peter walter and aashish manglik thank you. >>> you can find more of our coverage at kqed.org. you can reach me on twitter, facebook and instagram. from all of us here at kqed thank you for watching . good night. robert: the virus surges. congress stalls. and the election heats up. president trump: they're dying. that's true. and it is what it is. robert: president trump pushes ahead, clashing with experts as the white house is locked in a standoff over virus relief. >> the republicans and the president do not understand the gravity of the situation and every time we meet with them, it is reinforced. robert: and the campaign turns vicious. on her. and the postal service. president trump: mail-in voting will be the greatest fraud in th history of elections. robert: next. announcer: this is "washington week."

peter walter and aashish manglik thank you. >>> you can find more of our coverage at kqed.org. you can reach me on twitter, facebook and instagram. from all of us here at kqed thank you for watching . good night. captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, august 16: the postal service crisis: raising alarms ahead of the election. democrats get ready for an unconventional convention. and in our signature segment, what one community in maine is doing to combat one of the largest racial disparity rates of covid-19 in the country. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family.