howie: i was lucky to get to know pete hamill. most fun i ever had in journalism was speaking into the new york post, a couple decades ago, after a whacky owner fired hamill and the rest of the staff. i watched as dozens of employees cheered and bear hugged hamill as they led a newsroom occupation, they installed themselves in the editor's office and put out an edition, trashing the owner. pete hamill was 85. what a life he led. that is it for this edition of media edition. i'm howard kurtz. let's consider the conversation on twitter, at howard kurtz. check out my podcast, media buzz meter. you can subscribe at apple itunes, google podcast. a couple students got suspended at a georgia high school that just reopened for postin post ps of a very crowded hallway, with no one seeming to wear masks. the suspensions have now been lifted and unfortunately nine people have tested positive at that school, kind of an owe men that we will grapple with as some of the schools in the country struggle with the question of reopening. thank you al

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pete hamill was 85 years old.o come on the "newshour," with the presidential nominating conventions just days away, we hear what voters in the heartland are saying in this election season. former secretary of defense william perry on why the president shouldn't have the sole authority to order a nuclear strike. minneapolis struggles as it tries to defund the police and reimagine public safety. and much more. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and from the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: at a fundraising event today joe biden told supporters , he hoped his decision to forgo an in-person appearance at the democratic national convention would set an example. i am quoting from the start of , the process, we've made it clear, scien matters. he said the coronavirus has upended not only this presidential campaign season, but also millions of lives in even the most rural parts of the country. for more on how voters outside the beltway are th

hamill took the helicopter. >> the other way is eight mile hike we know other way. >> reporter: therewas no high school so the students had to high internet his is a game changer. >> reporter: dr. hamill crediting the open based mural net cofounded the nonprofit in 2017. >> less than 70% of rural areas of tribal countries have connectivity. >> reporter: they are helping the d operate their own reliable broadband networks. >> almost all of our fields use the existing infrastructure. i don't have to build a tower but just get something heine. we have rooftops and existing towers. >> reporter: they in climbed the towers to install the hardware the work takes a half day with the cost at $10,000- $15,000. with the donated funding mural net has connected a dozen communities like this tribe. the college and career center director lewis said that for the first time thousands of their homework at home. >> many of our students were scanning the phone to find a place to get a signal. >> reporter: mural net works with two dozen other communities like the mccall tribe in washington. the residents

pete hamill was 85 years old. omstill toon the newshour: former secretary of defense william perry on why the president shouldn't have the sole authority to order a nuclear strike. minneapolis struggles as it tries to defund the police and reimagine public safety. d much more. >> woodruff: at a fundraising event today, joe biden told supporters he hoped to set an example by attendi the democratic national convention virtually from his home rather than in person. "from the start of the process, we've made it clear science matters," he said. the pandemic's impacts not only the actions of political leaders but also upends the lives of those living in the most rural parts of ontry. for more on how voters outside the beltway are thinking about the pandemic and it's political ramifications, i'm joined by gary abernathy, in hillsboro ohio. he's a contributing columnist for the "washington post." and sarah smarsh, in rural kansas. she's a freelance journalist and author of the book "heartland." welcome to both of you. it'

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hamill was a star city columnist when such a thing was still possible.s a tabloid poet long before the word tabloid was synonymous with celebrity fluff. a friend of yours, a fellow columnist for many, many years. what did we lose today with the news of his passing? >> well, we lost at its inception, really, a decent human being, tremendously decent human being. he was a giant of american journalism, as you just indicated, a true tribune of the city, new york city. he wrote about people whose lives matter, order people who don't often find their names in the paper unless it's surrounded by some clamity. he wrote about how people live. he was a gentle person as well as a tough person, if you can imagine that combination. advice and counsel to young persons. he was accessible. he was decent, kind, generous. he was everything you would want in a human being, never mind a city columnist, a great journalist. pete hamill, who will be missed by me and many, many others whose lives he touched over many, many years. >> an absolute giant of journalism, now dead at

he's a usual jist that fought for the underdog and mingled with the elite pete hamill was 85 years oldhe news update this hour sara, i'll send it back to you. >> thanks. still to come the home buying boom lgi homes, just one stock benefiting from recent uptick in mal estate across the country, upore than 60% this year we'll discuss the trend with the ceo after the break. >>> u.s. consumers pursuing home ownership at record levels as mortgage rates drop. according to commerce department u.s. home ownership rate rose to 67.9% in the second quarter, the highest level we've seen in more than 10 years. one stock benefiting from the home buying rush, lgi homes, the company reporting strong q2 earnings this week and rallying 62% of joining us for an exclusive, chairman and ceo of lgi homes. thank you for joining us talk about the demand you're seeing right now. >> thanks, sara, appreciate being on the show. we're seeing strong demand july orders were up 60% year over year. really since the pandemic started and on the show really talked about things slowing d n down we've seen strong rentals,

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pete hamill, who will be missed by me and many, many others whose lives he touched over many, many years. >> an absolute giant of journalism, now dead at the age of 85. we send our best to his family this morning. >>> that will do it for us. we'll see you right back here tomorrow morning. for now, kristen welker picks up the coverage. hey, kristen. >> hey, willie, thank you so much. i am kristen welker, in for stephanie ruhle. 8 million coronavirus infections and more than 158,000 deaths, but there are small signs of hope this morning with new infections down 11% the past week. however, that's not the case in a number of southern and mid western states, dealing with rising infections and packed emergency rooms. the governor of mississippi issuing a new mask mandate as the state is on track to become number one for coronavirus cases per capita. >>> students returning to school in ohio will also be required to wear masks. governor mike dewine announced that yesterday. >>> banning together to increase rapid testing in their states as led by governor larry hogan, massachusetts, michigan, ohi

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former president who's popular among the sinhalese majority for ending the 20 six's civil war against hamill separatists in 2009 he was unexpectedly defeated in the election in 2015 and his successors reduce the power of the president to prevent abuses got to by i was elected president last november in a landslide win off to projecting himself as the only leader who could secure the country following the deadly easter sunday attacks boosted by a fractured opposition and robust coronavirus response rajapaksa brothers are seeking a 2 thirds majority in parliament that will allow them to restore the president's power as melvin and his reports now from colombo. polls opened early on wednesday to choose sri lanka as members of parliament when the coronavirus pandemic made the national election commission's job extremely difficult the 1st. employ. of the election each all aboard. employed at least that public. the election was postponed twice because of health concerns observers say wednesday's vote was one of the most peaceful in recent years and that is an achievement. the preference voting syst