Jun 18 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: Confederate portraits removed from U.S. Capitol In our news wrap Thursday, crews removed portraits of four former speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives. All of the men had served in the Confederacy, embodying “violent bigotry and grotesque racism,” according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Also, New… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 8:10 State reopening plans force trade-offs between health and economy By Paul Solman The staggering number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits underscores just how many are struggling financially due to the pandemic. While the economic damage from shuttering businesses and staying home is undeniable, public health experts worry that the pressure to reopen… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:28 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on managing COVID-19 as the state reopens Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is one of many state officials across the country weighing the trade-offs between public health and a functioning economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the COVID-19 trends Ohio is seeing, the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:29 Grieving Northern Italians mount campaign to investigate officials’ pandemic response By Malcolm Brabant Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the disease. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Bolton’s book makes explosive claims about Trump, say reports In our news wrap Wednesday, a bombshell has landed at the White House, in a book by John Bolton, former national security adviser. Multiple news outlets report that Bolton accuses President Trump of asking Chinese President Xi Jinping for reelection… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 6:53 Is Japan’s pandemic response a disaster or a success? By Grace Lee Japan has gone its own way on the coronavirus pandemic from its beginning, with a delayed response, limited testing and a gentler lockdown. But with cases of COVID-19 nearing 20,000 in the country, public health experts are asking whether Japan’s… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 6:55 Connecting through art when a pandemic keeps us apart By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport American artists of all kinds are responding to the pandemic with new creations. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the art can serve as both a call to action and a means of healing -- for maker and audience alike. The story… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:12 Will Trump’s executive order force change in American policing? On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order on policing, amid growing calls for reform and racial justice. While the measure represents Trump’s most significant action on policing since taking office, many experts say it won’t compel police departments to… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 7:01 Peter Piot spent his career chasing viruses. Then COVID-19 ‘got’ him No part of the globe has been spared the effects of the novel coronavirus, with people in nearly every country becoming infected. Although the severity of cases varies widely, even those who know viruses the best can fall victim to… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 7:40 Meet people volunteering to be exposed to COVID-19 for vaccine research By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre As the world anxiously awaits development of a vaccine for COVID-19, new and controversial research measures are being considered for the first time. These include the possibility of deliberately exposing volunteers to the disease to see if they are infected. Continue watching