WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.320 JUDY WOODRUFF: There's fresh evidence tonight that the Omicron spike in COVID-19 00:04.320 --> 00:09.320 infections is hurting the U.S. job market. New unemployment claims jumped 55,000 00:10.880 --> 00:15.880 last week to 286,000. That's the most since October. All told, 00:16.720 --> 00:21.720 more than 1.6 million people in the country are now collecting jobless benefits. 00:22.400 --> 00:27.360 The congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot asked today to 00:27.360 --> 00:31.920 interview Ivanka Trump. Members said they want the former president's daughter and 00:31.920 --> 00:36.400 adviser to discuss her actions and conversations on that day. 00:36.400 --> 00:40.560 Meanwhile, a district attorney in Georgia asked for a grand jury to 00:40.560 --> 00:45.560 help investigate whether Mr. Trump tried to interfere with state election results. 00:46.240 --> 00:51.240 President Biden marked one year in office today with a new focus on passing at least some of his 00:52.560 --> 00:57.560 domestic agenda. His Build Back Better bill, worth some $2 trillion around health care, 00:58.800 --> 01:03.120 home care, education and climate was blocked in the U.S. Senate. 01:03.120 --> 01:08.120 So, on Wednesday, he promoted action on any chunks of it that can win enough votes. 01:08.160 --> 01:11.840 Today, the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, responded. 01:11.840 --> 01:16.840 REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): What can we agree upon? And I'm sure we can agree on something 01:18.000 --> 01:21.040 significant. Call it a chunk if you want, 01:22.080 --> 01:25.840 but whatever you call it, we want it to be able to make a difference 01:27.280 --> 01:32.280 in transforming the workplace by honoring work, by respecting the fact that there are families 01:34.560 --> 01:39.560 that have to make decisions between home and work and, again, protecting the planet. 01:40.720 --> 01:45.680 JUDY WOODRUFF: We will take a longer look at the president's first year after the news summary. 01:45.680 --> 01:50.560 Police in Britain arrested two new people today in connection with the standoff 01:50.560 --> 01:55.560 at a Texas synagogue last Saturday. It's unclear exactly how they might be linked to the gunman 01:56.880 --> 02:01.880 who held four people hostage near Dallas before he was killed. Meanwhile, a recording posted online 02:03.920 --> 02:08.920 showed the gunman ranting against Jews and U.S. wars in Afghanistan and other Muslim nations. 02:11.360 --> 02:16.240 The CIA has concluded that most cases of so-called Havana Syndrome 02:16.240 --> 02:21.240 were not caused by a foreign government attack. Investigators studied reports of headaches, 02:22.000 --> 02:27.000 dizziness and nausea among U.S. officials starting in Cuba in 2016. 02:27.600 --> 02:30.960 They found most resulted from environmental factors 02:30.960 --> 02:35.960 and other medical conditions. Two dozen cases are still under review. 02:36.240 --> 02:41.240 The first disaster relief arrived in Tonga today five days after an undersea volcanic eruption. 02:43.440 --> 02:48.440 Flights from New Zealand and Australia were finally able to deliver much-needed 02:48.560 --> 02:52.720 drinking water and other supplies. They had wanted to -- or, rather, 02:52.720 --> 02:57.440 they had waited for ash to be cleared from the South Pacific nation's main airport. 02:57.440 --> 02:58.160 KATIE GREENWOOD, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: The 02:58.160 --> 03:03.120 runway being open and able to accept flights in with essential relief 03:03.120 --> 03:07.360 items is one of the very good news stories of this disaster response. 03:07.360 --> 03:12.360 We had hundreds of volunteers come out and manually clear the runway of debris 03:12.720 --> 03:15.360 and ash to ensure that those flights could land. 03:15.360 --> 03:19.600 JUDY WOODRUFF: Across the Pacific, Peru declared an emergency 03:19.600 --> 03:24.600 as it battles a huge oil spill caused by rogue waves from the volcano's eruption. 03:25.760 --> 03:30.760 The spill has fouled nearly 7,000 square miles of islands and fishing waters. 03:32.000 --> 03:36.240 Back in this country, federal prosecutors charged four officials in Belarus 03:36.240 --> 03:41.240 with air piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year. The plane was crossing Belarusian 03:42.800 --> 03:47.800 airspace when authorities used a false bomb threat to force it down. Then they arrested an 03:48.880 --> 03:53.880 opposition journalist who was on board. It's not clear if those charged will ever stand trial. 03:54.720 --> 03:59.720 The NCAA has announced a new policy on transgender athletes in college sports. 04:00.320 --> 04:05.320 Eligibility will now depend on each sport's assessment of athletes' testosterone levels. 04:06.720 --> 04:10.560 The previous requirement was the same across all sports. 04:10.560 --> 04:15.360 This comes as more states have banned transgender athletes from school sports. 04:16.080 --> 04:21.080 Another sell-off hit Wall Street today. Major stock indexes again lost nearly 1 percent or more 04:22.880 --> 04:27.680 amid continued concerns about inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial 04:27.680 --> 04:32.680 average shed 313 points to close at 34715. The Nasdaq fell 186 points. The S&P 500 dropped 50. 04:38.880 --> 04:43.880 And 19-year-old Zara Rutherford is now the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. 04:45.360 --> 04:50.360 The British-Belgian pilot landed her microlight plane in Western Belgium 04:50.720 --> 04:55.720 today after a trip that lasted 155 days. A crowd of family and friends cheered her safe return. 04:59.680 --> 05:00.960 And she's only 19. 05:01.840 --> 05:06.800 Still to come on the "NewsHour": we examine the Biden administration's handling of the immigration 05:06.800 --> 05:11.800 issue; a new report alleges former Pope Benedict failed to act against abusive priests; 05:14.160 --> 05:19.160 director Adam McKay discusses his allegorical film "Don't Look Up"; plus much more.