9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller As the number of aging Americans in need of care grows, so does the home health care industry. We dig into the push for better wages and improved training for workers.
10 a.m. — 1A Does Mitch McConnell have the 51 votes in the Senate to hold a quick trial with no witnesses? Republicans appear to be shifting on the rules for the upcoming impeachment trial. The president wants his party to dismiss the charges against him. Who might now get heard and who's ready to listen?
11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis More than 8,000 students in Minnesota’s schools are homeless. But it may not be obvious that they don’t have a permanent home because they may be able to keep a roof over their head by couch surfing. However, the impact of not knowing where they will sleep each night is severe. We talk with a student who has experienced homelessness and is now trying to help others in the same situation. And we see what the government is doing to improve the situation.
12 p.m. — MPR News Presents The broadcast of a new documentary from the Humankind series: "Ida B. Wells' Battle to Uncover the Truth." Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells became a ground-breaking investigative journalist in the 1890s and exposed the domestic terrorism practiced by white supremacists, including lynching. Included in the documentary are Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative, historian David Blight, Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times 1619 Project, and Wells biographer Paula Giddings. Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH Boston. |