News Wrap: CDC extends COVID mask mandate for air travel, public transit

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• Judy Woodruff:

  In the day's other news: The head of the World Health Organization charged Ukraine gets far more attention than suffering in non-white nations and that racism may be the reason.

  Tedros Ghebreyesus spoke in Geneva. He said — quote — "The world is not treating the human race the same way. Some are more equal than others." Tedros is Ethiopian. He says the emergency there receives only a fraction of the concern over Ukraine.

  Police in New York have arrested the man wanted in Tuesday's subway shooting. Frank R James was taken into custody today in Manhattan. He is accused of shooting 10 people on a train in Brooklyn. James was turned over to federal agents this afternoon after his capture in Manhattan's East Village.

  Police said they got a tip on his location.

  NYPD James Essig, NYPD Chief of Detectives: NYPD patrol officers from the Ninth Precinct responded to St. Mark's and First Avenue, where they apprehended him without incident. This case was quickly solved using technology, video canvassing, and then getting that information out to the public.

• Judy Woodruff:

  Later, investigators said the tip came from James himself. He is now charged with a federal terrorism offense.

  Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, released video today of the fatal shooting of a Black man last week. Patrick Lyoya's death has sparked protests over racial justice. The video shows a white officer approaching after a traffic stop. And then there's a chase, and they struggle over the officer's Taser, before Lyoya is shot.

  The CDC today extended a COVID mask requirement for air travel and public transit for two more weeks. And a federal COVID health emergency was extended for another three months. That continues access to free vaccines, testing and treatment. The moves come as cases are rising again in parts of the country.

  A dispute over immigration policy kept tracks backed up along the Texas-Mexico border today. Mexican drivers blocked a key bridge near McAllen after Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered inspections of all incoming trucks. Today, he announced a deal with Mexican officials for that one site.

• Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX):

  Since Nuevo Leon has increased its security on its side of the border, the Texas Department of Public Safety can return to its previous practice of random searches of vehicles crossing the bridge from Nuevo Leon.

• Judy Woodruff:

  The backups are prompting complaints from business and from the White House. But Abbott says he will not end inspections at the other crossings until he gets federal assurances about border security.

  Federal agencies issued a joint alert today of a potential plot to spread malware in industrial control systems. They did not name names, but U.S. officials have warned that Russia might mount attacks to retaliate for sanctions over Ukraine. One cybersecurity firm says that liquefied natural gas and power plants could be the targets.

  Former President Trump's White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is off the voter rolls in the state that he once represented in Congress, North Carolina, and he's under investigation. State officials announced the move today. Documents show that Meadows lived and voted in Virginia last year. He voted in North Carolina in 2020 and listed his residence as a mobile home.

  In economic news, wholesale prices shot up more than 11 percent in March from a year earlier. That is the most on record. And it follows

  Tuesday's news that retail prices jumped 8.5 percent from a year ago.

  Meanwhile, interest rates on 30-year home mortgages topped 5 percent last week. That is the highest since 2018.

  On Wall Street, stocks rebounded on upbeat corporate earnings from Delta Air Lines and others. Major indexes were up 1 percent to 2 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 344 points to close at 34564. The Nasdaq rose 272 points. The S&P 500 added 49.

  And this year's inductees to the National Recording Registry are out, with everything from Wu-Tang Clan's debut album to "Moon River" by Andy Williams. The Library of Congress named 25 honorees today.

  One was Queen's operatic rock hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" from 1975.

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• Judy Woodruff:

  Some music never gets old.

  The Registry will also preserve broadcasts from 9/11 by public radio station WYNC.

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