thank you, yamiche. yamiche: thanks.nd as the biden administration works to respond to the influx of migrants, our amna nawaz was on the border last night, watching as several people crossed into the united states. she reports from ciudad juarez, mexico, and el paso, texas. amna: as the sun goes down over juarez, this group has just made their way from mexico into the united states. after crossing the river and climbing the banks, they quickly scale the wall. from our vantage point, they disappear among the trains on the other side. we have come to this place that we have heard from local sources the number of border crossings has been going up in recent weeks. sure enough, that crossing that we just witnessed happened in a matter of minutes. what's really remarkable, though, is that this was an area that was patrolled by mexican national guard just a few minutes ago. and there's a u.s. customs and border protection truck about 100 yards down that way. at this location, the distance from one nation to the next is a matte

yamiche alcindor begins with this report.former president donald trump back in the spotlight and eager to take charge of the gop. donald trump: do you miss me yet? do you miss me yet? >> [cheering and applause] yamiche alcindor: despite his election loss, he made clear that he wants to play a major role in the future of the party. donald trump: we have the republican party. it's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. i am not starting a new party. that was fake news. yamiche alcindor: he also wasted no time going after president biden. donald trump: we have gone from america first to america last. yamiche alcindor: trump's path forward for the republican party is familiar. it's culture wars and railing against president biden's immigration plans and other policies. trump made no mention of the violent mob of his supporters that just weeks ago attacked the u.s. capitol. rioters tried to block the certification of joe biden as president and threatened to hang former vice president mike pence. five people died in the a

yamiche: an important topic.paul butler, chuck wexler. ♪ judy: there is a considerable percentage of americans who are reluctant to get a covid vaccine. a recent survey by pew found nearly 30% of all americans say they are either unlikely to get the vaccine or opposed to doing so. the survey shows big partisan differences, particularly among skeptical republicans. several polls also show concerns among communities of color, due in part to past racism in medicine and historical inequities. efforts are underway now to persuade people, including a new national public health campaign trying to reach one in four black americans. it's leveraging the power of art to achieve community immunity. jeffrey brown has a look and a listen for our arts and culture series, canvas. ♪ >> ♪ i got the vaccine you got the vaccine they got the vaccine we got the vaccine ♪ reporter: it is an attempt to make getting the covid-19 vaccine a social norm in the black community. to fight fear with facts. community immunity is a vaccine litera

yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: today in colorado, shock and grief. >> my heart aches today and i think all of ours' does, as coloradans, as americans, for this senseless tragedy. >> alcindor: in boulder law enforcement have charged the alleged 21-year-old gunman in yesterday's supermarket attack with 10 counts of murder. today, police said he is in custody, but did not give a motive. >> we are committed with state, local, and federal authorities for a thorough investigation and will bring justice to eachf these families. >> there's a shooter! active shooter! >> alcindor: the rampage began monday afternoon, when an eyewitness said a gunman armed with a rifle started shooting in the parking lot before entering the store. hundreds of police officers descended on the store in riot gear, as shoppers scrambled for safety. >> we started running here and there was at least two shots fired at us as we were running. >> alcindor: police engaged in a shootout with the alleged gunman, before taking him from the supermarket, shirtless with blood running down his leg. the victims ra

>> yamiche: that's right. a lot of the president's first press conference was spent on this issue, a big challenge for the biden administration, immigration. he laid a lot of the blame for what is happening at the southern border at the feet of his predecessor, former president trump. he says he inherited a mess and former president trump dismantled the legal immigration system, and he was now trying to rebuild it. he didn't back down on the idea he was going to follow the laws that president trump didn't want to do, which was allowing unaccompanied minors into the united states. and he said, though, that migrant families, all of them -- most of them are being sent back, but all of them he wants to be sent back. they're being sent back under title 42, and that deals with public health and the idea we're in the middle of a pandemic and can't at this time take in families. president biden said he needs time to get his hands around this. and he would give journalists access to the overcrowded facilities, where we

yamiche alcindor has our report.his story does include some video of the incident that was shown during the trial. yamiche: four hours, witnesses described what they saw on may 25th, 2020. detailing the last moments leading up to the death of george floyd. among those testifying today, the young woman who filmed the now viral cellphone video of the incident. frazier was not shown on the court's cameras because she was a minor at the time of floyd's death. still, throughout a bowl tears, she recalled that day. -- audible tears, she recalled that day. >> i heard george floyd saying, "i can't breathe. please, get off of me. i can't breathe," he cried for his mom. he was in pain. it seemed like he knew, like he knew it was over for him. he was terrified. he was suffering. this was a cry for help. yamiche: frazier also described how filming floyd's death changed her life. >> when i look at george floyd, i look at my dad, i look at my brothers, i look at my cousins, my uncle, because they are all black. i have a black fath

yamiche: you might not think it is feasible.r as we think about the impact this could have on black and brown children, could you talk more about the fact that the wealth gap is growing and growing? >> one of the problems with the way the tax credit is structured is that it is tied to work. we know there is a legacy of black and brown families facing higher unemployment. that is particularly true now in this pandemic. if we want to reduce that gap, we have to focus on policies that deliver benefits to all children, not just children who have families who are working enough hours to get the ful benefits. yamiche: thank you so much, critical issues to talk about. ♪ judy: as countries across the globe scramble for covid-19 vaccines, india has access to millions of doses with plans to vaccinate 300 million people by august, but hesitancy and skepticism are hampering efforts with the country reaching just 14illion people since the drive began a month and a half ago. our special correspondent reports. >> india, home to 1.3 billion peo

i'm going to start with you, yamiche.t more can you tell us about what the white house is saying about this bill as the house takes it up? and what more have we learned about the impact of this legislation, if it becomes law, as it now is written? >> yamiche: well, the white house and president biden are touting this 1.9trillion dollar relief package as a huge victory. they say it is president biden keeping his campaign promise to get urgent need directly to the american people as this pandemic continues. on that note, on thursday, president biden will be delivering his first prime time national address. he will be marking the one-year anniversary of lockdowns related to covid in the united states. he will talk about what he plans to do for americans, and talking about the sacrifices they made. o that note, as he waits for this bill to hit his desk and sign it into law, he is wasting no time in explaining it into detail. part of the explaining it to the american people is going to be him talking specifically about the rac

yamiche: judy, the situation at the border is increasingly challenging.ording to the new york times, the number of detained migrant children has tripled in the past two weeks. almost half are being held longer than permitted by law. in january, the number of unaccompanied children found at the border was more than 1000 more than in october 2020. to help break all this down, i'm joined by theresa cardinal brown. she is the director of immigration and cross-border policy at the bipartisan policy center. what is different and most concerning about what is happening at the border, and the trauma unaccompanied minors are facing? theresa: he bided administration is trying to figure out how it can humanely treat and process the minors arriving at the border. the trump administration sent everyone back home without any process. the biden administration wants to do it differently. the challenge it has is that it didn't inherit an infrastructure that would enable it to process the numbers of arrivals in the way it wants to. and so it is scrambling right now, i thin

yamiche: that is correct.sident biden is, according to the latest poll, 62% of americans approve of his handling of the pandemic. that is higher approval then former president trump ever saw. the highest he ever got was 44%. the president was calling out hate crimes against asian americans. he said he wants to be more empathetic and we cannot scapegoat certain americans. vanessa: despite the polling numbers, there are still people hesitant to get the vaccine. yamiche: that is right. president biden, even though he said these vaccines are safe, listen to dr. fauci. in the same poll we found a 30% of americans say even if it was available to them, they would choose not to take it. 25% of black americans said that and 49% of republican men. but many will te the vaccine. still the majority want to embrace the vaccine. vanessa: it was interesting to watch the president making that direct plea. one of the steps he says is making sure you and your loved ones get the vaccine. what do the schedules for the president an

yamiche alcindor covering the white house, thank you, yamiche. >> yamiche: thanks so much. >> woodruffin the day's other news, sweden halted use of astrazenica's covid vaccine, the latest european nation to do so, as regulators investigate an alleged blood clot risk. but in amsterdam, the head of the european medicines agency said there is no evidence of a direct link. >> while the investigation is ongoing, currently, we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astra-zeneca vaccine in preventing covid-, with its associated risk of hospitalization and death, outweigh the risks of these side effects. >> woodruff: astrazenica and the world health organization say a few dozen cases of blood clots have been reported in the european union and britain. that is out of 17 million vaccinations. and, here in the united states, mississippi today became the second state to expand vaccination eligibility to all adults. u.s. intelligence agencies say that russia and iran tried to undermine the 2020 presidential election by spreading misinformation. that conclusion came in a new report rele

i am yamiche alcindor. senior national correspondent all in a vase is on the border in texas. -- all none of vase is on the border in texas. we know one of the challenges is this influx of unaccompanied minors, and in an effort to be more transparent, they decided to release images of one of the health and human services run shelters for children. tell us how that is being received. amna: i think it's clear the efforts made by the biden administration are very much welcome. we have been among the many journalists asking for access not just to those shelters run by hhs, but also to the border patrol facilities run by homeland security, and that is where we know the backup of unaccompanied minors coming across, that is where the backup is. when you talk to families on the ground on both sides of the border, we shouldn't expect those numbers of unaccompanied children to decrease any soon. there is that rule we keep hearing about, title 42, which is related to the pandemic, put into place by the previous admini

our yamiche alcindor is at the ite house with the latest. so hello yamiche.a little more about this bill that the president signed this afternoon. and what he's going to say about it tonight. and how he's going to talk about where we go from here. >> that's right. the president is going to be making a series of big announcements tonight as he has his first prime time address to the nation to mark the one year anniversary of covid lock downs in the united states. the first big thing that he's going to be talking about is putting the nation on a path towards closer to normal by july 4th. it doesn't mean we're going to have big concerts but he's going to be talking about small indoor gatherings and making things a little more normal before the pandemic hit. he's also going to be using federal authority to direct all states to make all american adults eligible for the vaccine by may 1st. doesn't mean that all americans will be able to get a vaccine by may 1st but all will be eligible to get one. the administration will say that he hopes to have enough vaccines to

yamiche alcindor covering the white house, thank you. yamiche: thanks so much.phanie: i am stephanie sy with "newshour" west. we will return to judy woodruff after these headlines. eight people are dead, many of them asian women, after a spate of shootings at three massage parlors in the atlanta-georgia area. a 21-year-old man is in custody. it's not clear if these attacks are racially motivated, but there has been a sha rise in anti-asian violence we will return to later in the program. sweden halted use of astrazeneca is covid vaccine, as regulators investigate an alleged blood four risk, but in amsterdam, the they say there is no evidence of a direct link. >> we are still convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid-19 with the associated risk of hospitalization outweigh the risks of these side effects. stephanie: astrazeneca and the world health organization say a few dozen cases of blood clots have been reported in the european union and britain. here in the united states, mississippi today became the second state to expand vac

yamiche alcindor has the story. a warning: because cellphone video was part of today's arguments, this report does contain graphic video of what happened to mr. floyd. >> 9-2-9. the three most important numbers in the case. nine minutes and 29 seconds. >> alcindor: this morning, that was minnesota prosecutor jerry blackwell's main message. that, he said, was how long derek chauvin kneeled on the neck of george floyd. in today's opening statements, blackwell tried to paint a picture of excessive force by the former minneapolis police officer. he showed nearly the entire length of the now infamous bystander cellphone video of the incident last may. >> he's not even resisting arrest right now! >> mr. derek chauvin betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr. george floyd, that he put his knees up on his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him until the very breath, no, ladies and gentlemen, until the very life was squeezed out of him. you can believe your eyes, that it's h

let me bring in leigh ann caldwell and yamiche on this.gh ann, on what secretary mayorkas is dealing with, is there any constructive criticism coming from the right, or is it all sort of -- just sort of talking points and press releases, so they can look like they're being tough? but is there any constructive, like, hey, why don't we solve the problem like this? any hint of that? >> reporter: that's interesting you ask that. because when i was listening to the hearing, that's what i was wondering, if there were going to be some new ideas or proposals that we would hear that could perhaps lead to some sort of solution. but we're not really hearing that. not really from either side, actually. republicans are saying that they did support and they still do support president trump's remain in mexico policy. they're saying that that worked, so they're pressing mayorkas to perhaps continue that. we know that is not going to happen. the reality is that this is a political problem for democrats, if you just want to talk about the politics of it. th

yamiche, let me start with this. they got the covid relief bill. the beginning of a huge momentum of legislation, or are we going to look say, well, he got his one big one, but everything else has stalled? >> well, it is true that the bottom line is that president biden was able to push through and get and is about to get this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, but it took so much. just look at joe manchin to see that he is someone telling you he wants to be the responsible middle, saying that he wants to be balanced. that's not the words that the democratic base wants to hear, especially when they think of bigger bills and more ambitious issues like immigration and infrastructure. this bill on covid is happening while one in three people in america know someone who died of covid, but senator barrasso is very clear that he's very open to saying that this was a mistake, still, and that republicans are not going to be the party that's going to just say, yes, we want to be bipartisan and we want to try to sit down and work with this president and do som

. >> joining us now, jennifer palmeri, co-host of showtime's "the circus" and yamiche alcidor.dent and political analyst. you have been there inside a white house trying to do this. you have gotten the bill passed. now let's explain it, make sure that the delivery system to the states and to the people who will use it is really happening. >> yeah. passing the bill is 40% of the job because you saw vice president harris talk today about this being a public education campaign because they need to tell everyone all of the benefits in the bill and that is not just so the administration gets credits because the program is not going to work if people are not aware of the benefits. it was very hard with obamacare to educate everyone as to what they were eligible for in terms of insurance, but also pre-existing conditions. and in order for the very large package which we have so much riding on within the administration to work, people need to understand how it does actually -- what the benefits are and how they apply for them so that's a very big piece of business and then the administ

isn't that what's happening right now, yamiche? >> in some ways, if you were someone who really looks at the republicans as obstructionists, yes. you would say right now are essentially already lining up to be against a lot of what president biden is talking about. when you look, of course, at the, coach, bill, not a republican vote for that. $1.9 trillion bill. then when you talk about immigration, republicans, while there is this floating legislation with the freshman representative salazar, for the most part republicans, they want to instead really talk about the problems at the border as though the biden administration says they feel like republicans want to focus on that issue, but not actually provide solutions. but again, there's that freshman bill. what you see from republicans is this idea they're getting ready for 2022. mitch mcconnell in familiar is trying to think of ways to become the majority leader again. so there's a feeling inside the democratic caucus among democrats that i talked to that democrats should really t

we are seconds away, we're told, from president biden speaking from the oval office, but, yamiche, in the few seconds that we have, the president is going to be trying to turn our attention to the future. >> reporter: that's right, he's going to be talking about how we can make it through this pandemic, he's going to talk about how to put the country on a path to n normalcy, calling ot hate crimes against asian-american and talking about a site the country will launch for vaccinet. >> woodruff: president biden. good evening, my fellow americans. i would like to talk about where we are as we marked one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic. a year ago, we were hit with the virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, th months. that led to more deaths, more infections, more stress, and more loneliness. photos and videos from 2019 feel like they were taken in another era. the last vacation. the la day with friends. the last holiday with extended family. while it was different for everyone, we all lost something. collective suffering, a

that affects millions of workers who are standing to lose those. >> finally, yamiche, one other majoriciary and all of this are schools. that is outside of the money that will reopen schools. tell us about what is here for colleges. yamiche: president biden is focused on trying to get schools reopen, as well as giving resources to students in higher education, as well as k-12 to help them go through the pandemic. there are nearly $40 billion for higher education. this includes public and private colleges and historically black colleges and universities. it will be $3 billion in supplemental rewards. $7 billion for internet connectivity and devices for students to participate in learning online. that has been a big issue with the digital gap in underserved communities. $1 billion for summer and student enrichment programs. during the coming months when we will have to continue to weather the pandemic while people are still getting vaccinated. this is money focused on students, focused on their parents, focused on educators. this is really aimed at trying to get education rolling in thi

and yamiche alcindor. she asked president biden questions at yesterday's news conference and has also been to many trump news conferences, so we'll get to that in a moment. >> yamiche, tonally, quite a difference yesterday. >> quite different in tone. we saw president biden giving robust answers, long answers, answers that were steeped a lot in data, in information. obviously, he was less hostile. there were some illuminating questions about the way that he's handling the situation at the border, feeling like he needs more time to get his arms around that, saying that he'll let journalists in after he can implement his plan in those kind of facilities. but also talking about the filibuster as a relic of the jim crow era, but not ever really going as far as to say that he would eliminate it, even though he came really, really close to doing so. and of course, setting a new goal on covid for 200 million shots before his first -- or by the end of his first 100 days. >>. and john heilemann, a good bit of subst

let's pick up where yamiche left off. tam, i want to start with you, cpac.'s first public appearance since leaving the white house. when he left the white house, he was still saying he won the election, slamming his critics and his successor. how much has changed in his messaging since then? what was your take-away? >> tamara: almost nothing has changed accept maybe the tense of some of the words he was saying. some of it was in past tense. his criticisms of president biden were very similar to his warnings about what he thought a president biden would do back when he was a candidate. and, as you say, he is continuing these false claims. one bit of news that he made is that he said he is not planning to start his own political party, not going to create a third party. that would be a lot of work. the question though, is: what is he going to do now? he obviously likes attention. he likes consuming media oxygen. but is he going to go after this enemy's list that he read off and try to hurt them? and how many of them could he even really hurt? he did make a pit

yamiche alcindor reports on the role that politics is playing in the effort to vaccinate america. >>s the country, vaccinations are ramping up. but a new public health challenge has emerged: persuading millions of republicans to get the shot. >> i'm just not ready right now to jump in my car, run out, go to my doctor or wherever i have to go, and get that vaccine. >> alcindor: 65-year-old michael karr lives in tulsa, oklahoma. he's a supporter of former president donald trump. and, while he's eligible to receive the vaccine, he's still not sure if he will. what's the hesitancy there? >> i've never had the flu vaccine. i'm 65 years old. probably should be getting the flu vaccine, but i don't. am i chancing it? yeah, probably. but i just have never taken the vaccine before. i didn't really see the need for it. i'm kind of in that same boat with covid-19. >> alcindor: karr is not alone. according to a recent pbs newshour-npr-marist poll, 41% percent of all republicans say they won't get a covid-19 vaccine. that makes them the most vaccine hesitant demographic in the nation. and public h

yamiche, the speech last night, it was such a contrast. we showed everyone that moment where he looked at the camera and talked directly to americans saying i need you. i mean, president trump, when he was president, was throughout saying i alone can fix it. i think all of us, we're pretty struck by just how different things are, how they feel different under president biden. >> that's right. things are completely different. and let's remember that president trump, he was someone who not only didn't want to really embrace the idea of being consoler in chief, but he downplayed the virus, said it would disappear. this time last year, president trump was essentially saying people are making too much out of the virus and people were trying to politically harm him with the virus, trying to center himself in the conversation about the covid-19 pandemic. president biden last night was being an empathizer in chief, a consoler in chief, and a commander in chief, and he gave people dates to mark on th calendar saying this is when you'll be eligible,

let's bring in yamichal sindhor and joining me is joyce vance, good morning to both of you. joyce, let me start with the civil suit. i was speaking to eric swalwell's lawyer last night. this is the second civil suit, something that mitch mcconnell said at the end of the impeachment was that no one is above the law including the former president and there are ways in which he can be held to account. so i assume these civil suits are ways that trump and others can be held to account. what is the likelihood of them succeeding and what is the difference between that, a normal trial and what happened in the white house -- in the senate, i'm sorry. >> yeah. sure. so these civil cases are a very interesting aspect of the search for accountability. we've seen the flawed impeachment procedure despite evidence. we're looking at the criminal process and criminal investigations ongoing too early to conclude whether that would ultimately reach former president trump and his inner circle. these civil cases are a direct and potentially more quick route for the american people to gain the t

yamiche alcindor, appreciate all of you. breaking news now following the former polici police officer involved in the death of george floyd. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us now. that trial is set to start with jury selection on monday. what's happened today? >> it may not start on monday, andrea, if this gets appealed. derrick shauf vin's lawyers argued a of 3rd degree murder. that can only be police force and someone died. that can't be used. the trial judge agreed. but an appeals court in minnesota said that's not the case, the charge can be used and sent it back to the trial court. shauf vin's lawyers can appeal this to the state supreme court and that could delay the start of the trial. as of now, the state is able to try again to get the third degree murder charge reinstated but chauvin's lawyers could appeal. >>> the disparity in vaccination rates across the country continuing to grow. larry hogan under fire for low vaccinations in communities of color. how the state cannery verse that trend comin

yamiche alcindor and dasha burns and my thanks to you both.ention our own ayman mohyieldin. all of that fencing put up in the january 6th insurrection is being removed. that fencing is surrounding the u.s. capitol complex and beyond that, all of the roads around the capitol, they've all now been re-opened. u.s. capitol police is quickly ramping up security at a moment's notice if needed. >>> coming up, the biden administration is set to announce $81 billion, billion with a "b," being sent to schools. how should the money be used? we'll ask education secretary coming up next. k education asec coming up next that's how you let yourself woah! save 40% on hotel and ticket packages right now. not later, like right now. a capsule a day visibly fades the dark spots away. new neutrogena® rapid tone repair 20 percent pure vitamin c. a serum so powerful dark spots don't stand a chance. see what i mean? neutrogena® ♪♪♪ it's velveeta versus the other guys. clearly, nothing melts like velveeta. ♪♪♪ ♪ clearly, nothing melts taking you back... ...since way b

i want to start with you, ya -- yamiche. for all of president biden's skills, strengths, weaknesses, whatever you want to call it, this moment is the culmination of the campaign he launched at the very beginning of the democratic primaries. >> president biden speaking to this moment, where so many americans, one in three knows someone who has died, for half a million americans who have died, we're a nation in mourning. it's the culmination of his life that has been enveloped in grief, in tragedy. he is someone who embraces the idea of really confronting and talking about grieving. when he stands at the podium and says i know what it means to miss someone at the dinner table, i know what it means to want to think about all of the things your loved one could have accomplished, but in fact can't because their lives are taken too early, he really means it. i think what we see here are not only a president who has made the coronavirus a top priority, but in some ways he's just talking to people who are hurting. what we saw in his

i mean, yamiche lays it out. there's a lot of frustration about access during this critical time. around and talking to border patrol officials who say they now have to run everything, even local requests, through washington. it's part of a more centralized media strategy similar to what we would have seen under the obama administration, but they're frustrated with it now especially coming from a previous administration where they were emboldened to talk about the really tough law enforcement stance all the time. that has changed. but just a couple things that we're not getting now that we used to, willie. we understand that all ride alongs along the border have now come to a halt as of january 20th. while there was some decrease because of covid, the trump administration at least did allow some of that. there's been no access inside these facilities where the children are being held. we also understand that people who crunch those numbers that i just gave you, they have been given recent orders not to leak because they don't want more of this information out there before they can

yamiche, even that analysis is more profound when you talk about women of color. what are you hearing from the white house about the relief that's going to be necessary to begin addressing what we have been warned about for months would be an uneven recovery. >> the standards you just raised are important. over and over again what we see is the real issues of inequality being exposed. when you look at who is losing their job, look at who is struggling the most, when i talked to white house officials, think say that's why you hear president biden using equity when he talks about the pandemic, this covid -- las money to try to deal with this issue of black and brown people, in particular being the hardest hit from this virus did has to be top of mind at the top of this recovery. it will be a tragedy, but up and up, black and latino people are not seeing the same gains. we know the wealth gap has been growing and growing. the people who are dying of the virus, the people losing bread winners, losing their loved ones, they are also the same people who need even more e

. >> yamiche, we have gone from an administration to put jared kushner in charge of whatever legislationssed and here they go to gene sperling a veteran of the:on the white house, the obama white house. they layer experience on top of experience in this administration. >> well, that is what president biden ran on, this idea that not only was he someone that could wrestle back the country and really bring people together but also that he was someone with the government experience and the ties to really have a coherent and educated administration who could tackle the coronavirus pandemic. i'm thinking of this tour going on as two parts. there is an education campaign but there is of course this victory lap and a victory lap that former president obama never really took. president biden said pretty clearly, recently, that he saw president obama adds being too humble to take that full victory lap and now you see democrats wanting to be more aggressive to explain to the american people not only yes this is how this bill is going to affect your life but also remember who passed this. i had a l

white house correspondent yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> reporter: today, an intensified focuse southern border. at the white house, president biden addressed the growing challenges there as the rising numbers of migrants turned up the political pressure to act. >> this new surge we're dealing with now started with the last administration but it's our responsibility to deal with it humanely and to stop what's happening. >> reporter: he also announced that vice president kamala harris will now be leading the administration's efforts to deal with mexico, el salvadoro, guatemala and honduras on immigration. it's a new role harris embraced. >> while we are clear border now, we also understand that we will enforce the law and that we also, because we can shchew gum and walk at the same time, must address the root causes. >> reporter: the vice president says she will focus on stemming te no eof regular migrants to the u.s. and establishing partnerships with the central amrican nations they are fleeing. but the role is a hard one with complex issues dating back decades and one mr. bid

white house correspondent yamiche alcindor reports. >> alcindor: in the steel city, president biden laidis plan to re-engineer america's infrastructure. the price tag: two and a quarter trillion dollars. >> it's not a plan that tinkers around the edges. it's a once in a generation investment in america unlike anything we've seen or done since we've built the interstate highway system and space race decades ago. >> alcindor: mr. biden said the plan would create millions of new jobs and shift the country away from fossil fuel. >> the american jobs plan will lead to a transformational progress in our effort to tackle climate change with american jobs and american ingenuity, >> alcindor: he also said his proposals are essential to help the u.s. compete with china, the world's second-largest economy, and the investments it is making. >> it's gonna boost america's innovative edge in markets where global leadership is up for grabs. markets like battery technology, biotechnology, computer chips, clean energy, and competition with china in particular. >> alcindor: “the american jobs plan” would s

>> yamiche, jurors are instructed in every case that, when they evaluate evidence, they should use theirriences and common sense, and everything that we know about policing suggests that african-americans and latinx people have different experiences with police officers than many white people, experiences that leave people of color to be more skeptical. it's just as valid to bring those life experiences into the jury room as any other kinds of experiences with police officers, but defense attorneys, when police officers are on trial, often try to exclude black jurors and latinx jurors because they think that they will vote guilty. >> reporter: chuck, going to you on policing, you mentioned training. i wonder what you think about whether or not it's time to, in some ways, update training and what you think about the factors that go into training that then end up with these fatal police encounters? >> well, i think what's happened, especially in the last five years, is the american people are seeing a side of policing that has been going on for quite some time and that's use of force. and

for the pbs newshour, i'm yamiche alcindor in prince george's county, maryland. >> woodruff: we turnet of former president trump's so-called 'maximum pressure campaign,' aimed at crippling tehran's economy. now, president biden is signaling a return to a nuclear deal, but demands an end to extended nuclear work. special correspondent reza sayah tells us how this is playing out in iran. >> reporter: when spring arrives in iran, so does noruz, the iranian new year. tehran's tadry square bustles with shoppers, haggling for traditional symbols-- fish for life, eggs for fertility, flowers for rebirth and renewal. but what's hidden beneath the holiday festivities here is stress and hardship. u.s. sanctions are still choking an iranian economy already hampered by corruption and mismanagement. this fruit stand owner says celebrating the new year is harder than ever. >> this was the worst year, in my opinion, not just for me but for most people. this was the worst year. >> reporter: s sam sammy and her husband say the cost of living and raising two girls has never been so high. >> during the

yamiche makes the statement unproven that his words set off the surge. this is factually wrong. alcindor responding to that, perhaps you haven't interviewed migrants and asked them this question and rubin responded, there is no uptick. this is seasonal. robert, from a white house perspective, they'll look at this back and forth if they do. how might they see this? >> well, i mean, your first inclination is maybe to get some popcorn, but look, i think -- it underscores again, it's a complicated issue, it's an emotional issue even just the questions around an issue like this, and the causes, look, the causes of migration from those northern central american countries are vast in number, right? it's crime and it's economics and it's politics and climate change. there's a lot that's going on. i think it underscores that this is an issue that isn't going away any time soon and something they've got to get a handle on. they're acutely aware of that. they weren't exactly dealt a great hand in the facilities that they had down there based on what they inherited from the previous adminis

yamiche, i'll start with you. looking ahead to the voting rights act which would face tough odds in the senate with the filibuster intact. what happens if the white house can't get it through senate? >> that's a great question. it is the question on the minds of so many democrats as you're starting to see this shift toward some sort of rule that would allow democrats to get around the filibuster, even for specific legislation. so look no further than the democratic house with jim clyburn who was influential and critical to president biden winning the presidency. emif democrats want to hold on to the majority, they have to find a way around the filibuster for civil rights and voting rights. let's remember that republicans are fast at work in the states, creating laws to curtail american voting. they saw democrats make the most gains and that's how president biden won the presidency. so the white house will have to contend with this. this is a tough area. even to see senator joe manchin on sunday on "meet the press"

peter: i want to play now some sound from "pbs newshour" yamiche alcindor about the administration's response to the uptick of migrants arriving in the u.s.-mexico border. >> is there a time line for when we won't see these overcrowding facilitys? >> an overwhelming majority of the people are being sent back. we're providing for the space again to be able to get these kids out of 2 border patrol facilities which no child, no one should be in, in longer than 72 hours. we're building back up the capacity that should have been maintained and built upon that trump dismantled. it's going to take time. peter: you covered immigration for years including a lot of time down at the border. help us fact check the president. this is just the normal seasonal increase we see all the time, in fact, it was larger as a percentage under president trump. but his own secretary homeland security said we might see the largest surge in 20 years. and his own vice president said this is a "big problem." help us sort through this. what's going on here? zolan: we're seeing the increase through march. let's tal

yamiche, where is this headed?en pushing to keep the $15 minimum wage in. the white house says we want to respect the norms of the senate. so what gives? >> what's going to happen is this bill will be passed and most likely it will not have the $15 minimum wage in it. but what it will have is a plan by the white house to say, look, we're going to get this big 1.9 trillion passed. and then afterwards we're going to come back and think about minimum wage and find a way to pass it. earlier on president biden said he didn't think it would make it into the white house. he was a little cautious about revealing why he felt so confident in saying that in an interview. what we now see is this is simply a rule that the parliamentarian is not going to allow. what we are probably going to see is a roll call vote. senator sanders wants it to be on the record who is for the $15 minimum wage and those who didn't. progress if's are angry they can't get up to $15 minimum wage. so many people in this country, not just teenagers, but

i have a question for you but first i'd like to follow-up on a question from yamiche -- >> that counts as a question. but go ahead. >> i'll make it quick. >> no, no, you can. >> regarding the filibuster, john lewis' funeral president barack obama said he believed the filibuster was a relic 69-of-the jim crow era. do you ay glee? >> yes. >> if not, why not abolish of w era? >> successful art of politics is the art of possible. let's figure out how we can get this done and move in the direction of significantly changing the abuse of even the filibuster rule, first. it's been abused from the time it came into being by an extreme way in the last 20 years. let's deal with the abuse first. >> it's sounds like you're moving closer to eliminating the filibuster. is that correct? >> i answered your question. >> made news saying you are going to run for re-election. >> i said that is my expectation. >> so is that a yes, you are running for re-election? >> look, i don't man. i've never been able to plan three and a half, four years ahead for certain. >> if you do run, will vice president harris b

elnahar, yamiche alcindor has a question for you. >> good morning. thanks for being here.n rate among african-americans is half that of whites, hispanics have an even larger gap. i wonder what you make of that gap and whether or not there are any sort of fixes or solutions for how to really lessen that gap among racial groups? >> the gap is extremely concerning. i'm glad you asked about that. so, for example, only about 6% of the city of newark which we served at university hospital is fully vaccinated. remember, compare that to 16% of the rest of the state and the rest of the country. so people of color are not getting vaccinated at rates that we need for them to be vaccinated. that's for a couple of reasons. number one, hesitancy is still a factor, but that's not the only thing to blame here. we have to extend access as much as possible to communities of color. i do welcome the opening of a new fema site, a community vaccination center right here in newark. the governor will be here celebrating that opening today. those sites have proven to increase the number of color a