Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/august-21-2020-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Correction: In our report on Louis DeJoy's Senate committee testimony, we referred to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters as representing Wisconsin. Peters is from Michigan. We regret the error. Friday on the NewsHour, the U.S. postmaster general testifies before the Senate amid rising concerns about mail delivery as the election approaches. Plus: Joe Biden accepts the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Lebanon struggles in explosion aftermath, ask us about voting by mail, Shields and Brooks, remembering people lost to the pandemic and the history of masks as medical protection. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode In Senate testimony, DeJoy denies intent to disrupt mail-in voting 8 min Biden casts election as battle for nation’s soul as GOP prepares for convention 5 min News Wrap: Firefighters still battling multiple blazes in California 4 min After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis 7 min An election expert answers viewer questions about voting 7 min Shields and Brooks on Biden’s DNC performance, Trump’s RNC approach 12 min Remembering 5 more victims of the coronavirus pandemic 3 min A cultural exploration of face masks during disease outbreaks 6 min