it matters who you travel with. >>> when president biden named deb haaland to be u.s.tary of the interior, she made history. tonight a special election to replace her. republicans desperately want to pick up a seat in the house. democrats do not want to lose one because of how small the democratic majority already is in the house of representatives. polls have closed now in new mexico's first congressional district. let's check in with steve kornacki of what we know. >> hey rachel, we know a lot and stansbury has defeated mark moores. democrats win the seat. this had been a democratic seat. we got it from the big county that makes up the overwhelming bulk of this district. we knew democrats was going to do well. we did not expect necessarily would be this well for democrats. a 32-point advantage with stansbury. it certainly puts stansbury to win this decisive margin. it was not necessarily which party would win but would the democrats win by a convincing margin. joe biden won this district handily in november. that is it. that is biden's margin. it was 23 points. that'

state senator mark moores in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by interior secretary deb haaland. the democrats now hold 220 seats in the house and republicans, 211, with four seats vacant. stansbury, who previously worked in the obama administration, has backed progressive policies including medicare for all and the green new deal. and in puerto rico, unions are planning a general strike thursday in response to the privatization of the island's power system. labor leaders are demanding the cancellation of a contract with the private u.s. and canadian company luma energy, which formally took over the management of puerto rico's electric grid yesterday from prepa, which was crippled by hurricane maria. unions have warned the agreement with luma will increase the cost of electricity, displace thousands of workers, and allow the company to leave the island if a hurricane hits.

she'll succeed deb haaland, who was named interior secretary. the national football league pledged today to stop using race-norming to make a billion dollars in pay-outs for brain injuries. the medical practice adjusts for race in testing for dementia. retired black players say it assumes they started with lower cognitive functioning than whites, and that makes it harder to win compensation. and, on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 25 points to close at 34,600. the nasdaq rose about 20 points. the s&p 500 added six. still to come on the newshour: the debate over unemployment benefits intensifies as the u.s. economy recovers. a state of emergency in colorado for teens mental health.

she'll succeed deb haaland, who was med interior secretary. the national football league pledged today to stop using race-norming to make a billion dollars in payouts for brain injuries. the medical practice adjusts for race in testing for dementia. retired black players say it assumes they started with lower cognitive functioning than whites, and that makes it harder to win compensation. a federal judge today ruled against south the code of governor kristi noem in her bid to have july 4 fireworks at mount rushmore this year. the national park service originally denied the state a permit, citing crowds and covid-19 concerns that indigenous tribes opposition to the fireworks. last year, then-president trump traveled to the site to give an independence day speech.

joe biden won this district by 23 points, deb haaland won it only by 16 points. i say only, compared to the 29-point lead that the democratic candidate has in that district at this point tonight. that's a big win for the democrats tonight. that's the last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> good evening once again, 133 day of the biden administration, comes as many across our country from the president on down are sounding the alarm about the future of our democracy. nothing less. this is happening just as we mark 100 years since the darkest moment in the history of an entire region that was covered up successfully for decades. a massacre in tulsa, oklahoma, that decimated a thriving black community. biden became first president to speak at site of that attack. linked it to what he says is a frontal assault on our right to vote. >> this sacred right is under assault with incredible intensity like i've never seen, intensity and aggressiveness we've not seen in a long, long time. it's simply un-american. i urge voting rights groups to begin to

deb haaland won by 16 points. it's higher than biden's number. than hasm aland's number last november. that's what democrats were certainly hoping for. it's not what republicans wanted. what republicans saw here in this special election was an opportunity maybe not to win the seat. that was always going to be a reach for republicans, but republicans wanted a sign of momentum, a sign that joe biden in the white house with democrats in control of can congress that there was a backlash building. and what that would look like for a republican standpoint would be for a margin to be less than biden's, less than haaland's, to show that republicans were making inroads in democratic territory. we've seen that in the past, in past presidencies, in special elections. donald trump, 2017, 2018. a number of special elections where democrats were really overperforming compared to how they had done in the 2016 election, and that ended up being a sign of what's to come in the 2018 midterm election. republicans wanted this thing to be in the single digits. some si

deb haaland is now president biden secretary of the interior, and the new york times is reporting thatent to restore the boundaries of bears, ears, national monuments to the boundaries created by president obama. her recommendation is a necessary procedural first step in restoring the boundaries. secretary haaland also recommended the restoration of boundaries of other national monuments that donald trump reduced, and opened up to the possibility of mining and other uses. what a difference an election makes. that is tonight's last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. williams starts now. >> and good evening once again. they 147 of the biden administration and tonight a new milestone in the effort to get back to normal around here. even as the administration is hours away from facing this nation's chief global adversary. in new york city, once the critically epicenter of the pandemic in our country buildings are lit and blue and gold in honor of the essential workers to mark an end to

and interesting late, that big news from secretary of the interior, deb haaland comes tonight on the same night that voters in new mexico are choosing her replacement in congress. she was a member of the house of representatives went biden tagged her to become secretary of the interior which means that her spot in congress is open and needs to be filled. polls have disclosed in the last few minutes in new mexico and the special election to fill former congresswoman dave hollen's seat since she has been elevated to the cabinet. so we're going to check in on that race in mexico tonight and where democrats are really cannot afford to have that seat flip and go to a republican. they can't afford to shrink their majority in the house on the smaller than it already is so that race is interesting on its own terms but particularly interesting in terms of what it means for the slim democratic majority on capitol hill. like i said, the news has hit the ground running today. as of right, now a significant portion of americas beef production capacity is shut down. the company jbs is a gigantic m

. >>> when president biden named deb haaland to be u.s. secretary, she made history. her. republicans desperately want to pick up a seat in the house. democrats do not want to lose one because of how small the democratic majority already is in the house. let's check in with steve cornacki of what we know. >> hey rachel, we know a lot and this happened the last minute. it is a lame slide here and it is significant. the question right now is shifted not to who's going to win this race but to how much the democrats are going to win this race. >> mark moore, he's the republican. we got the early vote slash the absentee vote. we got it from the big county that makes up the overwhelming bulk of this district. we knew democrats was going to do well. we did not expect necessarily would be this well for democrats. a 32-point advantage with stansbury. it certainly puts stansbury to win this decisive margin. it was not necessarily which party would win but would the democrats win by a convincing margin. >> joe biden's victory margin in this district was 23 points. that's one of

joe biden won this district by 23 points, deb haaland won it only by 16 points. tonight. that's a big win for the democrats tonight. that's the last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> good evening once again, 133 day of the biden administration, come

the other one, the name you just mentioned, deb haaland who's running for reelection last november shepoints. the name of the game for republicans, they didn't think they were probably going to win this election. they thought they could cut in to both of these margins. they thought maybe they could get into a single digit race as a show of strength, as a talking point that they were poised for something big in the midterms. right now, again it's sitting at 28. i think it's going to come down. it's plausible, brian, from this vantage point that this margin could end up being above the 23 points that joe biden carried the district by. so when i say it might be a little bit of a surprise, i think we expect the democrats to win in their sort of some dreams they would get close to 20 and they may end up well over 20 in this race. >> steve kornacki at the big board with the race tonight in new mexico. minutes, good to see you whatever the subject. some thank you very much for staying up and joining us tonight on the 11th hour. back to our guests, when needed to oliver and bill crystal. okay

in 2019, in her first year as a member of congress, deb haaland went on a camping trip to bears ears.nd you know i don't even like to call them ruins because in our culture in pueblo culture if you acknowledge our ancestors they are there. the spirit of the people never leaves. deb haaland is now president biden's secretary of the interior and the "new york times" is reporting she has sent an official recommendation to the president to restore the boundaries of bears ears national monument to the boundaries created by president obama. the secretary's recommendation is a necessary procedural first step in restoring the boundaries. secretary haaland also recommended the restoration of boundaries of other national monuments that donald trump reduced and opened up to the possibility of mining and other uses. what a difference an election makes. that is tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> good evening once again day 147 of the biden administration and tonight a new milestone on the effort to get back to normal around here. even as the administration i

deb haaland seat. she's gone on to the biden cabinet. 24%, 24.6% margin. joe boyden had a 23% margin in that district. deb haaland, just in the lac selection, had only a 16% margin. so the continuation of trump -ism doesn't seem to be helping. >> well that was in urban district, heavily democratic district. i don't think we should read too much into it. the larger point is that this is something the democrats are necessarily going to lose seats in the 2022 midterms because of voter suppression, the normal physics of american politics, the party out of the white house almost always loses seats, that assumption might be false. and the reason for that is some of which zerlina was talking about. it is disgust with trump is still alive in the land. and also, when you try to take away people's right to vote, the backlash against that, the fact that there are -- four black voters their parents and grandparents in some cases died for the right to vote. you could see turnout in a midterm election that matches, or approaches turnout in a general e

. >> secretary deb haaland is not just the head of the department of the interior, she is also a memberf the pueblo and the first native american to serve as a cabinet secretary in u.s. history. >> hello yolanda. there is actually a federal law that guides the process for adding new memorials to the national park system, including those here at the national mall. leave it or not, there is a 24 step process -- believe it or not, there is a 24 step process to go through. it involves congress, the department of the interior, the national park service, and other government organizations. the design of the martin luther king jr. memorial was inspired by unlined in dr. kings i have a dream speech where he says "with this space, we will be able to hew out of the mountains of despair a stone of hope. " the memorial depicts a 30 foot high sculpture of dr. king. this culture of dr. key -- dr. king is unfinished, much like the history of civil rights in this country. >> we are going across the potomac river into virginia to visit the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> the tomb is in arlington nationa

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. >> secretary deb haaland is not just the head of the department of the interior, she is also a member the laguna pueblo and the first native american to serve as cabinet secretary and u.s. history. sec. haaland: there is a federal law that guides the process including those here at the national mall. believe it or not there is a 24 step process to go through from the original concept, to dedication of a new memorial and involves congress, department of interior, the national park service and other government organizations. the design of the martin luther king jr. memorial was inspired by a line in the i have dream speech where he said "with this face, we will be able to hue out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." it depicts a 30 foot high sculpture of dr. martin luther king, a literal and figure of hope, stepping out of two pieces of granite that represent the mountain of despair. the sculpture is unfinished, much like the history of civil rights in this country. >> we are going across the potomac river and into virginia to visit the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> it is in

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melanie stansbury won a special election to fill a seat vacated by interior secretary deb haaland.s seen as a possible bellwether for midterms. let's bring in david chalian for more on this. we always wonder if they're bellwethers. i wonder what you're thinking. >> this is a district that joe biden won by some 23 points. expectations that were being set yesterday by both democrats and republicans were saying, hey, democrats are clearly going to win, it's a democratic seat, but the margin is going to be much closer than it has any right being, and that's a sign for a big republican year next year in the midterms. that didn't happen, and so, again, this is a district democrats should have won. they put money in to make sure they didn't win it. but the fact that it's that wide of an argument, the argument that the republican was making about crime on the rise and supporting the breathe act in congress which the democrat does. >> let's talk about a new portfolio for the vice president kamala harris. she is essentially now the voting rights czar, i guess we could say. i wonder if this i

the seat came open when deb haaland took the interior secretary job.s up -- majority in congress ahead of next year's midterm election. the blog started last month by former president trump is no longer on his website. trump a jason miller says the page called from the desk of donald j. trump will not be returning to trump team says he still plans on having broader social media efforts soon. the former president's blog did not have anywhere near the following or traffic of his previous facebook and twitter accounts. however, tonight, it does appear that facebook and instagram accounts for the former president have been reactivated. president biden is taking criticism from the naacp tonight. the group says his efforts to close the racial wealth gap are not enough. so far the president's campaign promises to cancel student loan debt. they are unfulfilled, those promises. congressional correspondent jackie has a story tonight from capitol hill. >> nine weeks after president biden asked the department of education to assess his ability to cancel student lo

interior secretary deb haaland announced tuesday her agency will investigate the impact of government-runschools that sought to force the assimilation of indigenous children. the interior department, which oversaw the schools, will also ek to identify burial sites at the schools. last month, the remains of 215 indigenous children were discovered at one such school in canada. this is secretary haaland. >> i come from ancestors who entered the horrors of indian border schools assimilation policies carried out by the same department that i now lead. the same agency that tried to eradicate our culture, our language, our spiritual practices, and our people. to address the intragenerational impact of indian boarding schools and promote spiritual and emotional healing in our communities, we must shed light on the unspoken trauma of the past. amy: pulitzer prize-winning journalist nikole hannah-jones says she will not join the faculty of the university of north carolina at chapel hill next month without tenure. hannah-jones, creator of the 1619 project, says political interference and influence l

biden reversed the decision on day one but deb haaland officially halted activities pending a comprehensivearry bow, polar bears and waterfowl. and while it is the nation's last true winter wilderness, it's warming twice as fast as any other region on the earth because of climate change. just two weeks before leaving office the former president auctioned off the rights to drill. the auction drew little interest from major energy companies now focused more on renewable energy. joining me is bill nye. you know him as the science guy. bill is the author of bill nye's great big world of science and this tuesday he will testify at a house homeland security committee hearing on climate change and its threat to u.s. homeland security. let's start with the arctic national wildlife refuge. good to see you. thank you for being with us. tell our viewers why this is an important move by the biden administration? >> well, the more oil and gas we continue to extract, the more we're going to be making green house gas emissions. so it's just fundamental. the less drilling we do, the better. the sooner we w

the race to fill the house seat for new mexico left by interior secretary deb haaland wasn't expectedhe nail biting can stop for now. congresswoman elect stansburyjoins us now from albuquerque. congratulations. how did you manage to outperform joe biden by three points? you improved on his performance in 2020.- points? you improved on his performance in 2020. thank you so much for having _ performance in 2020. thank you so much for having me. _ performance in 2020. thank you so much for having me. you _ performance in 2020. thank you so much for having me. you know, i performance in 2020. thank you so much for having me. you know, it i performance in 2020. thank you so i much for having me. you know, it was 'ust much for having me. you know, it was just good _ much for having me. you know, it was just good old—fashioned grassroots politics _ just good old—fashioned grassroots politics. we got out there, we were knocking _ politics. we got out there, we were knocking on — politics. we got out there, we were knocking on doors and making the calls and _ knocking on doors and making the c

stansberry, easily winning the alb area district filled until this spring by now interior secretary deb haalandstansberry defeated state senator mark moores." our victory will give a 220 seat advantage in the house, 220 for democrats and 211 for republicans, i should say a nine seat advantage. it is ahead of an expected summer push on infrastructure spending. two republicans supposed to run off in a vacant house seat in texas on july 27 two open seats in ohio split between the parties will not be filled until november, and a stately democratic seat in florida remains vacant until the january 2022 special election. that story on the house and the majority and the democratic majority in the house impacts. this story on the front page of "austria journal," that ransom -- of "the wall street journal," that ransomware attack striking u.s. meat operations at jbs, the meatpacker hit by a ransomware attack and it took a big chunk of u.s. beef and pork processing off-line, sending buyers scrambling and raising pressures on meat supplies. the company said they were making progress towards restoring that

as secretary dan -- deb haaland said in her farewell before this body, we are called to service -- the speaker: the house will be in order. ms. stransberry: as secretary haaland said in her farewell to this body, we are called to service in different ways. i stand here today because i believe that we are called to build a world that is more just, more equitable and more resilient. i ran for congress because i believe deeply in our communities and our ability to bring meaningful change and that the weight of history and of all future generations is on us to do so. as a new mexican, i know that we are strong and we are proud and that our work is to lift up our communities to fight for the dignity and well being of our people, to rebuild our economy, and to tackle the biggest challenges of our day. we are called to do this work because the moment is now. and our future depends upon it. which is why i, madam speaker, am so proud to be able to serve alongside you as new mexico's next congresswoman and with that, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker: i thank the gentlelady. how proud you

democrats are hold on to the house seat vacated by interior secretary deb haaland.igned on the biden agenda and captured 60% of the vote. her win shores up the narrow democratic house majority heading into the midterms. >> jonathan, this was a must-win for democrats. republicans were thinking if they won this thing it would be a sign that there was going to be bleeding in 2022 for the democratic party. but they held on and held pretty comfortably. >> they did. and a candidate who aligned herself with joe biden's agenda, light blue state. it would have been an incredible warning sign for democrats were they to lose that. the party that does not have the white house tends to pick up seats in the off-year elections. gop feels confident in 2022, particularly in the house. had they picked this off early, that would have been a great sign for them. the democratic margin is so narrow. we keep talking about the 50/50 tie in the senate. democrats have a handful of seats in the house. that's a victory that they won, democrats were confident they would get it. they did. they f

are former colleague, secretary deb haaland, established the missing and murdered unit at the department of the interior. and the fbi has directed to enhance this investigation into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. as fbi director, what specifically are you doing to seek justice for these victims? what additional training and resources are you providing to your agents in indian country? director wray: i appreciate the question. i do remember our exchange from the last time i testified before this committee. on this subject. certainly as you mentioned, there is the task force that is specifically focused on missing and murdered american indians and alaska natives. our primary vehicle to engage on the subject is through the fbi's safe trails pass forces, which include not just fbi personnel, but partner personnel from other agencies, including tribal law enforcement. i think we have about 140, give or take, agents that i have dedicated specifically to those safe trails task forces. that number is probably almost double that now, because as you may know, in oklahoma, because

i recently met with secretary of interior deb haaland and we talked about our parks and commitment to work together to model what we want to see across our country with regard to indian education and departments of education. we have an opportunity here to really lift up our indian education and our students. so in addition to the funds to support recovering from the pandemic you're going to see a renewed interest in making sure that we're lifting up good examples of great education for indian-american students and making sure that we're addressing and listening to them to see what their needs are. i think it's critically important that we don't come in saying this is what you need. they don't need that. what they need is to be partners at the table to tell us what their experiencing and how we can best support that. i look forward to that partnership starting very soon and getting out there and visiting indian country to listen directly to the students and to the families. >> thank you very much, secretary cardona. we have some very good examples in new mexico, the santa fe indian sc

are former colleague, secretary deb haaland, established the missing and murdered unit at the department of the interior. and the fbi has directed to enhance this investigation into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. as fbi director, what specifically are you doing to seek justice for these victims? what additional training and resources are you providing to your agents in indian country? director wray: i appreciate the question. i do remember our exchange from the last time i testified before this committee. on this subject. certainly as you mentioned, there is the task force that is specifically focused on missing and murdered american indians and alaska natives. our primary vehicle to engage on the subject is through the fbi's safe trails pass forces, which include not just fbi personnel, but partner personnel from other agencies, including tribal law enforcement. i think we have about 140, give or take, agents that i have dedicated specifically to those safe trails task forces. that number is probably almost double that now, because as you may know, in oklahoma, because