for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: all we can say is wow!on the newshour online right now, our friday "five stories” tells you about a sports car that can fly, why four-day work weeks work, and other stories you may have missed. you can find that on our youtube channel or on our website. th's www.pbs.org/newshour. and stay with pbs. yamiche alcindor gets a live report from haiti in this moment of crisis. and, her panel dissects the latest on the investigation into the january 6 insurrection. that's tonight on "washington week." and keep watching pbs tonight to catch the final episode of season two of "beyond the canvas." it showcases the vibrant arts world in mexico. >> i enjoy fighting for my indigenous community, because i feel proud of who i am. >> woodruff: join host amna nawaz tonight at 10:30 p.m. please check your local listings. and, you won't want to miss our five-part series, "raising the future." each night next week, we explore one of the most critical issues facing families: child care. here's a look. >> reporter: essential for

lisa desjardins, thank you. ned by the person tasked with overseeing a multitrillion dollar budget proposal lisa was just discussing, bernie sanders, independent senator from vermont and chairman of the senate committee. senator sanders, welcome back to the newshour. where do things stand tomorrow on the infrastructure piece, this so-called bipartisan plan that there had been agreement on. is their agreement now? wh do you think? sen. sanders: judy, i have not been involved in the bipartisan plan, i have been involved very much in the partisan plan, which is something i think the american people desperately want. the truth of the matter is, there are a lot of working-class people in our country who are losing faith in the ability of government to address their need, and what we are doing is just that. we are going to take on income and wealth inequality. we will ask the wealthiest people, the largest corporations, to start paying their fair share of taxes. we will take on the pharmaceutical industry and have medi

lisa desjardins is back her story.us of trees, that sealed her victory last night. >> that is correct! david: a 14-year-old from louisiana -- lisa: a 14-year-old from louisiana became the first african-american towin the scripps national spelling bee. >> i've been working on it for two years, and to have the best possible outcome was really good. lisa: the only previous black ampion was an international student from jamaica in 1998. >> i hope that in a few years, i will see a lot more african-american females and males doing well in the spelling bee, because it is a really good thing. it is a gate opener to being interested in education. lisa: competitive spelling came relatively late in her life, only two years ago, with daily study sessions about seven hours long, reviewing nearly 13,000 words per day. >> i just study it. getting ready for scripps. lisa: she emerged from more than 200 contestants and rees past 10 other --breezed past 10 other competitors. a stark contrast when eight people took home the prize. but wi

lisa desjardins, we appreciate it. thank you. >> lisa: you're welcome. >> woodruff: and now i'm joined by the person >> woodruff: and now i'm joined by the person tasked with overseeing the multi-trillion- dollar budget proposal, bernie sanders; independent senator from vermont and chairman of the senate budget committee. chairman sanders, welcome back to the "newshour." where do things stand tomorrow on the infrastructure piece, this so-called bipartisan plan there had been agreement on. is there an agreement now? what do you think? >> judy, i have not been involved in the bipartisan plan. i've been involved very much in the partisan plan, which is something that the american people desperately want. and the truth of the matter is, there are a lot of people in our country, working class people, who are losing faith in the ability of governmento address their needs. and what we are doing is just that. we a going to take on income wealth inequality, we're going to ask the largest corporations to start paying their fair s

to help us understand where negotiations stand right now, our lisa desjardins. ell us, where does , everything stand? what is the latest hang-up? lisa well, in this up-and-down : quest for a giant infrastructure bill for the country, i have to say this is the largest speed bump that these bipartisan negotiators have run into. over the weekend, as these negotiators were working around the clock and with the white house to see if they can just finish that final, i guess, 5 percent that is left to negotiate, they ended up discovering that they really are perhaps farther apart than they realized. i want to take a look right now at exactly what the remaining issues are on the table in this bipartisan infrastructure discussion. there's quite a few of them. so, there you go. one of the first issues -- and we have been talking about this before is transit funds and how , much public transportation is funded in this vs. highways and bridges. democrats want more money for public transit than republicans would like. another issue, wages for those who actually construct and

. >> woodruff: here to help us understand the day's events and where we go from here, our lisa desjardins. she is at the capitol now. so, hello, lisa. you spoke to all the players involved in this today. take us through the decision -- surprising decision made by the speaker on such a high profile issue. >> reporter: quite an unusual decision and an unusual day here, judy. first of all, to explain to viewers, pelosi was able to do this because she herself set up this committee as a select committee of the house, and in the bill that set up this committee, it gave her the power to veto any of the republicans choices from mr. mccarthy. she used the power today. i want to look at who we're talking about. leader mccarthy made five appointments. we look at the the five faces of the people wh he wanted on the committee. there they are. two of them, as you said, jim jordan and also jim banks there at the top left were the ones that she had issues with. the other three were going to be allowed to remain on the committee, but they have, in fact, said they will not participate now. so why banks and

for a deeper look at the investigations intthat day, i'm joined by lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: hello, lisa. tell us where does it stand in terms of finding out and arresting those who broke into the capitol? >> let's talk about this sweeping investigation that has been all around the country, led by tips by the f.b.i. here is where that stands. so far, the f.b.i. has arrested about 535 people in these investigations. now from that group, 10 have pleaded guilty themselves. the rest have cases pending. now, there is a wide range of different kinds of charges. almost everyone in that group has been charged with improper entry, and a smaller group has been charged with conspiracy, and 100 people were charged with assault. over 100 police officers were assaulted. there are still some 300 suspects that the f.b.i. would like to identify and find. they up loaded 11 new videos today of faces they want americans to look at and see if they can identify. among those who they can't identify are the people or persons who planted the pipe bombs at the democratic international headquarters. there ar

but first, lisa desjardins has some background. texas democrats, a very public getaway. >> we are not going to buckle to the big lie in the state of texas. lisa: more than 50 democratic state lawmakers are now in washington, d.c. after fleeing austin to take a stand on voting laws. their exit left republicans in the texas house governing without the minimum quorum of people present, unable to take a vote on new election laws, they say, increase security, but which democrats insist amounts to suppression. in the current texas proposal, bans on 24 hour and drive through voting, new i.d. requirements for mail-in ballots, and more access to partisan poll watchers the recounting. governor greg abbott pushback. >> anyone who suggests this deprives anybody the right to vote is flat out wrong. lisa: republicans in the partially empty chamber say democrats are playing politics. >> if the quorum is not present, and those of us who have stated to do the jobs we are elected to do take up the bills on the floor? are we able to are in washington,

lisa desjardins has been following the aption -- action on capitol hill. : on capitol hill, the former senator arrived for an important first as president. biden's first hill lunch with senate democrats, it followed their agreement last night on an historic spending deal. majority leader chuck schumer lauded the democrats' proposal, a $3.5 trillion budget outline calling for more spending towards healthcare, childcare, education and climate. it would be paid for with taxes on corporations and wealthy americans. sen. schumer: this budget resolution will allow us to pass the most significant legislation to expand support and help american families since the new deal, since the new deal. this is generational, transformational change, to help american families. lisa: but the budget blueprint got a chilly reception from republicans. wyoming senator john barroso, the chamber's number three republican. >> there's not a single republican in the house or senate who will support this level of taxing and spending and regulations. lisa: democrats hope to start voting o

also, this idea of legalization is popular in some conservative states as well. >> woodruff: lisa desjardinsing track of all of it for us, thank you, lisa. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, stuck by his forecast that inflation will stay high for a few months, before easing. he told a congressional hearing that the problem is due largely to temporary fallout from the pandemic. we will take a closer look, after the news summary. covid-19 infections are surging again worldwide, after falling for nine weeks. the world health organization reports a 10% increase last week. cases in tokyo are higher than at any time since may-- at this moment, just nine days before it hosts the summer olympics. and, cases in california are the highest since march. in south africa, rioting and looting rocked parts of the country again overnight. police say that more than 70 people have been killed and 1,200 arrested since last week. nick schifrin reports. ( chanting ) >> schifrin: it started as political protests... ...and devolved int

judy: as we begin another busy week, lisa desjardins checks in with our politics team about the politicallations around immigration, vaccine misinformation, and pulling accuracy. lisa: we turned to amy walter of the cook political report and tamra keith of npr. our first in person reunion. high stakes, and i want to turn to an issue that might get lost but is part of this budget reconciliation package. democrats are talking about attaching immigration reform. they don't know the details, but i want to go to you. how does the biden administration handled this idea of adding some legal status, pushing for that for some illegal immigrants, while at the border, seeing more and more undocumented immigrants entering. tamra: in june, 180,000 people were apprehended on the southwest border. that is a 21-year record. in terms of the reconciliation bill, the budget bill, a federal judge in texas said that the dreamer program that was put in place during the biden administration -- lisa: the obama administration. tamra:tamra: the obama-biden administration, that programs needs -- that program needs

lisa desjardins has our conversation. lisa: companies actively market around pride.s a term for that -- rainbow capitalism. margaret -- target has pride-themed ads. capital one bank has this feel-good video. but for many lgbtq individuals, it is hardly good times. several states, including florida, have passed new restrictions, including on transgender athletes. hate crimes remain too frequent. murders of trans individuals are at a new high. it is leading to questions about the purpose of pride month. a professor of gender and sexuality studies at the university of southern california -- >> some people might think corporations are using pride symbols, people are putting rainbow symbols on their twitter feeds, and they think that is support, but why would you say it is a concern? >> i think we must understand that it is a gesture of support, but gestures of support, nice words, visible images of solidarity aren't always enough, and they are often never enough. it's not that people are angry that corporations are showing some effort at making a gesture to lgbtq communi

lisa desjardins has the story. crats in texas blocked the last bill by walking out of the chamber. now republicans are back with a new version, house bill 3. it includes a ban on 24 hour and drive through voting. this version drops some serious ideas to limit sunday voting. the debate over voting rights remains hot. vice president harris weighed in today doing a speech in washington. v.p. harris: you know what is going on in texas right now. this all is designed, i believe, to make it harder for you to vote so that you don't vote yair lapid. >> but republicans including the bills original sponsor rejected that argument. here is state senator brian hughes. >> no one has shown me any evidence of it. this bill says that in the urban counties, the polling places have to be distributed evenly across the county. that is straight up fairness based on where the voters live, regardless of their race or party or ethnic background or religion. this is about making the system fair for all voters. lisa: state representative cris

i am joined by lisa desjardins. s now, where does it stand in terms of finding out and arresting those who broke into the capitol? lisa: let's talk about this sweeping investigation that's been all around the country led by tips in part to the fbi . here is where that stands so far. the fbi has arrested about 535 people in these investigations . from that group, 10 have pleaded guilty themselves. the rest have cases pending. there is a wide range of different kinds of charges. almost everyone in that group has been charged with improper entry, but a smaller group has been charged with conspiracy and over 100 people have been charged with assault. over 100 police officers were assaulted in that attack and that's what those charges are part of. there are still some 300 suspects that the fbi would like to identify. they uploaded 11 new videos today of faces that they want americans to look at and see if they can identify. ong those who haven't been identified or the peop or person who planted the pipe bombs at the repub

lisa desjardins talks with one local leader who's joined others at the white house today to tackle thisisa: washington, d.c., is one of five areas nationwide where the bideadministration is launching strike teams to address gun traffickg. like many regions across the country, homicides and gun violence in the city have been on the rise. homicides this year in d.c. havelready surpassed those in 2020. that's after homicides in 2020 rose nearly 20 percent from 2019, that according to data from the d.c. police department. communities of color are disproportionately impacted. according to the kaiser family foundation, in 2019, in washington, d.c., there were about 18 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 white residents, compared to twice as many, 40, per 100,000 black residents. for more, i'm joined by d.c. mayor muriel bowser, a democrat, who was at the white house meeting today. let's start with the big question, mayor bowser. why is gun violence rising in your city? mayor bowser: well, i don't think any person can point to one thing, lisa, on the rise in shootings. certainly, we see a preva

lisa desjardins picks up the story. >> duty, to get a sense of this look at the map of hotspots whereid cases are rising. two months ago there were no red spots on this national map. today there are significant number of states that are red, representing new cases and positive tests. seven of 10 counties with the highest percentage of new cases per capita are in missouri and arkansas. arkansas's new cases have risen by 121% over the last two weeks. we look at the situation in that area and concerns about unvaccinated with an epidemiologist for the state. doctor, please take us into where the situation is out with coronavirus in your state? >> we are a state now that has low vaccination rates. at the same time, we are having a great deal of spread of the virus that causes covid-19. but it is the new delta variant, which is highly contagious. so, it is leading to a surge in cases, and a great increase in the number of hospitalizations in our state. >> i want to talk more about the vaccination rate. you have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, 35% of your population. what

lisa desjardins has this report.r viewers: today's testimony included videos of violence from january 6 as well as offensive language that you will only hear in part in this report. >> we fought hand to hand, inch by inch. >> desjardins: this was january 6th, as it happened. >> i was dragged into the crowd and i heard someone scream, "i got one." >> desjardins: ...told by four police officers who defended the capitol that day, as a pro-trump mob broke into the building, seeking to stop lawmakers from certifying the election results and joe biden's presidency. >> i told them to just leave the capitol and in response they yelled “no man, this is our house. president trump invited us here. we're here to stop the steal. joe biden is not the president. >> desjardins: this was the first hearing of a house select committee to investigate january 6th, itself a sign of divide. a bipartisan commission was blocked by republicans. and speaker pelosi rejected two of the g.o.p.'s appointees to this committee. today the remaining g

lisa desjardins has the story. >> desjardins: judy, democrats in texas blocked the last voting bill by walking out of the chamber before a deadline. now republicans are back with a new version: house bill 3. it includes: i.d. requirements for mail-in ballots and a ban on 24-hour and drive-through voting. but this version drops some previous ideas to limit sunday voting. the debate over voting rights remains hot. vice president harris weighed in on the texas bill today during a speech in washington today. >> you know what's going on in texas right now. this all is designed, i believe, to make it harder for you to vote, so that you don't vote. >> woodruff: but republicans, including the bill's original sponsor, reject that argument. here's state senator bryan hughes in a recent interview with the newshour: >> i hear that generalization, but none has shown me any evidence of it. this bill says that in those urban counties that the polling places have to be distributed evenly across the county. now, that's just straight up fairness based on where e voters live, regardless of their race, of

. >> woodruff: as we begin another busy week in washington, lisa desjardins checks in with our politics monday team about the political calculations around immigration, vaccine misinformation and even polling accuracy. >> desjardins: judy, for all that, we turn as always to amy walter of the cook political report. and tamara keith of npr. ladies, our first in-person reunion, very happy to do this, complicated times though. high stakes and i want to turn to an issue that might get lost but is part of this large budget reconciliation package democrats are talking about, immigration, democrats are talking about attaching immigration reform to that. they don't know the details yet, they are working it out. but tam, i want to go to you. how does the biden administration handle is idea of perhaps adding some legal status, pushing for that for some undocumented illegal residents and on the border more and more undocumented residents entering. >> right, 188,000 people were apprehended on the southwest border. that is a 21 year record so the numbers are very pblematic for the biden administratio