WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:05.000 JUDY WOODRUFF: The availability of COVID-19 booster shots is expanding to 16-and 17-year-olds. 00:06.400 --> 00:11.400 The FDA and the CDC cleared them today to receive third doses of Pfizer's vaccine at least six 00:13.680 --> 00:18.680 months after their second shot. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization warned wealthy countries 00:18.960 --> 00:23.960 against hoarding vaccines for booster shots as they fight the new Omicron variant. 00:25.120 --> 00:30.120 The White House braced today for more bad news on inflation. November's numbers are expected 00:30.400 --> 00:35.400 to show another spike. In a statement, President Biden pointed to a drop in gas prices and said -- 00:36.960 --> 00:41.960 quote -- "The information being released tomorrow on energy does not reflect today's reality." 00:43.120 --> 00:48.120 Aides also cited a drop in initial claims for jobless benefits to the lowest since 1969. 00:50.320 --> 00:53.760 The president also spoke today with Ukraine's president, 00:53.760 --> 00:58.560 assuring him of support in the face of a Russian troop buildup. Earlier this week, 00:58.560 --> 01:03.560 Mr. Biden offered U.S. diplomatic efforts to address Russia's security concerns. 01:04.480 --> 01:09.480 But the U.S. State Department said today that that does not mean bargaining away Ukrainian territory. 01:10.240 --> 01:13.600 NED PRICE, Spokesperson, State Department: There have been absolutely 01:14.880 --> 01:19.880 no deals cut. There have been no concessions made, no such elements even 01:21.680 --> 01:26.680 discussed. What this is not, is an effort to discuss borders, to discuss Ukraine without 01:29.680 --> 01:34.680 Ukraine. We are not going to do anything with Ukraine without Ukraine, our partner. 01:34.800 --> 01:39.520 JUDY WOODRUFF: Moscow said today that the time for negotiations is nearly over, 01:39.520 --> 01:42.800 and it compared the situation to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 01:43.440 --> 01:47.520 A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump's effort 01:47.520 --> 01:51.440 to withhold records related to the U.S. Capitol assault. 01:51.440 --> 01:56.440 A three-judge panel ruled today that congressional investigators need the president's diaries, notes, 01:57.360 --> 02:02.360 and other material. Mr. Trump is expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. 02:03.120 --> 02:08.120 Also today, it was widely reported that New York state's attorney general, Letitia James, 02:08.480 --> 02:13.480 wants to question former President Trump in a civil investigation. The focus is 02:13.600 --> 02:18.600 on whether the Trump Organization illegally manipulated the valuations of its properties. 02:20.000 --> 02:24.240 That news came as Attorney General James suspended her campaign 02:24.240 --> 02:29.120 for governor of New York. The first-term Democrat cited ongoing investigations 02:29.120 --> 02:33.280 and said that she would seek reelection as attorney general instead. 02:33.920 --> 02:38.920 The U.S. Senate has moved closer to raising the debt ceiling and averting a national default. A 02:40.080 --> 02:45.080 bipartisan bill allowing for passage by a simple majority passed a key procedural vote today. It 02:46.880 --> 02:51.880 would let Democrats raise the debt limit without Republican support in the evenly divided Senate. 02:53.840 --> 02:57.680 Former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole 02:57.680 --> 03:02.680 lay in state today at the U.S. Capitol. His casket arrived in a somber ceremony, 03:03.600 --> 03:07.280 as lawmakers, friends, and family gathered to pay tribute. 03:07.840 --> 03:11.920 President Biden praised Dole as -- quote -- "a giant of our history" 03:11.920 --> 03:14.720 and urged Americans to follow his example. 03:14.720 --> 03:19.720 JOE BIDEN, President of the United States: America has lost one of our greatest patriots. 03:22.560 --> 03:27.560 We may follow his wisdom, I hope, and his timeless truth that the truth of the matter is, 03:29.680 --> 03:34.680 as divided as we are, the only way forward for democracy is unity, consensus, the only way. 03:38.240 --> 03:41.520 JUDY WOODRUFF: Dole's funeral is tomorrow at the National Cathedral 03:41.520 --> 03:45.680 in Washington. He died on Sunday at the age of 98. 03:45.680 --> 03:49.680 The first lawsuits have been filed in the Michigan school shootings that left 03:49.680 --> 03:54.680 four students dead. The parents of a wounded girl brought two federal suits against school 03:55.440 --> 04:00.440 officials, seeking $100 million each. They argue that the killings could have been 04:00.960 --> 04:05.440 prevented. A 15-year-old sophomore faces murder charges in the deaths. 04:06.000 --> 04:10.800 For the first time, workers at a U.S. Starbucks outlet have voted to unionize. 04:10.800 --> 04:15.680 Results from a store in Buffalo, New York, were announced today. A second Buffalo 04:15.680 --> 04:20.680 store rejected a union. The coffee giant has actively opposed unionization for decades. 04:22.320 --> 04:25.920 And Wall Street's rally paused today as investors took 04:25.920 --> 04:30.920 profits. The Dow Jones industrial average stood still, losing a fraction-of-a-point 04:30.960 --> 04:35.960 to close at 35754. The Nasdaq fell 269 points, 1.7 percent. The S&P 500 dropped 33. 04:42.160 --> 04:45.680 Still to come on the "NewsHour": the top U.S. general in the Middle East 04:45.680 --> 04:50.680 discusses the flash points in the region; despite a high vaccination rate, Vermont's health system 04:52.560 --> 04:57.560 struggles with a rise in COVID cases; a new book argues the focus on anti-racism 04:59.280 --> 05:03.440 has had a negative effect on the Black community; plus much more.