JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked
a vote on censuring Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
The California Democrat had said that, if Derek Chauvin were acquitted in the death
of George Floyd, then -- quote -- "We have got to get more confrontational." Republicans
argued that she was inciting violence. Waters denied it.
Latino lawmakers and community leaders in Chicago called today for a federal investigation
of the police shooting death of Adam Toledo. A Chicago officer killed the 13-year-old last
month after a chase in a dark alley. The Latino leaders also demanded an accelerated overhaul
of policing.
ARTURO JAUREGUI, Attorney: The killing of Adam Toledo at the hands of the police brings
to the forefront the pressing needs to address the Chicago Police Department enforcement
policies and practices in the Latino community. We cannot leave it up to the police department
to investigate itself and expect meaningful reforms.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Police bodycam video appears to show the teenager dropping a gun and raising
his hands a moment before the officer fired.
COVID-19 infections set more records today. India had more than 200,000 new cases for
a sixth straight day and 1,760 deaths. That is the most yet.
Meanwhile, European regulators recommended that Johnson & Johnson's vaccine carry a warning
label about extremely rare blood clots. But they said the vaccine's benefits far outweigh
the risks.
Carbon dioxide emissions are surging again, and the world economy recovers from the pandemic.
The International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental group, predicts a 5 percent increase this
year, approaching the peak levels of 2014. The group says demand for coal is driving
the increase.
In Russia, doctors for Alexei Navalny were barred from seeing him today at a prison hospital.
The opposition leader is on hunger strike, protesting officials' refusal to let his doctors
treat him for various problems.
His personal physician says she and others waited for hours outside the prison hospital
about 100 miles east of Moscow.
DR. ANASTASIA VASILYEVA, Personal Physician For Alexei Navalny (through translator): We
came, and they said we would meet the head doctor at 2:00 p.m. I don't understand why
we can't come in. The doctors have left Alexei Navalny, their patient, in grave condition
in the intensive care unit. It's absurd.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Navalny did post to his Instagram account today. He said he looks like a skeleton,
but is heartened by expressions of support.
Rallies protesting his treatment are planned tomorrow across Russia.
The president of Chad, Idriss Deby, has died after more than 30 years in power. The Central
African nation's military says he was wounded outside the capital as he visited troops battling
rebels. Deby had just been declared the winner of a sixth term in office. A transitional
council named his son interim president.
Back in this country, the Biden administration is allowing an extra 22,000 seasonal workers
into the U.S. this year. That's on top of the yearly limit of 66,000. The jobs are mainly
in hotels and restaurants, among other sectors.
And on Wall Street, banks and tech stocks pulled the broader market lower. The Dow Jones
industrial average lost 256 points to close at 33821. The Nasdaq fell 128 points. The
S&P 500 was down 28.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": efforts to make a greener airplane take off amid climate
crisis; and Al Gore remembers the life and legacy of former Vice President Walter Mondale.