president joe biden called gun violence in the u.s. a“ international embarrassment” when he announced new executive orders ten days ago. if we accept the gun violence archive projt's definition of a mass shooting as one that kills or injures at least four people, here's what has happened in just the past four days: on thursday there were mass shootings in illinois, florida, washington, d.c., and indiana. on friday in michigan. yesterday in ohio, and early today in wisconsin. at a bar in kenosha, wisconsin, early this morning, three people were shot and killed and two were seriously wounded. as of this afternoon, the suspect remained at large, but authorities said it appears to be a “targeted and isolated incident.” the kenosha shooting is one of 150 mass shootings so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. today, after talking about the covid pandemic, dr, anthony fauci was asked if mass shootings are also a public health emergency. >> myself, as a public health person, i think you can't run away from that. when y

using a lot of language tht joe biden use deas, hamiltonian nationalist language. i think the whig party did a lot of good for this country and that's why i have faith in what biden is doing. >> woodruff: jonathan. >> capehart: judy i think the first wheuj days have been a success, the next 50 to 100 days could be a second. but whether the rest of the term is a success really depends on the republicans and how much they want to actually work with president biden to actually solve problems. there's too much of a competition mindset here in washington that, to do something to allow president biden to actually sign legislation into law is a victory for him and a loss for us. meaning republicans. as opposed to a victory for the country. the other thing is, what will determine whether president biden is a success is whether republicans decide to come to the table with real ideas. actual ideas that they can debate and discuss with the president, and compromise with the president to actually get something done. >> woodruff: zero sum game or something where the o sides can

judy: 100 days into his presidency, president joe biden has already faced historic challenges. last night in his televised first address to a joint session of congress, he laid out his plans to prepare the country for the future by strengthening infrastructure and families, and sharing some of his vision for america's place in the world. yamiche alcindonr reports . >> after just 100 days, i can report to the nation: america is on the move again. [applause] >> a pandemic, crisis, and a racially and politically divided country --- still reeling from e siege at the capitol. >> we are coming for you. >> on inauguration day three months ago, those were the immense challenges facing the country, and president joe biden. though those challenges remain, since that day --- there have been historic achievements, frustrating losses and promises still unfulfilled. >> because of you, the american people, our progress these past 100 days against one of the worst pandemics in history has been one of the greatest logistical achievements -- logistical achievements this country has ever seen. >>

. >> woodruff: you've known joe biden, president biden, for decades. you say he is a pretty nice guy. how do you think he is doing two months into his presidency? >> i like joe biden. he is a good guy. he is a traditional democrat. he is not one of the left-wing, progressive types. but over his first nearly 100 days, he has catered to this progressive wing, catcatered to the progressive wing to try to find a way to work in a more bipartisan manner. >> woodruff: he says he wants to work with the republicans? >> he does, but so far he has not taken that step. >> woodruff: we're going to leave it there. john boehner, the book is "on the house: a washington memoir." thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> judy, thank you. >> woodruff: more than 30 million americans have gone uninsured during this pandemic. we recently looked at how several other high-income nations cover their entire populations for a lot less money than we spend. but does a universal health care system help a country respond to a pandemic? for answers, william brangham, along with produ

today president joe biden kept a campaign promise and formally recognized the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million armenians more than a century ago as genocide. he is the first u.s. president to use that term for the killings and mass deportations that occurred during the ottoman empire in what is now turkey. the president issued a statement shortly after arriving in delaware for a weekend at his home. he said “each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the ottoman- era armenian genocide, and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring.” the u.s. has avoided use of the term, and turkey-- a nato ally-- claims the killings happened during civil war. in armenia today, the prime minister and government officials marked genocide remembrance day at a ceremony at the country's memorial to the 1.5 million who died. armenia says the killings began on april 24, 1915 and continued until 1923. for more on the significance of president biden's statement, i spoke with alex hinton, director of rutgers university's center for the study of

i think joe biden is surprising some of the skeptics who did not think he would lead on the issue of climate change or were skeptical he would show the sort of bold leadership necessary, but here we have the united states laying down the gauntlet for other countries, a commitment to lower carbon emissions by a factor of two within the next 10 years. it is doable and essential if we are to avoid the catastrophic warming of the planet where we will start to see some of the worst impacts of climate change. that is what we've got to do globally. the united states is setting an example for other countries to follow. judy:judy: let me read for you what "the new york times" is reporting what would be required to meet the president's goal of cutting emissions in half. more than half of all new cars and suvs would have to be powered by electricity, not gasoline. nearly all coal-flowered -- coal-fired power plants would need to be shut down forests would need to be expanded, and the number of wind turbines and solar panels would have to be quadrupled. michael: nothing that is worth doing is ea

the joe biden white house confirmed talks will begin tuesday in vienna, austria. we will talk with the key u.s. figure on this issue later in the program. president biden has reaffirmed his support for ukraine, as russian forces massed on the eastern border. a white house statement says he spoke with ukraine's leader today and cited "russia's ongoing aggression." pro-russian rebels have been fighting ukrainian forces since 2014. in taiwan, at least 51 killed in more than 100 injured today was a train smashed into a truck that rolled onto the tracks. the train was coming out of a tunnel and passengers had to climb through windows and walk on the roof to get out. more than 400 people were on board. back in this country, mlb announced it is moving its all-star game out of georgia because of the state's new law adding restrictions on voting. the game had been scheduled for mid july just outside atlanta. the league it says it is looking for a new post city. a senior minneapolis police official testified today that derek chauvin no reason to kneel on george floyd's neck

biden emerged as winner of the 2020 race. >> thank you so much. i want to tell everyone who is on the zoom, we have almost 1,000 now. >> reporter: jonathan greenblatt is the c.e.o. of the anti- defamation league. he told newshour weekend that while necessary, the crackdown on hate speech and conspiracy groups on social media could have the unintended consequence of pushing extremists onto less- monitored forums. >> we think it's very likely that you will see-- while they move to other social media platforms because the large ones, finally, now after years, are taking some degree of action-- those seeds have already been planted. and so they will organize through different media. they will find new ways to connect. >> reporter: while most americans were appalled by the violent attempt to stop congress's certification of the election results, participants of this call, which took place the night before biden's inauguration, continued to discuss ways to derail his presidency. >> now, i believe what general flynn said, and i believe what sydney powell

for more national and international news, visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: president joe biden is aroaching his first hundred days in office this week. it's a benchmark every president has been measured by for the better part of a century. but where did it begin, and what does it really tell us about how a president will govern? special correspondent jeff greenfield walks us through this presidential milestone. >> this nation asks for action, and action now! >> it began here. on march 4, 1933, when franklin roosevelt took the oath of office at the depths of a savage depression. and that “bold executive actio”" he promised began almost immediately. two days after that inaugural, f.d.r. declared a “bank holiday,“ stopping a panic that threatened to collapse amera's financial structure. six days later, he gave his first fireside chat to explain what he was doing. >> i want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the united states about banking. >> then, with huge congressional majorities, roosevelt began to vastly broaden the scope of federal action: a new agency to s

president joe biden is spending this easter weekend at camp david with his family after unveiling his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan last week. on the political talk shows this morning, transportation secretary pete buttigieg made the case for the massive spending legislation, pitching it as a long-term investment that will also create jobs. >> we're still coasting off infrastructure choices that were made in the 1950's. now is our chance to make infrastructure choices for the future that are going to serve us well in the 2030's and onto the middle of the century when we will be judged for whether we meet this moment here in the 2020's. >> sreenivasan: the bill includes funding for modernizing existing infrastructure like roads, bridges, public transit and rail, and also includes funding for electric vehicle charging stations and building high speed broadband. republicans have rejected the main source of proposed funding, an increase in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. >> how could the president expect to have bipartisanship when his proposal is a repeal of one of our signat

i've heard joe biden say that when he became vice president, he did the same thing. fritz mondale deserves credit for elevating the vice presidency into a position where he could be far more useful to the president and the country as a whole. how judy: do you see his legacy overall? we aired some excerpts from his speeches. the speech at the convention in 1984 when he spoke about raising taxes, but how do you see the lasting, how he will be seen in history? >> he was a fighter for civil-rights and was known for that. he was an environmentalist. he passed the wild and scenic rivers act before the first earth day. he was a progressive on issue after issue. he was extremely intelligent. he served with my father in the senate, and then he was a great ambassador during the clinton-gore years in japan. he was an excellent public servant in every way. judy: and choosing geraldine ferraro, the first woman to be nominated to be vice president. what is the significance of that? >> he said he made history with that choice, and he certainly did, and he was correct that it was th

that means there are republican voters across the country who may agree with joe biden on what he is putting forward. and so more likely this will go through undemocratic votes only. the question to me is just how popular is this going to be if indeed this is still in the early stages, we are not even boiling the water yet. what does it look like if this goes through in july or august or september? and how much time if republicans feel like they are not part of the decision-making, how much time do they have to change the focus, to make this about, as was discussed, being too much spending? spending on things that are not traditionally seen as infrastructure. it is getting paid for by taxes raised, even if they say he will only be on certain types of people and businesses. so that is the danger for democrats going forward. if you're going to make bipartisanship based on how popular it is, if republicans in congress do not feel a buy-in, then they will not feel particularly open-minded to making this become more popular as we go through the year. judy: does it look to you as if the tw

i don't think that is joe biden's intent, but those are the cards they have been dealt by the leaders in the house and senate. we can't automatically believe that the climate hysterics that many americans here in this country want to talk about -- we can't forget that america is the only industrialized country that would have met our paris climate accord emission control standards. we are leading the way in the united states, and for many in america in politics, to not give erica credit for what we ar doing to reduce our carbon footprint, and at the same time not crippling our economy, we've got to me sure we talk about what is good and what is happening positively along that front, not just doom and gloom. judy: as i said to secretary granholm, it is just the beginning of this debate, but i think everyone welcomes hearing both sides and welcomes knowing that the two sides are going to be talking to one another. congressman rodney davis, thank you very much. we appreciate it. even as the u.s. sets records for daily covid-19 vaccinations, disparities in it who is getting those vaccines

i don't think that's joe biden and pete buttigieg and jennifer granholm first step, but i think it is the cards they've been dealt by their leaders in the house and the senate. let's not forget, too, judy, we can't just automaticly believe the climate hysterics that many in this country want to talk about. we can't forget that america is the only industrialized country that would have met the paris climate accord emissions control standards. we're leading the way in the united states. and for many here in america, in politics, to not give america credit for what we're already doing to reduce our cash footprint, and at the same time not crippling our economy and killing good-paying american jobs right here in central illinois -- we've got to make sure we talk about what is good and what is happening positively along that front in america, not just doom and gloom that comes from many that i serve with. >> woodruff: well, as i said to secretary granholm, it is just the beginning of this debate, but i think everyone welcomes hearing both sides and welcomes knowing that the two sides are g

that means there are republican voters across the cotry who may agree with joe biden on what he is putting forward. and so it seems more likely than not this is going to go through on democratic votes only. and so the question to me is just how popular is this going to be, if indeed this is still as lisa was talking about, you know, in the early stages. we're not only boiling the water yet. for the meal. what does it look like if this goes through in july or august or september. and how much time, if republicans feel like they aren't part of the decision mang, how much time did they have to change the focus, to nake this about as tam and lisa both discussed,too much spending, spending on things that aren't traditionally seen as infrastructure. that it is getting paid for by taxes raised on all kinds of people, even if they say it is only going to be on certain types of people and certain types of businesses. so that's the danger for desm krats going forward. if you are going to make bipartisanship based on how popular it is, if republicans in congress don't feel a buy-in, then they are not

there has been very important news on this infrastructure and other plant senator joe mansion of west virginia -- senator mark warner, thought of as more as someone who would go along with the biden team more often, said he will not tell reporters what he thinks what does have concerns about the biden plan in general. this is a 50 senate majority and a need every senate democrat and there are two that have concerns. this will be a long slot to get -- along sl -- a long slog. judy: thank you to both of you for making it so much clearer. ♪ stephanie: good evening. we will return to judy and the full program after the latest headlines. california announced it will lift all its covid-19 restrictions june 15 if hospitalizations remain low and there's sufficient vaccine supply. but its mask mandate will remain in effect. meanwhile, indiana ended its statewide mask order, although businesses can still require customers to wear them. and a rare sight in arlington, texas last night. a sellout crowd packed in to watch the texas rangers home opener. the largest in-persoaudience for a major lea

senator joe matchen of west virginia made it known he's not in favor of raising the tax rate to 28% and mark warner, astronaut as someone who might go along with the biden team more often, says he's not going to tell reporters what he thinks but that he does have concerns about the biden plan in general. so this is a 50/50 senate majority, they need every senate democrat and there are two that have concerns. so this is going to be a long slog to get this very large bill across the finish line. >> woodruff: long slog, and we thank the two of you for making it all so much clearer. yamiche alcindor, lisa desjardins, thank you. >> thanks, judy. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, california announced it will lift all its covid-19 restrictions june 15th if hospitalizations remain low and there's sufficient vaccine supply. but its mask mandate will remain in effect. meanwhile, indiana ended its statewide mask order, although businesses can still require customers to wear them. and a rare sight in arlington, texas last night. a sellout crowd packed in to watch the texas rangers home opener;