Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering 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. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. 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 confirmation came today that a second american journalist has indeed been murdered by Islamic State militants in syria. A video posted yesterday showed the beheading of Steven Sotloff. Overnight, our government determined that tragically steven was taken from us in a horrific act of violence. Woodruff from president obama on down, american leaders voiced outrage to
Works. And the u. S. Consulate in the chinese city of chengdu is officially closed as tensions worsen between washington and beijing. Thanks for being with us. The United States is fighting an accelerating coronavirus as lawmakers consider a knew relief pack wage to help americans. John Hopkins University reports there were nearly 60,000 new cases confirmed nationally on sunday and at least 470 americans died from covid19. With more than 4. 2 Million People infected, the u. S. Has more than 1 4 of the worlds 16 million confirmed cases of covid19. Florida, for example, reported more than 9,000 new cases sunday and 77 additional deaths. This marks the 23rd day this month that the state has reported more than 9,000 new cases in a single day. The Trump Administration says it is working to get the hot spot states under control but testing is still an issue. The u. S. Official overseeing testing conceded sunday to cnn the turn around times are still too long. Anyone who needs a test can get
At white house and Senate Republicans near a stimulus deal. We will tell you what else is in that plan. And Racial Justice protests in portland stretch into another night while federal agents presence is legal, their actions there may not be. Well take a look. Good to have you with us. The United States is zeroing in on testing as the coronavirus accelerates in many parts of the country. 23 states reported an increase in new cases in the past week, compared to the previous week. That is according to john hopkins university. The data also shows the fiveday average of new cases is trending up. With more than 4. 2 Million People infected, the u. S. Has more than 1 4 of the worlds 16 million confirmed cases of covid19. The Trump Administration says it is working to get the hot spot states under control, but testing is still an issue. The u. S. Official overseeing testing conceded sunday to cnn that turnaround times are still too long. We are never going to be happy with testing until we ge
And a big night for the rookies, and George Strait crowned entertainer of the year as we say good morning, america. Hello, everyone. Happy thursday. And how about the cmas last night. What a stellar night in nashville. How beautiful does Robin Roberts look right there. On stage to give the last award of the night, for entertainer of the year, to George Strait. He has won it, now, three times. Robin roberts. Looking so great. And as george said, a standing o for robin, who looked spectacular. A lot of new country acts winning. From Florida Georgia Line to kacey musgraves. What a night. It was fun when she took the stage. Twitter lit up. Exploded. Yep. Josh, you have something really special this morning. Went to afghanistan to look at these reunions. Yeah. Theres moments i feel like they get us all, the moments when military members reunited with their family. We are calling this operation homecoming. For us, an inside look at the emotional toll and the sacrifice, from the thousands of
We may have more still to endure. We have to open our country up. We have to get going. We have to open our country up. Using the great advances of science. What do i know . Im not a doctor. Im not a doctor, but i have common sense. And our instinctive compassion to heal. If it does help, great. If it doesnt help, we gave it a shot. What a contrast from leadership. There you have Queen Elizabeth talking about a common cause, and then you have donald trump, who had an unscheduled press conference yesterday evening. For what reason, few people really know. Because if you break down what the president said, and a lot of people have been analyzing it over the night pretty much nothing of news. Nothing new. Nothing noteworthy. The president attacked a governor in personal terms, for no reason at all, actually. Its the last thing you want to do at a time of crisis. He continued to push an unproven drug, whose efficacy on this pandemic is still unknown. He has his hack, Peter Navarro, running