By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, Hari Sreenivasan. This is pbs newshour weekend. Sreenivasan good evening, thanks for joining us. The war of words between republican president ial nominee donald trump and the parents of a decorated Muslim American soldier who died in combat escalated today. The father of the u. S. Army captain who was killed in iraq in 2004 and who denounced trump at last weeks Democratic National convention criticized trump again today. He is a black soul, and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this country. The love and affection that we have received affirms that our grief that our experience in this country has been correct and positive. Sreenivas
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart good evening and thanks for joining us. Im alison stewart. Tonight as we absorb the horror of the attack in france, here in the United States we are still suffering after a period of incredible violence the killing of two African American men by Police Officers in minnesota and louisiana, and the shooting of Police Officers in dallas. Americans are pained, frightened, and dismayed over the longstanding racial issues that threaten all our safety. We are here tonight to dig deeper. Were going to hear from African American parents about the talk they have with their children about Law Enforceme
Designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. As about 5,000 delegates are descending on philadelphia for the Democratic National convention that starts tomorrow, the party is experiencing a change in leadership. Florida congresswoman Debbie Wassermanschultz the chair of the Democratic National committee quit her post today following the leak of embarrassing emails. Wassermanschultz who just yesterday introa geus Hillary Clinton an tim kaine at the party, had succeeded kaine as the party chair five years ago. Her resignation came two days after wikileaks released 19,000 emails some suggests officials worked to undermine the campaign of vermo
Lawmakers sign off. But even mannin mandating a minimum wage doesnt make positive it reaches the workers. Wage theft in many other workplaces, it is rampant and it cost workers as much as 80 billion a year. America tonights Christof Putzel uncovers the unpaid work of many. Translator ilways imagined the u. S. To be a free and democratic country. I expected to see money everywhere. Reporter 44yearold father and husband, he came here to new york in 2001 for what he hoped would be a better life. Translator its not like i imagined. Just like china the u. S. Has its dark side, a lot of unfairness. It is a society with a lot of inequality. Reporter in 2007 he took job with an independent taxi company known as yes car working long hours. So in 2007 you were making about 500 a week that i is tha . Uhhuh. Your pay was about 500. How many days a week were you working, six days . Yes. Six days a week about 12 hours a day . Yes. Do the math. He was working 72 hours a week earning 6. 94 with no ove
Thanks or the joining us, im joie chen. Making work pay. California leaders just cut a deal to make its minimum wage in the nations highest 15 whe afternoon hour when it takes effect in 2022 and when lawmakers sign off. But even mannin mandating a minm wage doesnt make positive it reaches the workers. Wage theft in many other workplaces, it is rampant and it cost workers as much as 80 billion a year. America tonights Christof Putzel uncovers the unpaid work of many. Translator i always imagined the u. S. To be a free and democratic country. I expected to see money everywhere. Reporter 44yearold father and husband, he came here to new york in 2001 for what he hoped would be a better life. Translator its not like i imagined. Just like china the u. S. Has its dark side, a lot of unfairness. It is a society with a lot of inequality. Reporter in 2007 he took job with an independent taxi company known as yes car working long hours. So in 2007 you were making about 500 a week that i is tha .