Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by xq institute. Bnsf railway. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 its opening day of confirmation season for team trump and senator Jeff Sessions, the nominee for attorney general, was leadoff man. He went before colleagues on the Senate Judiciary committee, defending his views on race and civil rights and at times, separating himself from the man who chose him. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter alabama senator Jeff Sessions walked into his hearing, to some as a longtime, accomplished senator unfairly accused of prejudice; to others, as an extreme conservative who stokes racial divide. In his opening remarks, the attorney general hopeful laid out his theme to both sides,
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by xq institute. Bnsf railway. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 its opening day of confirmation season for team trump and senator Jeff Sessions, the nominee for attorney general, was leadoff man. He went before colleagues on the Senate Judiciary committee, defending his views on race and civil rights and at times, separating himself from the man who chose him. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter alabama senator Jeff Sessions walked into his hearing, to some as a longtime, accomplished senator unfairly accused of prejudice; to others, as an extreme conservative who stokes racial divide. In his opening remarks, the attorney general hopeful laid out his theme to both sides,
Bernard and irene schwartz. Judy and josh weston. Supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. Sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, lisa desjardins. Reporter good evening and thanks for joining us. Presumptive republican president ial nominee donald trump says if hes elected president , he would ask allies from saudi arabia and south korea to germany and japan to pay 100 of the cost of u. S. Armed forces defending their countries. Trump made the remark today at the annual memorial day weekend Rolling Thunder motor
Police face, something we should be thinking about, but what we rarely talk about is the danger that is involved in being on the other end of that interaction with the police, and thats not going to happen, at least not for a really long time right now. Obrien we continue with my colleague from the pbs newshour Hari Sreenivasan. This is a department thats been working on this, they didnt have that great of track record. Per capita, it was worse than a lot of other major cities, but really in the past five or six years they have done as Much Community policing as possible and made measurable gains. Decreased Excessive Force, overall arrests and most importantly officerinvolved shootings. Obrien we conclude with the remembrance of elie wiesel. Ththe Nobel Laureate died satury at age 87. We didnt know about auschwitz. To me, that is the greatest mystery and pain, by the way, that people i admired like roosevelt and churchill, they knew, but we didnt. 1944, a if few weeks before d day. We
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart good evening and thanks for joining us. Im alison stewart. Tonight as we absorb the horror of the attack in france, here in the United States we are still suffering after a period of incredible violence the killing of two African American men by Police Officers in minnesota and louisiana, and the shooting of Police Officers in dallas. Americans are pained, frightened, and dismayed over the longstanding racial issues that threaten all our safety. We are here tonight to dig deeper. Were going to hear from African American parents about the talk they have with their children about Law Enforceme