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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. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's June 26, 2020, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org — and follow us on TwitterInstagram or join the conversation on Facebook.

This program aired on June 26, 2020.

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