By — News Desk News Desk By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-congressional-leaders-hold-moment-of-silence-for-500000-lives-lost-to-covid-19 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Congressional leaders hold moment of silence for 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 Politics Feb 23, 2021 3:40 PM EDT Congressional leaders held a moment of silence to mark the deaths of 500,000 Americans to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the event in the player above. The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. Yesterday, President Joe Biden marked 500,000 U.S. lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle-lighting ceremony at the White House. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk By — Associated Press Associated Press
Congressional leaders held a moment of silence to mark the deaths of 500,000 Americans to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the event in the player above. The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. Yesterday, President Joe Biden marked 500,000 U.S. lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle-lighting ceremony at the White House. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now