pelosi tried to bully pbs "newshour" anchor judy woodruff this week, but it backfired. fter woodruff tried to ask pelosi about the, quote, flexibility gop lawmakers are showing in the latest round of covid-19 relief talks and that republicans are saying that, quote, much of the money already allocated has not even been spent. watch this. >> if you're going to be an advocate, if you want to be an advocate for them -- >> no, that's -- i'm plague devil's advocate. -- playing devil's advocate here. i'm asking for your position. elizabeth: republican strategist ford o'connell. is judy woodruff an advocate for the democrat party or an esteemed journalist? >> look, she's an esteemed journalist, and no one in their right mind thinks judy woodruff is a republican mouthpiece. democrats, especially speaker pelosi, they get substantive questions like when woodruff asks, they'd go ballistic and maceically shut -- basically shut down the interview. they want the blame and shame you when you ask real questions. elizabeth: you know, the economist magazine, "the boston globe," vice magaz

i'm judy woodruff on the newshour tonight. negotiations continue.ongress struggl to find common ground on a new coronavirus relief package, after emeency measures have expired. then covid and the vote. despite the pandemic, the trump administration intensifies efforts tondermine mail-in ting. and the postal service, ahead of november's election. and camp in the time of coronavirus. parents nationwide struggle to fill in the gaps left by the closure of summer camps. >> we areorking in the middle of a pandemic. and in some cases, when summer camps are held in areas where case loads are going w up,are

i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, unconventional. covid-19 unds the political landscape yet again as democrats kick off an unprecedented national convention. then, mailing it in. house democrats vow to block changes at the postal service they say the administration is enacting to sabotage the november election. and, the aftermath in iowa. recovery efforts are underway following major windstorms that damaged over a third of the state's crop land. >> this is people living in apartments with no roofs, no front walls, the fronts of the patios off. wires just hanging down. where in the world is our government helping us out? >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> when the world gets complicated, a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wealth management, a dedicated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. that's fidelity wealth management. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the william

, madam speaker, hasot even been spent yet. >> well, if you want to be an advocate for them, judy. >> woodruff: no, i'm -- that's not what the facts are. >> woodruff: i'm playingde l's advocate. i'm asking you for your position. >> the point is, we have a bill that meets the needs of the american people called thero act. they don't even want to do state and local, and when they do, v ity meager, and they want to revert to money from before. much of the money that was allocated before has been spent or alocated, a sll amount has not because they want to see what we're doing in ths bill. but that approach is no reason for us not to recognize. we hae $915 billion for states,a ties, counties and the rest, tribal governments and terrorists. they have very little money that they're offering, and it is -- you know, when we have a chance and when we're allowed to show you what the different numbers are.but our record is clear, our record is clear, we're thre for america's woking families, we're concerned that tens of millions of people have gone the 19th straight month of people going on to employment

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i'm judy woodruff. on the coronavirus takes its toll. the u.s. records its deadliest dsuay oer as new potential hot spots emerge. i talk to doctor anthoci about the ongoing response. then a potential breakthrough in the middle east-- israel and the united arab emirates strike single diplomatic mreement plusling it in: as the u.s. election approaches,he trump administration intensifies efforts to undermine mail-in voting and the postal service. and, desperate journey. migrants crossing the dangerous jungle between colombia and panama oftene at immigration outposts with nothing left. >> ( translated ): it took me 14 days with many ambushes along the way. i twice met bandits. the first ones robbed all my money, and the second ones robbed all my family's food. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> when the world gets complicated, a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wlth management, dedicated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. manageme

house speaker nancy pelosi meanwhile flipping out on pbs anchor judy woodruff.a softball interview from the left-wing media had this reaction when woodruff asked when the dems had yet to find common ground with the republicans to pass a second stimulus bill, listen. >> democrats want more money, republicans want a lot less, they are saying they're willing to show flexibility and they're also saying a lot of the money that was passed in the spring, madam speaker, has not even been spent yet. [inaudible] so if you would be an advocate for them. so know i'm playing devil's advocate. >> the point is we have a bill. david: joining me now is charlie hurt, foxbusiness contributor, this is going to be fun charlie. after all these years who knew, who knew that judy woodruff was a spy for the republicans masquerading as a left-wing journalist, right? >> is truly incredible. this is how these people operate. the degree of delusion that goes on and nancy policies mind to actually think that she could accuse someone like judy woodruff, nice lady and everything, hardly some s

still to come on the newshour with judy woodruff,l dr.iscusses the campaign for the white house and r new book, "where the light enters." wthronavirus provides covers for authoritarialdwide to stifle dissent. in light of the pandemic, one college plans to keep its reducedos tuition permanent, and much more. ♪ >> " this is ts newshour" from weta studios in washington and from the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state univsity. judy: former vice president joe biden is expected to announce soon who he was as his running mate and the person undoubtedly closest to the candidate's , drsion-making is his wife jill biden. her book, "where the light enters: building a family, discovering myself," first published in 2019, it is out in paperback today and she joins me now. dr. biden, thank you for joining us. we will leave everyboe in suspense the vice president and starty talking about your book. it is very personal. you write about being 24 years old when you met joe biden. you rried him two years later. was already u

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i'm judy woodruff. tonight, elusi relief. we are live with one of the whit' house' topsoconomic advirs to discuss what the president is prepared to do to help millions of unemployed americans in the pandemic. then, school dilemma. as the pandemic persists, abe increasing nof districts opt for remote learning despite fromhallenges of learni home. and searching for justice. small businesses owned by the formerly incarcerated are hit particularly hard amid limited access to the paycrock protectionam. >> i built my comp hy since i cae from prison. my taxpaying dollars are helping to support other small businesses. why can't we qualify? judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> when the world gets complicated to, a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wealth management, a dedicated advisor can tailoec advice andmendations to your life. that is fidelity wealth management. >> consumer cellular. ohjohnson & jon. financial services firm raymond james. wo

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the convention continues-- the first lady and the secretary of state headline the r.n.c. toas the party paints a dire picture of a potential biden presidency. then, outrage-- protesters clash with law enforcement amid justice in wiscons oregon. and, tiktok pushes back. after a threatened ban, the social media giant sues the u.s. government. the company's head ority tells us the app is not a tional security threat. >> we're not a platform to go to for political commentary. d if any commentary on t platform that is protected by law, within e regions that we serve, stay within our guidelines. they won't be modeted out. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: business has been , and our their financial wellbeing. that mission gives us purpose, and a way forward. today, and always. >> the women's suffrage centennial commission. honoring 100 years of the 19th amendment, landmarks will d li

i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: president trump closes out the republican convention using the white house as a backdrop in a speech filled with attacks on joe biden and the democrats. a then, march on washington. ousands gather on the national mall to protest police brutality and demand racial justice in america. >>here's just so many peop that are ignorant to the problems that are going on in this country. and i really need to see that tange in my lifetime. >> woodruff: plu recovery is underway. communities along the gulf coast begin clearing the dris strewn and, it's friday.rricane laura. mark shields and david brooks consider the atypical republican convention, and the ever-intensifying race for the white house. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> majorunding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the women's suffrage centennial commission. honoring 100 years of the 19th amendment, landmarks will light up in purple and gold on august 26, for the "forward inti ght" cam

♪ judy: j good evening, i amy woodruff, on the newshour tonight -- no deal.he white house and congressional democrats failed to reach an agreement on the next round of economicids american deaths from covid top 160,000. thenfeeling the pain. the u.s. unemployment rate fell in july, but millions of americans are still out of work and struggling to get by. >> i have been fighting for unemployment for the weeks i did not workhe -- r the months i did not work, and i still have yet to get mon for that. it has taken us down to zero. judy: and it is friday, so mark shields and dav brooks assess the debate over coronavirus spendingnd the upcoming litical conventions. all of that and more on tonight's pbs "newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs has been provided by -- the women's suffrage centennial commission,oning 100 years of the 19th amendment, line-up and purple and gold. learn more at our website. ♪ >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans to help people dmore of what they like. our customer service team can help the pla

i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the pandemic's impact.s deaths mount at home and abroad, the biden campaign announces he won't attend the democratic convention in person, due to concerns over covid-19. then, the aftermath. beirut takes stock of the damage wrought by a massive explosion as the death toll rises and questions remain. and, defunding police. the effort to re-imagine public safety in minneapolis faces hurdles as the city sees spikes in violent crime and a deterioration of police-community relations. >> right now, all we really have in terms of public safety is one system, and that is policing. people are going to be scared to create a new system of emergency response and i think it's going to take a lot of conversations. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ >> consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. financial services firm raymond james. the women's suffrage centennial commission. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world

after all these years, who knew that judy woodruff was actually a spy for the republicans!uerading as a left-wing journalist, right? >> no, it's truly incredible. but honestly, this is how these people operate, and the degree of delusion that goes on nancy pelosi's mind -- judy woodruff, a nice lady and everything but hardly some sort of rock-rib ared conservative or even somebody who i would think of as giving republicans even a fair shake on moat days -- most days. but this is kind of the mentality that all these democrats have, and it's what they've grown used to from everybody in the media. they've all got their thumb on the scale. david: you know, charlie, it really does remind me -- not that i remember because it was a little before my time, it really does remind me of the mccarthy era because if you stray from the orthodoxy, what you're supposed to say, just one millimeter, you're immediately accused of being a dirty fill in the blank, in the mccarthy area it was a communist. now it's a republican or, even worse, a trump supporter. that sort of shaming, you said she

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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff.n the newshour tonight, presenting the ticket: kamala harris joins joe biden for the first time as his running mate. what this historic moment means for the race for the white house. then, the q-anon campaign-- coigpiracy theorists score a win as a supporter of an ultra- far-right online movement wins a republican primary in georgia. and, desperate journey-- migrants from around the world risk death crossing the jungle between panama and colombia, one of the most ngerous places on ea >> i would like to send a message to anynge who is thinf doing this route, it's very dangerous. if i knew this, i wouldn't have done it. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

. ♪ judy: good, eveni i'm judy woodruff on the "newshour" tonight, presenting the ticket.ala harris joins joe biden for for the first time hassas running mate. what this historic moment means foac the for the white house. then the qanon cpaign. conspiracy theorists score a big win as a supporter of an ultrat far-righ movement wins a republican primary in georgia. and desperate journey, migrants from aroe world risk death crossing the jungle between panama and colombia, one of the most dangerous places.n ear >> i would like to send a message to anyone thinking of it's very dangero if i knew this, i wouldn't have done it. judy: all that and more on

i'm judy woodruff on the newshour tonight. negotiations continue.s struggl to find common ground on a new coronavirus relief package, after emeency measures have expired. then covid and the vote. despite the pandemic, the trump administration intensifies efforts tondermine mail-in ting. and the postal service, ahead of november's election. and camp in the time of coronavirus. parents nationwide struggle to fill in the gaps left by the closure of summer camps. >> we areorking in the middle of a pandemic. and in some cases, when summer camps are held in areas where

i'm judy woodruff. tonight, kamala harris is the pick. joe biden taps the u.enator fr california and former rival to join his ticket taking on and rethinking college. as covid forces universities nationwide to reconsider their costs and curriculum, nearby residents increasingly voiced their opposition to in person classes. >> the real fear is if our local hospital gets overwhelm and we have worked hard to manage that. we fear that our public safety emergency management services and police will get ove:helmed. judy all that and more on tonight's bs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >>in our beginning, our business has been people and their financial well-being. that mission gives us purpose and a way forward. today and always. >> the women's suffrage centennial commission,onoring 100 years of the 19th amendment. landmarks will light up in purple and gold for the forward into light campaign. learn more. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service to help people communicate and connect. w

for her to say judy woodruff you're advocate of gop on pbs. that is remarkable, you're attacking the messenger you're losing the argument. right now, elizabeth, nancy pelosi is losing the argument. elizabeth: joe, we always want you to come on to dissect what is going on with these arguments. great to see you, joe concha. come back soon. >>> next case, general flynn's case, still in limbo in a d.c. court hearing today. we've got more on that. a curious disclosure a government lawyer made today about secret evidence that potentially triggers the justice department to drop its case against michael flynn. the heat is turning up into the investigations into the botched trump-russia probe. guy reschenthaler from house judiciary will join us. senate republicans, u.s. attorney john durham, will though throw the book at obama jean, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? that's great! that's 15% on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? john stamos to knit you a scarf? all

i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: covid's toll. the u.s.dliest day since may, as officials struggle to manage social restrictions. i talk to n.b.a. commissioner adam silver about the practical realities of holding events during the pandemic. then, pandemic summer. for young people, temporary coronavirus response jobs take the place of traditional summer jobs, now in short supply. >> the money that these programs provide seems very likely to help fill a gap between need and income right now. >> woodruff: and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the choice of kamala

. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff.newshour tonight, negotiations continue-- congress struggles to find common ground on a new coronavirus relief package after emergency measures have expired. then, covid and the vote-- despite the pandemic, the trump administration intensifies effos to undermine mail-in voting and the postal smbervice ahead of nove's election. and, camp in the time of coronavirus-- parents nationwide struggle to fill in the gaps left by the closure of summer camps. >> we are working in the middle

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. ♪ judy: good evening, i am judy woodruff. the newshour tonight, no progress yet.e pandemic persists, congress struggles to find common ground on economic relief. i ask house speaker nancy pelosi about the state of negotiations. then, covid crackdowns. the corovirus provides cover for authoritarian leaders worldwide to consolidate their power and stifle dissent. plus, vote 2020. jill biden on hernd hus's run for the white house and handling of the pandemic. and, rethinking college. while many colleges charge full tuitn, one school plans to keep its drastically reduced costs permanent. >>

i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, outrage: protesters clash with law enforcement antrump y pporters as armed right-wing groups increasinke their presence known amid the continuing racial reckoning in the u.s. then, election threats: members of congress raise thalarm after the director of national intelligence cancels in-person briefings on voting interference. and healthcare in america. we visit houston to examine the stark and widening disparities in access toedical treatment in the u.s. >> houston representboth what is the best of american healthcare, and really what is the worst. you have parts of harris county, which is where houston is, whers life expectancower than what you see in many third world countries. oodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbsee newshour has bovided by: >> when the world gets complicated, a lot goes through your mind. with fidelity wealth management, a decated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. t

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i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the pandemic's impact.hs mount at home and abroad, the biden campaign announces he won't attend the den,cratic convention in per due to concerns over covid-19.

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i'm judy woodruff.hour tonight: president trump closes out thean republonvention using the white house as a backdrop in a speech filled with attacks on joe biden and the democrats., thrch on washington. thousands gather on the national mall to protest police brutality and demand racial justice in america. >> the's just so many people that are ignorant to the problems that are going on in this country. and i really need to see that change in my lifime. >> woodruff: plus, the recovery is underway. costunities along the gulf c begin clearing the debris strewn in the wake of hurricane laura. and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks

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judy: good eveng from the i'm judy woodruff. tonight, uneven response. president trump pushinmpto extend uneyment benefits and suspend payroll taxes as congress andhe white house fail to reach a deal on economic relief. then, the crackdown continues. hong kpolice arrest the leader of a pro-mocracy newspaper in the most hi-profile use of the controversial national security law yet. plus, the pandemic in alaska. the influx of seasonal workers and the inaccessibility of remote villages present challenges for confronting the coronavirus. >> we knew that there was a matter of time before it did get here and we st tried to hold it off as long as we can. judy: all of that and more, on tonight's pbs "newshour." >> major fundi for "newshour" has been provided by -- >> when the world gets mplicated, a lot goes throu your mind. with fidelity wealth management, aat dediceddv ae can tailor that's fidelity wealthr life. management. >>onsumer cellular. johnson and johnson. financial services for raymondjames. women's suffrage centennial commission. >>ew the william and

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff.the newshour tonight, the convention continues-- the first lady and the secretary of state headline the r.n.c. toas the party paints a dire picture of a potential biden presidency. then, outrage-- protesters clash with law enforcement amid justice in wiscons oregon. and, tiktok pushes back. after a threatened ban, the social media giant sues the u.s. government. the company's head ority tells us the app is not a tional security threat. >> we're not a platform to go to for political commentary. d if any commentary on t platform that is protected by law, within e regions that we

captioning sponsored b p newshourductions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff.newshour tonight, the cong sto-- hurricane laura threatens the gulf coast with 140-mile an hour winds as officials predict widespread catastrophic damage. then, the republican convention. the vice president headlines the third night of the r.n.c. as the party draws a stark contrast with the democrats. plus, the ongoing unrest: a white teenager is arrested and charged in the killings of two people in wisconsin during protests that followed the police shooting of a black man. and, the trump plan-- we discuss ore president's economic r with a top campaign advisor amid the historic recession wrought by covid-19.

i'm judy woodruff.ewshour" tonight, outrage: protesters clash with law enforcement antrump y pporters as armed right-wing groups increasinke their presence known amid the continuing racial reckoning in the u.s. then, election threats: members of congress raise thalarm after the director of national intelligence cancels in-person briefings on voting interference. and healthcare in america. we visit houston to examine the stark and widening disparities in access toedical treatment in the u.s. >> houston representboth what is the best of american healthcare, and really what is the worst. you have parts of harrou

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