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so, yeah. >> nawaz: good pnt, good point. >> nawaz: a new initiative for a new generation of creatives after the attack that turned scrutiny and suspicion onto muslims worldwide. >> suddenly it became about the west versus the east, us versus them. and actually a lot of us, people like you and i and millions of people around the world found themselves to not fit in to those neat boxes and those kind of clean lines. you know, there's a kind of hybridity to our identity, into the identity, really, of most people in the world, there's a complexity and nuance ot our views. you know, my whole career really has taken place in this, you know, post-9/11 era. the kind of impetus behind it is to try and make that no man's land habitable, try and make it fertile ground, you know, to try and, yeah, create a home for those of us who don't fit neatly into these black and white narratives that were imposed on us. >> nawaz: so i'm curious, from your perspective over the last 20 years, do you think it's gotten better? >> isn't it strange it feels like things are getting worse and better at the same tim

amna nawaz reports. >> nawaz: on the streets of kabul, countless vendors are out to sell.uying. in afghanistan's first days without foreign forces, the cost of basic goods is swelling. the national currency is plummeting, and the economy is at a standstill. and it's the taliban's job to fix it. elsewhere in the capital, bank lines stretch down the block. >> ( translated ): all prices have risen and we can not buy anything and people have a big economic problem because the banks are closed and the market conditions are not good. there are no job opportunities and no one can afford to buy anything. >> nawaz: ali mustafa is a reporter with trt world, tuey's national broadcaster, and is in kabul. >> it's brimming and there seems to be a lot of frustration on the streets. there are long lines outside banks. there are groups of talibs that move around. they do not disturb anyone, they set up checkpoints, they do check vehicles and so on and so forth but it's almost as if they're holding back. they're waitinon the streets. >> nawaz: he said that already, women are anticipating fe

tonight, amna nawaz begins our coverage with a look at the effect on millions of american muslims. >>9/11, the lives of millions of american muslims changed overnight for the years that followed, u.s. national security would be transformed. pop culture and media representations of muslims took a different angle. and over the years, u.s. presidents have explicitly taken very different stances on how muslims should be seen >> as the enemy of america is not our many muslim friends. it is not our many arab friends. our enemy is a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them. >> the attacks of september 11th, 2001, and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led some in my country to vieislam as inevitably hostile not only to america and western countries, but also to human rights. all this has bred more fear and more mistrust. >> donald trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> nawaz: now, we

amna nawaz has our conversation. >> nawaz: judy, in wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people were reported missing between 2011 and 2020. in fact, although indigenous people make up only 3% of the state's population, they accounted for more than 21% of homicide victims over the last decade. the problem is not limited to wyoming. native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average, a pattern that's reflected in a report from abigail echo-hawk. she is the chief research officer for the seattle indian health board and the director of the urban indian health institute. >> nawaz: she joins me now. abigail, welcome to the newsur. thank you for making the time. you have called it a crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. give us a sense of scale and scope. what are we talking about? >> we're talking about a crisis that didn't start five years ago, 10 years ago, but one that has been going on four hundreds f years. we have seen native women and girls going missing, but we see an underreporting of them in the data, which makes it harder for us to advocate for them an

amna nawaz explores some of those questions tonight. >> nawaz: judy, the past few days alone have seeniblical-like problem after another: flooding; a total loss of power and breakdown of the electrical grid; wind destruction; and fires out of control in the west. alice hill has long worked on these issues includi at the national security council during the obama administration. she is the david m. rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the council on foreign relations, and author of the new book "the fight for climate after covid-19." alice, welcome to the newshour. thank you for making the time. i want to ask you about this word, "resiliency." billions of dollars went into fortifying new orleans after hurricane hurricae katrina, and yet we have seen the devastation from hurricane ida. so what should have been done that wasn't done? >> there is so much to be done to prepare. these impacts are coming in harder, faster, and causing more destruction. so we need to do more to get ready. >> nawaz: so let's talk about some of the specifics here. the power grid in particul

>> nawaz: the f.b.i.'ures were laid out in a july report from the justice department's inspector general. it found f.b.i. field offices failed to formally document a july 2015 meeting with u.s.a. gymnastics when the f.b.i. first received allegations against nassar; they waited five weeks to conduct a phone interview with one of the athletes who was abused, and failed to reach out to others altogether; and that the special agent in charge made false statements, and omitted material information, in an attempt to minimize errors made by the indianapolis field office. the special agent in charge went so far as toeek out a potential job opportunity with the u.s. olympic committee. f.b.i. director ristopher wray called the f.b.i.'s inaction "unacceptable." >> when i received the report and saw the supervisory agent indianapolis had failed to carry out even more basic parts of the job, i immideately made sure he was no longer performing the functions of a special agent. that individual no longer works for f.b.i.

: good evening, i'm amna nawaz.way. on the newshour tonight, high ak tst--esre balance, as negotiations then, getting the ccine-- a former f.d.a. commissioner on the latest strategies to ramp up america's low vaccination rates. and, saving the sequoias-- crews scramble to contain wildfires threatening to torch some of the oldest trees in the world. >> 2,000 years of living history. they're ancient beings and they're dying befo our very eyes. and what really gets to me is that we're not acting fast enough. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

amna nawaz has more on the challenges first responders are still facing.tart by hearing from some of them in their own words, brought to us by the dorne koppel foundation. >> it was very, very bad. it was like a sandstorm. i've been in sandstorms. it was like that. you couldn't see three or four feet in front of you. >> it took two weeks for that dust to get out of my work boots. >> i went home and my teeth felt like i had sand in my mouth. i was blowing my nose for weeks and blood was coming out of it. but i just kept going back, and then i was every night for three months. >> after the twin towers went down, that area was a disasterous area. it wasn't healthy enough for the people that were living or working there. and i was there every day. >> the air quality wasn't what it should have been. we all knew it, in spite of what we were told, we went in anyway. >> i think it was the en,, the department of environmental protection and said, the air is fine. it's healthy to breathe. don't worry about the air. >> they told us the air was clean, that was okay. >

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: facing questions. top u.s. heat from lawmakers and contradict president bid on america's withdrawal from afghanistan. then, high stakes. progressive democrats in the house dig in, threatening to vote against the president's bipartisan infrastructure bill, just days before a key vote. and, the cost of covid. school closures in uganda lead children to help their families survive, with many being trafficked into forced labor. >> 2020 was the first year in two decades that saw an increase in child labor around the world. and, with the pandemic devastating economies, the

amna nawaz has our look at the case. >> nawaz: judy, this is the first criminal trial kelly has faced being acquitted of he has faced allegations of sexual abuse for more than two decades and has settled multiple cases. faced since being acitted of child pornography charges in 2008. over this five-week trial, prosecutors brought 45 witnesses to prove racketeering charges. they argue kelly oversaw a criminal enterprise, with associates helping to lure underage girls, boys, and young women, whom he sexually assaulted and imprisoned. kelly pled not guilty. emily palmer is covering this for the "new york times." she joins me now. emily, welcome to the "newshour". you have been listening to those witnesses as they're shared their testimony, horrifying details, tell us a little bit about who we've heard from and what they've said. >> this case is built on the stories of six women, five of them testified, and the first woman to take the stand, the first woman to ever actually take the stand and testify against r. kelly was a woman named jeronda pace. she was nine months pregnant at the time

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: boosting the vaccine. the f.d.a.ny, americans should receive an additional shot. we break down the latest recommendations. then, on the border. a crowd of over 10,000 migrants awaits u.s. processing, while sheltering under a texas bridge. plus, it's friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart discuss politics at the border, and tensions between the u.s. and france. plus, an extraordinary man. the remarkable life and career of muhammad ali, as told by ken burns. >> there's so many layers and subtexts to him. he is an epic, almost mythic figure, in which his life and his flan

amna nawaz has our report. >> nawaz: elizabeth holmes was just 19 when she dropped out of stanford to a company called theranos. holmes claimed to have developed revolutionary blood testing technology, capable of running dozens of blood tests for patients, with just a prick of a finger. she attracted big name investors from media tycoon rupert murdoch to former trump education secretary betsy devos. her work gained widespread praise. she was involved in events with former president bill clinton, and even president joe biden, who sat on a panel about health care innovation at her company in 2015 when he was vice president. the company would go on to partner with major corporations like safeway and walgreens, which offered in-store blood tests to customers. at its peak, theranos was valued at over nine billion dollars. but the tide soon turned, after investigations raised serious questions about whether the blood-testing technology even worked at all. holmes, now 37, faces ten counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. holmes has pleaded not guilty. to help

changed the direction of the country. >> nawaz: judy, two decades later, we are still learng how theer 11th terror attacks shaped our politics, military and sense of national unity. garrett graff is the author of the book "the only plane in the sky: an oral history of 9/11". he also hosts a new podcast called "long shadow" about lingering questions after the attacks. he joins me now. garrett graff, welcome back to the "newshour". always good to have you here. when you first wrote the week and we talked about it, you said your goal wasn't to recount the facts of the day, but it was to remind everyone what it felt like on the day. 20 years later, do you think it's still as important to remember viscerally what that day felt like? >> absolutely. and i think part of this is, you know, here we are 20 years later, a generation later, we are seeing thievent slip from memory into history. i mean, of the 13 marines and sailor killed in kabul in august, you know, only two of them were actually old enough to be out of diapers on 9/11. and, coo so, the story that we tell them and the future gene

he talks to aatif nawaz about his test highlights and also his love of boxing and video games greg rutherfordthe summer and winter olympics. the london 2012 long jump champion has been named in the gb bobsleigh squad for february's winter olympics in beijing. he's performed well in trials and has been earmarked for the four man bob. the sa year old, who also one long jump, bronze at the 2016 olympics, retired in 2018 but turned to the new discipline earlier this year. they still have to qualify for the games and that journey starts in november. i genuinely believe it may seem we got a great pilot and the rest of the team is so experience and is exactly what they�* re the team is so experience and is exactly what they're doing. will be in it together will be looking to do the ultimate. i think it's most certainly possible. it wasn't that long ago, 201a that great britain managed to wind a medal in the bobsled. so i think that we have a great opportunity to do that again. i'm very excited about it, i can't wait to a chilly get sliding with the skies and i think it's good to be a really special

at stake. >> nawaz: that's right, judy. well, joining me now to take that bigger look at immigration reform in the u.s. right now is marielena hincapiÉ. she is the executive director of the national immigration law center. mariel eppa welcome to the househour, you heard secretary mayorkas say in del rio we are in the midst of a pandemic and critical migration challenge. these aive radioing haitians are not going to be treated differently than anybody arriving at any other part of the border that is to say they will be immediately dispeld. broadly speaking what is your reaction to the way the administration has handled ths latest-- latest crisis at the border. >> thank you for the invitation, these images from del rio are horrific it is incredible that the biden-harris administration is using a failed approach of deterrent strategy when these are the very people, when you look at those images, there is no difference between them, except their names, their national origin, and their black skin when you compare them to people

amna nawaz reports. >> what is the point of reporting abuse if our own fbi agents are going to take ites to bury that report in a drawer? amna: today on capitol hill, four of america's top gymnasts recounted their abuse by former team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar, and the fbi's failure to investigate. >> this was very clear, cookie-cutter pedophilia and abuse. it's important because i told the fbi all of this and they chose to falsify my report. >> usa gymnastics and the usa olympic and paralympic committee and the fbi have all betrayed me and all those who were abused by larry nassar after i reported. >> the fbi made me feel like my abuse didn't count and that it wasn't a big deal. i remembr sitting there with the fbi agent and him trying to convince me thatt wasn't that bad. it has taken me years of therapy to realize that my abuse was bad, that it does matter. >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. amna: simone biles, the lone nassar assault survivor on the 2020 tokyo olympics squad, said pushing for accou

now, amna nawaz widens the lens with a conversation about how september 11 and its aftermath changedy. amna: judy, two decades later, we are still learning how the september 11 terror attacks shaped our politics, military and sense of national unity. graff is the author of the book -- garrett graff is the author of the book "the only plane in the sky: an oral history of 9/11". he also hosts a new podcast called "long shadow" about lingering questions after the attacks. he joins me now. welcome back, when you first read the book and we talked about it you said your goal was not to recount the fact of the day but to remind everyone what it felt like. 20 years later, do you still think it is as important to remember this really what that day felt like? >> absolutely. and i think part of this is, here we are 20 years later, a generation later, we are seeing this event from memory into history. of the 13 marines and the sailor killed in kabul in august, only two of them were old enough to be out of diapers on 9/11. so the story we tell them and future generations about what this day meant

amna nawaz has more facts about the vaccine and the risks of the virus. >> nawaz: that's right judy.% of pregnant women are currently vaccinated, and the racial disparities are stark. among asian women, 47% are vaccinated, as are 35% of white women. among hispanics and latinas, only 27% are inoculated, and among black women, just 17%. we explore this with obgyn dr. joia crear-perry. she's also founder and president of the national birth equity collaborative, an organization focused on the reproductive health and well being of black women. dr. crear-perry, welcome to the newshour. thank you for making the time. let's start with the overall number. what do we know about why those vaccination rates, specifically for pregnant women, are so low? >> we took a long time to really get around to pregnant women. if you think about the beginning of this pandemic, we were focused on the elderly, on frontline workers, and so our messaging and our outreach really focused on those areas. and forleft pregnant women, as s pregnant people, as well as children out of the convsation. it's confusing, i'm

amna nawaz has more on the challenges first responders are still facing. let's start by hearing from some of them in their own words, brought to us by the dorney-koppel foundation. >> it was very bad, like a sandstorm. you could not see three or four feet in front of you. >> it took weeks for the dust to get out of my workboots. >> my teeth felt like i had sand in my mouth. i was blowing my nose for weeks and blood was coming out. i kept going back and i was every night for three months. >> after the twin tower went down, the air was not healthy enough for people living or working there. i was there every day. >> the air quality was not what it should have been. we all knew it. we went in anyway. >> the department of environmental protection came out saying the air is fine. it is healthy to breathe. don't worry about the air. >> they told us it was clean, it was ok. >> they said everything would be all right. everything was not all right. >> we all knew the site was contaminated, no matter what government agencies said. it was not. we all knew it, all the

you can hear much more from moeen ali, speaking to aatif nawaz on a special tms podcast, discussing hisob willis trophy cup at lord's. they bowled lancashire out forjust 78 in theirfirst innings yesterday, and a century from rob yates helped them build a big lead. he departed for 113 and passed the baton to will rhodes has done even better. he was 151 not out at closure and they are for c4— he was 151 not out at closure and they are for ca— seven. andy murray says he's getting better with every match and happy to be playing week in, week out, after reaching the second round of the san diego open. he's in the draw as a wild card, and he beat the american denis kudla in straight sets. but murray, currently the world number 109, will now face the norwegian casper ruud, who is ranked tenth in the world and seeded second. still to come, we get a look at the queen's baton.— still to come, we get a look at the queen's baton. what is something modern but _ queen's baton. what is something modern but also _ queen's baton. what is something modern but also traditional- queen's baton. what is some

amna nawaz now takes a wider look at the status of immigration reform in this country, and what's attake. amna: that's right. joining me now to take that bigger look at immigration reform right now is marielena hincapie. she is the executive director of the national immigration law center. you heard the secretary say earlier we are in the midst of a pandemic and in the middle of a critical migration challenges. these arriving haitians will not be treated any effort leave that anyone arriving any part of the border. broadly speaking, what is your reaction to the way the administration has handled this latest crisis at the border? marielena: these images are horrific. it is incredible that the biden and harris administration is using a failed approach of deterrent strategy when these are the very people you look at those images, there is no difference between them except for their names and national origin and their black skin when you compare them to people coming from afghanistan are welcoming and should be welcoming to the united states. we urge the administration to stop the deport

amna nawaz has more. amna: that's right, judy.he cdc panel did vote against recommending a third shot for those considered high risk because of occupational setting. this all comes after the fda last night granted emergency use of pfizer boosters for vulnerable populations. for perspective on all of this, i'm joined by dr. kirsten bibbins-domingo. she is a physician, epidemiologist, and professor at the university of california, san francisco. dr. bibbins-domingo, welcome back to the "newshour." thanks for making the time. so, the cdc panel recommends this pfizer booster for a wide swathe of americans. it's fair to say the group they said no to, basically all adults who they consider high risk because of their jobs. what did you make of that decision? dr. bibbins-domingo: yes. it's important to know that many people are at high risk because of their jobs. but, really, they're at high risk because of having an exposure to coronavirus and having repeated exposures to coronavirus, not necessarily from having a severe outcome. and i t

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the "newshour" tonight...oosting the vaccine -- the f-d-a debates which, if any, americans should receive an additional shot. we breakdown the latest recommendations. then, on the border a crowd of over ten thousand migrants awaits u.s. processing while sheltering under a texas bridge plus, it's david brooks and friday. jonathan capehart discuss politics at the border, and tensions between the u.s. and france. plus an extraordinary man -- the , remarkable life and career of muhammad ali as told by ken burns. >> there's so many layers and subtexts to him. he is an epic, almost mythic figure in which his life and his flaws and his strengths play out on a world stage. amna: in all that d more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- a key advisory committee of the -- ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that can access. ♪ >> johnson and johnson. financial services firm raymond james. >> fostering an informed engaged communities. more at calf.or

he talks to aatif nawaz about his test highlights and also his love of boxing and video games.50 there. you can find live text on that match on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. all the build—up to the champions league matches and a full build up to the football this weekend. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. more now on the labour party conference, and leader keir starmer�*s first in—person speech at the conference praised the nhs and criticised the government's handling of the fuel crisis. he re—emphasised that labour was the party of working people, so how will that have been received across england? let's speak now to jamie driscoll, metro mayor for north of tyne. also i'm joined byjoe twyman, co—founder of the public opinion consultancy deltapoll. good afternoon to you both. i wonder if i can start with you, make it clear he were not in the conference but you have i hope manage to listen to some of the speech and get a flavour of it. what did you speak with matt you are quite right. i worked up here today but i has in the speech playback. a numbe