Race matters america inis cr a pbs newshour special. Woodrf good evening, im judy woodruff. Welcome to this pbs newshour special, race matters america in crisis. The death of george floyd at th hands of pol minnesota has ignited outrage across the world and on again exposed the deep wounds ofthacism here in u. S. Protesters have filled the streets in cities large and small, demanding justice and change. The vast majority have been violence and looting, andeen thereve been aggressive tactics from Law Enforcement. How americans see all this is filtered part through the lens of race, according to ourw ll, one we do with n. P. R. And marist. 62 of americans say they believe the demonstrations are legitimate protests. 77 of black americans feel that way, but among White Americans, its 58 . 28 of all americans say they believe the demonstrations are people acting unwfully. We want to examine how we got to this moment and where we go from here. That is a long cversation, and we think its impo
Race matters america in crisis,a pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening, im judy woodruff. Welcome this pbs newshour special, race matters america e crisis. The death of geooyd at the hands of police in minnesota has ignited outrage across t world and once again exposed the deep wounds of racism here in the u. S. Protesters have filled the s in cities large and small, demanding justice and change. The vast majority have bn peaceful, but there has been violence and looting, anag thereve beeessive tactics from Law Enforcement. How americans see all this is filtered in part through the new poll, one we d n. P. R. O our and marist. 62 of americans say they believe the demonstrations areat legitiprotests. 77 of black americansthat way, but among White Americans, its 58 . 28 of all americans say they lieve the demonstrations are people acting unlawfully. We want to examine how we got to this moment and where we go from here. That is a long conversation, and we think itsmportant to start
All right, jen, thanks. Authorities in the upstate have determined a young man there died playing russian roulette. Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriffs Office say on january 11th, Brandon Reese and two others drove to a trailer park to buy a gun. The owner would not sell it to him unless he successfully played russian roulette. His companions drove to a hospital and got scared and ended up abandoning him and the truck. The skies cleared and the temperature dropped today and that kind of confused me a little bit. I thought it was a gorgeous day. A lot of people had the itchies today. They were itching to get out of work. Itchy to leave. I saw people pacing around our newsroom. Im like its friday. Tend to happen on friday. Chief meteorologist john farley joins us now with a look at the conditions. Youre not going anywhere tonight. I have the itchies now that you say it. Ok, its clear. Check it out. This is looking down towards the vista. Sunset tonight 5 58. Lets show you whats g
Again, a 17story building in the southern part of the city brought down by this earthquake. More than 200 people have been pulled to safety. Thats according to early reports there on the scene. Again, we will continue to follow this developing story out of taiwan over the weekend. Of course, still people trapped inside. Well keep you posted on abccolumbia. Com. Back here at home, highly publicized shooting that sparked controversy across the nation but did the Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri lead to a widespread surge in crime . And did we see the effects right here in South Carolina and have Police Officers changed their conduct in light of these incidents . Eric weisfeld has the results of a recent study. Reporter august of 2014, Michael Brown a plaque man, was shot and killed by darren wilson, a White Ferguson police officer. The disputed circumstances of the shooting of an unarmed man sparked tensions, protests and civil unrests. The country would fog. Here at home in april of
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