PBS NewsHour

July 4, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, July 4, Americans celebrate the holiday weekend amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and Black Lives Matter protests, criticism against Chicago police’s holiday weekend security plan, and an Israeli-Palestinian orchestra celebrates 20 years of intercultural harmony. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from Florida.

Arab-Israeli orchestra celebrates 20 years of harmony

7m 56s

The Divan Orchestra founded by an Israeli and a Palestinian as a humanist project for friendship and dialogue is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Today, its young members are both Israeli and Arab. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent David Tereshchuk reports on the collaboration.

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  • Advocates critical of Chicago’s ‘drug corner’ arrest plan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Advocates critical of Chicago’s ‘drug corner’ arrest plan

    S2020 E199 - 4m 37s

    Advocates in Chicago are calling a plan by the city’s police to deploy 1200 additional officers over the July Fourth holiday weekend to arrest teenagers found on so-called “drug corners” unconstitutional, saying it contradicts police reform measures. Sheila Bedi, an attorney and Clinical professor of Law at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law joins Ivette Feliciano for more.

  • Native Americans protest Trump’s Mt. Rushmore rally: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Native Americans protest Trump’s Mt. Rushmore rally

    S2020 E199 - 5m 34s

    In a fiery speech, President Trump railed against “angry mobs” that were trying to “tear down statues” at a rally at Mt. Rushmore on Friday. Despite warnings, there were few facemasks and little social distancing at the event, which saw protests by Native Americans. Chase Iron Eyes, Special Adviser to the Oglala Sioux tribe president joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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