more than 80% of texas -- texans support voter id. , kratz have pulled at the same chicken little playbook that failed in georgia. the same big lie. yesterday, the president of the united states delivered a speech that was set in alternate universe -- an alternate universe. he called these mainstream state laws, these must integrity measures that are widely popular with americans quote -- listen to this, the single most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. really? this is our new president who promised to lower the temperature, bring america back together and rebuild a civil society where we can dialogue as fellow citizens. that is the person who is now yelling that mainstream state laws are more dangerous than two world wars? somehow analogous to the civil war? that is with the president of the united states said yesterday? what utter nonsense. it would be left out loud funny if it was not so completely and totally your sponsor. here are the great sins of the texas proposals. here is what is apparently so outrageous. they want to wind down a few emergency covid voting pr

guest: it is interesting that they do call themselves, kratz, but that is why we don't look at what you call yourself by name but what you practice. it was joe manchin who also forced $15 minimum wage out of the recovery deal. it was in there, the house passed it. that had been in the republic -- recovery plan the president put forward, 32 million would have had black people lifted from the living wage, 62% of people would have been helped. and in west virginia alone, over 350,000 people less than a living wage. so he voted against his own constituency, so 900,000 people in west virginia who are poor, the majority happened to be white. now you have him and kyrsten sinema, and there may >> want all of this segment online. we leave this discussion and take you a gush take you a discussion about giving visas to afghan allies. >> thank you all for joining us today. today's discussion is visas for afghan partners. what does the united states always afghan allies? -- alw

. >>, harris met with erik kratz who fled washington to prevent washington colleagues from enacting new voting laws. democrats argue the new legislations are designed to discourage minorities from voting. president joe biden visited the philadelphia site where he called out and unfolding assault on voting rights. >> jim crow assault is real. it is unrelenting. and we are going to vigorously challenge it. >> and the tokyo olympic village is now open to athletes. thousands will call it home during the games and will undergo daily covid testing and will not be allowed to leave, except to train, and compete. masks are mandatory. singing and chanting at events is banned. and the games start in 10 days, believe it or not. >> it will be something to watch. speaking of stunning athleticism, if you don't like heights, consider yourself warned on the next one here. a group of slack liners just set the new world distance record, walking 1.3 miles between a pair of mountaintops in sweden, on this wobbly strip of nylon that is just 2 inches wide, 2000 feet above the ground , at that kind of altitude

emma kratz and republicans alike agreed our election was free from fraud. elections have been free of fear because of nonpartisan election officials were used to working behind the scenes to ensure that everyone'ss secret vote gets counted. sb 20 two, which was signed into law by governor brian kemp breaks down crucial safeguards for independent election administrators. under sp 202, the georgia state election board has the power to replace county election board members that it decides are underperforming. giving partisan election officials far too much control over the administration of elections. partisan pressure and subversion tactics have no place in our elections, plain and simple. unfortunately, election subversion is not -- republicans in georgia are actively working to replace -- fulton county, which includes the city of atlanta, just this week. this monday, the secretary of state said after he repeatedly called the state election board to use its authority to replace fulton county's election leadership. this is despite the secretary previously cer

infrastructure and having an in-your-face approach confronting some of these groups or pressing them a kratz when it comes to the filibuster? jen: the speech the president is delivering is about the fundamental right to vote in this country and the moral right -- moral obligation we have to stand up for that. it's not about legislative process. the issue is bigger than that. to those who are critics, we stand with you in wanting to make voting more accessible around the country and that's why the president finds a historic executive -- signed a historic executive order into law his first week in office. it's why his department of justice has taken action to double the funding and support around the country to fighting voter suppression. that is why he nominated and sought for the combination -- sought for the nomination of two civil rights activists who are now playing prominent roles in the department of justice. he said this would be the cause of his presidency and is delivering a speech next tuesday, and that's a continuation of his efforts. reporter: nobody is expecting a preview of what

now, left wing video kratz who relished pushing the envelope and redefining gender have zero respectl values. conversations best left between parents and their children are being short-circuited in states like california and new york, and by the way, remember one of new york's fanciest schools is teaching first graders about masturbation. and when adults cry foul, as we have against things like critical race theory being taught in our schools, the elites and their activist base, they move into smear mode, and of course, they don't hesitate to live. >> cultural warriors are labeling any discussion of race, racism, or discrimination, as crt to try to make it toxic. they are bullying teachers and trying to stop us from teaching students accurate history. >> laura: accurate history, randy? topping the list of suggested reading for teachers and high school students is, of course, the book "how to be an antiracist" by ibram kendi. did is filled with -- rights that racism is essentially capitalist. how clever. i guess that means everyone who works, then, is racist. kids, that means your par

. >>> emma kratz calling for congressional action after they ruled that daca is illegal. it does not affect the status of the 650,000 dreamers who are protected from deportation but it does block future applications. the judge ruled on a lawsuit brought by a group of nine states, led by texas. they said that the obama administration had overextended the executive authority when it was created in 2012. several clients have already called with questions and concerns. >> the ripple effect was immediate. the anxiety produced was very swift and we have numerous clients whose daca applications are currently pending. >>> the trump administration tried to and daca in 2017 but the supreme court locked the attempt. > co atd repeatedly chen killed by wildlife officials. the animal care and control show this picture when it was spotted near lake merced. people illegally leaving food for the coyote, as seen in this photo, contributed to the fearlessness. local animal control called in the federal officials who determined that they needed to act because the coyote was a threat to publi

lisa: a 3.5 trillion dollar proposal from to kratz they have agreed upon.ill it matter enough to -- from democrats they have agreed upon. will it matter enough to markets? people bringing back their expectations for fiscal, as well as potential momentum in this economy. tom: here's your pricing -- jonathan: here's your price action this wednesday. 43 624 the s&p 500, unchanged -- 4364 on the s&p 500, unchanged. on the 10 year, a break of 1.40% briefly. eurodollar, 1.7 don nin -- eurodollar, 1.1799. lisa: i to 8:00 a.m., we get the producer price index data from the month of june. how much our input prices for industrial producers going up? how much is this going to crimp basic consumers, this k-shaped recovery jay powell is likely to address? that will be at 12:00, chair powell addressing the house financial services committee. i am curious how he addresses this bifurcated recovery among the has an have-nots, how key he can argue -- how he can argue his tools are helping people equally. jonathan: that is what is driving the gap at the moment, shortly. lisa:

guest: it is interesting that they do call themselves, kratz, but that is why we don't look at what you call yourself by name but what you practice. it was joe manchin who also forced $15 minimum wage out of the recovery deal. it was in there, the house passed it. that had been in the republic -- recovery plan the president put forward, 32 million would have had black people lifted from the living wage, 62% of people would have been helped. and in west virginia alone, over 350,000 people less than a living wage. so he voted against his own constituency, so 900,000 people in west virginia who are poor, the majority happened to be white. now you have him and kyrsten sinema, and there may be other people, who decided they are going to support the u.s. chamber of commerce who is for the filibuster and against the voter people's act and living wage, rather than u.s. constitution, and that is why we went to west virginia. we marched with some 800 people. the majority were white. we call it from the hollers to the hood, these were white minors who said, how can this happened in west virginia,

emme kratz overwhelmingly represent cities, urban cores and inner suburbs.ns to point at it and say it is a democrat roof -- democrat problem. it is a bigger challenge for democrats to get out their message on this. judy: amy walter and tamra keith, politics monday. thank you. and that is the newshour for tonight. i am judy woodruff. thank you. stay safe and we will see you soon. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been presented by -- >> cfo. caregiver. eclipse taker. taylor's advice to help you live your life. life well planned. >> consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. bnsf railway. the kendeda fund committed to restoring justice and meaningful work. more at kendeda fund.org. ♪ supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ this is pbs newshour west from weta studios i

kratz are still working on the details of a follow-up package on top of the current plan.iled a new relief package to help the economy recover from the pandemic and recent riots over the jailing of the former president. measures include reinstating a temporary wealthy -- temporary welfare grant for the poor. south africa has eased restrictions as covid cases slow down. israel says it has carried out airstrikes in gaza after pro-hamas activists launched incendiary balloons. the balloons caused at least three fires in southern israel. the latest violence coming several months after the recent conflict between the territories and israel. in tunisia, the president fires the prime minister over protests marked the country's independence. the prime minister was sworn in a year ago amid turmoil. that is the first word news headlines. david: an update on bitcoin. on friday, we were at 35,000. closer to 30,000 this time last weekend now we are flirting with 40,000. broader crypto space is this on your bloomberg terminal. the function will appear on the bottom of your screen. we are

(202) 748-8000 is the line for emme kratz. -- democrats. (202) 748-8001, the line for republicans.ll others, (202) 748-8002. here's how things look so far, there's a pole, 47.8% getting an a grade there. we will check back with that momentarily. calls from the republican line, gordon, kansas city, good morning. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. host: you bet. caller: i'm not going to give him a grade, he's not running things. president obama is running things and he gets an f. i will get a vaccination as soon as joe biden get -- does an off-the-cuff news conference. host: baltimore, curtis, independent line, how would you grade the president so far? caller: i'm going to give him a c plus. i think he's doing an outstanding job. i think he can do more with executive orders. thank you. host: ok, that was curtis in baltimore. south windsor, connecticut, democrats line. six-month sin, what do you think? caller: thank you very much for giving my call -- taking my call. i'm going to give him na+ -- an a plus plus plus. not only on the economy, fighting the virus, but a lot

ramp-up in spending on the other stuff, but at the same time, they don't have support from centrist, kratzhin, and they certainly don't have support from republicans. i pegged that last week at only about 30% likely to happen because it also has to be one of the tax proposals that's part of the families package. i don't see a very closely divided congress passing something like that, frankly. in no small part because neither politicians nor markets look at that and think that it is some sort of ceiling. they understand it is some sort of floor. so there's market negative consequences potentially there as well. but i think politically, raising taxes like that and imposing a minimum tax most of washington sees as a political loser. i don't see it likely this year certainly. dani: terry, you're going to stick around with us. thank you so much. let's get to the first word news. here's leigh-ann gerrans. leigh-ann: saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have ramped up tensions in this standoff against opec. that has left the global economy guessing how much oil that will get next month. the