white house correspondent yamiche alcindor reports. >> alcindor: today, a u.s. ban on foreign travelers from across southern africa took effect. as japan, morocco and israel banned entry by all foreigners. at the white house, president biden addressed his decision targeting south africa, where omicron was first detected, d seven other african countries. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. the reason for the immediate travel ban is there were significant number of cases unlike any other country, well, the few around south africa, in the world. we needed time to give people an opportunity to say get that vaccination now before it's going to move around the world. >> alcindor: along with the u.s., britain, canada and dozens of other nations, including the european union, have banned travel from southern africa. australia has delayed it's plans to reopen borders, while others have taken more extreme measures. >> alcindor: south african president cyril ramaphosa criticized the rush to impose travel bans. >> we need to resist unjustified as

but yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for pbs news. our moderator of washington week also on pbs. we philip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning senior washington post correspondent, notably coauthor with carol lending of the new york times bestseller i alone can fix it + a very stable genius.. and former u.s. attorney joyce alene, who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor, she host the podcast sisters in law along with our friends with kimberly acts guns, and barbara mcquade. good evening and welcome to you all. and counselor, indeed, i need to begin with you given the news at the top of our broadcast tonight. these two notable names are big names. they come out seemingly late in the game on the subpoena list. though we don't get to know how long the game is planned for. what is your read on this latest round of subpoenas it looks? like congress is doing what prosecutors typically do their following the money. they are trying to figure out who funded the events on january six which will be very telling in helping them place accountability.

thank you for our starting line tonight yamiche alcindor, susan page, joyce alene. we appreciate you three so much. the republicans who voted for infrastructure in their home districts are under attack by the former president of the united states who happens to run their party. how dare they vote for roads and bridges for the folks back home. and later, one of our top doctors is here with us tonight to talk about what we need to know about this increase of covid cases in some areas from the rockies to new england, after weeks of decline. yes, the news is that time still weathering. all of it however, beneath the washington monument as the 11th hour is just getting underway on this wednesday night. wednesday night. ♪ 'cause it's the only thing i wanna do. ♪ turns out everyone does sound better in the shower. and it turns out the general is a quality insurance company that's been saving people money for nearly 60 years. ♪ 'cause it's the only thing i wanna do ♪ shaq: (singing in background) can't unhear that. for a great low rate, and nearly 60 years of quality covera

all yamiche alcindor, i'd like to begin with you. and that building that you cover for a living. let's talk about the white house responding to this variant. amid kind of catcalls from republicans especially on social media that biden failed to stop the pandemic. some of, them the same people calling the pandemic a host in earlier time. so amid all the noise and destruction, the biden administration has to do what they see fit. >> that is right, and president biden essentially said today that his administration is focused on this variant, doesn't want people to panic. but he is also making contingency plans if the new vaccine or more treatments are needed. the president also took of course the step that is being criticize which is to ban travel from south africa as well as a number of south african countries. now of course, the backlash of the husband that those southern african countries, including the president of south africa, and a number of african scientists have said that the biden administration and wealthy nations like europe, in the united states, are punishing african

once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor.amiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." tonight, the nation's eyes are fixed on kenosha, wisconsin after kyle rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. last august, rittenhouse using an ar-15 rifle and killed two people spark bid the police shooting of jacob blake. it set off arguments abouthe second amendment, vigilante killings and race. rittenhouse argued that he acted on self defense. on friday, he was acquitted of first degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges. here's that moment and a lawyer from rittenhouse speaking after the verdict. >> kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fifth count of the information, we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> we're thankful in more ways than one that the jury finally gotter that true story. yamiche: meanwhile, the family of one of the men killed said in a statement that the verdict "sends the unacceptable message that armed civilians can show up in any town, incite violence

yamiche alcindor, moderator of washington week also on pbs. and chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney, former senior fbi official who notely happens to be the host of the msnbc podcast "the oath." are we going to find out if this committee is contempt curious or how serious they are? because if you are mark meadows, don't you have reason to think, oh, i don't know, maybe let's -- let's try our hand at beat the clock. it looks like bannon is going to take his time going through the halls of justice. >> well, based on my conversations with sources and based also on just public comments of the lawmakers that are on this committee, they're very, very serious about trying to make sure these subpoenas are in force. let's remember that steve bannon who is now indicted on federal charges, he's in a different category because he wasn't working at the white house. in some ways we have mark meadows trying to claim executive privilege. another person that could be used as an example for a lot of people they subpoenaed who were working in the white house. from my understanding, we're not

joining us now yamiche alcindor and jonathan lemire. good morning.ter when the defendant is white and the victim is black. in another study, 45% of cases involving a white shooter were ruled justified. just 11% when the shooter was black. those are the numbers. whatever the verdict in this trial, it will be viewed but that prism. how do you see it? >> i think those numbers in some ways tell a story. it's a story about who was criminalized in america, it's a story about who has access to self-defense. this is going to be a case that is going to go to the heart of sort of who we are as americans. ahmaud arbery could have been anybody on a jog, in a neighborhood where he was legally allowed to be. and i think that there's a lot riding on this case. a lot of people are looking at it, really as a 21st century version of emmett till, the young boy who was murdered in 1955 by a racist mob of white men, being accused of trying to flirt with a white woman. that white woman later recanted. a lot of americans are looking at this case and thinking, is this going

with me now, sahil kapur on capitol hill and yamiche alcindor and moderator of "washington week" on pbs an msnbc political analyst. good morning. sahil, the most pressing item on the agenda is keeping the government open. what is the likelihood of a shutdown at the end of this week? >> a government shutdown is unlikely, jose. neither party really has much of an appetite, much of a desire for it. and neither side has drawn the kind of red lines that have led to a government shutdown in the past. now, the issue is, democrats are eager for a full-year government funding and appropriations deal. they complain that the government is still functioning at previously agreed to at the trump administration. but, are they going to force a government shutdown to push that? that seems highly unlikely. the most likely situation is that they punt this into january with another stopgap bill, likely toward the end of january, and keep the government funded at existing levels, and give themselves a little more time to do it. now, they could fall backwards into a government shutdown if day don't move quic

yamiche alcindor at the white house, lisa desjardins following it on the hill.. >> woodruff: to help us understand what these election results mean, i'm joined by three political experts. veteran democratic strategist james carville worked on many democratic campaigns including as lead strategist for president bill clinton in 1992. he is now the -hosts of the podcast, "politics war room." full disclosure, the other co- host is my husband, al hunt. former republican congresswoman barbara comstock represented northern virginia until 2019 and is now a senior adviser at the law firm baker donelson. and amy walter of the cook politcal report with amy walr. hello to all three of you. amy walter, i'm going to start with you because you have been looking very closely at these exit polls, interviews with voters as they left their poll places yesterday. we want to try to understand more about who voted and how they voted. tell us what you're seeing. >>ell, judy, it's pretty career, whether virginia or new jersey that this was really a repudiation, in many ways, of the pre

yamiche alcindor joins me now to explain what it all means. papers from being accessed by the house committee. tell us why this federal judge ruled as he did, as she did? >> well, as you just noted, judy, a federal judge in the district of columbia has ruled that former president trump, his request to hold back these documents is denied. that is in fact a win for the house committee that is trying to seek these documents related to diswran 6th. what is important to understand here is that this is a judge that really issued a 39 page biting decision in this case. i want to read to you part of what she wrote. she wrote presidents are not-- referring to former president donald trump, is not present, she went on to say former president trump retains the right to assert that his records are privileged but the incumbent president, talking about president biden is not constitutionally obliged to honor that assertion. so there you have it. really this is a judge taking the idea that president biden whook has said that he will waie executive privilege

yamiche alcindor talks to one of the white house's key negotiators, on where it alltands. >> alcindorinfrastructure vote on friday night, the biden administration has directed its focus to the "build back better" package. that's the $1.75 trillion bill with money for child care, health care, and climate change. it needs nearly every house democrat, and all 50 senate democrats, on board to pass. brian deese is the director of the national economic council for the biden administration. he's been a central figure in these negotiations. and, he joins me now from the white house. brian, thank you so much for being here. president biden will soon pass the bipartisan infrastructure plan, butq-many lawmakers wanted it tied to the$ act. what assurances can you give americans that that build back better act is going to become law and how soon do you expect that to happen? >> well, for starters, what i can assure folks is that signing this historic infrastructure bill is going to do a lot of good for the country. we've waited decades to actually do something about infrastructure and, in that per

three friends of our, yamiche alcindor.an page, veteran journalist, long-time washington bureau chief for "usa today." former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. notably co-host of the podcast sisters in law" along with our friends kimberly atkins store, jill banks and barbara mcquade. counsellor, indeed, joyce, i have to start with you. the stay has been denied. the same judge who ruled so forcefully that donald trump had no standing to keep these documents away from the committee, she went as far in her ruling as to say presidents are not kings. the way the federal system works, you have to go to that same judge who just ruled and ask for a stay, and then it gets bumped up the line. long story short, question, what's the real chance we're going to see these documents handed over to the committee in a matter of days? >> you know, it is hard to assess. there is some reason to believe that when the court of appeals gets to take a look at this, either tonight or tomorrow morning, they may slo

. >> much obliged to our starting lineup, peter baker, yamiche alcindor and chuck rosenberg. thank you very much for starting us off. coming up, joe biden has a bridge repair he wants to sell you. how is that effort going? our political experts will weigh into that. and later, the proud new england state that beat covid until it didn't. wet went wrong and what can the rest of the country can learn from the soaring infection rates they are and in other parts of our country. all of it as the 11th hour is just getting underway on this tuesday night with thomas jefferson in the distance. the distance. it protects the 8 areas dentists check for a healthier mouth. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. crest. you have always loved vicks vapors. and now you'll really love new vicks' vapostick. it goes on clear and dries quickly. no mess. just the soothing vicks' vapor for the whole family. introducing new vicks vapostick. with xfinity home, you can keep your home and everything in it more protected. i can wrangle all my deliveries. thanks, hoss! and i help walk the dog from wherever. *

for more, i'm joined by our white house correspondent yamiche alcindor and our congressional correspondentdesjardins. hello to both of you. this is the moment the president has been working for for a long time. it is huge for him and for the country. give us a sense of what is in the legislation. yamiche: it is a huge moment for president biden, signing this bipartisan infrastructure bill into law is a victory he has been looking for. i was on the white house lawn shivering with the other lawmakers, and i can tell you what was maybe not visible on camera is there were summary lawmakers, republicans and democrats, standing up and clapping. a rare show of bipartisanship. this is a historic bill. $550 billion of new spending. there is $110 billion for highways, bridges and roads, 66 billion dollars for passenger and freight rail, including amtrak, one of the president's famous ways to travel. $55 billion for broadband internet, which the white house says is important, especially during the pandemic. $55 billion for water and wastewater. the other thing to note, the president, the vice preside

for more on this, lisa joins me, along with our white house correspondent, yamiche alcindor.both of you. what is president biden's message today after the election -- the news democrats received last night? yamiche: president biden's message is that democrats need to do better and pass legislation to do better in future elections. he said democrats need to find a solution for prescription drug prices, past infrastruure plan that has not yet been passed. here is a bit of my exchange with the president. what should democrats possibly do differently to avoid similar losses in november, especially as republicans are now successfully running on cultural war issues and false claims about critical race theory? pres. biden: i think we should produce for the american people. people need breathing room. they are overwhelmed. i think we have to produce results for them to change their standard of living and give them a little more breathing room. yamiche: that is president biden centering the idea that passing legislation is a way to avoid midterm elections suffering the losses they the

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moderator yamiche alcindor and her panel analyze president biden's push to advance his "build back betterring inflation mounts, and discuss the committee investigating the capitol attack's week of subpoenas and fights over executive privilege. that's tonight on pbs. and tonight, we are remembering our beloved colleague, gwen ifill, whom we lost five years ago this sunday to complications from cancer. she was 61. we miss her curiosity. her humor. her fairness and integrity. her guidance. her tough questions, and the way she went about answering them. we try to carry those things forward every day, on air and online. and, in that way, r spirit is very much still a part of this program, as it is for the many, many journalists across the country she mentored or inspired over the years. we miss you, gwen, and hope we're making you proud. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here on monday evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe, and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the

yamiche alcindor, and harry litman, and brian, he wrote the new book corruptible. let's start with the basics, what's going to happen today? >> good morning, stephanie, we expect to see bannon to self-surrender at the fbi's washington field office a few blocks from where i'm standing, and then later early in the afternoon probably, he will appear in this courthouse behind me for a magistrate judge and an arraignment on the two counts of contempt of congress. the charges will be read and he'll have a chance to enter a plea. we found out today his lawyer is a man named david schoen, who represented president trump in his second impeachment trial. it's worth noting that it's very rare that the justice department brings a contempt of congress. there have only been a few over the last 30 years, and that's mainly because the doj is generally reluctant to get in the middle of political disputes between congress and the executive branch. this case is difference. this grand jury handed down this indictment on friday and in announcing it, this is about the rule of law. steve

yamiche alcindor, pbs "newshour" white house correspondent and moderator of "washington week" on pbs, and ana palmer, founder of punch bowl news. thank you for being with me. stephanie, i was just listening to your hour, which is a must-see hour here on msnbc. but give me a little bit more about what the big news of this inflation means. >> prices are up across the board, and they're up a lot from where we were last year and last year, things were very low, because we were mostly shut down. but however, talk to anyone across the country, they do not feel good about these high prices, but you'll also have to remember where we were in the last year. the government predicted it was going to be an unpredictable economic recovery. that's why we had three stimulus checks, expanded unemployment, expanded child tax credit. so the american people, while this sting is difficult in the short-term, we've got some cushion as far as what we've provided households to get through this time. the real issue beyond what are we going to do at the ports, this is a supply chain issue taking us from china a

yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for pbs news-hour, moderator of washington week also on pbs. phillip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning senior washington correspondent for the "washington post," notably co-author along with carol leonnig of the "new york times" best-seller "i alone can fix it." and former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. she hosts the podcast "sisters in law" along with our friends kimberly atkins stohr, jill wine-banks and barbara mcquade. counselor, i need to begin with you. given the news at the top of our broadcast tonight, these two notable names are big names that come out seemingly late in the game on the subpoena list though we don't get to know how long the game is planned for. what's your read on this latest round of subpoenas? >> well, it looks like congress is doing what prosecutors typically do. they're following the money. they're trying to figure out who funded the events on january 6th, which will be very telling in helping them place accountability. p but they're also doing something else that i think is a si

joining me now nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent, garrett haake, and yamiche alcindor, pbs moderator and white house correspondent as well for the news hour. garrett, first to you, what changes are we likely to see once this gets to the senate? is family leave the biggest problem according to joe manchin? >> yeah, paid leave is probably the single biggest program in this bill that may face a tough time staying in this bill. joe manchin has been opposed to it from the start. the bill was -- the provision was shrunk down. it was cut entirely and then re-added by the house, just a four-week paid family leave benefit. manchin has said time and time again he's opposed to it. his vote is pivotal. that's the thing i'm watching most closely. also the immigration provisions, again, added in the house may run afoul of senate rules. those could likely be stripped out. and then the other political debate that could be interesting and could introduce some new players is that salt deduction. there are some democrats who feel like the house went too far in restoring that salt deduction, and then no

let's bring in white house correspondent for pbs news hour and msnbc contributor yamiche alcindor.hite house officials as they try and attack all this on many levels? plus, also, attempt to communicate what they are doing to the american people. >> what i hear from the white house, white house officials, as well as the president himself, is this sense of urgency. this sense of trying to tell americans, we hear your struggles. we see the gas prices and rising prices at the grocery store, and we want to help. yesterday, the president spoke at length about the release of oil, part of the strategic petroleum reserve. he did, though -- he wasn't able to give a date on sort of when people will start to see relief from that. the energy secretary, she told reporters yesterday that hopefully within a couple weeks, people will start to see prices come down. that, of course, is what they called a band aid. they admitted themselves it's a temporary fix, and that long term, americans really will need some help here. they said the real way to deal with this is clean energy. that, of course, is a

. >> let's bring in our yamiche alcindor and eugene robinson. >> if you want to see a portray of factualismy call itself the grandal party. today's republicans agree wholeheartedly on one thing, ambition for power. the thanks to trump the president lost. >> now the gop is stuck with him and be holden to his mood swim obsessions and. sewing the gop is some kind of unstoppable jugger knots is wrong. it's more like a group of hostages and hostage takers. >> united only in a quest for power, not knowing or caring why. eugene, what do you make of and even our guests we have on toda republicans. we do have liz cheney who really does want the republican party to represent more but i guess there is ultimately a party still indices array and some say a party that lost its soul. >> yeah, it think it lost its soul a little wild ago. >> either liz cheney and chris christie has been on both sides of the trump's question. i will continue to straddle that. either republicans actually republicans are going to take their party back or they are going to fail at that and we'll be left with this abomination in