Highlight of some of the top religious and secular stories of the previous year. I did that last year with two of my colleagues and friends. I have invited them back. I will come again reverend Dale Witherspoon of eastern hill United Methodist church. Great to have you. And reverend jim hopkins of lakeShore Baptist Church. Good morning. Great to be here. Some people know your churches and where you are, but what i discovered that i did not ask you is your family background. And some of your family. I know that you have spouses and you have children, so tell us, beginning with you, dale. Im married to reverend debbie weatherspoon. She is working harder doctorate of ministry. I think in the area of engaging faith in the public square. I have two sons, teenagers, wesley who is a senior, graduating senior at El Cerrito High School and his younger brother justice is a freshman el cerrito. Also have a brother and sister that live in the sacramento area. My cousin lives in oakland. Im a nativ
Senator cory Booker Joining fellow democrats today in announcing support of new Police Reform. Supporters say the Police Reform legislation is overdue and unprecedented, democrats hope to push the bill through the house and hope to have a vote in the senate by july 4. This bill is in response to the nationwide protests. It is and it was drafted by the Judiciary Committee and the black caucus, or than 150 democrats have signed on as co authors. For those who wish we will now kneel for our moment of silence. Reporter on capitol hill house and Senate Democrats took any for nearly 9 minutes in emancipation hall before announcing the new justice and policing act. A profession where you have the power to kill should be a profession that requires highly trained officers who are accountable to the public. We cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change. The bill includes federal mandates the police funny and dashboard cameras, limit transfer of military weapons and a b
Market reaches historic highs. We take a closer look at the governor of texas pardoning an exarmy sergeant convicted of killing an armed black lives matter protester. And, we speak with a methodist pastor on a major shift as the church lifts its ban on lgbtq clergy and samesex marriages. The church is becoming aware of who god is in comparison to who writers throughout generations have said about god. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour, including jim and nancy bildner, and the judy and peter bloom foundation. Cfp professionals are committed to acting in their clients best interest. Cunard is a proud supporter of public television. On a voyage with cunard the world , awaits. World of flavor diverse , destinations and immersive experiences. A world of leisure and british style, all with cunards white star service. The john s and james l. Knight foundation, fostering engaged communit
The church is becoming aware of who god is in comparison to who writers throughout generations have said about god. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour, including jim and nancy build in her, and the foundation, the coble or foundation. Cfp professionals are committed to acting in their clients best interest. The world awaits. Diverse destinations and immersive experiences. All with our service. The knight foundation. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Geoff welcome to the newshour. Houston and other parts of the gulf coast are dealing with the aftermath of intense storms. At least four people were killed in houston after Hurricane Force winds tore through th
How big that tornado was that touched down in appomattox county. This is the damage it left behind late yesterday afternoon. The National Weather service says the deadly twister had peak wind speeds with an ef 3 intensity thats between 136 and 165 miles per hour. They believe it touched down on berry lane and took a 13 mile track northeast. And it was about a quarter of a mile wide. This is only the third tornado to touch down in appomattox county since they started keeping track in 1950. 3 danner we have Live Team Coverage from appomattox. Marissa parra and Courtney Wheaton are live following new details about the storm. Chief meteorologist George Flickinger is in weather center. We begin our Team Coverage with Marissa Parra. 3 3 marissa satlive danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. You can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. It so