cultural differences in our community, rose herschel and andy shreve's, the corporation for public broadcastingnd contributions from viewers like you. once again, from washington, our moderator. >> good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. economic disaster was narrowly avoided as lawmakers made a last-minute bipartisan deal to raise the u.s. debt ceiling. it is a fix that will only last until december 3 and it came after president biden and business leaders warned about the dangers. pres. biden: the united states pays its bills, it is who we are, who we have been and who we will continue to be, god willing. >> are playing with fire and our country has suffered greatly over the last two years. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell caught his own party by surprise when he announced republicans were willing to vote to raise the debt ceiling. thursday the senate passed the short-term solution but neither was content. >> we promised we would not help the democrat party raise the debt ceiling so they could spend 3.5 to $5 trillion for reconciliation and at the end of the day, we blinked. >> we

. >> additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. scientists at the food and drug administration released their analysis of pfizer's covid vaccine for young children le yesterday, saying the benefits“ clearly outweigh” the risks. the analysis followed the release of data from pfizer's own study that followed more than 2,200 five- to 11-year- olds, 1,500 of whom received two pediatric doses of the vaccine three weeks apart. each dose is about one-third the amount being given to older children and adults. the scientific panel did not make a recommendation for approval. its findings now go to an f.d.a. advisory committee on tuesday. after the f.d.a. makes recommendations, the centers for disease control and prevention will review and make the final decision. if approved, 28 million children in the age group may become eligible for covid vaccinations as soon as f

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. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions toour pbs ation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: after months of negotiations, democrats in washington say they are one step closer to agreement on a sweeping proposal that would touch education, health care, climate change and more. while a number of specifics are still unresolved, president biden is touting the progress made. yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. yamiche: this morning on capitol hill. an optimistic and determined president biden. with him a $1.75 trillion , framework for his social policy plan. after weeks of negotiations, he said he was confident he could unite his party around the plan which aims to make massive changes to healthcare and childcare and to rewrite the tax code. if passed, the plan would also be the largest investment in climate change in u.s. history. back at the white house he called the framework historic and overdue. >> this agenda, the agenda in these bills is what 81 million americans voted for. yamiche: the outline is the result of hours o

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour west." we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. covid-19 has reached deadly new records. the virus has second 45 million americans and killed. 725,000 the latest surge has slackened, and daily averages are down roughly 20% in the last two weeks. news of one of the most what -- high-profile deaths today. collin powell succumbed to complications from covid. powell was the first black secretary of state and at one time a potential presidential candidate. his family says he had been battling a type of blood cancer and parkinson's disease. we will look at his life later in. the program jury selection has begun in the murder of ahmaud arbery. three white men confronted him as he ran through their neighborhood in brunswick, georgia. the defendants watched as lawyers began questioning up to 1000 jurors. the process could take two weeks or more. both sides the elijah mcclain case have rea

according to norway's public broadcaster, 4 people were killed in the town of calls burg, which is southwest of the capital. slow authorities say a man walked around the city, shooting people with arrows, a suspect has been arrested. an air and ground, offensive by ethiopians military against forces from the northern t gray region is reported to be intensifying. a spokesman for the grand forces says that there have been many casualties with the battle taking place on several fronts, including in the neighboring amara and afar regions. if you, if his government hasn't acknowledged the fresh offensive. and the actor who made a career out of exploring the cosmos on tv has returned from his 1st real life mission there 90 year old william shatner known for playing captain james kirk and star trek has become the oldest person to make the journey to space. he blasted off from texas on a blue origin spacecraft. those are the top stories that stay with us. witness continues next. that'll have the news hour in under half an hour. bye bye. i mean, i don't know the name that she didn't tell me i would m

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. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionso your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a high stakes standoff between president and senate republicans is unfolding in washington over the country's debt limit. it comes just two weeks before the united states is set t default on its debt which could trigger damaging economic consequences for the entire country. today, president biden called congressional republicans' position "dangerous." i'm join bid yamiche alcindor so we heard today both from the president and from the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. where es everything stand? yamiche: well, both sides are dug in as it relates to their stances on the debt ceiling. it's unclear which side will blink in the standoff. president biden took to the white house podium and he delivered pointed remarks. he accused republicans playing russian roulette. he said that the debt ceiling is not about new spending but this is about whether or not -- >> they're threat tong use their power to prevent us from doing our job,

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions toation from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ judy: ships are sitting. goods are not moving and prices keep rising. that triple whammy top pres. biden's agenda today as he promised new efforts to on snarl the supply chain and team information. --tame inflation. >> it is a crisis of global proportions for bottlenecks to a lack of computer chips. even a shortage of truck drivers to deliver all the goods. pres. biden met with retailers, board executives, and union representatives to apply supply chain challenges triggered by the pandemic. pres. biden: i will defect all -- direct all appropriate action. if the private sector does not step up, we will act them to -- asked him to act because work -- our goal is to address the long-standing weaknesses and our transportation supply chain that this pandemic has exposed. reporter: the port of los angeles will pivotal operating 24/7. the move aims to ease the massive shipping backlog. last month theort of long beach, california made the same shift. t

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbstation from viewers like you. thank you. anchor: and for stephanie. we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. an fda advisory panel has endorsed a booster dose for another covid-19 vaccine. today's auction involve the j&j single shot vaccine. the fda advisor said the extra shot can be administered two months after the initial vaccination. you will get details after the news summary. the cdc said late today that international travelers who have received mixed doses of covid vaccines will be allowed to enter the country. attorneys for nicholas cruz said he will plead guilty to murdering 1people at a high school in parkland for the in 20 18. they announced it as he appeared at a court hearing today. he will also plead guilty to 17 counts of attempted murder at a hearing next week. they will decide if he gets the death penalty. in afghanistan, 47 people were killed today and 70 wounded when suicide bombers triggered a suicide bombing in kandahar. it came during friday

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: another day on capitol hill with no vote on infrastructure and no deal on the bigger pen -- spending package. president biden made a direct appeal to democrats. lisa: not an everyday site. a president on capitol hill and the goal of president biden's visit with house democrats today, to get his agenda back on track. pres. biden: i am telling you we will get this done. it does not matter when. it does not matter if it is in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. we will get it done. lisa: house democrats began the state fractured still over whether to go ahead and hold a vote now on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. >> we're working through these issues and i believe as we always do. lisa: speaker pelosi had promised to call about, being specific with reporters. >> are you committed to having a vote on infrastructure today regardless? rep. pelosi:. i intend to. lisa: progressives are seeking more commitments on a larger bill covering clim

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. amna: tonight, president biden is in rome after a day of high-profile meetings with a pope and a president. nick schifrin has our report. nick: today in the eternal city, the u.s. sought to make sure its oldest alliance, would endure. president biden and french president emmanuel macron tried to mend a relationship that's been strained since the u.s. excluded france from a deal to provide australia nuclear submarines. today, president biden delivered a mea culpa. pres. biden: what happened was, to use an english phrase, what we did was clumsy. it was not done with a lot of grace. france is an extremely, extremely valued partner. nick: president macron seemed ready to move on. >> for me what's important is that we built during the past weeks some very concrete actions in order to strengthen the partnership. nick: those actions include additional u.s. drones and other military support for french troops fighting militants in western africa. and endor

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: congressional democrats spent this tuesday in a rush trying to work out the contours of a major proposal backed by president biden that will steer federal dollars toward climate initiatives, expand the u.s. social safety net, and change some aspects of the american tax system, but if progressives and moderates fall in line behind a single proposal remains up in the air tonight. lisa: on capitol hill, house democratic leadership insists a historic deal remains within reach, despite distance between the party's modates and progressives. >> we have people who have different perspectives. all those perspectives are being heard and respected. at the end of the day, i think we will land in a manner that brings everyone along. lisa: but as negotiations where on, a number of key issues remain open. those include world four weeks of paid family leave, medicare expansion, and expansion of medicaid in states without it, and taxes, including ener

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ judy: key lawmakers are signaling tonight that an agreement among democrats could be reached following president biden's meeting with influential members of his party over the framework of his build back better agenda. majority leader chuck schumer expressed optimism that the dust is settled in his ranks, paving the way to when optimize. >> a universal agreement in that room that we have to come to an agreement, we have to get it done, we will get it done this week. judy: to bring us up to speed, i'm joined by lisa desjardins. hello and good evening. we heard the majority leader senator schumer use the word agreement. at are you hearing? >> there's all kds of wo ahead so for democrats. this was a significant day for them. let me explain what we learned today. we learn from house progressives including -- speaking at the white house that the president is now pushing for a very specific number for this bill, 1.9 to $2.2 trillion. this also happened on

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. the cdc director this evening expanded eligibility for covid-19 booster shots to more americans. the cdc now recommends that adults got the johnson & johnson vaccine and who were vaccinated to or more months ago should get a booster. they also expanded eligibility to adults who are at higher risk because of medical conditions or because of where they work or live. earlier a cdc committee said mixing and matching booster doses should be allowed. the u.s. house of representatives voted today to hold president trump's longtime ally, steve bannon, in contempt of congress. he had defied a subpoena from a committee investigating the january 6th assault on the u.s. capitol. the vote was almost entirely down party lines. we'll take a closer look, after the news summary. democrats are sending mixed signals on whether they'll agree on a giant social spending package by the we

." >> this program was made possible by the contribution of your public broadcast and by crists fromwers like you, thank you. amna: the conversations abortion rules remain in effect tonight. but the high court issued an order today and the justice opted not to block the state's sb-8 abortion law in the interim. that law bans most abortion in the states after six weeks of pregnancy. to explains what comes next to the court, we turn to amy howell. thanks for being with us. there has been a lot of back and forth. clarify for us, what exaly did the justices decide to to do today? >> so the one thing they didn't do, is they did not at this point grant the biden administration's request to block enforcement of the law. they said we're not going to act on that right now. we're going wait that's until the oral argument on november 1st the second thing that they did was they granted" by the biden administration and a group of texas abortion provideers to leapfrog the pro -- provideors to leapfrog the proceings and to act on their challenges now without waiting for the court of afeels act whic

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourrom viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. major new developments tonight on covid-19 vaccinations. the fda has approved mixing and matching booster doses of the moderna, johnson & johnson, and pfizer vaccines. the city stays still has to give its approval. the white house rolled out plans to vaccinate 28 million young children nationwide with low-dose shots of pfizer vaccine. >> we have secured vaccine apply to vaccinate every child ages 5-11 and as soon as the vaccine is authorized by the fda, we will begin shipping millions of doses nationwide. these vaccine doses will be shipped with all the supplies needed to vaccinate kids including smaller needles. stephanie: we will return to vaccinating american children after e news summary. new york city ordered 46,000 police, firefighters, and other city employees to get vaccinated by november 1 or be placed on unpaid leave. in california, the popular hamburger chain in and out

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: covid-19 has climbed two more rungs in its long, deadly ascent. naonwide, the virus has sickened 45 million people and killed 725,000. at the same time, the latest surge has slackened, and daily averages are down roughly 20% in the last two weeks. one of the latest deaths came today. his family announced that colin powell has succumbed to complications from covid. he was the first black chair of the joint chiefs o he was the first black chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the first black secretary of state and one time a potential presidential candidate. his family says he'd been battling a type of blood cancer as well as parkinson's disease. colin powell was 84 years old. we'll look at his life, later in the program. jury selection has begun in the murder of ahmaud arbery. three white men confronted him as he ran through their neighborhood in brunswick, georgia in 2020. the defendants watched toda

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz at newshour west in for stephanie sy. we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. september's disappointing u.s. jobs report is further proof of the pandemic's grip on the economy. the labor department today reported u.s. employers added just 194,000 jobs last month -- the fewest since december. even so, the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 4.8% down from 5.2% in august. we'll have more on this after the news summary. the average daily number of covid-19 cases in the u.s. has dipped below 100,000 for the first time since early august. meanwhile, covid vaccinations have hit a three-month high. nearly a million per day, due in part to employers requiring them. and the centers for disease control announced late today that the united states will soon allow entry to international air travelers who have received covid vaccines authorized by u.s. regulators or the world health organization. reuters repor

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a c.d.c. panel has given its blessing to mixing and matchingooster doses of various covid vaccines. the action late today means millions of americans, ages 40 and older, are now eligible. f.d.a. advisors greenlit the step yesterday. the u.s. house of representatives voted today to hold president trump's longtime ally steve bannon in contempt of congress. he had defied a subpoena from a committee investigating the january 6th assault on the u.s. capitol. the vote was almost entirely down party lines. we'll take a closer look, after the news summary. democrats are sending mixed signals on whether they'll agree on a giant social spending package by the weekend. moderate senator joe manchin of west virginia said today that "this is not going to happen anytime soon." but house speaker nancy pelosi said she still expects there will be agreement soon. >> we're making great progress to our goal of securing

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs sttion from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: americans who've had moderna's covid-19 vaccine are a big step closer to getting boosters. an f.d.a. advisory panel recommended the extra shots today for senior citizens and those with health issues or at- risk jobs. the same guidelines already apply to pfizer's booster shots. the recommendation now goes to the f.d.a. and the c.d.c. meanwhile, president biden urged more businesses to mandate covid vaccinations for employees. at the white house, he said mandates are driving up the nation's vaccination rates. and, he argued again, it's not about politics: >> vaccination requirements should not be another issue that divides us, that's why we continue to battle the misinformation that's out there. >> woodruff: the biden administration plans to implement a vaccination mandate for larger companies, but some republican governors are opposing the move. there's yet more data that shows u.s. inflation is runn

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: drugmaker merck formally asked the f.d.a. today to grant emergency authorization for its anti-viral pill to treat covid-19. the company reported that the medication cut hospitalizations and deaths by 50% in mild to moderate cid cases. approval could take weeks, but if cleared, it would be the first covid treatment in pill form. southwest airlines is working to restore operations after canceling some 2,000 fghts since friday. the airline blamed the disruption on air traffic control issues and severe weather. tens of thousands of passengers were left stranded over the holiday weekend, waiting in long lines as they struggled to re- book flights. >> my concern is we had no explanation, really, that was, i feel, very legitimate or believable. and the weather and the traffic controllers, i don't think were the real issue. and so we're frustrated. i'm missing a day of work. i own my own business and i'm c

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i am vanessa ruiz. we will return to the whole program after the latest headlines. americans who have had moderna's covid-19 vaccine are a big step closer to getting boosters. an advisory panel recommended the extra shot today for senior citizens. the same guidelines already applied to pfizer's booster shots. the recommendation now goes to the fda and the cdc. and while, president biden urged more businesses to mandate covid vaccinations for employees. at the white house, he said mandates are driving up the nation's ccination rates and, he argued, again, it's not about politics. pres. biden: vaccination requirements should not be another issue that divides us. that is why we continue to battle the misinformation that is out there. judy: -- vanessa: the biden administration plans to enact vaccinations with a requirement for larger companies but some republican governors are opposing that moves. also in washington, jay inslee issue

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by conibutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: after weeks of stalemate, senators have reached agreement to temporarily raise the u.s. government's debt ceiling, averting a possible economic crisis, for now. for more on all this, i'm joined by our congressional correspondent, lisa desjardins. lisa, what a week. >> reporter: yes. >> woodruff: so is this deal finally done? have they averted the crisis? >> the deal is done. the senate needs to vote. we expect that vote tonight to pass this deal. all day long there are complications even over the timing of voting on this deal but, yes, it does look like we'll avert the debt ceiling crisis. i want to talk about what's in the deal specifically. it's a dollar figure. the senate will vote tonight to increase the debt ceiling by $480 billion, that just sounds like funny money to most of us. what does it mean? it means the debt ceiling will be lifted till at least decembee treasury department has extraordi

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.y contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo >> reporter: the controversial new abortion restrictions in texas remain in effect tonight but the u.s. supreme court will review it again in a matter of weeks. the high court issued an order today and the justices opted not to block the abortion law in the interim, abanning most abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. to explain, we turn to amy howe of scotus blog. welcome back to the "newshour". thanks for being with us. a lot of back and forth on the law, so clarify in plain terms what exactly did the justices decide to do today? >> reporter: the one thing they didn't do, as you mentioned, is they did not, at this point, grant the biden administration's request to block enforcement of the law. they said we'reot going to act on that right now, we're going to wait at least until the oral argument on november 1. the second thing they did was they granted requests by the biden administration and a group of

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a divided democratic party continued to strive to reach agreement today in what's shaping up to be a make-or-break week for biden's presidency. moderates and progressives remain at odds as they try to work out the price tag for a plan to overhaul a massive spending bill. our congressional correspondent, lisa desjardins, is here with us again to lay out what's at stake. so, hello again, lisa. here we go, another week with this. there are still democrats out there saying they want a vote this week. where does everything stand right now? lisa: it was a good weekend for democrats trying to reach a deal. there was a meeting in delaware with president biden between him and joe manchin of west virginia, a pivotal senator, as well as senator schumer, the democratic leader. and everyone says that, actually, they did make real progress. but let's go through where we are at this exact moment. first of all, i want to talk to people about that t

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a high stakes standoff between the presidentui antesena unfolding in washington over the country's debt limit. it comes just two weeks before the united states is set to default on its debt, which could trigger damaging economic consequences for the entire country. today, president biden called congressional republicans' position "dangerous." for more, i'm joined by yamiche alcindor. so yamiche, we shedder today from the president and the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, wre does everything stand? >> well both sides are dug in as debt ceiling, it is unclear which side will blink. president biden took to the white houspodium today and he delivered pointed remarks. he accused republicans of playing quote russian roulette with the u.s. economy. he said that the debt seang is not about new spending. he said this is about whether or not the u.s. will be able to pay its bills. here is some of what

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.y contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: another day on capitol hill with no vote on infrastructure, and no deal on a bigger spending package. but, as lisa dejardins reports, president biden made a direct appeal to democrats. >> reporter: not an everyday sight, a president on capitol hill, and president biden's getting his agenda back on track. >> i'm telling you we're going to get this done. (questions) >> it doesn't matter whether it's in six minutes, six days or six weeks. we're going to get it done. >> reporter: house democrats began this day fractured still over whether to go ahead and hold a vote now on a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill. >> we're working through these issues and i believe, as we always do, we'll land the plan. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi had promised to call a vote being specific with reporters yesterday. are you committed to having a vote on infrastructure today. >> yes. >> reporter: regardless of whher you hav

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a one-time facebook employee has painted a damning portrait of the social media giant. at a u.s. senate hearing today, frances haugen charged that the company puts profit before people, harms children-- and lies about it. she said nothing will change unless congrs forces action. we will get the details, after the news summary. the senate is headed for a new confrontation over raising the federal debt ceiling. democrats said today that they are willing to pass it on their own tomorrow, to prevent a national default. but, republicans are insisting on a more complicated process, and vow to block anything short of that. their leaders spoke outside the senate chamber. >>e do not have the luxury of using a drawn-out, convoluted and risky process. we could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow. if republicans will just get out of the damn way, we could get this all done. >> i

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to yoyou. s thank you. good evening and thank you for joining us. democrats pushed and pulled over spending bills today as the white house continued to say it wants both infrastructure and social spending legislation to be approved. president joe biden is spending the weekend in delaware and preparing to travel to michigan tuesday to start his own push for the programs and the trillions of dollars in spending. white house senior advisor cedric richmond did not set a timeline for when the two bills should bpassed but said there will likely have to be compromises on all sides. >>eople will be disappointed. people will not get everything they want, that is the artf is to get both bills, and we're ht until we get both bills. f reenivtoasan: inthe chg air of e nal progressive caucus rejected the $1.5 trillioniossng dollar plan moderate senator joe manchin suggested on thursday as quote "too small" but said thefi wl ally proposed $3.5 tril

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.y contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: key lawmakers are signaling tonight that an agreement among democrats could be reached, following president biden's meetings with influential members of his party over the framework of his build back better agenda. majority leader chuck schumer expressed optimism that the dust has settled in his ranks, paving the way to a compromise. >> there was universal-- universal agreement in that room, that we have to come to an agreement and we've got to get it done, and want to get it done this week. >> woodruff: to bring us up to speed on the developments, i'm joined by lisa desjardins at the capitol, and yamiche alcindor at the white house. so hello, good evening to both of you. lisa, let me start with you. we heard majority leader senator schumer hear the word "agreement," what are you hearing? >> reporter: there's work ahead for democrats but this was a significant day for them. today, quickly, we learned fro