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our yamiche alcindor and lisa desjardins are here with the latest. hello to both of you. yamiche, to you first, tell us more about what the president is saying about moving up this vaccination timetable. >> reporter: well, president biden laid out a really ambitious timetable and talked about the fact he feels like we're heading in the right direction and that there are enough people getting vaccinations and that there are people that still need to be vaccinated but that we should not be letting up. at the white house today he had a message that said, yes, we're doing well, but also you have to do your patriotic duty and continue to social distaps and wash your hands. here's a little bit of what he had to say. >> now's not the time to let down. now's not the time to celebrate. it's time to do what we do best as a country, do our duty, our jobs, taking care of one another. and we can and will do this, but we can't let up now. >> reporter: there is president biden laying this out, saying this is essentially a wartime effort, that people need to be looking at vaccinations as

to learn where things stand we turn to our own lisa desjardins. sa, i know you have been looking into this, and you have been for some time. right now, it does appear members of both political parties say they see a need to do something about this. tell us what's on the table and what are the holdups? >> judy, this is an absolutely pivotal moment in congress on this issue. i want to take you back last year when we saw senate republicans pass one bill on this issue led by tim scott of south carolina, and that bill generally would gather data and figure out what needs to happen next. but democrats passed the bill that you heard so much about from your experts just a minute ago, the george floyd policing act. that's the start of the bill mostly pushed by democrats but contains what we're talking about on the table. let's take a look at what that's in it again. the george floyd policing reform act would ban choke holds and some no knock warrants in certain states. police under this law could be charged with criminal offenses if they act recklessly. tha

our lisa desjardins is here to help us follow the money. hello lisa.ongress considering and why is it historic? lisa: judy, i know full i've heard infrastructure week for so long, but this is the time to pay attention, because what we have it here right now is not just a once in a generation influx of spending on infrastructure, but perhaps a once in a century type of spending. i want to clear up exactly what is happening. let's go through the four different ways that congress is trying to spend money on infrastructure. first, the american rescue plan, that was the big bill passed in march, that is already in law. three hunter $50 billion that states can use for many type of infrastructure. next, happening now, water, energy and highway bills. those are authorization bills, they do not spend the money, but they get the pipeline moving. those are bipartisan for -- bipartisan. in addition to those bills, we see the return of earmarks, and democrats in the house and senate would like to bring back earmarks for those annual spending bills, so every member

lisa desjardins has that. >> blue sky above. dark security fencing still on the ground.ill today focused on the most blistering report yet about its own security failure. >> simply stated, capitol police were overrun, they weren't prepared for an insurrection, and i'll lay blame at the feet of capitol police leadership. >> in a virtual hearing, house members expressed dismay to the man whose report found broad problems within capitol police. >> those areas are intelligence, training, operational planning, and culture change. >> michael bolton, inspector general for the capitol police. has spent the past three months looking at the failures of january sixth. when pro-trump and anti-government rioters stormed the building, overpowering police, taking over the senate chamber itself and coming within footsteps of members of congress. five people died in the clash, including a capitol police officer. two other officers involved died by suicide in the days after. among the issues now revealed: write shield. some shattered due to bad storage and a ban from higher-ups on using s

lisa desjardins has the story of g. gordon liddy, who died yesterday not far from washington. getic criminal, conservative firebrand and broadcast sherman -- ohman, g gord liddy held a unique place. the new yorker rose as an fbi agent and prosecutor. in 1960 eight he joined the nixon campaign, managing a local campaign office. when nixon was in the white house, the spring boarded into a job in washington. it was the time of the vietnam war and the pentagon papers questioning the war. the nixon administration tapped liddy to investigate lks that led directly to perhaps the greatest presidential scandal in american history. >> how high do the scandals reach and was president nixon himself involved? lisa: liddy masterminded the idea of wiretapping the democratic national committee headquarters inside the watergate complex in washington. when his burglars bungled it, the case led directly to liddy. as congress investigated, the audiotape connected nixon himself, here talking about liddy. >> [indiscernible] lisa: nixon resigned. liddy went to prison for more than four years. after h

lisa desjardins has joins us for an update.he usual group ofipartisan lawmakers we see going to the white house. tell us what is going on? what are we learning from this? >> we know that this is a huge effort for the biden administration. this is something that they see as a once in a generation investment in this country, 2.4 trillion dollars, none of it related to the covid crisis. all just about infrastructure, jobs, different elements of american life. and let's look at the photo of who was there. it was republicans and democrats both, there you see two senators on the couch, house members, senators on the right, house members on the left, for social distancing, you can't see all of them in that photo. but i tell you, those numbers were generally people involved in transportation in some way or another, in congress. but i notice something else important about this group. because the president doesn't just need to sell it to members of congress, they are critical. he has to sell it to the couny. so look at a map of where the

for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: to dive deeper into the political ramificationshe census data released today, i'm joined by amy walter of the cook political report. so hello amy, take that deeper dive and tell us a little more about how democrats, republicans are affected at the congressional level and then nationally. >> sure. well, let's start with the winners. on the map we saw that texas was the biggest winner picking up two seats. but you also notice something lse here. republicans have to be happy with the fact that texas, florida and north carolina all gaining seats, not only are these states that president trump then president trump won in the 2020 election and the 2016 election but they also are three states that are controlled completely by republicans. so republicans control the entire redistricting process in those states that are tbing to pick up four congressional seats. democrats, you know, oregon, colorado, are two states that biden carried. president biden carried in 2020. that is helpful to them. and let's go to the losers. we have more states h

yamiche alcindor and lisa desjardins are both at the capitol tonight and they join me now. to both-of-i, yakish, i am going to-- yamiche, i will start with you, what are you learning about what the president is going to be saying? >> well, this is a huge moment for president biden and our nation. this is his first address to congress. and he's making this address 112 days after an armed mob stormed into the capitol, the very place he will stand tonight to try to stop him from becoming president. of course he was legitimately elected so the president will be speaking a lot about restoring faith and democracy i'm told by white house sources and unveiling the american family's plan. a plan focused on education and child care, but the president will be talking a lot about that. i should tell that you white house officials are stressing that he will not be taking a victory lap. they have been talking about his splishments including get 2-g00 million shots in the arms of americans in the covid-19 vacs even and 160 million checks in people's mail boxes in terms of getting stimulus

lisa desjardins explores the political cost. akes are high for biden and congressional republicans. joining us, our regular politics monday duo. amy walter of the cook political report and camera key of mpr -- and tamra of npr. let's start with the climate plan. this big biden plan. he had the meeting today with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. what is the president trying to do and is it working? >> i think what is notable about the bipartisan group that came by the white house today is it is similar to what the biden administration did to try to build bipartisan support or a bipartisan coalition for the big covid-19 relief l. they reached outside washington to mayors and governors to say, especially for mayors, we have bipartisan support. there is a joke that mayors tell about themselves, that there is no democratic or republican potholes, just potholes. when you are mayor, you have to deal with those things. the members of congress who came over to the white house were all former mayors or governors. whether they are going to

lisa desjardins joins us for an update. hello, lisa.s was not the usual cast of bipartisan characters we see going to the white house. what are we learning from this? lisa: we know that this is a huge effort for the biden administration. this is something they see as a once in a generation investment in this country. $2.4 trillion, none of it really did to the covid crisis. all just about infrastructure, jobs, different elements of american life. let's look at the photo of who was there. it was republicans and democrats. you can see two senators on the couch, house members on the left. for social distancing you cannot see all of them. but i can tell you those members were generally people involved in transportation in some way or another in congress. i noticed something else important about this group. the president does not just need to sell this to members of congress. he has to sell it to the country. look at a map of where the eight members of congress who were at this meeting are from. the blue and red represent democrats and repub

lisa desjardins reports. >> the south grew the fastest over the last decade with a 10.2% increase in population. reporter: u.s. census staff announced population shifts they can change the red and blue balance in congress. >> let's get to the results. reporter: the bureau showed three states in the south have gained enough population to add seats in congress. texas gaining two seats and north carolina and florida one apiece. the other three states adding one see each are blessed, colorado, montana and oregon. in turn, seven states will lose one see each. california and a cluster of rust belt states, west virginia, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, illinois and new york. for new york, something to the loss. officials say the state needed to count just 89 more people to keep all of his congressional seats. reporters triple checked that. >> that is a big loss. >> i can confirm that th number is 89. reporter: this after the census faced a plague of challenges, coinciding with a once in a century pandemic was just one. >> account is as critical as ever. it determines how many seeds each state

lisa desjardins has more. >> desjardins: it is shaping up to be a busy week in washington as infrastructurevigate the various personalities in the party. to discuss all this and more, i'm joined by our politics monday duo. that is amy walter of the cook political report and tamara keith of npr. only let's start with this biden plan, i am just going to call it the infraclimae-wqistructure plan, this big plan, he had a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers what exactly is the president trying to do here and is it working? i think what is notable about the bipartisan group that came by the white house today is that it is similar to what the biden administration did to try to build bipartisan support or a bipartisan coalition to the big covid-19 relief bill. they reached outside of washington to mayors and governors to be able to say hey, especially for mayors, we've got bipartisan support. there is a joke about mayors. that mayors tell about themselves that there is no democratic or republican potholes. there are just potholes. and when are you mayor you just have to deal with those thi

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lisa desjardins was reporting on this. some u.s.makers, like mitch mcconnell, have been very critical, calling it an ab dictation of american leadership. and chuck schumer says he wants to have a few more details before moving forward. but most support for this plan has come from folks like tim kaine, who is basically saying it is time, time for the u.s. to leave. that was an argument laid out a white house official providing some background on the plan, which basically said the goal in afghanistan was two-fold: one, deliver justice for 9/11, and, two, disrupt the terror networks there. today osama bin laden is dead, and the terror networks there, most experts agree, that threat, at least the threat to the u.s., is minimal. we should point out that the threat has not gone away because the taliban have been nothing if not resurgent in recent years, particularly since the drawdown of peak u.s. forces in 2011. take a look at this map. the taliban control more territory across afghanistan than at any other point in recent history. and t