Friday on the NewsHour, the economy faces an uneven recovery as daily coronavirus deaths top 5,000 for the first time, and Congress begins to move closer to passing a relief package. Also, six months after a massive explosion in Beirut a worsening pandemic complicates the city’s long recovery, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider the Republicans Party’s identity crisis.
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A look back at Christopher Plummer’s most iconic rolesÂ
A worsening pandemic complicates Beirut’s recoveryÂ
Brooks and Capehart on the GOP’s identity crisis
Paying homage to 5 people who lost their lives to COVID-19
Broadway’s closure exposes its sway on the economy
An Brief But Spectacular take on understanding the pastÂ
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