PBS NewsHour full episode, Feb. 22, 2021

Monday on the NewsHour, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 500,000 as experts warn safety measures may remain for longer than anticipated, major questions about energy infrastructure and emergency response remain in Texas following the winter storm, and we speak with Bill Gates about the ongoing pandemic response and the consequences of inaction in the global fight against climate change.

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 U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 500,000

News Wrap: WHO concerned about vaccines in poor nations

Texas faces a cascade of issues after winter storm 

Bill Gates on climate change and the pandemic response

How the women of the YPJ led the fight against ISIS

Republicans who voted to convict Trump face political peril

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s relief package 

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