president nez: on the navajo nation, we as leaders got on film, got on camera and actually took the vaccine to bring confidence to the shot. many of our navajo citizens throughout the navajo nation got their questions answered, and we did have folks like dr. fauci on our town hall meetings, a lot of our health care professionals answering those questions. and we framed it in a way to where we are not just taking a vaccine for ourselves, but for our family, her our communities and for our nation. kristen: i was going to ask you about the cultural values. where there stories that you drew from or cultural beliefs that you really put it out there to the people? president nez: we use our way of life teaching and our history. we pushoff on these monsters that plagued our navajo people since time immemorial, utilizing that teaching. covid-19 is a modern-day monster . with the vaccine and wearing our masks, that is the armor that protects us from these various monsters and of course, the weapons to fight back is these health care protocols that the cdc recommended. we have had a mask mandate for o

school buses on the navajo nation costs three times as much to maintain because so many of the roads are unpaved. i-10, which runs through the center of our state, through tucson and phoenix, has not been expanded in years. a single accident can cause delays for hours. that happens almost every day. it's clear that arizona will benefit from upgrading and modernizing our infrastructure. that's why for the past few months i've been working with a group of republicans and democrats to come to an agreement on an historic investment in our infrastructure. i advocated for arizona's priorities, and we worked together to find common ground and work out our differences. and now we're on the verge of passing it. this is going to fix roads and bridges, improve tribal water and transportation infrastructure, expand affordable high-speed internet access, and make arizona more resilient to drought and wildfires. i've been determined to deliver these infrastructure investments that arizona needs to continue to grow. we want to grow and we want to attract new and innovative companies to our state be

the navajo nation about native americans having the highest vaccination rate in the country and how they did it. world news tonight is next. we will see ing winds from kansas eastward. pittsburgh, cleveland, up through new york state and new england facing severe weather. and tonight, the tropical storm watch also just issued for parts of florida. rob marciano is live there to time all of this out. >>> news tonight about an arrest in one of the most harrowing attacks during the january 6tol. the suspect accused of assaulting officer daniel hodges. >>> the new census report tonight revealing are changing portrait of america. >>> there are late developments tonight involving britney spears and her legal battle. what her father has just revealed. >>> and america's field of dreams. if you build it, they will come. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy night of news. two major stories unfolding. the fda expected to announce a booster shot to fight the virus. who will it be for and could everyone be next? dr. fauci is here to answer key questions. but first to

that is the members of the navajo nation. we have that at least to be proud of. both of these gentlemen have agreed to stay with us through the coming short break. coming up, when our conversation continues, some texas democrats are beginning to pack up and go home to texas. we have an update on their months long battle to protect voter rights in their home state when we come back. en we come back. los angeles still in. and it's our understanding there will be a vote on new voting bill this week. as soon as we get the vote, it will be a victorious vote then we can go home and pack a deal with the inevitable which is that republicans that decide they don't want to negotiate, that they don't care about the voting rights of the majority and now they will know we have federal legislation backing this up. >> here's the situation as of tonight. at least 20 states, texas house democrats, remain in d.c. this evening. still avoiding home, still far from home and begging their party in congress to do the right thing and pass voting rights. they have managed to delay republ

. >> i said a last night and i'll say it again, the shining example remains the navajo nation, 91% vaccinated rate, to our guest our thanks for starting off our conversation tonight, philip rucker, susan del percio, we doctor irwin redlener, again, we appreciate it very much. coming up for us after our first break. if the infrastructure bill is such a big win for this president, why doesn't it feel more that way, especially among all of his fellow democrats? i'll ask our political experts who are standing by. and later, how bad is it? one alabama physician warns the health care system in her state is stressed to the masks. some hospitals can't perform surgeries. other problems exists. all of this as the 11th hour is just getting underway on this tuesday evening. tuesday evening. hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have

. >> the shining example in our country remains the navajo nation at a 91% vaccinated rate.our guests, our thanks for starting off our conversation tonight. phil rucker, susan de percio, doctor, appreciate it very much. >>> if the infrastructure bill is such a big win for this president, why doesn't it feel more that way, especially among all of his fellow democrats? i'll ask our political experts who are standing by. >>> and later, how bad is it? one alabama physician warns the health care system in her state is stressed to the max. some hospitals can't perform surgeries. other problems exist. all of it as the 11th hour is just getting under way on this tuesday evening. ening. ready. itr the savings event of the year. the homeandautobundle xtravafestasaveathon! at this homeandautobundle xtravafestasaveathon, there's no telling what we might bundle! homeandautobundle xtravafestasaveathon! bundle cars, trucks, colonials, bungalows, and that weird hut your uncle lives in. so strike up the homeandautobundle xtravafestasaveathon band for the deal that started forever ago and wil

we wanted to hear their thoughts and i spoke to the president of the navajo nation today. >> 30% to 40% of our navajo people do not have running water. people drive miles,ours just to get water to their homes. it's not just about drinking water. it's about agriculture. it's about getting water to our livestock, getting water to our farms here because that is also what sustains life here. lisa: he's hopeful about this bill. can you take us through -- that's a big problem. what does this bill do for that if it passes? erik water problems date back to the 1800's where reservations were created and native americansere forced on to these reservations and often without clarity about where the water was to come from and they're still living with those problems and the bill includes $3.5 billion specifically for the indian health service to help with sanitation. there's limited funding specifically targeted to help drinking water. lisa: erik olson, we appreate your time. erik: thank you for having me on. judy: now, the prospects ahe for the economy, jobs and housing, as the country grapples wit

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i spoke to the president of the navajo nation today. >> 30 to 40% of our najo people do not have running water. people drive miles, hours just to get water to their homes. it's not just about drinking water, it's about agriculture, it's about getting water to our livestock, getting water to our farms here because that is also what sustains life here. >> reporter: so he's hopeful about this bill, but can you take us through -- that's a big problem, lands with no water infrastructure. what does this bill do for that if it passes? >> we have tribal lands all over the country and if their water problems date back to the 1800s when a lot of the reservations were created. native manners were forced on to these reservations in most cases and often about clarity about where the water was supposed to come with from and they're still living with the problems. it includes $3.5 billion specifically for the indian health service to help with sanitation. there's very limited funding really specifically targeted to pep help drinking water. >> reporter: erik olson, we're talking about big dollars but al

for example, they're more than 500 abandoned uranium lines on the navajo nation. behalf of the tribal leaders and commitments from federal leaders who work to clean up these sites, only four sites, only four out of 500 are currently undergoing remediation in large part because for many sites it is been impossible to locate a responsible party to pay. can you expand upon your testimony so why the existing process used by epa for prioritizing superfund cleanup sites may put tribes at a disadvantage? >> in terms of the super fund programs for contaminated cleanup. we have to work directly that native village or the community to receive those funds. we can do a partnership with the government. the reason why we are not getting what we need is priorities a set by the epa rarities set by regulation that seems to be the time we get a drop in the bucket. like the valley of 10,000 barrels, someone gets hurt they were able to clean up in a period of four years and seasons. or when we applied for funds for funding we did not qualify because we were not a tribe. they are infe

and canada with those in developing countries and recently the navajo indian nation. >> i had a friend in kenya that asked me if i knew anybody who could help him because his community was desperate for water, their kids were dying. >> reporter: retired minnesota school teacher patty hall founded h20 for life in 2007. >> so i wrote a letter back and said, how much would it cost, and he said, 700,000, kenya shillings. and i kind of choked until i realized that meant $7,000. >> reporter: by the end of the school year, hall and her students raised nearly double that. inspired, she founded h2o for life and has so far helped about 1800 north american schools create nearly 1000 water and sanitation projects in low resource settings. these projects are only half- funded, on purpose >> i got good advice from a really smart man in the water sector who said don't fund an entire project and make it a gift. because then it's not owned by the community. you want to do a shared project so that the community has buy in, and it's going to be sustainable for the future. >> welcome to minnesota! >> repo

school buses on the navajo nation costs three times as much to maintain because so many of the roads are unpaved. i-10, which runs through the center of our state, through tucson and phoenix, has not been expanded in years. a single accident can cause delays for hours. that happens almost every day. it's clear that arizona will benefit from upgrading and modernizing our infrastructure. that's why for the past few months i've been working with a group of republicans and democrats to come to an agreement on an historic investment in our infrastructure. i advocated for arizona's priorities, and we worked together to find common ground and work out our differences. and now we're on the verge of passing it. this is going to fix roads and bridges, improve tribal water and transportation infrastructure, expand affordable high-speed internet access, and make arizona more resilient to drought and wildfires. i've been determined to deliver these infrastructure investments that arizona needs to continue to grow. we want to grow and we want to attract new and innovative companies to our state be