PBS NewsHour full episode, Feb. 2, 2022

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. approaches 900,000 COVID deaths with a mortality rate far higher than other wealthy nations, as the vaccination campaign stagnates. Then, a former NFL head coach sues the league for racial discrimination after being fired by the Miami Dolphins, and scientists uncover rampant COVID infections in white-tailed deer, raising questions about the pandemic’s future. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: News Wrap: Biden sends thousands of troops to Eastern Europe Why the U.S. COVID death rate rises above other nations Former NFL coach alleges racist hiring practices in lawsuit How Biden is trying to diversify the federal court system What Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust remarks can teach us New book explores the history of the American