karen bass, and several other members of the black caucus who you will be hearing from momentarily. thank you for joining us on this emergency town hall meeting, living while black in america, 401 years later after our ancestors were first brought to the shores of america in shackles, we now that while we have come a long way in this country, we still have a long way to go. we are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial oppression that continued to permeate every aspect of american life. and we have seen that over the last several months in such a stark and striking fashion. the covid-19 pandemic, a twin crisis, both a public health crisis and an economic crisis, has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted in an adverse fashion the african-american community. in terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic dislocation and in terms of death. and then, of course, you re dealing with the continued epidemic at the same time of police vio
community. woouff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: financial services firm raymond james. when it comes to wireless, consumer cellular gives its customers the choice. our no-contract plans give you as much or as little talk, text and data as you want, and our u.s.-based customer service team is on hand to help. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv fidelity investments. bnsf railway. 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: this program was made possible by thcorporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the pace of covid-19 deaths across the united states is slowing tonight, but the total is nearing a new threshold 100,000. at the same time, the nation s reopening keeps moving ahead, led by a
reporter: norah, you cannot miss the national guard on d.c. streets, but here, just outside the white house, what you can t miss is this growing crowd of peaceful protesters. this is a larger crowd than we saw yesterday. violators could face arrest. a seventh day of protests nationwide brought no rest for those demanding change. thousands filling the streets from new york to los angeles. in george floyd s home town of houston, crowds gathered at city hall. i feel like this can definitely make a change because there are people of all races and colors out here. don t shoot! reporter: in washington, a huge peaceful demonstration back outside the white house. ( explosion ) .as controversy swirls over monday night s use of force. that s a flash bang. all right, so, we are just minutes away from d.c. s 7:00 curfew. you heard the flash bang. that is an attempt to clear the crowd out. troubling video shot by wjla tv shows officers roughing up an australian news crew, prompt
i mean, when i walk out the house, i have to worry about what s going to happen to me today. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: life isn t a straight line, and sometimes you can fi yourself heading in a new direction. fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with financial planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and pporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and indiduals. 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: dozens of american cities are bracing for new protests, and potentially, new violence, tonight. outrage over police killings of black victims has fueled unrest from coast to coast.
in our understa served communit and those that have had a dramatic reduction in their revenue. tim walz is about to address the state s response to george floyd s death, an african-american man who died in police custody. you re watching live coverage on c-span 3. i just want to give a heartfelt thank you to a lot of people for the peace and the generosity, the kindness and the love that s been shown on our streets of minneapolis-st. paul and across minnesota over the last several days. last evening was another example of that. we saw peaceful protests across the city. we saw memorials continue to grow for george floyd. down on 38th and chicago. we saw beautiful interactions on the state capitol where out of respect the national guard troops there told the protesters out of respect they would go back away to the building and take care of those vehicles that were out front which, of course, they did. not protesters at that point. certainly neighbors and friends and agents