Colorado Gov. On Killing Of Elijah McClain; Firefighters Battle COVID-19
Colorado Gov. On Killing Of Elijah McClain; Firefighters Battle COVID-19
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This year’s fire season is unlike anything we’ve ever seen with firefighters battling both flames and COVID-19. We talk with Jim Whittington, an Oregon-based wildland fire expert. Also, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state will investigate the police killing of a 23-year-old Black man, Elijah McClain, last year. We talk to Polis about McClain, policing in Colorado and how the state has avoided a COVID-19 spike as it reopens.