Not knowing who to trust. All of that and more on tonight, tonight Pbs Newshour. Major funding for the Pbs Newshour has been provided by cfo, caregiver, it tailors advice to help you live your life. Life well planned. For 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no Contract Wireless plans. Our u. S. Based Customer Service Team can help you find the plan that fits you. To learn more, Visit Consumer cellular. Tv. Johnson johnson. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by viewers like you, thank you. Vanessa good ening, i am vanessa ruiz. We will return to Judy Woodruff after the latest headlines. Rescue crews in surfside, for to have spent another day digging into a collapsed condominium tower, hoping to find survivors. The mayor of Miamidade County has confirmed that the Death Toll has risen. Risen to nine people. Officials pledged to keep at it in the face of thunderstorms and dangerous debris falling off the building. The west side of the pile had to be cornered off a little bit because it was becoming excessively dangerous to work there. Nobody is giving up hope here, nobody is stopping, the work goes on, full force, we are dedicated to get everyone out of that pile of rubble. The Wall Street Journal and others report the head of the condominium Owners Board warned in april that damage to concrete supports have gotten significantly worse. The white house announced that President Biden will visit the site on thursday. The supreme court ruled this evening that a ban on residential restrictions for the cdc can remain in place. Landlords that have been losing Money And Rent brought the case, arguing that the cdc overstepped its authority. A scorching Heat Wave along the pacific northwest coast has moved east after breaking records on seattle and portland. Thtemperature reached a record 109 degrees, readis all across eastern washington state, gone and idaho broke more records. Hitting 100 degrees in some areas. President biden will meet virtually with western governors to discuss the Drought And Wildfire season. The u. S. House of representatives voted to remove statues. It includes a bus of Roger Tony bust of roger tawney. The bill moves to the senate. President biden appealed for Support Today for a bartisan infrastructure plan, costing nearly 1 trillion. The president argued at is a Selling Point as he toured a Transit Center in the cross. That is what it means to reach consensus in the heart of every democracy. This too often keeps us frozen in place and keeps us from solving real problems. They are pressing for a much larger aid plan, costing 6 trillion. In economic news, united airlines announced it is ordering 270 new plans. It will include 70 from airbus. It could be worth as much as the billion dollars. U. S. Home prices surged at the fastest pace in more than 15 years. They were not they were up nearly 50 . Homebuyers have been bidding on prices for a limited supply of properties. Still to come on the newshour, the armed conflict in ethiopia shows no signs of abating as signs of control in tigre remained in doubt. Black women lawmakers live with a perpetual feeling of danger after being elected to office. Plus, how summer movies hope to draw audiences back to the big screen. This is the Pbs Newshour from W Eta studios in washington and in the west from the Walter Cronkite School of journalism at arizona state university. The u. S. Is in a far better place this summer than in many other countries witnessing new covid cases. The Delta Variant of covid is expected to become the dominant strain in the u. S. William begins our coverage with this rort. Across the world, a wave of new lockdowns being implemented as nations scramble to get ahead of the Coronavirus Strain known as the Delta Variant. The risk is real. They are imposing stayathome orders. They will be entering a fourday lockdown. In several asian nations, indonesia and malaysia, the variant has threatened to overrun hospitals, travelers in Hong Kong hustled to get on the last flights to the United Kingdom before a Travel Ban into place. It is killing people by the thousands. Across africa, the virus is hitting hard. The president issued a stark warning. We are in the grip of a devastating wave. This variant is highly contagious. Much more so than the original coronavirus. It is on track to become the dominant global strain. The sender for Disease Control and prevention says it has already been identified for in at least 77 countries. Why should we act there is no solution when there is a solution . The solution is vaccines. Only 10 of the World Population has been vaccinated. In some nations, the rates are far lower. Many countries are desperate for more supply. Just give us the vaccines. Given the spread, the World Health Organization recommended masks even for those fully vaccinated. More transmission, more violence. Even the u. S. , with half of its population vaccinated and as People Ditch masks, the Delta Variant is becoming the dominant source of cases here as well. Where vaccination rates are low like in the south and some western states, this variant is growing. Public health officials say unvaccinated people account for virtually all hospitalizations and deaths in the u. S. Were still at risk of getting seriously ill or dying if you have not been vaccinated. That is just a fact. As july 4 approaches, the biden administration has fallen short on its goal of getting 70 of americans fully vaccinated and now it has begun shipping extra doses overseas, trying to halt the spread of this Delta Variant for it claims even more lives. For the Pbs Newshour, i am william. We turn to dr. Anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Dr. Fauci, thank you for being with us again. Many americans were starting to feel we are moving back to normal, restrictions slowly starting to be lifted but now we see this variant, other countries slamming on the brakes, just how much of a Game Changer is it . It is a Game Changer for people who are not vaccinated. One of the issues is the vaccines are they doing quite well in protecting against any symptomatic disease and certainly highly effective in preventing severe disease that would lead to hospitalization or death. The concern we have is we have pockets in this country, particularly but not exclusively among certain southern states where the level of vaccination is dangerously low. Around 35 or so. As a country, we are doing vy well. We have 50 of the adult population fully vaccinated. About 67 or 66 of the adult population has received at least one dose and particularly among the elderly, about 85 plus have received at least one dose. That is the good news. If you a vaccinated, in general, youre doing fine. It is the concern about unvaccinated people. If ever there was a Clarion Call to get vaccinated, you can predict you can protect yourself against a virus that has a better capability of spreading from persontoperson and that could make you more seriously l. That is the issue. You dont want to see two americas, one thats protected very nicely because the Vaccines Work and then certain pockets of the country where you can have these many surges which can be very disconcerting and dangerous. In trying to understand how much more wearying this new variant is, is there a way to quantify that . We are reading stories about people in australia were quarantined in separate hotel rooms. They are still getting the covid and there is concern about air circulation. It is clearly more transmissible by multi fold. If you look at the hospitalization, there was a study from scotland which showed that hospitalizations clearly had a few times more likelihood of getting hospitalized if you are infected with the Delta Variant versus the variants that were previously circulated. In certain countries, the Delta Variant has become quite dominant. It has pushed aside the other variants that are there. This will happen in our country, the United States in those areas of unvaccinated people. That is the reason we say we are dealing with something that we have to take very seriously. It is the economy. If you were vaccinated, you are in quite good shape. If you are not vaccinated, youre at quite a bit of risk. Do you believe there will have to be restrictions reimposed . The World Health Organization are saying that people should not be masked should be wearing masks indoors because of this. We have to be careful to distinguish what the World Health Organization has to deal with. They have to deal with recommendations f the entire planet. That is in under vaccinated planet. 10 of people are vaccinated in the world. There are some countries where the virus is raging with a high dynamic of spread. Even if you are vaccinated and you are in that environment, the chances with a vaccine even as good as it is, no vaccine is 100 . Even the good vaccines, the good ones protect about 88 against infection that is symptom some dramatic and over 90 against severe infection. There are vaccines being used globally that are not nearly as good as that. Then there are those that have only receiveone dose because of a shortage of vaccinations. And we know in certain tuations, in one dose, the efficacy goes down from 80 to around 30 . It is no wonder that even if you are vaccinated and you are in an area with a high density of virus, you ine fact should still wear a mask indoors. There are those that dont want to take any risk. They may consult with their physician or a Health Care Provider and say i really dont want to take any risk at all. It is perfectly fine for those people to wear a mask but as a country, the cdc at this point has not changed the recommendation that if you are vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask. They are following this outbreak on a daily basis. If there is a change in the guideline, that change would be made but right now, things will stay the same. Judy i hear you saying the door is open possibly to reinstating some restrictions depending on where this variant goes. Dr. Fauci, speaking of this variant and protecting against it, where does the research stand right now in terms of booster shots . We are rding there is more and more reason to believe that americans will need boosters. There is research and multiple studies going on right now. Some sponsored by us at the nih, some sponsored by the companies themselves that are trying to determine what the Feasibility And Necessity of the booster is. You boost for durability of response. You get good protection but youre not sure how long it lasts. You can monitor that either by monitoring laboratory data or monitoring clinical issues such as whether or not you get more breakthrough infections then you would have predicted. That is one thing and then there is the idea of a booster that might be a booster against a specific variants. Even though we are testing for that, we have not had to seriously consider that because the vaccines we are using now, as i mentioned a moment ago seem to be doing quite well, even against the Delta Variant. Bottom line, you keep an open mind always. You do the research in case you have to u boosters. I would think that at some time, we may need a booster. When that may be could be determined by the studies we are being done. Your message to americans that are wavering right now that are still reluctant to get the vaccine. The data is looking at you square in thface. For the safety of your family and your community responsibility, to get this virus crushed, you do that and you get the overwhelming proportion of the vaccinated population vaccinated. I encourage people who are hesitant to get vaccinated to please get vaccinated. Dr. Anthony fauci, we appreciate it. Thank you thank thank you. I appreciate it, thank you. Judy today, there is a fragile ceasefire in tigray in northern ethiopia. It is a dramatic turn in a conflict that has killed thousands, uprooted millions, and featured atrocities the international community say were committed by the government of a nobelprize winning prime minister. As Nick Schifrin tells us, now tigray rebels are claiming victory. And a warning images and accounts in this report may upset some viewers. Today, i tigray, celebration for what they are liberation day. Residents posted Cellphone Video of rebels entering the city flying their flag. Just hours beforehand, the capital erected in fireworks after ethiopian soldiers were treated. The last eight months, those ethiopian soldiers with allies for this left a trail of scorched earth. They occupy much of tigre tigray. The military responded with widespread atrocities. Children and over 60 civilians killed while they shot at a market bombed by ethiopian planes. Families wailed and waited for 27 hours for international Health Care workers to arrive after if the opium troops blocks access. When they carried away the wounded, so many arrived at the hospital 20 miles away, the lobby became a triage center. The victims barely older than the civil war. This mother looks on as the doctor tries to save a young life. Ethiopian soldiers are accused of systematic rape as this teenager is six months pregnant. If you stay home, you will die. If you go out there, you will die. If im going to die anyway, i would rather die fighting. Ethiopia used hunger as a weapon of war. They pushed tigray to the brink of famine. The uns has 5 million urgently need assistance and ethiopian troops are believed to have targeted very organizations trying to help. Including the offices of doctors without borders. Maria Hernandezs Car was ambushed and she and two collies were murdered. 1. 7 million flee their homes. They called the conflict and attempts to oppress and entire Region And Ethnicity as they admitted earlier this year. They rarely use this kind of language that theyre going to destroy them, they are going to wipe them out and so forth. The government had been defined. The military said it only targets rebels, not civilians. During recent parliamentary elections, he promised to unite the country. The government described the retreat as a humanitarian ceasefire but ethiopian forces have lost ground and international Pressure And Punishment has increased. The State Department wned of further sanctions. If the Government Announcement was a cessation of hostilities and it does not result in improvements, ethiopia should anticipate further action. We will not stand by in the face of wars in tigray. We turn to a senior advisor at the Africa Program at the u. S. Institute for peace, a nonprofit dedicated to resolving the conflict abroad. Welcome to the news hour. They have captured the capital of tigray but they are not accepting this unilateral ceasefire and they do not control all of tigray. Do you expect these forces to try to be on the offensive . I think so. There are areas they dont have full control over. They are not ready for a ceasefire just yet. Part of the reason is there are other forces involved in this. It is not just ethiopians. Its not clear whether the eritrean forces will withdraw, whether there are ethnic amharas. Do you fear, bottom line, fighting not over . I think the potential is really there. The ceasefire is a good step and it does not mean that the fighting will conclude. Ethiopias pm is on the verge of declaring victory in recent elections. Hes under diplomatic pressure from the Intl Community and his forces were routed by some tigrayan forces on the ground. Are those the reasons why Ceasefire Today . I think broadly those are the reasons. Clearly, the military advances of the tigrayan forces in the last few days have been rather rapid, decisive in term so their effect and that has put the government of ethiopia under significant pressure. At the same time, it is probably not the only fact because it has been Pressure Building for some time on the prime minister to halt the hostilities. There is international pressure and pressures in the region. That could play a role because prior to the elections, there was a great deal of discussion within ethiopia and other parts of the country about how necessary it was to continue this and whether the war was necessary. There was a great bit of popularity attached to it. With the elections out of the way, we can give it the consideration. How important is this for idiopathic . What is the risk if the prime minister does not start a genuine political dialogue with tigray . There are other nationalist movements in ethiopia watching this closely. There are implications on two levels. In tigray itself, by no means a certainty that the violence will end definitively, and even if it were, the very dramatic Humanitarians Situation that exists isnt going to be reversed overnight. People on the verge of famine that Wont Change by tomorrow. Elsewhere in ethiopia, there are other plans problems of insecurity, grievance. They are not directly related to tigray. The grievances have many commonalities in terms of how effective that government is. In that sense, people are looking at what is happening in tigray. On the humanitarian side, how dire is the situation for the displaced and refugees . Are they getting what they need . There will be around 2 million people internally displaced. What we know at the moment is this has been a severe challenge and most people in need of assistance have not been getting sufficient assistance required. One real test that will be to see if the ceasefire actually changes the humanitarian access question. The federal forces withdrew with the looting of some equipment. It was not a very promising sign. We will have to see if that improves and if there is a genuine attempt to allow humanitarian access and humanitarian systems to come into where it is needed most. Thank you very much. Judy now we bring you the final installmt in our higher education series. Over the last month, we heard stories about how students and institutions have been upended by the pandemic. Tonight, we take a more hopeful look at students who have been inspired by the events of the last year . And returned to school. Hari sreenivasan has this report for our series, rethinkin college. Graduation day at howard university. This day was not guaranteed. I had some doubts sometimes, i really did. We didnt find out we were having an Inperson Graduation until the last week of march. So initially i was thinking that i was going to be on zoom in my bedroom at home walking that way now. Anthony majored in journalism and not too long ago, hoped to begin a career as an investigative journalist. I felt like there were a lot of people raising awareness and studying and researching and willing to talk about what was going on but not enough people willing to or able to act at the time and i felt like that is what i needed to do. After four years of college, instead of looking for jobs, she decided on a completely new career path. She went back to howard to start a masters in social work. There is not enough people who feel empowered to act on what is going on right now. A lot of people felt hopeless and alone. I really enjoy working with people and empowering them to solve their own issues and come up with their own solutions to what they are facing. For anthony, it was seeing the effects of the pandemic firsthand. I remember at the beginning of the pandemic, my grandfather, like, got laid off and hes older. So he was working past Retirement Age anyways, and he had started going to the Food Bank and he uld have to sit in the Food Bank line for hours to be able to get food. And he wasnt even, as you know, i guess, high need as other people were. Then came the murder of George Floyd. Anthony took part in the massive social Justice Movement that followed and watched the conviction of Derek Chauvin last month but in the reactions she saw how much work still needs to be done. This one person has been punished for the wrong thing they did but it is not about the one person. It is not only a culture but it is structures and the systems we have in place that need to be changed and it is Life Or Death and George Floyd really cemented that in my mind. At thousand miles away, zachary lives on his farm in linville, texas. Population 1,193. He was born and raised here. But spent the last decade traveling around the world. Back in 2008, he graduated from junior college with a degree in psychology, but felt like continuing Education Wasnt for him. But this last year sparked something in him as well. A lot of crocs were exposed during the election and during the pandemic that i feel need to be addressed and have not been addressed. Because of the isolation, they have been spared much of the effects of the pandemic. It was not spared from the political upheaval. Much of it was playing out right in front of his eyes on facebook. One of the things that really concerned me was the amount of Misinformation And Ignorance in the literal sense of the word that was out there. He had always been interested in politics but for the first time, he felt compelled to get actively involved. He hoped to get a Bachelors Degree in politics. He is hoping that with this formal education and his unique blend of experiences, he will be able to bridge the political Divisiveness And Stem the misinformation he is seeing. I have a rural background, a hispanic background. I have been exposed to a bunch of different cultures. I hope that talking to them, telling them about my story and telling them about my experiences and then listening to their experiences and making them realize that there is not that much difference between different people. He admits that he could has could have just as easily stayed where he was but now was the time to act. I am hoping to be the change you want to see in the world. As a country, we are at a point where these things need to be dealt with or who knows what is going to happen . For anthony back in washington dc, the decision to go back to school was a bit of a leap. And the second person to graduate from my college so going back to a masters degree, it was not something i realistically saw for myself. It all started to make sense. If you have an opportunity to help someone, even if it is in a little, tiny way, why would you not do that . For the Pbs Newshour, you 2021 has seen black women reach new heights in the halls of u. S. Government from Kamala Harris as Vice President , to a Recordsetting Number of black women in congress and in mayors offices. While many celebrate the increase in representation, many of these elected leaders also face harassment and threats. Amna nawaz has their story as part of our race matters series. Many have told thistories while trying to do their jobs. Candice norwood is the digital Politics Reporter who led the Reporting Effort for news hour, and she joins me now. Candice, welcome to you. Thanks for being here. Hello, thanks. So we want to unpack a little bit more about some of this remarkable Reporting Youve spent months pulling together. But first, lets just take a quick listen to some of the women you spoke to. On every caucus call, we had members who were getting death threats on a daily basis. Early on, when we were getting the list of like credible threats coming in for members of congress, there were centered around members of color and there are only twentyfive black women that serve in the United States congress. And so its not like i can blend in with my colleagues because there is not that many of us. I am always thinking, wow, ok, if somebody came into the Capitol Building right now and they wanted to shoot all the black people here, whats my plan . How do i escape, how do i get out of here . One of the turning points for me and my campaign was during the George Floyd protests when someone, we still dont know who, drove by one of the democratic party offices in my district where my sign was in the window, there were black Lives Matter signs in the Window And Someone shot bullet holes. So candice, it is incredibly disturbing to hear those fears and concerns from those four women. You spoke to a number of women, though, right . How common were those experiences . [10] yeah, so i and my reporting partners, Chloe Jones and liz bolaji, spoke with 18 women in politics, black women in politics at all levels of government, and 17 of them recounted similar experiences with verbal abuse and physical threats. Kian morris is a former Vermont Legislator who suffered years of harassment and finally resigned in 2018. At the time, she and her husband lived in his Childhood Home and decided to move for safety concerns to a different city. But even in that new city and that new home, their now 10yearold son built a Panic Room Type space, remembering the kind of the experiences they had back in their previous city. It is not just physical threats, it is verbal abuse. Baltimore states attorney, Marilyn Mosby recounted an experience listening to a voicemail that was sent to her that was laced with expletives and racial slurs and we have a clip we are going to pl now and a warning to our viewers, it contains strong language. If we had known you would be this much trouble, we would have picked our own cotton. We spoke with 18 women. There was some reluctance to speak with us. We heard from not only academic experts but the women themselves that when they do speak out on these issues, they often see arise in the abusive treatment in the attacks. You asked women what would was like to carry that concern through doing this job. You have a heavier response ability, your community is looking at you. When the rest of the world things that when you open your mouth, you represent all black people. If congress starts to look like us, no one can stop us. There was an onslaught of backlash. So many people were hearing is that when congress is all black women. If you see that, you forget that i am a mother and a teacher and a committee member. All these different things i am are lost. I came here knowing i would be the only black women black woman. I speak with monotone every time because i dont get the right to be like the white men do and slam books down and yell and use my outside voice all the time. I dont have that privilege. This is an incredibly crushing weight to carry on a daily basis. It is exhausting to live in constant fear, feeling like youre in a constant state of Fight Or Flight and not knowing who to trust. You asked to them about what it took to get to that job in the first place. What did they share with you . We know that speaking with women broadly and women and underrepresented backgrounds, just to get them to run for office, they often havto be asked. The women we spoke with describes going through a series of mental steps to even enter that space that includes things like childcare, thgs like what political campaign, that strain that it would put on their families and also the safety measures. Black women think about the legacy they are leaving and the doors they are opening for other people. They feel that pressure and we also know that women broadly and black women are less likely to run for office again than white men if they dont succeed. What did they tell you about how this impacts the work . Black women feel deeply connected to their communities, that they are being elected to represent and research indicates that black legislators broadly really champion issues that center the nee of different black communities. Th are promoting things based on the diverse backgrounds. They are often cominfrom backgrounds that are underrepsented in institutions of power. Someone who is connected to immigration, someone who comes from a life of poverty or singleparent households, that informs the work they do and the bills they are sponsoring. Amid all this Pressure D Barrier breaking, even the fear of death in many cases, do you asked them what keeps them going . I chose this road. No one forced me. No one tidy up and said do it. I chose this path. I have an obligation to speak up and stand up for my community. There is no way to a race being black or female. I would not if i could. I just have to keep moving forward. When you spoke to all of these women and heard all of their stories, what stood out to you . The weight of being one of a few to be in these positions of power and what this means. If im not going to champion these issues, who will be . The idea that some women want to stay in power, to push back against a common response they hear, that your a public official, you have chosen this life, a life of threats. They are saying no. They are saying staying in power is a way to refute that. We spoke to women who have hardlines. Congresswoman underwood was very candid about her feelings on being in public office and she said she is not willing to die to do this work. There are other ways to serve her community. If the threats grow and become worse, she is willing to walk away. It is a remarkable piece of reporting. Thank you so much for being here. Last year, we brought you the stories of migrants traveling through one of the worlds most lawless and dangerous laces, a roadless Jungle Expense along the border of colombia and panama. Special correspondent, nadia and her husband and photographer, bruno traveled there under harrowing circumstances to shed light on people striving for better lives. Underneath the soaring jungle canopy, migrants from around the world Risks Death crossing the jungle in a desperate bid to reach the u. S. And canada. They have no map and no instructions on how to make it through one of the worlds most dangerous migration routes. I would like to send a message to anyone who is thinking of doing this. It is very dangerous. Many migrants spend a week or two on this trail before they reach a Village And Safety but these journeys started long before. Two weeks ago, she was received a Pulitze Prize for the trip. She and bruno were named peabody award winners. The most prestigious in broadcasting for their stories reported for the newshour. That is a rare compliment. I spoke with her shortly after the news. Congratulations. It does not come any bigg than this. A Pulitzer Prize O top of a peabody. How are you dealing with all of this . I dont know how i am healing with it. It is a wonderful shock. I continue to try to make sense of it. Im really grateful for the honor and i am grateful that these stories are getting renewed attention right now because they are ongoing. You remind us that their lives are ongoing. Tell us about how some of them are managing now. Sure. In each group that we followed, many of them spent months in detention and some of them for deported. Many of them ended up having to wait a year to get work permits, some of them are still in that limbo. It is very difficult for many of them to sustain themselves in the u. S. Right now. We followed a group of cameroonians. Some viewers might remember georgia was a cameroonian man who was severely injured. His group had to leave him behind in the jungle and by a small miracle, george managed to crawl his way through the jungle without food for two weeks. I am happy to report that he now lives in maryland. I will also mention, this remarkable woman, sandra was part of this cameroonian group. She spent eight months in ice detention. She was transferred between facilities, shackled and dressed in a prisoner pass uniform. She was finally able to reunite with her fiance when she was released in texas. She is trying to create a new life here in the United States and she had a newborn girl who is three weeks old. It is a hard enough situation as it is. Click so many migrants who flew from south asia, africa and the middle east became stranded along the roof. We have now seen a tremendous increase in the number of people who are retaking this route. Just in the months of april and may, 5000 migrants each month have been crossing the darien gap. Just under just or 15,000 this year alone. These numbers tell the story of the impact on his life. Click the story of the pandemic and the story of each individual to survive. Regulations for this extraordinary work. Congratulations for this extraordinary work. With summer underway, movie studios and box offices are clamoring for theatergoers to return. There is evidence that it is beginning to happen. The latest installment of the fast and furious franchise earned 70 million this past weekend. That is the biggest opening for a movie since the pandemic began. Jeffrey brown looks out for what theaters have in store this summer. Movie theaters are reopening across the country but are film lovers ready to return . Look at some of the summer films that hope to lure them. Nice to see you in person. Lets start first, before we get to films, are we seeing people return to movie theaters . There are people ready to go back out there. I dont think it is just sent files like myself. You saw a quiet place send files cinephiles like myself. I think that we are definitely seeing people ready to go back to theaters. I agree. I think it is fascinating that a quiet place 2 already surpassed 100,000. The Conjuring Sequel has done very well. Harbor is one of those genres that demands to be seen in the theater. The pleasure of it is to experience those jump scares together. Black widow, the Origin Story of the Marvel Character starring scarlett johansson. I think there is a really high interest in that and then f9, the latest fast and furious installment, that has been a juggernaut of a franchise, usually fun to see on a big screen. What about some smaller ones or middleoftheroad that you are looking forward to . I am especially excited for people to see this one. It is a road trip movie, and observers to movie. I hope people go see it. That will only be in theaters for the original release. It wont have a vod simultaneous release. I hope people check out ace summer soul. It is about this festival that occurred in 1969 in harlem. It had stevie wonder, gladys knight, sly and the family stone, it was buried for 50 years and now it has been unearthed. The performances are fantastic. Ann i loved koda. That was one of the big titles coming out of sundance. It is a high School Student who has been the only Hearing Member of her family and she acted as their translator and now she is trying to strike out. It is a crowdpleaser. And the other one i am looking forward to is respect. That is the Aretha Franklin Biopic with jennifer hudson. We came to a year that in some ways changed everything. The good news about the past year is that people are as individual storytelling as ever. If you take about the past 14 or 15 months when we were all zooming together, we asked what were you watching. Do movies have people are seeing them where they can and where they want to. How are you seeing them . I agree. We were having these conversations before the pandemic about what going to the movies was. My biggest Fear And Concern is that people will go back to the theaters but only to see the bigbudget movies like f9, a quiet place, i fear these smaller movies like the ones we just talked about may not be as successful on screen but to me, if people can see films in any way, shape or form, i think that is a win for the industry overall. Thank you very much. That is the newshour for tonight. I am Judy Woodruff. Join us again. Thank you, please stay safe and we will see you soon. Major funding for the Pbs Newshour has been provided by consumer cellular. Johnson johnson. Financial services firm raymond james. Bnsf railway. Carnegie corporation of new york, supporting innovations and education and democratic engagement and the advancement at carnegie. Org. The target foundation, committed to advancing racial equity and the change required to shift systems and accelerate equable equitable opportunity and the ongoing support of these institutions. 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