August 9, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode

American attention turned to gun violence this week after mass murders in El Paso and Dayton. But in the last 72 hours alone, at least 69 other people have been killed and 167 injured by gun violence in 32 states -- and that’s excluding suicide, which makes up the largest proportion of gun deaths. The NewsHour concludes by remembering each of the 31 people killed in last weekend’s mass shootings.

The two top officials at the office of the director of national intelligence will soon leave their posts. The deputy director, Sue Gordon, resigned Thursday after nearly 30 years in the field. President Trump then named retired Adm. Joseph Maguire, formerly head of the National Counterterrorism Center, as the office’s acting director. Nick Schifrin talks to Amna Nawaz about this critical role.

Six months before the Iowa caucuses, nearly all the 2020 Democrats are visiting the state fair, considered a major venue for presidential candidates. Amid the fried food and festivities, they made their pitches to voters -- and broadly condemned President Trump’s language on race. Lisa Desjardins talks to Amna Nawaz about which candidate names she’s hearing most and fairgoers' feelings on Trump.

Young musicians in Poland are reviving what they are calling the country’s golden era -- which was cut short by the Nazi invasion and World War II. Dances from the 1930s such as the foxtrot and tango are making a comeback as people of all ages flock to listen to ensembles playing songs that died along with many of those who used to perform them. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.

August 9, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode