Been made and what still needs to be done. Part of the problem is that not only do we have people who are poor and unemployed, we have so many people who are employed and poor. Weve done well on the safety net part, but not well on helping people achieve success in america. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. 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 thes
Families who are debating the safety of it depending on where they live. Teachers as well. On the judicial front, the president s closely guarded finances were at the center of two Supreme Court rulings today, decisions that lay down firm markers on the scope and limits of executive power, and they do force trump to extend his battle to keep that information private. The rulings came on the last day of the courts term. In one case, the justices cleared the way for the manhattan d. A. , cyrus vance, to see trumps financial documents himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into the hush money payments to two women who claimed they had affairs with trump. The president has denied those allegations still. In the other case, House Democrats were blocked from getting their hands on many of the same records, including trumps tax returns. The Supreme Court sent that case back to lower courts for further review. The new york case will also return to lowe
Is any guide, the lives of even more americans may be at risk. Already tonight more than 3 million americans have tested positive for coronavirus. New cases today at a daily alltime high. And this vastly outpaces any increases in testing. As of tonight, more than 132,000 americans have died. In the past few months from a virus we didnt even know anything about in january. And in much of this country, cases and deaths are still climbing. Yet today President Trump decided to slam the cdc over its scientific back to School Guidelines tweeting, quote, i disagree with cdc gov on their tough guidelines for opening schools. Theyre asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them. Three exclamation points. The cdc is saying schools need masks and scent lags systems. Some are cheap and obvious, some not so much. All doable if we want kids back and laid out by scientists and professionals who the president threatened i will be meeting with them with three exclamation poi
This country is experiencing a second nightmare, one which was arguably totally avoidable, given what our government should have learned from first nightmare. Folks, it is groundhog day in america now and it is bleak. Cases are surging. Hospitals are being pushed to their breaking points. This time hospitals in the south. States are playing catchup. Businesses are again being curbed. There isnt enough testing. And in some cases the testing it too slow to be of much use. Takes days to get the results back in places like florida and arizona now. There isnt enough personal protective equipment. The president doesnt seem to be listening to the advice of his Top Public Health experts and the death toll is projected to go up, moments ago texas reported its third day in a row of record deaths. The president tried to convince the public that the situation is not what you see, that the situation is actually getting better, but the overwhelming reality of the situation is clearly broken through,
Announced they will not send all of their students back to the campuses this fall. So what is he doing here exactly . Hes got the cdc now spinning and saying it will come out with new guidelines, relaxing guidelines around school. Theres always, with this president , an element of politics here. What are they . Thats right, willie. For weeks and even a couple of months, the sort of hot button political cultural wedge issue was use of masks. The president defying all Available Health data, the recommendation of his own medical team and Public Health professionals and not wear a mask. Even in the face of rising elements that a mask reduces the transmission of the virus. And weve seen fellow republicans break with the president and endorse them, other prominent elected officials. Seems the next battleground is going to be schools. In the last 48 hours a remarkable assault from the president making this political push suggesting without evidence that del democratic governors and mayors and