February 8, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

In our news wrap Monday, a Congressional Budget Office report found President Biden's plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty but raise the federal deficit, Texas Rep. Ron Wright becomes first sitting member of Congress to die of COVID-19, vaccinations in the U.S. are picking up speed, and the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes.

Baltimore City Public Schools have started to reopen, but it's a fraction of all the students so far. Out of roughly 80,000 students who attend public schools there, 2,000 have returned to in-person learning, and an expanded reopening was recently delayed for the youngest students to address concerns over health and safety. Baltimore City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Last year, the Trump administration signed a deal with the Taliban that would have U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan by May 1. But with the U.S. presence in the country about to enter its third decade, peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government are stalled, and violence remains high. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports.

Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz died Sunday at his California home at the age of 100. The statesman, economist, and business executive served as America's top diplomat under President Ronald Reagan. Nick Schifrin reports on his lasting legacy.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the trial, Trump’s continued influence on the Republican Party and President Biden’s relief plan.

Veteran quarterback Tom Brady notched his seventh Super Bowl win on Sunday, this time at the helm of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And while millions tuned in for the annual event that has become an American tradition, there were reminders everywhere that it was a game and a year unlike any other. William Rhoden, writer at the sports and culture website, The Undefeated, joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss.