david brooks, jonathan capehart, both of you stay safe.ery much. >> thank you, judy, you, too. >> woodruff: now, as we do every friday, we take a moment to share the stories of five extraordinary individuals who have fallen victim to covid-19 in this country. ♪ ♪ ♪ brandon mccray found a niche in music as a young boy, his brother said. he played the guitar, violin and bass, but was best known for his skills a gospel saxophonist. he taught music and recorded an album in the 1990s. brandon was a devoted christian, his brother said, and played at many church events, including funerals, adding that the music had a way of encouraging families in their time of need. brandon was 52 years old. lorintha umtuch was an ambitis, driven woman, her daughter told us. she went back to school in her 40s and received a degree in political science. lorintha spent more than two decades as a tribal court judge on reservations around the west coast. she was the first woman from the yakama nation to serve as mayor of toppenish, a city in washington state. the 73

david brooks, jonathan capehart, thank you both. jonathan: thanks, judy. udy: after a week reaching yet another tragic milestone in the covid-19 death toll, we remember five remarkable individuals here in the u.s. who have lost their lives to the pandemic. ♪ >> ♪ no i never saw them at all until there was you ♪ judy: freddie perez de tagle loved to sing, whether in his church choir or just answering the phone, his son told us. he moved from the philippines to toledo, ohio in his twenties to be with his wife, priscilla. a dedicated grandfather, freddie lovedhe outdoors and camping. he also had a lifelong interest in fashion. his family said he took pride in choosing what to wear every day. freddie was 67 years old. service was at the center of carolyn barnes' life. she was an enthusiastic volunteer at her church in pensacola, florida and worked as a caregiver in assisted living and daycare centers. she was matter-of-fact and outspoken, her son said, and always told her large family about the importance of helping others. she was 77 years old. steve prince ca

david brooks and jonathan capehart break down a packed week of politics. several more of the many remarkable lives lost to covid-19. and, much more. >> woodruff: it has been six months since a massive fertilizer explosion at the port of beirut tore through the city, leaving hundreds dead and catastrophic destruction. lebanon was already mired in deep economic crisis, but now, after the blast, as special correspondent leila molana allen tells us, add another crisis: covid-19. >> reporter: it's 9:35 p.m., and the lebanese red cross night team is racing to respond to yet another critical covid-19 call. lebanon has no official ambulance service, so these young volunteers are the front line of pandemic defense. this 85-year-old woman is fighting for every breath. there's nothing more they can do in the ambulance; she needs a hospital bed. but, after a massive uptick in cases here in the past few weeks, those are hard to find. >> the hospitals in lebanon are suffering from a shortage in resources, and we've experienced multiple times on multiple missions that th

david brooks and jonathan cap ever hart analyze the impeachment trial.e remember the many lives lost to covid-19. announcer: this is the pbs newshour from wetta studios in washington and from the west from the walter cronkite school of you journalism from arizona state university. judy: today, a small u.s. government funded organization, the open technology fund received money that was frozen last year. referred to as o.t.f., it advocates for internet freedom, the kind of freedom that was cut off last week by the myanmar military and restricted by governments including china, which banned the b.b.c. yesterday and iran. nick schiff ren reports on how the battle of o.t.'s funding was part of the trump administratio% turmoil and how this the new war. >> protestors tried to avoid beatings, torture and even death. with the digital shields of dmitri vilalia. >> enable to empower these activists who were doing what i believe important work. >> his work protect bes rougians an help them defeat internet censorship. >> the powers that be who surveil and access to

jonathan capart, david brooks. thanks, judy. ♪ judy: this week, the united states hit a grim milestone. more than 500,000 deaths in this country from covid-19. we take a moment now to remember five remarkable individuals who lost their lives to this pandemic. >> a man of science and faith, the reverend dr. earnest spencer ward was born in liberia and came to the u.s. for clege to study physics. for nearly 30 years he worked at i.b.m. while raidsing a family with his wife laura. at age 54, he felt the calling and returned to school for his dock rat in divinity and eventually opening his own church in rhode island. he loved a good debate, his children told us and believed in living a purposeful life and in helping others find their purpose too. the reverend dr. earnest spencer ward was 82 years old. born in syracuse, new york, jill wei loved to draw and paint and wanted to be an art teacher. her husband said she was a hard worker, she ran her own nail salon and later became a librarianian aide. she loved being around

judy: and, it is david brooks friday. jonathan capehart consider republican infighting, the legacy of rush limbaugh, and president biden's first month in office. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ >> consumer cellular, johnson & johnson. >> the john s. and james l knight foundation, fostering engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and, friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the lights are back on for much of texas tonight, but for millions, the watersn't working. it is the latest crisis in a grinding week of winter storms that have now claimed at least 70 lives. we turn again to stephanie sy to begin our coverage. stephanie: after long days in the dark, the power has largely been restored in comm

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if i can quote david brooks, he was talking about -- it was an open letter to young republicans. he said, this is a struggle to create a republican party that is democratic and not author authoritarian. conservative and not reactionary. intellectually self-confident and not apocalyptic and dishonest. >> i have to go, but you'll have hakeem jeffries on this weekend on "the circus." showtime, "the circus." guess what we didn't have a chance to talk about? ca cancun, man. cancun cruz. all right, guys. >> cancun cruz. >> real quick, what did you say to me in the break? this is the biggest political -- >> i just can't imagine a greater political screw-up. if you asked me what is the worst thing somebody can do in a natural disaster where people are really hurting? you take off to the beach and leave your dog at home. >> thank you so much. >>> oath keepers associates with conspiracy in the capitol riot. the details of their plans, next. an ev for me? what about me? can i get one too? an ev for this princess? what's an ev? and there better be one for me. and what about michelle from mic

if i could quote david brooks from "the new york times," it was an open letter to young repub republicansthe struggle to create a republican party that is democratic and authoritarian, benevolent and not belligerent. >> that's not what's happening, mark. >> i got to run, but i got to tell the audience if you want to see -- you know, we always talk about trump and his allies. they never seem to be held responsible for their lies. you're going to have hakeem jeffries on "the circus" this weekend. that's a tease. you got to hear what he has to say. showtime, "the circus." guess what we didn't have a chance to talk about? cancun, man. >> kick it hard. >> cancun cruz. >> real quick, what did you say to me in the break, mark? this was the biggest political -- i just can't imagine a greater political screwup. if you ask me as a political consultant, what's the worst thing somebody could do in a -- in a natural disaster where people are really hurting, and that is you take off to the beach. >> yeah. >> and you leave your dog at home. >> thank you, gentlemen. i appreciate it. have a good weekend.

that's for new david brooks and given our inability to stop vaccines at the quantity that we have we will have to prioritize who gets it that means that not everyone senegal can get vaccinated some rich countries ordered 3 even 4 times the covert 90 vaccine they need senegal like many other west african countries will receive barely enough doses to protect its health workers for comedians on a go this is no laughing matter but a source of shame with a lack of cold storage facilities many in remote areas who need to be inoculated may not receive any vaccines at all nicholas hawk al jazeera chess senegal. at least 6 people have died and several are missing after parts of an illegal gold mine collapsed on indonesia and local say about 20 people were mining one makeshift wooden structure is broken parts rescue operations are being hampered by steep terrain and unstable ground small scale gold mining is banned in indonesia but remains widespread in rural areas. israel has stopped the sale of local fish after an oil spill along its coast and that of southern lebanon a greek company denies

i'm not clear on whether there really is a bipartisan david brooks bump. even if you do get name checked in his column for watering down your proposal just to add someone, i don't think there's a real bump. i say that as an intro to a little bit of sound of the republicans who are making new noise about all of this. they want biden to join them. take a look. >> you don't want bipartisanship. you want the patina of bipartisanship. but you want to stick it and ram it through. so that's not unity. >> unity and healing that joe biden and the democrats say we need, that's not what they're giving us. they are attempting to have total control. they're trying to silence opposition. >> it will set president biden down a path of partisanship that i think will poison the well for other bipartisanship we'll need on so many other issues. >> just briefly, is that credible from those republicans? >> no. and let's be very honest about this. right now the gop needs joe biden more than joe biden needs the gop. they desperately need to change the story from donald trump, the

at 9:00 a.m., national economic resolution center professor david dinkin and arthur brooks on political polarization in the u.s. ♪ host: last february during his state of the union speech president donald trump awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom to nationally syndicated radio host rush limbaugh, who had just been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. rush limbaugh died of that disease yesterday. he was 70 years old. good morning, it is washington journal. welcome to the program. credited with saving am radio stations and creating modern talk radio, inspiring the creation of fox news. revered by millions and reviled by many millions more, we like to talk about the impact rush limbaugh this morning. the political and media impact in our first hour of the program. if you are a republican use (202) 748-8001, democrats use (202) 748-8000 four independence and others (202) 748-8002. if you are texting (202) 748-8003. on twitter we are @cspanwj. rush limbaugh has been a palm beach resident for 25 years or so. he has done his program for palm beach for many years

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