Nation Feb 28 News Wrap: Toyota to shut down plants in Japan after suspected cyberattack In our news wrap Monday, Toyota is shutting down its 14 plants in Japan after a suspected cyberattack, the Supreme Court heard a case that could restrict the government's ability to fight climate change. Also, California, Oregon and Washington will…
Episode Feb 27 February 27, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, February 27, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues as the European Union announced it will provide Ukraine with weapons and close off EU airspace to Russian aircraft. And in our signature segment, cognitive neuroscientist Daniel Levitin…
World Feb 27 Sanctions, protests: How Putin's war is impacting ordinary Russians Hundreds of Russians have been arrested for demonstrating against Ukraine’s invasion across the country. Meanwhile, sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy are slowly having an impact: the ruble is fluctuating, people are queuing up outside ATMs and prices are rising.
World Feb 27 Fighting continues in Ukraine as hundreds of thousands flee Fighting in Ukraine continues as thousands of young people join the resistance against Russian troops. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to neighboring countries. President Volodomyr Zelensky has agreed to hold peace talks with Moscow at the Ukraine-Belarus…
Episode Feb 26 February 26, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, February 26, Russia’s aggression continues as fighting intensifies across Ukraine — we hear the latest from journalists on the ground and abroad. And in our signature segment, the race is on to mine lithium domestically…
World Feb 26 On the ground in Ukraine: mass exodus, armored helicopters, bomb shelters Fighting intensified in Ukraine today as Russian forces closed in on the capital city of Kyiv and other regions. Neighboring nation Moldova has declared a state of emergency as tens of thousands of refugees pour into the country; others have…
World Feb 26 Ukrainians resist attack as countries sanction Russia Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky has been covering Ukraine for many years. In 2019, he interviewed President Zelensky when he was running for office about his foreign policy and strategy on Russia. Ostrovsky joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the ongoing invasion.
Episode Feb 25 February 25, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, as Russian forces close in on Kyiv and Ukrainians struggle to repel the invasion, we talk to the head of NATO about the West's response. Then, President Biden chooses federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill…
Nation Feb 25 News Wrap: Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors to pay $26 billion in opioid settlement In our news wrap Friday, Johnson & Johnson and three major U.S. drug distributors say they will pay $26 billion to settle opioid addiction claims stemming from some 3,000 lawsuits involving nearly every state and city, longtime Republican Oklahoma Sen.
Politics Feb 25 Brooks and Capehart on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden's Supreme Court nomination New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Biden’s selection for the U.S. Supreme Court.