and our own lisa desjardins has been following the money as well and joins me now. ou, lisa. so, lisa, we know several of these programs are ending, and we learned today that at least one of them is far short of the money that these businesses need. so tell us where all this stands. >> that's right. there is so much good news these daysbout opening increased vaccinations, people's lives moving forward, but it's important to talk about small businesses. according to the national federation of independent business, at the beginning of this month, about a third of america's small businesses were still struggling to get back to 2019 levels. now, to help them, of course, what we have been talking about all this time, is eight different bills passed the u.s. congress to help these small businesses, some of them extensions, some of them new programs, and i want to look at where those programs are right now, those kind of life bloods for these businesses through this pandemic. first of all, theaycheck protection program has actually run out of funding at this point and it's

i'm joined by our lisa desjardins. lisa, good to see you. so let's talk about this bill. it is now with president bush. what exactly does the bill do? >> this bill is only 24 pages long, but it does change a lot, especially about what we will know on hate crimes. let's take a look at some key factors in this. first, the bill would create a new position at the department of justice that would expedite the process of, reporting of and just the handling of cases involving hate crimes. also, this bill will hand out grants to police and sheriffs departments across the country to help train them and help them report hate crime data in a more able way than they are right now. finally, in terms of grants, this bill will also offer grants to states and others across the country to put up new hate crimes hotlines to help people report. fundamentally a lot of what this pill is trying to do is to understand the problem itself. for years, there is a sense by many in the community, including academics, that hate crimes are underreported in this country, that people don't talk about the

lisa desjardins is here to explain what happened.you were following this well into the night as we waited for a vote. how close did the senate come to seeing this commission voted into existence? >> for this divided senate, it was close. the commission came within three votes of getting the 60 senate votes in support it would need. that is addingn some absent senators, because it was a late night, and about one dozen senators left washington before the vote because they thought it was a faded company. let's look at the republicans who supported moving on to the bill. kind of overriding the filibuster block. there were six republican senators. seven republican senators rather. you see them all right there. they either voted in favor of moving forward, or said they would have voted in favor. i want to stress, of those 7, 6 were also senators who voted to convict president trump in th last impeachment trial, which was related to january 6. senator murkowski told reporters she did feel there was a trump factor to her word, she said some

else. >> woodruff: lisa desjardins with more excellent reporting.h the 2020 presidential election is six months behind us, a review of nearly 2.1 million ballots in arizona's largest county is currently underway. stephanie sy explores the growing controversy and what it means for our democracy. >> sy: thanks, judy. we explore the questions and concerns around the maricopa county review, ordered by the state's republican-led senate, with tammy patrick of the non partisan democracy fund. she previously served as a maricopa county election official for more than a decade. thank you so much for joining us. i want to remind people donald trump did beat him in november. many republicans have been calling that outcome into question, really since election day. is that the basis of this recount? >> i believe that it is the basis of the recount. and it's an unfounded basis because arizona already audited their ballots, and they've already done hand counting and made sure, in fact, it was the correct outcome. it's been standard process and procedures in arizon

our own lisa desjardins has been following the money as well an she joins me now. know several of these programs are ending and we learned today at least one of them is far short of the money these businesses need. tell us where all this stands. lisa: that's right. there is so much good news about opening, increased vaccinations, people's lives moving forward. but it is important to talk about small businesses. at the beginning of this month, about one third of america's small businesses were still struggling to get back to 2019 levels. to help them of course what we have been talking about all this time is eight from bills pass to the u.s. congress to help these small businesses. some of them extensions, some new programs. i want to look at where those programs are now, the lifeblood for those businesses. ppp, the paycheck protection program, that is the biggie. look at this. that program has actually run out of funding at this point. it has given out about $795 billion. technically it is still open to applications, but that money has now run out. another want to

lisa desjardins watching it all day long for us and into the night. you, lisa. >> woodruff: australia is one of the most successful countries in the world at keeping covid in check. it combined strict lockdowns with consistent messages from scientists and politicians. while the daily average number of covid cases in the u.s. over the last week was 39,000, australia's was 13. not thousand. just 13, despite low vaccination rates. here is nick schifrin. >> schifrin: on a recent evening in melbourne, drinks with friends provide the taste of freedom. >> sometimes you kind of forget that there's a pandemic still going on. many of us are leading normal lives pretty much right now. >> schifrin: graduate student anna bailey and people across melboue are enjoying the normality of zero: zero local transmission of covid-19 in the city and the surrounding state of victoria. and across the country, almost zero community transmission. everywhere they go, they check in electronically, for contact tracing, and to keep the city safe. >> the theater is back in person. s

. >> woodruff: we turn now to our lisa desjardins and yamiche alcindor. hello to both of if you. o you first, tell us exactly what happened today and w did the republicans explain this decision? >> desjardins: judy, cheney spoke to her colleagues behind closed doors and at the end she offered a prayer for the country and for freedom and then something truly shakespearian happened. her colleagues at the end of remarks, the colleagues who were about to o oust her from leadership, gave her a standing ovation. the vote was very quick, by voice vote, instead of members having to cast ballots expect house leader kevin mccarthy, they did it by voice it was just seconds. i spoke to a couple dozen members afterwards as they flooded out of that chamber. clearly they wanted this to be quick. clearly they wanted to get it behind them. but the truth is, there was a lot of ideas and dynamics in the air. those who ousted cheanl told me repeatedly they felt she went too far and was a distraction. here is one dan bishop of north carolina. >> liz cheney's responsibility is to lead our party in the

lisa desjardins reports. >> desjardins: it is perhaps the least-told cost of the last year: unexpectedls, half a million of them, from the coronavirus. families have shouldered a huge expense, just to say goodbye from a distance. >> buenas dias. >> desjardins: ...like at the funeral of patricia fernandez in indio, california. the 75-year-old died in january after three weeks on a ventilator. for her daughter sandra, the emotional toll was almost unbearable. >> for days and weeks i woke up thinking, this is just a nightmare until reity hits and you realize it's not a nightmare. she's not here anymore. >> desjardins: and she's no longer there as the caregiver for sandra's sister, bertha, who is disabled. sandra took over that care, while working as a school administrator. this as the cost of the funeral, embalming and burial reached nearly $13,000. >> it was super hard to gather althat money and stressful. none of us have that amount of money saved up, not for not even half of that. >> to not be able to give a decent funeral and burial to someone who is near and dear to you is outrageous

lisa desjardins reports. >> desjardins: an unexpected and emotional appeal on capitol hill today, as senators considered a bill to establish a commission to investigate january 6. >> usually i stay in the background, and i couldn't stay quiet any more. >> desjardins: the mother of officer brian sicknick, who died after the attack on the capitol, joined by his longtime partner and two capitol police officers injured that day, made the rounds to urge the commission's passing. >> that day should never have happened. it was terrible. we want members of congress to ensure that it never happens again. >> desjardins: at least 15 republican senators agreed to sit down with the group. some, like susan collins, are trying to find a compromise version. >> we owe it to the brave men and women who defended our lives that day, and in some cases, did so at the cost of their lives. >> desjardins: the house passed their version of a january 6 commission last week, with 35 republicans joining democrats in support. it's modeled directly after the commission to investigate the attacks on september 11, w

and zoing me here in the studio is lisa desjardins, correspondent for "the pbs newshour." jonathan martin, national political correspondent for "the new york times" and ashley parker, white house bureau chief for "the washington post." lisa, i want to start with you. it's so niece to be here in studio with you. you were inside of the chamber on wednesday. so take me inside of the room. this was a moment that president biden had been waiting for for 36 years. did he meet it? lisa: of everyone in that chamber i think joe biden is the person that's been to the most state of the union addresses. here he was finally giving one. and it was a speech like none we have ever seen or will ever see again. looking out at the group in front of me, it was dotted with members of congress who i have to say really were not as electric feeling as you usually are for this kind of a speech. but it was way more intimate. and i think that speaks to joe biden's style. he likes to lean in and kind of get that whispery voice and that at some point was effective. but on the other hand, when there wer

lisa desjardins reports. lisa: usually uneventful. sen. klobuchar: call the meeting to order. today, the senate rules committee was the hub of the highest-stakes political fight, over voting itself. and whether to expand voting access in all 50 states, with more early voting, absentees and mail voting, or to restrict those ideas out of concern for fraud. democrats are pushing a bill, the for the people act, to rewrite many aspects of elections. this, as 11 states have passed new laws of varying degrees that tighten ballot scrutiny and decrease voting access some shortening timelines for early or absentee voting, some stepping up voter id requirements. a 12th state, texas is debating , a new voting law this week. democrats see oppression. sen. klobuchar: these bills that are moving in state capitals across america are not empty threats. they are real efforts to people from voting. sen. schumer: don't tell us these laws are about voter fraud. you are more likely in america to be struck by lightning than commit voter fraud. lisa rare testimony from : democratic senate leader chuc

lisa desjardins has a look at the antitrust trial. was the first time that tim cook has ever tak the witness stand and a courtroom. the battle started in august last year when epic announced it added a new direct payment plan and that gave fortnite players the option to purchase virtual currency from epic rather than from apple. apple takes a 30% cut from any app sale on its devices. fortnite was removed from the app store giving millions of gamers unable to update to live it again for new releases. epic alleges apple's policies stifle competition and violate antitrust laws. but in court, cook said there's plenty of competition from rivals and set allowing developers to use their own payment plans could expose customers to quote "fraud issues." to unpack all of this i'm joined by reuters reporter stephen nellis. tell us what is at stake for apple but also f folks who have regular iphones? stephen: what is at stake is really what makes apple a $2 billion company. if you think back to wn the iphone was released more than 10 years ago, t

lisa desjardins is in charge. >> desjardins: thanks, judy.ent biden traveled to virginia today to pitch his american families plan, all while negotiations around his large infrastructure proposal continue. for more, i'm joined by amy walter of the cook political report and tamara keith of npr. it will be another great politics monday, ladies and let's start with you. president biden is pitching these large concepts like reworking child care in america by raising taxes on the wealthy. what are the political risk and rewards here for him and for democrats. >> he is pitching not just government but a big idea, the whyed that government can work for people, that in a democracy, that government should function and should work for the people and he is putting out what are generally in isolation quite popular ideas. and the risk is though that there are disagreements about how big it should be, how it should be paid for, whether it should be paid for at all. and the issue is that they probably, you know, it is is talked about bipartisanship but they

i'm joined by lisa desjardins. let's talk about this bill. it's now with president biden.t do? >> this bill is only 24 pages long. it does change a lot, especially about what we will know on hate crimes. let's take a look at key factors in this. the bill would create a new position at the department of justice that would expedite the processing of, reporting of, the handling of cases involving hate crimes. also, it will hand out grants to police and sheriffs to police and sheriffs the province across country to help train them and help them report hate crimes data. in a more able way than they are right now. finally, in terms of grants, it will offer grants to states and others across the country to put up new hate cre help -- help lines to help people report. a lot of what it's trying to do is understd the problem itself. for years, there's a sense by many in the community, including academics, that hate crimes are underreported in this country. people don't talk about them. also, please may not recognize or report them. this bill does a lot of that. i have to say, this i

lisa desjardins looks at all of that. >> desjardins: judy, as more americans get vaccinated, there'smuch speculation that the economy could roar back this year. today's report wasn't bad, by any means, but it didn't suggest that kind of recovery is underway. instead, it left questions about what it means, and the economic prescriptions being debated right now. for that, we turn to ellen hughes-cromwick, a former chief economist at the commerce department during the obama administration. she's now at third way, a center-left think tank. and, michael strain, director of economic policy studies at the conservative american enterprise institute. these were some sur surprising and disappointing numbers and also i have to say, a blit confusing, unemployment is still high but yet i businesses say they can't find workers, ellen, i want to start with you, what do you think those numbers are telling us? >> thank you for having me. it really is a snap shot were last month and as we know looking across the country, there are very different ways in which states are opening up. and therefore the r

lisa desjardins follows up on those questions. >> desjardins: judy, some of those concerns are tied toountry's vaccination rates. more than half of all adults in the country are not yet fully vaccinated, and when you add americans under 18 years old, the nation is at just 36% fully vaccinated. me states, cities, and businesses may not be ready to ditch their masking requirements yet. we look at these concerns with dr. ranit mishori. she is a professor of family medicine at georgetown university and senior medical adviser to physicians for human rights. for the record, she's also an adviser to our parent company, weta. ranit, thank you so much for joining us. good to talk to you. let's start with these concerns over health. what are you concerned about rticularly about the indoor mask wearing or not? >> thanks, lisa. i think many experts and americans are a little bit concerned that this may be perhaps premature, perhaps too early. as you mentioned, only 36% of americans are fully vaccinated. and if you look at subgroups, we're talking about 27% among blacks. so this is becoming a vacci

lisa desjardins has a look at the antitrust trial that could have big implications for apple, other smartphonesapps. >> desjardins: amna, this was the first time tim cook has ever taken the witness stand in a courtroom. this battle first started in august of last year, when epic announced it added a n direct payment plan. that gave "fortnite" players the option to purchase virtual currency from epic's payment system, rather than from apple. apple-- and google, too-- take a 30% cut on purchases done through their app stores. "fortnite" was soon pulled from the app store, leaving millions unable to update the popular videogame for new releases. epic alleges that apple's policies stifle competition and violate titrust laws. but in court, cook said there's plenty of competition from rivals, and said allowing developers to use their own in- app payment plans could expose customers' to "fraud issues." to unpack all of this for us, i'm joined by reuters reporter stephen nellis. stephen, we've got two huge factors in american culture, apple and gamers going at it, but tell us, what's at stake for apple