In the day's other news: Iran
granted a medical furlough to
U.S. Navy veteran Michael White,

part of a wider release of
prisoners amid the coronavirus
pandemic. He had been jailed

since 2018 for insulting
Iran's supreme leader. He
must remain in Iran for now.

And Lebanon freed Amer
Fakhoury. He had been held since
September for overseeing torture

of Lebanese, but now
has stage four cancer.

In Washington, President
Trump lauded the news.

DONALD TRUMP, President of the
United States: The United States
has no higher priority than

the safety and well-being
of our citizens.

We have gotten a tremendous
number of hostages out, as you
know. I think we're 42 and 0.

I want to let everyone know
that recovering Americans held
captive and imprisoned abroad

continues to be a top priority
for my administration.

JUDY WOODRUFF: The
president also called on
the Syrian government for
the release of journalist

Austin Tice, who was
kidnapped in Syria in 2012.

In the U.S. presidential
campaign, Congresswoman
Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
suspended her long-shot

bid for the Democratic
nomination today. Instead,
she endorsed Joe Biden
in a message to her

supporters.

Gabbard said that, despite their
political differences, Biden
is the best choice to unite

the country.

And the Olympic Torch
was officially handed
over to organizers of
the Tokyo Summer Games,

under the shadow of the
coronavirus pandemic.
The normally elaborate
ceremony was held in

an empty stadium in Athens,
Greece. The Japanese
delegation was unable
to attend due to travel

restrictions. There have been
calls to delay the July Games
because of the pandemic.

Still to come on the "NewsHour":
the future of the U.S. economy
is shrouded in uncertainty

- - what can we learn from the
financial crises of the past?;
the star of the acclaimed film

"Roma" on challenging social
inequities in modern Mexico;
and a doctor gives her Brief

But Spectacular take
on practicing medicine
in rural America.