Arts Jun 04 How the coronavirus crisis offers a glimpse of what poor, black communities 'feel every day' Long lines to enter stores. Anxiety about finding food on the shelves. Boarded up businesses and barren streets. Journalist and author Dawn Turner says this pandemic has afforded everyone the chance to understand what people who live in poor communities…
Episode Jun 03 June 3, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, violent confrontations diminish, but mass protests over George Floyd’s death continue in cities across the U.S. -- and the world. Plus: A South Carolina mayor on what’s happening in his city, racial disparities in American policing,…
Nation Jun 03 Amid protests and pandemic, this South Carolina mayor sees 'collective pain' emerge Columbia, South Carolina’s capital, is among the many U.S. cities seeing protests and curfews over the past week. Mayor Stephen Benjamin is the city’s first African American mayor, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how he sees “collective pain”…
World Jun 03 News Wrap: Florida reports 1,300 new coronavirus cases In our news wrap Wednesday, COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the U.S., with deaths exceeding 107,000. The state of Florida confirmed 1,300 new infections, one of its largest single-day surges, but attributed the rise to increased testing. Also, former…
Nation Jun 03 What's behind racial disparities in American policing -- and how to solve them Widespread protests over George Floyd’s death and the treatment of black Americans by police more broadly have dominated the U.S. in recent days. For analysis of the issues at the heart of the unrest, Amna Nawaz talks to Art Acevedo,…
Politics Jun 03 Amy Walter on the 'symbolism' of Tuesday's election results Elections were held in several states on Tuesday, even as the pandemic and major protests consumed the country. In Ferguson, Missouri, where protests first erupted in 2014 after the shooting death of Michael Brown by a white police officer, an…
Episode Jun 02 June 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, it has been a full week of protests across parts of the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Plus: A controversial law enforcement response to protesters near…
Politics Jun 02 Protests near White House grow, a day after police cleared people for Trump photo op President Trump has caused new controversy for his handling of a protest near the White House Monday night. Police began clearing people out from a peaceful demonstration in Lafayette Square before the citywide curfew took effect, firing gas with no…
Politics Jun 02 Thune says peaceful protests should be allowed to continue With protests taking place in cities across the country, how should the federal government respond? Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s rhetoric about the use of force, whether a peaceful protest near…
Nation Jun 02 Bishop Budde on Trump's 'inflammatory' rhetoric and how he can help the nation heal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde leads the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. That includes St. John's Church, across from the White House, which was partially burned during Sunday's unrest and the site of President Trump's Monday night photo op. Budde joins…