secretary xavier becerra and arkansas governor asa hutchinson. then, after the verdict-- prosecutors in the derek chauvin murder trial consider the impact of the jury's decision and potential changes to policing in america. and, smoked out-- the f.d.a. announces a ban on menthol cigarettes, elating public health groups and angering tobacco companies. >> now that menthol is banned and now that we can get it off the market, it's time for us to really help to encourage that cessation effort at a national level. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at fidelity, changing plans is always part of the plan. >> the kendeda fund. committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at kendedafund.org. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of

now you've invited xavier becerra to the border, what are you trying to accomplish?to actually come to the states to hear and feel what's happening on the ground. don't believe my words. those are similar words that kamala harris said when she was running about the need to get out and so i -- i'm encouraging whether it's the vice president or secretary becerra to come here and talk to border patrol agents and find out what's going on. your press guest noted that when you talk to agents as we have, they will tell you this is the worst they've seen in two decades, talk to local sheriffs and they will tell you how the system is being overwhelmed and how the cartels are using crisis in order to smuggle drugs into the country and make money believable profits which we will pay for for generations and so the biden administration has a fundamental misunderstanding of what the role of the federal government is. whether it's the new rules regarding to cut taxes or stop pipelines or increasing by decriminalizing or incentivizing immigration, they are radically changing the cou

replacing xavier becerra who joined the obama administrationment saying he would be critical addressing recent increase in violence against asian-americans. >> i will not back down when people are being hurt. together we can get justice. >> graduated from yale university and law school. >>> caitlyn for governor, transgender reality tv star wants to challenge governor newsom for election. does she have a chance? >> reality tv star, olympian and famous transgender person wants to challenge governor newsom on the recall. >> she's going to be formidable. >> jenner knows how to win. >> enormous name recognition, should be able to fundraise, has heshe needs it. >> always happy when someone from the transgender community steps up into position of leadership. >> reporter: first transgender person elected to political office in california. democrat doesn't believe newsom should be recalled and jenner isn't qualified. >> unfortunately ms. jenner doesn't have any government experience and don't believe however laudable hosting a television program and being a success at social media qualifies you

secretary xavier becerra, welcome back to the newshour and thanks for being here.e capital officials the present has tapped to push forward this initiative -- ambitious plan. here's what you are up against. susan collins said she is concerned about the cost. mitt romney said he wants the childcare money to go directly to families and called universal pre-k a federal incursion. how do you change their minds? >> thank you for having me. people do not think we can get the american rescue plan across the table. we do the same way. he got 200 million shots in arms for vaccinations. people do not think he even get into the 100 millions. you just believe it. we are president who worked the heck out of this. you cannot just rescue the american people. you cannot just create more jobs for the american people. you have to also give the american family a chance. these three legs of the stool are critical for america to come back. >> you are dealing with republicans among whom there is some discontent already. they say the administration has not been working with them as much

secretary xavier becerra and arkansas governor asa hutchinson. prosecutors in the derek chauvin murder trial consider the impact of the jury's decision and potential changes to policing in america. and, smoked out-- the f.d.a. announces a ban on menthol cigarettes, elating public health groups and angering tobacco companies. >> now that menthol is banned and now that we can get it off the market, it's time for us to

points in the president's address and discuss the administration's future with h-h-s secretary xavier becerra hutchinson. judy: then -- after the verdict, prosecutors in the derek chauvin murder trial consider the impact of the jury's decision and potential changes to policing in america. judy: and -- smoked out. the f-d-a announces a ban on menthol cigarettes, elating public health groups and angering tobacco companies. >> now that menthol is banned and now that we can get it off the market, it's time for us to real

he will succeed xavier becerra who resigned to become president biden's health and human services secretaryhe building of a ballpark at oakland. an open leerwant amlansto priva fund $1 billion toward construction. the letter calls on council to vote on the >>> hollywood's biggest night is this sunday, the academy awards airing right here on abc7. this year producers have reimagined the ceremony for a world still dealing with the pandemic. abc news reporter sandy kenyon has a look at the changes. >> the oscar goes to renee zellweger. >> reporter: the oscars have been given out for 93 years, but they've never been given out in a train station. >> i shot at union station once. it's really cool. it's an amazing very interesting venue. >> reporter: andra day is one of an unprecedented nine performers of color who are up for oscars this year. >> diversity in film, in everything is not a trendy thing. it is where we're headed. everyone sees that that is really better for all of us. ♪speak now speak now. ♪ >> reporter: each of the songs nominated as the year's best will be prerecorded and played du

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he will succeed xavier becerra who resigned to become president biden's health and human services secretary>>> there are new details on the building of a ballpark at oakland. an open letter was sent to oakland city council saying the price tag is $12 million. the team plans to privately fund $1 billion toward construction. the letter calls on council to vote on the howard terminal project. >>> hollywood's biggest night is this sunday, the academy awards airing right here on abc7. this year producers have reimagined the ceremony for a world still dealing with the pandemic. abc news reporter sandy kenyon has a look at the changes. >> the oscar goes to renee zellweger. >> reporter: the oscars have been given out for 93 years, but they've never been given out in a train station. >> i shot at union station once. it's really cool. it's an amazing very interesting venue. >> reporter: andra day is one of an unprecedented nine performers of color who are up for oscars this year. >> diversity in film, in everything is not a trendy thing. it is where we're headed. everyone sees that that is really bet

the house secretary in the biden administration, xavier becerra, today, bottom lining this new reality, this new guidance by the cdc, bottomlining that pretty succinctly today. that bottom line as outlined by secretary becerra is still very simple. if you get vaccinated, the cdc says there is stuff you can now do safely without a mask. you want to have a cookout with a small group of friends or family for memorial day weekend or for this weekend? you can do that without masks on if you are all vaccinated. if you're not vaccinated, well, you are both at risk of getting covid yourself, and even worse, you're at risk of spreading covid to other people, so you'll need to keep a mask on for an event like that. which, frankly, will sort of suck if all your vaccinated friends don't have to wear a mask and you still do. in other words, get vaccinated. >>> this afternoon, president biden explains a little bit more about the new guidance and talked some about how far we've come. >> when i took office in january, we were losing literally tens of thousands of our seniors each week. grandparents wh

. >>> standing by to hear from health and human services secretary, xavier becerra. he's appearing before a house subcommittee on president biden's 2022 budget request for his department. live coverage on cspan3. >>> next up we're joined

governor newsom tapped oakland assembly memberer to take over for xavier becerra.upporters lobbied the governor to appoint banta. she graduated from yale university and its law school. >>> okay. let's get a check of our forecast. we've been talking about it all week. the rain coming this weekend. and jeff has an updated time line. >> and i know you all are excited about it. a lot of other folks are, too, just because we haven't had that much rainfall so far this season. and that's what i wanted to start off with. you can see our rainfall deficit here running anywhere from 8 inches and a little bit more than that behind in san jose, down over 12 inches in san francisco, santa rosa down over 21 inches. now the other thing that this low rain season has done for us, it's not only increased the drought, but our allergies, they just seem worse than ever. look at this. oak, sycamore and cedar. so, let's get a look at storm ranger. it is dry, if you have any plans tonight, don't expect any rainfall. you can leave that umbrella at home. and really through most of the day to

howard: officials are privately questioning xavier becerra for his handling of the emergency at the border going on on this issue. >> well, it was going on before, you know, he was confirmed to his position. if you remember years back, he actually helped to manage different crises and, quite frankly, you know, mollie said about the first hundred days of the president's presidency, you know, my opinion is, you know, whether it's a republican or democrat you can't truly say they were a divider or uniter. you know, of course people are going to throughout, but until the four years is past or their term done -- [inaudible conversations] howard: media are not going to wait four years to make this judgments -- >> no, i know that -- howard: gotta go. thanks very much. up next, how the press is covering the declining rate of covid vaccinations and later the stunningly positive coverage of president biden's aggressive action on climate change. ♪ triple action kills weeds, ♪ ♪ which can permanently damage my lungs. my lungs need protection against flare-ups. so it's time to get real. because in the

health and human services secretary xavier becerra on president biden's 2022 budget request. live coverage on cspan3. >> for the purposes of eliminating background noise. members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. if i have noticed that you have not unmuted yourself, i would ask you if you would like the staff to unmute you. if you indicate approval by nodding, staff will unmute your microphone. i remind all members the 5 minute clock still applies. if there's a technology issue we move to the next member until the issue is resolved. you will notice a clock on your screen that shows how much time is remaining. at 1 minute remaining the clock turns yellow. at 30 seconds remaining, i will tap the gavel to remind members that their time is almost expired. when your time has expired the clock will turn red and i will recognize the next member. we'll begin with the chair and ranking member. then members present at the time the hearing is called to order will be recognized in order of seniority and finally members not present at the time will be called. house rules

i would like to congratulate and welcome, former colleague and dear friend, secretary xavier becerra to his first hearing as the secretary of the department of health and human services. we're looking forward to discussing hhs's budget priorities. the response to the covid-19 pandemic as well as the biden/harris administration's overall response to the many long standing problems and inequities in our health care system that this pandemic has underscored and exacerbated this past year. this is the subcommittee's first budget hearing on the biden/harris administration's 2022 budget request. in the coming weeks we'll hold budget hearings with the department of education on april 26th. secretary marty walsh, department of labor on april 28th. and francis collins along with other directors in may and rochelle walensky. in may the subcommittee will hold a hearing with public witnesses as well as a hearing for house members to highlight their requests for 2022. the subcommittee will circulate further information in the coming weeks on hearings in may. most of the dates and details have bee

for example, hhs secretary xavier becerra was informed last night. and so they're still working through what all of this means this morning. >> independence is good in some areas but sometimes you want coordination and sharing of information. we can't say for certain noemt wh ty at the moment what this means for vaccinations, but what might contingency will the white ouse follow in the days ahead? >> the white house just put out a statement a short time ago, tony, and this is what they're saying. they're arguing this news will not affect overall vaccine supply of the three vaccines very much because the j&j vaccine currently only makes up of 5% of recorded shots in arms to date. part of the reason for that is the supply of the j&j vaccine had been dwindling in recent weeks. that's one of the things that's going to be discussed in a white house call with governors today. one of the things we've been hearing that's of great concern to state officials, governors around the country is how this is going to contribute to vaccine hesitancy, even if the j&j

the health and human services secretary xavier becerra told capitol hill lawmakers yesterday at the nationaltitutes of health would make an announcement about what he would characterize as a fetal tissue ban. up next is karen in leesburg, virginia. >> i think that the greatest political story in the last decade has been the desecration of the media. i remember when the internet first came on board and we saw the social media and cable news pundits. people can say what they want, do what they want, not be held accountable. there is no political correctness and no respect for christianity and religion. and i think that is what is causing the problems here. if we can't have an honest debate about gun violence because it is political, we can't talk about voting rights because it is political. and i think that is what the problem is. outside of c-span, i would love to see a form that every media outlet it's down and comes together and finds a way to communicate effectively. this information is rampant. it is bleeding into americans, and there is no respect for any of us because we can't get aroun

. >>> standing by to hear from health and human services secretary, xavier becerra. he's appearing before a house subcommittee on president biden's 2022 budget request for his department. live coverage on cspan3. >>> next up we're joined by congressman garrett graves from the sixth district in louisiana. he's also a member of the transportation, infrastructure committees and sits on the special committee on the climate crisis. took part in the discussion at the white house the other day with the president and members of the administration on the president's plan on infrastructure. at least the early plans so far. congressman graves, good morning. >> good morning, bill. thanks for having us this morning. >> you were in on that meeting monday at the white house, ill. we see these meetings, these gatherings of republicans and democrats bipartisan. did it feel like it was productive or a bit more just for show in your view? >> look, i have to be honest going in, was somewhat skeptical based on how the coronavirus bill went down a few weeks ago where a bipartisan group we