Mark shields and david brooks examine the politics of the pandemic, the effects on the 2020 campaign, and controversial statements by the candidates. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Consumer cellular offers nocontract wireless plans that are designed to help you do more of the things you enjoy. Whether youre a talker, texter, browser, photographer, or a bit of everything, our u. S. Based Customer Service teais here to find a plan that fits you. To learn more, go to consumercellular. Tv the john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made pssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump declared hous
Pandemic, the effects on the 2020 campaign, and controversial statements by the candidates. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Consumer cellular offers nocontracwireless plans that are designed to help you do more of the things you enjoy. Whether youre a talker, texter, browser, photographer, or a bit of everything, our u. S. Based Customer Service team is here to find a plan that fits you. To learn more, go to consumercellular. Tv the john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made pssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump declared houses of worship essential today, and called on governors to
spill in east palestine. and it s a frustrating night for tottenham as they crash out of the champions league against milan. rat a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations took place in the capital tbilisi, where police used water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and she sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have been outraged by what s been happening in parliament pro government mps spoiling for a fight with the opposition, and then backing a controversial foreign agents bill. the law would re
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This was supposed to be the quietly, the calming. There may be a little evidence of that at the white house under general kelly. But these transcripts have exploded. We had so many readers of these transcripts this morning when they first broke. Remarkable reporting by my colleague, greg miller who has , been a stalwart throughout the year as part of our National Security team. But the portrayal of the new president , as you said, being unhappy, concerned about his own image, talking at cross purposes with two leaders of allies of neighboring mexico and australia. I mean, they are remarkable documents of what the Trump Presidency started as, and for so long has continued as. , charlie take me through what you found remarkable about these documents. Dan on the call with the mexican president , what was so fascinating was trumps recognition that his promise that, not only would he build the wall, but that mexico would pay for it, was something that was never going to happen. And what he