Harris as joe bidens running mate, and Congress Inertia on coronavirus relief. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fidelity wealth management. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. 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 the centers for Disease Control and prevention is warning that the u. S. Coronavirus death toll could hit 200,000 by labor day. That as the u. S. Suffered its highest daily number of deaths since midmay more than 1,500. Coast to coast, states are recording bleak firsts. California became the first state to top 600,000 infections, while georgia had its deadliest day on record. We will hear
Politics is a business, whether people want to believe it. Our we leave this segment to go live to a Senate Hearing with postaster louis dejoy on Office Operations going into november. Mr. Dejoy, your decisions have cost americans their health, their time, their livelihoods, and their peace of mind. I believe you owe them an apology or the harm you have caused, and all of us some very clear answers today. Isuntry is anxious is anxious about whether the damage you have inflicted can be reversed and what other plans you have in store which could further disrupt liability and Timely Delivery of the Postal Service. If you plan to continue pursuing these changes, i think my colleagues and many of our constituents will continue to question whether you are the right person to lead this indispensable institution. Thank you. The tradition of this committee to swear in witnesses. Raise yourmr. Dejoy, right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help
Right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god . Postmaster dejoy i do. As postmastered general, and you spend more than 35 years developing and managing a successful nationwide Logistics Company as chairman and ceo of new breeze logistics. Beginning in 2014, mr. Dejoy served as the ceo of Xpo Logistics and after his retirement in 2015 he joined the companys board of directors where he served until 2018. Mr. Dejoy. Postmaster dejoy good morning chairman, Ranking Member pierce and members of the committee. Thank chairman johnson for calling this hearing. Proud to be with you on behalf of the women and men of the United States Postal Service the on june 15 i became 75th postmaster general. I did so because i believe the Postal Service placed plays a positive role in the lives of the American Public and lives of the nation. I also welcome the opportunity to lead this organization because i believe theres an opportunity for the Posta
Well actually theres more red icons theres one runner park, theres one up in American Canyon and farther up past so masterful thank you for joining us tonight at 10 im ken wayne and i pale more pg and e says the states grid operator order the rotating Power Outages because of the excessive heat driving up electricity use and putting a strain on the power grid, it was expected to last until 11 oclock tonight, but about 9 oclock. Pg said it has stopped shutting off power and has started restoring power and just about 10 minutes ago the state agency lifted its stage 3 Emergency Declaration which ordered the rotating Power Outages in the first place is the first time the state of california has ordered rolling Power Outages since 2011. We talked to a spokeswoman from the state agency that order the outages about what led them to declare the stage 3 emergency tonight. This one completely driven by the heat. There was so much demand. We also have out cover at the same time that came with tha
And wisconsin. We took up that challenge and delivered a resounding yes. Democratic governors not only one big and purple states like michigan and pennsylvania, they also one in ruby red states like kansas, kentucky, louisiana. Democratic governors have one in in six stateswon n in 2016. D trump woo now that they are in office, they are fighting for these values. I am so honored to be introducing todays panel that includes some of these incredible leaders. All of these governors were elected in 2018 and 2019 in those blue waves. We could not have a better moderator. Former gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams. The discussion will focus on what this work looks like in todays political landscape. We cannot stop there. We have critical races in montana, missouri, New Hampshire to name just a few. We need you by our side to add more states to our list. We need you to help. Please text us. We need you to stay with us. We will continue to make a difference in blue states, purple states, red