1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,360 JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:06,360 U.S. public health leaders pushed to shore up further the number of COVID-19 vaccinations. 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,840 Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci told a U.S. Senate hearing that 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,440 maintaining the pace of vaccinations is key to relaxing restrictions. 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,520 DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden: I feel confident that, 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,280 if we continue to vaccinate people at the rate that we're doing, 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,280 that we will very soon have a situation where we will have so few infections in this country, 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,160 we will begin to return to normality that all of us desire so much. 9 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:37,600 JUDY WOODRUFF: Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal with Uber 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:42,600 and Lyft to give free rides to and from inoculation sites until July 4. 11 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,920 Undocumented college students will now have access to COVID relief and reversing a Trump era 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:56,040 ban. Today's announcement includes so-called dreamers brought to the U.S. as children. 13 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,240 At the same time, the number of migrant children in federal custody more than doubled in the past 14 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:07,320 two months. The Associated Press reports 21,000 kids are now being held at more than 200 sites. 15 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,720 Federal and state officials moved today to head off East Coast fuel shortages, 16 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:20,840 as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown continues. A cyberattack closed the line last Friday, 17 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,960 and more than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast have now run dry. 18 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:31,920 In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blamed panic buying. 19 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:36,920 JENNIFER GRANHOLM, U.S. Energy Secretary: Much as there was no cause for, say, hoarding toilet paper 20 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:43,160 at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline, especially 21 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:49,080 in light of the fact that the pipeline should be substantially operational by the end of this week. 22 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,320 JUDY WOODRUFF: We will take a closer look at this story later in the program. 23 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,880 A Russian-speaking ransomware gang is threatening to release confidential data from Washington, 24 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:05,800 D.C.'s police force. The gang says the city has offered them only a small payment. 25 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,560 The data includes identities of informants and police disciplinary files. 26 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,400 A federal judge in Dallas has rejected the National Rifle Association's bid for bankruptcy 27 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:23,080 protection. The ruling today blocks the gun rights group from reorganizing itself in Texas. The NRA 28 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:30,280 is now incorporated in New York, where a state lawsuit seeks to dissolve it for financial abuses. 29 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:37,280 The man accused of fatally shooting eight people, mostly of Asian descent, 30 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:42,280 at massage businesses around Atlanta was indicted today on murder charges. 31 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:47,640 Robert Aaron Long will also face counts of hate crimes and a possible death penalty. 32 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:53,560 Also in Georgia, three men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery last 33 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:59,000 year pled not guilty to federal hate crimes charges. They're already accused of murder. 34 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,280 In Russia, a gunman attacked a school today, killing seven students, 35 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:10,280 a teacher and another employee. It happened in the city of Kazan, east of Moscow, 36 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,360 in the Tatarstan Republic. At least 21 people were wounded, most of them children. 37 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,960 The regional governor said that the 19-year-old suspect was arrested. 38 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,960 GOV. RUSTAM MINNIKHANOV, Tatarstan Republic, Russia (through translator): 39 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,640 First of all, it's a huge disaster. We lost seven children, 40 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:33,600 eighth grade students. Obviously, any help required will be provided to the school 41 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,600 and to the families. This is a huge tragedy today for the whole republic, for our country. 42 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,160 JUDY WOODRUFF: This was the deadliest school shooting 43 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,160 in Russia since a college student killed 20 people in Crimea in 2018. 44 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:53,320 There's word that President Biden will nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador 45 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,800 to Japan. The "NewsHour" confirmed it today. An announcement is expected later this month. 46 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,920 The president announced today that one million Americans have signed up for health insurance 47 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:10,920 under Obamacare during a special enrollment period. He reopened the online marketplace 48 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:17,240 in February for six months. New enrollees also receive larger subsidies than before. 49 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,960 In economic news, U.S. employers posted a record 8.1 million job openings in March. That's the 50 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:31,240 most in 20 years. But inflation worries weighed on Wall Street today. The Dow Jones industrial 51 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,560 average lost 473 points to close at 34269. The Nasdaq fell 12 points. The S&P 500 slipped 36. 52 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:49,160 And horse trainer Bob Baffert now says a skin ointment may have caused his Kentucky 53 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Derby winner to fail a drug test. Medina Spirit could be stripped of the victory 54 00:04:55,840 --> 00:05:00,800 over trace amounts of a banned steroid. However, today, he was installed 55 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,760 as the early favorite in Saturday's Preakness, subject to additional testing. 56 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,040 Still to come on the "NewsHour": we discuss vaccinations with the Republican governor 57 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,680 of a state with one of the lowest rates in the country; 58 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:19,480 the ransomware attack on a major fuel pipeline causes a surge in fuel prices; 59 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:26,120 the Senate begins deliberation on a critical and contentious voting rights bill; and much more.