Administration made as covid19 gan its spread through the u. S. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding f the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing suort of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the coronavirus pandemic is showing more signs of leveling off in parts of the world, and there is more talk tonight about easing restrictions. That comes as the global death toll nears 120,000, including some 23,000 in the United States. In new york state alone, deaths topped 10,000 today, but officials pointed to other, more positive trend lines. We begin with this report from amna nawaz. Nawaz as the National Death toll ticks higher, at the epicen
After more than a week with a high fever from covid19. His pregnant fiancee also suffering symptoms. President trump vowing to send help to his friend and ally. The latest on his condition this morning. Aircraft carrier clash. Overnight, the acting Navy Secretary apologizing for that rant caught on camera calling that captain he fired naive and stupid. So think about that when you cheer the man off the ship. I did President Trump weighs in. Search for a treatment. President trump hails that malaria drug as a game changer in the fight against covid19, while medical experts raise questions and rush to prove it works. What we do and dont know this morning as patients and families seek answers. Big cat concerns. More animals showing coronavirus symptoms after that tiger tested positive at the bronx zoo. What it could all mean for you and your pets. I need a hero and our Health Care Heroes holding down the front lines, the nurses not giving up, the doctors dancing it out and the paramedics
Coming in from what it calls imported cases from outside of china. The coronavirus has made its way to very top of the British Government Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that he has tested positive for the virus. Johnson says he will still manage the governments response to the pandemic Via Video Conference Officials Say the Prime Minister will remain isolated for 7 days. Several state parks and beaches will be closed to vehicle traffic this weekend all an effort to encourage us here in california to stay home and socially distance ourself. Capitol Bureau Reporter Ashley Zavala explains the consequences of people continue to pack parks. California state parks friday, but the locks on about a 3rd of its parking lots and access ads to keep cars away our goal is to make sure able to the social and difficult if theres a veteran ages of at least 16 of will be over last weekend was that a lot of people that are not a state parks and beaches for not those recommendations 98 of th
For years, the landscaping in berkeleys residential traffic circles has been maintained by the people who live nearby. In may of last year, city staff recommended all of the trees in the circles be cut down because they obstructed the view of drivers. Predictability, a lot of people thought that was not a good idea. Absolutely not. In fact, i think they support rather than the track. Reporter the decision was the result of a 2 million lawsuit settlement when someone was injured in a crosswalk at this intersection. This tree was alleged to have contributed to the accident. When more than 1000 residents signed petitions, the mayor created a Citizens Task force to work with staff engineers, who then recommended that only trees up to six inches in diameter would be allowed. They seemed perplexed by the idea that you cannot guarantee a tree would only be six inches in diameter, the trees grow. Reporter the task force discovered other cities like seattle require trees in their traffic circle
Help making sure that their ducks are in a row . These are the things that we are trying to talk about today, when we talk about things like longterm care and family care. And the other point when someone in your family get sick, you should not have to worry about, will i get paid today . We need to talk about a serious paid family medical leave that if your child gets sick or your grandmother falls that you can take some time off to make sure they are ok emotionally, that they are ok physically and that they are ok mentally. And that you shouldnt have to lose your pay or your job to do these simple acts. And that is what we want to do when we talk about paid family leave. All of these things are encompassed in what we like to call the caring economy. The caring economy guarantees every Single Person in this country is respected no matter what. We dont talk about the folks folks that are getting those services. We also talk about the folks that are providing those services. Heres the t