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President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on April 28. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi extended the invitation to Biden, “to share your vision for addressing the challenges and opportunities of this historic moment.” The speech will come just before Biden’s 100th day in office, and will provide him an opportunity to update the American public on his progress toward fulfilling his promises. It will also give him a chance to make the case for the $2.3 trillion infrastructure package he unveiled earlier this month, which the House is aiming to pass by July 4. Traditionally all members of Congress and guests gather for a joint session in the House, the larger of the two chambers. However, the address is certain to look different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6? Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour? Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour? Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour? Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts? Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe?
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In his first joint address to Congress, President Biden looks back at his administration’s first 100 days and announces a slew of new progressive policies while Republicans cry socialism and fall asleep. #DailyShow? #TrevorNoah? #Biden? To help One Tree Planted cultivate a healthier climate, protect global biodiversity, restore forests, create jobs and build communities, please give what you can at https://dailyshow.com/OneTreePlanted? Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWh…?
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POTUS & FLOTUS VISIT VIRGINIA SCHOOL: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are in Yorktown, Virginia, where they are touring Yorktown Elementary School as part of the White House’s Getting America Back on Track tour. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? Biden will likely focus on efforts to reopen schools for in-person learning across America. Under the American Rescue Plan, signed in March, about $125 billion was set aside to help schools implement social distancing measures, afford upgrades to ventilation systems, and fund other efforts to ensure a safe transition to in-person instruction. Biden told NBC News last week that ‘probably all’ schools should be open by fall. For more Biden news and U.S. politics, subscribe to NowThis News. #Biden? #COVID19? #Education? #Politics? #News? #NowThis?
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House Republicans are poised to purge Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from leadership for speaking out against former President Trump’s election lies. The panel also discussed President Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine goal and his proposed economic plans. Panel: Dan Balz of The Washington Post, Errin Haines of The 19th, Weijia Jiang of CBS News, Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News Watch the latest full show and Extra here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZEPJNs? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonweek? Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonweek
Toxic waste dump site more than twice the size of Manhattan discovered in Pacific Ocean
A massive underwater toxic waste site has long been suspected off the Southern California shore, since industrial companies used the ocean as a dumping ground until 1972. Now marine scientists have identified over 25,000 barrels they believe contain the toxic chemical “DDT” in the Pacific Ocean. Stephanie Sy talks to David Valentine, a UC Santa Barbara professor of microbiology, about the barrels. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6?
A self-proclaimed “collector of souls,” the American painter Alice Neel (1900–1984) is known today for her powerful, psychologically rich portraiture. She depicted a wide range of subjects, from her family and friends to prominent critics, artists, activists, and strangers she met on the street. In this rarely seen documentary, Neel’s signature candor and wit are on full display. Providing a brief biographical sketch from her early marriage and the Great Depression through her later years in Spanish Harlem, the film also shows the artist at work on a portrait of Lucille Rhodes, who co-directed with Margaret Murphy. Excerpted from Rhodes and Murphy’s “They Are Their Own Gifts” (1978), a triptych of “film portraits” about women artists that also includes chapters on the poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser as well as the dancer and choreographer Anna Sokolow. Cinematography by the legendary Babette Mangolte. Learn about The Met’s upcoming exhibition on Alice Neel: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions…? Read a new interview with the filmmakers: https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-a…? “They Are Their Own Gifts” is distributed via Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/they…? As part of The Met’s 150th anniversary in 2020, each month we will release three to four films from the Museum’s extensive moving-image archive, which comprises over 1,500 films, both made and collected by the Museum, from the 1920s onward. This includes rarely seen artist profiles and documentaries, as well as process films about art-making techniques and behind-the-scenes footage of the Museum. New films every week: https://www.metmuseum.org/150/from-th…? Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseu…? #FromtheVaults? #TheMet? #FilmFridays? #MetFilmArchive?
Alice Neel (January 28, 1900 – October 13, 1984) was an Americanvisual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. Her work depicts women through a female gaze, illustrating them as being consciously aware of the objectification by men and the demoralising effects of the male gaze.[1] Her work contradicts and challenges the traditional and objectified nude depictions of women by her male predecessors.[1] Neel was called “one of the greatest portrait artists of the 20th century” by Barry Walker, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, which organized a retrospective of her work in 2010
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Biden hosts world leaders for virtual climate summit
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Greetings from our two grandsons, five-year-old Kai, and, one-year-old Bodhi, with the flowers blooming in our garden.
Kai, our 5-year-old Grandson brought the tangerine plant outdoors to the garden on Thursday, April 19, 2021. We keep our plants inside the apartment during winter. Now that the weather is about 55 – 60-degree Fahrenheit, I decide to move some of the plants outdoors to the garden.
Kai was surprised to see the Bleeding-Heat plant brooming. Daffodils are the first flowers blooming in our garden. The Bleeding-Heart Plant produced the second blooming of flowers.
This is the first time that Bodhi sees the flowers bloom. He was very excited to see new things in his one-year-old life. He wanted to pull the flowers as a young baby accustom to do. This Bleeding-Heart Plant is a gift from his mother to us many years ago. We always enjoy to see these beautiful flowers blooming in the early spring. Because of staying so long inside during winter and the COVID-19 lockdown, we are eager to be outdoor in our garden. It is really such a pleasure for us to see our daughter’s plant blooming into beautiful flowers.
WATCH: Biden hosts world leaders for virtual climate summit
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This year at NASA, EarthDay is about connections—to our planet and to each other. Our planet is home to over 7 billion people of diverse backgrounds and experiences, but we are all #ConnectedByEarth?. Join NASA climate experts to learn about the connections between human activity and climate change. Dr. Kimberley R. Miner will host this episode and is a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). While she’s been at JPL since July 2020, she has been studying and exploring the Earth since…forever! Dr. Miner loves working outside, asking questions about nature and protecting the animals and plants all around us. She loves that being an Earth Scientist lets her do all these things. Dr. Lesley Ott is a climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center where she’s worked since getting her PhD 15 years ago. She studies the processes that control greenhouse gas concentrations and always loves seeing the ways that springtime changes in vegetation show up in satellite data. Ms. Equisha Glenn is a graduate student research assistant at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA GISS) and is finishing her PhD in Civil Engineering. Growing up, Ms. Glenn used to watch TV shows about the environment and loves how diverse Earth is, yet everything works together. Ms. Glenn is passionate about bridging the gap between data, climate and end users to help build a more resilient future for cities and society.
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We are all connected to and by Earth — whether it’s the trees and plants that give us the oxygen we breathe, the snow-capped mountains that provide the water we drink, or the breathtaking geophysical forces that shape the land beneath our feet. NASA has over 20 satellites measuring the height of oceans and inland water, clouds and precipitation, carbon dioxide and much more. By understanding our changing world, we improve lives and safeguard our future. https://images.nasa.gov/details-Our%2…? Video Credits: Producer/Editor: Amy Leniart Writer: Jim Wilson Co-Writers: Karen Fox, Amy Leniart, Tylar Greene
Our backyard garden is small. We have only few daffodils. But I am happy to see the flowers bloom.
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Earth Day Q&A with Astronauts in Space | Hosted by Shawn Mendes
Need Earth Day plans? ? We’ve got you covered. On April 22 at 11 a.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mark Vandehei, and Soichi Noguchi of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will go LIVE from space for a special Earth focused Q&A with guest host Shawn Mendes! The International Space Station live stream will feature your questions sent in from around the world! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how NASA Earth and astronauts use space to monitor the health of our planet, what life is like on the orbiting lab, and more!
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Ask The Doc: Dr. John Torres answers viewers’ weekly questions. Lift off: NASA launches tiny Mars chopper ‘Ingenuity’ on a historic flight. We introduce you to Blizzard the polar bear and share fun facts about the fuzzy guy! Inspiring Kids series continues: We give you an update on twins Max and Miles who are planting seeds of kindness this spring. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews? NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and original digital videos. Subscribe to our channel for news stories, technology, politics, health, entertainment, science, business, and exclusive NBC investigations. Connect with NBC News Online! Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC? Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC? Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC? Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC? What Can We Do To Help Protect Polar Bears? | Nightly News: Kids Edition
After a year of racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s murder, the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict flooded the nation with an emotional sense of relief. We’re covering this story and more on this week’s segment with Zinhle Essamuah. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? 0:00? Intro 0:20? Helicopter Makes Historic Landing 1:38? Rescue Mission Underway 2:30? Surpassing 200M Vaccines Administered 3:44? Biden Hosts Climate Summit 5:40? Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. This week, Derek Chauvin was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs after the jury laid down his guilty verdict. President Joe Biden is hosting a two-day Earth Day climate summit with 40 world leaders. The U.S. surpassed 200 million COVID-19 vaccine shots. Rescuers are scrambling to find an Indonesian submarine and its 53 crew members lost at sea. And, the tiny Ingenuity helicopter made history on Mars, flying over the planet for 39 seconds before nailing the perfect landing. #DerekChauvin? #ClimateChange? #COVID19? #KnowThis? #News? #NowThis?
Everything that happens on the International Space Station revolves around one thing: Earth, sixteen times a day! So for Earth Day 2021, NASA offers a gift you can’t get anywhere else with this leisurely view of our home planet, from 250 miles up, rendered in extraordinary ultra-high definition video. Hit play, relax and enjoy. This 4K footage was recorded between 2019 and 2020. _______________________________________ FOLLOW THE SPACE STATION! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Space_Station? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISS? Instagram: https://instagram.com/iss/? HD Download: https://archive.org/details/jsc2021m0…? 2021_210422-
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5 new climate pledges, 4.22.2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in the virtual international climate summit with President Biden. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/Pool via Getty Images
1. Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would increase its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 40% to 45% of its 2005 levels by 2030.
2. Japan: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Japan would cut its emissions by 46% from 2013 levels by 2030.
3. South Korea: President Moon Jae-in pledged to end all new public financing for overseas coal projects, and will submit new emissions targets later this year.
4. Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
5. China: President Xi Jinping said his country — the world’s largest consumer of coal — will attempt to “strictly limit increasing coal consumption” over the next five years.
Go deeper: More details on the pledges, via Axios’ Jacob Knutson.
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President Biden has opened a major global climate summit with a call to other world leaders to step up to the challenge. Joe Biden pledged to cut US emissions by at least half from 2005 levels by the end of this decade but he warned that his country couldn’t take action alone. He told world leaders that scientists were calling this the “decisive decade” for tackling climate change and action was needed now. The latest data shows China is the world’s biggest producer of carbon dioxide, emitting 28% of global output. China is second biggest, producing 15% with India producing 7%. Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by science editor David Shukman and North America editor Jon Sopel. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog? #BBCNews?
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Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, struck a note of urgency in telling world leaders that climate change must be “fully integrated” with national security. President Biden committed the United States to cutting emissions by half by the end of the decade at a virtual Earth Day summit.
President Biden speaking on Thursday during a virtual summit on climate change from the East Room of the White House.Credit…Pool photo by Al Drago
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, speaking on Capitol Hill last week.Credit…Pool photo by Graeme Jennings
Avril Haines, President Biden’s director of national intelligence, told world leaders on Thursday that climate change was no longer a peripheral issue but now “at the center” of U.S. foreign policy, with far-reaching impacts on force deployments and the stability of hard-hit regions.
Ms. Haines, speaking at this week’s virtual global climate conference, struck a tone of urgency at variance with the attitudes of many of her predecessors, who downplayed the role of rising sea levels, droughts, crop failures, fires, diseases and more frequent severe weather events.
“To address climate change properly it must be at the center of a country’s national security and foreign policy,” she said, echoing the words of Lloyd J. Austin III, the defense secretary, who addressed the conference a few minutes earlier.
“It needs to be fully integrated with every aspect of our analysis in order to allow us not only to monitor the threat but also, critically, to ensure that policymakers understand the importance of climate change on seemingly unrelated policies,” Ms. Haines said.
Her comments came after NATO officials announced they would likely agree on a climate “action plan” to reduce emissions by military units and conduct an alliance-wide assessment of the potential threats arising from climate disruptions.
On Thursday, the C.I.A. announced it was adding a new category covering the environment to its World Factbook. The agency’s unclassified guide will now provide the latest country data on climate, air pollutants, infectious diseases, food security, waste and other environmental topics.
Ms. Haines began by saying that the intelligence services had long recognized the importance of climate change — and praised efforts by the C.I.A. over the last three decades to identify the geopolitical impact of climate-based changes in Russia, Asia, Africa and the Arctic.
“We have not always made it a key priority,” she added.
The Biden administration has promised to put a new focus on climate change at the nation’s intelligence agencies. Top intelligence officials all pledged in their confirmation hearings to increase their agencies’ focus on climate.
A pair of recent intelligence reports have presented a grim picture of climate change. The annual worldwide threat assessment, which looks at short-term challenges, said extreme weather caused by climate change would increase the potential for surges in migration and cause instability around the globe.
The changes will “exacerbate political instability and humanitarian crises,” the annual threat report said.
The intelligence agencies issued even more dire warnings with the quadrennial Global Trends report issued on April 8, which argued that climate change would contribute to instability, strain military readiness and encourage new political movements. It said that all societies would be forced to adapt to a warmer planet through changes both small and complex, including the building of massive new sea walls and the relocation of cities and towns.
The report said the physical effects of climate change would intensify over the next 20 years, particularly in the 2030s, and the impact would fall disproportionately on poor parts of the world.
Some Republicans have expressed reservations at expanding the intelligence community’s focus on climate change. At a hearing last week, Ms. Haines argued that while there was partisan division over the issue, intelligence analysts have been examining the issue for decades during administrations of both parties.
“It’s just become increasingly accepted as something that is part of the national security landscape,” she said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in the virtual international climate summit with President Biden on Thursday.Credit…Pool photo by Kay Nietfeld
President Biden on Thursday declared America “has resolved to take action” on climate change, and the White House said it would substantially increase the money it offers to developing countries to address the issue.
In a show of renewed resolve after four years of the Trump administration’s unvarnished climate denial, Mr. Biden formally pledged that the United States would cut its emissions at least in half from 2005 levels by 2030. His administration also announced it intends to double by 2024 the amount of money it offers to help developing countries, compared with what the United States spent annually in the second half of the Obama administration.
Barely three months into Mr. Biden’s presidency, the contrast with his science-denying predecessor, President Donald J. Trump, could not have been more striking.
“The signs are unmistakable, the science is undeniable and the cost of inaction keeps mounting,” Mr. Biden said.
John Kerry, President Biden’s global climate change envoy, said he believes the United States will meet and possibly even surpass the new goal.
Speaking at the conclusion of the first day of the summit, Mr. Kerry called the goal “ambitious but appropriate and achievable” and said the market is moving faster than expected in creating renewable energy and new breakthroughs are likely on the horizon in battery storage and other areas.
“Is it doable? Will we probably exceed it? I expect yes,” Mr. Kerry said.
Asked what the Biden administration can do now to prevent a future president from gutting the climate plans as President Trump did to the Obama administration, Mr. Kerry noted that he fielded that question in virtually every diplomatic discussion over the past three months.
“You destroyed your credibility, you left the Paris Agreement, how can we trust you?” Mr. Kerry said other leaders asked him. He insisted the private sector will cement clean energy policies into reality even if Mr. Bidens’ policies stall or are someday overturned.,
“No politician, I think, can change what is now happening in the marketplace.”
The Biden administration said it plans to offer an estimated $5.7 billion a year by 2024. In a statement, the White House said that it would “work closely with Congress to meet these goals.”
Between 2013 and 2016, U.S. international climate finance was around $2.5 billion a year, including in the form of export credit and loans, based on government data from that time.
Joe Thwaites from the World Resources Institute said the foreign aid pledges were not especially ambitious. “The climate finance plan the Biden administration launched today starts to play catch up after the U.S. was largely absent for the last four years — when many other developed countries already doubled their climate finance, and some committed to doubling again before 2025,” he said.
The two-day summit comes at a time when scientists are warning that governments must take decisive action to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels. The consequences of exceeding that threshold includes mass species extinctions, water shortages and extreme weather events that will be most devastating to the poorest countries least responsible for causing global warming.
Officially, nations that are party to the Paris agreement are obligated to announce their new targets for emissions cuts in time for a United Nations conference in Scotland in November.
In an executive order announced late Thursday morning, the White House also said it would “seek to” end investments in “carbon-intensive” fossil fuel projects abroad. It was also not clear if that referred to money for gas pipelines and terminals. The United States is a leading exporter of gas, and development aid has been used to promote the expansion of gas, including in Africa.
Mr. Kerry said in his remarks that no country alone would be able to finance the transition to a green economy, adding that private banks and asset managers would have to align their investments accordingly.
The summit is the first of its kind to be convened by a United States president, and Mr. Biden is joined by other world leaders like Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.
While the summit is an international one, Mr. Biden’s speech was also aimed at a domestic audience, focusing not just on America’s obligation to help cut its global emissions but on the jobs he believes are available in greening the U.S. economy.
“The countries that take decisive actions now” to tackle climate change, Mr. Biden said, “will be the ones that reap the clean energy benefits of the boom that’s coming.”
Mr. Biden’s target of 50 percent to 52 percent by the end of the decade calls for a steep and rapid decline of fossil fuel use in virtually every sector of the American economy and marks the start of what is sure to be a bitter partisan fight over achieving it.
One of Mr. Biden’s biggest political obstacles is international: Republicans say the United States should not be asked to sacrifice if the world’s largest emitters will swallow U.S. efforts in their pollution.
By 2030, half of the country’s electricity would come from renewable sources such as wind.Credit…Bing Guan/Reuters
President Biden’s new pledge to slash the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid and sweeping changes to virtually every corner of the nation’s economy, transforming the way Americans drive to work, heat their homes and operate their factories.
In several recentstudies, researchers have explored what a future America might look like if it wants to achieve Mr. Biden’s goal: cutting the nation’s planet-warming emissions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2030.
By the end of the decade, those studies suggest, more than half of the new cars and S.U.V.s sold at dealerships would need to be powered by electricity, not gasoline. Nearly all coal-fired power plants would need to be shut down. Forests would need to expand. The number of wind turbines and solar panels dotting the nation’s landscape could quadruple.
It’s achievable in theory, researchers say, but it’s an enormous challenge. To get there, the Biden administration would probably need to put in place a vast array of new federal policies, many of which could face obstacles in Congress or the courts. And policymakers would have to take care in crafting measures that do not cause serious economic harm, such as widespread job losses or spikes in energy prices, that could lead to blowback.
“It’s not an easy task,” said Nathan Hultman, the director of the University of Maryland’s Center on Global Sustainability. “We won’t be able to sit back and hope that market forces alone will do the job.”
In two recent studies, Mr. Hultman and his colleagues modeled possible paths to achieving at least a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030. The changes would be far-reaching:
· By 2030, half of the country’s electricity would come from renewable sources such as wind, solar or hydropower, up from one-fifth today.
· New natural gas plants would be built largely with technology that can capture carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere — technology that is still in its infancy.
· Virtually all of the 200 remaining coal plants in the U.S. would shut down unless they, too, can capture their emissions and bury them underground.
· By 2030, two-thirds of new cars and S.U.V.s sold would be battery-powered, up from roughly 2 percent today.
· All new buildings would be heated by electricity rather than natural gas.
· The nation’s cement, steel and chemical industries would adopt stringent new energy-efficiency targets.
· Oil and gas producers would slash emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, by 60 percent.
· The nation’s forests would expand, and farming practices would be reworked, so that they pull 20 percent more carbon dioxide out of the air than they do today.
China’s president, Xi Jinping, delivered a speech during the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday. Mr. Xi promised Thursday that China would limit coal consumption.Credit…Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
President Xi Jinping of China said his country would “strictly limit increasing coal consumption” in the next five years and phase it down in the following five years.
That’s significant because China is, by far, the world’s largest coal consumer and is continuing to expand its fleet of coal-fired power plants. Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel.
Mr. Xi repeated his pledge from last year to draw down carbon emissions to net zero by 2060. And, in a pointed reminder to his host, President Biden, he said that the industrialized countries of the West had a historic responsibility to act faster to reduce emissions.
The United States is history’s largest emitter. China is today’s largest emitter.
Mr. Xi added a conciliatory note by saying “China looks forward to working with the international community, including with the United States” on addressing climate change.
Neither China nor India, whose prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke after Mr. Xi, made any new commitments to ramp up their climate ambitions. Mr. Modi repeated India’s pledge to expand its fleet of renewable energy projects, urged people to make lifestyle changes to address climate change, and announced a vague new partnership with the United States on green energy projects.
India’s once-galloping economy has slowed sharply and the country is currently in the throes of a deadly coronavirus surge.
A video monitor in the East Room of the White House showed the heads of state participating in the virtual climate summit on Thursday.Credit…Al Drago for The New York Times
Beyond the big two of the United States and China, here’s an overview of what some American allies and adversaries have said so far at President Biden’s virtual climate summit with world leaders on Thursday.
· Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged that Canada would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent to 45 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, a step up from its previous target of a 30 percent reduction in the same time frame. This is a significant increase in ambition for an economy that is still highly dependent on oil extraction, and a sign that Mr. Biden’s decision to increase the United States’ target is having an influence on his closest allies.
· Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India reiterated his country’s promise to install 450 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no new commitments. He argued that India’s per capita emissions were far smaller than those of other major emitters and said, “We, in India, are doing our part.”
· Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Japan would cut emissions 46 percent below 2013 levels by the end of the decade, a significant show of solidarity with the United States.
· President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, the world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas polluter, made only a vague pledge to “significantly reduce the net accumulated emissions in our country by 2050.” He highlighted a carbon pricing pilot program that he said would allow the Sakhalin region to become carbon neutral by 2025, but he said nothing about construction of the Nord Stream 2, a major natural gas pipeline that is opposed by both climate advocates and United States national security advisers.
· President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil pledged to eliminate illegal deforestation by 2030, a promise that was met with extreme skepticism by those in the environmental community who have seen the destruction of the Amazon skyrocket under his watch. Mr. Bolsonaro also vowed that Brazil would become carbon neutral by 2050, a decade earlier than it had previously said it would. Ending deforestation by 2030, he claimed, would cut Brazil’s emissions 50 percent.
Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman and Somini Sengupta contributed reporting.
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There have been only seven murder convictions of officers for fatal police shootings since 2005, according to Philip Stinson of Bowling Green State University. That suggests the chances of a killing by the police leading to a murder conviction are about one in 2,000.
Yet a jury in Minneapolis yesterday convicted Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder (as well as two other charges) for killing George Floyd last May. A typical sentence for that felony in Minneapolis is 12½ years in prison, although prosecutors have asked for more and the maximum is 40 years. A judge will sentence Chauvin in about eight weeks.
Floyd’s relatives said they felt relieved by the verdict. “I finally have the opportunity to hopefully get some sleep,” Philonise Floyd, George’s brother, said.
Chauvin’s conviction does not automatically signal a new era of police accountability. The Floyd case was the exception of all exceptions. A video, watched around the world, showed Chauvin pressing his knee onto Floyd for more than nine minutes. That footage led to weeks of protests that were among the largest in U.S. history. And at the trial, the so-called blue wall of silence — that is, many officers’ willingness to protect colleagues, regardless of their misbehavior — crumbled. “For so many, it feels like it took all of that for the judicial system to deliver just basic accountability,” President Biden said late yesterday.
Most of those factors will not apply to future police killings. Those cases will instead be more likely to resemble the deaths of Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Daniel Prude, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor and hundreds of other cases that have not lead to a murder or manslaughter conviction.
Still, the Chauvin trial is not guaranteed to be simply a one-off event, either. Some of the same factors that make it distinct could also cause it to have a wider impact. Before Floyd’s death, it was hard to think of a signature trial of an American police officer, one that received sustained national attention, as the trial of a celebrity might.
This trial, of course, did receive such attention. Television networks halted their normal coverage yesterday to broadcast the verdict, and the president of the United States organized his schedule around it.
That attention has made it clear that a police officer can be charged with murder and convicted of it. It’s an idea that will linger in the minds of prosecutors and future jurors. Perhaps most important, it may affect the thinking of other officers, when they find themselves considering whether to use physical force when it is not necessary.
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Barack Obama: “True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, every day. … And it requires us to do the sometimes thankless, often difficult, but always necessary work of making the America we know more like the America we believe in.”
Rosa Brooks, in Politico: “While the national media understandably puts a spotlight on Chauvin, we should not forget that three other Minneapolis police officers were also on the scene that day last May: Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng. Their sheer passivity was, in some ways, more stunning than Chauvin’s casual cruelty.”
Quin Hillyer of The Washington Examiner: “The judicial system worked. It usually does. It won’t bring George Floyd back, or eliminate all bad policing — but police are now on notice.”
Michele Norris: “Can we all sing a praise song for Darnella Frazier who had the presence of mind to film that video that made such a difference.”
Many police shootings are justified, German Lopez of Vox has written. But Stinson, the Bowling Green professor of criminal justice, told Lopez that the number of officers charged with wrongdoing “seems extremely low.”
Rodney Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, called for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would make it easier to prosecute police officers for misconduct. The House has passed it, and Biden favors it.
In Times Opinion, Esau McCaulley writes about the verdict.
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Minneapolis residents greeted the verdict with joy and relief. “We matter,” one woman said outside the convenience store where Floyd was killed.
Racial justice activists saw the trial as a step toward a larger goal. “We have not yet dealt with the disease,” a pastor in Chicago said.
These photos show reactions to the verdict around the country.
An officer fatally shot a 16-year-old girl in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday. The police said she had threatened two other girls with a knife.
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In Photos: America Reacts to the Derek Chauvin Verdict
Scenes from around the country after Mr. Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
Credit…Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
Cheers erupted in Minneapolis on Tuesday after a jury found the former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May.
The verdict capped a three-week trial that captivated America. With often-emotional testimony, prosecutors sought to highlight who Mr. Floyd was, repeatedly playing the widely viewed bystander footage of his death and arguing that Mr. Chauvin knew he was harming the man whose neck he was kneeling on, but did not stop.
During a news conference after the decision was announced, Mr. Floyd’s family and supporters celebrated but noted how rarely officers are convicted after using lethal force. Many mentioned Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a white officer during Mr. Chauvin’s trial.
“He should still be here,” Mr. Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd said of Mr. Wright. “We have to march. We will have to do this for life. We have to protest because it seems like this is a never-ending cycle.”
The Times positioned photographers around the country to capture reactions to the verdict. Here’s what they saw.
Credit…Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, peoplewatched a live feed of the courtroom on a phone.
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In Minneapolis, demonstrators gathered outside the Hennepin Country Government Center, where the trial was held.
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In Houston, where George Floyd grew up, television coverage of the trial drew viewers.
Hearing the News
Credit…Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, the crowd outside the Hennepin County Government Center erupted with joy.
Credit…Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
At George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, a sign was updated near the memorial at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where Mr. Floyd was killed.
Credit…Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, protesters celebrated the guilty verdict.
Credit…Annie Mulligan for The New York Times
In Houston, Dennis Glenn and Greg Brown, alumni of Jack Yates High School, Mr. Floyd’s alma mater, comforted Ceci Munoz in front of the school.
Credit…Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
In Minneapolis, Courteney Ross, Mr. Floyd’s girlfriend, cheered outside the Hennepin County Government Center after the verdict.
Officials Speak
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In Washington, members of the Congressional Black Caucus walked down the Capitol steps to address reporters.
Credit…Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times
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In Minneapolis, Philonise Floyd, left, a brother of George Floyd, wiped a tear. At right, Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Floyd family, held the hand of Donald Williams, who witnessed the episode last May.
In Minneapolis, a band played at George Floyd Square.
Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times
In Los Angeles, demonstrators celebrated from a street corner.
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In Minneapolis, onlookers embraced.
Credit…Kenny Holston for The New York Times
In Washington, the guilty verdict prompted dancing.
Credit…Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, a demonstrator stood on top of a vehicle.
Credit…Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, even grills were taken to the area near George Floyd Square.
Credit…Carlos Javier Ortiz for The New York Times
In Chicago, where last week officials released video of Officer Eric Stillman fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo, a small group protested at the Richard J. Daley Center.
Credit…Earl Wilson/The New York Times
In New York, people consoled each other outside Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times
In Los Angeles, demonstrators chanted and danced.
Credit…Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, George Floyd Square was filled to the brim by those who had come to celebrate and pay their respects to Mr. Floyd.
Credit…Xavier Burrell for The New York Times
In Louisville, protesters gathered outside of the Jefferson County Hall of Justice.
Credit…Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, a visitor photographed Mr. Floyd’s memorial tombstone in the “Say Their Names” cemetery.
Credit…Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
In Minneapolis, demonstrators held picket signs with Mr. Floyd’s face outside the Hennepin County Government Center.
Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times
In San Francisco, protesters gathered at the 24th and Mission BART station to celebrate the verdict and protest police brutality.
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In New York, demonstrators knelt in solidarity with Mr. Floyd near Penn Station.
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In Houston, Ashton P. Woods, a founder of Black Lives Matter Houston, spoke to those gathered for a vigil at dusk at MacGregor Park.
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In New York, demonstrators joined hands as they marched through Brooklyn.
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In New York, protesters chanted as they walked across the Manhattan Bridge.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled executive actions to curb gun violence, which he described as an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment.” Nearly 20,000 people died of gun violence last year, and another 24,000 died by suicide. Adam Winkler of the UCLA School of Law is an expert on gun policy and joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Biden’s measures.
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Judy Woodruff:
Recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado have once again put gun reform in the national spotlight.
Nearly 20,000 people died of gun violence last year, and another 24,000 from suicide.
Today, President Biden unveiled steps he is taking to curb what he calls an epidemic and an international embarrassment.
Pres. Joe Biden:
The idea that we have so many people dying every single day from gun violence in America is a blemish on our character as nation.
Whether Congress acts or not, I’m going to use all the resources at my disposal as president to keep the American people safe from gun violence. But there’s much more that Congress can do to help that effort.
Judy Woodruff:
Some of the actions the president announced today include curbing so-called ghost guns, which are home-assembled firearms that often lack serial numbers and don’t require background checks, tightening regulations on stabilizing braces, which can turn an AR-style semi automatic pistol into a rifle.
The Justice Department will create a model for states to enact what are called red flag laws, which allows judges to seize firearms from people deemed dangerous. And the department will also release a report on firearms trafficking.
In addition, President Biden nominated David Chipman, an adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
We turn to Adam Winkler of the UCLA School of Law, an expert on gun policy.
Adam Winkler, thank you so much for being here.
As we were saying, gun deaths off the charts, mass shootings happening every day. There was one in South Carolina yesterday, another one today in the state of Texas. How much difference can these steps President Biden is announcing make?
Adam Winkler:
Well, these steps are modest steps. They certainly don’t tackle all of the major issues in America’s gun violence problem.
However, they’re not insignificant steps. Take, for instance, the rule regulating ghost guns. These are do-it-yourself, homemade gun kit that have become increasingly popular and, with the advance of technology, increasingly easy to use. Anyone can buy one of these kits, even if they are prohibited from buying a firearm, and make their own gun.
And we know that these guns are being used more frequently in crime. In California, for instance, one in three guns recovered from crime scenes are do-it-yourself guns without serial numbers.
Judy Woodruff:
And we also mentioned making it easier for states to enact these so-called red flag laws.
And you were telling us investing in communities, trying to discourage gun violence can make a difference, too.
Adam Winkler:
Well, that’s right. These red flag laws have become popular. And there’s even some bipartisan support for red flag laws.
They enable family members or law enforcement to temporarily take away someone’s firearms when they’re going through some kind of crisis that poses a threat to themselves or to others.
And what the Biden administration is proposing to do is come up with some models, some guidelines, best practices, if you will, for how to do this right. And so that could be an effective tool that some family members who see another family member in crisis can use to prevent the next mass shooting.
Judy Woodruff:
And, Adam Winkler, we know that this all reminds us that President Biden is not pushing legislation through Congress right now. It’s a reminder of how difficult that is.
How much influence does the gun rights lobby have, organizations like the NRA, right now with American lawmakers, vs. the influence of groups that want to see gun reform?
Adam Winkler:
Well, ironically, we’re seeing both sides very strong in America.
No doubt, the NRA is suffering from a major financial setback. They’re in bankruptcy. They’re being investigated and prosecuted by the New York attorney general. They have got major lawsuits on their hands. But the power of the NRA has always been about the power to influence the single-issue pro-gun voters there are out there, and they’re still out there, regardless of what happens to the NRA.
At the same time, the gun control movement in the last 10 years has been really reinvigorated. We see new organizations that have arisen, a lot more money being spent on gun safety reform, and it’s become an issue that’s really at the top of the Democratic Party agenda, some place it was not 10 years ago.
Judy Woodruff:
But still uphill to try to get meaningful legislation passed?
Adam Winkler:
Well, right now, it’s not just a gun issue.
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Adam Winkler:
Meaningful legislation in the Senate requires 60 votes, and it’s hard to imagine 60 votes for almost any controversial issue these days.
Certainly going to be difficult to get 60 votes on significant gun reform.
Judy Woodruff:
And what about the views of the American people? What do we know about that?
Adam Winkler:
Well, there’s a huge difference between the views of the members of Congress and the views of the American people.
We see things like universal background checks having over 80 percent support. The restriction on ghost guns, we see polls show about 75 percent support. And yet these laws can’t get adopted through Congress itself, because, let’s face it, the Republican Caucus is 100 percent opposed to gun control, and there’s probably even some swing state Democrats who would vote against significant gun reform, too.
Judy Woodruff:
We heard President Biden say today, if he had one thing he could get done, it would be the ability to sue gun manufacturers over gun deaths.
Would that make a big difference?
Adam Winkler:
It could make a difference in the long run.
The gun makers were able to get a law passed by Congress back in the second Bush administration to restrict the ability of people to sue gun makers when their guns are used in crime. As a general matter, a gun maker is not going to be liable if a criminal misuses their firearms.
But we have seen in other industries that these kinds of lawsuits can open the door and open the window to see how these gun makers are operating, how they’re marketing their weapons. And it may be that they’re marketing them in ways designed to appeal to people who have violent desire to use guns offensively.
It would be a tough road, but it’s certainly possible.
Judy Woodruff:
Adam Winkler with the UCLA School of Law, thank you so much.
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U.S. Capitol Police Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans killed in the line of duty
Officer William “Billy” Evans, who had served 18 years in the department. Evans was killed when a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on April 2. (U.S. Capitol Police/AP)
On Friday afternoon, hours after U.S. Capitol police officer William “Billy” Evans, was killed in the line of duty, two of his fellow officers pulled into the quiet suburban Virginia neighborhood where he was often seen with his children.
They began unloading several plastic bags of supplies — including snacks and a rack of blue Gatorade — from the back of their black SUV and carrying the haul into Evans’s house, stepping across a tidy, grassy garden with two turquoise lawn chairs, angled slightly toward each other. Neighbors stepped from an adjacent home conferred in soft voices with the officers, asking what else was needed and how they could help.
Evans was among two officers injured when a vehicle rammed into them outside the U.S. Capitol, according to acting U.S. Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman.
His death comes less than three months after the agency’s officers fought to protect lawmakers by clashing with a riotous mob that descended on the Capitol building in January, leaving one officer dead and scores of others injured.
On Friday, Pittman was forced to address yet another deadly attack at the Capitol complex — this one resulting in the death of Evans, who joined the force in 2003 and was a member of the first-responder unit.
The assailant, identified by several people familiar with the investigation as Noah Green, was shot and killed by police.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant,” Pittman said in a statement.
Evans was the sixth member of the Capitol Police force to die in the line of duty, according to the department. The casualties include Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died Jan. 7, one day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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A Times investigation found that the charges were part of an intentional scheme to boost revenue to Mr. Trump’s struggling presidential campaign. Recurring online donations were set up by default, and a fine-print disclaimer and opt-out language became increasingly hard to find.
Demands for refunds spiked, and complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. The magnitude of the money involved is staggering for politics: All told, the Trump campaign and the Republican Party raised $1.2 billion with WinRed, a for-profit donation processing service, and refunded roughly 10 percent of it.
In effect, the overcharges were an interest-free loan — eventually paid off with some of the tens of millions of dollars Mr. Trump raised after the election under the guise of pursuing his unfounded claims of election fraud.
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Blooming cherry blossoms near the Washington Monument, March 28. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Margarita Pineda throws flower petals over Amancio Pineda while taking a selfie at the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, March 31. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
The U.S. Capitol Building is seen through a pair of cherry trees at the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, March 31. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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Visitors walk along the Tidal Basin while observing the annual cherry blossoms near the National Mall, March 29. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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Paco Lane paints blooming cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin, March 27. REUTERS/Cheriss May
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People observe the annual cherry blossoms in Washington, March 29. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Allie Provost poses for photographs amongst the annual cherry blossoms in Washington, March 29. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Local residents stand near quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. at his memorial, while surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms, March 28. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Ashley Buchanan poses for photographs amongst the annual cherry blossoms in Washington, March 29. REUTERS/Leah Millis
The Washington Monument is seen through the annual cherry blossoms in Washington, March 29. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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How students are using art to channel COVID-19 fears
PUBLISHED: March 25, 2021 at 8:05 a.m. | UPDATED: March 26, 2021 at 11:39 a.m.
They say art can express emotions, promote healing or offer a “window into the soul.”
That also can be said of Southern California students who have illustrated the stress and constant changes of these pandemic times in their artwork.
In February, Daniel Richter, a fourth-grade teacher in Wildomar in Riverside County, asked his students to express how they felt through digital art.
Richter, who teaches at Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts — a charter arts school with campuses in Wildomar and Chino Hills — said he was “blown away” by the submissions and conversations about the coronavirus crisis.
“I know how I feel, as an adult,” he said. “But I wanted to know how my 9- and 10-year-olds, and all students, feel about coming to school with masks on, or not being able to see their friends, or be able to sit in a movie theater.”
“A picture is worth a thousand words — so drawing a picture is sometimes easier,” the former child behavioral therapist said. “You can draw a face with multiple emotions, each representing what’s going on in the child. Getting these kids to open up and talk about their emotions (was) a really good reminder that we’re all going through this. We’re all hurting, too.”
Robin Gormin, a teacher at Fairmont Private Schools in Anaheim, said students “are really taking the brunt of this pandemic.”
“They are isolated, lonely and feeling like everything has been taken from them,” she said.
Here’s a sampling of art from students in kindergarten through high school in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, from moving paintings and photography to digital drawings and mixed media.
Lesley Perez Cortez, a senior at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino, painted “Bella Dentro (Beauty Within)” in her advanced art class. She said the painting reflects seniors feeling “faceless and forgotten” during their last years of high school, but still beautiful within. (Photo courtesy of Keith Brockie)
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Lesley Perez Cortez, a senior at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino, painted “Bella Dentro (Beauty Within)” in her advanced art class. She said the painting reflects seniors’ feeling “faceless and forgotten” during their last years of high school, but still beautiful within. (Photo courtesy of Keith Brockie)
Color pencil art from Lizbeth Mancillas, a 9th grader at The School of Arts and Enterprise in Pomona. The artwork was created during the lockdown “to bring some color into her family’s life,” said her teacher, Mark Bunner. (Photo courtesy of Mark Bunner)
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Color pencil art from Lizbeth Mancillas, a ninth grader at The School of Arts and Enterprise in Pomona, created this piece during the lockdown “to bring some color into her family’s life,” teacher Mark Bunner said. (Photo courtesy of Mark Bunner)
Rachel Levine, 16, from Huntington Beach, is a student at Fairmont Preparatory Academy in Anaheim. “The meaning behind my artwork is the leaning state of movement that is shown through the fruit, representing the constant state of imbalance that everyone is experiencing right now. I was inspired by Rene Magritte to put facial features on the fruit to bring a more surreal look, outside of the gravity-defying element that is seen with the tower.” (Photo courtesy of Heather Soodak)
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Rachel Levine, a 16-year-old Huntington Beach resident and student at Fairmont Preparatory Academy in Anaheim, created this piece. “The meaning behind my artwork is the leaning state of movement that is shown through the fruit, representing the constant state of imbalance that everyone is experiencing right now. I was inspired by Rene Magritte to put facial features on the fruit to bring a more surreal look, outside of the gravity-defying element that is seen with the tower.” (Photo courtesy of Heather Soodak)
A mixed media (acrylic paint and embroidery) portrait of a young person during the pandemic. The artist being the work is 18-year-old Joyce Lee, a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana. (Photo courtesy of Paige Oden)
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A mixed media work, using acrylic paint and embroidery shows a young person during the pandemic. Joyce Lee, an 18-year-old senior at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, is the artist. (Photo courtesy of Paige Oden
Nyzell Guzman, 18, from Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, created ‘Esperanza’ — meaning ‘hope’ in Spanish. “Many of us want to be hopeful during these difficult times. La Virgen de Guadalupe in the center of my piece is a symbol of faith and identity. During these tough times, many people look up to her for peace,” Guzman said. “The Folklorico dancers and roses represent what brings joy to the Latinx community. This piece represents LA’s Latinx community and is a reminder that all will be well.” (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
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Nyzell Guzman, 18, from Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, created ‘Esperanza,’ which means “hope” in Spanish. “Many of us want to be hopeful during these difficult times. La Virgen de Guadalupe in the center of my piece is a symbol of faith and identity. During these tough times, many people look up to her for peace,” Nyzell said. “The Folklorico dancers and roses represent what brings joy to the Latinx community. This piece represents LA’s Latinx community and is a reminder that all will be well.” (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
Cori Chapman, 16, created a digital comic strip for Inner-City Arts’ in Los Angeles “Art Find A Way” project, expressing her thoughts and challenges during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
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Cori Chapman, 16, created a digital comic strip for the Art Find A Way project of Inner-City Arts’ in Los Angeles. It expresses her thoughts and challenges during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
“Since I am not able to physically visit my favorite places, I enjoy working them into my art,” said student Melody Esther Chaidez-Hernandez, 17, from Inner-City Arts LA. She submitted her work for an Instagram campaign called #spreadheART. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
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Melody Esther Chaidez-Hernandez, 17, created this piece for Inner-City Arts LA. “Since I am not able to physically visit my favorite places, I enjoy working them into my art,” she said. Melody submitted her work for an Instagram campaign called #spreadheART. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Maikish, Inner-City Arts)
A photo by Isabelle Pruitt, a student at Lancaster High School in Lancaster. Rose Max, Pruitt’s visual imagery teacher, wanted to give her students a creative outlet to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its many after-effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
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A photo by Isabelle Pruitt, a student at Lancaster High School, aims to carry out teacher Rose Max’s assignment to give students a creative outlet to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
A photo by Pricilla Palacios, a student at Lancaster High School in Lancaster. Rose Max, Palacios’ visual imagery teacher, wanted to give her students a creative outlet to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its many after-effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
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This photo by Pricilla Palacios, a student at Lancaster High School, was created to document the pandemic and its effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max
A photo by Nathaniel Robles, a student at Lancaster High School in Lancaster. Rose Max, Robles’ visual imagery teacher, wanted to give her students a creative outlet to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its many after-effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
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This photo by Nathaniel Robles, a student at Lancaster High School, was created to document the pandemic and its effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max
A photo by Lance Hidalgo, a student at Lancaster High School in Lancaster. Rose Max, Hidalgo’s visual imagery teacher, wanted to give her students a creative outlet to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its many after-effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
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This photo by Lance Hidalgo, a student at Lancaster High School, was created to document the pandemic and its effects. (Photo courtesy of Rose Max)
“Values of Grief,” an acrylic painting by Jessica Kim, a junior at Portola High School in Irvine. The painting expresses the grief felt by nurses working the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. “The nurses are holding on together and the waves in the back show their emotions and sadness. Their tears are flowing into the ocean… (the colors) starts off as dark, and gradually grow into brighter colors that show that they are getting better and happier,” said Kim. (Photo courtesy of Kearci Moir)
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“Values of Grief” is an acrylic painting by Jessica Kim, a junior at Portola High School in Irvine. The work shows the grief felt by nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. “The nurses are holding on together and the waves in the back show their emotions and sadness. Their tears are flowing into the ocean … (the colors) start off as dark, and gradually grow into brighter colors that show that they are getting better and happier,” Jessica said. (Photo courtesy of Kearci Moir
“This piece is one of the acrylic paintings I’ve completed during my quarantine,” said Elanor Whitesides, a senior at Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster. “By depicting one of many quiet moments during the COVID-19 pandemic, I continue to document my journey as a student artist.” (Photo courtesy of Deepak Dhillonn)
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Elanor Whitesides, a senior at Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, created this acrylic painting during the pandemic. “By depicting one of many quiet moments during the COVID-19 pandemic, I continue to document my journey as a student artist.” (Photo courtesy of Deepak Dhillonn)
“Dreams for 2021,” a watercolor painting created by Alvin Wang, 15, a ninth-grader California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. “I think that at that point in quarantine, I wasn’t doing the greatest because I had spent so many months at home. When I was painting it, I focused on making it brighter and more saturated to make it seem more cheerful among the issues with quarantine and the pandemic,” said Alvin. “I decided to paint this piece because I really was looking forward to getting back into social activities and simply being around people.” (Photo courtesy of Julia Gutierrez)
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“Dreams for 2021,” is a watercolor painting by Alvin Wang, a 15-year-old ninth-grader at the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. “I think that at that point in quarantine, I wasn’t doing the greatest because I had spent so many months at home. When I was painting it, I focused on making it brighter and more saturated to make it seem more cheerful among the issues with quarantine and the pandemic,” Alvin said. “I decided to paint this piece because I really was looking forward to getting back into social activities and simply being around people.” (Photo courtesy of Julia Gutierrez)
Annie Liang, a 17-year-old junior at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, created her watercolor/colored pencil painting “Encore” for a window self-portrait art assignment during the pandemic. “ith this piece, I want to express how people only see a certain side to me,” Liang said. (Photo courtesy of Annie Liang)
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Annie Liang, a 17-year-old junior at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, created this watercolor/colored pencil painting “Encore” for a window self-portrait art assignment during the pandemic. “I want to express how people only see a certain side to me,” Annie said. (Photo courtesy of Annie Liang
“This work is representative of my experience during the pandemic in that I’d been dead bored over the summer,” said Lauren Villacorte, a sophomore at Glen A Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, who created this piece for her dad on his wedding day. “This work is representative of my experience during the pandemic, because it proves to me that good things can still happen, despite all the bad. It’s a bit of an understatement to say there’s been a lot of bad this last year, but my dad’s wedding–despite featuring only him, his wife, and myself–was good.” (Photo courtesy of Lauren Villacorte)
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Lauren Villacorte, a sophomore at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, created this piece for her father on his wedding day. “This work is representative of my experience during the pandemic in that I’d been dead bored over the summer,” Lauren said. “This work is representative of my experience during the pandemic, because it proves to me that good things can still happen, despite all the bad. It’s a bit of an understatement to say there’s been a lot of bad this last year, but my dad’s wedding–despite featuring only him, his wife, and myself – was good.” (Photo courtesy of Lauren Villacorte)
Brittney Smith, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew her piece “Facing Challenges” for an art class project. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler)
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Brittney Smith, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew her piece “Facing Challenges” for an art class project. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler
Jasmine Dobrozdravich, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew “Justice and Freedom” based on class discussions on how justice and freedom have been affected during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler)
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Jasmine Dobrozdravich, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew “Justice and Freedom” based on class discussions on how justice and freedom have been affected during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler)
Barbara Markov, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew her experience of being “together, but still separated” for an art class project. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler)
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Barbara Markov, a senior at Highland High School in Palmdale, drew her experience of being “together, but still separated” for an art class project. (Photo courtesy of Pavel Vogler)
“The Island of Façades,” a watercolor painting by Natalie Adriana Salcido, a junior at Cajon H.S. in San Bernardino. Salcido was inspired by current events. “I wanted to capture all the bizzare things that have occurred during 2020. I chose a theme of politics and other topics that have affected our communities. I wanted to show the rift of power between the government and the struggle of the people,” Salcido said. “I also incorporated Edward Hopper’s use of perspective which was always looking into a scene from afar. Due to my interest in community engagement, I wanted to have reflections of all the things that have made this year a roller coaster.” (Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Payne)
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“The Island of Façades,” is a watercolor painting by Natalie Adriana Salcido, a junior at Cajon High School in San Bernardino. Salcido was inspired by current events. “I wanted to capture all the bizarre things that have occurred during 2020. I chose a theme of politics and other topics that have affected our communities. I wanted to show the rift of power between the government and the struggle of the people,” Natalie said. “I also incorporated Edward Hopper’s use of perspective, which was always looking into a scene from afar. Due to my interest in community engagement, I wanted to have reflections of all the things that have made this year a roller coaster.” (Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Payne)
“Lockdown Emotions” by Faith Crocker, 15, a student at Eastside H.S. in Lancaster, expresses many high school students’ feelings during this time of distance learning. (Photo courtesy of Faith Crocker)
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“Lockdown Emotions” was created by Faith Crocker, a 15-year-old student at Eastside High School in Lancaster to express his feelings during distance learning. (Photo courtesy of Faith Crocker
A pen drawing by Brenna Corcoran, 17, a senior in the Visual Arts Conservatory at the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. Corcoran says she was inspired by “Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd’s murder, the continuation of a global pandemic, the beginnings of a pivotal election, and the pressures of school.” (Photo courtesy of Julia Gutierrez)
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This pen drawing is by Brenna Corcoran, 17, a senior in the Visual Arts Conservatory at the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. Brenna was inspired by “Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd’s murder, the continuation of a global pandemic, the beginnings of a pivotal election, and the pressures of school.” (Photo courtesy of Julia Gutierrez
“If I was given a chance to go back to that fateful day, I would’ve done things differently. I would’ve shared a more meaningful goodbye with my friends,” said Italy White, a senior at Vista del Lago High School, who submitted this piece as part of Moreno Valley Unified’s artful healing initiative. “I also wouldn’t have treated COVID-19 as a joke and rooted for an extra week of Spring Break.” (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco)
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Italy White, a senior at Vista del Lago High School in Moreno Valley, submitted this piece for Moreno Valley Unified School District’s artful healing initiative. “If I was given a chance to go back to that fateful day, I would’ve done things differently. I would’ve shared a more meaningful goodbye with my friends,” Italy said. “I also wouldn’t have treated COVID-19 as a joke and rooted for an extra week of Spring Break.” (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco
“The work represented the thoughts and events going through quarantine and transitioning into senior year during quarantine, knowing our senior year isn’t going to be the same as the others,” said Mathew Banagudos, a senior at Vista del Lago High School. Banagudos submitted this artwork as part of Moreno Valley Unified’s artful healing initiative. (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco)
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Mathew Banagudos, a senior at Vista del Lago High School in Moreno Vally submitted this piece as part of the Moreno Valley Unified School District’s artful healing initiative. “The work represented the thoughts and events going through quarantine and transitioning into senior year during quarantine, knowing our senior year isn’t going to be the same as the others,” Matthew said. (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco)
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Mixed media (paint and paper on a birch panel) self-portrait collage by Ciel Mitrovich, a freshman at Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana. This was a self-motivated summer project to help students find creativity during the pandemic and isolation at home, her teacher says. (Photo courtesy of Paige Oden)
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A digital drawing by Daria Kosianenko, a sophomore at Fairmont Preparatory Academy in Anaheim, who is living in Moscow, Russia due to the pandemic. The drawing, “Waiting in the Shadows,” shows the COVID-19 virus in the form of a horse hiding its true face before revealing her essence, responsible for the death of thousands. A bell hangs in her ear as a warning, but not everyone wants to listen to its sound. For Daria, this work and the situation that we all experienced means the word: despair. (Photo courtesy of Heather Soodak)
“My best friend Liam and I can’t see each other in person, so I’m sad. We can only talk to each other through the phone and through our computers, and I felt sad,” said Morgan Steig, 9, of Lake Elsinore, a student at Sycamore Academy in Wildomar. “It’s sometimes easier for me to draw out my emotions than explain them in words.” (Photo courtesy of Daniel Richter)
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“My best friend Liam and I can’t see each other in person, so I’m sad,” said Morgan Steig, a 9-year-old Lake Elsinore resident and student at Sycamore Academy in Wildomar. “We can only talk to each other through the phone and through our computers, and I felt sad.” (Photo courtesy of Daniel Richter)
Ellie Kim, 8, a third-grader at Fairmont Private School in Anaheim, created her own version of Edvard Munch’s famous expressionist painting, “The Scream.” Teacher Robin Gormin prompted her students to draw something that would make them scream. Ellie, who has been in online learning, depicted viruses and COVID-19 in her piece. “We talked about Expressionism and how it is important to put your feelings down on paper, rather than physically showing your feelings. The face Ellie drew shows it all,” said Gormin. (Photo courtesy of Robin Gormin)
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Ellie Kim, 8, a third grader at Fairmont Private School in Anaheim, created her own version of Edvard Munch’s famous expressionist painting, “The Scream.” Teacher Robin Gormin prompted students to draw something that would make them scream. Ellie, who has been in online learning, drew viruses and COVID-19 in her piece. “We talked about Expressionism and how it is important to put your feelings down on paper, rather than physically showing your feelings. The face Ellie drew shows it all,” Gormin said. (Photo courtesy of Robin Gormin)
“My art piece is about feeling really trapped in the first few weeks. When COVID first started it was really pretty outside, I wanted to go outside and play with my friends but we couldn’t because we were all social distancing,” said Sycamore Academy fourth-grader Zoey Carroll, 10, frm Canyon Lake. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Richter)
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“My art piece is about feeling really trapped in the first few weeks,” said Sycamore Academy fourth grader Zoey Carroll, a 10-year-old Canyon Lake resident. “When COVID first started it was really pretty outside, I wanted to go outside and play with my friends but we couldn’t because we were all social distancing.” (Photo courtesy of Daniel Richter
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Rocia Han, a middle school student at the California School of the Arts in the San Gabriel Valley, drew “True Hero” as part of her studies in conservatory. She was inspired by the struggle of medical workers risking their lives in the pandemic. “I drew a girl inside a COVID cell to show she’s infected, and many cells in the background to show how dangerous it is,” Rocia said. “The doctor is the one who is saving the girl’s life. Doctors are true heroes and they are the ones who make this world a better place.” (Photo courtesy of Julia Gutierrez)
A drawing by Nataly Sanchez, a fourth-grader at Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino. “She wanted to express what is happening to the earth during the pandemic,” said her teacher, Grace Schmidt. (Photo courtesy of Grace Schmidt)
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Nataly Sanchez, a fourth grader at Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino, drew this to “to express what is happening to the earth during the pandemic,” teacher Grace Schmidt said. (Photo courtesy of Grace Schmidt)
Diego Lorenzo, a fifth-grader in Covina, submitted this piece as an entry for a school art poster competition. He was inspired to draw after witnessing the division in the U.S. during the past year. He won 1st place at the elementary level. (Photo courtesy of Claudia Gonzales)
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Diego Lorenzo, a fifth grader in Covina, submitted this piece in a school pandemic art contest. He was inspired after witnessing division in the U.S. in the past year. He won first place for the elementary school level. (Photo courtesy of Claudia Gonzales)
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A watercolor painting by fourth grader Anndrea Castaneda shows a coronavirus replacing the cornea of a weeping girl’s eye. She attends Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino. (Photo courtesy of Grace Schmidt)
A visual drawing of a speech by Isaac Rickard, a sixth-grader at the Vista Heights Middle School, who took part in a healing arts initiative from the Moreno Valley Unified School District called “Document Today.” Rickard, 11, talked about having good physical and mental health during the pandemic and created a drawing with highlights and tips from his speech. (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco)
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A drawing of a speech by Isaac Rickard, a sixth grader at Vista Heights Middle School in Moreno Valley, comes from a healing arts initiative called “Document Today.” Isaac, 11, talked about having good physical and mental health in the pandemic and created a drawing with highlights and tips from his speech. (Photo courtesy of Anahi Velasco)
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Jurupa Middle School eighth grader Dylan Smith’s drawing won first in the Riverside County Arts Connect Visual Student Art Competition, middle school category. “My drawing represents possibilities of what the world could become in the future. The left side is bad things happening in the world. The right side is good things happening in the world.” (Photo courtesy of Riverside County Office of Education)
“R is for Rusty Boy” is the name of this photo taken by 9-year-old Tyler Koon, a 3rd grader in Riverside County, who has struggled with distance learning, but gets through with help from his pet Rusty. An artistic student with an early interest in photography, Koon received an old Nikon 5100 from his mom, who said Tyler wanted to highlight the “fur heroes” giving families comfort in hard times. (Photo courtesy of Launa Koon)
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“R is for Rusty Boy” is the name of this photo taken by 9-year-old Tyler Koon, a third grader in Riverside County, who struggled with distance learning, but got through with help from his pet, Rusty. Tyler got an old Nikon 5100 camera from his mother, who said he wanted to highlight the “fur heroes” giving families comfort in hard times. (Photo courtesy of Launa Koon)
5-year-old Calder Eaton from West L.A. created “Spider Monster” as a part of the Hammer Museum’s Family Day: Make in L.A. 2020. The project, imagined by artist Umar Rashid, prompted families to create monsters that would help in a battle against shape-shifters who were making everyone too sick to celebrate Halloween. Hearing a call for heroism, Calder was inspired by his favorite superhero, Spiderman, to create a figure that could see in many directions as it battled against its foe. Umar wanted to make sure the kids and families could practice storytelling, while feeling empowered during challenging times. (Photo courtesy of Tara Burns)
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5-year-old Calder Eaton from West Los Angeles created “Spider Monster” as a part of the Hammer Museum’s Family Day: Make in L.A. 2020. The project, imagined by artist Umar Rashid, prompted families to create monsters that would help in a battle against shape-shifters who were making everyone too sick to celebrate Halloween. Calder was inspired by his favorite superhero, Spider-Man, to create a figure that could see in many directions as it battled its foe. (Photo courtesy of Tara Burns)
The art I am submitting are posters focused on social issues that the students chose. They designed their posters around issues that they were passionate about. They are created using a range of art mediums. Student art from South Lake Middle School. (Photo courtesy of Amberleigh Adoff)
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This poster by Emy Bellehumeur, 13, a seventh grader at South Lake Middle School in Irvine is titled “Humanity.” It was created in an art class where students were asked to design mixed-media posters about social issues they were passionate about. “I want people to see my art and realize that really we are just all humans with feelings that try to leave their best lives in peace,” Emy said. “My artwork represents a skeleton with a heart and montages of discrimination. I was hoping the skeleton will make everyone realize that your appearance doesn’t matter and the heart show that we all have a heart no matter who we are.” (Photo courtesy of Amberleigh Adoff)
A mixed-media watercolor by Jimena Lemus Perez, 6, a first-grader at Santiago Elementary in Santa Ana. As part of the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Extended Learning Program with OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, students made artwork about unity and diversity, inspired by Mexican mythology and art. Combining majestic animal creatures, they created a species “strengthened by unity.” A lesson we can all learn from during the pandemic’s divisive times. (Photo courtesy of Mark Dominic Dimalanta, Santa Ana Unified/OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center)
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Jimena Lemus Perez, 6, a first grader at Santiago Elementary School in Santa Ana, created a mixed-media watercolor. As part of the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Extended Learning Program with OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, students made art about unity and diversity, inspired by Mexican mythology and art. Combining majestic animal creatures, they created a species “strengthened by unity.” The project aimed to help youths with “social-emotional learning” during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Mark Dominic Dimalanta, Santa Ana Unified/OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center)
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A mixed-media watercolor by Paola Sanchez, 10, a fourth grader at Adams Elementary School in Santa Ana was part of the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Extended Learning Program with OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center. The project aimed to help youths with “social-emotional learning” during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Mark Dominic Dimalanta, Santa Ana Unified/OC Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center)
Allyson Escobar covers local news in the I-15 freeway cities, including Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Wildomar and Temecula, for The Press-Enterprise/Southern California News Group. She has covered Asian and Latino American issues and culture, the Filipino community in Los Angeles, and religion in Brooklyn and Queens, NY. She has also written for local and national outlets including NBC News, the LA Times, Angelus News, KCETLink, The Daily Pilot, America Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, The Tablet and Asian Journal.
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1 big thing: Biden’s multifront response to Atlanta rampage
A makeshift memorial outside the Gold Spa in Atlanta honors victims of this week’s shootings. Photo: Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
President Biden and Vice President Harris have responded swiftly to the massacre earlier this week, including restructuring tomorrow’s previously planned trip to Atlanta:
· They scrapped an event celebrating the COVID stimulus and instead will meet with Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders.
· The White House has lowered flags in memory of the eight killed, including six Asian women, and administration officials have reached out to the AAPI community.
Margaret Talev, Axios’ managing editor for politics, said the response reflects both Biden’s instincts and his engagement with the community during last year’s campaign.
· Biden looked to AAPI voters to help put him over the top in the final weeks of his race against Donald Trump — and exit polling suggested they supported Biden over Trump by roughly 1 to 2.
· Biden acknowledged the hate and fear many in the community were experiencing around bogus COVID-related messaging. “These racist acts must stop,” he said, vowing to address the targeting “with urgency and seriousness.”
3. Catch up quick
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1. TIME writes in its cover package that amid the wave of anti-Asian racism, “Rather than turning to additional policing, community leaders have stressed the importance of grassroots organizing at this time, as well as the need for cross-community solidarity.” Keep reading.
A memorial outside Gold Spa in Atlanta.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
The man charged in the deadly shootings at three Atlanta massage parlors had previously visited two of the businesses, the police said. He had also checked himself into rehab over a self-described sexual addiction that went against his strict Christian upbringing.
For Asian-American women — six of whom died in the shootings — sexism and racism are often inseparable.
The House of Representatives passed bills that would give millions of so-called Dreamers and other undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. Senate Republicans are likely to block the bills.
Russia recalled its ambassador to the U.S. after Biden said he thought that President Vladimir Putin was a “killer” and vowed that Putin would “pay” for interfering in the 2020 election.
The Biden administration’s first face-to-face meeting with senior Chinese diplomats got off to a tense start.
News Wrap: Biden, Harris meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta following attacks
In our news wrap Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian American community leaders in Atlanta as authorities publicly identified the remaining shooting victims from this week’s deadly attacks. Also, the Taliban is warning the U.S. not to ignore the May deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and Tanzania made history with its first female president. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6?
Pres. Biden addresses violence against Asian Americans
President Joe Biden delivered remarks after meeting with Georgia Asian American leaders in Atlanta. His comments came after eight people, most of whom were Asian American, were killed outside Atlanta last week.
Biden And Harris Speak Out As Atlanta Shootings Rattle The Nation | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
With the shootings in Atlanta coinciding with a dramatic uptick in anti-Asian hate and violence, the president and vice president both spoke out in Washington today. We discuss that with FBI veteran Frank Figliuzzi. Aired on 03/18/2021. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc? About The 11th Hour with Brian Williams: Brian Williams delivers the latest updates on evolving news stories and places the major political events of the day into context for viewers. Broadcast live from New York, Williams’ show convenes a dynamic panel of guests to offer a forward-thinking look at the critical stories that are expected to drive the conversation the following morning. Williams has also anchored MSNBC’s special coverage around key political events and major breaking news stories as they occur domestically and around the world.
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What we know about the Atlanta shootings investigation, FBI releases new video of attacks on police officers at Capitol riot, and Covid cases rising in at least 13 states. Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings). 00:00? Intro 02:14? Police Not Ruling Out Hate Crime In Spa Shooting Spree 02:50? Biden Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Victims 02:55? Vigils Held Nationwide For Spa Shooting Victims 03:23? Shooting Investigator Promoted Racist T-Shirt On Facebook 03:34? Official Sparks Outrage By Saying Suspect Had ‘A Bad Day’ 03:55? Congress Holds Heated Hearing On Anti-Asian Hate 04:44? Congresswomen: Trump Put ‘Bullseye’ On Asian Americans 05:04? Fear Rises Among Asian Americans After Deadly Rampage 06:37? FBI Releases New Videos Of ‘Most Violent’ Capitol Rioters 08:15? New Covid Cases Rising In At Least 13 States 08:33? Highly Contagious Variants Found In All 50 States 08:46? Dr.Fauci & Senator Rand Paul Clash Over Masks 09:02? Biden: U.S. To Hit 100 Million Doses Goal Tomorrow 09:30? Sergeant Battling Covid Released From Hospital 09:48? New Severe Weather Threat After Tornado Outbreak 10:11? Migrant Teens Speak Out Minutes After Crossing Border 10:51? Border Agents Warn Of ‘Significant’ Migrant Surge 11:23? Migrant Teens Say Journey Not Motivated By Policy Shift 11:47? Migrant Camp Across The Border In Mexico Dismantled 12:17? Putin Fires Back After Biden Calls Him A Killer 12:41? Biden Administration Holds First Summit With China 14:14? Tips For Booking Vacations later In The Year 15:38? Deadly Counterfeit Pills Sold On Social Media » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBCwill? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews?
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‘I Shouted For Help, But Nobody Helped Me’: Asian Americans Are Under Attack
There has been a significant surge in hate crimes against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, according to New York City police data. We spoke to one victim, a Filipino American man named Noel, who describes waiting for a subway train in New York before being slashed across the face with a knife. He, like many in the AAPI community, is speaking out to take a stand against these attacks in the hope prevent further violence on Asian Americans. Subscribe for more videos: https://ajplus.co/subscribe? Sign up for subtext, our newsletter about the people and movements driving change in our society: https://ajplus.co/ekdv4? Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajplus/? Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajplus?
Full Interview: Daniel Dae Kim On Anti-Asian Violence In The US | TODAY
Actor Daniel Dae Kim gets choked up as he speaks with TODAY about the recent incidents of violence against Asian Americans, which have been on the rise since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. He calls on all Americans to use their voice in stopping anti-Asian hate crimes saying, “It’s not an Asian American issue, it’s a human issue.” » Watch TODAY All Day: http://www.youtube.com/today? » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY? » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY? About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY’s Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY? Find TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAY? Follow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAY? Follow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAY? Follow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAY? #DanielDaeKim? #AntiAsianViolence? #TODAY? Full Interview: Daniel Dae Kim On Anti-Asian Violence In The US | TODAY
Asian Entertainers Talk Activism Efforts & Giving Back | Around the Table | Entertainment Weekly
Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei, Olivia Munn, Dianne Doan, Hari Kondabolu, and Chloe Bennet sat down with EW on Sunday March, 14th 2021 to speak about their experiences as Asian artists and the rise in attacks against Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to EW ?? http://bit.ly/EWSubscribe? #AroundTheTable? #DanielDaeKim? #GeorgeTakei? #OliviaMunn? #DianneDoan? #HariKondabolu? #ChloeBennet? #EntertainmentWeekly? EW News Flash brings you breaking news and exclusive stories from the world of entertainment. We’re always on the pulse with the latest updates in music, TV, movie and celebrity news, and full of behind-the-scenes coverage from A-List events and first looks at the newest TV and films trailers and teasers. From Marvel and Star Wars, to Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, find out everything you need to know right here! See all your favorite celebs spill things you never knew. Scarlett Johansson reveals when the OG Marvel stars really believed the Avengers could work, the ‘Supernatural’ cast shares untold on-set secrets, and much more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…? A Daryl and Carol ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff is coming? Carole Baskin joins ‘Dancing with the Stars’? Keep tabs on the buzziest Hollywood news all in one place: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…? Be the first to see our newest cover story and exclusive features. From the latest ‘Star Wars’ adventure to epic reunions for beloved shows like ‘The West Wing’: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…? CONNECT WITH Web: http://www.ew.com/? Twitter: http://bit.ly/Twitter_EW? Facebook: http://bit.ly/Facebook_EW? Instagram: http://bit.ly/Instagram_EW? Snapchat: http://bit.ly/Snapchat_EW? Pinterest: http://bit.ly/Pinterest_EW? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY is your pass to Hollywood’s most creative minds and most fascinating stars. With sharp insight and unparalleled access, we keep you plugged into pop culture. Asian Entertainers Talk Activism & Giving Back | Around the Table | Entertainment Weekly https://www.youtube.com/user/ew?
Atlanta Presser Sparks Outrage for ‘Really Bad Day’ Comments
Lawmakers and celebrities alike are calling out Capt. Jay Baker after he said the Atlanta-area shooter, who killed 8 people, just had ‘a really bad day.’ » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? For more stories on racial justice and U.S. politics, subscribe to NowThis News. #StopAAPIHate? #Atlanta? #RacialJustice? #Politics? #News? #NowThis?
Daniel Dae Kim Speaks to Congress About Anti-Asian Hate
‘We are 23 million strong. We are united. And we are waking up.’ — Daniel Dae Kim made these impassioned remarks before Congress during a hearing about anti-Asian hate in the U.S. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? For more stories on racial justice and U.S. politics, subscribe to NowThis News. #DanielDaeKim? #StopAAPIHate? #RacialJustice? #Politics? #News? #NowThis? Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook? » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter? » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram? » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat? NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live. http://www.youtube.com/nowthisnews? @nowthisnews
Late Night Hosts Call Out Anti-Asian Hate After GA Shootings
‘If there’s anyone who’s racist, it’s a motherf*cker who kills 6 Asian women’ — Here’s how late night hosts reacted to the mass shootings in Georgia that left 8 dead, including 6 Asian women. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? For more stories on racial justice, subscribe to NowThis News. #TrevorNoah? #Colbert? #LateNight? #Politics? #News? #NowThis? Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook? » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter? » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram? » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat? NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live. http://www.youtube.com/nowthisnews? @nowthisnews
Not Sorry: Chip Roy Invokes Lynchings At Anti-Asian Hate Hearing | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said there will be no apologies after he seemed to glorify lynchings as a form of justice in a House hearing about anti-Asian racism. Kurt Bardella joins to discuss. Aired on 03/19/2021. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc? About The 11th Hour with Brian Williams: Brian Williams delivers the latest updates on evolving news stories and places the major political events of the day into context for viewers. Broadcast live from New York, Williams’ show convenes a dynamic panel of guests to offer a forward-thinking look at the critical stories that are expected to drive the conversation the following morning. Williams has also anchored MSNBC’s special coverage around key political events and major breaking news stories as they occur domestically and around the world. MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, Meet the Press Daily, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, Hardball, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and more. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc? Subscribe to MSNBC Newsletter: http://MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube? Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc? Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc? Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc? #KurtBardella? #ChipRoy? #MSNBC? Not Sorry: Chip Roy Invokes Lynchings At Anti-Asian Hate Hearing | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
No. 45’s Racist Rhetoric Led Directly To Hate Crimes Against The AAPI Community
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The Filibuster – If You Don’t Know, Now You Know | The Daily Social Distancing Show
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The Answer Is Simple Yet Strangely Difficult: Don’t Hate Each Other
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Ringo Starr Says “Peace And Love” Every Day And Still Believes In The Message
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On this edition for Sunday, March 14, with COVID-19 relief checks on the way to many Americans and vaccination numbers on the rise, NewsHour Weekend dares to look forward to a post-pandemic future: newly-designed, safety-optimized office spaces, fewer zoom calls, and in our signature segment “Roads to Recovery,” how some hard-hit restaurants may have found a way to survive despite it all. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
On this edition for Saturday, March 13, more relief funds set to arrive as the U.S. marks one year of COVID-19 shutdowns, calls for justice on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, and in our signature segment, Exploring Hate: extremism in the ranks of the U.S. military and police. Hari Sreenivasa anchors from New York. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
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17 million under storm warnings as severe weather plows through U.S., Biden hits the road as Americans receive Covid relief, and the White House deploys FEMA to border.
Winter blast threatens the Rocky Mountain states, Americans begin receiving Covid relief direct deposits, and U.S. surpasses 100 million Covid vaccinations.Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings). » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews? Connect with NBC Nightly News online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80? Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre…? Visit NBCNightlyNews.com: https://nbcnews.to/2wFotQ8? Find Nightly News on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2TZ1PhF? Follow Nightly News on Twitter: https://bit.ly/1yFY2s4? Follow Nightly News on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2tEncJD? NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) – March 13th, 2021 | NBC Nightly News
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NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen moderates this important special report focused on the concerning rise in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic and solutions to racism and xenophobia. Special guests include Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., basketball star Jeremy Lin, actors Olivia Munn and Brian Tee, ‘Survivor’ winner Yul Kwon, the Nobel Prize nominee and activist Amanda Nguyen, comedian Margaret Cho and more. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews? NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile? Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre…? Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC? Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC? Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC? Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC? #RacismVirus? #JeremyLin? #NBCNews? The Racism Virus: Anti-Asian Attacks Surge | NBC News NOW
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, a registered nurse, became the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress in 2019. Zinhle Essamuah talks to her about COVID-19, Black maternal mortality, representation, and more. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? 0:00? Intro 0:27? Biden Admin and COVID-19 1:52? Vaccine Rollout 2:55? Sworn Into Congress 3:57? Black Maternal Mortality 7:40? New Opportunities in Congress Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) became the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress when she was sworn in in 2019. We spoke to Lauren Underwood, who is also a registered nurse, about access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines, the Momnibus Act’s efforts to turn around maternal deaths, and the opportunities standing before Congress and the Biden admin. For more U.S. politics and world news, subscribe to NowThis News. #LaurenUnderwood? #COVID19? #MaternalHealth? #Politics? #News? #NowThis? Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook? » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter? » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram? » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat? NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live. http://www.youtube.com/nowthisnews? @nowthisnews
Biden Signs COVID Relief Bill on One-Year Anniversary of the Pandemic: A Closer Look
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As vaccine doses become increasingly available in the U.S., hesitancy will become a major obstacle in getting shots into more arms. Those reluctant to get a vaccine represent a not-insignificant portion of the population. Almost 1 in 2 Republican men, and 47 percent of Donald Trump’s 2020 supporters, recently told NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist pollsters they would choose to not get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The nation’s top infectious-disease expert, Anthony S. Fauci, called those survey results “disturbing” on NBC News Sunday. He suggested the former president should use his popularity among Republicans to encourage vaccination.
But even a pro-vaccine ad starring Trump may not be as influential as it sounds. That’s one finding from a focus group of vaccine-hesitant Trump voters who said they would not be swayed by political appeals. If they are seeking information from conservative politicians, they should look elsewhere than Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) — who mistakenly believes having covid-19 is superior to the vaccine. It’s not. A previous infection is no reason to avoid getting the shot.
It’s no surprise that misinformation about vaccines thrives on social media. But a Facebook study of that problem, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, contained some remarkable elements: For instance, half of all vaccine-hesitant content came from just 111 Facebook users.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also conducting its own internal study of substandard information. A review of the agency’s pandemic recommendations posted in the Trump era, ordered by new CDC director RochelleWalensky, found some guidelines issued in summer 2020 that were “not primarily authored” by CDC staff. Parts of that guidance ignored the best scientific evidence. One set of recommendations, in August, discouraged people from getting tested if they didn’t show symptoms; facing widespread criticism, it was removed a month later.
Washington-based artist Anthony Howe (previously) has mesmerized viewers for nearly a decade with towering kinetic sculptures that twist and turn with hypnotic motion. Weighing hundreds of pounds, the hefty artworks are activated with even the slightest breeze and resemble otherworldly organisms, four-legged creatures, and mechanisms as they coil in the wind. Howe documents his fabrication process for one of his works in a new video on his YouTube channel, where he shares a growing collection of sleek sculptures.
“Mums the Word,” 475 pounds, 206 x 96 x 60 inches
“In Cloud Light IV,” 830 pounds, 234 x 86 x 60 inches
Two new public kinetic sculptures, Mums the Word, 206″H x 92″W x 60″D, 475lbs. In Cloud Light IV, 234″H x 86″W x 60″D, Base of 3/8″ 304 plate. 830lbs. Both spin in ultralight winds – Mums only spins when wind hits it from one side. ICL4 from both directions.
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WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on the 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19
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WATCH: National Cathedral rings bells in memory of 500k+ U.S. citizens lost to COVID-19
WHITE HOUSE – As the nation marked 500,000 deaths because of COVID-19, U.S. President Joe Biden at twilight Monday walked to a White House South Portico decorated with black bunting and 500 candles.
Alongside the president were first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, who is known as the second gentleman. They stood silently as the Marine Corps band played the Christian hymn, “Amazing Grace.”
As the music concluded, Biden, a Catholic, made the sign of the cross.
A few minutes earlier at the Cross Hall on the first floor of the White House, Biden asked the nation to join in the moment of silence and, in a subdued tone, directed remarks to those who had lost loved ones to the virus.
“It seems unbelievable, but I promise you the day will come when the memory of the one you have lost brings a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye,” the president said. “We will get through this, I promise you.”
He also spoke of the cruelty of death amid the pandemic.
“So many of the rituals that help us cope, that help us honor those we loved, haven’t been available to us,” the president noted. “As a nation, we cannot and we must not let this go on.”
The president on Monday ordered U.S. flags on federal property lowered to half-staff for five days.
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff participate in a moment of silence during a ceremony to honor the 500,000 Americans that died from COVID-19, at the White House, Feb. 22, 2021.
The National Cathedral in Washington, meanwhile, tolled its bells 500 times to honor the lives lost to the coronavirus.
It was a year ago Tuesday that President Donald Trump declared to reporters on the White House South Lawn as he departed for India that “we have it very much under control,” adding “very interestingly, we’ve had no deaths.”
The first fatality from the virus in the United States had actually occurred more than two weeks before the president’s remarks, but it was not until April 2020 that authorities confirmed 57-year-old Patricia Dowd of San Jose, California, had died of COVID-19.
Amid the gloom of a half-million deaths and the emergence of variants of the virus, there are expressions of optimism from top U.S. government officials.
The seven-day average of deaths in the country is continuing to decline, according to Dr. Rochelle Wolensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is under way and about 13% of the population has received at least one dose, although winter weather in recent days has slowed the pace of immunization in some states.
Officials continue to plead for people to wear masks in public and maintain social distancing as the United States is “still seeing a lot of disease – 66,000 cases per day,” Wolensky said during a video briefing with reporters Monday.
The president’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also cautioned “we are still at an unacceptably high baseline level,” preventing the resumption of normal society.
The United States has suffered the most deaths from the coronavirus and accounts for nearly 20% of total global deaths from the virus, although it is home to just 4% of the world’s population.
That is partly blamed on a lack of coherent federal response to the pandemic during the Trump administration. Trump, who left office January 20, had clashed with his own health experts and he primarily left it to the individual 50 states to figure out how to combat the virus.
Biden’s team “inherited a mess,” Florida’s emergency management director, Jared Moskowitz, told a state legislative committee last month.
In 2020, the virus shaved a full year off the average life expectancy in the United States, the biggest decline since World War II.
The loss of so many lives is “a horrific human toll of staggering proportions and incomprehensible sadness,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday in a statement, in which she called for swift action by Congress to approve the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan “to put an end to this pandemic and to stem the suffering felt by so many millions.”
The $1.9 trillion plan by the president is intended to increase the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the pandemic.
Some lawmakers have expressed concern about the proposed legislation’s total cost and what it covers.
“I’m prepared to hear ideas about how to make the American Rescue Plan better and cheaper,” Biden said in remarks delivered earlier Monday. “But we have to make clear who we’re helping and who it would hurt.”
U.S. President Joe Biden toured a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plant Friday afternoon outside Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he touted his administration’s plans to distribute the vaccine to Americans, even as winter weather across the country caused delays.
“We’re now on track to have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July. That doesn’t mean it’ll be in all Americans’ arms, but enough vaccine will be available,” Biden said.
The president acknowledged that winter weather across much of the country is currently “slowing up the distribution,” but said his administration is on track to reach its goal of administering 100 million shots in its first 100 days.
White House officials said earlier Friday that the winter storms in the Midwest and South had delayed the delivery of 6 million vaccines, which is impacting every state. The delayed doses of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines represents three days’ worth of shipments.
Even the president’s trip to see Pfizer’s largest plant was delayed a day because of a storm affecting Washington.
President Joe Biden speaks to the press after a tour of a Pfizer manufacturing site, Feb. 19, 2021, in Portage, Mich.
During his tour of the Pfizer plant, Biden walked through an area called the “freezer farm,” where vaccine doses are stored in ultra-cold conditions. Wearing two face masks, the president spoke with some of the plant’s workers. He was joined by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients.
Speaking before Biden, Bourla said Pfizer would more than double vaccine production capacity in the coming weeks. Currently it averages 5 million doses per week. He said the increase was the result in part of improvements in the manufacturing processes at the plant.
In his remarks, the president touted the vaccine’s safety and encouraged everyone to get vaccinated.
“If there’s one message to cut through to everyone in this country, it’s this: The vaccines are safe,” he said.
Earlier Friday, Pfizer and its pharmaceutical partner BioNTech said a new study they conducted indicates their COVID-19 vaccine can remain effective when stored in standard freezers for up to two weeks.
The finding is a significant development since one of the initial drawbacks of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was that it was required to be stored in ultra-low-temperature freezers not commonly found in standard clinics and pharmacies.
In a statement posted on Pfizer’s website Friday, the companies said they have submitted the new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demonstrating their vaccine is stable when stored at -25°C to -15°C, temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers and refrigerators.
Also Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that data collected in the first month of vaccinations in the United States have found no concerning new issues with either the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine or the Moderna vaccine.
It said data collected from the administration of 13.8 million doses of vaccines between December 14, 2020, and January 13, 2021, showed 6,994 reports of adverse events after vaccination, with 90.8% of them classified as nonserious and 9.2% as serious.
Biden Announces Financial Support for Global COVID Vaccine Program
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday a $4 billion pledge to a global campaign to bolster the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.
At his first meeting as president with world leaders at the Munich Security Conference, Biden announced financial support for COVAX, a coalition tasked with distributing vaccines to low- and middle-income countries.
“Even as we fight to get out of the teeth of this pandemic, a resurgence of Ebola in Africa is a stark reminder that we must simultaneously work to finally finance health security, strengthen global health systems, and create early warning systems to prevent, detect and respond to future biological threats because they will keep coming,” Biden said at the virtual meeting.
President Joe Biden participates in a virtual event with the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 19, 2021.
Biden pledged $2 billion that will fund the COVAX program through 2022. The pledge follows an initial $2 billion contribution that the U.S. Congress appropriated two months ago that should be released by the end of this month.
The COVAX program is jointly operated by the World Health Organization, an agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Former President Donald Trump withdrew from the WHO after accusing it of covering up China’s blunders in managing the virus at the start of the public health crisis.
“We have to work together to strengthen and reform the World Health Organization,” Biden said. “We need a U.N. system focused on biological threats that can move quickly to trigger action.”
Biden used the financial commitment to encourage G-7 partners to fulfill their pledges to the COVAX program and make additional investments in international vaccine development and distribution.
Paris accord
Also on Friday, the United States officially rejoined the Paris climate accord, the most comprehensive global effort to combat global warming. Biden warned of dire consequences if nations don’t do more to reduce carbon emissions.
“We can no longer delay or do the bare minimum to address climate change,” he said. “This is a global existential crisis. We will all suffer the consequences if we fail.”
Biden called on world leaders to “rapidly accelerate our commitments to aggressively curb our emissions and hold one another accountable for meeting our goals and increasing our ambitions.”
Biden previously said he would consider climate change when reviewing every major domestic and foreign policy decision his administration faces.
LONDON – U.S. President Joe Biden will attend his first meeting with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to discuss plans to defeat the coronavirus, reopen the battered world economy and counter challenges posed by China.
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed 2.4 million people, tipped the global economy into its worst peacetime slump since the Great Depression and upended normal life for billions.
Biden “will focus on the global response to the pandemic, including vaccine production, distribution of supplies” and efforts to fight emerging infections, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday.
He “will also discuss the global economic recovery, including the importance of all industrial countries maintaining economic support for the recovery” and “the importance of updating global roles to tackle economic challenges such as those posed by China,” Psaki said.
The call with G7 leaders at 1400 GMT is a chance for Biden, a Democrat who took over as president from Republican Donald Trump on Jan. 20, to project a message of re-engagement with the world and with global institutions after four years of his predecessor’s “America First” policies.
Besides Biden, Italy’s new prime minister, Mario Draghi, will be a new face at the leaders’ virtual table, though he is famous for “doing whatever it takes” at the European Central Bank to save the euro during the European debt crisis.
Vaccine drive
Britain, which holds the rotating chair of the G7 and is trying to recast itself as a steward of the rules-based international system following Brexit, will ask members to help speed up the development of future vaccines to 100 days.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is keen to build ties with Biden, who did not support Brexit and who, as a presidential candidate, last year publicly warned Britain against endangering peace in Ireland.
Johnson has said he is interested in the idea of a global treaty on pandemics to ensure proper transparency after the COVID-19 outbreak which originated in China.
The Biden administration will pledge $4 billion to a coronavirus vaccination program for poorer countries in hopes of prying loose bigger donations from other governments, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Britain, which has pledged 548 million pounds ($766 million) to the COVAX program co-led by the World Health Organization, will ask other G7 partners to give more.
China
China will also be on the agenda.
In his first major foreign policy speech as president, Biden cast China as the “most serious competitor” of the United States.
“We’ll confront China’s economic abuses; counter its aggressive, coercive action; to push back on China’s attack on human rights, intellectual property, and global governance,” Biden said on Feb. 4.
The United States will keep tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the Trump administration in place for now, but will evaluate how to proceed after a thorough review, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
The G7 of the United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada has a combined gross domestic product of about $40 trillion – a little less than half of the global economy.
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This video is the final installment of a three-part documentary series by the Washington Post. Read more on The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/3ovFoQx? Despite decades of warnings and preparation, President Trump has claimed that covid-19 “came out of nowhere.” He downplayed the coronavirus as it began to take hold in the U.S., disregarding the advice of experts and politicizing a health crisis. Through interviews with former Trump administration officials Mark Harvey and Olivia Troye, along with Washington Post reporters Dan Balz and Yasmeen Abutaleb, “Playing it down” explores why the White House was slow to respond to the pandemic, and the far-reaching consequences of its inaction. After months of mixed messages, contradictory policies, divisive rhetoric — and more than 220,000 deaths — the president continues to insist the virus will one day disappear. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonp…? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/? #WashingtonPost? #Documentary? #AmericasPandemic?
The Virus: What Went Wrong? (full film) | FRONTLINE
As COVID-19 spread across the globe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared??An investigation of how America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us — and who is accountable. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate? In this 90-minute FRONTLINE documentary special, award-winning journalists Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith trace the coronavirus’s path across the globe and?identify a chain of fateful missteps — from Chinese authorities’ early silencing of dissent around the virus’s emergence in Wuhan, to the World Health Organization’s failure to more quickly sound the alarm, to Italian officials’ slow initial reaction. Then, “The Virus: What Went Wrong?” zeroes in on key moments in the Trump administration’s halting response — including warnings going back to January, the CDC’s inability to manufacture and mass-distribute a working COVID-19 test early on, and a string of missed opportunities to contain the virus before it was too late. #Coronavirus? #COVID19? #CoronavirusPandemic? Love FRONTLINE? Find us on the PBS Video App where there are more than 300 FRONTLINE documentaries available for you to watch any time: https://to.pbs.org/FLVideoApp? Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs? Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline? Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, the Park Foundation, The John and Helen Glessner Family Trust, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.
COVID vs the USA. Why is America’s death toll so high? | RT Documentary
America’s covid-19 death toll is higher than anywhere else in the world. The richest country in the world is having trouble holding things together in the face of the COVID pandemic. To find out why, RT Documentary visits the #COVID? hotspots of New York City and Florida. There, ordinary people and analysts, homeless people and nurses talk about the underlying social conditions causing the chaos. If you want to support Janet Mendez, who struggles to pay an outrageous medical bill after COVID treatment go visit her go fund me page https://www.gofundme.com/f/5a8ms-covi…? 00:00? – Introduction 2:37? – New York’s protest movement amid the pandemic 5:44? – How to maintain social distance during protests 8:01? – Why was New York hit so badly by COVID-19? 12:22? – Overcrowded homeless shelters – a breeding ground for coronavirus 15:26? – Coronavirus crisis from a homeless man’s standpoint 16:51? – Mass-grave burials on Hart Island 19:14? – Diana Torres, a New York nurse 21:37? – Healthcare workers forced to wear trash bags 23:49? – Florida, America’s new COVID hotbed 25:00? – ‘Shame on you’, Ron DeSantis 28:21? – Masks – to wear or not to wear 29:48? – Flourishing funeral homes? 33:00? – Elmhurst, New York’s virus epicentre 37:27? – A $400,000 medical bill 43:35? – Inside Brownsville, New York’s most dangerous neighbourhood #RT? Documentary offers you in-depth #documentary? films on topics that will leave no one indifferent. It’s not just front-page stories and global events, but issues that extend beyond the headlines. Social and environmental issues, shocking traditions, intriguing personalities, history, sports and so much more – we have documentaries to suit every taste. RT Documentary’s film crews travel far and wide to bring you diverse and compelling #stories?. Discover the world with us! SUBSCRIBE TO RTD Channel to get documentaries firsthand! http://bit.ly/1MgFbVy? FOLLOW US RTD WEBSITE: https://RTD.rt.com/? RTD ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/RT_DOC? RTD ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/RTDocumentary? RTD ON INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/rt_document…? RTD LIVE https://rtd.rt.com/on-air/?
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As the pandemic rages on, finding ways to mourn and remember
On this edition for Sunday, February 7, with Trump’s impeachment trial looming, Biden focuses on the pandemic and his first 100-days agenda, a look at America’s longest war, 20 years since the start of the war in Afghanistan, and, the enduring musician Stephen Malkmus on his music, pre- and post-pandemic. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6?
PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode February 6, 2021
On this edition for Saturday, February 6, vaccination efforts ramp up as the U.S. reaches its one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death, President Biden says former President Trump should not get intel briefings, the latest finding on one of the police charged with George Floyd’s killing, and the growing popularity of legal sports betting. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6?
Nearly a month after the insurrection at the Capitol, Republican leaders are desperate to unify their party ahead of next week’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, while members of Congress are still dealing with the traumatic effects. The panel discussed the fate of the GOP, and the next steps for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. PBS NewsHour Correspondent Lisa Desjardins guest moderates. Panel: Jonathan Martin of The New York Times, Alexi McCammond of AXIOS, Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News, Sabrina Siddiqui of The Wall Street Journal Watch the latest full show and Extra here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZEPJNs? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonweek? Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonweek?
Washington Week Extra: President Joe Biden’s Actions on Immigration
More than 500 of the children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration are still waiting to be reunited, as their parents cannot be found. The panel discussed how President Joe Biden is working to create a task force that aims to reunite the separated children, and the effectiveness of his plan. PBS NewsHour Correspondent Lisa Desjardins guest moderates. Panel: Jonathan Martin of The New York Times, Alexi McCammond of AXIOS, Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News, Sabrina Siddiqui of The Wall Street Journal Watch the latest full show and Extra here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZEPJNs? Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonweek? Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonweek?
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Even as the pandemic rages on and deaths mount, communities, individuals and the federal government are finding ways to honor and keep loved ones close to their hearts. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, “CANVAS.” Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
Meet The Press Broadcast (Full) – February 7th, 2021 | Meet The Press | NBC News
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) talks about the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Trump and negotiations over a Covid relief bill. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says Democrats aren’t worried about threats of retribution. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks about vaccine distribution. David French, María Teresa Kumar, Anna Palmer and Michael Steele join the Meet the Press roundtable. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews
Northeast slammed with another winter storm, Super Bowl gatherings cause fears amid new variants, and federal retail pharmacy vaccination initiative begins this week.
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President Biden signed several executive orders and deemed the climate crisis a national security issue. We’re covering this story and more on this week’s segment with Zinhle Essamuah. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? 0:00? Intro 0:09? Snowy Owl in Central Park 0:40? New COVID-19 Strains 1:35? Impeachment Trial Set to Begin 2:47? Trans Military Ban Reversal 4:15? Biden’s Climate Change Exec Orders Joe Biden made the climate crisis a priority for the Biden administration.
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‘I urge my colleagues to look at that image and tell me what message you think it sends’ — Rep. Steny Hoyer brought an image of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holding an AR-15 that she’d captioned ‘Squad’s Worst Nightmare’ onto the House floor to argue in favor of her removal from House committees. The House later voted to strip Rep. Greene of her roles on both committees in a 230-199 vote. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? For more U.S. politics, subscribe to NowThis News. #StenyHoyer? #MarjorieTaylorGreene? #AR15? #Politics? #News? #NowThis?
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The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate? Chinese scientists and doctors, international disease experts and health officials reveal missed opportunities to suppress the outbreak and lessons for the world in “China’s COVID Secrets.” Directed by Jane McMullen, this 90-minute documentary reveals the gulf between what China knew and what it told the world. A coproduction with the BBC. Love FRONTLINE? Find us on the PBS Video App where there are more than 300 FRONTLINE documentaries available for you to watch any time: https://to.pbs.org/FLVideoApp? #Documentary? #ChinasCOVIDSecrets? #InvestigativeDocumentary? Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs? Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline? Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.
Axios AM Deep Dive: ? Beginning the Biden economy
Mike Allen<mike@axios.com>Sat. Feb 6, 2021
Axios AM Deep Dive By Mike Allen ·Feb 06, 2021
Good afternoon. After President Biden’s first two weeks, here’s a Deep Dive — led by Axios business managing editor Aja Whitaker-Moore — on his team, his plans and the outlook for this new era of Democratic control.
1 big thing: A lucky president
Photo illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios. Photo: Kyle Rivas/Stringer via Getty Images
Joe Biden assumed office with more economic upside than any other president in recent history, writes Axios Business Editor Dan Primack.
Between the lines: Presidencies are creatures of circumstance. For Biden, it’s a smoldering economy atop a solid foundation, with a rebuild plan whose primary materials (vaccines and stimulus) are in unusually high supply. If economic arrows turn red, it likely means Biden botched the blueprint.
Donald Trumpinherited a longstanding recovery, which meant he could help accelerate growth but had no recession to reverse.
Barack Obama was faced with a financial crisis born of deep, systemic design flaws. There was no vaccine to cure what ailed America’s economy.
George W. Bushcampaigned in the last days of the dotcom bubble, which already had begun bursting when he entered the White House.
Bill Clinton inherited a recession, but only a relatively mild one.
A big difference between 2020 and past recessions is that 2020 was caused by an external event — the economy was the victim, not the culprit.
The Trump economy certainly didn’t work for everyone, but many of its macro strengths could remain beneath the ash, including pre-pandemic wage growth and decreases in poverty rates.
Biden can dig a lot of them up, just by succeeding on vaccine distribution. He then can leverage Democratic control of Congress — and America’s desensitization to big numbers — to throw money at short-term economic problems.
Between the lines: Tailwinds don’t necessarily result in a smooth flight. Biden’s biggest risk could be the fact that American business, investors and most voters expect success. Anything short of the Roaring 20s (Part II) would bring disappointment.
The bottom line: Never before has a bad economy looked so good for a presidential legacy.
It would be hard for things to get much worse than 2020. But Wall Street fund managers may be pricing in too much optimism, Axios Markets author Dion Rabouin reports.
Why it matters:Projections from economists and government offices — for falling unemployment, rising GDP and a booming stock market — are setting Biden up for success. But high hopes dashed could lead to blowback.
What’s happening: The Congressional Budget Office expects U.S. growth to return to its pre-COVID level midway through this year, and for the unemployment rate to reach 6% by year’s end.
Goldman Sachs economists are even predicting that U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter will reach 10% — a milestone without modern precedent, save for the 33% growth in Q3 2020 that followed the 35% contraction in Q2.
That’s got asset managers expecting big returns from the stock market this year and businesses banking on rising sales and profits.
But even before the recent run-up in equities prices, the stock market was “priced for perfection,” John Lynch, CIO of Comerica Wealth Management tells Axios.
An increase to $15 would help 32 million U.S. workers. It’s the minimum Amazon pays its U.S. employees. Amazon’s Jay Carney shares results firsthand, including:
Better employee morale and retention.
A surge in job applicants.
A ripple effect for local businesses and economies.
45 vs. 46 on the stock market
“Finished off the year with the highest Stock Market in history. Setting records with your 401k’s, just like I said you would. Congratulations to all!”
— Trump’s final tweet about the stock market before his account was suspended by Twitter.
“Just in the last three years, during this crisis, the billionaires in this country made, according to The Wall Street Journal, $700 billion more. $700 billion more. Because that’s his only measure. What happens to the ordinary people out there? What happens to them?”
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Chart: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios
Economic sphere of influence
Graphic: Danielle Alberti, Sarah Grillo/Axios
Here are some administration players who have Biden’s ear on the economy, from Axios’ Courtenay Brown:
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was Fed chair under Obama.
Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, was an executive at BlackRock who headed up sustainable investing and an NEC deputy director in the Obama administration.
Susan Rice,domestic policy adviser, will oversee major portions of Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.
Jared Bernstein, a longtime economic adviser to Biden, is a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
What ties them together: “They clearly have as one of their core values how policy will affect racial equity in a way that I think is new,” Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, told Axios.
Congressional Democrats, thanks to a (slim) Senate majority, are taking the helm of committees that will shape the business world.
Elizabeth Warrenwill join the Finance Committee, which oversees tax legislation — a cornerstone of Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.
That committee’s new chair,Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, told CNBC this week he’ll prioritize tax reform.
Others include:The new chair of the Budget Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders, plus Sen. Sherrod Brown, the new Banking Committee chair.
What to watch: The team’s first big test is weeks away, when unemployment benefits for millions of Americans will expire without additional action.
The Biden administration is reinventing an economic toolbox to address a crisis unlike anything the world has seen in a century, Axios’ Kia Kokalitcheva and Felix Salmon write.
Reality check: Whole sectors of the economy are intentionally paralyzed to avoid more catastrophic spread of the virus. Meanwhile, many white-collar telecommuters are doing better than ever.
Biden’s economic planstarts with the current $1.9 trillion rescue package. Once that’s passed, he intends to turn to large-scale infrastructure investments that are aimed at creating American jobs and reinventing the post-crisis economy for a zero-carbon world.
A new New Deal: Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, which includes medium- and long-term efforts to upgrade U.S. infrastructure with an eye on curbing climate change, could prove an effective way to boost economic recovery.
Large-scale projects can create a lot of jobs, and re-skilling and education programs may help the labor force longer term. And that could have effects on U.S. productivity.
What we’re watching: Tax increases could help some deficit hawks in Congress feel more at ease with massive spending. But Biden hasn’t focused on that yet.
Amazon: Raise the minimum wage to boost the economy
Auhzha Wright at her home on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 in Harvey, Ill. Photographer: Taylor GlascockAuhzha Wright at her salon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. Photographer: Taylor Glascock
With new support from the White House and commitment in Congress, the Raise the Wage Act has a chance of becoming law.
Amazon believes that U.S. workers, small businesses that will benefit from increased spending, and our economic recovery can’t wait.
Hear Jonathan Swanin our podcast series called “How it happened: Trump’s last stand.” And check out the full episode library of his fly-on-the-wall “Off the rails” series.
Police officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor at U.S. Capitol, and Sweeping new report examines the roots of the U.S. Capitol attack, AXIOS, PBS News, NBC News, MSNBC, The Daily Show, The Late Show, NowThis News, Glenn Kirschner, The Choice, and The New York Times
AXIOS: In photos: Police officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor at U.S. Capitol
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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden in front of the remains of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday. Photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The remains of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick were transported in an urn to the building he helped defend during the Jan. 6 D.C. insurrection. A ceremony was held as he lay in honor on Wednesday.
Why it matters: Lying in honor is a final tribute reserved only for private citizens who’ve provided distinguished service to the U.S. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined congressional leaders, police and others in paying tribute to Sicknick at the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday night.
The latest: Congressional leaders delivered remarks at a ceremony on Wednesday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said to Sicknick’s family: “We will never forget his sacrifice … We will never forget. With your permission, may we be worthy to carry Brian in our hearts.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) called Sicknick “a peacekeeper, not only in duty, but in spirit.” He added: Talk to his colleagues and they will tell you that Brian was a kind and humble man, with profound inner strength, the quiet rock of his unit.”
The remains of officer Sicknick arrive at the U.S. Capitol. His remains will lie in honor through Wednesday, and then be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
U.S. Capitol Police officers carrying the remains of Sicknick, who died of injuries he sustained when supporters of President Trump broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6. Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The scene in the Rotunda after Sicknick’s remains arrive. Biden’s tribute to the officer is “in stark contrast to Trump, who never made a public expression of sorrow” over his death, AP notes. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Family members arrive to pay their respects to Sicknick, who’s the fifth person to be given the Capitol Rotunda honor, per AP. Photo: Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in front of Sicknick’s remains in the Rotunda. Photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Members of the National Guard pay tribute to Sicknick. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
A photograph of the late officer in the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Photo: Anna Moneymaker – Pool/Getty Images
A USCP officer salutes Sicknick. Photo: Anna Moneymaker – Pool/Getty Images
The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was a shocking moment for many Americans, but new details are emerging about who was involved and how it was planned. A New York Times report examines the role former President Trump and his allies played in the crucial weeks leading up to the attack. Jim Rutenberg, a writer-at-large for the Times, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss some of the key points. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG? Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid vaccine, one-on-one with WH chief of staff Ron Klain, and growing outrage over video of maskless people at Florida grocery store. Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings). 00:00? Intro 2:25? Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA To Authorize Covid Vaccine 2:42? New Covid Cases Fall But Variants Raising Concern 4:32? One-On-One With Biden Chief Of Staff Ron Klain 4:48? Biden’s Chief Of Staff: ‘Making Progress’ On Covid Relief 5:02? Will Biden Compromise On $1,400 Stimulus Checks? 5:35? When Can Every American Get The Covid Vaccine? 6:23? Klain: 100 Million Shots In 100 Days ‘Ambitious Goal’ 6:54? White House Planning To Send Masks To Every American? 7:30? Growing Outage At Florida Store Defying Mask Mandate 9:21? House Votes To Punish Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 10:53? Trump’s Lawyers Reject Request To Testify Under Oath 11:10? ‘America Is Back’: Biden’s First Foreign Policy Speech 12:33? Muslim Minority Families Say China’s Govt Tearing Them Apart 14:36? Ex-Officer Charged With Murder In Andre Hill Death 16:20? Teachers Demand Vaccinations Before Reopening Schools 18:04? Vaccine Hunters Chasing Down Leftover Covid Shots » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC? » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews?
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New Reporting Shows The Careful Coordination Of The Capitol Attack | Deadline | MSNBC
New York Times Washington correspondent Michael Schmidt, former RNC chairman Michael Steele, and former Democratic senator Claire McCaskill discuss new reporting in the Washington Post and New York Times detailing the careful coordination of pro-Trump groups ahead of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Aired on 2/1/2021. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc? About Deadline White House: Before getting into cable news, Nicolle Wallace worked in politics, including as President George W. Bush’s communications director during his administration and for his 2004 re-election campaign. Those experiences helped contribute to the knowledge and unique point of view she brings to this program. Wallace leads dynamic discussions on the political stories driving the news cycle with Washington insiders and well-sourced journalists. She also provides in-depth reporting while delivering up-to-the-minute breaking news to viewers.
NYT Digs Into Trump’s ‘Campaign To Subvert The Election’ | Morning Joe | MSNBC
As former President Trump hires a new legal team to represent him at his second impeachment trial, the New York Times looks at his efforts to subvert the election. Aired on 02/01/2021. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc? About Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough: Join Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist, for in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day’s political conversation. Top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journalists, and cultural influencers, come together on Morning Joe for unparalleled insight and analysis around the day’s biggest stories.
Everything You Need To Know About Marjorie Taylor Greene | The Daily Social Distancing Show
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2020 IN REVIEW: This year, doctors took to social media to dispel misinformation spread by anti-maskers, Rep. Katie Porter was everyone’s favorite late night TV guest, and Rep. AOC called out systemic disrespect of women, among other things. Here are our 10 most popular videos of the year. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe? » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis? For more 2020 in review, world news, and U.S. politics, subscribe to NowThis News. #AOC? #KatiePorter? #Trump? #News? #NowThis? #NowThisNews?
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Lindsey Graham Stonewalls Merrick Garland’s Confirmation Hearing, & Upcoming Team Justice Projects
In an appalling bit of Republican obstruction, Lindsey Graham (who at the moment remains the leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee) is refusing to set a date for the confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Biden’s nominee for Attorney General. Graham’s action is transparently in retaliation for the impeachment of Donald Trump. Indeed, Graham himself connects the two in a statement he released, saying, in part, “government requires trade-offs.” What can We The People do to try to fix what politicians have broken in our government and our country? This video discusses two of the Team Justice projects that are designed to encourage and inspire full citizen participation in all aspects of government. Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice? patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner? My podcast, “Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner” can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch…?
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Former Lead Impeachment Counsel Daniel Goldman joins Mehdi Hasan to explain why the Trump legal team’s arguments do not hold water, and what that means for next week’s proceedings. The Mehdi Hasan Show: Insightful reporting and probing interviews that examine the day’s events and provide a deeper level of context for the politics of our interconnected society. Watch The Mehdi Hasan Show on The Choice channel on Peacock TV, weeknights, 7 p.m. ET. Subscribe to the channel for more interviews. http://peacocktv.com?
The Senate voted along party lines on a procedural step that will let Democrats avoid a filibuster on President Biden’s coronavirus relief package and pass it with a straight majority.
Biden signed three executive orders on immigration, including one that aims to reunite migrant families that the Trump administration separated. Officials and immigration advocates cautioned that the changes would not happen immediately.
The Biden administration announced new efforts to speed up vaccinations, including sending doses to retail pharmacies.
In their first impeachment filings, Donald Trump’s lawyers denied that he incited the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol and argued that the Constitution did not permit the Senate to try a former president.
House impeachment managers asserted that history supported the Senate’s right to try a former president and said that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the riot.
The body of Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from injuries sustained during the riot, will lie in honor at the Capitol today.
G.O.P. leaders are facing dueling pressure to rebuke Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (for spreading conspiracy theories) and Liz Cheney (for voting to impeach
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