return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives." chief justice john roberts confirmed the authenticity of the text, but said it is not final. he also announced an investigation into the leak. if roe is overturned, about half of the states in our country would liky ban abortion or heavily restrict it. opponents of abortion rights applauded the news. >> ultimately you are murdering a child when you make

our communities, sandra and carl delay-magnuson, rose hirschel and andy shreeves, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broa broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." in buffalo, new york, an alleged gunman driven by white supremacist ideology opened fire at a supermarket. he killed 10 people and injured three more. almost all of his victims were black, targeted because of their race. it was one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent american history. the city and the country are mourning. here is gar nel whitfield, his mother, ruth, was killed in the shooting. >> and you expect us to keep doing this over and over and over again. over again. forgive and forget. while the people we elect and trust in offices around this country do their best not to protect us. not to consider us equal. not to love us back. yamiche: so moving. on tuesday, president biden traveled to buffalo to grieve with the community. pres. biden: