. ♪ vanessa: i am vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy.ating now our top story on the extreme heat in the pacific northwest, british columbia's chief coroner says her office has received reports of 486 deaths between friday and today. 300 more than over a typical five-day period. health officials say more than 60 people have died due to heat-related issues with three fourths of those in bonomo county. in king county which incorporated seattle, authorities said more than a dozen deaths were linked to the heatwave. search teams have recovered six more bodies day from a collapsed condominium tower in surfside, florida. with the search in its seventh day, the number of confirmed dead reach 18, two of them children. more than 140 are still missing, but officials insisted they are not giving up hope. >> there's been talk by the families. they asked me if the search is going to stop. are we going to turn this from a rescue to a recovery? i appreciated the governors comments a few minutes ago where he basically said we are not leaving anybody behi

. >> i am stephanie sy at newshour west. return to judy woodruff and the full show after the latest headlines. republicans in the u.s. senate blocked debate on a bipartisan infrastructure plan. the bill is not finished, but would fund roads, bridges, broadband, and other projects. republicans argued it was premature. democratic leaders said a procedural vote would speed things up. >> we are now in the fourth week of negotiations since the bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement with the white house on an infrastructure framework. four weeks. according to the negotiators, spurred on by this vote this afternoon, they are close to finalizi their product. >> there is no outcome yet, no bipartisan agreement, no text. nothing for the congressional evaluate. and certainly nothing on which to vote. not yet. >> the bill could be ready by early next week, and there could be another vote then. the global computer chip shortage is forcing general motors to cut back most of its full-size pickup truck reduction in north america.

. >> i am vanessa williams at newshour west in for stephanie sy.will return to judy woodruff after the latest headlines. the death toll has risen to 36 in the collapse of a condominium tower in surfside, florida. search teams recovered eight more bodies at the rubble pile earlier today, but 109 people are still missing. this was day 13 of the digging operation but with no new signs of life, officials said relatives of the missing are bracing for the worst. >> for the family members who are excruciatingly waiting for information, they know what is happening. they understand that the news of their loved ones may be tragic loss. vanessa: the search teams paused their work for two hours early today due to lightning and high winds along the fringe of elsa, the tropical storm that has now become hurricane. we will return to this story later in the program. elsa churned past south florida today, heading for the state's western coast. the now category one hurricane is sustaining winds of 60 miles per hour, regaining strength even after lashing the florida

. >> i'm finesse early's in for stephanie sy.will return to judy woodruff and the full program after the latest headlines. the city of north miami beach has ordered the evacuationf a condo building after a review found it to be structurally and electrically unsafe. an audit of the 156 unit crestview tower, which is nearly 50 years old, was promed by the collapse of champ lane tower south, where the confirmed death toll has risen to 20 zero. the number of missing dropped from 145 to 126. they also announced they are going to demolish the remaining part of the tower once engineers have signed off. crews kept working today after recovering more victims overnight. the mayor said one was the seven-year-old daughter of a miami firefighter. >> last night was uniquely different. it was truly different and more difficult for our first responders. these men and women are paying an enormous human toll each and every day and i ask that all of you please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers. >> as the work continued, officials also k

stephanie sy has this report from southern oregon. >> you can see where this area burned over here. >> reporter: these are the charred remains of a section of the bear creek greenway that burned early in the fire season-- too early. it's bone-dry along the 20-mile trail that runs through jackson county in southern oregon. just a spark in this tinderbox could become another disaster, like it did last summer. >> there's vegetative fuels like this all along the greenway and the fire was just moving rapidly. >> reporter: bob horton was the chief of jackson county's fire district three. when the almeda fire erupted last september, consuming the towns of phoenix and talent and leveling some 2800 structures. >> i remember vividly, like it was yesterday, coming across the radio say we have one chance, one chance, to stop is fire. >> reporter: will clelland, his battalion chief, says the first priority was saving lives. >> the fire that day was forcing us to decide about neighborhoods, not homes or streets, uh, blocks of streets. >> reporter: which neighborhoods you would just have to let burn

stephanie sy has the story. >> and that'll do it, it's over! the bucks have done it!g wait has ended. after a half century, the milwaukee bucks are n.b.a. champions once again! >> sy: the milwaukee bucks lifting up the larry o'brien trophy, defeating the phoenix suns 105 to 98 in game six of the n.b.a. finals. bucks star giannis antetokounmpo scored 50 points, snatched 14 rebounds, and posted five blocks in a virtuoso performance, earning him the finals m.v.p. award. on his big night, the superstar remembered where it all began. >> i started playing basketball just to help my family. tried to get them out of the struggle, the challenges we were facing when we were kids. i never thought ever that i'd be 26 sitting in this chair with this right here and this right here. >> sy: born in greece to nigerian parents, antetokounmpo and his brothers sold trinkets on the streets to survive. he faced racism and hardship. but in greece today, he's a hero. at the kivotos cafe, where a teenaged antetokounmpo used to grab juice and a sandwich before basketball practice, they celebra

stephanie sy reports on how there is now hope a new perspective can make a difference. > it's easy to stuck in this life, especially when you don't have no help, no hope. >> sy: this is silicon valley home to facebook, google and some of the greatest wealth in the country. and yet, along the 140 miles of trails and riverbeds in the city of san jose lies its other half. >> sy: do you think you'll always be homeless?” >> yeah. i've come to terms i'll probably die out here. what's it like to live here? >> you're vulnerable. you can't be prepared for everything. >> once you get on the street, there is really no way to get a job. >> one of my greatest desires is for somebody to see the change in me, because i know a lot of these people out here. >> lee clark has been there himself, addiction and jail time led to a five-year stretch of living on the streets. >> i used to ride the bus all night. they called it the hotel >> sy: like the thousands of others without a home in the region, he felt lost and ignored by a broken system. just before the pandemic hit, lee finally made his way out, but

stephanie sy has our report. >> sy: in dian falls, california, charred homes, cs and keepsakes are allt's left after the “dixie” fire tore through the enclave north of sacramento. it's the largest active fire in the state, and one of more than 85 wildfires burning across the nation, mostly in the drought- stricken west. unlike the sprawling “bootleg” fire in a sparsely populated area of southern oregon, california's “dixie” fire is threatening more than 10,000 homes. calfire spokesman jon heggie says they're trying to get ahead of fire behavior that can turn aggressive quickly. >> we're really being cautious to ensure that the safety of the public is taken care of, to make sure that we're giving ourselves enough lag time. because what we've seen is throughout the summer and throughout the last few years, really, as the fires have that potential to grow exponentially, you know, within a few hours, really. >> sy: the fire ignited nearly two weeks ago. california's pacific gas & electric utility said its equipment may have played a role in starting the fire, which has been fueled by a pro

this research is quite literally outside of myself. >> sy: for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy inty, iowa. >> woodruff: facebook is under fire again, for allowing misinformation around the coronavirus and vaccines to proliferate on its platform. as we heard, the president and his team have ramped up their pressure on the company to other social media giants to combat false information. william brangham looks at a new book that focuses on similar questions that about facebook's role, larger responsibilities, and its business. >> brangham: the authors of this new book detail how facebook has struggled-- and sometimes failed-- to curtail hate speech, disinformation, and violent rhetoric on its platform. it also examines how facebook has become an enormously lucrative data-mining operation, capturing the personal likes and dislikes of its users and serving them up to advertisers. the book is called“ an ugly truth: inside facebook's battle for domination,” and it's written by two "new york times" reporters, sheera frenkel and cecilia kang. welcome to the newshour. good to have you both

stephanie: i am stephanie sy at "newshour" west. we will return after the latest headlines.cks tumbled over worries that covid restrictions will slow the recovery. the dow jones lost 725 points to close at 33,962. the nasdaq fell 152 points. ths&p dropped 68. president biden claims facebook is killing people by letting lies about covid-19 stay up. he made the accusation friday, and the company rejected it. the president said it's the users doing the damage. >> anyone listening to it is getting hurt by it. it's bad information. my hope is that facebook, instead of taking it personally, that the would do something about the misinformation. stephanie: the white house said it is not in a war with facebook but with the virus. all remaining pandemic restrictions ended in england for the first time in 18 months. partygoers in london ditched their face masks and flooded dance floors. prime minister boris johnson defended the move even though infections are growing by 50,000 a day. in this country, a florida man was sentenced to eight months in florida prison. paul hodgkins is the fi

stephanie sy looks at one dealing with a spike in cases -- missouri. udy, missouri is one of those states where the delta strain is leading to a rise in cases. it's among the top five states when it comes to new cases and hospitalizations. missouri has reported nearly 7,600 newly confmed or probable cases in the past week. fortunately, the number of reported deaths remains low -- only seven confirmed in the past week. but there are regions, particularly in the southwest part of the state, where vaccination rates are well under 35% or 40%. hospitals in those areas are grappling with serious illness and a strain on sources. erik frederick is the chief administrative officer at mercy hospital in springfield, missouri. thank you for beg on newshour. describe what you are seeing at your hospital and how it compares to the height of the pandemic last winter when many hospal were overwhelmed? erik: thank you for the opportunity. i was looking at the numbers earlier, and we had two surges, and we marked the current surges starting june 1, where our inpatients w

. >> i'm stephanie sy at newshour west. we will return to the full show after the latest headlines. administration now considering adding covid-19 booster shots for people over 65according to the new york times. health officials are also looking at a third shot for the immunocompromised if they got the pfizer or moderna vaccines. it comes as research continues into how long vaccines remain effeive. the white house is keeping up the pressure for more americans to get vaccinated. infections have surged in parts of the country, mainly states with low vaccination rates. the president's press secretary pointed today to potentially encouraging numbers from this week. >> the five states with the highest case rates, arkansas, florida, missouri, nevada, had people getting newly vaccinated compared to the national average. that is a good sign. >> despite the improvements, an associated press poll found most of the unvaccinated say they will not get the shot. a federal appeals court has ruled against putting a stop to most residential evictions during the pandemic. the three judge panel agreed

stephanie sy looks at one dealing with a spi in cases: missouri. >> sy: judy, missouri is one of those states where the delta strain is leading to a rise in cases. it's among the top five states when it comes to new cases and hospitalizations. missouri has reported nearly 7,600 newly confirmed or probable cases in the past week. fortunately, the number of reported deaths remains low-- only seven confirmed in the past week. but there are regions, particularly in the southwest part of the state, where vaccination rates are well under 35% or 40%. hospitals in those areas are grappling with serious illness and a strain on resources. erik frederick is the chief administrative officer at mercy hospital in springfield, missouri. mr. fred rick thank you so much for joining us. describe, what you're seeing and how it compares to the height of the pandemic last winter when many hospitals were overwhelmed. >> thank you, stephanie. to put it in perspective, we have two served last year and now the current one, starting on june 1st when our inpatient census for covid was 26 and today we are at 128,

. >> i am stephanie sy newshour west. return to judy woodruff and the full show after the latest headlines. new covid-19 infections in the u.s. are still building, up to hundred percent in two weeks. and federal health officials said today that the delta variant accounts for 83% of those cas. white hoe press secretary jen psaki confirmed that a vaccinated staffer there is now infected, and that other vaccinated aides previously tested positive. >> the white house is prepared for breakthrough cases with regular testing. this is another reminder of the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccines against severe illness or hospitalizations. stephanie: a vaccinated aid nancy pelosi, speaker of the u.s. house, is also infected. rand paul and anthony fauci had another heated exchange over covid-19. at a hearing today paul accused , fauci of lying about u.s. funding for a lab in wuhan china . there have been questions about whether the virus might have escaped from that lab. >> wait a minute. >> all the evidence is warning that it came fro

. ♪ judy: -- steanie: i'm stephanie sy at newshour west. return to judy woodruff and the full show after the latest headlines. emotions ran high as a select congressional committee opened public hearings on the january assault on the u.s. capitol. four capitol police officers shared harrowing accounts of being physically assaulted and injured, and verbally abused by a mob of trump supporters on january 6. we'll get the details, after the news summary. a man accused of killing eight people at massage businesses around atlanta pleaded guilty today to four of the murders. robert long was sentenced to life in prison without parole. he could still get the death penalty for the other killings, in a separate proceeding. most of the victims in the march attacks were women of asian descent. a former u.s. air force analyst is facing 45 months in federal prison for leaking secrets about a military drone program to a news reporter. daniel hale was sentenced today in alexandria, virginia. his job was to help locate targets for drone strikes in afghanist

. ♪ vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz at newshour west, in for stephanie sy.eturn to judy woodruff and the full show after the latest headlines. an indictment in new york charged the trump organization and its finance chief with what prosecutors called sweeping and audacious tax fraud. they quickly pleaded not guilty to paying executives with off-the-books benefits. former president trump himself was not charged. we'll get details after the news summary. attorney general merrick garland has ordered a moratorium on federal executions while the justice department reviews death penalty procedures. in the memo, garland said he had concerns about the death penalty, including "arbitrariness in its application, disparate impact on people of color, and the troubling number of exonerations." after a 17-year hiatus, the trump administration carried out 13 executions in 6 months, more than any president in the last 120 years. rescue crews in surfside, florida, resumed work this evening after a 15-hour halt at a collapsed condominium tower. workers suspended the search fo

. >> i am stephanie sy newshour west. return to judy woodruff and the full program after the latest headlines. the mission in afghanistan will officially conclude on august 31. president biden moved up the deadline today from september 11th and he defended the pullout in the face of taliban games the -- in the face of taliban g ains. the president said the u.s. did not go to afghanistan to nation-build and he pressed of gun leaders to prove their mettle. >> it is not a question of whether they have the capacity. they have the capacity. they have the forces. they have the equipment. stephanie: in afghanistan, government forces said they drove taliban fighters from a provincial capital in the north . other reports that the militants have now seized a key border crossing with iran. in haiti tonight, the police chief said they have identified two haitian americans in the assassination of president jovenel moise. two of the alleged assailants were turned over to authorities by a crowd in port-au-prince today. seven others were

vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz at "newshour" west in for stephanie sy.ll return to judy woodruff after the latest headlines. the chair of the federal reserve, jerome well, said inflation will stay high for a few months before easing, telling a congressional hearing that the problem is due to temporary fallout from the pandemic. 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, just nine days before it hosts the summer olympics. cases in california are the highest since march. in south africa, rioting and looting rocked parts of the country overnight. police say more than 70 people have been killed and 1200 arrested since last week. nick schifrin reports. nick: it started as political protests and devolved into chaos across two of south africa's largest cities with looting, ransacked shelves and malls turned into smoldering buildings. some admitted they stole but said their crimes were borne from poverty. >> i g

as stephanie sy tells us, part of the inquiry will focus on >> sy: judy, a 2018 engineer's report found "major structural damage" to the concrete in a number of areas of the complex, requiring an estimated $9 million in upgrades and repairs. but efforts to raise that money stalled, as homeowners and their board disagreed over how it might be done. when the building collapsed last month, the price tag had risen to $15 million. and repairs had yet to begin. evan mckenzie teaches political science and law at the university of illinois at chicago. he is author of two books on condominium and homeowner associations. mr. mckenzie, thank you nor joining the newshour, based on your area of exertise, what is the larger problem that you think this condo collapse highlights? >> i think the larger problem is that we have probably 150,000 condo associatis in the country. tens of millions of people living in them. and their finances are not really sufficiently regulatedded. nobody really knows wht their financial needs are. nobody knows how many of them are in financial distress. and nobody really kn

. : i am vanessa varese in for stephanie sy at newshour west. return to judy woodruff after the latest headlines. the battle for ballot access dominates the headlines tonight. president biden condemned republicans in charge of state governments that are imposing restrictions. it was that sort of bill that prompted democratic lawmakers to walk out of the texas legislature on monday. after traveling to washington, they pushed today for voting protections. we will explore all of this after the news summary. the white house is also watching inflation including today's report that consumer prices spiked in june the gain from may was nearly a full percentage point. year to year, prices rose nearly 5.5%, the most in 13 years. the federal reserve and the white house say they expect the surge to be temporary. and there is fresh evidence that covid-19 infections in the u.s. rising again. new numbers show 24,000 cases reported nationally on monday , double the daily total of three weeks ago. the peak back in january was a quarter million cases a day a . if