Episode Dec 26 December 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 26, tributes pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died on Sunday. Also, why Cleveland is investing in planting trees, and a…
World Dec 26 Remembering Desmond Tutu's life and legacy Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, died Sunday at 90. Tutu’s passionate voice helped end South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime that oppressed its Black majority for decades. World leaders, South Africans and people around the globe…
Episode Dec 25 December 25, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 25, Omicron cases rise and disrupt holiday travel plans, and the world’s most powerful and largest space telescope launches. Also, Nick Offerman on humor, on-purpose hiking, and green places, a book documents the relationships…
Episode Dec 24 December 24, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, thousands of flights are canceled on Christmas Eve as the omicron variant leads to airline staffing shortages. Also, NASA prepares to launch a telescope capable of seeing farther into the known universe than ever before, and…
Nation Dec 24 News Wrap: Huge storm system dumps snow, heavy rain on much of western U.S. In our news wrap Friday, a huge storm system is dumping snow and heavy rain on much of the western U.S., a fire on a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh has left 39 people dead, Myanmar’s military launched a new…
Nation Dec 24 Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' legislative setbacks, Biden's pandemic response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's handling of the omicron variant, and how to find hope during this holiday season.
Episode Dec 23 December 23, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the jury finds Minnesota police officer Kim Potter guilty in her manslaughter trial after she shot and killed Daunte Wright. Lines for COVID testing grow as Americans prepare to gather for the holidays amid surging infection…
Nation Dec 23 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $241M to improve ports, ease inflation In our news wrap Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $241 million in grants to improve U.S. ports. Low mortgage rates and high demand during the pandemic have caused new home sales in the U.S. to jump 12.4…
Episode Dec 22 December 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, hospitals in the United States struggle to handle the influx of COVID patients following the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Then, we speak with a progressive Democrat about whether the party can salvage the president's…
Nation Dec 22 News Wrap: Nearly $100B in COVID relief was stolen, Secret Service says In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from pandemic relief funds intended to help struggling businesses and unemployed workers. A record number of Americans are signing up for health insurance through…