Episode Dec 12 December 12, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 12, recovery begins after devastation from the tornado and storm outbreak in the central and southern US, a community in Michigan works to preserve an historic fishing village as climate change increases the threat…
Nation Dec 12 Kentucky communities in shock as death toll from tornadoes rises Search and rescue operations continue across several states after the devastation caused by the tornado outbreak in the central and southern U.S. Kentucky has reported scores of deaths after tornadoes tore across the western part of the state. Liam Niemeyer,…
Episode Dec 11 December 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 11, more than 30 tornadoes and severe storms tore through the central and southern U.S., killing dozens of people. Also, inside California’s new approach to keep housing affordable, and librarians push back against book…
Nation Dec 11 'Remain in Mexico' reinstated, sends asylum seekers across the southern border This week, the United States began returning migrants to Mexico under the ‘Migrant Protection Program,’ which began under the Trump administration. The MPP forced migrants applying for asylum to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. for their hearings. The…
Education Dec 11 School librarians speak out against recent upsurge in attempts to ban books Around the country, school librarians are reporting an increasing number of requests from parents and politicians to ban or censor books available to children. Nadra Nittle, a reporter for The 19th, a non-profit newsroom covering politics, gender and policy, documented…
Episode Dec 10 December 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court allows clinics to challenge Texas' near-total ban on abortions, but leaves the law in place, setting up another legal showdown. Then, inflation rises at its fastest rate in nearly 40 years, complicating President…
Nation Dec 10 News Wrap: At least 54 dead in migrant truck crash in Mexico In our news wrap Friday, at least 54 people died in Mexico after a tractor trailer packed with roughly 200 migrants crashed into a steel bridge. COVID-19 cases in the U.S. climbed 37% this week, with at least 25 states…
Economy Dec 10 How the WH plans to tackle inflation, and how the Build Back Better bill may ease pressure New data released by the U.S. Department of Labor Friday show consumer prices are surging at a rate not seen in almost four decades. Inflation is up 6.8 percent in November as compared to last year, due in large part…
Nation Dec 10 Brooks and Capehart on Bob Dole legacy, threats to democracy, inflation New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state of the economy with rising inflation, the legacy of the late former Sen. Bob Dole and…
Episode Dec 09 December 9, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, as President Joe Biden kicks off a summit to combat declining freedoms around the world, others warn of the threat to democracy in the United States. The top U.S. general in the Middle East discusses the…