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PBS NewsHour

March 8, 2020PBS NewsHour full episode

Mar 8, 2020 6:41 PM EDT

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On this edition for Sunday March 8, the coronavirus outbreak spreads and Italy imposes strict travel restrictions, and after years of planning the 2020 census makes its debut this week. Also, a new approach in Louisiana for prison reform focuses on rehabilitation. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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