Investments. Additional support has been provided by and by thE Corporation for public broadcasting, a privatE Corporation funded b t american people. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewans like you. You. Good evening, thank you for joining us. It was not quite four years ago that we y brought a newshour weekend special called america in black and blue. At the time the country was reeling from the death of an africanamerican man in minneapolis, Philando Castille, whose killing be a pol officer was caught by his girlfriend on video and a Police Dashboard camera. [ shots ] you just killed my boyfriend that was after another black man, jamar kclark, wasled by the minneapolis p. D. Local and National Protests ensued. Everybody wne philando knew that he was a good man. Hands up, dont oot hands up, dont shoot now a minneapol Police Officer has been charged with murder for killing anotherer africanan man, george floyd. Floyds life was taken just miles from where Philando Castil
Person. Also those we come another 5 Million People file for unappointed. Altogether, 22 million americans have lost their jobs due to the coronarus. This weeksinfusion of cash from the government will help, several legislators such as our first guest this evening say americans need some sort of ongoing financial relief. Joining me now by skype from washington, dc islooking congress ermethank you so much for being with us. Things are havi me on. Three make you pointed to the bipartisan White House Advisory Council which just held its first call on thursday. Can you tell me about this councils makeup and at it is expected to actually do . Well it is bipartisan counsel, it has about 10 house democrats, 10 Senate Democrats including senator durbin. We are priding advice abou what we need to do. To rebuild our economy. I emphasized two planes, that we need testing, massive testing to be able to reopen our economy weand that need critical investment in advanced manufacturing of the industr
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