Race matters america inis cr a pbs newshour special. Woodrf good evening, im judy woodruff. Welcome to this pbs newshour special, race matters america in crisis. The death of george floyd at th hands of pol minnesota has ignited outrage across the world and on again exposed the deep wounds ofthacism here in u. S. Protesters have filled the streets in cities large and small, demanding justice and change. The vast majority have been violence and looting, andeen thereve been aggressive tactics from Law Enforcement. How americans see all this is filtered part through the lens of race, according to ourw ll, one we do with n. P. R. And marist. 62 of americans say they believe the demonstrations are legitimate protests. 77 of black americans feel that way, but among White Americans, its 58 . 28 of all americans say they believe the demonstrations are people acting unwfully. We want to examine how we got to this moment and where we go from here. That is a long cversation, and we think its impo
Race matters america in crisis,a pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening, im judy woodruff. Welcome this pbs newshour special, race matters america e crisis. The death of geooyd at the hands of police in minnesota has ignited outrage across t world and once again exposed the deep wounds of racism here in the u. S. Protesters have filled the s in cities large and small, demanding justice and change. The vast majority have bn peaceful, but there has been violence and looting, anag thereve beeessive tactics from Law Enforcement. How americans see all this is filtered in part through the new poll, one we d n. P. R. O our and marist. 62 of americans say they believe the demonstrations areat legitiprotests. 77 of black americansthat way, but among White Americans, its 58 . 28 of all americans say they lieve the demonstrations are people acting unlawfully. We want to examine how we got to this moment and where we go from here. That is a long conversation, and we think itsmportant to start
In the position to advise people how to use their liberty. That is one thing. And i think people should do whatever the hell they want. They want to go crazy on social media . Do it. You want to go and insult people . Do it. Even if you want to be racist. We cannot stop it. I will give an example that is not american and more international. Do you remember, of course, and this is something i give advice to my people. When people were offended by the Charlie Hebdo character and the danish cartoons before that and we were up in arms and i said you go and make them scared and what do you think will happen . You will close down Charlie Hebdo . Bravo. You have the internet that is never closed. You cannot stop people. You cannot draw the line. I am sure. Like one of the side effects of democracy is you have to listen to ideas and opinions you dont like. It is part of the problem. If you dont like it, you can chose not to see and not to see. But it is people expressing opinions. We live in a
680 is a good option. The backup extends to isabel. Some over toward stanley, more crowded on city streets. We have options for you. Well show you b. A. R. T. Through the trivalley, no delays. Only train 3 coming in the next half hour. Other delays reported as well. A quick look at the dublin camera. We have flashing lights still working on the approach to the dublin interchange. Back to you. 6 01 right now. New this morning, an explosive house fire in san jose. These flames tore through a home late last night. This morning were hearing a lot more about the neighbor who jumped in to help someone trapped inside. Today in the bays bob redell is live where it happened with details on what theyre calling a very dramatic rescue, bob. Reporter good morning, laura. There were four people inside this home as it burned, some of whom were elderly. Three were able to get out. As the flames consumed the garage, as you can see right behind me, and started to spread into the interior of the home, th