July 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported a net gain of 850,000 jobs in June — the most in 10 months. The World Health Organization warned the delta variant of the coronavirus has opened a dangerous new phase in the global pandemic. Hurricane Elsa hit Barbados in the eastern Caribbean with winds of 85 miles an hour and heavy rain, and could reach south Florida by early next week.

Rescue efforts in Surfside, Fla. resumed late Thursday after a 14-hour pause over concerns about the remaining structure. Weather issues like heavy rain also affected work. Hurricane Elsa is on course to reach the Florida coast this weekend. Amna Nawaz discusses the risk with Michael Fagel, former safety and logistics officer after both the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11 attacks.

The sprawling hub of American operations in Afghanistan for nearly two decades — Bagram Airfield — is now in the hands of the Afghan government. U.S. defense officials say all American forces outside of the Kabul airport and embassy have left the country. President Joe Biden on Friday suggested the country's challenges are now the Afghans' problem. Nick Schifrin and Jane Ferguson report.

Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy Woodruff discusses the variant and vaccination progress with the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.

In the middle of an unprecedented heat wave and a worsening drought, western U.S. states are bracing for what could be an even harsher wildfire season than last year's — potentially the worst on record. With many residents still picking up the pieces, they now worry about what's on the horizon. Stephanie Sy reports from southern Oregon.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump Organization indictments, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold two restrictive voting laws in Arizona, and the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

In the Supreme Court's voting law decision Thursday, Justice Elena Kagan dissented and said the majority undermined the voting rights act by upholding Arizona's laws. John Yang looks at another justice who delivered historic dissents during the Jim Crow era, John Harlan, whose career is documented in Peter Canellos' "The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero."