amna: rachel's story isn't unique. 2018 study by the prison policy initiative found that formerly incarcerated peoplen were nearly mes more likely to be homeless than the general population, especially up release. and a 2019 study fm the texas criminal justice coalition found that those who are homeless, in rn, are far more likely to be ikarrested -- for crimes l shoplifting and assault. >> you know, it's not a matter of if you get arrested, it's a matter of when. and that how long you are going to be gone. amna: the vicious cycle of incarceration and hohalessness isn' to find here. >> myd rec, because of what it is, the department locators -- apartment locators said, we can do anything. . for> youu get out, but because you did this crime, we will hold her to get -- hold it against you to get to where you can't get certain things that are utter necessities. amna: a few of those basic hicessities can be found at encampments likeone, on the outskirts of austin. this 7-acre plot is known as esperanza, or hope. h at's just

amna: thank you, ms. townsend. operator, let us have one more question. >> the next question is from henry willis. >> thank you for this discussion. is, with the national security intelligence communities increasingly focused on the specific and resurgence of great power composition, how do we keep our eyes and resources on the terrorism threat that has been increasing and its domestic focus? start,hat don't you secretary napolitano? sec. napolitano: the risk environment is always changing. the task of the department of homeland security and the task of the department of justice and the fbi is to keep our collective eye on the ball. forms is of all concerned, and particularly where domestic terrorism is concerned. does notterrorism implicate the department of defense. they are not involved. it is not implicate the cia, they are not involved. it really relies on domestic enteral law enforcement agencies to maintain a sufficient focus and to not let domestic terrorism get lost in all of the other decisions that need

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>> doctor: goo evening amna. it is a pleasure to be u.re with yo we heard about this case about in septembe,we heard and we saw that this new variant was leading to many, many more cain the u.k. over the last several days and seeks', we have en this varnt variant has been in 14 other countries, including canada, and today we he definitive information that it is here in the united states, but many of us expected it was here during then re time. i think it tells us several things: one, we boneed tter our surveillance. if other countries were findinit before us, it tells me we need to do a better job of testing and genomic surveillance. but from a blic health standpoint, i want to convey a couple of things. one is tt we do beieve, based on the data from the u.k., that this strain is likely more transmissible, somewhere between 56 and 70% more transmissbile, and itnds tightly to the receptor in the host. that is an important piece of information. has it led to increased perhaps even here?.k. we don't quite know that

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william brangham picks up the story. >> brangham: that's right amna. president trump added 29 newan pardoncommutations last night and ere were many familiar names, including charles kushner, the father of the president's son-in-law jared. there were also pardons for two major figures connected to special counsel robert mueller's russia probe-- former campaign chairman paul manafort and trump confidant roger stone. those two joined three others from that investigation pardoned the last month.ac for on, i'm joined by andrew weissman. r was the lead prosecutor for special cousert mueller's investigation. andrew weissman,ery good to have you on the "neshour". we how five individuals who you and your colleagues help convict who were all guilty of lying or obstructing thisat investn, and now they have been pardoned by the president of the united states. i mean, this has got to be a relatively dark period for you. understatement. an i spent 20 years at the department of justice, and career pele there are trained to apply the rule of law, and what we're sing i

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captioning sponsorho by news productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz. judy woouff is off on the newshour tonight, economic aid-- the senate debates creasing federal covid relief checks to $2,000. we talk to a leading rublican senator opposed to the idea. then, the numbers grow-- the u.s. loses anoth 3600 people a covid-19 as overall deaths pass 340,0 infections proach 20 million. plus, a slow rollout-- as the u.k. authorizes a new vaccine, the roll out here in the u.s. falls short of projections. and, small town surge-- after largely avoiding the first wave of covid cases, hospitals in less populed areas now struggle with an influx of patients. >> we're still seeing a lot of community spread. i honestly can't think of anybody i've had in this hospital that was from this area that i either didn't know or know their family members. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for tas pbs newshoureen provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 giars. bnsf, the ne that connects us. >> supporting necial entrepres and their solution

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.odruff is off. on the newshour tonight, the pandemic marches on: covid-19 deaths top 337,000 as a new strain is confirmed in the u.s. o talk with president-elect biden's pickad the c.d.c. then, critical votes-- the house of representatives overrides president trump's veto of a defense spending bill as the fight over covid relief payments moves to the senate. and, a hidden crisis-- with hospitals overrun with pandemic patients, many americans are i delayiortant medical care, often with devastating consequences. >> while it's very important to take necessary precautions for avoiding exposure a covid-19, ito important to get your timely medical care. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning spoponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.y woodruff is off on the newshour tonight, economic aid-- the senate debates increasing federal covid relief checks to $2,000. we talk to a leading republican senator opposed to the idea. then, the nuers grow-- the u.s. loses another 3600 people to covid-19 as overall deaths pass 340,000 and infections approach 20 million. plus, a slow rollout-- as the u.k. authorizes a neine, the roll out here in the u.s. falls short of projections. and, small town surge-- after largely avoiding the first wave of covid cases, hospitals in less populated areasow struggle with an influx of patients. >> we're still seeing a lot of community spread. i nestly can't think of anyby

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and for some students, virtualng leareans they are falling further behind.aw amna reports on this dilemma nawaz: for millions of students, the past nine months like this:have looked something lla, do you like remote learning? >> nawaz: this is nine-year-old bella. and that's her mom mhele canty. >> let me think about it. >> nawaz: okay, let me ask youfe this, do you plearning at home or would you rather be in school? >> both. >> nawaz: bella, in fourth grade, has been attending virtual school from her newport news, virginia home. when do u remember the day when they said, everybody go home?us this vs too much. >> it was march 13. i was at my office and we got this message that schools re going to close and... >> nawaz: and what did you think of that moment? >> i panicked. i completely panicked. >> nawaz: michele's en juggling working full time with overseeing bella's school work. months into the remote-learning experiment, she says she's worried... >> i think that she is right on the cusp of kind of coming out t younger, you know, learning how to read, learning how to write and thingto re

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna owaz. woodruff is. on the newshour tonight, the pardon power-- the president issues another round of controversial pardons while complicating congressional efforts towards a new covid relief bill. then, at the last minute, dgotiators from the unite kingdom and the european union finalize a brexit trade deal, four years in the making. plus, in the time of an economic crisis, a crucial time for giving and what it means to organizations that serve those in need. and, a nation divided-- we step back for the long view ohow the u.s. is being transformeby the pandemic. >> one of the striking things about this year is that the partisan divides that have shaped our politics for so long clearly also shaped ur culture r way of processing

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.odruff is off. on the newshour tonight, crisis averted-- economic aid is green- lit and the federal government stays open after the pe sident signs ssive covid relief bill then, the nashville bomber is named-- authorities identify the man behind the christmas day bombing, as the investigation turns to possible motives. and, getting the vaccine-- asco d inoculations begin, we report from the democratic republic of congo on when developing nations will be ablee to their citizens. >> though the african c.d.c. hae promised not te them out, african nations do not know when or how many doses of the vaccine will be available to them. >> nawaz: all that re on tonight's pbs newshour.

. ♪ captioning sponsoredy newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.ur tonight, an explosion in nashville-- a major blast dages dozens of downtown buildings in what police are calling an intentional act. then, waiting for a pardon-- despite the political controversy, how the president can change lives by commuting criminal charges. >> ae need to come together collecti to work on bringing more men and women home to their families. >> nawaz: and it's friday. david brooks and karen tumulty break down the week's news and look back at the year in politics. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

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harder by covid-19.de even tonight, amna nawaz profiles one woman's quest for housing austin, texas. it's the second in our series this week, "searching for justice."az >> nfor four months, a makeshift loft under this north stin bridge was home for rachel schuyler and her slsband, ian... >> it was hard tp under, but you kind of get used to it. it becomes like a white. >> nawaz: the 30-year-old says she'd been homeless for fiwh or six year she was arrested in january for forging checks, and sent to jail. her one-year-old daughter was taken into state custody. >> s's 14 months old. this is-- this is-- this was right before i was arrested. >> nawaz: she's so cute. >> thank you. >> nawaz: what's her name? >> olivia. >> nawaz: released in april, rachel's been cobbling together money from odd jobs for this hotel room. virtual visits are her only connection to olivia. >> i play my ukulele, my husband plays the harmonica, and we read books. he sings to her. and i mean, really, she's too young to know anything about what's going on. >> nawaz: what do you say to a 14-month-old over zoom >> and

llc captioning sponsored by ewshour productions, ll pctns >> nawaz pctns >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna newshr tonight, an a explosion in nashville-- a major blast damages dozens of downtowg buildiin what police are calling an intentional act. then, waiti for a pardon-- despite the politicaler contr, how the president can change lives by commuting criminal charges. >> we need to come together as a collective to work on bringing more men andomen home to their families. >> nawaz: and it's fridy. david brooks and karen tumulty deak down the week's new look back at the year in politics. a all th more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major fundinfo

ucd, as amna nawaz tells us, this comes as a l deadline and financial lifeline are expiring soon. >>az: judy, for many americans, the bottom fell out earlier this year. the department of labor estimates the economy has not yet replaced about 10 million jobs lost during last spring's economic plunge. and according to today's jobs report, 44% of those unemployed say this is a permanent job loss, t a temporary layoff that e the economy reopens. on top of all that, the safety net for millions provided byten ion of federal benefits expires soon. wendy edelberg studies all of this cloctly. she's di of the hamilton project, and a former economist for the congressional budget office. wendy, welcome back to the "newshour".no let me ask yoabout those november numbers. it's the fifth straight month of slowing in hiring. millions are already in pain, as we just menoned. we're just a few weeks away from millions more losing, the extension of the ymempt expires after christmas,sion 12 million people there about to lose the benefits. what does all of this say to you now wendy about where we are in

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and that's where amna nawaz focuses our attention tonight., >> nawaz: jut's look at how this is playing in the lone star state. more than 9,000 people are hospitalized, nearly a thirdn intensive care, and texas' death toll is now above 23,000. things are particularly dire in el paso, but cases are spiking acro the state, including in and around houston. that is where we find doctor richina bicette,f baylor college of medicine. she's an emergency room physician treating covid patients. doctor, welcome to the newshour and thank you for being with us. we can't be inside the hospitals yo see what you see every da upon. take us inside. describe what it looks likee what, itls like, and do you have what you need to do your job right no? >> awm na, that's an interesting question. do i have enough verntularities? sure. do i have enough oxygen tanks, yes. but i don't have the staff that i need to take care of all of the patients that seeing. i don't have the answers to all of the questions that my patients are asking cause of the large degree of uncertainty that surrounds thise e. so in terms of

there are many tough questions ahead.re amna nawaz expsome of them. >> nawaz: judy, the committee did indeed say 24 million people, healthcare personnel and older americans living in nursing homes anesother facilishould receive the first doses of a vaccine.ut but even distrg those early doses will take more time than people may think. c.d.c. officials say there will only be enough doses to vaccinate between two and five million people a week initially. determining who gets priority after that initial wave is even more complicated. this all comes as nearly 37,000 americans died of covid-19 last month, the most in any month since the early days of the pandemic. doctor paul offitt, who is a member of f.d.a. advisory committee on vaccines, is he is director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital ofel philia. dr. offitt, welcome back to the "newshour". when we look at the 24 million people who have been given thegh t priority, that's still a lot of people and they can't be vaccinated aevl at once. within that group, how do you decide who gets it first and who makes that

amna nawaz has the latest. .>> the american public demands and deserves a gorous, comprehensive, and independent review of the data. >> in a day-long virtual meeting, an advisory panel to the food and truck administration voted to recommend pfizer's candidate for ergency approval. an f.d.a. review already found it to be 95% effective. >> based on the totality of scientific evidence availhele, toenefits of pfizer vaccine outweigh the risks. >>ntoday's public debate the safety with outside science and health experts was meant to build confidence in the process, discussing issues like whether trial paticipants who received a placebo should be offered a vaccine once approved. >> some participants at higherth risk will want vaccine as soon as it becomes available to them. >> and potential newisks will of the vaccine, like a few casel ofergic reaction reported in britain. >> there are people who carry t i pens who are going to believe now thaey can't get this vaccinat th's a lot of people. >> a majority of americans already stand behind it. a poll found 61% said they wou get vaccinated up