PBS NewsHour

July 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, July 12, COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country, more on Roger Stone’s commuted sentence, one city’s attempt to aggressively cut food waste and emissions, and we speak to one of the trailblazing women competing virtually in this year’s Tour de France. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from Sarasota, Florida.

This year’s Tour de France is a virtual ride

5m 43s

The pandemic has delayed Tour de France, the world’s most watched bike race, to last August this year. Until then, there is a heavily watched virtual race every weekend with world class bikers and teams racing against each other from home in what looks like a video game. Eric Min, the CEO of Zwift, the company hosting the event and racer Lauren Stephens join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Previews + Extras

  • How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, emissions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, emissions

    S2020 E207 - 8m 25s

    With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle food waste, which it bets will also help feed more people while lowering greenhouse gases. It’s part of a five-part series, Waste Not, Want Not.

  • What are the legal implications of Stone commutation?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What are the legal implications of Stone commutation?

    S2020 E207 - 4m 41s

    A day after President Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller defended his prosecution and conviction of the president’s longtime friend and ally. Stone was found guilty of seven felonies including obstructing a Congressional investigation and witness tampering. Ryan Goodman, professor of law at New York University and Co-Editor in Chief of Just Security joins.

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