PBS NewsHour

May 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

May 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Nation faces patchwork of voting rules during the outbreak

9m 36s

With just six months until November's presidential election, states across the U.S. are trying to determine how to safely collect and count ballots during a national health emergency. And while there is a patchwork of coronavirus election plans, dozens of states allow mail-in ballots or absentee voting. But some states are more restrictive than others. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports

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  • How a teacher in China kept students engaged during lockdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a teacher in China kept students engaged during lockdown

    S2020 E137 - 3m 48s

    Schools in some of China’s largest cities are beginning to reopen months after the coronavirus outbreak forced them to shut down and move their classes online. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy spoke to one teacher at an international school in Beijing about how she's kept students engaged at home and with the world outside.

  • COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Filipino health care workers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Filipino health care workers

    S2020 E137 - 5m 23s

    The coronavirus continues to take a toll on the first responders and health care workers who remain on the front lines across the U.S. Among those affected are Filipino-Americans, who in states like California and New York make up at least 20 percent of the nursing workforce. ProPublica reporter Nina Martin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Filipino health care workers.

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