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JUDY WOODRUFF: The White House is 
defending President Biden's decision

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to hold COVID-19 vaccines in the United 
States, and not ship doses overseas.

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Last night, he announced 
that all Americans should be 
eligible for shots by May 1.

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Today, aides confirmed that 
he has declined to donate 
part of the U.S. supply.

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JEN PSAKI, White House Press 
Secretary: His view is that his 
obligation, first obligation,

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is to addressing what is still a crisis in 
our country, right? Yes, he outlined last

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night there is a light at end 
of tunnel, but 1,400 Americans 
are dying every single day,

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and he wants to have, as the leader 
of this country, maximum flexibility.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Mr. Biden has 
agreed to contribute financially 
to help needy nations buy vaccine.

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And, today, he met virtually with others 
in the so-called Quad, leaders of Japan,

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India and Australia. They unveiled a 
plan to boost vaccine production in Asia.

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We will look at all of this 
after the news summary.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo defied 
growing political pressure today

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and refused again to resign over 
allegations of sexual misconduct.

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A majority of New York's congressional 
delegation, including, late today,

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both U.S. senators, Chuck 
Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, 
demanded that he step down.

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But in a conference call earlier,

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Cuomo accused his detractors of 
joining so-called cancel culture.

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GOV. ANDREW CUOMO (D-NY): There 
is still a question of the truth.

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I did not do what has been alleged. 
Politicians who don't know a single fact,

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but yet form a conclusion 
and an opinion, are, in my 
opinion, reckless and dangerous.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The governor 
also questioned the motives 
of his accusers. But, today,

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a seventh woman, another former aide, 
charged that Cuomo harassed her as well.

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Federal health officials say they hope 
more families will claim unaccompanied

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migrant children coming into the U.S. 
without fear of being deported. They

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announced today that they are 
ending a Trump era policy of 
sharing information on sponsors

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with immigration authorities. 
Numbers of children crossing 
the Southern border alone are

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surging, with more than 3,000 of 
them now in detention facilities.

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The city of Minneapolis agreed today 
to pay $27 million to settle a civil

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lawsuit with the family of George Floyd. 
He died in police custody last May.

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The family's attorney, Ben Crump, 
hailed the agreement as historic.

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BENJAMIN CRUMP, Attorney for 
Family of George Floyd: It makes 
a statement that George Floyd

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deserved better than what we 
witnessed on May 25, 2020,

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that George Floyd's life matters, 
and, by extension, black lives matter.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The settlement came 
amid jury selection for Derek Chauvin.

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He's the former -- the white former police 
officer charged with Floyd's murder.

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In Rochester, New York, an 
investigation into the death of 
Daniel Prude accuses the mayor and the

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former police chief of withholding 
information and outright lying. 
Prude suffocated last March

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after police restrained him. 
Today's report was commissioned 
by the City Council.

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A grand jury has declined to indict 
any of the police officers involved.

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Mainland China today rejected 
U.S. criticism of its tightened 
grip on Hong Kong. The U.S.

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State Department had called it -- 
quote -- "an assault on democracy."

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But Beijing accused 
Washington of hypocrisy.

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ZHANG XIAOMING, Deputy Director,

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Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of 
the State Council (through translator):

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When Hong Kong was rocked by 
disturbances, the U.S. praised 
it as a beautiful sight. But when

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demonstrators stormed the 
Capitol on January 6, the U.S. 
branded it domestic terrorism.

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What moral high ground does the U.S. have 
to tell China about what it should do?

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JUDY WOODRUFF: China has now 
imposed measures that let it select 
more of Hong Kong's lawmakers.

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The Vatican says that it has 
nearly used up reserves from 
past financial donations to cover

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budget deficits. Church officials 
today forecast red ink of nearly 
$60 million this year. They

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blamed reduced donations amid 
the pandemic. The Holy See also 
faces an ongoing corruption probe.

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And on Wall Street, the Dow 
Jones industrial average gained 
293 points to finish at 32778.

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The Nasdaq fell 78 points, 
and the S&P 500 added four.

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Still to come on the "NewsHour": 
the Biden administration takes steps

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to challenge China's 
vaccine diplomacy dominance;

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Black Americans and women continue to face 
discrimination in skilled trades; David

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Brooks and Jonathan Capehart offer 
their takes on the politics of 
COVID relief; plus, much more.