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Watch: S2024 E319

57m 46s

What to know about this summer’s major COVID surge

7m 17s

As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25 states have or likely have rising numbers of COVID infections. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Eric Topol about what’s behind the uptick and how people can protect themselves.

How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives

9m 31s

For nearly a year and a half, Sudan’s army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world’s largest displacement of people. In a rare on-the-ground report, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen traveled to cities on the front lines to meet the people caught in the middle of the violence.

What the Harris campaign is doing to earn the Latino vote

6m 48s

In the month that Vice President Kamala Harris has led the Democratic ticket, she has seen a surge in support among Latino voters, up from where President Joe Biden had been polling. But Harris and the Democratic Party still have work to do to motivate these voters who are critical to a winning coalition. Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar joins Geoff Bennett to discuss that work.

Michigan Rep. Slotkin on the issues driving Midwest voters

5m 55s

Michigan is among this election’s crucial battleground states, part of the Democrats’ so-called “blue wall” in the Midwest. The stakes are even higher this cycle with a highly competitive and closely watched Senate race in the state. Amna Nawaz speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., the party’s Senate nominee.

Sen. Durbin pushes for ethics reform of the Supreme Court

7m

For more on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Harris-Walz ticket and efforts to implement ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago.

What to expect on Night 2 of the 2024 DNC

4m 29s

As Democrats kick off the second night of their national convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are campaigning at the same Milwaukee venue where Donald Trump was named the GOP presidential nominee last month. The DNC’s theme on Tuesday will contrast a Harris presidency with another Trump term, focusing on Project 2025. Laura Barrón-López joins Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Biden passes torch to Harris on emotional first night of DNC

5m 41s

The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention began to tell the story of Kamala Harris, but it was also a moment for the party to mark the people who paved the way for her rise as she charts a new path for Democrats. President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of his decision to step aside, and in support of Harris. Laura Barrón-López reports.

Rep. Dean on what to watch in swing state of Pennsylvania

5m 29s

Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a critical state in the 2024 presidential election, with both the Trump and Harris campaigns spending considerable time there. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania’s 4th district, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Former U.S. diplomat on Russia’s ‘war against the West’

8m 41s

Over the past decade, the U.S.-Russia relationship has deteriorated to its lowest point since the Cold War. Ambassador John Sullivan had a front-row seat to all of it and wrote about it in his new book, “Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West.” Nick Schifrin speaks with Sullivan about Putin’s relations with Western countries and war in Ukraine.

Blinken urges Hamas to accept bridging proposal with Israel

3m 18s

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel and said this week’s talks about a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage deal were “the best, maybe last” opportunity to release the hostages and at least pause the war. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin about the proposal and remaining points of disagreement.

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s response to the DNC

9m 18s

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including this critical week in the presidential race and the Republican ticket’s efforts to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention.

Key takeaways from the House GOP’s Biden impeachment report

3m 41s

Three House Republican committees claimed Monday that President Biden committed impeachable offenses, but stopped short of recommending impeachment itself. After a 1.5-year-long investigation, their 291-page report contained few new details but signals that the GOP effort to impeach Biden is now at an end. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the report.

Sen. Coons on Biden’s presidency and decision to step aside

6m 43s

Long before Chris Coons became a senator from Delaware, he was a Capitol Hill intern for then-Sen. Joe Biden. Amna Nawaz sits down with Coons to talk about his decades-long friendship with Biden and the president’s speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight.

Can excited Democratic voters sustain momentum for Harris?

6m 32s

From business owners to college students, Democrats have a new sense of hope around Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Laura Barrón-López speaks to voters in Chicago to see if the Harris campaign can maintain that energy from now until November.

What voters are saying about Harris’ policy proposals

3m 26s

To win the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris will need two key constituencies to show up in swing states across the country: Black voters and young voters. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

FDA-approved medical device raising safety concerns

6m 23s

Americans rely on the Food and Drug Administration to make sure that medical devices are safe. Reporting by KFF Health News has raised questions about how the FDA has dealt with some products, including a device that treats a heart condition with concerns surrounding its safety. Ali Rogin sits down with David Hilzenrath, senior Washington correspondent for KFF Health News.

What to expect at the Democratic National Convention

5m 36s

This week in Chicago, Democrats will formally nominate a very different presidential candidate than they expected to just a couple of months ago. News Hour anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett plus White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López discuss what the upcoming convention week will look like.

A look back at the 1968 Democratic convention

8m 58s

Chicago has hosted more presidential nominating conventions than any other U.S. city, going back to Abraham Lincoln in 1860. The notorious and consequential 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago occurred when divisions over the Vietnam War sparked major protests in the city. Judy Woodruff traveled to the city for her series, America at a Crossroads.

Earthquake planning beyond the West Coast

9m 2s

This week’s 4.4 magnitude tremor in Los Angeles was along a fault that runs through a densely populated area. But California isn’t the only region in the U.S. with the potential for major earthquakes. Brian Houston, director of the University of Missouri’s Disaster and Community Crisis Center, joins John Yang to discuss earthquake preparedness.

Nursing homes grapple with new staffing rules

7m

New federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could eventually require facilities that are paid by Medicare to hire tens of thousands of nurses and aides. But, like many industries around the U.S., these facilities are grappling with staffing shortages. Ali Rogin sits down with Jordan Rau, senior correspondent at KFF Health News, for more.

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