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and join me tomorrow for a livestream of the inaugural jim lehrer lecture hosted by the miller center at the university of virginia. i will be talking with the center's director william antholis about the journalistic legacy of this program's co-founder, jim lehrer, how we strive to maintain those standards, and the challenges reporters face today. that starts tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern at pbs.org/newshour. and that's the “newshour” for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the “pbs newshour,” thank you, please stay safe, and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-bas customer service team can help find one that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this

in charlottesville, virginia, where we are thinking about the legacy of "newshour" cofounder jim lehrer a conversation about political polarization and democracy in crisis. >> a political system is in dire straits when each side think the other side is an existential threat to american democracy. amna: all that and more on

join me tomorrow for a livestream of the inaugural jim lehrer lecture hosted by the miller center at virginia. i will talk with the director of the journalistic legacy of this program's cofounder. we strive to maintain those standards and the challenges reporters face today. that starts tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on pbs.org/ newshour. that is the newshour for tonight. join us online and again here tomorrow evening for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and please stay safe. we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service to communicate and connect. we offer a variety of plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can find one to fit you. to learn more, visit consumer cellular.tv. ♪ >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs statio

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