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>>his program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station om viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the world begins a new week in the era of covid-19, with infections and dehs still rising. the official u.s. death toll has passed 68,000, amid new warnings that it could go much higher. meanwhile, state by state, the country is taking more steps toward reopening. stephae sy begins our coverage tonight.>> eporter: barbers in omaha, nebraska were back at work today. >> financially it's been really bad, but i think i miss the atmosphere of being able to cut hair and being around people. further easing restrictions on some of the businesses shuttered by the pandemic. owners say it's a positive step toward a new normal. >> we'll be doing appointments,l appointmentsbecause we can only have 10 people in the shop at once.>>

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. it was a week when one death in minnesota rivaled in public intensity 100,000 now dead in the united states from the pandemic. and we begin tonight with that anger and pain on the streets of minneapolis. millions of americans are alarmed about the treaent of unarmed black men by police. they also wonder what the nation's leaders will do or can do to address injustice. george floyd, an unarmed african-american man, was killed on monday a video showed a white minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck. before he died, mr. floyd cried out that he could not breathe. since then protests have erupted there and across the nation. the department of justice has announced a federal civil rights investigation. president trump said on friday that he spoke to mr. floyd's family. president trump: i want to express our nation's deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathies to the family of george floyd. w

theio corporfor public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs stion from viewers le you.hank you. once again, from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert: good evening. as president trump settles in tonight fornd a weet camp david, he's facing not only a pandemic but a pressurooker out in the country, a nation on edge. 64,000 dead. economic desperation, political tensns and fiscal uertainty as congresconsiders its next step. all those issues are front and center with governors in bot pears grappling for how and when they open businesses. and the president lashing out at critics fromor adv about the little cal cost of the crisis. joining me are four reporters covering these stories. yeah mish aindor, white house correspondent for the pbs newshour. weijia jiang, white hou correspondent for cbs news. susan page, washington bureau chief for "usa today." and philip rucker white house bureau chief for "the washington post." let's begin tonight. the president and the stateho one snapsin michigan where democratic governor gretchen hit me has faced intensecriticr ending her r

the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.hank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert:good evening. we start with sobering numbers. an update on the health of the nation. more than 95,000 americans have died due t the coronavirus pandemic with nearly 1.6 million nfirmed cases in the united states.xt a spike in the joblessness rate, almost 2li m americans filed for unemployment last week, pushing the t total more than 38 million people who orve sought out support. states areng to reopen and president trump on fridayhu declaredhes and other places of worship essential and threatened to override states that refusedo allow them to open. pres. trump: the governors need to do the right thingnd allow these very important, essential places of faith to open right now, for this weekend. if they don't do it, i will override the governors. in america, we need more prayer, not less. robert: as the president works to fire up his base and re-ignite the culture war,dividd the next stimulus.r the scope of re's a heate

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contrutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. states and cities across the country are preparing for more demonstrations, calling up national guard units and considering the federal government's offer to deploy active duty troops after violent protests last night. demonstrations spread after the death of george floyd, a black man who died after a white minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes. that officer is now charged with third degree murder. many legal and peaceful gatherings continued today to grieve and demand justice for floyd, and for others. but last night, demonstrators set fires, smashed windows, and attacked police officers in many places, and officials say in some cases, "outsiders" are behind the violence. newshour weekend's megan thompson begins our coverage in minneapolis, where george floyd died last monday. >> reporter: clean-up be

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like youank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. i hope you're staying safe. to get up to speed on this portant week, let's jt tur to the latest reporting about what's happening wh therump presidency and in the nation. first, as to lose olorunnipa now sidelined officialsot tisio seen as loyal. they have dismissed jarring states for reopening without meeting white house guidelines and pushed to disban the coronavirus task force. here's what the president had to say on friday. >> what we've done is incredible. we're going into transition. i call it transition to greatness. it's going to be transition to greatns because we're going to do something very fast, and year next year. ave a phenomenal robert: but as peter baker writes inner the "new york times" for a president is who staked s legacy on an economic record that was sedded by the in crisis m on may be the best way tole salvage his best chances for re-election evenf the death toll estimates have mo

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contbutions to your pbs station from viewers like you.hank you. the american public is so polarized on certain issues. and you wonder, how are we gonna ever get the different voices to come together to get something done? -there was a symbolic impact of being the first asian-american cabinet member. -i tried to depoliticize my cabinet. and there's no better public servant for america than norm mineta. -does our constitution indeed protect all of us? -as a former inmate of an american concentration camp, norm's life and norm's perspective embodied the japanese-american experience. -what drives him is the idea that being an american citizen

additional support has been prd ided by: the corporation for public broadcasting, a private ycorporation fuede american people. and by contributions to your station from viewers lik you. thank yo >> mitchell: good evening, and thank you for joing us. the decision to reopen or remain under strict lockdowns ifacing the nation's governors this weekend. dozens of states are now trying a variety of cnges as the spread of the coronavirus is slowing, at least for now. here in new york, thepicenter of the u.s. covid-19 pandemic, strict stay-at-home orders remain in place, and we are bringing you our reporting from remote locations, often from our mes. let's get started with today's top news. on the first weekend in may, more states continued to loosen restrictions and reopen businesses closed in the new jersey opened its state and county parks and golf courses today, the state's first easing of the restrictions that still include a stay-at-home order and mandatory wearing of facemasks in ma places. >> with the reopeningndf our parksolf courses is a crucial test, and this is a test that we must p

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a privat corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. there are now more than five million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide. more than 1.5 million of them are people in the united states. this memorial day weekend is about reopening-- how people are managing social distancing, wearing face coverings, and getting back to business. globally, during this month, russia and brazil both saw cases increase to more than 300,000, as the pandemic continues. let's get started with today's top stories. with every state lifting some restrictions, president trump began the memorial day weekend with his first visit to one of his golf clubs since march 8. leaving the white house for his virginia club this morning, the president was not wearing a face mask. secret service agents with him were wearing masks. around the country, officials prepared for the holiday weekend at newly reopened par

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. more than two-thirds of states are now allowing reopenings, after weeks of orders to stay at home and to close businesses in order to contain the covid-19 outbreak. it's the first round in a new phase for the country and the world. let's get started with today's top news: a massive new spending bill narrowly passed in the house of representatives last night, setting up a battle with the senate and president trump. >> the heroes bill is passed. >> sreenivasan: democrats and one republican voted to authorize $3 trillion in additional covid-19 financial aid. the republican majority in the senate is opposed, and president trump said he will veto the bill in its current form if it reaches his desk. and, before leaving last night, the house also approved a rules change that means members may now cast votes from home. proxy voting

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your s station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: evening and thanks for joining us. this memorial day weekend flags across the country are flying at half staff to honor those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus a who lost their lives in military service. even as governments begin to allow larger gatherings and reopenings, deaths from covid-19 continue. let's get started with today's top stories: >> it feels great to have guests on the park again. to actually enter the park, you need to reserve a spot online. >> sreenivasan: americans are on the move this holiday weekend, going to visit newly opened amusement parks and restaurants. although the virus spread slow in most areas, the centers for disease control and prevention reported more than 24,000 new cases yesterday. on some newly opened beaches this weekend there were scenes of crowds that raised concerns abou the virus resurging as reopenings increase.

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woouff: another week ends the era of covid-19. as of tonight, more than 87,000 peopleave died nationwide. more than 300,000 have recovered. more of thcountry is reopening, or getting ready to, from the grand canyon to the jersey shore. and more federal relief is moving through the u.s. house of representatives. amna nawaz begins our covera. >> nawaz: in the capitol today, fervid debate over the newest coronavirus aid bill. >> we hear members talking about how much they love america,th r constituents. put up or shut up. now is the time to do it. >> this is theingle >> this is the single largest borrow and spend bill the country has ever seen, and it included not one republican amendment. >> nawaz: proposed by democrs, the 1,800 page, $3 trillionlol 0 in direct cash payments to individuals; and, provide hazard pay to others on the front lines. democrats argued more federal atpport is needed for struggling and busi

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. >> this program was madeib po by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: as of tonight, covid-19 has killed more than hedin tas ateo in ufectedni well over 1.3 miiohin peopoulese nawi we begin with white house correspondent yamiche cindor,ve and the day's pments. >> alcindor: in muche country, the push to re-open is gaining steam. >> right now i have 100% of an empty dining room,loo if you me 50%, we're cool with it. >> alcindo asuse's top scientists adv wedis into selation. three white house officials leading the nation's pandemic onsere seqst: dranthony fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert; dr. robert redfield, director of ntthe centers for disease l and prevention; and dr. stephen hahn, the commissioner of the food and drug administration. ngey are doing so after comi into contact with key ite house staffers who tested positive. today, the white house directed masks at all times in the building, except when they aret today, at a briefing in the rose gard

. >> this program was made pssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump declared houses of worship "essential" today, and called on governors to re-open them this weekend. some beaches and lakes are also re-opening, as americans mark the memorial dayoliday. that all comes as the number of covid-19 cases in the u.s. climbed to roughly 1.6 million. william brangham has our report. >> brangham: the flags stood at half-staff at the white house today for the more than 95,000 americans who have died from covid-19. the staggering death toll comes as the u.s. enters the unofficial start of mmer this weekend... one mayor ong the new jersey shore said he's mmitted to keeping beachgoers safe: >> we're gonna have personnel specifically dedicated to enforcing social distancing, to making sure that groups stay with who they came with and that they're keeping that six foot radius at all times. >> brangham: mayor kanitra said he's cut beach parking by half to try and curb

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like yoanu. >> woodruff: the coronavirus economy back to soitsn the u.s. darkest days. situation in stark relief today. and, the human cost continued to mount, with some 77,000 dead. amna nawaz reports on this day's developments.ng >> nawaz: ines at food banks and empty restaurants. snapshots of a shattered economy ravaged by the covid19 pandemic. the labor department reported more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, driving unemplment to 14.7%, its highest point since the great depreson. bartenr sara barnard was amongc. >>of thought it was like kin just a joke. i was like, "well this is goingd to last a weekhen they're going to be like, okay, everything is settling down you can go back to work." i had no idea that it would be two-plus months and like still we have no idea of when we're going to be able to open. >> nawaz: among some minorities, already hard hit by the pandemic's health crisis, the on dire.ec t among black americ

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: minneapolis is bracing for a possible fourth straight night of violent protests. outrage has echoed there, and around the country, since the death on monday of george floyd at the hands of police. president trump threatened to send in the national guard if necessary to bring minneapolis under control. the white police officer who knelt on floyd's neck as he gasped for breath was arrested today, and charged with murder and manslaughter. yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: a night full of nationwide protests, amid a pandemic. from new york city.... to columbus, ohio. and los angele for the third straig day, throngs of people took to the streets, outraged by the death of george floyd. on monday, minneapolis police arrested floyd, who was black. while detaining him, a white officer kept his knee on floyd's neck. floyd could be heard saying "i can't breathe." >> i can't breathe! >> alcindor:

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporatn for public broadcasting. and by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: two different pandemic plot lines are playing out in washington tonight. the president is defending his use of a drug that has not been approved for covid-19; and, congress is focused on the relief money that it already approved, and whether it shoul approve more. white house correspondent yamiche alcindor reports. >> alcindor: washington remains under lockdown. but today, president trump was out and about. he visited the u.s. capitol-- without wearing a mask-- to meet with republican senators. he also defended taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine. the drug has potentially dangerous side effects, and it is unproven against covid-19. but president trump dismissed warnings that his actions send a dangerous message. >> i think it gives you an additional level of safety. but you can ask-- many doctors are in favor of it. many frontline workers won't go there unless they have the hydroxy. so again, t

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the covid-19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. that comes as the u.s. labor department announced its own staggering statistic: 38.6 million americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last nine weeks. yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: as businesses across the country prepare for gradual reopenings, the number of americans filing for unemployment appears to be leveling off. the labor department said 2.4 million americans filed claims this past week. that is a drastic drop from the surge seen late in march. but those numbers are still sky high. and the toll covid-19 is having on the economy overall remains vast: more than 38 million workers sought jobless benefits in the past nine weeks. today before he left for a trip to michigan, president trump said the country would soon be on the

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the pace of covid-19 deaths across the united states is slowing tonight, but the total is nearing a new threshold-- 100,000. at the same time, the nation's reopening keeps moving ahead, led by a major american financial institution. stephanie sy begins our coverage ( applause ) >> reporter: an opening bell at the new york stock exchange, that may go down in history. ( opening bell ) governor andrew cuomo did the honors, wearing a mask, the now tell-tale symbol of the pandemic. with that, the trading floor partially re-opened for the first time in two months. the normally buzzing space saw only a few brokers return in-person, and most employees will continue to work remotely, for now. cuomo said the opening after memorial day marked a critical moment. >> we're going to turn the page on covid-19, and we're going to start focusing on re-opening and how we reopen and how smart we are in reopening. >>

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contribions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the toll of the covid-19 pandemic is on vivid display again tonight. new numbers paint a stark picture of the cost to the nation, in human and economic terms. john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: it's a death toll of epic proportions. more than 100,000 americans have now lost their lives to the coronavirus. but health officials fear that because of testing shortages and unreported cases, the actual number could be even higher. newspapers from coast to coast marked the somber occasion by honoring the dead with tributes emblazoned across their front pages. president trump acknowledged the toll in a tweet: "we have just reached a very sad milestone. i want to extend my heartfelt sympathy & love for everything that these great people stood for & represent." white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany: >> the president recognized that landmark before we even hit it. the president, that was after all t

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: big new numbers keep coming in the covid-19 pandemic. the coronavirus has now killed more than 75,000 people in the united states and infected well over 1.2 million people, including someone whose work in the white house has brought him near president trump. and, millions more jobs have been destroyed. william brangham begins our coverage. >> brangham: in a tsunami of closings, more than 33 million americans have now lost their jobs to the pandemic. that includes 3.2 million just in the last week. some would have been working in places like ocean city, maryland, usually packed with visitors and beachgoers, but now a virtual ghost town. anna dolle bushnell owns a candy shop on the boardwalk. >> we went from 35 employees down to five. we had to lay off pretty much everybody. anybody that was in manufacturing, anybody that was waiting on customers, they're all gone just because our doors are all shutt

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: as our nation honored those who gave their lives in service to the country today, the u.s. death toll from the covid-19 pandemic rose to some 98,000 americans. more areas loosened their coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend, and president trump ramped up his push to re-open the country even more. lisa desjardins has our report. >> desjardins: in many ways, it looked like memorial days past: president trump and vice president pence this morning laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. but it was different-- no crowd and no speech there. similarly many beaches looked just like the start of summer, but those crowds in a still uncontained national health crisis, felt very different. >> it's insane. i don't know how many people are out here today. i didn't expect this at all. we came over here and we were like, 'wow.' >> desjardins: all 50 states are re-openi

. >> this program was madeib po by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: as of tonight, covid-19 has killed more than t 80,000 people united states. the pandemic has also infected well over 1.3 million people nationwide, including, now, some in the whi house.in we bith white house correspondent yamiche alcindor, and the day's developments. >> alcindor: in muche country, the push to re-open is gaining steam. >> right now i have 100% of an empty dining room,loo if you me 50%, we're cool with it. >> alcindor: just as the white house's top scientists advising president trump are being forced into self-isolation. three white house g ficials leade nation's pandemic response are all sequestered: dr. anthony fai, the nation's top infectious disease expert; dr. robert redfield, director of ntthe centers for disease l and prevention; and dr. stephen hahn, the commissioner of the food and drug administration. they are doing so after coming into contact with key ite house staffers

ongoing support of thesenstitutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the reopening of america is now in full swing, from auto plants to theme parks. it is happening at different rates in different states, as the national death toll reaches 93,000. stephanie sy begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: a new phase in the fight to breathe life into an economy ravaged by covid-19. as of today, all 50 states have taken varying steps to reopen. in texas, where only minor restrictions remain in place, children are back at daycare, and youth programs have opened, ahead of the summer break. >> it's been really good to bring back normalcy for the kiddos. you know, we're ally excited to get everybody back, but we're really trying to make sure we do it the right way and safe way. >> reporter: by contrast, in new york, it is far from business as usual. retail stores are stilclosed to the public, only now beginning to offer curbside services. and public parks, like this one in broo

. >> this program pos made ible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the official, global death toll in the covid- pandec has reached that includes 85,000 in the united states. the new numbers were posted as a federal vaccine expert laid blame at the white houseoor. white house correspondent yamiche alcindor begins, with this report. >> the subcommittee on health will now come to order. >> reporter: today on capitol hill, a top scientist and whistleblower... >> top scientist andy on capitol whistle blower. >> some scientists raig d early warngnals that were overlooked. pages of our pandemic playbook were ignored. >> alcindor: dr. rick bright is a government expert on viruses who was working to combat covid- 19. he alleges that federal officials withheld information in the early months of the coronavirus outbreak. >> we did not forewarn people, we did not train pt ple, we did ucate them on social distancing and wearing a mask as we should have in january and february

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. major new developments in the covid-19 pandemic. the united states reaches 90,000 deaths out of 1.5 million cases, as more of the country loosens restrictions. there is potentially promising news about a possible vaccine. and president trump drops his own medical bombshell. john yang begins our coverage. president trurch played a startling disclosure. he has been taking the controrsial drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive against covid-19 . >> i'm taking the two, the zinc and the hydroxy. and all can i tell you is so far i seem to be okay. >> the president's use of the drug outside a hospital setting goes against the food and drug administration's warning about the risk of heart problems. mr. trump has long touted the anti-mall ar why medication's potential even though its effectiveness sun proven. he made the disclosure amid possible signs of progress on a vaccine. drug maker moderna reported that limited

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patricia yuen, commitd to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcastingy contributions to your pbs stationm f viewers like you. thank you. nathan masters: at midnight on january 17, 1920, the manufacture, sell, and transportation of intoxicating liquors became illegal across the united states. durose dry and trying years of prohibition, how did angelenos keep their glasses half full? the volstead act might have outlawed alcohol, but itdn c't make it disappear. the truth is, clever angelenos found ways to ke the liquor flowing. some made their own. others sd legal medicinal whiskey prescribed by obliging doctors to treat a host of invented ailments. but most drank foreign booze, illegally imported into the u.s. by criminal cartels--canadian whiskey and mexican tequila served to thirsty patrons at speakeasies across the southland. what actually remains of prohibition-era l.a.? today, the illit liquor trade is not well-documented in the archives, and when youk thabout it, that's no surpriseiven how rky

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