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PBS NewsHour full episode, Aug. 5, 2021

Thursday on the NewsHour, we visit Louisiana to report on strained ICU’s and talk with the governor of Maryland about how he’s addressing the newly resurgent COVID threat. Also, as the White House pushes electric vehicles we take a look at the major climate-related provision in the infrastructure deal, and restrictions on access to the ballot box nationwide raise alarms for democracy advocates.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
News Wrap: CDC’s eviction moratorium faces legal challenge

Health care workers battle Louisiana’s COVID surge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCui7kw32dgHow Maryland’s governor is responding to the delta threat

Why the White House is pushing for more electric vehicles

The infrastructure bill’s impact on climate change

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO union president, dies at 72

Ballot box restrictions raise alarms for democracy advocates

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