then, it's friday- david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the democratic battle over the president'spending bill, and growing distrust between some progressives and moderates. and resisting the vaccine - why a vaccination mandate in new york city is generating fierce opposition from its police officers. >> if they were getting shot or stabbed on the streets of america at the rate they're dying of covid, there would be outrage, but instead somehow this issue has become politicized. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> johnson & johnson, financial services firm raymond james, bdo accountants and advisors. >> the john s and james l knight foundation, 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. amna: tonight, president biden is in r

she chose to listen to david brook. >> and if you watch the video -ts david brooks watched the video you would see that rbg absolutely understood the question. that was a coherent precise candid answer. there was no confusion about it. this is the least surprising thing i've seen since watching the sunrise in the east this morning and it was beautiful by the way. as you guys mentioned the same katie couric who that guns right documentary 5 years agee make gun owners look stupid and she was eviscerated for it in some circums outside of conservative media. couric received no reprimand for pushing narrative she knew to be false at the time. there was eve an deaf i defamation suit filed against her and she some how beat it because the judge said nothing harmal if was done to those gun owners besides making them look stupid in a highly watched documentary. when there's no accountability, guess what happens? the characters of the world will do it again. just like she did here with ruth bader ginsburg, protect the supreme court justice from her own opinion? i'm pretty sure that's not the jo

david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze how cuts to the president's spending plan impact the bill's path ahead. and, cuban lens. one of cuba's most prolific painters finally gets his due in the united states, decades after the revolution cut his career short. >> he is saying yes, there are rules, but the rules are there to be broken, and this is my contribution. >> nawaz: all that and more, on tonight's s newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> b.d.o. accountants and advisors. >> 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. and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo >> reporter: the controversial new abortion restrictions in texas remain in effect ton

david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze president biden's efforts to alleviate supply chain issues and navigate republican pushback to vaccine mandates. and, filming a revolution. a musician's mission to bring archived footage of a 1969 concert series, and its call for social justice, to audiences today. >> this is not just putting a concert together. this is-- this is correcting history. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> b.d.o. accountants and visors. >> 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: an f.d.a.'s advisory panel

david brooks and jonathan on the challenges the biden administration is facing getting its economic and social agenda past. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by... ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years, ens avenue -- ensf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> johnson & johnson, financial services from raymond and jane's -- james, bdu bdo, accountants and advisors. >> the foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. 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 contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: another day on capitol hill with no vote on infrastructure and no deal on the bigger pen -- spending package. president biden made a direct appeal to democrats. lisa: not an everyday site. a president on capitol hill and the goal of president biden's visit with house democrats today, to get his agenda back on track. pres. biden: i am telling you we will get this done.

david brooks,aren tumulty, thank you both. ♪ judy: now, a story of choreography and community, as a renowned dancer and choreographer continues to [ music ] now a story of choreography and community as a renowned dancer and choreographer looks hard at who we are. jeffrey brown visits with bill jones for the arts and culture series, canvas. >> one man, bill jones tells the story of himself and his country. >> brutality, unspeakable horrors. >> he is joined by a small group of dancers who enact and move through that story. then, by some 90 other members of the larger community, filling the space and moving as a crowd. >> to be black is to be beautiful. >> it is called deep blue sea. >> pursuit of the week. it is thrown around all the time. we the people shall overcome. politicians use it all the time. who is we, considering how fractured the country is and has been, from the beginning. >> reporter: jones has asked the questions as he and his partner arnie first formed a company. even as fame grew, their world was devastated by a

david brooks and jonathan capehart on the challenges the biden administration is facing getting its economic and social agenda passed. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> b.d.o. accountants and advisors. >> 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: another day on capitol hill with no vote on infrastructure, and no deal on a bigger spending package. but, as lisa dejardins reports, president biden made a direct appeal to democrats. >> reporter: not an everyday sight, a president on capitol hill, and president biden's getting his agenda back on track. >> i'm telling you we're goin

david brooks and karen tumulty consider debt ceiling negotiations and new revelations about former president trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> johnson & johnson. >> b.d.o. accountants and advisors. >> 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. and individuals. >> 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: september's disappointing u.s. jobs report is further proof of the pandemic's grip on the economy. the labor department today reported that u.s. employers added just 194,000 jobs last month-- the fewest since december. even so, the unemployment rate dropped sharply, to 4.8%, down from 5.2% in aug

one of the colonists said, david brooks said the spreading of the virus is a stain on the national stage. the newspaper kept reporting routinely that of those who had died with the virus, over 40% of them, those deaths were associate with very old very sick people in nursing homes. that's not to minimize very old very sick people but it is a way of saying if anything the virus showed the immense progress of healthcare in the united states. people are dying of old age. is it one realize what a modern rich country concept that is? people never lived into old age but now we do and it's because economic growth has been matched with doctors and scientists on the way to tutoring things that used to kill us. so when we needed economic growth most because politicians and the virus is a big threat towards our health and ability to live, they quite literally chose economic contraction. historians will marvel at their abject stupidity. which brings us to anthony fauci. [laughing] it's not fair to laugh. it was not meant to be a a lah line, it was not. [laughing] from the looks everyone in the room,

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david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze president biden's efforts to alleviate supply chain issuespublican pushback to vaccine mandates. and, filming a revolution. a musician's mission to bring archived footage of a 1969 concert series, and its call for social justice, to audiences today. >> this is not just putting a concert together.

and that brings us to the analysis of brooks and capehart, that's david brooks and jonathan capehartnist nests for "the washington post." good to see you. >> good to see you too. amna: there was some news in the senate this weep weekend and from the president last night. on wednesday, senate republicans blocked the voting rights bill for the third time on thursday. the very next day president biden spoke at the 10th anniversary of the dedication of memorial. and he said that. >> today the right to vote are under unrelenting assault from republican governor, attorneys general, secretary of state, state legislators and they're following my predecessor, the last president. -- into a deep, deep black hole and abyss. >> what's the president prepared to do about it? >> first, let's be clear about something the president's remarks yesterday were not new. he has been -- he's been sounding this alarm for that's -- this is probably that's the third time he has talked about voting rights in this way. yes, as an existential threat, almost apocalyptic. but the problem is that's all the president

bournemouth and wales midfielder david brooks has announced he has cancer. stage two hodgkin lymphoma and will begin a course of treatment next week. brooks has played for bournemouth since 2018 and was part of the wales squad for euro 2020. his most recent game was in the championship at the end of september and he had withdrawn from the most recent wales squad through illness. this is the statement he's released this afternoon and part of it reads, "although this has come as a shock to myself "and my family, "the prognosis is a positive one and i am confident that i will make "a full recovery and be back playing as soon as possible." he goes on to "thank everyone at the football association of wales "because without the swift attention of their medical team we may not "have detected the illness." bournemouth have tweeted themselves to say, "we're all behind you, brooksy." an anti—racism campaign group has called for hungary to be banned from international football after their fans were once again involved in controversial scenes at a game against england.

david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the democratic battle over the president's spending billween some progressives and moderates. and, resisting the vaccine. why a vaccination mandate in new york city is generating fierce opposition from its police officers. >> if they were getting shot or stabbed on the streets of america at the rate they're dying of covid, there would be outrage. but instead, somehow this issue has become politicized. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

bournemouth manager scott parker says the club will rally round david brooks following his cancer diagnosiss for his country, credits the welsh medical team for helping him detect the illness when he was on international duty last week. parker says they'll be giving him all the time and support he needs. the main focus now is supporting brooks and supporting his family and getting him through, which is going to be a tough time, which that is the main planet, now, that is exactly what we are going to do, team—mates, staff, all of us as a football club, we will rally around, get support mechanisms around him, to give him the strength and help him pull through, which will be difficult, like i say. the ecb have confirmed cricket's county championship will return to two divisions from next season following a vote by the chairs of the 18 first—class counties. 10 counties will compete in division one. 8 in division two, two—up, two—down promotion—and—relegation. the teams will be placed into the division that they had qualified to compete in had the 2020 county championship taken place. this seaso

david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze how cuts to the president's spending plan impact the bill'sd. and, cuban lens. one of cuba's most prolific painters finally gets his due in the united states, decades after the revolution cut his career short. >> he is saying yes, there are rules, but the rules are there to be broken, and this is my contribution. >> nawaz: all that and more, on tonight's s newshour.

bournemouth and wales midfielder david brooks has announced he has cancer.xt week. brooks has played for bournemouth since 2018 and was part of the wales squad for euro 2020. his most recent game was in the championship at the end of september and he had withdrawn from the most recent wales squad through illness. this is the statement he's released this afternoon, and part of it reads... he goes on to... bournemouth have tweeted themselves to say, "we're all behind you, brooksy. an anti—racism campaign group has called for hungary to be banned from international football after their fans were once again involved in controversial scenes at a game against england. fifa have condemned the clashes between visiting fans and police during the world cup qualifier at wembley. a banner could be seen amongst the away fans prior to kick off in protest at england players taking the knee. shortly after, fighting broke out between hungarian fans and police which authorities say began with racial abuse aimed at a steward. on the pitch, hungary scored first beforejohn stone

bournemouth manager scott parker has said the news about david brooks is devastating and that the club hodgkin lymphoma and is due to start treatment next week. speaking ahead of bournmouth's trip to bristol city, parker said brooks would get all the help he needed. as you can imagine it's being that taking years to last week for david and his family and also for us as a fort macleod and team—mates and anyone who's been associated and david it's been a tough week to be honest with you. the main focus is supporting brooks and supporting his family and getting him through which is going to be a tough time which thatis is going to be a tough time which that is the game plan now and it's exactly what we're going to do. team—mates, staff, all of us as a football club will rally around and get support mechanism around him to give him the strength and help him pull through which is going to be difficult. liverpool and england legends have led tributes to the world cup winner roger hunt, whose funeral was held earlier today. hundreds of fans gathered at anfield as the funeral cortege paused ou

the wales and bournemouth midfielder david brooks has revealed he's been diagnosed with cancer.the 24oma but said that "the prognosis is positive" brooks has won 21 caps for his country and will begin treatment next week. ronnie o' sullivan professed to be being bored in his last match at the northern ireland open. hopefully the rocket�*s victory over alfie burden will have provided some stimulation. o'sullivan won by 4 frames to i to reach the last 16 in belfast. the williams formula one team have become the first fi team to sign up for un sport for climate action framework. they say they're committed to reducing emissions and that they will be climate positive by 2030. an investigation's underway after the kenyan athlete agnes tirop, a two—time world championship medallist, has been found dead at her home in iten, an athletics training hub in western kenya. police say they are treating her husband who has gone missing as a suspect. celestine karoney reports. crown investigators were at the house reported missing by herfather on tuesday night. police say they found a rope on the bed

bournemouth and wales midfielder david brooks has announced he has cancer.wales squad for euro 2020. his most recent game was in the championship at the end of september, and he had withdrawn from the most recent wales squad through illness. this is the statement he's released this afternoon, and part of it reads... he goes on to... bournemouth have tweeted themselves to say, "we're all behind you, brooksy." an antiracism campaign group has called for hungary to be banned from international football after their fans were once again involved in controversial scenes at a game against england. fifa have condemned the clashes between visiting fans and police during the world cup qualifier at wembley. a banner could be seen amongst the away fans prior to kick—off in protest at england players taking the knee. shortly after, fighting broke out between hungarian fans and police, which authorities say began with racial abuse aimed at a steward. 0n the pitch, hungary scored first beforejohn stones equalised. hungary have already been ordered to play two home matches

wales midfielder david brooks, reveals he's been diagnosed with cancer. the 24—year—old who plays for bournemouth, says he has stage 2 hodgkin lymphoma, and will begin a course of treatment next week. good morning. today once again is going to be a fairly cloudy day with limited sunny spells. heavy rain in the north of scotland slipping south. strong winds with it and cooler behind it. details coming up. good morning. it's thursday, the 14th of october. our main story. gp practices in england are being offered an extra £250 million this winter, to help them see more patients in person. but the doctors' union has criticised a plan to publish league tables on face—to—face appointments, saying it'll cause more gps to leave the profession. here's our health reporter, jim reed. so i got your message just now about the pain in your knee, yeah? the pandemic has changed the way many of us access a gp. for some, telephone and online consultations have replaced face—to—face appointments. under these plans the government says £250 million will be made available to b

david brooks and ben davies are both out of wale's world cup qualifiers with the czech republic and estoniaregnant while winning team pursuit silver in tokyo. barker posted this picture with her partner casper saying they were "so excited to start the next part of our lives together". the dutch writer is the new leader of the women's tour of britain. she won the time trial in stage three and leads by over a minute. there's plenty of british interest in the californian desert as one of the most prestigious events outside the grand slams gets underway in the next 15 minutes or so. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is at indian wells, a lot of attention on emma, our tennis correspondent is there for us and told me that she is in no rush to find a full—time coach and will just be looking to see out the year with plenty of time uncorked. she didn't play much in the first forfive months of she didn't play much in the first for five months of this year or barely at all because of the pandemic and also because she was studying for her a—levels. so i think to schedule a run of tournaments at t

bournemouth manager scott parker says the club will rally round david brooks following his cancer diagnosisporting his family and getting him through, which is going to be a tough time, which that is the main planet, now, that is exactly what we are going to do, team—mates, staff, all of us as a football club, we will rally around, get support mechanisms around him, to give him the strength and help him pull through, which will be difficult, like i say. the ecb have confirmed cricket's county championship will return to two divisions from next season following a vote by the chairs of the 18 first—class counties. 10 counties will compete in division one. 8 in division two, two—up, two—down promotion—and—relegation. the teams will be placed into the division that they had qualified to compete in had the 2020 county championship taken place. this season saw teams initially placed into three groups. the olympic silver medallist sharron davies could be awarded a gold medal, 41 years after the moscow games. she came second in the 400 metres individual medley in 1980 behind east german teenager pe

bournemouth and wales midfielder david brooks has announced he has cancer.course of treatment next week. brooks has played for bournemouth since 2018 and was part of the wales squad for euro 2020. his most recent game was in the championship at the end of september and he had withdrawn from the most recent wales squad through illness. this is the statement he's released this afternoon and part of it reads... he goes on to... bournemouth have tweeted themselves to say we're all behind you brooksy. an anti—racism campaign group has called for hungary to be banned from international football after their fans were once again involved in controversial scenes at a game against england. fifa have condemned the clashes between visiting fans and police during the world cup qualifier at wembley. a banner could be seen amongst the away fans prior to kick off in protest at england players taking the knee. shortly after fighting broke out between hungarian fans and police which authorities say began with racial abuse aimed at a steward. on the pitch. hungary scored first

he hasn't played since the end of september but that is david brooks, the bournemouth and wales playerbhorrent behaviour in football". we can't really allow the hungarian fan base to go and watch, regardless of where they are playing, whether it is in london, and one doesn't think the sorts of things happen at wembley anymore, certainly not from away fans, so i think it is surprising that they sort of effectively challenge the police and push them away, it is not something we see very often. new watford manager claudio ranieri says he's very confident the club can avoid relegation from the premier league. they're on seven points after seven games, enough to get the previous manager xisco munoz the sack. but the former leicester boss says he's happy to be back in england, a week before he turns 70. ifi if i feel good, if i feel emotion, i want _ if i feel good, if i feel emotion, i want to— if i feel good, if i feel emotion, i want to continue. that's it. football, _ want to continue. that's it. football, for me, is my life, from when _ football, for me, is my life, from when i _ footba

there's been lots of messages of support for the wales international david brooks, who has been diagnosedor helping detect the illness. since brooks made the annoucement yesterday, he has received a lot of messages of support — the middlesbrough defender, sol bamba who has recovered from cancer himself, said "you've got this champ..." wales teammate ethan ampadu wished him all the best and england defender tyrone mings has told brooks to "stay strong". one of the premier league's great characters, claudio ranieri, is back, and the man who masterminded leicester's premier league title says he's now confident his new club, watford, can avoid relegation from the premier league. they're on seven points after seven games, enough to get the previous manager the sack. ranieri turns 70 next week, but that's no issue. i want to continue. that's it. football for me is my life. from when i was young, i think about playing football, and after, make a manager. and now i have a lot of energy to give to my players and i want to continue. ronnie 0'sullivan claimed he was bored in his last match at the no

there's been lots of messages of support for the wales international david brooks, who has been diagnosedr a protest against an investigation into last year's port explosion. supporters of the shia militant group hezbollah and its allies had been gathering to press for the removal of the judge who heads the inquiry. it's not clear exactly who was firing or why. huge tension surrounds the investigation into the accidental blast, which killed more than 200 people. hebollah says the inquiry is biased. but victims of the explosion and many other lebanese want to see it continue and hold those responsible for what happened to account. our correspondent anna foster is on the ground in beirut. this all escalated very quickly this morning from what began as a protest by his brother and supporters and they want to see the judge removed as investigating judge because they feel he is disproportionately targeting ten three mac politicians when calling people to give evidence. —— shia. but this protest, there were some chanting, some jostling happening outside the justice palace and then we started to

bournemouth manager scott parker says the club will rally round david brooks following his cancer diagnosistart to the domestic season, and are yet to drop a point, beating everton here last time out. they face the german side, having lost heavily to the champions barcelona in spain on the opening match day. 20—time grand slam winner rafael nadal says he doesn�*t know when he�*ll play tennis again. the 35—year—old last played in august before announcing that the injury to his left foot would rule him out for the rest of the year. he�*s also struggled with back problems. nadal says he�*s clear on his objectives and trusts that things will follow a positive course. the ecb have confirmed cricket�*s county championship will return to two divisions from next season. it follows a vote by the chairs of the 18 first—class counties. 10 counties will compete in division one; eight in division two. they�*ll be two—up, two—down promotion—and—relegation and the teams will be placed into the division that they had qualified to compete in had the 2020 county championship taken place. liam livingstone was

brookings institution senior fellow david wessel discusses his book. >> opportunity zones created 8764avens across the country. they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities in exchange for a capital gains tax break. unfortunately, we don't know how much money has gone into them as a result of that arcane senate process known as reconciliation. that's now a household word in washington. a provision required reporting was stripped out. i would say based on the stuff i said, we are talking about tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones. unfortunately, i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that didn't really need the money. they were already improving. or it went to projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> david wessel with his book, sunday night at 8:00 eastern. you can watch our podcast on a new c-span now app. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. >> providing eligible families access to affordable internet through the connect to complete

brookings institution senior fellow and former wall street journal economist david wessel discusses his book, only the rich can play. >> opportunity zones created 6000 techs across the country, and they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities in exchange for capital gains tax breaks. unfortunately we don't know how much money has gotten into them. our center process known as reconciliation, which is now a household word in washington, the provision that required reporting was stripped out. but i would say, based on the stuff i said, we are talking about tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones. unfortunately, i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that didn't really need the money, they were already improving, or winter projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> david wessel with his book, only the rich can play, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. you can listen a q&a on c-span now. >> earlier today, white house press secretary jen psaki announced the port of los angeles will begin 24/7 operations to addr

qa day is next with brookings institution senior fellow and former economist david wessel, talking about his book "only the rich can play." we take you to boston afterward for the mayor's debate. ♪ >> mr. president, during one of those conversations, we talked about ways to improve distressed communities throughout the country. 52 million americans living in distressed communities and we talked about legislation that can move those communities forward. you can guess. part of this tax reform package, the investing and opportunity act, has been included, which will bring trillions of dollars into poor communities because of your willingness to listen. >> that is senator tim scott of south carolina. december 2017, the tax legislation, talking about a legislative proposal he was a sponsor for. he predicted it would bring trillions of dollars into underserved, economically depressed communities. how did it turn out? >> i don't think he would make that remark now. that is a press conference hyperbole. opportunity zones created 8764 tax payments across the country. they gave wealthy people an i

. >> next, representative -- >> sunday night, brookings institution's senior fellow and former wall street journal economist davidessel discusses his book " only the rich can play." >> opportunity zones created 8764 tax agents across the country. they gave wealthy people an incee

tonight on q&a, brookings institution economist david wessel discusses his book, only the rich complaint. >> opportunity zones created tax havens across the country. they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities, and exchange for tax breaks. we do not know how much money has gone into them. the provision that required reporting was stripped out, but i would say, based off what we are talking about, we are talking about billions of dollars going into opportunity zones. much of the money has gone into zones that did not really need the money. they went to projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen on our new c-span radio app. >> get c-span on the go. watch the biggest political events live, anywhere, anytime. c-span now, access top highlights and discover new pike casts, all for free. >> washington journal continues. host: we are back with our guests to tell us what is going on with congress and the domestic -- the democratic agenda. good morning, gentlemen. guest: good morning. hos

sunday night on q & a, brookings institution senior fellow and former wall street journal economist davidsel discusses only the rich can mra i. >> opportunity zones created tax havens across the country and they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those communities in exchange for a tax break. unfortunately we don't know how much has gone into them after that arcade reconciliation. the reporting was stripped out. and i would say based on the stuff i said we're talking tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones, but unfortunately, i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that didn't really need the money. they were already improving, or went to projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> david wessel with his book "only the rich can play", sunday night 8 eastern on q & a. you can view them on our c-span now app. >> download c-span's new mobile app and stay up-to-date with live video coverage of the day's biggest political events, live streams from the house and senate floor and key congressional hearings. to white house events and th

. >>> sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow and former "wall street journal" economist david wessel discusses his book only the rich can play. >> opportunity zones created 8,764 tax havens across the country, and they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities in exchange for a capital gains tax break. unfortunately, we don't really know how much money has gone into them, as a result of that arcane senate process known as reconciliation which is now a household word in washington the provision that required reporting was stripped out, but i would say based on the stuff i have said, we're talking about tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones, but unfortunately, i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that didn't

. ♪ >> sunday night on q&a, brookings institute senior fellow david wessel discusses his book, "onlyn play." >> opportunity zones created tax havens across the country. they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities and extensor capital gains tax breaks. we don't really know how much money has gone into them. as a result of that arcane process known as reconciliation, the provision that required reporting was stripped out. i would say based on the stuff i said we are talking about tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones. unfortunately i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that did not need the money. they were already improving. or they winter projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> david wessel, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our new c-span now app. >> get c-span on the go. watch the biggest political events live or on-demand anytime, anywhere on our new mobile video app, c-span now. access highlights, listen to c-span radio, and discover new po

. >> tonight on q&a, brookings institutions fellow david wessel discusses his book only the rich can play. >> teunts opportunity zones create -- opportunity zones created tax havens across the country and they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities in exchange for a capital gains tax break. unfortunately, we don't really know how much money has gone into them as a result of that arcane senate process known as reconciliation, which is now a household word in washington. the provision that required reporting was stripped out, but i would say based on the stuff i've said, we are talking about tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones, but unfortunately i think the bulk of the money is going into zones that didn't really need the money. they were already improving or went to projects that probably would have been built otherwise. >> david wessel with his book "only the rich can play" tonight at 8:00 eastern. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our new c-span now app. >> watch the day's biggest political events live or on demand a

qa day is next with brookings institution senior fellow and former economist david wessel, talking aboutook "only the rich can play." we take you to boston afterward for the mayor's debate. ♪ >> mr. president, during one of those conversations, we talked about ways to improve distressed communities throughout the country. 52 million americans living in distressed communities and we talked about legislation that can move those communities forward. you can guess. part of this tax reform package, the investing and opportunity act, has been included, which will bring trillions of dollars into poor communities because of your willingness to listen. >> that is senator tim scott of south carolina. december 2017, the tax legislation, talking about a legislative proposal he was a sponsor for. he predicted it would bring trillions of dollars into underserved, economically depressed communities. how did it turn out? >> i don't think he would make that remark now. that is a press conference hyperbole. opportunity zones created 8764 tax payments across the country. they gave wealthy people an incenti

sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow and former wall street journal economist david wessel discusses his book, "only the rich can play." >> opportunity zones created tax havens across the country, and they gave wealthy people an incentive to put their money in those poor communities in exchange for a capital gains tax break. unfortunately, we do not know how much money has gone into them due to the senate process known as reconciliation, now a household word in washington. but i think we are expecting tens of billions of dollars going into opportunity zones. but i think the bulk of the money has gone into zones that didn't really need the money. they were already improving. or with projects that might have been built otherwise. >> david wessel with his book "only the rich can play, on c-span's q&a. you can listen to the q&a and all of our podcast on the new c-span now app. ♪ >> you can be a part of the national conversation by participating in c-span's studentcam competition. if you are a middle or high school student, we are asking you to create a five minute to six

fellow of the brookings metropolitan policy program and the founder, president, and ceo of global policy, dr. maya rocky more cummings and congressman from florida and msnbc political analyst david jolly. david, i'll start with you voters will head to the poll on tuesday across the country. there are two governor races we're watching very closely. in virginia, it looks like a virtual tie between democrat terry mcauliffe and republican glenn youngkin. with youngkin up less than 1% according to the real clear politics polling average. in new jersey, incumbent phil murphy is holding on on to nine percentage points over his republican challenger. but let's remember, this is a state joe biden won by nearly 16 points in 2020. what are you expecting to see on tuesday night? >> it appears phil murphy is very safe and we're coming out of the dynamics of the covid environment, phil murphy was one of those governs that took a strong leadership role. so i think voters -- it is telling that voters are going to likely reward him with another term. virginia's different. virginia is a big deal. we'll see what it turns out. largely it will be a momentum play for either party. how far it turns ou