the pbs news hour weeknights on pbs.n: it was five years ago this week that the world health organization called the covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. in the united states, officials declared a national emergency, triggering travel bans for non-u.s. citizens and shutdowns nationwide. many who lived through the pandemic, including those who treated infected patients, are still dealing with the fallout. ali rogin has their story. ali: john, the events, which began in 2020 changed people's lives. nearly 75% of people said the pandemic took a toll on them, according to a new pew research survey. we spoke with people across the country about how the pandemic transformed their everyday lives. aubrey: my name is aubrey nagle. i live in philadelphia. kristin: my name is kristin urquiza and i live in san francisco, california. mei: my name is mei'lani eyre and i live in seattle, washington. steph: my name is steph fowler and i live in chicago. rachel: my name is rachel valdes and i live in portland, oregon. aubrey: life before the pa

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, home of the pbs news hour weeknights on pbs. ♪ president trump25% tariff on imports from canada will go into effect on tuesday, despite the efforts of canadian officials to persuade their american counterparts that they've been working on border security and improved it. david mcguinty is canada's minister of public safety and this week he's been in washington, meeting with administration officials. i want to remind people why trump says he is opposing these tariffs, he posted on truth social, drugs are still pouring into our country from mexico and canada at very high and unacceptable levels. until it stops or is seriously limited, the proposed tariffs, scheduled to go into effect on march 4th, will indeed go into effect. what do you say to that? david: i think what we say is we have had a wonderful four days here in washington, d.c., meeting with our counterparts, both folks in the senate, the house. i brought down the head of our canada border services agency, brought down the head of our rcmp, brought down our new fentanyl czar to meet with e

rubenstein studio at weta in washington, home of the pbs news hour, weeknights on pbs.ohn: there's an escalating dispute between president trump and south africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country's white minority. on truth social yesterday, the president criticized what he called the terrible treatment of long-time farmers in the country and offered them a rapid pathway to citizenship. and in february, mr. trump signed an executive order halting almost all foreign aid to south africa because of what it called racially-discriminatory property confiscation. ali rogin spoke earlier with john eligon, the johannesburg bureau chief for "the new york times." ali: john, thank you so much for being with us. first of all, tell us about this new land policy. john: so essentially, what the government has done is they've passed a law that allows the government to take land without providing compensation to the people they take it from. basically, the justification that the south african government gives for this is that we know through the long hi

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for the "pbs news hour," paul solman.ar from your local pbs station, which helps to keep programs like this one on the air. ♪ amna: for those of you staying with us, and encore from one of rock 'n' roll's songwriters. geoff: here's a second look from our special correspondent for arts and culture series, canvas. it's hard to find rock 'n' roll conventions more solid than nick lowe. and is not just because he tours with a surf rock band, in their trademark mexican wrestling mask. from cover-up to new wave, he built his rep in the 70's. he was also producer for graham parker, the dam, and elvis costello. he even one fox rocks most memorable anthems, made famous by costello. but if rock 'n' roll is all you know about niccolo and his 75 years on the planet, and well over 50 in the music business, well, let's start at the start. >> my father was a career raf officer. he was a pilot when he met my mom during the war. she was in the women's royal air force. she came from the show business family, vaudeville. she was a very good

but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station.chance to offer your support, which helps keep programs like this one on the air. ♪ geoff: for those staying with us, an encore of a region-wide art collaboration. pacific standard time, or pst art, is comprised of some 60 art institutions in southern california. amna: senior arts correspondent jeffrey brown sampled some of it last fall for our arts and culture series, "canvas." jeffrey: everywhere you look, light amid the darkness. illuminated manuscripts glowing, even shimmering objects. most from medieval times. a few created by contemporary artists. it is all part of an exhibition in los angeles called "lumen: the art and science of light." the wording of that subtitle is critical. catherine fleming is president and ceo of the getty trust. >> art and science may look like things that do not go together but they do. these are both modalities of thought or of expression that are concerned with some of the most profound and basic questions. jeffrey: in fact, lumen and seven other exhi

for the pbs newshour, paul solman. amna: we will be back shortly with a look at the intersection of technology and hollywood. amna: but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station. it's a chance to offer your support which helps to keep programs like this one on the air. amna: for those of you staying with us, an encore from one of rock and roll's greatest songwriters. geoff: last year, nick lowe released his first full-length album in nearly a dozen years. here's a second look from special correspondent tom casciato for our arts and culture series, canvas. tom: it is hard to find rock ''' roll credentials more solid than nick lowe's. it's not just because he tours with a surf rock band, the straitjackets in their trademark mexican wrestling masks. from pub rock to new wave, he built his rep in the seven -- in the 1970's. he was also a producer for graham parker, the dammed and elvis costello. he even penned one of rock's most memorable anthems. but if rock 'n' roll is all you know about nick lowe and his

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. after the over office -- oval office visit on friday, zelenskyy faced a more friendly group today as he met with european leaders in london. he said he is still ready to sign the minerals deal he was in washington to sign on friday and he wants to repair his relationship with donald trump. our special correspondent in london has our report. reporter: what a difference a weekend makes. after being humiliated in the oval office, president zelenskyy was back in the warm embrace of fellow europeans bearing gifts. >> very welcome here on downing street. reporter: keir starmer reported back to president trump. >> the u.k. along with france and possibly others will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting and then we will discuss that plan with the u.s. reporter: at a special security conference in london, zelenskyy was promised more support. >> we are at a crossroads in history today. this is a moment to act. to step up and the lead

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you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.ning. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the "news hour" tonight, businesses are hit by new tariffs that the united states is slapping on mexico and canada in what's become a global trade war. >> canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight.

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in a new npr pbs marist poll, americans are split on the administration's efforts. 54% of the country say the country is moving in the wrong direction. 45% say it's on the right track. p presidentrump's approval rating right now at 45%. and stay with us for special coverage of president trump's joint address to congress. coverage begins at 6 p.m. and heads up for our viewers. following president trump's joint address, there is an episode of deal or no deal island, followed by a special 9 p.m. newscast. then, at 10 p.m. dateline, followed by our regularly scheduled 11 p.m. newscast. tariffs expected to be a topic in the president's address tonight. today, 25% taxes on mexican and canadian imports kicked in and the impacts are already being felt. let's bring in our marianne favro. she joins us live in marin. you spoke to a construction company about the tariffs. what kind of materials are going to be going up in price? yeah. janelle. i spoke to the vice president of a construction company in san jose, and he told me that his suppliers are already alerting him that the cost of steel is g

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that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.s there anyone in america are comfortable with him and his gang of 20-year-old using their own computers servers to go through your tax returns, health information, bank accounts? we need a more efficient government. i will help you cut waste. the change does not need to be chaotic or make us less safe. reporter: trump took on critics of tariffs, doubling down on the idea that american take any pain can bring. >> there will be a little disturbance but we are ok without. it will not be much. reporter: today, the white house announced a one-month exemption for automakers. tariffs in his first term help some but hurt farmers. the theme overall was echoed as trump spoke about immigration and mocked previous thoughts. >> we must have legislation to secure the border. all we really needed was a new president. reporter: today, jd vance took the administration's message and tough stance to eagle pass, texas. joined by pete hegseth and tulsi gabbard. in washington, house republicans hammered th

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>> this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> and welcome pbs news leigh special coverage of president trump's address to a joint session of congress and the democrats' response. >> the first six weeks of president trump's second term have seen an administration moving at warp speed. he's cut tens of thousands from the government workforce. de ported thousands more. upended u.s. alliances and signed dozens of executive orders. >> the president is on capitol hill tonight to tout what he's done and lay out his plans of what's still to come. we're looking live from inside the house chamber, where the president will be speaking just moments from flow. and, of course, his republican party has unified control of that house with majorities in both the house and the senate. in a moment you'll hear the traditional announcement from the house sergeant at arms and president trump will make his way down the aisle. on capitol hill tonight is tour white house correspondent laura. tell us what the white house wants to get across

they have a policy and issue pb. when it comes to men playing against women in sports, on the abortion, on crime, on ukraine, all these things not a matter of right message, it is you have to rethink your position. 1994, bill clinton gets blown away in midterm. two choices go left or center. goes to center and works with nutrient, you get welfare reform and clinton wins easily. democrats say, go more left, go more away from common sense and put out videos like that and this party is polling at 21%, lowest in history. >> carley: california governor gavin newsom has changed his tune when it comes to trans gender women in women's spors. hakeem jeffries made a bizarre statement that needs delicate explanation. listen to this. >> gavin newsom's comments saying that democrats were in the wrong for allowing trans gender athletes to compete in female sports, what is your response? >> what democrats oppose was unlea unleashing sexual predators on girls throughout the united states of america. >> carley: he's made this claim b

>> safe pbs! >> greg: i think you can see doug burgum in there on the right.into big bird as they continue to wage war on a doge staging a massive protest, literally three people this morning in front of npr -- npr stands for not pooping regularly which is why scott simon always sounds constipated to. this comes as president trump convenes his cabinet to talk shop on the cost-cutting crew that saved the taxpayers $105 billion and counting. elon also into intendants, here's what 47 said about the meeting. >> i want to cabinet members keep good people. i don't want to see a big cut were a lot of good people are cut. i want to cabinet members to keep the good people and the cap that members go first and if they can cut it's better and if they don't cut then elon will do the cutting. >> greg: a columbia professor planes cutting waste is racist because a coconut lady lost. >> it's impact on government but it's also an attack on this government. what i mean by that is as an attack on this government that used to be headed by a black man. is an attack on this governm

. >> save pbs. >> public media. >> is the best.af >> greg: good to see doug burgum in there on the righte n big bird aso i they continue to wage war on d.o.g.e., staging a massive protest, literally three peopl e this morning in front of npr.f by the way, npr stands for not pooping regularly. which is why scott simon always sounds constipated.te this comes as president trump convenes his cabinet to talk shop on the cost-cutting crew that saved taxpayers $105 billion and counting. bil elon also in attendance. here's what 47 said about the meeting... s toinett the cabinet member keep good people. i don't want to see a big cut where a lot of good people are cut. i want to the cabinet members to keep the good people and theto cabinet members go first and if they canbers cut, it's better af they don't cut, then elon will do the cutting. >> greg: a columbia professor claims cutting waste is racist, all because the coconut ladyesso lost. >> it's an attack on government but also an attack on thisct o government. mean by that is it's ann by attack on this government that used t o be headed by a b

she frequently appears on cnn, msnbc, cbs history and pbs and has been featured in and published in most major publications, including the new yorker, the new york times. the washington post. co is a senior fellow at new and she lives outside of new york city with her young daughter. please give her a round of applause for mr. bradley in moscow. thank you to the fdr library. to of you for coming out on this rainy and to james for giving us the first biography fee of van buren full biography four decades. congratulations. well, thank you. thank. let's hope it doesn't take another four decades. i hope not. there should be an abundance. there should be. aaron and james is. first person and he is the best person to lead this spate of forthcoming biographies because he is, a coeditor of the van buren papers. which means that we have communicate the first time almost a decade ago and i. i communicate with people who work at say the papers of van buren because doing something on van buren, i'm doing a story, i'm doing a podcast or god forbid, a book, and i need your help because you are the exp

in a new npr pbs marist poll ahead of tonight's speech, americans are split on the administration's efforts. 54% say the country is moving in the wrong direction, 45% saying it's on the right track. president trump's approval rating also at 45%. his address will also likely touch on changing international relationships. you've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position. four days after an oval office shouting match with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky overnight, the administration announces a pause in u.s. military aid to ukraine, calling for an end to its war with russia and a lasting peace agreement between israel and hamas, suggesting the u.s. should control and rebuild the gaza strip. now, the white house has confirmed today that billionaire elon musk, who has been the face of those cuts carried out by doge as well as a near-constant presence in the oval office, will be inside the house chamber for tonight's address. jay gray, nbc news, washington. well, some bay area lawmakers stopped by the hill ahead of the president's address to talk to reporters about what they expect to

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she is the white house correspondent for pbs newshour. she is with us this morning from washington.ura, always great to have you. i just want to circle back to the tariffs of it all. i mean, i think a lot of people waking up this morning, perhaps breathing a sigh of relief, what more can you share with us, sort of about how the president came to to have this decision? we know it obviously followed the call with the big three automakers, but we're also seeing this polling about how americans feel about it. we've obviously seen wall street this week. i mean, what more can you share with us about how we got here? >> i mean. >> ultimately. >> like you said, rachel, there. >> was a. >> lot. >> of pressure. >> and incoming on the white. house from the automakers. and so i think that you've seen in. >> the past. >> where the. >> president has at some times threatened things, including. >> tariffs. >> and then after having conversations, after. >> feeling. >> some pressure and from the automakers, you know, them saying that this would hurt them be a disadvantage, it would raise the cost of

and we can mention that includes our sister channel, nbc, as well as these other outlets, npr and pbs tied to government funding, where there might be more leverage if it is abused. tech ceos and media moguls who once criticized trump have gotten the message shown up at the inauguration. as we saw jeff bezos there turning the washington post into a totally different direction, pulling its endorsement planned for harris, changing its opinion policy now to celebrate only personal liberties and free markets. these are drastic changes. all of this in the context of what i just told you today. this reporting. why do we know about what happened inside the cabinet room? why do we know more than the public claims of politicians that we're just saying everything's going great and we're cutting the government in a great way, and it's all perfect. why do we know what we know tonight about what actually happened in that cabinet room, about those differences between rubio and musk and the concern about air traffic safety, which is not and should not be a partizan or political issue. it's certainly

and we can mention that includes our sister channel, nbc, as well as these other outlets, npr and pbs tied to government funding, where there might be more leverage if it is abused. tech ceos and media moguls who once criticized trump have gotten the message shown up at the inauguration. as we saw jeff bezos there turning the washington post into a totally different direction, pulling its endorsement planned for harris, changing its opinion policy now to celebrate only personal liberties and free markets. these are drastic changes. all of this in the context of what i just told you today, this reporting. why do we know about what happened inside the cabinet room? why do we know more than the public claims of politicians that were just saying, everything's going great and we're cutting the government in a great way, and it's all perfect. why do we know what we know tonight about what actually happened in that cabinet room, about those differences between rubio and musk and the concern about air traffic safety, which is not and should not be a partizan or political issue. it's certainly