david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the week's political news.oodruff: today the biden administration gave mixed messages about historically low caps on refugee resettlement, our yamiche alcindor has more. >> alcindor: today, president i'm joined now by jenny yang. she is the vice president of advocy and policy at world relief, a humanitarian nonprofit. jenny yang thanks so much for joining us. go through these twists and turns on the refugee cap. >> earlier today, the president signed a presidential dhearmings basically kept the low ref -- determination that basically kept the low rfs cap, this was a number that was previously set by president trump but which president biden himself decided to keep. the one change he did make was to revise the program to expand the categories through which refugees are actually eligible to come into the program. but the fact that he kept the refugee ceiling at the historically low level of 15,000 is very, very concerning because it does mean that refugees will continue to be excluded from the program even though

david brooks. jonathan capehart. thank you both and have a good weekend. thanks judy. >> brooks: you too. >> woodruff: as now more than 550,000 americans have died from covid, we take this moment to remember five of the remarkable lives lost. earnestine jake lehi was known as a “grandma earnie” to family and even friends, her daughter told us. born in cedar city, utah, earnestine was the last fluent speaker of the paiute language for the indian peaks band of utah. a lifelong member of her tribe, earnestine devoted her career to teaching and writing about her native culture. her family says she also loved dancing at pow wows, and was a natural storyteller who could make everyone laugh. earnestine was 76. 101-year-old marianne steiner was the epitome of elegance, her grandson told us. born in germany to a well-known jewish family, she escaped nazi rule and fled to new york city in 1938. she later fell in love and married another jewish immigrant, book publisher paul steiner. the couple loved hosting parties, and marianne was always the center of attention, he

david brooks and jonathan capehart look at the national divide on police use of force and the president'slan to withdraw all troops from afghanistan. and making their voices heard. after decades of being shunned by the industry, black women finally gain prominence in country music. >> there's already the issue of women not necessarily getting the same airplay as male artists. add to that being a person of color. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour as been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy at 4160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. ♪ >> -- foundation more at kf.org. >> with the ongoing support of these institutions. ♪ and friends of the "newshour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: police in indianapolis have spent this day looking for answers after a gunman shot 8 people to death, and then, himself. the bloodshed followed other attacks nationwide, prompting pr

we thank you both, jonathan capehart, david brooks. thank you. >> brooks: thank you >> woodruff: as we do at the end of every week, we take a moment now to honor some of the extraordinary lives that have been lost to the pandemic. it didn't matter if he was singing rock, blues, or country, dave robinette was most in his element when he was on stage. the 67-year-old musician gravitated to the guitar early in life. he played gigs all over the western u.s., and eventually got to perform one of his original songs at the “grand ole opry.” dave met the love of his life, tymilynn, after one of his shows. she plans on seeing through a project that dave was close to finishing when he died: a 12-track album of his original songs. 70-year-old charlie niyomkul was a charismatic presence wherever he went, and it was part of what made the restaurants he owned so popular, his daughter said. he left thailand for the u.s. in the 1970s. eventually, he and his wife launched restaurants of their own in manhattan and atlanta. charlie's warmth made it easy t

david brooks, jonathan capehart, thank you both.ave a good weekend. >> thanks, judy. >> thanks, judy. >> woodruff: as we do every week, we take a moment now to remember some of the extraordinary lives of those we have lost to the coronavirus. born in washington, d.c., ronnie hogue learned to love basketball at an early age. in 1969, he became the first african american to receive a full athletic scholarship to the university of georgia. his son said he often faced racism during his aying years, but still, he became a star at georgia, setting the school's at-home, single-game scoring record. later in life, he built a successful career in retail. and, his son says, he was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who made friends wherever he went. ronnie hogue was 69 years old. philamena belone's calling in life was teaching. a member of the navajo nation, she always had a connection with kids, especially the ones going through a tough time. the 44-year-old mother of three first taught in albuquerque public schools, but ter

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david brooks adds this. liberal democracy is based on optimism, faith and security. competence and the humanistic project that through conversation and encounter we can deeply know each other across the differences, that most people seek the good with different opinions about how to get there and society is not a zero sum war. but a conversation and a negotiation. by that standard, today's republican party cannot coexist in the liberal democracy. >> you know, it really is an interesting assessment that brooks made about how we have gone away from any sense of idealism in this country and so as we become increasingly polarized'd logs have seen this as an all-out war and anyone that doesn't agree with them on either side is an enemy and no longer think that america is a shining city on a hill and the hope of the earth. i think a lot of us in the middle do but i think on the left and right legs there really is a zero sum culture war under way that i think is tested in 2022. look. to sort of sum up a few points from ashley and donny, yes, it is true. republicans are only

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david brooks and jonathan capehart address the meaning of the chauvin verdict, investigations into thcapitoliot, and the president's ambitious climate goals. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy f 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a c.d.c. panel is urging an end to the pause on using johnson & johnson's covid-19 vaccine. the group says the shots should include a warning about rare blood clots. it found 15 cases-- three of them fatal-- out of nearly eight million vaccinations. the c.d.c. usually follows the committee's recommendations. meanwhile, c.d.c. director ro

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to help make sense of it, the analysis of brooks and capeheart, that's new york times columnist david brooksheart, columnist for the washington post. hello to both of you, so good to see you. >> thank you, judy. judy: let's start with the climate summit. david, president biden laying out ambitious goals saying the u.s. needs to deeply cut carbon emissions. is it realistic and is like going to have to change in this country to get there? david: it is noble, i am not sure how realistic it is. it is a policy where we will have a new power grid, and if all these things go through, will we cut emissions by 50%? at the height of coping we were totally shut down, we cut emissions like 21%, so i am not totally optimistic. the experts i have read say that you have to do more, there has to be a price on carbon, and you have to pretty much get rid of natural gas as well as oil burning cars, so that is pretty radical stuff. that does not make the perfect enemy or the good, whatever expression i am searching for. it is a step in the right direction. the hard thing is china. china is still burning coal pl

a lot of us thought or were hoping the republican party might get better after trump left, but david brooksself or having the fever break, what you're seeing in the republican party is a party that's getting crazier and getting worse even after donald trump has left office. and it's almost as if since he has been removed from the equation, there are no guardrails to the crazy that he set off. it is kind of like toying with the analogy, the sourcerer's apprentice, you create so many of these clones out there, and suddenly you realize where is it going to go. kevin mccarthy is not going to stand up against it and i don't know that donald trump is going to stand up against it. not that he would want to. >> nicolle? >> yes. >> charlie made me think of another analogy. like in "the exorcist" and you have the possessed, the person possessed on the bed, rising, and the exorcists come in and they look at them and say i'm good. i'm good. >> like i'll stay here. that's right. sam, a question about liz cheney. it is not on liz cheney or the democratic party to fix this. there's no example of extremism

is getting even worse," david brooks writes in part, those of us who hoped america would calm down whenabused. there are increasing signs that the trumpian base is radicalizing. my republican friends report vicious divisions in their friends and families who don't toe the trump line or speaking of death threats and menacing verbal attacks. it's as if the trump base felt some security when their man was at the top and that's now gone. maybe trump was the restraining force -- >> no. >> what's happening can only be called a venomous panic attack. since then a large swath of the trumpian right decided america is facing a crisis like never before and they are the small army of warriors fighting with alamo level desperation to ensure the survival of the country if they conceded. with their deep pessimism, the high populous wing of the gop seems to be crashing through the floor of the philosophical liberalism. many 6 these folks are no longer operating in the political realm and that is a great point of view, joe, and i'm still stuck on all of these male republicans incapable of handling liz c

this interview was part of the leadership conference hosted by the brookings institution and mount vernon. david: we are here at mount vernon, george washington's famous home, and we are here with another famous general who served as a four-star general, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and secretary of state. >> thank you, i've been here before, i've been with you many times before. david: as we sit here today in this incredible house, it was thought over 100 years ago, this association has bought it and now they operated, but they have no men on their board. you imagine how anything can work in this world without men on the board? colin: for the last couple hundred years now, they have done a great job. they've raised money and kept the place looking absolutely beautiful. and i think you would not be successful if you tried to join the board. >> i think that's probably true. i also wonder, think about this. we had two hundred plus years of man as president of the united states. have you ever thought what would happen if a woman became president? you think a woman could be a leader as goo

david rubenstein. this was part of a virtual conference on leadership hosted by the brookings institution. it's just over 5 45 minutes. >> held loerks i'm david rubenstein and we're here at mount vernon and here with another famous general colin powell, who served as chairman of the joibt chiefs of staff and secretary of state. thank you very much for coming today. >> as we sit in this house, it was bought many years ago by the mount vernon ladies association. this association has bought it and thousand they operate it, but they have no men on their board. can you imagine how anything can work in the world without men on a board? can you imagine how this could happen? >> they have demonstrated that to us for the last couple hundred years now. they have done a great job. they raise money and kept the place looking beautiful. and i think you would not be successful if you tried to get on the board. >> i think that's probably true. i also wonder whether think about this. we have had 200 years of men as presidents of the united states. have you ever thought what would happen if a woman became p

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brooks bennett austan olive and garrett wimmer. >> and the winner for audio drama is. >> dr. who, stranded one by davidormed by paul mcgann nicola walker padding warhead rebecca roots pump price and tom baker. >> next up is original work which is a growing category. here the script is not developed from a book. this ears finalist for original works are. >> a rock obama 60 minute interview by steve cross narrated -- barack obama and steve kroft. the confederacy, truth and reconciliation written and narrated by t-bone burnett. the end of my heart by gayle forman narrated by diane krueger, gabriel bond elizabeth evans josh hurley amanda rowan county emily bauer neal of your and jesse einstein. getting started with sourdough from flower to one great loaf written and narrated by chad robertson and jennifer latham. when you have finished saving the world by jesse eisenberg, narrated by catherine deaver and jesse eisenberg. >> and the winner is. >> when you finish saving the world by jesse eisenberg narrated by caitlyn deaver and jesse eisenberg. >> to receive this award is award-winning actress and last year

brookings institution, dr. kavita patel. she's a former obama white house health policy director and an msnbc medical contributor. and writer and reporter for "the new york times," davidthat question. is there any scientific evidence that shows that not wearing a mask far from other people outdoors is a risk of covid-19? >> hi, willie, good morning. i've rarely seen an issue that divides the public health community so fervently as this one. but to your question, there is very little scientific proof that if you're outdoors and you're not symptomatic and you're distant, that you do not need to wear a mask. the risk is very low. and infection transmission has not been recorded. i have not seen any evidence of it. and i've been telling people, pre-vaccination, post-vaccination, if you're away from others, you do not need to wear a mask. however, we still have a lot of factors going on such as community transmission. we have places where cases still are rising. and we have the threat of variants, as well as the fact that we still only have about half the population vaccinated. so today, i think it's very reasonable and i wear a mask if i'm an outdoor space, but with kind

this interview was part of the leadership conference hosted by the brookings institution and mount vernon. david: we are here at mount vernon, george washington's famous home, and we are here with another famous general who served as a four-star general, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and secretary of state. >> thank you, i've been here before, i've been with you many times before. david: as we sit here today in this incredible house, it was thought over 100 years ago, this association has bought it and now they operated, but they have no men on their board. you imagine how anything can