ivette feliciano has the story. >> reporter: inday in tel iv and a medical compound set up for covid-19 vaccinations has hundreds waiting to get their first dose. of around 5,000 to 7,000 a day here in this huge operation. >> reporter:s pace means more than 19% of the population has accinated since mid- december, ten times more than in the u.s., and the mosto far in the world. medical workers and the elderly come first, but given the country's relatively liber approach to ving vaccines, even younger israelis are waiting in line. the country of about nine million was also quick to sign deals with pharmaceutical companies, covering about 75% of its population. and when it comes to delivery, frael has taken advtage its small size. uri gat-palash heads the ribution company s.l.e. >> we do the division of the pfizer packs. we divide them to smaller packs of ten, 15, and 50 vials so it can behipped even to very small point of vaccination and by doing so, we avoid unnecessary waste. te>> rep but the speed of distribution has the country burning through its supply. and a surge in new cases me

newshour weekend's ivette feliciano recently spoke with the l.d.f.'s associate director- counsel, janai nelson, about the scholarship program. >> reporter: so, janai, the marshall-motley scholars program has been described as a comprehensive lawyer development program that leaves nothing up to chance. what does that mean? >> that means we've taken care of tuition, wee taken care of incidentals. we are providing summer internship opportunities. we are providing a postgraduate two-year fellowship. and then, we also plan to support these participants in their journey of becoming civil rights lawyers over the course of the following eight years as they build a law practice in the south. >> reporter: named after thurgood marshall, the first black supreme court justice, and constance baker motley, the nation's first black woman to serve as a federal judge, the program hopes to support 50 civil rights lawyers over the next 20 years. >> so, when we consider the amount of student debt that african american students in particular hold, that was a significant re

taking a look at some of biden's new climate commitments today, beginning with newshour weekend's ivette felicianowith may boeve, executive director of climate justice organization 350.org. >> reporter: so, may, in broad strokes, looking back at the last four years, what is the trump administration's legacy in regards to climate? and what were some of the major changes in policy over the last four years that impacted the focus of yourork at 350.org? >> we're really running out of words to describe just how damaging donald trump's legacy is when it comes to so many things. so, since we're running out of words, i'll give you a number: 100. that's the number of climate related rollbacks his administration oversaw. that included stopping good things that were already happeng, like the auto efficiency standards. it also included actively making the clate problem worse. so, opening up more federal lands to drilling. so, these 100 rollbacks are incredibly significant, but the good news is, even on day one, president biden started to undo the damage and already exercised his executive authority in crucial

newshour weekend's ivette feliciano spoke with civil rights lawyer and founder of the equal justice initiative bryan stevenson about the racial implications of the violent event. >> reporter: bryan, some of what we saw at the capitol riot last week includes what for many are very painful images-- nooses, confederate flags, violent threats written on the walls of the capitol building. how do violent demonstrations like this impact communities of color, specifically black communities? >> well, i think it is particularly upsetting to africaamericans who have witnessed very different responses torotests throughout our lives. i grew up watching civil rights leaders who were committed to non-violence, peacefully gathering and still get battered and beaten by law enforcement. there was a presumption of dangerousness assigned to black and brown people that would manifest itself during civil rights demonstrations. and, you know, black folks would put on their sunday best. they would try everything they could to present themselves as non-violent, non-threatening, just seeking basic rights. and still, th