and much more. >> nawaz: well, the u.s.is back in washington for a rare august session. the agenda? moving forward on potentially trillions of dollars of spending. with a narrow majority, democrats need every vote, and ten moderates have been throwing up roadblocks for speaker pelosi's timeline. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins is here to walk us through it. lisa, good to see you. >> hi. >> nawaz: clearly a contentious day with these two big bills. walk us through what happened. >> take a deep breath. i'll try to keep this simple. but it was a very dramatic day of action on two of the biggest bills in the democratic agenda and two of the biggest bills in u.s. history. first, there is that infrastructure bill. if you look at that, the infrastructure bill is something that we know has the votes to pass. it is a bipartisan bill. it all right passed the senate. the other bill we're talking about is that $3.5 trillion bill, somewhere around there, biden bill called "build back better." it is not clear what it is quite

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: high alert. evacuations face new challenges after the deadly attacks in kabul, with fears of more violence as the u.s. completes its withdrawal. then, an uncertain future. the supreme court blocks the latest eviction protections. we break down what that means for renters in need. and, its friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart on the fallout from the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the latest on the january 6 commission. plus, family ties. we talk to famed actor and director sean penn-- and his daughter, dylan-- on their new film "flag day," and penn's humanitarian work on th ground in haiti. >> i always think that things can change. certainly there have been, you know-- to say "setbacks" would be an understatement. we're going to have to fight, several steps forward that we take with our haitian partners to get where we're moving forward. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has b

. >> nawaz: judy, a fundamental piece of that plan is geing people to buy electric vehicles and otherso-called zero emission vehicles. surrounded by automaker leaders biden said tay that he wants half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero-emission cars and trucks. >> they're a vision of the future that is now beginning to happen, a future of the automobile industry that is electric, battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell electric. it's electric. and there's no turning back. the question is whether we'll lead or fall behind in the race for the future. >> nawaz: for some perspective on president biden's guidelines, automakers are expected to have to meet an average of 52 miles per gal mieg we turn to two people deeply immersed in the challenges we face to both power our economy fred krupp is president of the environmental defense fund. and dan becker is director of the safe climate transport campaign at the center for biological diversity. welcome to you both, and thanks for being here. i want to come to both of you for a quick reaction to the announcement. fred, i'l

: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.away. on the newshour tonight: >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> nawaz: one of the deadliest days for americans in afghanistan in a decade. u.s. military u.s. military personnel are among at least 70 killed in explosions outside the kabul airport, critically hampering a chaotic exit. ten, covid and police-- many law enforcement officers remain reluctant to receive vaccinations, prompting calls to mandate shots. and, the virus in africa-- record numbers of covid cases are being reported across the continent amid a limited supply

amna nawaz looks at the issues in play. >> nawaz: judy, the policy in question is known as title 42, and it's now been used by two administrations to exp undocumented migrants, the biden administration had planned to phase it out. the centers for disease control says it's extending title 42 to prevent the spread of covid at holding facilities. some families arexempt, as are this comes as the government reports a record number of migrants trying to cross the border. more than 900,000 migrants have en expelled since the policy first took effect. advocacy groups say the policy is inhumane. and the a.c.l.u., which has been negotiating to end it, will resume a lawsuit against the government legal authorities. the lead attorney for the a.c.l.u. on this issue and he joins me now. welcome back to the newshour. thanks for joining us. so we should mention you had brought the lawsuit against the trump administration. inherited that policy, kept it in place. you've been negotiating with them. why are you going back to court now? >> we're going back to court because there's no end in sight. you k

and earlier today, our amna nawaz spoke with him from his home in south carolina. >> nawaz: david beasleye back to the newshour. thank you again for making the time. i have to ask you, today is the very first day of taliban rule across afghanistan. you met with the taliban last week in doha. what did you agree to with respect to world food program's continuing work in the country? >> you know, there's been an interesting time because the taliban have been assuring us that they want us to continue. i met with them and said, let's be very clear. we need our independence, impartiality, neutrality. and they've assured us of that. and so in the areas that they have gained control over the last few weeks, they have, in fact, assured us, protected our warehouses, made certain that we can operate independently. they've done that far. they've ordered their work. we've had very frank discussions about the needs. please don't get in the way of our helping the innocent victims of conflict, the people that are in need. and quite frankly, so far, shockingly, to many people, they have done that. and we

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: the fall of afghanistan.airport accelerate, and women's rights advocates tell us their fears of taliban rule. then, a bumpy road ahead. moderate democrats face off with the party's progressive wing over legislative priorities, potentially dooming a critical infrastructure bill. and, haiti in crisis. the country languishes in the aftermath of a major earthquake, and faces increasingly dire food shortages. >> ( translated ): we are here with our children. i don't know how many, but we need to feed them. we need food, water, clothes. they are crying because they are hungry and thirsty. >> nawaz: all that and more, on tonight's pbws

amna nawaz has our report. >> nawaz: after swelling 110 square miles in a single day, california's dixie fire is now the largest anywhere in the country. fueled by hot weather and gusty conditions, as of this morning, the blaze also ranked as the third biggest in state history, stretching across 676 square miles in northern california. greenville, a small, historic gold rush town, is already gone, consumed by flames wednesday night. congressman doug lamalfa represents the district. >> we lost greenville tonight. there's just not words for how us in government haven't been able to get the job done. >> nawaz: century-old wooden buildings, overnight, reduced to smoldering debris. sheriff todd johns is a lifelong resident. >> my heart is crushed by what has occurred there. and to the folks that have lost residences and businesses-- i've met some of them already-- their life is now forever changed, and all i can tell you is i'm sorry. >> nawaz: johns estimates more than 100 homes were destroyed, though there's no official accounting yet. the fire's impact also reaches far beyond the state. in

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: high alert.allenges after the deadly attacks in kabul, with fears of more violence as the u.s. completes its withdrawal. then, an uncertain future. the supreme court blocks the latest eviction protections. we break down what that means for renters in need. and, its friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart on the fallout from the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the latest on the january 6 commission. plus, family ties. we talk to famed actor and director sean penn-- and his daughter, dylan-- on their new film "flag day," and

: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.ay. on the newshour tonight, desperate to flee-- chaotic scenes in kabul as thousands struggle to leave afghanistan, just days ahead of a full u.s. withdrawal. then, on the border-- the supreme court reinstates the controversial trump-era "remain in mexico" policy for asylum seekers, complicating an already critical situation. and, new collar jobs-- efforts intensifto match people without college degrees with employers who need to fill better paying jobs as income inequality widens. >> why is there such a difference in earngs between people who are college graduates and people who are not in this

for the pbs newshour, am amna nawaz. stephanie: more than 50 fires are burning across greece.er firefighter was killed. north of athens, thousands were forced to flee. firefighters and volunteers fought to contain the flames despite the wind and heat. helicopters flew through smoke, dumping water. fires on one island forced evacuation by sea. the justice department announced charges today. two citizens of myanmar were arrested in new york, allegedly hired by a thai arms dealer connected to theilitary junta, accused of trying to force the ambassador to step down, and if he refused, to injure or kil him. myanmar's military leers seize power this year. the taliban have captured their first provincial capital in a fast-moving offensive and one province. fighting continued in the helmand province, as a united nations special envoy demand the taliban and its assaults. >> we have seen a 50%, 5-0 percent increase in civilian casualties, with the certainty that many more as cities are attacked. a party that was genuinely committed to a negotiated settlement would not risk so many civil

anthony: shuja nawaz, ty for joining us. -- thank you for joining us. shuja: thank you. anthony: the latest blazes had the mediterranean region, and many of the dead are civilian volunteers and firefighters battling the blazes. most of the fatalities are east of the capital algiers, and the mountainous region nearby. they are blaming arsonists for starting the fires. three days of national mourning have declared. >> a village trying to survive. forest fires are sweeping across algeria with no end in sight. dozens have succumbed to the flames. many of them soldiers trying to say residents. the government deployed army to help fight the fires, but it is not enough. residents in the province of tizi ouzo are doing anything they can to save their homes. [sirens] >> we are fighting with fire to at least protect our houses. we evacuated the elderly, and we stayed, as you can see. >> i cannot tell you if we are beating the fire, but we are fighting it with all that we have, and may god help us. >> algeria joins a string of countries to be hit by major blazes in recent weeks. an

amna nawaz has our look. >> nawaz: judy, the past 72 hours have brought some smiles and tears of joy these unusual times. some of those highlights: jade carey's rebound to win the gold medal in the floor exercise in gymnastics. simone biles is expected t compete in the balance beam finals tomorrow, big wins and multiple medals for swimmers caleb dressel and katie ledecky but of course, there are disappointment too: that includes the u.s. women's soccer team losing its chance for a gold med today to canada. christine brennan is covering these games for "usa today." and joins me now from tokyo. christine, welcome back to the newshour, always good to you have here, let's talk about the swimmer. the u.s. leads in the total metal count thanks in large part to those people, caleb dress el and katy ledecky, tell me about the significants of their performance. >> katie ledecky, i covered her for a long time and remember the 15 year old water bugs winning in london and the dominant swimmer in rio piling unall the gold medals. this performance five years later, and here in tokyo, i think is mo

and i named the person, the head of an intelligence agency, then the government headed by mr nawaz sharifthey established a three—member inquiry commission, which was composed of three seniorjudges of the supreme court, including the then chiefjustice of the supreme court of pakistan. and i made my, my statement in front of that high powered commission, not once, but twice. i was injured, but i appeared in front of the commission. i made my statement. and when the commission called the person who, in my view, was responsible for attacking me or hatching conspiracy against me, he refused to appear in front of the commission. he never appeared in front of the commission and no report came out. so that is the same... same was the case with mr asad toor. he complained, he made up a complaint to the police and the police issued an fir. and the name of an intelligence agency was mentioned in that fir. and we were demanding that our colleague asad toor should be given, should be givenjustice. but unfortunately... again, let me, let me stop you and just try to keep this as simple as possible. is

let's get into it with the saturday night panel amna nawaz, bean obeidallah, wajahat ali, let me starth atyou, and th latest about the evacuation. particularly this if effort to get people out safely seems to be mostly succeeding.pe >> well, i think so far, what we know with that -- the u.s. recognized there is a problem, which f you look back over the events, a lot of people argue they are slow to see that. there has been, images out of the kabul airport, just chaos, and a security situation that the soldiers that are positioned up on t the wall are trying har to contain, and make it incredibly difficult for people who are eligible to evacuate, and those who are cleared on an evacuation list can make it to the airport. i have been talking to a number ofve families on the ground, so have been given vague instructions to make their way to the airport and try to flag down and soldier, and try to ge attention withto documents. many tried for hours on end, overnight, with children in toe, and couldn't get to the airport. the constant question the white house is seeing, why more plans were

in an interview with our own amna nawaz for the event, tennis icon billie jean king described how, asng woman, she'd worked with other female players to turn amateur women's tennis into a professional sport. billy: we went and talked to gladys heldman, who was publisher of world tennis magazine. and there were nine of us called the original nine, signed a $1 contract with her. and here are the three things we were willing to do. we had a long talk about this because i told the women, i said if you think you are going to make a lot of money, if you think you're going to get a lot of applause, etc., don't do this. i mean, i was trying to be really, telling all the risks. but here's the three things we decided on. we were willing to give up our careers and that these were the three things -- that any girl in this world, if she's good enough, would finally have a place to compete. number two, that she'd be appreciated for her accomplishments, not only her looks. and number three, the most important thing was to be able to make a living. and that's why we are the leaders in women's sports

amna nawaz looks at the issues in play. amna: the policy in question is known as title 42 and has been used by two admistrations to expel undocumented migrants. the biden administration had planned to phase it out. the centers for disease control says it's extended title 42 to prevent the spread of covid at holding facilities. some families are exempt, as are all children. this comes as the government reports a record number of migrants trying to cross the border. more than 900,000 migrants have been expelled sin the policy first took effect. advocacy groups say the policy is inhumane and the aclu will resume a lawsuit gates government. the lead attorney for the ucla on this issue joins me now. thks for joining us. you brought the lawsuit against the trump administration, the biden administration inherited that policy and kt it in place. you've been negotiating with them. why are you returning to court? >> we're returning to court because there's no end in sight. we were hoping that the biden administration would eventually

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the “newshour” tonight -- >> we will not forgive.will not forget. we will hunt you down, and make you pay. amna: one of the deadliest days for americans in afghanistan in a decade. u.s. military personnel are among at least 70 killed in explosions outside the kabul airport, critically hampering a chaotic it. then, covid and police -- many law enforcement officers remain reluctant to receive vaccinations, prompting calls to mandate shots. and the virus in africa -- record numbers of covid cases are being reported across the continent amid a limited supply of vaccines. >> as long as we have this problem of inequity and access to vaccines, it means that the virus will be out there circulating. amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs “newshour.” >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> before we talk about your investments. >> what's new? >> audrey is expecting. >> twins. >> we would be closer to the twins. >> change in plans. >> at fidelity, a change in plans is always part of the plan. >> johnson & johnson. bns

amna nawaz begins there.udy, a fundamental piece of that plan is getting people to buy electric vehicles and other so-called zero emission vehicles. beforeriving around the white house grounds in an electric jeep, president biden said he wants half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero emission cars and trucks. pres. biden: they're a vision of the future that is now beginning to happen, a future of the automobile industry that is electric, battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell electric. it's electric. and there's no turning back. the question is whether we will lead or fall behind in the race for the future. amna: now, the plan is dependent on the infrastructure bill, which includes $7.5 billion for new arging stations around the country. the government would set tougher fuel standards as well. automakers are expected to have to meet an average of 52 miles per gallon for new passenger vehicles by 2026. for some perspective on all of this, we turn to two to two -- we turn to two people dee