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PBS NewsHour, October 7, 2024 – 12:00 pm (ET)
This live video provides the latest radar data on Hurrican Milton along with live views from the regions of Florida expected to face some of the most damaging effects from the storm. Video from Tampa Bay is courtesy of the University of Tampa Bay.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (05:00)
In our news wrap Wednesday, Palestinian officials say dozens died after an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital and refugee camp in Gaza, talks between Boeing and striking workers stalled after the company withdrew its latest contract offer and the Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists, whose work ushered in a better understanding of proteins, the building blocks of life.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (25:50)
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (04:00)
As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their case to voters, they spend most of their time in a handful of battleground states. But hundreds of miles from those campaign stops, the Pacific Northwest is where you’ll find a true swing county. Videographer Tela Moss and radio reporter Lauren Gallup from Northwest Public Broadcasting share this story from Clallam County, Washington.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (04:00)
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a death row case from Oklahoma. Justices looked at whether the due process rights of death row inmate Richard Glossip were violated when the state suppressed information about its star witness who committed the murder. A court of criminal appeals has denied Glossip’s appeal for a retrial. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports.
Associated Press, Will Weissert – October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “ sandwich generation ” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time.
Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Harris talked about taking care of her mother when she was dying and personally experiencing the challenges many families face when seeking affordable in-home care for their aging loved ones.
She promised that if, elected in November, she will seek to expand Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older Americans, so that it covers long-term care and includes services like in-home aides. Harris said aides could help seniors do things as simple as preparing meals or putting on sweaters because it is “about dignity for that individual. It’s about independence for that individual.”
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Associated Press, Will Weissert – October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “ sandwich generation ” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time.
Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Harris talked about taking care of her mother when she was dying and personally experiencing the challenges many families face when seeking affordable in-home care for their aging loved ones.
She promised that if, elected in November, she will seek to expand Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older Americans, so that it covers long-term care and includes services like in-home aides. Harris said aides could help seniors do things as simple as preparing meals or putting on sweaters because it is “about dignity for that individual. It’s about independence for that individual.”
The Rational National – October 8, 2024 (13:14)
2024 Democratic candidate for president Kamala Harris made a major policy announcement during her appearance on The View. Here’s a breakdown and discussion of it.
Vox, Anne Helen Petersen – August 26, 2021
A lot of these caregivers are really, really struggling. What’s required of them is more complex and time-consuming than just 10 years ago, as caregivers deal with overlapping diagnoses related to physical health, mental health, and memory loss as the elderly live longer. The work is much more than just clearing out the guest room or setting another place at the dinner table.
Depending on the health of the care recipient, it’s monitoring medication, preparing special meals, changing diapers, and bathing, plus figuring out finances, providing transportation to and from medical appointments, and more. But only three in 10 have additional paid help, and 27 percent struggle to hire affordable care in their area. One in four caregivers find it difficult to take care of their own health, and the same percentage report that their health has deteriorated because of caregiving.
US onAir Network
Medicare is a government national health insurance program in the United States, begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
It primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, but also for some younger people with disability status as determined by the SSA, including people with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
For more information government agencies, legislative committees, and leading Senate and House representatives addressing this issue, go to the Medicare category in the US onAir hub (displayed as a slideshow of posts on computers).
The Conversation, Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen – October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan on the television talk show “The View.”
Harris explained that she aimed to take the burden off members of the “sandwich generation,” who are taking care of their kids and aging parents at the same time. She said the cost of this additional paid care could be paid for with the money the government will save by negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to reduce what Medicare pays for prescription drugs. Harris is also calling for Medicare to cover more hearing and vision care.
The Conversation U.S. asked Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen, scholars of long-term care, to assess what’s known so far about the plan.
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PBS NewsHour, October 7, 2024 – 12:00 pm (ET)
This live video provides the latest radar data on Hurrican Milton along with live views from the regions of Florida expected to face some of the most damaging effects from the storm. Video from Tampa Bay is courtesy of the University of Tampa Bay.
PBS NewsHour, October 9, 2024 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (ET)
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PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (05:00)
In our news wrap Wednesday, Palestinian officials say dozens died after an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital and refugee camp in Gaza, talks between Boeing and striking workers stalled after the company withdrew its latest contract offer and the Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists, whose work ushered in a better understanding of proteins, the building blocks of life.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (25:50)
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (04:00)
As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their case to voters, they spend most of their time in a handful of battleground states. But hundreds of miles from those campaign stops, the Pacific Northwest is where you’ll find a true swing county. Videographer Tela Moss and radio reporter Lauren Gallup from Northwest Public Broadcasting share this story from Clallam County, Washington.
PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (04:00)
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a death row case from Oklahoma. Justices looked at whether the due process rights of death row inmate Richard Glossip were violated when the state suppressed information about its star witness who committed the murder. A court of criminal appeals has denied Glossip’s appeal for a retrial. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports.
The Rational National – October 8, 2024 (13:14)
2024 Democratic candidate for president Kamala Harris made a major policy announcement during her appearance on The View. Here’s a breakdown and discussion of it.
Articles
Associated Press, Will Weissert – October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “ sandwich generation ” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time.
Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Harris talked about taking care of her mother when she was dying and personally experiencing the challenges many families face when seeking affordable in-home care for their aging loved ones.
She promised that if, elected in November, she will seek to expand Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older Americans, so that it covers long-term care and includes services like in-home aides. Harris said aides could help seniors do things as simple as preparing meals or putting on sweaters because it is “about dignity for that individual. It’s about independence for that individual.”
The Conversation, Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen – October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan on the television talk show “The View.”
Harris explained that she aimed to take the burden off members of the “sandwich generation,” who are taking care of their kids and aging parents at the same time. She said the cost of this additional paid care could be paid for with the money the government will save by negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to reduce what Medicare pays for prescription drugs. Harris is also calling for Medicare to cover more hearing and vision care.
The Conversation U.S. asked Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen, scholars of long-term care, to assess what’s known so far about the plan.
US onAir Network – October 9, 2024
What is Harris’ “Medicare at Home” plan and how would it work?
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of Medicare to cover the costs of an in-home aide for many seniors, a direct pitch to the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents in addition to their own children.
The plan, dubbed “Medicare at Home,” focuses on having Medicare cover costs of home care services and nurses as a way for families to help avoid costs of nursing homes. Harris is pairing it with a plan she’s already announced that would expand the child care tax credit to up to $3,600, and $6,000 for parents with newborns.
Harris unveiled the plan in a Tuesday interview on “The View” talk show, where she talked about her own experience taking care of her mother while she had cancer.
She emphasized that her plan would be an expansion of Medicare, rather than Medicaid. This would enable it to coexist with private insurance. Medicaid also has certain stricter eligibility rules.
So What. Chris Cillizza – October 9, 2024
The 13 must-see lines from Kamala Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ interview
Kamala Harris hasn’t sat for many tough interviews since she emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee. Or, honestly, many interviews at all.
But, on Monday night, Harris faced extended, tough questioning — via a sitdown she did with Bill Whitaker of “60 Minutes.” (Worth noting: Donald Trump had agreed to do a similar interview but backed out at the last minute.)
CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala steps in it
PLUS: The Wisconsin Senate race tightens!
And the thing about all of this is that Harris could have easily dodged this. She could have said something like: “I don’t agree with anyone 100% of the time. And the times that I disagreed with President Biden, I made sure he knew my views. But as president he had the final say.”
The Morning: Tim Walz wants to get rid of the electoral college
On Tuesday, at a fundraiser with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, vice presidential nominee Tim Walz expressed his support for throwing out the Electoral College as the way America elects presidents.
There are two paths to getting rid of the Electoral College and choosing our presidents based solely on popular vote:
Smerconish.Com – October 8, 2024
Time To Evacuate Is Running Out, Associated Press
The west coast of Florida, including 3.3 million people in Tampa, are facing a grim future as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall today with potentially up to 15 feet of storm. Millions have been told to evacuate, yet some are choosing to stay put.
FEMA Battles Rumors, Associated Press
FEMA is battling misinformation from Trump about Hurricane Helene relief while preparing for Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida, with $286 million already allocated for Helene recovery.
PA SC Punts on Mail-In Ballots, Axios
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to rule on misdated mail-in ballots, upholding the rejection policy despite voter disenfranchisement concerns in a key battleground state.
All Eyes on Bucks County,The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bucks County, the last balanced region in Philadelphia’s suburbs, is crucial for PA’s electoral outcome, with Trump and Harris campaigns ramping up efforts to sway its swing voters.
Ground News
Harris Wouldn’t Have Differed from Biden, For the Left
When asked on “The View” what she would have done differently than Joe Biden as president, Harris said “not a thing…comes to mind” other than putting a Republican in her Cabinet.
FL Gov Threatens TV Stations Over Ad,For the Right
Florida government officials are pressuring TV stations to take down an abortion rights campaign ad, sending a cease and desist letter under the claim that the ad is dangerous to public health.
Information
Vox, Anne Helen Petersen – August 26, 2021
A lot of these caregivers are really, really struggling. What’s required of them is more complex and time-consuming than just 10 years ago, as caregivers deal with overlapping diagnoses related to physical health, mental health, and memory loss as the elderly live longer. The work is much more than just clearing out the guest room or setting another place at the dinner table.
Depending on the health of the care recipient, it’s monitoring medication, preparing special meals, changing diapers, and bathing, plus figuring out finances, providing transportation to and from medical appointments, and more. But only three in 10 have additional paid help, and 27 percent struggle to hire affordable care in their area. One in four caregivers find it difficult to take care of their own health, and the same percentage report that their health has deteriorated because of caregiving.
US onAir Network
Medicare is a government national health insurance program in the United States, begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
It primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, but also for some younger people with disability status as determined by the SSA, including people with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
For more information government agencies, legislative committees, and leading Senate and House representatives addressing this issue, go to the Medicare category in the US onAir hub (displayed as a slideshow of posts on computers).
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