Jacob Blake, a Black Wisconsin resident who was shot seven times in the back by a White police officer who tried to detain him in Kenosha, is no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed after a warrant for his arrest was vacated. Blake is paralyzed from the waist down and family members said seeing him shackled to the hospital bed was heartbreaking. Jacob Blake ... Show More
Jul 31
GOP Senators Dig in on Holding up Blanche Bid Over Trump's $1.8B Fund
Tonight, two Republican senators holding up Todd Blanche's confirmation as full-fledged attorney general are still at it, even after a late-day meeting with him aimed at settling their differences. Plus, what the father of one of the Idaho college murder victims has to say about ... Show More
46m 47s
Aug 2020
ICYMI - The Shooting of Jacob Blake
Protests erupt after police in Kenosha, WI, shoot unarmed Black man Jacob Blake seven times, and a white militia member goes on a shooting spree targeting demonstrators.
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11m 28s
Jun 2020
A Weekend of Pain and Protest
<p><em>This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>Demonstrations have erupted in at least 140 cities across the United States in the days since George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis. We were on the ground in some of them, chronicling 72 hours of ... Show More
34m 59s
Aug 2020
Thousands march on Washington for justice 57 years after MLK’s “I have a dream” speech; Trump claims he’s “law and order” president as he condemns “lawlessness” happening when he’s in charge; IHME Model projects 317,000+ U.S. deaths by December; 1.25 million acres torched in California wildfires;
Trump returns to campaign trail tonight after RNC speech; Trump claims Biden would destroy America in speech filled with lies and misleading claims; Kenosha police union claims Jacob Blake was armed with a knife; Atty: Jacob Blake no longer shackled, warrant for him “vacated”; Tr ... Show More
44m 45s