PBS NewsHour; August 3, 2020, 6:00pm-7:00pm PDT

- ♪[MUSIC] - >> GOOD EVENING. - I'M JUDY WOODRUFF ON THE - NEWSHOUR TONIGHT. - NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. - CONGRESS 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 - CEAINLY GOING TO SEE THAT IN - THE POPULATION OF CHILDN W

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- PARTS OF THE SUNBELT BUT STILL - SPREADING ELSEWHERE - AND CHILDREN IN P OTSF GEORGIA - AND SEVERAL OTHER SOUTHERN - STATES BEGAN RETURNING TO SOOL - TODAY, LEAVING MANY NERVOUS - PARENTS BEHIN - >> WE ONLY GO TO PARKS IF NO ONE - ELSE IS THERE. - WE DON'T TE THEM TO THE - GROCERY STORE. - AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN A - CLASSROOM WITH HOWEVER MANYIDS - FOR AN ENTIRE DAY. - WITH THE TEACHER. - AND MASKS ARE ALLOWED BUT - THEY'RE NOTE MANDATORY, SO W - REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER - PEOPLE. - CONTINUED BETWEEN THE WHITE - ECONOMIC RELIEF BILL.ER A NEW - BOTH SIDES REPORTED PROGRESS. - BUT PRESIDENT TRU WARNED THAT - HE MIGHT TRY TO ACT ON HIS OWN - TO RESTORE FEDERAL JOBLESS - BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST - EVICTIONS. - >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO - BE EVICTED. - BUT I'M GONNA STOP IT, BECAUSE - I'LL DO IT MYSELF IF I HAVE TO. - I HAVE A LOT OF POWERS WITH - RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

- AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT VERY - SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW. - >> FOR THE LEST ON - NEGOTIATIONS AROUND THE NEXT - CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL, I'M - JOINED NOW BY OUR CONGRESSIONAL - CORRESPONDENT, LISA. - SO HELLO, LISA. - I KNOW THINGS STARTED TO PICK UE - OVER THEND. - WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING TODAY - ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. - >> AS YOU SD, JUD THE WORD - WAS PROGRESS. - NEGOTIATORS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC - LEADERS AND WHITE HOUSE - NEGOTIATORS MET FOR TWO HOURS - TODAY AT THE CAPITOL. - WALK OUT, SAYING THEY FELT - THEY HAD MADE PROGRESS. - WHAT THEY DID TAY, JUDY, - AMAZINGLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, - THEY PUT THEIR NUMBERS O PAPER, - LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT - PROPOSALS AND WHATLD THEY W - MEAN. - THERE ISN'T A DEAL YET BUT - TREASURY SECRETARY MNUCHIN TOLD - REPORTERS THAT HE THINKS THE - WHITE HOUSE IS NOW OPEN TO A - LARGER DEAL. - AS FOR THE PRESIDENT DOING - ACTION ON HIS OWN,EITHER - REPUBLICANS NOR DEMOCRATS IN - CONGRESS ARE TAKING THAT - SO COULD THERE BE DEAL THIS - WEEK? - THERE COULD BE BUT WE HAVE TO - WATCH. - >> INTERESTING.

- SO REMIND US, WHAT ARE THE MAIN - POINTS STILL OF DIFFERENCES - BEHEEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND - DEMOCRATS? - >> OK. - BUCKLE UP. - I'M SMILING BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA - GET INTO A LOT OF FACTS AND - NUMBERS RIGHT NOW. - HERE WE GO. - LET'S START WITH SOME OF - BIGGER DIVIDES. - UNEMPLOYMENT, THAT $600 ADDEDFI - BE - DEMOCRATS WOULD LIKE TO KEEP - THAT THROUGH DECEMBER. - REPUBLICANS FOR NOW ARE OFFERING - JUST A-TERM EXTENSION. - BUT JUDY, THEY'RE INDICATING - TODAY THAT MAYBE THEY'LL MOVE A - LITTLE BIT. - DIRECT PAYMENTS. - THE TWO SIDES ACTUALLY AGREE ON - SENDING OUT MORE $1200 CHECK - SCHOOLS, DEMOCRATS IN THEIR - HEROES ACT IN MAY OFFER $90 - BILLION AS WHAT THEY WANTED TO - FUND SCHOOLS. - REPUBLICANS, $105 BILLION. - REPUBLICANS WANTORE FUNDING - FOR SCHOOLS. - ALSO, THERE'S THE -- IF YOU LOOK - AT STATE AND L FUNDING, THIS - IS THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE. - DEMOCRATS, NEARLY $1 TRILLION - FOR STATE AND LOCALBL - REANS, NOTHING. - THEY WOULD GIVE STATE MORE - FLEXIBILITY FORHE MONEY - THEY'VE ALREADY GOT.

- TESTING AND TRACING, DEMOCRATS, - AGAIN WITH ME MONEY THAN - REPUBLICANS. - WHEN YOU LOOK AT FOOD AID AND - SNAP THE FOOD STAMPS, AGAIN - DEMOCRATS WOULD FUND A LOT MORE. - REPUBLICANS,ONE. - AND ELECTION HELP, DEMOCRATS - WANT $3.6 BILLION. - THAT'S MOSTLY TO HELP WITH - STAMPS AND BALLOTS FROM MAIL-IN - LLOTS. - REPUBLICANS RIGHT NOW, NO MONEY - FOR THAT. - >> AND FINALLY QUICKLY, GO BAC - WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. FOR STATE AND - WHAT'S BEHIND THAT? - >> RIGHT. - THIS IS A PHILOSOPHICAL - DIFFERENCE AS MUCH AS ANYTHING - THAT REPUBLICANS REALLY BELIEVE - THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - SHLDN'T BE PROPPING UP STATES. - HOWEVER, DEMOCRATS ARGUE THAT - MANY STATES HAVE TO BALANCE - THEI. BUDGE - THEY'RE SEEING REVENUE DECREASES - THAT ARE UNPRECEDENTED.CE - THE DIFFER OF COURSE, IS IN - THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.IC - REPUS SAY WE'LL FUND - SCHOOLS, HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - THAT WAY. - MMOCRATS SAY MUCHE NEEDS TO - BE DONE. - JUDY, THESE ARE JUST THE BIGGEST - ISSUES. - I WANOO TO L REALLY QUICKLY AT

- THIS LIST OF EVERYTHING ELSE - THAT NEEDS TO BE NEGOTIATED AS - WELL. - CHILD CARE, THE POSTAL SERVICE, - EVICONS, CENSUS, SMALL - BUSINESSES, UNDERSERVED - COMMUNITIES. - THIS ISN'T EVEN A COMPLETE LIST. - THIS SHOULD GIVE EVERYONE AN - IDEA OF THE CHALLENGE AHEAD FORM - ERS, WHO REALLY HAVE ONLY - BEGUN NEGOTIATING IN EARNEST IN - THE LAST 24 HOURS. - BUT THEY ARE HOPING TO REACH A - DEALHIS WEEK. - >> INTERESTING. - IT'S ALL COMING TO A HEAD NOW, - AFTER THESE UNEMPLOYMENT - ITBENEFITS, ANAL - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRED. - LACY, I KNOW YOU'RE -- LISA, I - KNOW YOU'LL KEEP EYE ON IT. - THANK YOU. - >> YOU'RE WELCOME. - ♪[MUSIC] - >> I'M STEPHANIE SY WITH - NEWSHOUR WEST. - AND THE REST OF THE PROGRAM - AFTER THE LATEST HEADLINES. - THE ATLANTIC COAST ALONG THE - CAROLINAS BRACED FOR THE STORM - NAMED ISAIAS TO STRIKED. INL - THIS EVENING, THE STORM'S WINDS - REGAINED STRENGTHO HURRICANE

- FOE. - RSHGBEOEE SKIES GREW CLOUDY - AND SEA CHOPPY. - NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY - CHALLENGE FOR HIS STATE.THER - >> I KNOW THAT NORTH CAROLINIANS - HAVE HAD TO DIG DEEP IN RECENT - MONTHS TO TAP INTO OUR STRENGTH - AND RESILIENCE DURIN THE - PANDEMIC. - THAT HASN'T BEEN EASY. - BUT WITH THIS STORM ON THE W, - WE HAVE TO DIG A LITTLE DPER. - LET'S KEEP EACH OTHERAFE FROM - THE WIND AND WATER AS WELL AS - FROM THE VIRUS. - >> STATES ALL THE WAY NORTH TO - MAINE ARE ALSO UNDER STORM - WARNINGS AND WATCHES. - NI SOUTHERN CALIF - THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SPENT - ANOTHER DAY UNDER EVACUATION - ORDE AS A WILDFIRE BURNED IN - THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF - LOS ANGELES. - IT BEGAN FRIDAY AND EXPLODED IN - SIZE OVER THE WEEKEND TO MORE - ETHAN 41 SQU MILES. - CREWS HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE - BLE IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT. - IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN, - GOVERNMENT FORCES HAVETA RN - A PRISON AFTER A DAY-LONG FIGHT

- WITH ISLAMIC STATE GROUP - ATTACKERS. - AT LEAST 39 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. - FIGHTERS STORMED THE PRISON IN - JALALABAD, TRYING TO FREE - HUNDREDS OF ISIS PRISONERS. - A PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL SAID LATER - THAT NEARLY 400 ISIS PRISONERS - WERE FREED IN THE ATTACK. - MEANWHILE, THE TALIBAN SAID ITS - CHIEF NEGOTIATOR AND U.S. - SECRETARY OF STATE POMPEO HELD A - VIDEO CALL TONIGHT. - BACK IN THIS COUNTRY, A - PROSECUTOR IN NEW YORK NOW SAY - PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS - MAY HOLD EVIDENCE OF ILLAL - ACTIVITY BY THE TRUMP - ORGANIZATION. - IN A COURT FING, MANHATT - DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS VANCE - JR. CITES PUBLIC REPORTS OF, - QUOTE, EXTENSIVE AND PROTECTED - CRIMINAL CONDUCT.AY - VANCE ALSO THE - INVESTIGATION GOES BEYOND HUSH - MONEY TO WOMEMP - PRESIDENT TAID TONIGHT - THAT HE WOULD SUE NEVADA OVER A - NEW LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW ALL - VOTERS IN THE SILVER STATE TO - SE BALLOTS IN BY MAI - TONIGHT GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK - SINTED THE BILL LAW AFTER

- THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVED - IT OVER THE WEEKEND - NEVADA WOULD BECOME THE EIGHTH - STATE TO AUTOMATICALLY SEND - MAIL-IN BALLOTS TO VOTERS FOR - THE NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION. - WE'LL HAVE MOREER ON THIS L IN - THE PROGRAM. - A FEDERAL JUDGE SPOKE OUT TODAY - FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE A - GUNMAN KILLED HER SON AND - WOUNDED HER HUSBAND AT HER - NEW JERSEY HOME LAST MONTH. - ESTHER SALAS CALLED FOR - PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF THOSE - ON THE BENCH, SINCE THEIR - RULINGS CAN MAKE THEM TARGETS. - >> THAT COMES WITH THE - TERRITORY. - AND WE ACCEPT THAT. - BUT WHAT WE CNOT ACCEPT IS - WHEN WE ARE FORCED T LIVE IN - FEAR FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE - PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE OUR - OBTAINED BY ANYON SEEKING TO DO - US OR OUR FAMILIES HARM. - >> THE ATTACKER, WHO LATER - KILLED HIMSELF, WAS A LAWYER AND - A SELF-DESCRIBED ANTI-FEMINIST. - IN ECONOMIC NEWS, THE NATION'S

- OLDEST RETAILER, LORD AND - TAYLOR, IS THE LATEST BIG - DEPARTMENT STORE TO FILE FOR - FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY PROCTION IN - THE FACE OF PANDEMIC LOSSES. - OTHER NEW CASUALTIES INCLUDE THE - COMPANY THAT OWNS JOS. A. BANK - AND MEN'S WEARHOUSE. - A SECOND MAJOR LEAGU BASEBALL - TEAM HAS CANCELLED GAMES DUE TO - COVID-19. - THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS' - FOUR-GAME SERIES WITH THE - DETROIT TIGERS WAS PUT OFF - TODAY. - SEVEN CARDINALS' PLAYERS AND SIX - STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TESTED - POSITIVE FOR T VIRUS. - THE MIAMI MARLINS ALSO HAD AN - OUTBREAK BUT THEY'RE DUE TO - RESUME PLAY TOMORROW. - AND WORKERS IN PARIS HAVE BEGUN - RESTORING THHUGE PIPE ORGAN IN - FIRE-DAMAGED NOTRE DAME - CATHEDRAL.THE PROCESS INVOLVES - DISMANTLING, CLEANING AND - REASSEMBLING THE INSTRUMENT AND - ITS 18TH CENTURY ORGAN. - THE -- THE 18TH CENTURY ORGAN - SURVIVED LAST YEAR'S DEVASTATING - FIRE BUTS NOW COATED IN TOXIC - LEAD DUST. - STILL TO COME O THE NEWSHOUR,

- THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO UNDERMI - THE POSTAL SERVICE AHEAD OF THE - ELECTION. - THE WHITE HOUSEFT AND MICRO - WORK TO AVOID A BAN OF THE - POPULAR TIKTOK APP IN THE U.S. - PARENTS NATIONWIDE STRUGGLE TO - FILL IN THE GAPS LEFT BY THE - CLOSURE OF SUMMER C AND MUCH - MORE. - ♪[MUSIC] - >> THERTHIS IS THE PBS NEWSHOURD - IN THE WEST FROM THETE WALTER - CRONCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT - ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. - >> WITH JUST THREE MONTHS TO GOO - THE ELECTION AND MANY - PARTS OF THE COUNTRY LOCKED IN - THE GRIP OFORONAVIRUS - OUTBREAKS, THE CALL FOR MORE - AMERICANS TO VOTEYAIL HAS - BEEN GROWING. - BUT AS WILLIAM BRIGHAM REPORTS, - THAT PROSPECT HAS RAISED - CONCERNS, SINCE THE POSTAL - SERVICE ITSELF IS CAUGHT IN T - CROSS-HAIRS OF POLITICAL BATTLES - >> THERE ARE NEW REPORTSEMS.

- SUGGESTING THE U.S. POSTAL - SERVICE IS - SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND WARNING - SIGNS THAT COULD IMPACT - NOVEMBER'S ELECTION. - LAST MONTH, THE NEW POST MASTER - GENERAL, WHO IS A MAJOR DONOR TO - PRESIDENT TRUMP AND APPOINTED - BACK I MAY, ISSUED NEW GUIDANCE - THAT EFFECTIVE SLOWED DOWN THE - POSTAL SERVICE. - POSTAL WORKERS ARE NOW - INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE MAIL BEHIND - IF DELIVERY WOULD FORCE THEM TO - WORK OVERTIME. - THAT'S A REVERSAL OF LONGTIME - POLICY. - WTHOSE PARCELLD BE DELIVERED - THE FOLLOWING DAY. - SHE SAYS THESE ARE COST-CUTTING - MEASURES. - USPS LOST $3.9 BILLION IN 2018. - BUT CRITICS SAY THIS IS ATT - DELIBERATEPT TO HURT THE - POSTAL SERVICE AHEAD OF AN - ELECTION, WHERE BECAUSE OF THE - PANDEMIC, MORE VOTERS ARE - EXPECTED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS - BY MAIL RATHER THAN VOTING IN - PERSON. - FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA, DURIN - HIS EULOGY FOR CONGRESSMAN JOHN - LEWIS LAST WEEK, SAIREDENT

- TRUMP WAS ATTACKING VOTING - RIGHTS IN AMERICA. - >> BUT EVEN AS WE SITERE, - THERE ARE THOSE IN POWER ARE - DOING THEIR WHO DARNEDEST TO - DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM VOTING, - EVEN UNDERMININGHE POSTAL - SERVICE IN THE RUN-UP TO AN - ELECTION THAT'S GONNA BE - DEPENDENT ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS SO - PEOPLE DON'T GET SICK! - >> IT COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP - HAS RAMPED UP HIS ATTACKS ON THE - POSTAL SERVICE, WHICH HE - CALLED A JOKE, AND MORE - SPECIFICALLY ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS. - FALSELY CLAIMING THATHEY ARE - DIFFERENT THAN ABSENTEE BALLOTS - AND THAT THEY'RE RIFE WITH - FRAUD. - >> WE ALL AGREE THAT ABSENTEE - VOTING IS GOOD. - MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL LEAD TO THE - GREATEST FRAUD. - >> MEANWHILE, THERE IS ALREADY - SOME EVIDENCE THAT THE - PRESIDENT'S RHETORIC IS - INFLUENCING O IS ASKING FOR - THOSE MAIL-IN BALLOTS. - ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA - DIVISION OF ELECTIONS, MORE THAN - 1.3 MILLION DEMOCRATS IN THE - STATE HAVE REQUESTED MAIL-IN - BALLOTS FOR THIS MONTH'S - PRIMARY. - THAT'S COMPARED TO 924,000 - REBLICANS REQUESTING THE SAME.

- AND ELECTIONS OFFICIALS HAVE - ALREADY RECEIVED MORN T - DEMOCRATS VS. NEARLY 399,000OM - FROM REPUBLICANS. - TH THREE MONTHS TO GO UNTIL - ELECTION DAY, DEMOCRATS ARE - PUSHING FOR MORE MONEY FOR - MAIL-IN BALLOTS IN NEGOTIATIONS - OVER THE NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF - BILL. - HAEY SAY MONEY COULD - PROVIDE SOME RELIEF FOR THE - POSTAL SERVICE. - HANDFUL OF STATES, INCLUDING - SOME BATTLEGROUND STATES, WILL - BEN SENDING OUT MAIL-IN - BALLOTS TO VOTERS LATER THIS - MONTH. - SO WE WANTED TOE TALK TO SF - THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE - DELIVERING THOSE BALLOTS TO - VOTERS N - JOINING ME IS THE PRESIDENT - OF THE ARICANOSTAL WORKERS - UNION. - THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE - ON THE NEWSHOUR. - BEFORE WE GET TO T ELECTION, - CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT - THESE DELAYS? - WE'VE SEEN THESE REPORTS ABOUT - MAIL SERVIEL HAVINGS AND - PACKAGES AND ENVELOPES BACKING - UP.

- ARE YOUR WORKERS SEEING THAT? - ARE THO DELAYS REAL? - AND WHAT'S CAUSING THEM? - >> FIRST, THANKS FOR HAVING ME - ON. - ALL THE REPORTS WE'RE GETTING - FROM THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT, - WHO ARE WORKINGHE MAIL, - SORTING THE MAIL, THE LETTER - CARRIERS OUT IN THE STREETS, IS - THESE DELAYS ARE REAL. - IT RUNS COUNTER TO EVERYTHING - THAT DEDICATED POSTAL WORKERS - STAND FOR. - WE TREAT THE MAIL AS IF IT'S OUR - OWN. - BELIEVE IN OUR MOTTO AND THE - LAW. - PROMPT, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT - SERVICES AND PROMPT MEANSSP - DY. - SO POSTAL WORKERS ARE NOT HAPPY - ABOUT IT. - THE UNION VEHENTLY OPPOS - ANYTHING THAT DELAYS THE MAIL. - WHAT'S CAUSING IT ISHE NEW - POSTMASTER GENERAL WHO CAME IN - ABOUT SEEKS AGO FROM THE - OUTSIDE, FROM THE BUSINESS SIDEO - NOT VERY MUCHEDGE ABOUT - THE INNER WORKINGS OF THIS - SERVICE. - AND I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE, IT'S - NOT THE UNITED STATES POSTAL - BUSINESS. - IT'S THE UNITED STATES POSTAL - SERVICE AND THAT'S THEREFORE THE - REASON.

- BUT HE'S INSTITUTED SOME - POLICIES IN A VERY ARBITRARY - WAY, IN OUR VIEW, THAT'S CUTTING - THE HOURS OF THE WORKERS, WHICH - MEANS THAT THE SE WORKER - THERE AND YOU CUT HOURS AND THE - WORK CAN'T GET DONE. - CHANGING TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL - AND CHANGING SOME OF THE I - DIRECTIV WHETHER PEOPLE CAN - WAIT TO GO OUT ON A DELIVERY - SITE TO GET TO YOUR HOME, YOUR - BUSINESS, TO GET ALL THE MAIL - INTO THE SYSTEM. - HE SAYS, NO, IF YOU GOTTA GET - OUT THERE A 8:30,OU GOTTA BE - OUT THERE AT 8:30, NOT 8:40. - ALLE HE REPORTSE GETTING - FROM BOTH THE POSTAL WORKERS AND - FROM CUSTOMERS IS THAT IN THE - LAST FEW WEEKS, MAIL SERVICE HAS - BEEN DEGRADED. - AND THAT'S WRONG FOR THE POSTAL - SERVICE. - IT'SOING TORIVE REVENUE ANDSS A. - AND IT'S REALLY WRONG FOR THESI - PEOPLE - COUNTRY.S - >> NOW, THIS NEW POSTMASTER - GENERAL, HE ARGUES THAT THIS IS - NECESSARY COST CUTTING. - THAT THIS IS A PANDEMIC, THERE'S - A SLOWDOWN. - EVERYTHING WILL GET THE O - EVENTUAL TIME BUT THIS IS

- JUST WHAT HAPPENS WHEN -- THAT - THEREAS TO BE SOME BELT - TIGHTENING. - >> WELL, AGAIN, THIS IS A - SERVICE, NOT A BUSINESS. - THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE - ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC - IS REAL ON THEOSTAL SERVICE. - THAT'S WHY CONGRESS NEEDS TO - ACT. - THEY HAVE A CHANCE IN MARCH WITH - THE CARE STIMULUS PACKAGE. - THEY TOOK CARE OF THE PRIVATE - SIDE AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS TO - THE TUNE OF $500 BILLION BUT - REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE - PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC - POSTAL SERVICE. - OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. - THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS - PASSED $25 BILLI OF - COVID-RELATED RELIEF. - THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. - >> AS YOU ALSO KNOW, WE'VE BEEN - PORTING THAT THERE'S THIS - CONCERN ABOUT THE ELECTION, THAT - WITH THE PANDEMIC, THAT THERE'S - GOING TO BE A TIE DAL WAVE OF -- - TIDA WAVE OFEOPLE MAILING IN - BALLOTS. - DO YOU WORRY THAT THESE - SLOWDOWNS COULD LEGITIMATELY - AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE POSTAL

- SERVICE TO DELIVER THOSE BALLOTS - IN TIME? - >> SURE, IT COULD HAVE AN - IMPACT. - ON THE STATES WHO RUN THE - ELEC THE POSTAL SERVICE - DOESN'T, MHT HAVE TO ADAPT AND - GET BALLOTS OUT A FEW DAYS - SOONER. - PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO BE ME - COGNIZANT OF MAKING SURE TO GET - THEIR VOTES IN. - IF IT'S A POSTMARK, AHENLONG - AS IT'S POSTMARKED, THEN IT - SHOULD BE COUNTED. - BUT WE WANT THE POST OFFICE TO - CORRECT THE PROBLEM LONG BEFORE - WE GET TO THE ELECTION.UL - MAIL S NOT BE DELAYED. - MAIL SHOULD NOT BE SHOWED DOWN.E - CO SHOULD ACT. - AND IT'S IRONIC AND IN A WAY - SHAMEFUL AND SADT T AS POSTAL - WORKERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES - IN THIS PANDEMIC, BINDING THE - COUNTRY TOGETHER -- THAT'S OUR - MISSION -- CONNECTING PEOPLE IN - THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, THA - SOMEHOW THIS WONDERFUL - INSTITUTION THAT BELONGS TO ALL - OF US IS NOT GOI TO HAVE THE - SUPPORT FROM CONGRESS AND TTIS - ADMINIST THAT IT SHOULD. - CONTRARY TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT - OF THE UNITED STATES SAYS, THE - POSTAL SERVICE IS N A JOKE. - THAT'S AN INSULT TO EVERY

- HARDWORKING POSTAL WORKER. - IT'S AN INSULT TO EVERY CUSMER - IN THIS COUNTRY. - >> ALL RIGHT. - PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN POSTAL - WORKERS UNION, THANK YOU VERY - MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.S - >> THA MUCH FOR HAVING ME. - IS IN CHARGE OF RUNNING ANHO - ELECTION. - UTAH HAS HAD A LONGXPERIENCE - WITH MAIL-IN VOTING AND - OFFICIALS THERE SAY IT'S HELPEDR - DRIVE V TURNOUT. - SPENCER COX IS UTAH'S LIEUTENANT - GOVERNOR AND HE'S IN CHARGE OF - OVERSEEING ELECTIONS IN THE - STATE. - HE'S A REPUBLICAN WHO IS ALSO - RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR THIS FALL. - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THANK YOU - VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. - AS I MENTIONED, YOU HAVE HAD A - GOOD DEAL OF EXPERIENCE WITH - MAIL-IN VOTING. - MAKE THE CASE. - WHY DOES IT WORK? - >> WELL, WE'VE TREMENDOUS - SUCCESS HERE IN THE STATE OF - UTAH AND THE REASON WE LIKE - I THINK, ARE SOME OF THE REASONS - THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. - FIRST AND I FOREMOST, HAS - REALLY INCREASED TURNOUT HERE IN - OUR STATE. - TO GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE - F YOURE COM THE 2016 ELECTION,

- WHICH WAS --ANY COUNTIES WERE - BY MAIL THEN. - WE DID A SLOW ROLL-OUT. - BUT NOT EVERY COUNTY ADOPTED IT - RIGHT AWAY. - VERSUS THE PRIMARY ELECTION THAT - WE JUS WENT THROUGH. - WE ACTUALLY DOUBLED VOTER - TURNOUT IN IN THAT PRIMARY - ELECTION VERSUS 2016. - THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF UTAH - REALLY LE IT, BECAUSE IT LEADS - TO A MORE INFORMED VOTER. - SO OFTEN WE HEAR STORIES OF - PEOPLE THAT GET IN THE BALLOTAN - BOOT THEY WENT THERE TO - VOTE FOR MAYBE THE GOVERNOR AND - THERE ARE ALL THE DOWN BALLOT - RACES OR THERE MAY BE AN - INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT AND - THEY KNEW NOTHINGBOUT THAT. - IN THIS CASE, THEY GET THEIR - BALLOT TWO TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE - THE ELECTION. - THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO - ACTUALLY DO SOME RESEARCH, TO - T INFORMED, CONTACT THE - CANDIDATES, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. - MAKE THAT DECISION AND THEN MAIL - IT BACK.IT'S BEEN A VERY POPULAG - HERE IN THE OF UTAH. - >> ONE OF THE FIVEHA STATES - DOES UNIVERSAL MAIL-IN VOTING. - PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPEATEDLY

- CAST DOUBT ABOUT THE PROCESS. - HE SAYS IT'S - R'SAM TPAHREATEITNED TO SUE SOE - STATES, TO BLOCK THEM. - ARE THE PRESIDENT'S ALLEGATIONS - TRUE? - IS THERE WIDESPREAD FRAUD? - IS THERE WIDESPREAD FRAUD IN - YOUR SYSTEM IN UTAH? - >> WELL, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER - STATES BUT IERINLY CAN SPEAK - AUTHORITATIVELY HERE IN UTAH. - WE WORK VERY HARD TO PUT IN - PLAC CHECKS AND DIFFERENT - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO - MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T FRAUD. - WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. - WE ACTUALLY REVIEW EVERYE. - SIGNAT - WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT THAT'S ALL - THEY DO IS COMPARE SIGNATURES TO - THE SIGNATURES THAT WE HAVE ON - FILE. - WE ROUTINELY AUDIT THOSE - PROCESSESO MAKE SURE THERE IS - NO VOTER FRAUD. - WE ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATINGUR - VOTER LIST, REMOVING PEOPLE WHO - HAVE PASSED AWAY, CHANGINGER - S FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE - MOVED -- CHANGING ADDRESSES FOR - PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOVED. - WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE S

- POSTALVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT - WE'RE IN CONTACT, AND THEY LET - US KNOW WHEN THERE'S A CHANGE OF - ADDRESS FOREOPLE. - SO WE'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB - OF PUTTINGN PLACE THOSE CHECKS - TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ISN'T - RAMPANT FRAUD. - WHAT WE DO FIND,HERE'S VERY - LITTLE FRAUD AND IT'S ALMOST - ALWAYS UNINTENTIONAL, PARENTS - WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE GONE AWAY TO - COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL CALL - AND S, HEY, I'LL FILL OUT YOUR - BALLOT FOR YOU OR APOUSE WHO - FILLING IT OUT FOR THEIR HUSBAND - OR WIFE. - WE CAN TELL WHEN THE SNATURES - DON'T MATCH AND WE LET THEM KNOW - THAT IS A FELON AND THAT VOTE - DOESN'T COUNT. - WE TAKE PAINSTAKING PRO - TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO FRAUD. - AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN RAMPANT - VOTER FRAUD. - I WILL SAY -- AND THIS IS - IMPORTANT -- THAT EVERY TYPE OF - ECTION, IT DOESN'T MATTER, ANY - WAY YOU DO IT, THERE IS THE - OPPORTUNITY FOR FRAUD. - WE'VE HAD FRAUD IN OUR COUNTRY - SINCEST WE WERE F A COUNTRY. - BUT VOTE BY MAIL, THE - NTOPPORTUNITIES ARE DIFFE BUT

- WE DON'T SEE THEM AS ANY - GREATER. - >> GIVEN THAT RECORD OF SUCCEAT - OU'RE DESCRIBING, DO YOU - WORRY THAT THE PRESIDENT'S - RHETORIC IS GNG TO PUT A STAIN - ON THIS ELECTION, THAT IT WILL - ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOTE,O V - THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT GO ANDTR - RISK CTING THE VIRUS BY - GOING TO VOTE IN PERSON OR THAT - THEY MIGHT NOT TRUST THE - RESULTS? - DO YOU WORRY ABOUT H PSONING - THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND THIS - ELECTION? - >> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS U - THATQUE ABOUT OUR FORM OF - GOVERNMENT HERE IS THAT - ELECTIONS REALL ARE DONE AT THE - STATE LEVEL AND REALLY AT THE - LOCALOU LEVEL,Y LEVEL. - EVEN IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, - WE'RE HAVING THOUSANDS OF COUNTY - ELECTIONS THAT ARE RUN BY COUNTY - CLERKS. - AND MY HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE - A TRUST IN THEIR LOCAL - GOVERNMENTS TO RUN THESE - ELECTIONS CORRECTLY. - THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. - WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE AS ELECTIONS - OFFICIALS IN MAKING SURE WE DO - IT T RIGHT WAY. - I CERTAINLY HAVE A CONCERN WITH - THE LAST PIECE OF A THAT. - THAT ITHING THATOULD CALL - INTO DOUBT AFTER AN ELECTION - HAPPENS, THE VALIDITY OF THAT

- ELECTION. - THIS IS THE FOUNDATIO OF OUR - NATION, OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL - REPUBLIC, THISEMOCRATIC - REPUBLIC, THAT FOR 240 YEARS - WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS. - SO I.O WOR - AND I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON - ALL OF US THAT RUN ELECTIONS TO - MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE - TRANSPARENT IN THE WAY THAT WE - DO THINGS SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE - FULL TRU IN THE ELECTION AND - IN THE RESULTS OF THAT ELECTION. - >> ALL RIGHT. - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COX OF UTAH, - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR - TIME. - >> THANK YOU. - ♪[MUSIC] - >> NOW, A LOOK AT HOW THE - POPULAR VIDEO STREAMING APP, - TIKTOK, BECAME THE SUBJECT OF - INTENSE POLITICAL SCRUTINY AND - WHY MICROSOFT HOPES TO LAND THE - U.S. PART OF THE BUSINESS AS ITS - OWN. - HERE'S THE STORY. - ♪[MUSIC] - REPORTER: COCONUT CRUSHER. - ♪[SINGING]

- REPORTER: A DONUT DANCER. - A TEENAGE LIP-SYNC DIVA. - TIKTOK'S VIRAL SENSATIONS HAVE - COMBINED ACCESS TO MUSIC. - >> SOME SEE THIS GLASS HALF - FULL. - REPORTER: AND EDITING TRICKS - MADE EASY. - >> BUT I SEE IT AS A PIECE OF - CAKE. - REPORTER: TO CREATE A SOCIAL - MEDIA MONSTER. - TIKTOK HAS NEARLY A BILLION - USERS AND VIDEOS OF VIRAL - SENSATIONS AND THEIR MINI MES - ARE WATCHED HUNDREDS OFIM. - >> TIKTOK HAS BECOME A - PHENOMENON. - IT'S THE USERS, THE GRAPHIC, TH. - INTERF - THEY BASICALLY HAVE A MAGIC - FORMULA THAT'S REALLY HAD A - MAGNETIC ATTRACTION. - REPORTER: DANIEL IVES IS THE D - MANAGIECT OF WEB BUSH - SECURITIES. - HE SAYS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST TECH - COMPANIES IS THE PERFECT TARGET - FOR ONE OF THE OLDEST, - MICROSOFT. - >> THEY'RE THE ONES, $136 - BILLION IN CASH. - THEY'RE UETHERED FROM A - REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE.

- AND NEITHER HAVER A CONSU - STRATEGY THAT'S BEEN REALLY ON - THE TREADMILL FOR THE LAST 20YE - S. - IT'S REALLY YOUR GRANDPA'S - MICROSOFT. - MICROSOFTTHIS WEEKEND - RELEASED A STAMENT CONFIRMING - IT WOULD PURSUE DISCUSSIONS WITE - NCE OVER THE NEXT TWO - WEEKS. - THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS - TIKTOK'S SLAIGHT OF HAND -- - SLEIGHT OF HAND ISN'T THIS - AMERICAN MAGICIAN. - BUT THE CHINESE PARENT COMPANY, - BYTEDANCE, AND WHA THE TRUMP - ADMINISTRATION CALLS A NATIONAL - SECURITY THREAT FOR USERS' DATA. - >> WE'VE SEEN THE CHINESETH - ACQUIRE THROUGH THEFT OR - THROUGH ATTEMPTED ACQUISITIONS, - LARGE QUANTITIES OF SENSITIVE - PERSONAL DATA. - >> DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAS - TIKTOK PASSED INFORMATION OF - AMERICAN OR OTHER USERS TO THE - CHINESE INTELLIGENCEAT APP? - >> WE KNOW THAT ANY CHINESE - COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ITS - NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS WHI

- REQUIRES IT TO SHARE DATA WITH - THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO. - REPORTER: SENIOR ADMINISTRATION - OFFICIALS TELL PBS NEWSHOUR THAT - BY FRIDAY, THEY WERE PREPARED TO - BAN TIKTOK FROM THE U.S. - PRESIDENT TRUMPADE THAT THREAT - PUBLIC FRIDAY NIGHT. - IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE - THREAT WAS EMPTY BUT IT WORKED. - OVER THE WEEKEND, BYTEDANCE - REPORTEDLY SWEETENED ITS OFFER. - THE C.E.O. PROMISED TO SELLIS - STAKE AND DIVEST BYTEDANCE FROM - THE U.S. TIKTOK COMPLETELY. - OVER THE WEEKEND, PRESIDENT - TRUMP GAVE I HIS BLESSING IN A - PHONE CONVERSATION. - >> I DON'T MIND, WHETHER IT'S - MICROSOFT OR SOMEBODY ELSE, A - BIG COMNY, SECURE COMPANY, - VERY AMERICAN COMPANY, BUY IT. - REPORTER: FOR MORE ON TTOK AND - THE SECURITY CONCERNS - SURROUNDING IT, WE TURN TO SAM - SAKS, A CYBER SECURITY FELLOW AT - NEW AMERICA, A WASHINGTON-BASED - NINK TANK. - WELCOME TO THESHOUR HOUR. - YOU JUST HEARD JOHN TALK ABOUT - HOW DATA IN A CHINESE COMPANY - CAN END UP WITH THE CHINESE

- GOVERNMENT. - WE ALSO WATCHED HOW MOST OF - THE VIDEOS ON TIKTOK ARE - PRETTY SILLY. - HOW VALID IS THE - ADMINIYRATION'S SECUR - CONCERNS? - >> LET'S LOOK AT THE CONCERNS - ONE BY ONE. - THE FIRST ONE IS THAT DATA - COLLECTED ON THE PTFORM COULD - END UP IN THE HANDS OF THE - CHINESE GOVERNMENT. - MOST LIKELY THROUGH THE PARENT - COMPANY,YTEDANCE,INCE - ACCORDING TO TIKTOK'S - TRANSPARENCY REPORT, IT HAS - NEVER RESPONDEDO A LAWFUL DATA - REQUEST. - SO THAT'S RISK NUMBER ONE. - THSECOND QUESTION IS AROUND - CENSORSHIP. - COULD THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTER - ESSENTIALLY A AN EXTRA - TERRITORIAL VERSION OF ITS GREAT - FIREWALL AND INFLUENCE THE KIND - OF CONTENT THAT WAS BEING SEEN - BY USERS OUTSIDE OF CHINA? - THE THIRD THREAT, I THINK, - ACTUALLY IS PROBABLY THE MOST - LIKELY AND MAYBE HAS LESS TO DO - WITH THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND - ISORE THE IDEA THAT THE TRUMP - GOVERNMENT AS AN EXISTENTIAL - STANDPOINT AND TIKTOK IS A VERY - LARGE, VERYIGH-PROFILE COMPANY

- THAT HAS MANAGED TO MAKE IT - OUTSIDE OF CHINA. - THOSE ARE REALLY THE THREE RISKS - WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HE. - >> OTHAT FIRST POINT, WHAT - AEY'LL POINT OUT IS IN 2017 - CHINA PASSED NATIONAL SECURITY - LAW THAT FORCES ITS COMPANIES, - WHETHER IT WANTS TO OR - SHARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT IF THE - GOVERNMENT OR INTELLIGENCE - AGENCY ASKSOR IT. - >> THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE LAW - IS VERY VAGUE. - IT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT CHINESE - ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATIONS HAVE T - WITHNAL SECURITY - INVESTIGATIONS. - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN PRACTICE? - COULD IT MEAN THATIS THE MY - OF STATE SECURITY OR THE PUBLIC - SECURITY BUREAU COULD COMPEL A - COMPANY TO TURN OVER DAT - IN THEORY, YES. - IS THAT NECESSARILY HOW IT WORKS - IN PRACTICE? - NOT NECESSARILY. - AND I WOULD ARG THAT, YOU - KNOW, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES - TO COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING - OUTSIDE OF CHINA L TIKTOK, - THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT - HAVE INCENTIVEHA TO FORCE

- DATA TO BE TURNED OVER. - THIS RAISES THE QUESTION, WHAT - IS THE STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE - VALUE OF DATA ON LIP SYNCING ANN - DA - HERE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO - LOOK AT THE KINDF DATA WE'RE - TALKING ABOUT. - LOCATION DATA. - PREFERENCES. - YOU KNOW, IS T CHINESE - GOVERNMENT COLLECTING A DOSSIERC - ON AMERICAIZENS THAT COULD - BE USED IN A NEFARIOUS WAY? - TO DATE THERE IS NO SPECIFIC - INTELLIGENCE OTHER THAN CITING - THIS VERY VAGUE LAW, WHICH COULD - BE READ EITHER WAY. - AND IN PRACTICE, OFTENTIMES - TURNING DATA OVER TO THE CHINESE - GOVERNMENT IS MUCH MORE OF ANE - TIATION. - AND I'D SAY THAT THE PERCENTAGE - OF THE TIME IN WHICH T - GOVERNMENT IS FOCUSED ON HIGH - VALUE, HIGH-IMPACT NATIONAL - SECURITY TARGETS IS PROBABLY - QUITSE SMALL. - IN T CASES, COMPANIES - PROBABLY CANNOT PUSH BACK. - BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSES - DATA ACCEQUESTS DO NOT MEET - THAT HIGH THRESHOLD.

- IT'S MUCH MORE OF A NEGOTIATION - IN PRACTICE. - >> WE'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT 30CO - S LEFT. - IS THE SOLUTION TO THESE - CONCERNS THAT YOU AND THE - GORNMENT ARE RAISING TO A - CERTAIN EXTENT TO HAVE TIKTOK - OWNED BY ANMERICAN COMPANY? - >> I THINK THAT THERE ARE WAYS - TO GET ATEC THEITY ISSUE - WITHOUT BANNING THE COMPANY, - WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY FORCING A - DIVESTITURE. - PUT IN PLACE ROBUST RULES FOR - HOW MUCH DATA COMPANIES, - REGARDLESS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN, - CAN COLLECT. - HAVE, PUT I PLACE STRONGHAT THEY - RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR ABILITY TO - RETAIN THAT DATA BACKED UP BY - STRONG AUDITS. - THIS WAY YOU CAN AVOID ANK B - BAN OR A SELL-OFF. - >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - >> THANK YOU. - ♪[MUSIC] - >> MILLIONS OF AMERICAN - CHILDREN, SUMMER USUALLY MEANS

- IMMING,EARNING CRAFTS AND - PLAYING AT SUMMER CAMP. - BUT WITH SOPS MANY C CLOSED BY - THE PANDEMIC, WE LOOK AT WHAT IT - MEANS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR - PARENTS. - REPORTER: FOR E PAST TWO - YEARS, ESSENCE HAS SENT HER - 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ELLE TO - WILDWOOD OUTDOOR EDUCATI - CENTER OUTSIDE KANSAS CITY FOR A - WEEK-LONG SLEEP AWAY CAMP. - IT'S A HIGHLIGHT OF SUMMER FOR - ELLE. - >> I GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE. - I GET TO -- I GOT TO GO SWIMMING - IN THE LAKE. - AND I HAD -- ANDD THE F WAS - GREAT! - REPORTER: IT'S A FAMILY - ESSENCETTENDED WILDWOOD WHEN - SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL. - >> SOCIAL INTERACTION - DIVERSITY, IT HIGHLIGHTED THAT - FOR ME. - AND THAT'S WHY -- THAT'S - SOTHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, - BEFORE I SEND HER INTO THE - WORLD, THAT SHE'S HAD - EXPERIENCES WITH A LOTENF - DIFF PEOPLE. - REPORTER: SO NEWS THAT WILDWOOD,

- LIKE MANY CAMPS AROUND THE - UNTRY, WOULD BE CLOSED THIS - YEAR WAS A BLOW. - >> I WAS UPSET, BECAUSE I REALLY - WANTED TO MEET NEW FRIENDS AND I - WANTED TO -- I WANTED TO LEARN - NEW THINGS THERE. - LONELY, STRUGGLE, NOT BEING - NOCED. - AND AT CAMP, I DON'T FEEL LIKE - THAT. - I HAVE LOTS OF FENDS WHO CARE - ABOUT ME. - IREPORTER: FOR MANY, CAM AST - APLE OF SUMMER. - ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CAMP - ASSOCIATION, MORE THAN 26 - MILLION KID ATTEND CAMP EVERY - YEAR. - BUT THIS YEAR, THE GROUP - ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 40% OF DAYS - CAREN'T OFFERING REGULAR - OVERNIGHTND 82% OF - CAMPS ARE CLOSED. - CAMPS PROVIDE MORE THAN JUST - FUN. - MANY SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, - A GROUP HURT ESPECIALLY HARD - DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. - FOR FAMILIES ALREADY DEALING

- WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES AND SOCIAL - DANCING, IS ANOTHER UNEXPECTED - CHANGE. - >> MY SON HASN'T SEEN ANOTHER - CHILD SINCE MARCH. - REPORTER: AVA'S SON HEBRAL - PALSY AND VISION IMPAIRMENT. - HE RELIES ON DAYAMPS FOR KEY - DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. - >> WHEN YOU HAVE A CHI WIT A - DISABILITY LIKE HIS, ESPECIALLY - CONSTANTLY GROWING, AS MUCH AS - YOU WANT THEM TO STOP, AND - THEY'RE GETTING BIGGER AND - HEAVIER, AND THEIR BODIES NEED - TO CATCH UP. - THE SUMMER CAMPS WOULD AFFORD - FOUR TO EIGHT WORKS O JUST - RKING ON HIS BODY, WORKING ON - THOSE PHYSICAL SKILLS. - BASICALLY KEEPING HIM AT - BASELINE SO HE WOULDN'T LOS HIS - MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - O ALLOWS HIMMP A - GROW SOCIALLY AND - EMOTIONALLY. - >> HE GETS STRONGER, HE GETS - MORE CONFIDENT. - I MEAN HE'S LITTLE BOY. - LITTLE BOYS WANT TO GO! - THEY WANT T MOVE. - THEY WANT TO EXPLORE THEIR - ENVIRONMENT. - AND SO ONCE HE STARTS GAINING - THAT STRENGTH AND THAT

- CONFIDENCE IN THESE CAMPS THAT - HEY'VE ALWAYSG -- - BEEN AMAZING -- IT'S JUST HE - COMES ALIVE. - >> EVEN AS A KT EVEN AS AN - ADULT, I STILL HAVE A COUNTDOWN - FOR CAMP. - I STILL HAVEN APP ON MY PHONE - THAT TELLS ME, 36 DAYS TILL CAMS - ST. - IT WAS HEARTBREAKING. - YOU KNOW, YOU WAIT THE WHOLE - YEAR TO BE AT ONE PLACE AND YOU - WAIT THE WHOLE YEAR TO JUSTAVE - THESE EXPERIENCES WITH THESE - KIDS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST CAMP - FIRES, FISHING, KAYAKING, I - WHATEVIS. - YOU WAIT LITERALLY YOUR ENTIRE - YEAR FOR IT. - AND THEN JUST TO HAVE THE NEWS - THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE THIS - YEARIT'S JUST -- CAN'T - EVEN -- I CRIED ON THE PHONE TO - I WAS SO UPSET ABOUT IT! - REPORTER: FOR HER, THERE'S ANDE - FINANCIAL BURDEN. - >> THAT'S HOW I PAY FOR SCHOOL - AND THAT'S HOW I GET BY REALLY. - SO THINKING FINANCIALLY, IT'S

- BEEN REALLY KIND OF DEVASTATING. - BU JUST THINKING ABOUT MOREOT - CAMP AND N HAVING TO SEE THE - KIDS IS EVEN MORE DEVASTATING. - REPORTER: THE AM CICANP - ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES MORE THAN - 900,000 JOBS AND 16 BILLIONLL - ARS IN REVENUE HAS BEE - LOST. - CAMPS HAVE OPENED. - SOME WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. - THE CTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL - AND PREVENTION INVESTIGATION OF - A JUNE OUTBREAK AT A YMCA - OVERNIGHT CAMP IN W GEORGIA,CH - DID NOT REQUIRE MASKS FOR - CAMPERS, FOUND THAT AT LEAST 44% - OF 597 CAMPERS AND STAFF TESTED - POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. - >> WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITHHESE - OUTBREAKS WAS NOT UNEXPECTED. - REPORTER: MERCEDES IS VICE CHAIR - OF PREVEIVE MEDICINE AT - FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. - WE ARE WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF - A PANDEMIC AND IN SOME CASES, - WHEN SUMMER CAMPS ARE HELD INEA

- WHERE CASE LOADS ARE GOING - UP, WE ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO - SEE THAT MIRRORED IN THE - POPULATION OF CHILDREN WHO - ATTEND CAMP. - REPORTER: AT THE SE TIME, SHE - SAYS THERE ARE LESSONS PUBLIC - HEALTH OFFICIALS ANDARTS CAN - LEARN FROM THESE CASES, - ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHETHER TO - SCHOOLS. - >> I DON'T SEE THIS AS MARKEDLY - WHETHER TO GO B TO SCHOOL,UT - WHICH SHOULD BE LARGELY DRIVEN - BY THE BACKGROUND RATES OF - DISEASE AND, AGAIN, COMMUNITY. - IT EMPHASIZES THE FLEXIBILITY - THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TOAVE - WITH PLANS. - TO REFINE THE PROCESS IN ORDER - TO HOPEFULLY MAKE IT AS SAFE - POSSIBLE. - AGAIN, EMPHASIZING THAT THERE IS - NO NO-RISK SITUATION. - REPORTER: PARENTS ARE FINDING - HOPEFUL SIGNS IN TS - FRUSTRATING SUMMER, LIKE THE WAY - YOUNG STEVEN COLEMAN HAS HANDLED - THE CONSTANT UNCERTAINTY. - HIS MOTHER, AVA.

- >> LIKE ALL OER KIDS, THEY - LEARN TO ADAPT AND THEY LEARN TO - FIND THEIR OWN CENTER AS THEY - TRY TO ABSORB THEIRTS PAR - ANGST AND CHANGES IN ROUTINE AND - BEING CUT OFF FROM HIS FRIENDS - AND HIS TEACHERS. - AND I FEEL AS THOUGH HE'S DONE - THAT IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, - I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF HIM - FOR. - PORTER: AND IN KANSAS CITY, - ELLE SAYS SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD - TO WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS ISN'T A - PROBLEM. - >> I WOULD LIKE TO GO REALLY, - REALLY, REALLY BAD, BECAUSE I - WANT TO MEET NEW FRIENDS. - I WANN LEARN HOW TO MAKE NEW - FRIENDSHIP BRACELETSEND WANT - TO ABLE TO GO INTO THE -- - >> THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT, IS - GETTING INTO THE DEEP END OF - THAT POOL. - HA HA! - SHE TAUGHT HERSELF HOW TOWAREAD - R SO SHE'S READY. - REPORTER: READY, SHE HOPES, FOR - NEXT SUMMER.FOR THE PBS NEWSHOUN - YANG.

- ♪[MUSIC] - >> A FEW KEY STATES WILL BE - HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONS THIS T - WEEK WHI SEARCH FOR JOE - BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE PICKS UP - STEAM. - TO LOOK INTO THIS AND MORE, I'M - JOIN BY AMY WALTER, THE - NATIONAL EDITOR OF THE COOK - TLITICAL REPORT AND THE H OF - THE PODCAST POLITICS WITH AMY - AND TAMARA KEITH OF NPR. - SHE ALSO COHOSTS THE NPR - POLITICS PODCAST. - HELLO TO BOTH OF YOU. - SO WE HEARD WILLIAM FEW - MINUTES AGO SPEAK ABOUT THE - REQUESTS THAT ARE GOING OUT FOR - ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN A NUMBER OF - STATES FOR THESE AUGUST - PRIMROIES. - AMY, TOM PRIMARIES IN - ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, WASHINGTON - STATE, MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND - THEN THURSDAY IN TENNESSEE. - YOU'VE BEEN FOCUSED PARTICULARLY - ON THE KANS SENATE REPUBLICAN - PRIMARY.

- TELL USOO WHAT YOU'RENG AT. - >> RIGHT. - WELL, JUDY,'T KANSAS I - NORMALLY CONSIDERED A - BATTLEGROUND STATE. - A DEMOCRATN HASN'T WON THE - SENATE RACE SINCE THE 1930'S. - A LOT ARE WORRIED THAT STREAK - COULD END, BECAUSE OF WHAT THESE - A VERY CUSNTON - PARTICULAR, AND THAT IS THE - FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CHRIS - KOBACH. - KOBACH WAS THE GUBERNATORIAL - NOMINEE FOR REPUBLICANS IN 2018. - HE WAS ENDORSED BY DONALD TRUMP. - HE'S ALSO AN IMMIGRATION HARD - LINER LIKE DONALD TRUMP. - AND THE FAC THAT HE LOST TO A - OF REPUBLICAHO SAY WE CAN'TA LOT - TAKE THAT KIND OF RISK NOW. - I STILL THINK KANSAS I T AGH - PLACE FOR DEMOCRATS TO WIN EVEN - IN WHAT'SO SHAPING UP T BE A - COTTER YEAR PERHAPS ACROSS THE - TRUN - IG DEMOCRATS.BUCANS HAVE ABOUT

- REPUBLICANS ARE COMPLETELY ON - DEFENSE, IN PLACES THAT THEY - DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE GOING TO - HAVE TO BE ONEFENSE. - NOT JUST KANSAS BUT STATES LIKE - AND SO, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE TO GO - IN THEORETICALLY, SPEND MONEY - AND EFFORT TO WIN A STATE THAT - SHOULD BE, IN NORMAL TIMES, - SLAM DUNK, THAT HAS TO BE - FRUSTRATING FOR THEM.>> - T HAS TO BEHE APERTUR FOR US - FROM THE SENATE TO THE - PRESIDENTIAL RACE. - SPEAKING ABOUT BEING ON THE - FENSIVE, THE TRUMP - ADMINISTRATION LAST WK TOOK - DOWN ITS AD. - SAID THEY WERE GOINGARK AND - THEY WERE GOING TO RETOOL. - THEY'RE OUT WITH A SOMEWHAT NEW - MESSAGE. - WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? - AT WAS THIS CHANGE A ABOUT? - >> SO THEIR NEW MESSAGE IS NOT - THAT DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OLD - MESSAGE, THOUGH THE ADS HAVE A - SLIGHTLYIFFERENT LOO - WHAT THEY'RE ALLEGING IS THAT - JOE BIDEN IS AN EMPTY VESSEL OR - A TROJAN HORSE OR ANY NUMBER OF - OTHER THINGS FOR RADICAL, - LEFTIST DEMOCRATS.

- AND PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, AT THE - PRESIDENT'S RALLY IN TULSA, HE - HE DELIVERED SOME ATTACK LINES - ON JOE BIDEN. - THEY DIDN'T REALLY GET THE CROWD - THAT EXCITED. - AND THEN THE PRESIDENT TALKED - ABOUT THE SQUADEL OR NANCYI - AND THE CROWD WAS MUCH MORE - ANIMATED. - SO I SOME WAY THE TRUMP - ADMINISTRATION STRATEGY IS THE - SAME STRATEGY IT WAS MONTHS AGO, - WHICH IS TO TRY TO TIE JOE - BIDEN, WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A - MODERATE, TO MORE LIBERAL, - DEMOCRATIC PARTY.NOW, THEY HAD L - THEIR ADS, AS YOU SAY. - NOW TY'RE BACK UP. - AND THIS SPEAKS TO THE MAP THAT - KIY WAS T ABOUT. - THEY ARE BACK UP, RUNNING ADS IN - ARIZONA, FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA - AND GEORGIA. - THEY BOUGHT ABOUTIL6ON IN - ADS FOR THIS WEEK. - THOSE ARE STATES THAT PRESIDENT - TRUMP WON T LASTE. - AND LIKE RELATIVELY EASILY. - ABOUT THIS, BUT I'VE GOT TO ASK

- YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE - BIDEN CAMP.A LOT OF FOCUS RIGHTE - VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK. - AT ONE POINT THEY HAD SAID WE'RE - GOING TO HEAR THIS WEEK. - NOW THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GOINGEXO - BE WEEK. - WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? - WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE FACT - THAT THERE'S STILL A NUMBER OF - WOMEN -- HE SAIDT'S GOING TO - BE A WOMAN -- OUT THERE, A LOT - OF SPECULATION ABOUT WHI ONE. - >> YOU KNOW, JUDY, IN SORT OF - THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW,0 10, - YEARS, IT'S BEEN PRETTY COMMON - FOR THEGE CHALL CANDIDATE OR - FOR CANDIDATES WHO AREN'T THE - INCUMBENTS WHO ANNOUNCE THEIR - VICE PRESIDENTIAL WEEK BASICALLY - THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE - CONVENTION. - THAT WOULDN'T BE REALLY OUT - OF STEP FOR JOE BIDEN TO DO THE - SAME THING. - WE'VEOT ABOUT TWOEEEFORE - THE DEMOCRATS CAN BENCH IN. - BUT JOE BIDEN DIDAY A NUMBER - OF TIMES THAT HE THOUGHT HE - WOULD HAVE HIS DECISIOS BY T - MOMENT IN TIME. - I DON'T KNOW THAT IT DOES HIM

- DO GMU W TAILNG ROOL A - LITTLE WHILE LONGER. - I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONCERNS - AMONG DEMOCRATS THAT, YOU KNOW, - THERE'S A LOT OFIN ELB GOING - ON BETWEEN THE CAMPS OF SOME OF - THE WOMEN WHO ARE NAMED -- WHO - HAVE BEEN NAMED AS POTENTIAL - VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BUT - I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT BREAKS - THROUGH TO MT VOTER - I DO THINK WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR - JOE BIDEN, HE SAYS, PEOPLE - AROUND HIM SAY SOMEBODY HE HAS - CHEMISTRY WITH. - SOMEBODY THAT HE CAN REALLY MELD - WITH IN THE WAY HE SAYS HE WAS - ABLE TO JOIN WITH PRESIDENT - OBAMA. - AND THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO - HIM. - IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIS - RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT. - AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK FOR - VOTE, WHAT THEY ARE PROBABLY - MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS WHETHER - THE PERSON THAT JOE BIDEN PICKS - IS QUALIFIED TO STEP IN IF JOE - BIDEN IS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE - S TERM. - THISS THE OLDEST PERSO WE

- WOULD ELECT PRESIDENT OF THE - UNITED STATES. - HAVING SOMEBODY IN THE - TWO SLOT WHO VOTERS CAN LOOK AT - AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? - I CAN SEE THAT PERSON, YOU KNOW, - TAKING THAT PRESIDENT'S JOB IFED - E. - THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MORE - IMPORTANT THING WHEN WE'RE - THINKING ABOUT IT POLITICALLY. F - FOCUS ON THIS, A LOTF - GUESSING, OF COURSE, GOING ON. - HOW MUCH IS REALLY RIDING, - THOUGH, ON WHO H CHOOSES? - >> YEAH. - JUDY, THIS IS THE SEASON OF - SPECULATION. - IT IS THE SEASONF SPECULATION - THAT COMES AROUND EVERY FOUR - YEARS. - YOU KNOW,TANG OUT DRIVEWAYS - AND BACKYARDS. - THEN IN THE END, YOU FIND OUT - WHO THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK - IS. - AND NOT MUCH CHANGES. - BECAUSE WHILE A VICE - PRESIDENTIAL PICK CAN SOMETIMES - DO HAR IT RARELY DOES ALL THAT - MUCH GOOD. - YOU KNOW, THE VICE PRESIDENT IS - THE VICE PRESIDENT. - AS AMY SAYS, THERE IS AAN - SIGNIF IN THIS CASE OR IN

- MANY OTHER CASES. - YOU MIGHT THINK O JOHN MCCAIN, - FOR INSTANCE, WAS AN OLDER - CANDIDATE AS WELL, WHERE THE - VICE PRESIDENTIAL P WAS - IMPORTANT BEING SEEN AS - QUALIFIED WAS IMPORTANT. - AND THAT BECAME AN FACTOR IN - THAT RACE. - AND SO THERE ARE POTENTIAL - NEGATIVES. - BUT THE POSITIVES AREN'T THAT - POSITIVE. - >> WOW. - THAT WILL NOT STOP US FROM DOING - A WHOLE LOT OF GUESSING AND - TALKING ABOUT TS BETWEEN NOW - AND WHEN WE KNOW THE NAME. - TAMARA KEITH, AMY WALTER, THANK - YOU BOTH. - >> YOU'RE WELCOME.>> - OU'RE WELCOME. - ♪[MUSIC] - >> AUGUST 2 WOULD HAVE BEEN - LITERARY ICON JAMES BAL BDWIN'S - 96TH BIRTHDAY. - THE RESURGENCE OF "BLACK LIVES

- MATTER" IN THE WORLD HAS CREATED - NEW INTEREST IN HIS BK. - IT EXPLORES BALDWIN'S IDEAS FOR - THESE TIMES. - ANNA RECENTLY SPOKE TO AUTHOR - AND PRINCETON PROFESSOR EDDIE - GLOW JR. - THIS IS PART OF OUR ARTS AND - ERCULTURES. - >> MY OWN DECEMBER SPARE, MY -- - DESPAIR, MY OWN RAGE, GRAPPLING - WITH THE FACT THAT THE COUNTRY - SEEMINBLY WAS DG DOWN ON - ITS DARKNESS, ON ITS UGLY - COMMITMENTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE - OUT, HOW COULD IUSTER THE - ENERGY TO PUSH THE ROCK BACK UP - THE HILL, ANDIN WAT IT TAKE - ROOT IN MY OWN SON. - IT M SEEMED TOE THAT I NEEDED TO - FIND A WAY TO GET IT ON THE - PAGE.N - AND I'VE B READING JIM - BALDWIN -- I CALL HIM JIMMY - BECAUSE HE'S LIKESO A PL - FRIEND FOR ALL THESE YEARS. - I'VE BEEN READING HIM FOR ABOUT - 30 YEARS, GRAPPLING WITH HIS - IDEAS. - FINALLY I TURNED TO HIMEL TO - ME THINK ABOUT THIS CURRENT - MOMENT.

- SO THIS IS A BOOK WRITTEN WITH - HIM ABOUT THE DARKNESS OF OUR - TIMES. - >> WE SHOULD POIUT THIS - WASN'T AN ACADEMIC EXERCISE. - IT WAS A PHYSICAL ONE. - YOU MADE A PILGRIMAGE OF SORTS - TO DIFFEREITES THAT WERE - IMPORTANT TO BALDWIN. - WHERE DID YOU GO AND WHY? - >> I TOOK A QUICK FLIGHTO - NIESE IN ORDER -- NICE IN ORDER - TO VISIT HIS HOME. - IT'S BEENND DESTROYED TURNED - INTO EXPENSIVE CONDOS. - EVEN BALDWIN'SLACE OF RESPITE - COULDN'T SURVIVE CAPITALISM. - SO I MAKE A PILGRIMAGE TO HIS - HOME. - IT LOOKED LIKE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL - SITE. - IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AT ONCE AND - TRAGIC IN ANOTHER SENSE. - AND IT KIND OF GAVE ME A SENSE - OF THE FRAME OF HOW TO TALK - ABOUT BALDWI NOW IN A MOMENT - WHERE EVEN HIS PLACE OF QUIET - HAS NOW BEEN TURNED INTO A PLACE - OF GREED AND OPULENCE AS IT - WERE.

- THERE'S BEEN AN UNDENIAL - SURGE IN INTEREST IN POPULAR - CULTURE ACROSS THE BOARD IN HIS - WORK. - THERE WAS THE 2016 DOCUMENTARY. - THERE WAS THIS EPIC DEBATE ON - RACE AGAINST WILLIAM BUCKLEY - THAT EVEN 55 YEARS LATER IS SEEN - ONLINE. - >> ON THE COUNTRY WHICH IS YOUR - BIRTH PLACE HAS NOT EVOLVED ANY - PLACE FOR YOU. - >> WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? - WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY PEOPLE, - ESPECIALLY IN RECENT YEARS, ARE - TURNING TO JAMES BALDWIN? - >> YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S THE - PREMIER, PROBABLY THE BEST - DEMOCRACY AND RAC WE'VE EVER - PRODUCED. - HE SEEMS TO ME -- I THINK HE'S - THE INHERENT OF RALPH WALDO - EMERSON. - HE TAKES EMERSON OFF THE TRACKS - AND INTRODUCES HIM TO THE BLUES, - AS IT WTHE. - K HE QUEERS AMERICAN - POLITICS, QUEERS BLACK PREITICS. - OU HAVE THIS FRAGILE, - QUEER BLACK MAN WHO SPOKEOLDLY

- AND TRUTHFULLY TO THE TIMES, TO - THE CIRCUMSTANCES OFK BLACK F - AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF ALL - AMERICANS ACTUALLY, AND YOU HAVE - A GROUP OF PEOPLE -- YOU KNOW, - BLACK LIVES MATTER, IT'S MOTTO - OF LEADERSHI WAS VERY - DIFFERENT. - IT WAS QUEER. - AS RESISTED THE KIND OF PULPIT - FOCUS. - E AH ALL OVER IN -- ALL OVER - YOU W QUOTES FROM JIMMYTOD, - BALDWIN EVERYWHERE.RA - IGE ALLIED WITH POWER IS - THE MOST PROCEDURES ENEMY OF - JUSTICE. - INNOCENCE IS THE CRIME. - ALL OF THIS IS ALL OVER THE - PLACE. - I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TDO - WITH BALDWIN'S PRESCIENCE AND - THE FACT THAT HE MODELS A - WORK, IT SEEMS T ME.NG THIS - >> YOU WRITE ABOUT HOW BALDWIN - STRUGGLED WITH HIS OWN GRIEF, - HIS OWN TRAUMA, HIS OWN, AS YOU - SAY, PROFOUNDON DISILLUNT - WITH THE MORAL STATE OF OUR - COUNTRY. - WE ARE TALKING HERE AS THOANDS - ARE MARCHING FOR BLACK LIVES - ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WE AS A - COUNTRY AREECKONING WITH OUR - OWN HISTORY AND WHO DESERVES TO

- STAND IN MONUMENT IN OUR CITY - SQUARES. - WHAT DO YOU THIN THOSE YOU URGET - LESSONS, AS YOU PUT IT, URGENTM - LESSONS ARE F BALDWIN THAT WE - CAN APPLY TODAY AND RIGHT NOW? - >> WE HAVE T O TELL THE TRUTHF - WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WHAT - WE'VE DONE HAS MADE US - MONSTROUS, BECAUSE WE'VE DENIED - IT. - RIGHT? - WE HAVE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND - AT THIS IDEA THAT SOME PEOPLE, - BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR - SKIN, THATEO WHITEE OUGHT TO - BE VALUED MORE THAN OTHERS, HOW - THAT HAS DESTROYED AND - DISFIGURED AND DISTORTED OUR - CHARACTER. - RIGHT? - AND HOW IT HAS, IN SOME WAYS, - SHALL WE SAY,MI UNDD - DEMOCRACY, IN ALL OF ITS FORMS. - SO BY TELLING THE TRUTH, - CONFRONT IG IT HONESTLY, - OPENS US UP TO BEING DIFFERENT, - TO BEING OERWISE. - SO BALDWIN WANTS US TO CONFRONT - THE SCAFFOLDING OF LIES AND - ILSIONS THAT PROVIDE US - COMFORT AND SAFETY.

- >> THE BOOK AGAIN IS "BEGIN - AGAIN, JAMES BALDWIN'S AMERICA - AND ITSNS URGENT LES FOR OUR - OWN." - EDDIE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING - WITH US. - WAYS GOOD TO TALK WITH YOU. - >> TAKE CARE A THANK YOU. - >> AND THAT ISSH THE NR FOR - TONIGHT. - I'M JU WOODRUFF. - PLEASE STAY SAFE. - THANK YOU! - AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. - >> MAJOR FUNDING FOR THE PBS - NEWSHOUR HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY... - ♪[MUSIC] - >> SINCE OUR BEGINNING, OUR - BUSINESS HAS BEEN PEOPLE. - AND THEIR FINANCIALIN WELL- - THAT MISSION GIVES US PURPOSE - AND A WAY FORWARD. - DTODAY LWAYS. - CONSUMER CELLULAR.TE - COMMTO ADVANCING - RESTORATIVE JUICE AND - MEANINGF WORK THROUGH - INVESTMENTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE - LEADERS AND IDEAS. - MORE AT GANDIDAFUND.ORG WOMEN'S

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