yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: haiti's president assassinated. the island nation in a state of shock. >> ( translated ): we live in this area close to the president. even when we have problems with him, we can't imagine they would kill him like this. >> alcindor: hours after president jovenel moise was murdered in his own home, the streets of port-au-prince were uncharacteristically quiet. outside the president's private residence and the scene of the crime, lay bullet casings. haiti's first lady, martine moise, was wounded in the attack and remains hospitalized. in a video reportedly shot at the scene, someone says the assassins are with the u.s. drug enforcement administration. >> d.e.a. operation, everybody back up, stand down! >> alcindor: but haitian ambassador to the u.s. bocchit edmond said the d.e.a. was not involved. instead, he blamed mercenaries who spoke english and spanish. >>t seems that this horrible act was carried out by well- trained professional killers, commandos. >> alcindor: the haitian government closed the airport in port-

white house correspondent yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: today at the white house, president biden announced that all federal employees and contractors are required to be vaccinated against covid or undergo weekly testing. >> masking is one defense against the spread of vid-19, but make no mistake, vaccines are the best defense against you getting severely ill from covid-19. >> alcindor: president biden also called on states and localities to use federal funds to pay anyone who gets vaccinated $100. >> i know that paying people to get vaccinated might sound unfair to folks who've gotten vaccinated already, but here's the deal-- if incentives help us beat the virus, i believe we should use them. >> alcindor: and small and medium-sized businesses will now be reimbursed for offering their employees paid leave to get their family members, including their kids, vaccinated. meanwhile, the new requirement for federal workers currently does not include those in the u.s. military. but, the president is calling on the department of defense to look into how and when they coul

once again, from washington, mad rator yamiche alcindor.amiche: good evenin it's been 20 years since u.s. troops entered afghanistan in the wake to have september 11 attacks in 2001. thursday president biden announced a complete withdrawal of u.s. forces by august 31. the move will end america's longest war. here's president biden explaining the mission there. president biden: the united states did what we went to do in afghanistan, to get the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and to deliver justice to osama bin laden. we achieved those objectives. that's why we went. we did not go to afghanistan to nation build. yamiche: but for serious concerns about what wall happen. republican senator lindsey graham criticized the move and tweeted that he fears, it will be president biden's "biggest mistake yet." in just one of the many foreign policy issues facing president biden. president of haiti, jovenel moise was asass nated in his home. >> this is a threat on the democracy of our region so it's very important for all of us to consider how we can

to join -- to talk about that i'm joined by nick schiffrin and yamiche alcindor.e blockbuster material in this book. let's start with what we were just discussing. and a lot of it has to do with the fears on the part of the joint chiefs chair mark milley. what were they? nick schifrin: yes. so, milley and other military's fears about what president trump was capable of, about the lack of confidence in his decision-making really accelerated when trump fired secretary of defense mark esper. that was in early november, when trump was threatening to fire other senior officials, including cia director gina haspel, and when he installed loyalists to run the pentagon. current and former officials i talk to say those loyalists pursued policy changes, traveled the world without any deliberation with other u.s. officials, without sharing details of their conversations. and so milley, along with secretary of state mike pompeo and others, really tried to hold the line on policy. they froze out trump loyalists. they feared that those policies would be made on the back of envel

yamiche alcindor talks to leaders on both sides of the issue. but first, lisa desjardins gets us up to speed. >> desjardins: for texas democrats, a very public get away. >> we are not going to buckle to the big lie in the state of texas. >> desjardins: more than 50 democratic state lawmakers are now in washington, d.c., after fleeing austin on late-night planes to take a stand on voting laws. their exit left republicans in the texas house gaveling without the minimum quorum of people present, unable to take a vote on new election laws they say increase security but which democrats insist amount to suppression. in the current texas proposal: bans on 24-hour and drive-thru voting, new i.d. requirements for mail-in ballots, and more access for partisan poll watchers during counting. republican governor greg abbott pushed back. >> anyone who suggests this deprives anybody of the right to vote is simply flat out wrong. >> desjardins: republicans in the partially empty chamber said democrats are playing politics. >> if a quorum is not present, can tho

once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." the capitol insurrection took place 205 days ago. an the nation is still grappling with how such an attack could have happened in the heart of our democracy? to get to some answers on tuesday, the house select committee investigating january 6 held its first hearing. lawmakers heard powerful testimony from four police officers who defended the capitol and the people inside. >> for the first time, i was more afraid to work at the capitol than my entire employment to iraq. >> lives electrocuted again and again and again with a taser. i remember thinking there was a very good chance i would be torn apart or shot to death with my own weapon. >> the mob of terroristsere coordinating their efforts now shouting heave, ho as they sink row kneesed pushing their way forward crushing me further against the metal door frame. one latched on my face and got his thumb in right eye attempting to gouge it out. >> one woman in a pink maga shirt ye

is here with our own. >> alcindor: judy, shortly after simone biles made her decision, e talked openlyut the need to protect her own mental health under intense pressure and a global spotlight. she has also talked about some of her struggles, her conflicting feelings about the games, and signs of depression. here she is yesterday at a press conference discussing the power of prioritizing her well-being. >> i s, put mental health first, because if you don't, then you're not going to enjoy your sport, and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. so it's okay sometimes to sit out the big competitions, to focus on yourself. because it shows how strong a person and competitor you really are, rather than just battle through it. >> alcindor: now, while simone biles' challenges are happening for the world to see, many can relate to the mental health struggles of the superstar athlete. joining us to talk about all of this are kavitha davidson, sportswriter for "the athletic." and, sociologist harry edwards. more than 50 years ago, he wrote the book, "the revolt of the black athlete."

a young lou alcindor who changed his name to kareem abdul-jabbar after winning the title. and that's "nightline" for tonig tonight. watch all of our f episos on wel see you rightacrrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >>> eye new study indicates the johnson & johnson vaccine may be less effective against the delta variant. why some say the study isn't a adup. fear over the delta variant in the souay fuelling interest in a first vaccine dose. >> tuesday council members voted on the city's stadium plan but not the a's plan. >> a little cooler today. find out if this will continue for the rest of the week coming up. >>> vaccines are widely available across the country. and this suffering and loss is simply an entirely preventible. >> a lot of new numbers as the delta variant is spreading furiously among the unvaccinated. >> the nation's top health official says th

yamiche alcindor, a white house correspondent, moderator of washington we also on pbs. sam stein who is now a white house editor for politico. and michael bender, the author of a new book out this very day. it is called "frankly, we did win this elction". wait for the rest of the title, the inside story of how trump lost. thrilled to have the three of you. thank you very much and good evening. yamiche i'd like to begin with you and i'll refer to your judgment. a lot of folks thought that this perhaps was the toughest speech given in his still young presidency. those still, of course, no mention of that filibuster rule. no challenge to mention or to cinema. so the left was disappointed. how is it generally being received? >> well, i have to say this voting rights speech today was one of the most impassioned speeches we've seen from president biden throughout his presidency and perhaps throughout his career. you saw the president get angry. you saw the president get loud. you saw the president say peddlers of lies are trying to ruin the foundation of america and say -- ha

yamiche alcindor looks at what it means for the company, and for the former president. >> alcindor: the 25-page indictment against the trump organization and c.f.o. allen weisselberg alleges that since 2005, weisselberg evaded some $900,000 in taxes. it also says he did so with the help of the trump organization and its payroll corporation. to help us break down the charges, i'm joined by adam kaufmann. he formerly served as the executive assistant district attorney and chief of the investigative division in the manhattan d.a.'s office, working with current d.a. cyrus vance. thank you so much, adam, for being here. so talk to me about the significance of weisselberg being charged today and what does this mean for former president trump and the trump organization? >> so, um, what does it mean for the president -- former president and the organization. it's a substantial blow. what we see here is the cfo of the organization being accused of not just receiving benefits but also orchestrating the payment of -- orchestrating a tax fraud scheme over more than ten years, resulting in the nonpa

yamiche alcindor at the white house, nick schifrin, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> for more on all this we turn >> woodruff: for more on all of this we turn to leon panetta who served as secretary of defense and director of the c.i.a. during the obama administration. leon panetta, listening to all of this from what is coming from this reporting, what do you make of it? >> well, i think it just confirms that the events of january 6th brought us very close to endangering our dm october see it steph. and that we are now in a process of looking at all of the concerns and suspicions that have been raised about just exactly what president trump was up to in the events following the election, and leading up to january 6th itself. those fears and suspicions are still very much alive. >> and when you, and the reporting of that general milley, again, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, someone, a position as secretary of defense, you certainly work very closely with the joint chief chairman at the time, you were in office. i mean this speaks volumes about the concern at the very t

joining me is yamiche alcindor and phil rucker, washington post senior washington correspondent and thewait to read this in just a few short weeks. thank you both for being here. yamiche, let me start with you. is there anything in these documents from what we know that could point to charges against the former president himself or give them perhaps some leverage to get weisselberg it cooperate? i know that's what they've been trying to do. >> that's the key question that every reporter on the face of the planet is trying to ask, will the former president trump be charged? and the answer right now is it is unclear. there is, of course, weisselberg who is facing now possibly years in jail the if the charges stick because they lay out him trying to defraud the federal government in receiving things like an apartment, receiving things like a car and tuition for his grandchildren and all sorts of other things that the government says is illegal and i will say that the thing that struck me not being an attorney and reading through all 25 pages of that indictment is that there were two sets o

joining me from the pbs newshour and host of washington hour yamiche alcindor.house's decision as a ways of getting further involve seems to signal no military intervention? >> it is absolutely something that the white house is considering. let's remember that this is an island nation that is plunging deeper and deeper into crisis and has really been in the middle of a constitutional crisis for some time you in. of course, the assassination of jovenel moise was made worse. you have people in the haitian government talking about the idea of having u.s. troops interveened. there are people that are frankly, scared. kidnappings are up 200% and they want to see more security forces on the ground to help out that island nation and you also have pro-democracy activists saying no, no, no, we don't want u.s. marines have been on the ground in the past and they've been accused of being a part of a wrong intervention and a sort of a colonial arm of the united states and the united states back then said they were helping out to help with security and that's why you see the

and guardianships across the country. >> alcindor: judy, for the last 13 years, britney spears has beeng under a conservatorship. despite continuing to record and perform, spears has not controlled her finances, personal decisions or almost anything about her life. three weeks ago, spears spoke publicly for the first time about how the conservatorship has impacted her life. she told a judge she has been forced to perform, and claimed she is forbidden from getting married or having more children, despite that being her prerogative. her testimony brought changes to her legal situation. to unpack this and the broader concerns, i'm joined by ronan farrow, an investigative reporter and contributing writer to the "new yorker." and, jonathan martinis, senior director for law and policy at the burton blatt institute at syracuse university. thank you both for being here. ronan, i want to start with you. this was the development now britney spears can hire her own attorney. what more do we know about the the development, and what stands out to you about this case? >> yamiche, obviously what we're

pete williams and yamiche alcindor.obbs, a democratic candidate for governor in the state and a key factor in the arizona law that was targeting you specifically by expiring after your term expires. so it was definitely aimed at you by the republican senate leaders there. this is quite a blow. >> yeah. i mean, it really is a blatantly retaliatory action because the republican majority and the republican attorney general don't like how i've done my job and fought to continue to make sure that there's access for every eligible voter in arizona. >> so now what? is there no option at all? you know, we saw the walkout in texas, but that's going to be fixed from the republican standpoint because they'll revisit that in texas. according to the brennan center there's 17 or 18 laws that have already been enacted and among 48 that were proposed. >> this has been signed into law by the governor, but what we're going to do is continue to do our job. we have found a way in 2020 under unprecedented challenges to oversee and help admi

once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening, and welcome to "washington week." it was a week of investigations. in surfside, florida, officials are searching for people and answers and what is shaping up to be one of the worst building disasters in american history. thursday, president biden traveled to the town were more than 100 people are still missing after the deadly condo collapse. here is what yasmeen ramsey has to say, whose mother died in the collapse. yasmeen: some very poor decisions were made, and it robbed me of saying goodbye to my mother. yamiche: president biden spent some 300 hours -- some three hours meeting with grieving families. >> the whole nation's morning with these families. they have seen it on television. they have gone through hell, those who survived the collapse as well as those missing loved ones. yamiche: nancy pelosi convened a committee to look into the insurrection at the capitol. in new york, the trump administration was charged with running a tax fraud scheme. and sunda

from washington, mod moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening. the delta variant is top of mind as covid cases continue to surge. on wednesday, president biden urged americans to get vaccinated. pres. biden: if you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized and you're not going to be in the i.c.u. and you're not going to die so it's gigantically important that we act like we care about fellow americans. yamiche: high rates of vaccine skepticism persists. a growing number of g.o.p. voices pushed to get people vaccinated. here's house republican whip steve scalise. >> i have been vaccinated and the vaccine is saf effective and widely available across the united states of america for anybody who wants to get it. yamiche: but the g.o.p. is split on messaging. many in the party embrace conspiracy theories about the vaccine and the virus. in the meantime, this is fast becoming a crisis of the unvaccinated. here's what the republican governor of alabama had to say. >> folks supposed to have common sense but it's time to start blaming the unvacci

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yamiche alcindor is back as well.eemed like the part of the job that this president was most prepared to do and yet it still seemed like a very sad and difficult day where he tapped into his faith, into the reality there's nothing he can do other than offer comfort and the comfort of the nation. >> no question, nicolle. i think it was comforting, though, i'm sure for the entire country to watch president biden on two fronts. one, the professionalism about what needed to happen, the cooperation, even with ron desantis who may run for president against him in 2024. professionalism, strong execution, but i think he's a unique con fo the comforter. president obama, bush, clinton, h.w. bush, reagan, this is an important part of the job. just given joe biden's personal history with grief he is incredibly well situated. let's not overlook the fact there's the professionalism. what are the facts? what do we need to do? be honest about what we know and don't know and never make it about yourself. so it was refreshing to see th

yamiche alcindor. yamiche: it has been another week full of news. much of it focused on the state of our democracy. on tuesday, president biden delivered one of the most passionate speeches of his presidency and called out republicans for trying to restrict voting rights. president biden: with recount after recount after recount, court case after court case, the 2020 electn was the most scrutinized election ever in american history. the big lie is just that. a big lie. yamiche: this comes as republicans in dozens of states are pushing to limit how and when americans vote. democrats are vowing to fight back. but it's not exactly clear how they plan to do that effectively. this week a group of texas democrats fled the state. yes, fled the state. flew to washington. the move mept republicans didn't have a quorum to pass new, restrictive voting laws. meanwhile, we learn new details about top generals worrying that former president trump would try to hold on to power at all costs. joining me, four reporters covering it all. peter baker of the "new york t

luke broadwater, yamiche alcindor, thank you for starting us off. matt dowd is sticking around.ome back, we will talk more and hear more from the officers on the trauma they suffered that day, still haunting them six months later. congressman eric swalwell who has become an advocate for those officers will join us with his reaction. >>> plus powerful words from officer harry dunn as we've been discussing, not only having to physically fight off the mob but also having to confront racist attacks from donald trump supporters. >>> later in the show, the cdc today revising guidelines on masks. another twist for americans trying to fight off the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. all those stories and more when "deadline white house" continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. nywhere. i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen. or that her grandpa's dog tags would be left behind. but that one call got her a tow and rental... ...paid her claim... ...and we even pulled

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yamiche alcindor gets a live report from haiti in this moment of crisis.er panel dissects the latest on the investigation into the january 6 insurrection. that's tonight on "washington week." and keep watching pbs tonight to catch the final episode of season two of "beyond the canvas." it showcases the vibrant arts world in mexico. >> i enjoy fighting for my indigenous community, because i feel proud of who i am. >> woodruff: join host amna nawaz tonight at 10:30 p.m. please check your local listings. and, you won't want to miss our five-part series, "raising the future." each night next week, we explore one of the most critical issues facing families: child care. here's a look. >> reporter: essential for families everywhere. but for many... out of reach. >> our child-care landscape is broken. >> reporter: one major issue? cost. >> if i worked, i would be working to pay child care. >> reporter: a fragile system laid bare by the pandemic. >> what ppens when there's not enough child care? >> it's going to be a moment of reckoning. >> reporter: sparking a nat

milwaukee last won with the great kareem abudl jabbar, known then as lew alcindor, and oscar robertsonre cheering the team and the new superstar leader, who became just the seventh player in n.b.a. history to score 50 or more points in a finals game. stephanie sy has the story. >> and that'll do it, it's over! the bucks have done it! the long wait has ended. after a half century, the milwaukee bucks are n.b.a. champions once again! >> sy: the milwaukee bucks lifting up the larry o'brien trophy, defeating the phoenix suns 105 to 98 in game six of the n.b.a. finals. bucks star giannis antetokounmpo scored 50 points, snatched 14 rebounds, and posted five blocks in a virtuoso performance, earning him the finals m.v.p. award. on his big night, the superstar remembered where it all began. >> i started playing basketball just to help my family. tried to get them out of the struggle, the challenges we were facing when we were kids. i never thought ever that i'd be 26 sitting in this chair with this right here and this right here. >> sy: born in greece to nigerian parents, antetokounmpo and his

stay with pbs, you don't want to miss yamiche alcindor and her panel unpack the criminal charges againstrump organization and top executive. that's tonight on "washington week." and be sure to join us here on monday for my rare, wide-ranging interview with former president jimmy carter, and his wife rosalyn as they prepare to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and enjoy celebrating this fourth of july weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> bnsf railway. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the news

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yamiche alcindor begins our coverage.he: the island nation in a state of shock. >> we live in this area with the president. even when we disagree with him we can't imagine he'd be killed like this. yamiche: the streets were uncharacteristically quiet. outside the scene of the crime lay bullet casings. haiti's first lady was wounded in the attack and remains hospitalized. in a video reportedly shot at the scene, someone says the assassins are with the u.s. drug enforcement administration. >> everybody back up. stand down. yamiche: but the haitian ambassador to the.s. said t d.e.a. was not involve hesmed blamed mercenaries who ske english and spanish. >> it seems that this horrible act was carried out by well-trained, professional commanders. yamiche: the haitian government closed the airport in port-au-prince so they likely escaped by land into the neighboring dominican republic or by sea. president biden said the united states is ready to assist in the aftermath of the shooting. he responded to my question on the white ho

yamiche alcindor explores the latest on this case and the broader issues it is raising about nservatorshipsuardianships across the country. yamiche: for the last 13 years britney spears has been living under a conservatorship. she's continued to perform, to put out album and earn millions of dollars but she's not controlled her finances, personal decisions or almost anything about her life. three weeks ago she complained publicly for the first time about how this has impacted her life. she told a judge that she's been forced to entertain. she said she's forced to use a form of birth control although she wants more children. during her hearing this afternoon, that same los angeles judge said spears can now hire her own attorney to represent her, something denied from her until now. i'm joined by ronan farrow, investigative reporter to "the new yorker" and jonathan martinis, senior director for center for disability rights at syracuse university. ronan, there was this development, britney spears can hire her own attorney. what more do we know about that development? as you've done extensive r

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i want to bring in yamiche alcindor, moderator of "washington week," which airs tonight, barry mccaffrey was a member of president collin's cabinet. denver riggleman and scott mcfarlane. yamiche, the revelations in this book are disturbing. president trump sitting safe in his private dining room, watching this riot as it was unfolding refusing to call in the troops. mike pence had to do it, while he was the guy under attack. why is this not the biggest story out there. imagine if george bush went out to lunch after the twin towers got hit. >> here's the thing. it probably is one of the biggest stories out there. we're all talking about it. it was something that was covered at the time and i think that it's really a national work to continue to reveal the details of what happened, all the time in the trump administration between november 2016 and january 2021, which were really the scariest periods in our country's history, in modern history, at least, when you had a president who was grasping and holding on to power, and you had military officials meeting each morning with his chief to t

peter baker, and correspondent for pbs news hour ya meech alcindor.ions we were having on this show throughout this time but also milley making these remarks and what he must have been thinking on january 6th. >> i'm glad somebody was having this set of thoughts. i think back to "the washington post" story and an anonymous republican saying what's the harm in humoring trump as he was spreading lies about the election and urging his people to come to the capitol on january 6th. and milley clearly had the fore site and there's additional reporting in the book, too, that talks about some of the interactions between members of congress as well on this on the day of january 6th, including that confrontation between liz cheney and jim jordan and liz cheney making a phone call to milley. so i think that we should all be reassured that there are a few people at the top echelons of our government who recognize the depth of the threat and were willing to take steps to mitigate it. we know still on january 6th it took hours for the national guard to be authorize