The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler fodation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from thviewers like you. K you. America, reporting from washington. I am laura trevelyan. The march on washington for modern times. Thousands gathered at the lincoln memial for Racial Justice. We will hear fromhe son of dr. Martin luther king. We must march to mailboxes td the freedt s thaearlier generations worked so hard to win. Laura President Trump uses the white house as a prop to make his case for another term. With the conventions behind us, we look to the campaign ahead. Ngjapanestserving Prime Minister is resigning because avail health. Plus the drivein with a difference. How i theater newy jer is casting the spotlight on race in america. For all of you watching onbs and to our viewers in the u. K. And around the globe, welcome to world ws america. The setting was symbolic and the anacid urgent, tho at the Lincoln Memorial to protestin police violencmerica and to call for the change dr. King dreamed of. With the president ial election 66 days away, the focus was on voting rights. Our correspondent was there and has this report. In t year 2020, this is what a march on wa. Ington looks drawing on the anger and energy, bringing their demands to the doorstep of power. Aiming to forge a National Movement outf the protest. The feared march on waington in some quarters connecting their struggle to the civil rights movement. The march of 1963 that brought a quarter ollion people to washington with a thunderous roar, demanding jd freedom. Nearly 60 years later, it is clear not enough has changed. I am 33. This was my parents time. Here we go again. We are trying to make sure we do not have to relive this all ov again. Will be part of every movement if i need to until i go to m grave so we get the justice and equality we deserve. No justice no peace. The summer was filled bthe Police Killing of a black man, george floyd. One name in a list. An explosion of angert ts been building for years. Organizers believe this is the moment to push for concrete change. What is this about . Equal treatment for blac americans, for them to be treated the same as white people why the police and in other areas. That is what black lives matter is about. Who wouldve thought exteriors have one of the most famous rallies in u. S. History they would be back again demanding basic rights . I am marching for george, for breonna taylor. For jacob. Not in the same numbers, the pandemic has thinned the crowds. Everyone can recite the grim rollcall of nas of those killed and injured by police violence. Their family members where the headline speakers, calling this genetion to action. How will the history books remember you . What will be your legacy . Will your future generations remember you for your complacency . I yourction . Or will they remember y for your empathy and leadership . Your passion . As in 1963,ch the m is pushing for legislation to reform how america is policedan to protect their voting rights. Building on hardwon vicries we are going to be the generation that dismantle systemic racism once a all. Now and forever. We will be the generatn once and for all. Now and forever. That this is happening in Election Year at a urgencyo the agenda, again and again speakers, protesters to get out and vote. There is hope. Theroof willome later. May be much later. Whether this is a decisive tiinfl point in a long struggle or whether they will marching on washington with the same demands in 50 years time. Laura we will be returning to that story later in our broadcast. President trump is making his First Campaign trip going to the state of new hampshire. Ubst night he gave the final speech of the rcan convention, warning his opponent, joe biden, would demonsh the ameriream. That was the latest salvo in a r of words stretching back to the convention. Here is a look at the highlights from both gatherings. Trump golfs. Donald tru is the wrong president for country. Ianf you a president who watches tv and zapping people in socials media, heur man. There is no vaccine for racism. This administration will tear our democracy down. If that is what f it tak them to win. The presidency, i will john the best of us. Not the worst. This convention will come to order. Joe biden is basically the ch ness monster. For the past halfcentury, he hasou been lurking. He sticks his head up every now and then to run for president. Donald will not rest until hes done all he can to take care of eveone impacted by this terrible pandemic. Leaders and fighters for the american dream, the best is yet to come. Last week joe biden said that no miracle is coming. What joe does not understand is that america is a nation of miracles. Democrat runbe cities arg overrun by violent mobs. This is the most important election in the history of our country. It has been awe frenetic two s in here to guide us through it is a former political advisoto george w. Bus and a bbc analyst. The conventions are over. Have they shaken up the race at all . Good evening to you. Ait is pleasure to join you. It has been a frenetic last two weeks. We were treated to the democrats. Their nomination cycle of j biden to become the president with his new running received a modest bump coming out of their heading into the beginning of this week we saw the incumbent idprt, donald trump, with his incumbent Vice President trying to make the case we dont need a change in leadership. O you needep and trust us. As we move forward and look forward, what direction does america want to go in . Laura how critical do you think be . Presential debates will i look back to 2000 with governor george w. Bush and his debates withhe then senator al gore from tennessee. This he tied change in our direction with the debates. The demeanor, the manner in which george w. Bush laid out his agenda and the senator laid out his. Voters were able to make a stark contrast looking at the gentleman to who would become the next commanderinchief. Joe biden has been here in washington nearly 50 years. The, question s he part of the swamp that trump is trying to drain . Do part of the solutiold trump that Many Democrats believe are at his feet. Laura Many Americans can start voting by mail in september. How do you see that affecting the tactics here . Ron you will see both candidates, the Vice President leave his socalled basement and connect withba voters in key leground states so he can get them to cast a ballot by mail or in person. Donald trump is going to be spending time in the upper midwest, wisconsin, michigan, states he needs to win. The fact a lot of the stas around the country are going to allow early voting is going to push these candidates to make the case a lot earlier than expected. Earlier than the first debate. R laura thanks at analysis. Returning now to our top story, todays march on washington and for that i am joined by Martin Luther king the third. A human rights advocate. Thank you for being th us. What do you see as the single biggest s dream of racial equality . I think it is difficult to define it ains onee obstacle. What i will say is my father talked about eradicating triple evils of poverty, racism, and violence in our society. As. Fact is is are still with we live in a nation that embraces a culture of violence. We have to create a culture of nonviolence. I think if we were able to do that, we can address many issues from Police Brutality and misconduct to the lack of jobs and opportunities because there is a pandemic intercepte viissues around nmental justice, a lot of things have to be done. My father and mother wanted to see a nation where freedom w for all humankind. Obviously we are nowhere near the fulfillment of the dream my dadd envisio 57 years ago. Erlaura your faalked about the urgency of now. Do you feel that same urgent he about the election . No question. I feel p millions ofple also feel the same way. I feel t aft george floyd tragic killing, murder, really murder by an officer whose job is to protect and serve. That officer became judge, jury, and executioner all in one. So the system did not work and is not working for black and brown people in our nation. Thisast monday, another shooting. Although not fatal. Tragic in the sense this young man was shot seven times in the back, jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. Probably will bearalyzed the re of his life. The fact is we see the shootings over and over again. There is a l of work to do. That is partially why this election is so important. We saw millions of people, more people in the unitedtates in every state demonstrating after George Floyds tragic death and europe, people on the african continent, australia. Laura does that give you hope, the activism . It does. There is a consciousness, almost a shift in consciousness in the world population. People all over theor are saying black lives matter. The media, i dont want to say the media. The republicans are trying to say black lives matter is a. Terrorist organizati trying to instill fear within the american people. I nt believe that is going to be successful. I think it is dangerous. This is the strategy many have if you keep People Living in fear and they think they need protection, that may work for some. The vast majority of people are not afraid. They are concerned we need a different kind of commanderinchief than President Trump. All he knows how to i dot seems is to divide people. Laura thank you so much for being with us. Thank you. Laura japans political world has been turned upside down with theon news thestserving Prime Minister is stepping down. Shinzo abe says he is resigning due to ill health a has apologized to the japanese people for failing to complete his term in office. James robbins has more. Shinzo abeid said he not want his illness to get in the way of decisionmaking. He apologize for failing to complete his term of office. For decades h has suffered fromi a rantestinal disease. He hasesigned as the Prime Ministeror befe because of his ulcerative colitis, a chronic ndition he has lived with since he was a teenager. He did return to power in 2012. But now after weeks of speculation about him being absent, in spite of a worrying rease ihe i coronavirus cases, shinzo abe is resigning due to the same illness. Even though i have one year to go, and with other challenges that have not been addressed, amid the coronavirus outbreak i decided to step down as the Prime Minister. Iy would like to send apologies to the people of japan. He has a reputation as a japanese nationalist. Shinzo abe strgthened japans defenses and he boosted military spending. He failed to revise the constitutions article nine. It bans a Standing Army in japan for anything other than selfdefense. Shinzo abe is credited with stimulating growth in japan wite his aggressinomic policy. He also improved relations with United States by courting President Trump, often on the golf course. His government was often damaged by scandal, including allegations of favoritism and destroying public records. When coronavirus struck and, shinzo abes responses were criticized as being slow and out of touch. Whoever is elected to succeed as pay leader and Prime Minister could hold power at least for another year. James robbins, bbc news. Laura inther news from around the world, the condition of the russian activist is improving according to his spokeswoman. He is in a medically induced, after what his supporters he is a fierce critic of the kremlin and was airlifted to germany on saturday. The hospital says his commitment condition remain serious. Russia has released footage from the soviet unions test of the Largest Nuclear explosion in history. The socalled bomb was thege are just hydbomb ever and was said to be more than 3000 times asnestructive as the bomb o hiroshima. The footage is part of a documentary to commemorate 75 years of the atomic industry. You are watching bbc world news america. Still to come, assessing the damage. Howeople are faring in the aftermath of hurricane laura. Amnesty international has called for an investigation into the role of Indian Police iuring violendelhi six months ago. Over 50 people were killed. Amnesty hasccused reese of human rights violations. They say the police aed in the violence alongside writers. They committed torture and used Excessive Force against protesters and found that when people from the Muslim Community called for help, the Police Responded in aocking way. They say they report is based on scrutining videos that emerged on social media at the time and they have also gathered testimony from dozens of survivors, eyewitnesses, lawyers, and activists. We investigated the role as well and we uncovered evidence from some of those videos that amnesty has looked at the police acted a muslims. Indus against laura hurricane laura was one of the most powerful u. S. One governor said the impact could have been worse. It is cleanup time after laura. I dont know why the good lord says we neemore rain day. He will need a new roof. Ehis ho was spared the worst of the damage. If you think aboutt i too long, you would probably cry. Having three and 15 years is unprecedented. Not a Global Warming kind of guy, but it makes you think. Kind of makes you think. The streets are littered with debris and glass. Reen roofs caved in. Many standing structures daged. This cafe is emblematic ofrlhat lake c feels lik after hurricane lara is gone. Frozen in time. The mayor has said h city looks like something out of a nce fiction film. Rebuilding will take tim neighborhood after neighborhood is like this. A team of volunteers are called the cajun navy. We can come in and cleared the trees the roads. Ay, clear we are working with the National Guard to do th he helps residents of his home timepiece our lives together. What can i do for you all . I have some guys that have run out of gas. They are stranded. Car. Been sleeping in t c lakerles is a great town. Theres damage like this throughout the city. The storm is gone and people are free to come back. There is not much to return to. It is resilientl and they wil reconstruct until the next hurricane. Laura lauras impact there. A trip to the movieteis a summer f passage in america and this season it feelsnt impor amid the unrest over violence. A team ofilmmakers in new jersey opened up a drivein showing mostly black films. The popup drive and opened in july, operated by a filmmaker and her husband. Business is booming. It has been described as the happening we spot. This response has been phenomenal. Hean oveing success. Everybody who comes here, we they give us a large hunk and we know we did well. I need you to get off my property. When we visited the drivethru it was showing the film us. Theyhow films featuring the new cinema is offering audiences something different. Movi highlighting the works of africanamerican filmmakers. Ve during the pandemic we seen racial tension bubble in thit country. As depressing to see that constant news cycle of being hu by officers. I want to createpp antunity for black people to see themselves in a positive light. Among the moviegoerspe was ts on. We need something that ison focuse such as time is now. When we are having black lives in tt are going on. We need to see us in a good light versu victimized. So i think we should see the entertainment side. Come on out. Enjoy some black films by black people, for , by s. What is happening in new jersey is part of a growing trend in the u. S. Of africanamericans gaining control of their narrative, making sure their stories are told and seen on their terms. It is definitely catering to a growing thirst for bl k canblack content is ame content. Based off our numbers ae crowd have seen, there is a support for that. The death of george floyd gave us inspiration to try to create something that everybody n have a good time and enjoy themselves with. That is what is perhaps most powerful, the sheer joy it has been bringinto the city in the midst of one of the most crystal summers inodern american history. Dont have a dont be d time to have a g tonigh laura before we go, we turn from t floor. S to the dance the world tangoe championship is taking place, like so much the competition has goninonline. Arge has more thanon 300 80,000 cirus infections. The appeal of dancing cheek to cheek is still strong. I am laura trevelyan. Thank you for watching world news america. Narrator funding for this presentaon of this program is provided by. Language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. Raymond james. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Ank you. Girl we are the curious. Woman 1 ow man 1 the adventurous. Man 2 oh daniel tiger grrr woman 2 those venturing outor the first time all blast off [rocket explosion] man 3 and thoho have never lost our sense of wonder. Man 4 whoa man 5 are you seeing this . [quacking] vo we are the hungry. Okie monster cookie man 6 the strong. Muhammad ali i must be the greatest vo the joyful. Li bob ross a happle cloud. Man 3 we believe there is always more we can uncover. Girl more we can exore. Woman 3 we believe. Man 6 . In the capacity for goodness. Vo and the potential for greatness. Man 7 the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. Man 1 pbs. Man 3 p. Rl pbs. Captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc woodruff good evening. Im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight President Trump closes out thean republonvention using the white house as a backdrop in a speech filled with attacks on joe biden and the democrats. , thrch on washington. Thousands gather on the National Mall to protest Police Brutality and demand Racial Justice in america. Thes just so many people that are ignorant to the problems that are going on in this country. And i really need to see that change in my lifime. Woodruff plus, the recovery is underway. Costunities along the gulf c begin clearing the debris strewn in the wake of hurricane laura. And, its friday. 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