representative haaland had no good answer. american jobs are being sacrificed in the name of the biden agenda. these policies will have no effect on climate change, but have real-life consequences for thousands and thousands of americans. representative haaland's nomination is historic. if confirmed, she would be the first native american cabinet secretary. let me be very clear. representative haaland's extreme policy views and lack of sensitive area -- answers during the hearing disqualify her for this job. she is allowed to pursue her green new deal inspired policies at the department of interior. she will run wyoming and other states economies into the ditch. i cannot support her nomination. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. are there other members wishing to be heard on the nomination of congresswoman haaland? >> mr. chairman. >> senator. >> mr. chairman. i have a question for counsel. >> please. counsel? >> how long has this committee been in effect in the united states of america as it relates to public lands? >> th

representative haaland was elected to the congress in 2018. she was the first native american woman, along with representative charice davis from kansas, to ever, ever serve in the people's house. if confirmed, rep haaland would not only become the first native american to lead the department of interior, she would be the first native american to serve in any cabinet position in american history. we have had a vice president with native american roots, but never a cabinet official. given the long and troubled relationship between the federal government and tribal nations, the ascension of rep haaland to the top of the interior department is a profoundly important moment for america, as we advance on the long road, still not fully traveled at all, of equality, or towards equality. for too long, tribal nations have been denied a seat at the table where decisions were made that impacted their lives and their land. not only will secretary haaland ensure that they get a seat, she will bring her own lived experiences to the table alongside them. und

haaland, representative haaland comes from one of those interior square states. her agency is called the department of the interior. when you look at things like the land and water conservation fund, floods of money go to inside america, interior america, upland and inland america. and the coasts get always overlooked. and i've made it very clear to ms. haaland that that has to stop. with climate change coming, with fisheries moving about, with sea levels rising, with oceans warming, with actual seas acidifying in front of our eyes, to overlook the coast can happen no more. i trusted her when she said she would. i will take her at her word, but i also intend to work very hard to make sure that i can support her in keeping her word that oceans and coasts will matter. and with that, i yield to my friend from minnesota. ms. smith: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. smith: i rise today in strong support of the historic nomination of deb haaland to serve as secretary of the interior. when representative haaland appeared before the

deb haaland is being sworn in today as secretary of the interior. she is a tribal citizen of the laguna pueblo, becomes the first native american ever to serve in a u.s. presidential cabinet. two-term congresswoman from new mexico was confirmed by the senate monday after four republicans joined democrats in voting to confirm her -- susan collins of maine, lindsey graham of south carolina, lisa murkowski of alaska, and dan sullivan of alaska. as interior secretary, haaland will manage 500 million acres of federal and tribal land. she will also oversee government relations with 574 federally recognized tribal nations. during her confirmation hearing, haaland vowed to work for everyone. >> if confirmed, i will work my heart out for everyone. the families apostle field woers who helped build our country, ranchers and farmers who care deeply for their lands, communities with legacies of toxic pollution, people of color whose stories deserve to be heard, and those who want jobs of the future. amy: one major issue facing deb haaland as interior secretary w

deb haaland is being sworn in today as secretary of the interior. she is a tribal citizen of the laguna pueblo, becomes the first native american ever to serve in a u.s. presidential cabinet. two-term congresswoman from new mexico was confirmed by the senate monday after four republicans joined democrats in voting to confirm her -- susan collins of maine, lindsey graham of south carolina, lisa murkowski of alaska, and dan sullivan of alaska. as interior secretary, haaland will manage 500 million acres of federal and tribal land. she will also oversee government relations with 574 federally recognized tribal nations. during her confirmation hearing, haaland vowed to work for everyone. >> if confirmed, i will work my heart out for everyone. the families apostle field rkers who helped build our country, ranchers and farmers who care deeply for their lands, communities with legacies of toxic pollution, people of color whose stories deserve to be heard, and those who want jobs of the future. amy: one major issue facing deb haaland as interior secretary w

i want to take viewers back to deb haaland's confirmation hearing. it was for public and senator john barrasso who was pressing her on that topic during her confirmation hearing. here is a bit from that. >> you have stated that you are wholeheartedly against fracking and drilling on public lands. you have said that "we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground." you have also stated that you oppose all fossil fuel infrastructure. if confirmed, president biden is likely to ask you, specifically, whether he should extend the ban on oil and gas and coal on federal lands and waters. you said repeatedly that president biden's agenda is your agenda, but what this committee wants to know is how would you advise him? how will you act? your principal role as secretary of interior. how will you advise him, and will you encourage the president to extend the existing day -- the 60 day ban on leasing or o ot? >> yes, i will reiterate again, president biden's agenda would be my agenda if i am confirmed. i recognize that the roles are different. the role of a congres

one of the headlines yesterday, challenges galore await deb haaland. explain what some of those challenges are. >> well, deb haaland comes into the department of interior with very much different agenda from the trump administration. she's going to be looking at restoring national monuments, how far does the biden administration go on this pause, on oil and gas drilling on public lands? she's also going to have to deal with getting other appointees confirmed at the department and she's going to be overseeing several agencies dealing with huge issues from the treaty act to the endangered species act. it's a big, big job. and she's going to have a lot on her plate. >> big, big job that includes issues dealing with the united states public lands. i want to take viewers back to deb haaland's confirmation hearing. you mention oil and gas leases. it was republican senator john barrasso who was pressing her on that topic during one of those exchanges during her confirmation hearing. here's a bit from that. >> you have stated that you are, quote, wholeheartedl

deb haaland identifies as a native american. on the other hand, holland sounds very much like a scandinavian name and that stuck out to some of us who have scandinavian names. so, what is going on here? in fact, deb haaland is every bit as scandinavian as she is norwegian. she is america's first interior secretary since thomas served in the ford administration almost 50 years ago. in their quiet brooding way, the scandinavian community, we can tell you, is beaming with pride. little girls with names like larson and hansen will watch cabinet meetings and know that they too have a chance to oversee one fifth of the american landmass someday. when deb haaland speaks, she will be speaking for millions of norwegian americans, people whose ancestors have been here for more than 1,000 years. their voices can now be heard. deb haaland, hero which of the people. she is welcome in our sauna anytime. andrew kerr reported that andrew cuomo was under county nursing home deaths in may of last year. last year. but the media ignore that story.

deb haaland endorsed her. she said deb haaland shared stories about life on and off a reservation, which resonated with her. debbie and her husband said they would not miss deb haaland's confirmation hearing for the world. they signed on to a virtual watch party to support her. to be there for it. this was a billboard in billings, montana, before deb haaland's confirmation. quote, the first people of this land, the last to receive the vote. our first secretary of the interior. this was projected outside the interior department's headquarters in d.c., the night before her hearing. our ancestors' dreams come true. tonight, that dream became official. deb haaland confirmed with bipartisan support in the u.s. senate. she's now our nation's secretary of the interior. which means that president biden, more than 50 days into his presidency, is one step closer to a fully confirmed cabinet. biden is waiting for the senate to confirm five more cabinet level positions, including some of the big ones like health secretary

representative haaland had no good answer. american jobs are being sacrificed in the name of the biden agenda. these policies will have no affect on climate change but have real-life consequences for thousands and thousands of americans. representative haaland's nomination is a story. she would be the first native american cabinet secretary. let me be very clear. representative haaland's extreme policy views and lack of substantive answers during the hearing to me this qualify her for this job if she is allowed to pursue her green new deal inspired policies at the department of the interior. she will run wyoming and other states economy into the ditch. i cannot support her nomination. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator barrasso. are there other members wishing to be heard on the nomination of deb haaland? >> mr. chairman? >> senator. >> mr. chairman, i have a question for counsel. >> please. counsel. >> how long has this committee been in effect in the united states of america as a relates to public lands? >> this

deb haaland endorsed her. she said deb haaland shared stories about life on and off a reservation, which resonated with her. debbie and her husband said they would not miss deb haaland's confirmation hearing for the world. they signed on to a virtual watch party to support her. this was a billboard in billings, montana, before deb haaland's confirmation. quote, the first people of this land, the last to receive the vote. our first secretary of the interior. this was projected outside the interior department's headquarters in d.c., the night before her hearing. our ancestors' dreams come true. tonight, that dream became official. deb haaland confirmed with bipartisan support in the u.s. senate. she's now our nation's secretary of the interior. which means that president biden, more than 50 days into his presidency, is one step closer to a fully confirmed cabinet. biden is waiting for the senate to confirm five more cabinet level positions, including some of the big ones like health secretary, for example. the p

deb haaland endorsed her. debbie says deb haaland shared stories about life on and off a reservation, which resonated with her. debbie and her husband said they would not miss deb haaland's confirmation hearing for the world. they signed on to a virtual watch party to support her, to be there for it. this was a billboard in billings, montana, before deb haaland's confirmation. "the first people of this land, the last to receive the vote, our first secretary of the interior." this was projected outside the interior department's headquarters in d.c. the night before her hearing. "our ancestors' dreams come true." tonight, that dream became official. deb haaland confirmed with bipartisan support in the u.s. senate. she is now our nation's secretary of the interior, which means that president biden more than 50 days into his presidency is one step closer to a fully confirmed cabinet. biden is waiting for the senate to confirm five more cabinet-level positions, including some of the big ones like health secretary,

haaland. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-b of rule 20rks the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the the gentlewoman from new mexico, ms. haaland, the whole number of the house is 430. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the paycheck protection program and awarding three congressional medals to the u.s. capitol police acknowledging their efforts on january 6. and legislation for immigrants and will take up the violence against women act. live coverage when the house returns later today here on c-span. representative haaland was con filmed to be the new interior secretary and gave her floor speech. >> i rise today to deliver my final remarks on the floor of the people's house. i'm humbled to have spent the last two years in this chamber where i served new mexico along side my colleagues past and present in the new mexico delega.

. >> one of the headlines yesterday, challenges galore await deb haaland. explain what some of those challenges are. guest: deb haaland comes into department of interior with very much different agenda from the trump administration. she's going to be looking at restoring national monuments, how far does the biden administration go on this pause >> you have stated that you oppose all fossil fuel infrastructure. if confirmed, president biden is likely to ask you specifically whether he should extend the ban on oil, coal ol cold waters. you said president biden's agenda is your agenda. how will you advise him? how will you act, because you are the principal role as secretary of interior. how will you advise him and will you encourage the president to extend the 60-day ban on leasing or not? thank you, ranking member. i appreciate the question. yes, i will reiterate again president biden's agenda would be my agenda and the roles are different. the role of a congresswoman in one district in the country is much different as the role of a secretary who is fighting

deb haaland, she is from new mexico when she deb haaland, she is from new mexico, she is a native american. she is from the laguna pueblo tribe, just one of hundreds of tribes across the united states. she is a long—time campaigner for the rights of america's indigenous people. she is an environmental campaigner and there has been a big campaign on her behalf by environmentalist to get her appointed to this role in the department of the interior. she did this with president biden on some policies. she does not support fracking. she does support the green new deal which includes some radical policies to tackle climate change and the reason her new appointment is that the department she will be in charge of controls and manages about one fifth of all the public land across the united states. if you look at the extraction and use of fossil fuels from those lands that results in about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions from the us. she is going to be in charge of a key department at a time when president biden is looking at environmental policies. she is in a position to have her say

haaland's a member of the laguna pueblo tribe in new mexico. as part of her remit she will oversee the us government's relationship with tribal nations. she is also expected to play a key role in realising president biden�*s plans to fight climate change. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. deb haaland, she is from new mexico when she is a native american. she is from the laguna pueblo tribe, just one of hundreds of tribes across the united states. she is a long—time campaigner for the rights of america's indigenous people. she is an environmental campaigner and her there has been a big campaign on her behalf by environmentalist to get her pointed to this role in the department of the interior. she did this with president biden on some policies. she does not support fracking. she does not support fracking. she does support the green new deal which includes some radical policies to tackle climate change and the reason her new important is that the department she will be in charge of controls and manages about one fifth of a

haaland will have to advance to the full senate after a narrow 11-9 committee vote. in a six-minute statement, senator murkowski said in part, "i have really struggled through this one, how to reconciling a historic nomination with my concerns about an individual and an administration's conception of what alaska's future should be." she also noted that while alaskans were extremely proud of haaland, they had concerns about her "opposition to resource development on public lands, including her opposition to key projects in alaska and her questioning of the vital role that alaska native corporations serve in our communities." ultimately, murkowski supported the nominee and is expected to join senator susan collins of maine in backing haaland in a full senate vote, cementing her confirmation. minority leader mitch mcconnell may be supporting president biden's pick for attorney general, however, but that doesn't mean every other republican is ready to join him. in fact, senator tom cotton of arkansas is now pushing to delay merrick garland's confirmation to lead the depa

the confirmation of deb haaland is amazing. it is a huge step forward. and now it creates a government that more embodies the full richness and diversity of this country. there will be challenges ahead — not least within her own party, as the biden administration takes on climate change — but for america's indigenous people, this is a moment, and long overdue. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. scientists in iceland are bracing themselves for a volcanic eruption after the island recorded more than 40,000 earthquakes injust over two weeks. this concerning amount of activity is an indication that an eruption is imminent, though scientists are unable to confirm when exactly it might happen. europe correspondent jean mackenzie has this report. at times the ground continuously shakes. thousands of micro—earthquakes cascade one after another. hundreds are strong enough to feel. at iceland's meteorological office they are recording every last one. ,, . ., one. since midnight today there have been _ one. since midnight today there have been 1200 _ one. si

i am congresswoman haaland's constituent. she represents me in the congress and represents a lot of other people in the congress. i have been disappointed to hear characterizations that i don't think were either accurate nor appropriate, describing her as a radical, describing her as extreme. i am disappointed by the tenor of the debate in this committee. i voted for two in here nominees whose views have been considered quite radical by my constituents. i never use those terms because we have to get work done on this committee. the tenor over the past several years has been very productive and we have been able to, despite the fact that many people disagree on this issue -- i can tell you that congresswoman haaland's views in the congress quite accurately represent the views of most of my neighbors, but she has always shown an ability to work with people with very different, and i hope that is the ethic we would continue to pursue on this committee. i know that even when she and i have disagreed, that she has always had an op

deb haaland, she is from new mexico when she is a native american. she is from the laguna pueblo tribe, just one of hundreds of tribes across the united states. she is a long—time campaigner for the rights of america's indigenous people. she is an environmental campaigner and her there has been a big campaign on her behalf by environmentalist to get her pointed to this role in the department of the interior. she did this with president biden on some policies. she does not support fracking. she does support the green new deal which includes some radical policies to tackle climate change and the reason her new important is that the department she will be in charge of controls and manages about one fifth of all the public land across the united states. if you look at the extraction and use of fossil fuels from those lands that results in about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions from the us. she is going to be in charge of a key department at a time when president biden is looking at environmental policies. she is in a position to have her say a

haaland, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. haaland will vote aye on h. rest 198. as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote aye on h.res. 198. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on h.res. 198. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on agreeing to the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote no on h.res. 198. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek re

. >>> and history is officially made, as deb haaland becomes the first-ever native american to serve as a u.s. cabinet secretary. speaking to the president of the navajo nation about the great hope and turmoil for america's indigenous people. >>> welcome to tuesday. it is "mpt daily," and i'm chuck todd. in a lengthy statement, the new dhs secretary said as a nation we're on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in 20 years. think about that. that's quite a statement. he noted border patrol facilities have become crowded with children and hhs does not have the capacity to intake the number of accompanied children they've been encountering and that number of migrant children continues to go up. nbc news learned as of sunday border patrol had 4,300 unaccompanied children in its custody. it's a record number. last week was a record number. this is a 30% spike, by the way, in just a week. nearly 3,000 of the migrant children were being held beyond the current three-day limit. nbc news is also reporting from the associated press that fema plans to convert

the us senate has voted to confirm deb haaland to head the department of the interior — making her the first native american cabinet secretary. the congresswoman from new mexico is expected to have a key role in efforts to move the united states towards carbon neutrality. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show — the surfers making waves in fukushima, ten years after the nuclear disaster. the hunt for the priceless royal russian room stolen by the nazis. and we get a taste of sustainable sake. cheers to that! kanpai! we start this week in the fukushima region in north—eastern japan. now, as the world learns to cope with one disaster — a global pandemic — here, they're marking another. it's exactly ten years since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear catastrophe. the region has sadly become synonymous with those tragic events. a decade on, i'm here to find out how people are still battling to move on from the past. this is kitaizumi beach, some 70km from the centre of fu kushima city. while it's hard to believe now, this beach was once one of the most po

senate vote, where haaland is almost ceain to be confirmed. senator lisa murkowski of alaska was the only republican on the committee who supported haaland's nomination. murkowski said she struggled with her decision as her constituency in oil-rich alaska is concerned about haaland's opposition to fracking, pipelines, and fossil fuel development. if confirmed, deb haaland would be the first native american to serve in a cabinet post. the u.n. is urging eritrean troops to leave ethiopia's northern tigray region, where there have been reports of many atrocities by multiple parties in the ongoing conflict. this is u.n. humans rights office spokesperson ravina shamdasani. by preliminary analysis of the information received indicates that serious violations of international law, possibly amounting to war cmes and crimes against humanity, may have been committed by multiple actors, including the ethiopia national defense forces, the tigray liberation front, eritrean armed forces, and regional forces and affiliated militia. deeply distressing reports

senate vote, where haaland is almost certain to be nfirmed. senator lisa murkowski of alaska was the only republican on the committee who supported haaland's nomination. murkowski said she struggled with her decision as her constituency in oil-rich alaska is concerned about haaland's opposition to fracking, pipelines, and fossil fuel development. if confirmed, deb haaland would be the first native american to serve in a cabinet post. the u.n. is urging eritrean troops to leave ethiopia's northern tigray region, where there have been reports of many atrocities by multiple parties in the ongoing conflict. this is u.n. humans rights office spokesperson ravina shamdasani. by preliminary analysis of the information received indicates that serious violations of international law, possibly amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, may have been committed by multiple actors, including the ethiopia national defense forces, the tigray liberation front, eritrean armed forces, and regional forces and affiliated militia. deeply distressing repor

haaland, for five minutes. ms. haaland: madam speaker, i rise today to deliver my final remarks on the floor of the people's house. i'm humbled to have spent the last two years in this chamber where i proudly served new mexico alongside my colleagues, past and present, in the new mexico delegation. i'm thankful to senators martin hinrich and ben ray lujan in particular for helping to build support for my confirmation and to former senator tom udall for his years of friendship and mentorship. i love new mexico. not only is it my home where i raised my child, went to college, started a small business, and started organizing, it's my ancestral homeland. as the 35th generation new mexican, and not unlike the other families with roots in our state, i have a deep connection to the land, air, and water that sustains our communities. my ancestors settled there because they were drawn to the once mighty rio grande and the sacred places that dot the sandstone mesas and granite mountains. that's why i made the most of my time

-- colleagues, deb haaland and marcia fudge, to exceptionally qualified members of congress. my only regret is two of my colleagues here aren't going to be able to work with those two in the halls of congress. but we will work with them to champion progress for the american people. we are concerned, we are focused on delivering real results and governing. that's what separate ours caucus with with the other side of the aisle. with we want to focus on results and governing. that's why we're going to put up a strong vote. that's why we'll continue to put up strong votes for background checks if protecting the right to organize. next week violence against women. daca and t.p.s. protections. ag worker modernization. equal rights amendment. those are twhings want to be judged by. our ability to govern and our ability to put up votes. so that's what we want to do on behalf of the american public. mr. jeffries: the party of the american rescue plan, versus the party of marjorie taylor greene, ted ted cruz and dr. seuss is not really a fair fight. thank you very much.

. >>> the senate has confirmed the mexico representative deb haaland could be the interior secretary. she becomes the first native-american to become a cabinet member. four republicans voted yes, she will lead the kept that overseas the country's tribal and public land. several republicans oppose haaland over the support of the green new deal and the position for projects and fracking. >>> and there are new details about the national bombing on christmas day and there might be another delay in the george floyd case. those are some the headlines on the morning newsstand. "minnesota star tribune" reports an attorney for the ex-police officer charged in george floyd's death asked the judge to delay and move the trial. the lawyer for derek chauvin said last week's announcement that the city reached a $27 million before its family could make a fair trial impossible. nine jurors have already been selected. floyd died last may after chauvin pressed his knee against his neck for almost nine minutes. >>> the "san diego union tribune" said three people were killed and a driver injured when a dr

haaland confirmed yesterday 51-40. one other story on capitol hill -- an arrest made, multiple arrests made yesterday, and the killing of that capitol police officer who died after the january six riots. the washington post noting that "federal authorities have arrested and charged two men with assaulting brian sicknick with an unknown spray during the capitol riot, but they are not sure whether the exposure caused his death. the two men, julian carter of pennsylvania and george tanney, went into custody. their charges came after t ipsters identified them. more than 300 people have been charged in the assaults with charges expected for at least 100 more in the coming days and weeks." that's the latest of the continued fallout from the january 6 right on capitol hill. -- january 6 riot on capitol hill. brent in alabama. asking whether you would support or oppose tax increases. why? caller: i was a truck driver. i am retired now. when president trump signed that tax for the corporations, my boss gave all the drivers a ra

the us senate has voted to confirm deb haaland to head the department of the interior — making her the first native american cabinet secretary. the congresswoman, from new mexico, is expected to have a key role in efforts to move the united states towards carbon neutrality. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. scientists have developed covid vaccines with unprecedented speed. now it's the manufacture and distribution which will dictate how quickly the pandemic can be tamed. my guest today, adar poonawalla, is boss of the biggest vaccine producer in the world, serum institute of india. he went all—in on a production deal with astrazeneca, and for many of us, the jab we get will have been made by him. he is a super—rich vaccine visionary. is he is driven by more than profit? adar poonawalla, in poona, india, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be with you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. the numbers are staggering. you have the ambition to produce more thani billion doses of your covid vaccine a year. how is the plan going? you know, that's exactly r

forward with the nominations of how the air becerra as health and human services secretary and deb haaland as interior secretary. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, the senate energy and national resources hearing holds a hearing on the electric grid. in the afternoon, postmaster general louis dejoy testifies about postal services. there are several event streaming on our website including a 10:00 a.m. senate hearing on antitrust law and consumer rights. at the same time the house appropriations subcommittee meets to consider ways to address mental health needs and substance abuse. at 10:30 child safety advocates testify about protecting children on the internet during the pandemic. you will find those and others live at c-span.org. >> tonight, president biden speaks to the nation in his first primetime address to mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic in the united states, prompting shutdowns across the country. we will have his remarks live from the white house on c-span, c-span.org or on our free radio app. >> coming up on "washington journal" representative jodey arrington jo

the us senate has voted to confirm deb haaland to head the department of the interior — making her the first native american cabinet secretary. the congresswoman from new mexico is expected to have a key role in efforts to move the united states towards carbon neutrality. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. "she was just walking home" — mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but there's widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the communities they serve. also in this programme, fares please — stand by for the age of the bus. buses are not just an industry, but they're almost _ like a social service _ and fundamentally they help us level up the country. but first, the home secretary has told mps she understands public anger over sarah everard's

deb haaland becomes the first native american confirmed to a presidential cabinet. despite higher infection and death rates, many states do not prioritize prisoners for covid vaccines. plus much more. >> woodruff: now, two looks at the world's largest humanitarian crisis: the war in yemen. in a moment, nick schifrin speaks with the biden administration's envoy there. special correspondent jane ferguson updates us on the war's terrible toll. she begins in sana'a, yemen's capital. and a warning: images in her report will upset some viewers. >> reporter: in sanaa's hospitals, the children's wards offer a glimpse into the suffering of millions. a country so hungry, the weakest no longer survive. like asaad hasaan, nine months old, but fading away. he's the most recent member of his family, but may be the next to leave it. and many others are like 13 year old murad, caught in a cycle of malnutrition and sickness that grips children and makes recovery near impossible. his father has nowhere else to turn. >> ( translated ): my son suffers from malnutrition and now he is al

haaland, for five minutes. ms. haaland: madam speaker, i rise today to deliver my final remarks on the floor of the people's house. i'm humbled to have spent the last two years in this chamber where i proudly served new mexico alongside my colleagues, past and present, in the new mexico delegation. i'm thankful to senators martin hinrich and ben ray lujan in particular for helping to build support for my confirmation

new mexico also claims our leader who told us yes we can, and i end with deb haaland, new mexico has shed tears of joy over her confirmation. she brings a fears voice born of a love for our community which she inherited from the 34 generations of new mexico women before her. new mexico's and history -- and women's history is still unfolding but we have hard work ahead of us, don't we? and as women of color, especially, are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic health dispairties and economic hardship. so i am so thankful to be here with my hermanas to celebrate our history and to recommit ourselves to the hard work we have ahead of us. thank you. mrs. lawrence: thank you so much. we are standing on the shoulders of deb haaland and my amazing eric men -- my amazing mentor, and friend, marcia fudge, who have left congress to go serve in the administration. i now call up a community organizer who put her boots on and walked the streets to make change and then came to congress to continue to fight. lucy mcbath of florida. mrs. mcbath: i want to give a great sense of thanks and debt

on the confirmation of deb haaland to be interior secretary. later in the week they may take votes for nominees for small business administrator, u.s. trade representative, and xavier becerra to be hhs secretary. the house for transfer legislative business tuesday. they are excited to work on women's rights-expected to- work on women's rights and immigration bill is providing a path to citizenship for migrant farmworkers and children. watch the house live on c-span, the senate on c-span2. >> tonight on "the communicators," founder and ceo of girls who code on what her company is doing to close the gender gap in technology. >> i've had a job since i was 12 years old, and in 2010i found myself running for congress, and as part of that i'm going to this computer science classrooms and i would see lines and lines and lines of boys clamoring to be the next steve jobs or mark zuckerberg. in those jobs in computer science, they pay pretty well. to me it just didn't make sense. i was like, where are the girls, and where are the girls like me who could

unos cuartos que no van a tener a cristiano, pero que sÍ van a tener a haaland, que sigue conduciendo dortmund. semana de clÁsico nacional. faltan cinco dÍas, solo cinco dÍas y nada mÁs

en la champions league, el borussia dortmund empatÓ con el sevilla gracias a dos tantos de erling haaland. youssef en—nesyri puso los goles por parte de los espaÑoles. el noruego es goleador de esta ediciÓn con 10 tantos y suma 20 en su carrera dentro de la champions. un partido apretado para el dortmund, que es el primer invitado a los cuartos de final. si usted, está cubierto tanto por medicare como por medicaid de su estado, hay algo importante que debe saber. ahora, usted podría recibir aún más beneficios de salud de los que ya tiene. es el plan unitedhealthcare dual complete. es fácil saber si cumple los requisitos... ...llámenos ahora mismo para hablar con nosotros. medicaid le da beneficios y medicare también le ofrece algunos beneficios. pero un plan dual complete de unitedhealthcare puede agregar aún más beneficios y características en comparación con medicare original. como copagos de $0 por todos los medicamentos con receta cubiertos. así como más cobertura dental... la mayoría de los planes incluso le ofrecen más de $600 en créditos para artículos para la

meanwhile, deb haaland was sworn in by vice president kamala harris thursday as head of the interior department, the first ever native american cabinet secretary. haaland, a member of the laguna pueblo tribe, wore a traditional indigenous ribbon skirt and moccasins for the occasion. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] congratulations. congratulations. history is being made yet again. amy: the house of representatives passed two immigration bills that would establish a pathway to citizenship or legal residency for undocumented people brought to the u.s. as children, some immigrants with temporary protected status, as well as undocumented farmworkers. the american dream and promise act would largely apply to people with deferred action for childhood arrivals, daca, and would reportedly benefit some 2.5 million undocumented immigrants. the second bill, the farm workforce modernization act, would allow about 1 million undocumented farmworkers to get a green card if they pay a penalty and continue to work in the industry for four to eight more years. while some advocates hav

back in 2018 haaland made history as one of two female native-americans elected to the congress. former president trump making a surprise appearance on the campaign trail joining his former white house press secretary sarah sanders at one of her events. she's campaigning to be the next arkansas governor. the daughter of the mike huckabee already got a complete and quote total endorsement from the president and she announced she was running bark in january. 55% of iowans hope republican senator chuck grassly decides not to run again next year in 2022. the 87-year-old republican was first elected back in 1980. so far he's been tight-lipped about seeking an eighth term telling cnn he will make his decision some time later this career. thanks for joining us on inside politics today. hope to esee you back here this time tomorrow. stay with us. briana keeler picks up our coverage right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> hello, i'm briana keeler and i want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin this hour with breaking news. law enforcement

haaland is a tribal citizen of the laguna pueblo. she's previously opposed fracking, the keystone xl oil pipeline, and other fossil fuel projects. she is a 2020 recipient of the nuclear free future award for her efforts to address the impacts of uranium mining in the american southwest. in immigration news, the biden administration is planning to detain asylum-seeking teenagers at a convention center in dallas, texas. this is the latest facility opened by the biden administration to hold unaccompanied children and teens, who are being apprehended in record-numbers as they attempt to reach the u.s. seeking refuge. the ap reports the kay bailey hutchison convention center will be used by fema, the federal emergency management agency, for up to 90 days to hold as many as 3000 unaccompanied teens. mainly young men. in february alone, over 9000 unaccompanied children and teens were apprehended by u.s. authorities. in related news, congressmember ilhan omar is leading demands the biden administration end contracts between immigration and c

the senate confirmed deb haaland as secretary of the interior. former congresswoman, she will be the first native american cabinet secretary in our nation's history. she is a 35th-generation new mexican, making her, by one way of thinking about it, the most american cabinet member in history. all of this was going on as house minority leader kevin mccarthy was on the southern border with a dozen others calling attention to the increasing numbers of children arriving at our border without their parents. >> this crisis is created by the presidential policies of this new administration. there's no other way to claim it than a biden border crisis. the safety and security of americans at our border is the job of the president. he is the one who created this, and he is the one who can fix it. >> with that, let's bring in our lead off guests on this monday night. ashley parker, pulitzer prize winning bureau chief for the "washington post," a.b. stoddard, veteran washington journalist, associate editor and columnist at real clear politics, and dr. -- sor

it means dortmund's erling haaland, one of the most in—form strikers in europe, will come up against the side his father used to play for. the numbers speak for themselves. so, of course, we have the best record in the world right now at his age. so, isaw record in the world right now at his age. so, i saw a few games, honestly, i didn't have much time, but i saw highlights come in the numbers in the champions league and the league is impressive. so i know the league is impressive. so i know the quality of this player. i think every body knows. another football story for you. gemma grainger has been named as the new manager of wales women, on a four—year contract. the former england coach at various age groups will begin by taking charge of two friendly matches this month with her sole remit — to qualify wales for their first major tournament. the thing that excited me the most was the potential and that the filling potential. it's a passion of mine to excising strengths and grading environment to do that. i know a lot of the players the players we can and week out in the english

this is about haaland and gupta. >> i am troubled by many of representative haaland's views, views that many in my home state of wyoming would consider as radical. >> biden promised unit, but this is a dangerous appointee at a dangerous time. >> what is this all about, astead? >> yeah, i mean this extends further back than this nomination. i think about the midterm candidates of color. i think about the senate candidates of color. this has been a kind of through line between what we know. this is a republican party that is oriented around painting all democrats as radical. but we know that that overlaps with both issues of race and gender and that is the kind of core of what the attacks on democrats have been. so we have a republican party that frankly is one that is telling democrats that if they nominate someone who is a barrier braker, who is someone who pushes those boundaries and kind of is the first of their name, that it is easier to paint them as a radical. those words overlap with things that we know to be bigoted, the things that we know to be -- to be not in congress with the

senate confirmed deb haaland as interior secretary. she is the first native american to lead a cabinet agency. progressives hailed her nomination, while most republicans objected to her support for restricting use of public lands for fossil fuel drilling. myanmar, the military imposed myanmar, the military imposed in martial law today over much of yangon -- a day after troops killed 38 protesters. the u.n. reported 138 people have been killed since the february coup. meanwhile, smoke could be seen near yangon. crowds set fire to chinese-owned factories on sunday over allegations that beijing backs the military coup. the vatican has formally declared that the roman catholic church will not bless same-sex marriages. today's decree was approved by pope francis. it said the church respects the lgbtq community, but cannot recognize any marriages because “god cannot bless sin.” tens of thousands of women marched in australia today, demanding justice for victims of sexual assault. in canberra, demonstrators rallied outside parliament. bri