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lehrer response i do not that means enjo our sound. in in these relationships that we have not had time for. really being present for someone listening someone doesn't sound like enough but iturns out it's incredibly satisfi. so is the viruses that are blessing them. no i don't think it's a blessing because we have to think about and need may be for you and me. certain of the listeners here it has been a blessing but it for most people it has been terrorizing. lawsuits were lost in the future. lawsuit not only this income but- teacher work. levels of fear being stuck at home with people you're automatically along with creased violence certainly has not been a good chunk while most people and we are blessed you know we're blessed but now the question for us who have been privileged in this way are we going to create a life that has more pauses all right it has more reflection of life where we focus more on their relationships a life in which we now take time to stop and ask someone so how are you. not how are you. are gonna re absorbed

and join me tomorrow for a livestream of the inaugural jim lehrer lecture hosted by the miller center at the university of virginia. i will be talking with the center's director william antholis about the journalistic legacy of this program's co-founder, jim lehrer, how we strive to maintain those standards, and the challenges reporters face today. that starts tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern at pbs.org/newshour. and that's the “newshour” for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the “pbs newshour,” thank you, please stay safe, and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer a variety of no contract plans and our u.s.-bas customer service team can help find one that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institution

woodruff in charlottesville, virginia, where we are thinking about the legacy of "newshour" cofounder jim lehrer, and having a conversation about political polarization and democracy in crisis. >> a political system is in dire straits when each side think the other side is an existential threat to american democracy. amna: all that and more on

join me tomorrow for a livestream of the inaugural jim lehrer lecture hosted by the miller center at the university of virginia. i will talk with the director of the journalistic legacy of this program's cofounder. we strive to maintain those standards and the challenges reporters face today. that starts tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on pbs.org/ newshour. that is the newshour for tonight. join us online and again here tomorrow evening for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and please stay safe. we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service to communicate and connect. we offer a variety of plans and our u.s.-based customer service team can find one to fit you. to learn more, visit consumer cellular.tv. ♪ >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contribu

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