Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by Consumer Cellular. Johnson johnson. Iafinancl Services Firm raymond james. Supporting social entrepreneurs aon their solutis to the worlds most pressing problems. The lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives in the u. S. And developing countries. Supported by the john dee and Catherine T Macarthur foundation , committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was me possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Amna the Coronavirus Crisis rages on and so does thwar of words over a top pandemic scientist. E verbal volleys kept coming million infection and topped3. 5 137,000 deaths. Our White House Correspondent begins our coverage. Today, a fresh assessment of the covid19 pandemic. What we need to do is say, we are not going in the right direc
This is live coverage of the hearing on cspan3. The country is returning to work here. Many of us here in washington having this hearing while the spearer pelosi and House Democrats continue to stay at home Holding Virtual hearings. We have got to get back to doing the real live work that the people sent us here to do and i would urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to come back to washington and do what we have been elected to do. And with that, madam chairwoman, i yield back. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now were introduce our witnesses. First we have rita bigot, an essential worker who died from coronavirus. Next is john costa, the International President of the transit union. Next we have anthony mark perone, who is the unit food and commercial Workers Union and with us Bonnie Castillo who is the executive director of National Nurses united and California Nurses Association and the National Nurses organizing committee. We also have clint odum from policy and advocacy
America is now approaching 100,000 deaths. People like jerome rice from elisabeth, new jersey, a marine corps sergeant in the korean war. He loved listening to music like Jimmy Buffett and abba. He was 86. Mary santiago of evanston, illinois, she died weeks before seeing her oldest son graduate high school. And Schuyler Herbert of detroit. The daughter of two first responders. She had dreams of becoming a pediatric dentist. Schuyler was just 5 years old. And now how we got to this pandemic and the way forward. Heres diane sawyer with her special report. Three, two, one happy new year reporter there we were on new years eve. Americans living in the most vibrant country on earth, celebrating our lives with careless kisses and laughter. Not even thinking about how wonderful it is to reach for the hand of a stranger or whisper a secret. And we didnt know that on that very night, the government of china had told the World Health Organization that a mysterious new disease was on the move, th
The father and son accused of chasing and gunning down an unarmed black man arrested and charged with murder. This is one of the most heinous crimes i think weve seen in this generation. This morning the video that sparked nationwide outrage and a turning point in the case. What the suspects are saying to police. Close to home. One of President Trumps personal valets, who works inside the west wing, tests positive for covid19. The president s reaction and the new Safety Measures being put in place at the white house. Today exclusive. Oneonone with Melinda Gates, whose foundation poured hundreds of millions of dollars into finding a coronavirus vaccine. This morning why she said the country wasnt ready. Im surprised we werent better prepared but quite honestly, im surprised we wasted so much time. The good she hopes can come from difficult times. Let it snow. Parts of the northeast brace for historic winter storm over mothers day weekend. A bitter blast of arctic air set to shatter reco
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