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Bill Gates on where the COVID-19 pandemic will hurt the most
S2020 E102 - 12m 23s
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has spent the last few decades working to improve global health through his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One area of focus has been reducing the spread of infectious disease -- a mission taking on new significance amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Gates joins Judy Woodruff to discuss vaccine outlook, economic impact and more.
Md. Gov. Larry Hogan on efforts to catch up to COVID-19
S2020 E102 - 6m 21s
Governors across the country are working together to ensure frontline medical workers receive the protective gear that can keep them from contracting or transmitting COVID-19. Maryland’s Larry Hogan is the chairman of the National Governors Association, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the ongoing effort to “catch up” to the crisis and why he feels proud of how U.S. governors are responding.
News Wrap: Acting Navy secretary resigns after controversy
S2020 E102 - 4m 29s
In our news wrap Tuesday, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned after a tirade against the former captain of a warship hit by COVID-19. Modly had said that fired Captain Brett Crozier was “too naive or too stupid” to hold his post. Also, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post to become the first lady’s chief of staff. She never held a formal press briefing.
What 2 EMTs are seeing as they respond to NY virus outbreak
S2020 E102 - 8m 5s
New York remains the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. Medical teams there are facing a surge of seriously ill patients, and doing so while concerned about their own level of protection from the disease. William Brangham talks to Adam Bliden and Pearse Matthews, EMTs in the state’s Rockland County, about the “terrifying” ordeal of knowing that many patients they pick up won't survive.
Chicago's mayor on racial disparities in COVID-19 data
S2020 E102 - 7m 11s
According to early data about the scope of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., COVID-19 is hitting Americans of color especially hard. The CDC has not published racial breakdowns of deaths, but some states are -- and they show that patients dying of the disease are disproportionately black. That trend is evident in Chicago, whose mayor, Lori Lightfoot, joins Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.
2 views on Wisconsin’s holding in-person voting Tuesday
S2020 E102 - 8m 45s
The coronavirus pandemic has delayed many presidential primaries, but Wisconsin is going forward with its own on Tuesday. It's the first state to hold a major election with in-person voting amid a stay-at-home order -- and much legal jostling preceded the decision. Amna Nawaz talks to the state’s lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes, and Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee.
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