amna: what's your take on this? annie: it's very fashionable right now among certain people to talk about what a terrible job joe biden is doing. his approval rating is awful and this is a much smaller package than he had conceived of and people had talked about. that said, for this to pass, a cap on prescription drugs, it would be a big win. even though it is not a giant win, it is still a win and is one that democrats and republicans have diabetes. they both pay for high costs of insulin and this legislation could help around the edges and perhaps more in the midterms. amna: what about the white house response after the fall of roe? they faced criticism for not having something ready sooner to secure some protections. tamara: it seems as though this white house -- the fall of roe was just the latest example -- this white house is unwilling to flaunt their executive authority. other presidents do executive actions that amount to glorified press releases, but they treat it like a big deal. there is some criticism th

amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight. crucial technology -- amid a global chip shortage, congress weighs legislation that could boost production in the u.s. we discuss what comes next with the secretary of commerce. >> we need to make more of these on our shores in the united states so we cannot only korean jobs, but -- only create jobs, but protect our people. amna: then america addicted -- new data reveals a dramatic spike in overdose deaths among people of color during the first year of the pandemic. and after roe -- doctors in red states worry that abortion laws could hinder their ability to treat patients in life or death situations. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> for 25 years consumer cellular has been offering wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. for more visit consumer cellular.tv. ♪ and with the ongoing support of these individuals an

amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight. guns in america -- a damning new report on the law enforcement response to the uvalde school massacre shows failures on multiple fronts, as more mass shootings take place across the u.s. then. at the extreme -- europe struggles with major wildfires and energy uncertainty amid a massive, continent-wide heatwave. and. a call to arms -- how increasingly violent rhetoric is becoming a dangerous feature of republican campaigns and party messaging. >> you have a bipartisan system in which one of those two parties has left democracy to the point of fomenting a coup attempt. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> it's the little things. the reminders of what is important. it is why fidelity dedicated advisors are here to help you create a wealth plan. a plan with tax sensitive investing strategies. planning focused on tomorrow while you focus on today. that is the planning effect from fidelity. >> and with the on

amna nawaz has our report.he town of garrett, kentucky is hardly recognizable -- inundated by torrents of rainwater that flooded streets and wiped out homes and businesses. rachel patton was caught in the deluge. rachel: it's gone. everythi is gone. everything is gone. our whole life is gone. amna: her mother also had to be rescued. rachel: we had to put her on a door to get her out of her trailer because she was flooded in and couldn't get out. she's on oxygen. amna: search and rescue teams backed by the national guard are still searching for missing people. but determining the exact number of missing has been a challenge, as many people were stranded without cellular service. and, many are in areas still inaccessible to the crews. judge williams: we know we got folks now that we can't get to. they've got water in their homes and are trapped and we can't get to them because the water is so swift. amna: the historic floods struck in some of the state's smallest and poorest areas. as much as a foot of rain has f

amna: the cause?attempted cover-up by johnson, who promoted his former aide chris pincher to a top legislative post, despite sexual misconduct claims against him. johnson tried to claim he didn't know about the accusations, then later walked that back. boris johnson: thank you all very much. amna: even as johnson leaves the party helm, he says he will stay on as prime minister until a successor is named. >> what a pathetic spectacle. amna: earlier today, opposition labor leader keir starmer threatened to bring the matter to a vote of no confidence, saying it was a matter of national interest. >> he needs to go completely, none of this nonsense about clinging on for a few months. he's inflicted lies, fraud and chaos in the country. amna: the 58-year-d former journalist and london mayor leaves behind a messy legacy rife with scandal and brazen political moves. he is credited with leading the country out of the european unio boris johnson: what is it that we're going to do? audience: get brexit done! bor

amna nawaz reports. early morning under a hot texas sun and the line at this drive-through food pantry in south austin is already dozens of cars long. alongside the usual plastic bags of fresh food. baby formula. paige gutierrez came early to find formula-mth-old. >> it's amazing, even though it is only one can i mean, it helps. amna: teresa satterwhite fosters four babies -- all of whom need formula. the few cans she received today, she called a blessing. >> it's been really, really hard to find formula. it does get frustrating, it does get overwhelming. >> i think the demand that we have seen in the last couple of weeks has been increasing. amna: luis garcia works at el buen samaritano, the organization that runs the pantry. they joined forces with other austin nonprofits to source formula, because of the surge in demand from clients who could not find or afford formula in stores. >> we've seen a lot of new families coming in that not necessarily were our clients before just because of the formula. amn

amna nawaz has the story.at a standstill as air raid sirens echoed through the empty streets of taipei. the drills were long-planned, preparing for a potential chinese invasion. but, they come as taiwan also prepares for a potential visit by u.s. house eaker nancy pelosi. news met with a stern warning from chinese officials. >> suppose the u.s. side clings obstinately to its misconduct, china is bound to take resolute and powerful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. all consequences entailed from that should be completely borne by the united states. amna: when asked about a possible pelosi visit last week, president biden was not supportive. >> the military thinks it's not a good idea right now, but i don't know what the status of it is. amna: pelosi, a staunch china critic and vocal taiwan supporter, was asked about the president's remarks the following day. >> the inference to draw from your comment is that my going there is problematic, i think what the president was sa

amna nawaz looks at what's at stake.udy, griner has been held in russia since february on drug possession charges. she pleaded guilty earlier this month to unintentionally bringing cannabis oil into the country and testified in her case for the first time today saying she was denied basic rights when she was first detained and interrogated. thbiden administration revealed this afternoon that officials offered russia a deal last month to bring home griner and paul whelan, an american citizen held in russia since 2018. secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s. is waiting for russia to respond. sec. blinken: we have conveyed this on a number of occasions and directly to russian officials, and my hope would be that, in speaking to foreign minister lavrov, i can advance the efforts to bring them home. amna: for more on what this means, i'm joined by michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia during the obama administration. he is now a professor at stanford university. and jonathan franks, a crisis management spec

amna: jonathan, what about victor boot?ssador mcfaul just mentioned, blinken also mentionethis deal is based on what he called a history of conversations with the russians. they have been seeking release for victor for years. he's a convicted russian arms dealer. we should say he is serving a 25 year sentence here in the u.s. tell us what we should kno about him. and is that a good deal? >> well, yes, is the short answer. i mean, mr. bout has five to six more years on his sentence, and we would get significantly more paul whelans. i imagine the ms. griner is going to be sentenced to a ridiculous prison term as well, so we'd get time off of hers and get the better end of that deal. obviously, i had been out there trying to sell a prisoner trades since october that include i you know, i was trying to sell -- it turned out to be a one to one deal. so, to me, all i have to say tonight is bravo, secretary blinken, bravo, mr. president. we have been trying to get them for some time to build on the success of trevor reed, and it a

amna: then, america addicted.ew data reveals a dramatic spike in overdose deaths among people of color during the first year of the pandemic. and after roe. doctors in red states worry that abortion laws could hinder their abilities to treat patients in life or death situations. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> consumer wireless designed to do more of what people like. our u.s.-based customer service team can find a plan that fits you. to learn more visit consumercellular.tv. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. ♪ >> the john s. and james alknight foundation more at kf. org. ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: we'll return to the full program after the latest headline. today was the

amna nawaz has more.his week marks 300 days since nearly a million girls across afghanistan were banned from entering their schools. under pressure, the taliban government announced in march that classes would resume, then reversed their decision, prompting women and girls to take to the streets in protest. this week, conflicting messages from taliban officials about if or when those schools would reopen showed the government still has no plan for girls to return to the classroom. joining me now for more on this, is pashtana durrani, the executive director of the non-profit education group, learn afghanistan. she fled afghanistan last year after the taliban returned to power, and is now a visiting fellow at wellesley college's centers for women. welcome back to the newshour. good to see you, and has been 300 days since girls were banned from secondary schools there in afghanistan. what does that mean for all those girls and what has life been like? >> they cannot socialize, they cannot mobilize. they are

amna: thank you for your time. >> thank you.udy: this has been a week punctuated by the january 6 committee concluding its first set of public hearings, and by president biden announcing executive actions on climate change after congressional negotiations fell apart. that brings us to the analysis of brooks and capehart. that's new york times columnist david brooks and jonathan capehart, associate editor for the washington post. hello to both of you. we always come to you when things a falling apart. [laughter] but let's start with january 6. the hearings have now been eight of them. they are taking a pause until the fall. what does it add up to you, for you so far? david: as i confessed a few weeks in a row, the committee has outperformed what i expected and donald trump underperformed what i expected. i thought he was doing his con artist talking to the crowd, but we now know there was more behind-the-scenes and there really was a lot more planning to storm the capital. donald trump was a lot more involved in encouraging, inci

amna nawaz has more. judy, the court ruled 6-3 that the clean air act does not give the epa blanket regulations against power plants many environmentalists see the ruling as a serious setback in the fight to slow climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. i'm joined by michael oppenheimer, a professor of geosciences and international affairs at princeton university. he is one of the six scientists who filed an amicus brief in the supreme court case. and mustafa ali, who formerly worked in the epa office of environmental justice and is now with the national wildlife federation. welcome to you both. thank you for joining us. the ruling clearly leaves the administration with far fewer tools to fight the climate crisis, but the epa administration insist they can still meet their goals. it will just take a little longer. do you buy that? >> that is a very optimistic view. even under an optimistic view, this decision will seriously slow u.s. progress in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and avoidi

amna nawaz picks up the conversation from there.ore on president biden's trip and whether it's in america's interests for him to go to saudi arabia, we get two views. james jeffrey had a 35-year career in the foreign service and served as u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey. he's now at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars, a think tank. dalia dassa kaye is a senior fellow at the university of california los angeles' burkle center for international relations. she's written dely about the middle east. welcome to you both. dalia, i want to begin with you. you have said president biden's decision to visit saudi arabia is a mistak, it never should have been planned. explain to me why. dalia: i think the dilemma is that the president clearly has compromised on u.s. values and actually -- and interest in accountable partners. the likelihood is he's not likely to get many significant strategic gains from this visit. as your piece set up, this is a leadership now in saudi arabia believed to be responsible for the murder of a

amna nawaz focuses on that tonight.udy, vaccinations against monkeypox are picking up in the u.s., but access and speed of delivery remain issues. in some cases, people who have been exposed have struggled to get the vaccine. in others, patients with the virus cannot get the drug t-poxx, which helps with symptoms, including painl lesions. we spoke to a few people from new york, los angeles and baltimore about their issues getting the vaccine or treatment. here is what they shared. >> i noticed that there was a kind of a blister on my finger that i thought was just an insect bite at first. eventually another blister showed up on my body, and then that was when i knew that it was not just an insect bite. >> called my provider and they asked me to send some pictures of the lesions because i can say i was the third case diagnosed in baltimore or in the state of maryland. >> on friday, june 17th, i got a call from a friend that i'd been hanging out with the weekend prior, informing me that i have likely been exposed to monke

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz.on the "newshour" tonight. crucial technology -- amid a global chip shortage, congress weighs legislation that could boost production in the u.s. we discuss what comes next with the secretary of commerce. >> we need to make more of these on our shores in the united states so we cannot only korean jobs, but -- only create jobs, but protect our people. amna: then america addicted -- new data reveals a dramatic spike in overdose deaths among people of color during the first year of the pandemic. and after roe -- doctors in red states worry that abortion laws could hinder their ability to treat patients in life or death situations. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz.ay. on the "newshour" tonight. guns in america -- a damning new report on the law enforcement response to the uvalde school massacre shows failures on multiple fronts, as more mass shootings take place across the u.s. then. at the extreme -- europe struggles with major wildfires and energy uncertainty amid a massive, continent-wide heatwave. and. a call to arms -- how increasingly violent rhetoric is becoming a dangerous feature of republican campaigns and party messaging. >> you have a bipartisan system in which one of those two parties has left democracy to the point of fomenting a coup attempt. amna: all that and more on tonight'"p

amna: then, america addicted.ic spike in overdose deaths among people of color during the first year of the pandemic. and after roe. doctors in red states worry that abortion laws could hinder their abilities to treat patients in life or death situations. all that and more on tonight's

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nevas. ♪ judy: in year three of the pandemic, most americans have turneda sense of some normalcy but the virus is still disrupting daily life. the u.s. is recording roughly 130,000 new cases per day and deaths are on the rise with an average now of more than 430 a day. we reached out to viewers for their latest questions about risk and safety and we get some answers from caitlin, an epidemiologist from the university of texas. she writes a newsletter on sub stack. welcome back to the newshour. let's plunge into these questions. sophie from new york city writes, is there a definitive answer to how long after you have covid you can continue to test positive on an antigen home test? is it worth testing to get out of isolation or is there no value in that? >> we have seen really strong evidence that an omicron infection last about eight to 10 days. someday -- some people will be infectious for less if you are vaccinated. the vaccine helps you clear the virus faster. some will be infectious for even longer than 10 days. you won't really know unless you test usi

amna, do you see any complications in breaking out this final report? does the committee risk muddying their message or confusing the american people? >> the committee has faced questions from the very beginning about motivation and intention and any committee member we've spoken to and certainly publicly in interview, they made very clear they're going to follow the facts wherever they lead. certainly the timeline has been part of the questions, the midterms looming has been part of the conversation. when you look at the way the whole work of the committee has unfolded, they've been incredibly methodical, working quietly for months and months before the series of public hearings began. as ali reported, they said there could be more in the future. i think they're trying to ignore a lot of the political conversation around it saying we're following the facts wherever they lead, and very carefully cobbling together all these key witness testimonies. we're hearing from many people who folks didn't know about previously. these were not household names durin

amna: a million girls across ale were banned from entering their schools.r pressure, the taliban government announceed that class would resume and then reversed the decision prompting bro test. this week conflicting messages about if or when those schools would reopen showed the government still has no plan for girls to return to the classroom. joining me now for more on this is the executive director of the nonprofit education group learn afghanistan. she fled afghanistan last year after the taliban returned to power and is now a visiting fellow at wesley colleges centers for women. welcome back to the newshour. good to see you. it's been 300 days since girls were banned in afghanistan. what does that mean for all of those girls? what does that feel like? >> they cannot socialize or mobilize. they have fled afghanistan or are refugees in two differe countries are at home. most importantly, they are poor and cannot get away. and the most important thing they are under depression because they cannot meet their friends. they cannot go outside. they can not ex

i was born in tijuana, mexico.ua i amna voting for donald trump o be the next president of the united states. >> for their part, democrats incorrectly assume that the more their party moved toward big government socialismy ,the more minorities thator attract talk about a huge miscalculation. now more from this axiosth analysis. the data show that democrats are statistically tied h with republicans among hispanics on the generic congressional ballotis. according to the new york timesi sienna college poll out this week, democrats held a forty seven point edge with hispanics during the twenty eighteen midterms. that is a staggering collapse. we already know biden's approval with hispanics today is in the toilet. only 32 percent now approve of his job performance, according to a recent "new york times" sienna j college poll. so how does this all translate in the november midterms? well, democrats hopes for retaining power rest on nonwhite voters remaining o v a reliable part of the party'sli coalition. >> democrats theory of the cases collapses if republicans make even incrementalli gains