Health Dec 20 Dr. Collins reflects on career at NIH, COVID response effort, work on genome sequencing Judy Woodruff speaks to Dr. Francis Collins, who is retiring from his role as director of the National Institutes of Health after more than a decade, about his career. He warned that the U.S. may face a million COVID cases…
Episode Dec 19 December 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 19, the omicron variant’s spread causes record case numbers in New York state and a series of lockdowns in Europe leading up to the holidays, why car prices are soaring, key Democratic Senator Joe…
Nation Dec 19 Roadblocks may be ahead for President Biden's infrastructure projects President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill did not make it through the Senate before the holiday break and faces more trouble as Senator Joe Manchin says he will not vote for the $2 trillion social spending bill. But the administration…
Economy Dec 19 Prices for new and used cars skyrocket leading up to the holidays With the auto industry still reeling from a computer chip shortage and low production due to COVID-19 shutdowns, rising car prices show no signs of abating soon—and consumers are bearing the brunt of it, with record high average asking prices…
Episode Dec 18 December 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 18, the omicron variant is spreading rapidly while shutdowns continue, why it’s so difficult to find rapid COVID-19 tests in the U.S., an update on the situation on the ground in Kentucky after last…
Nation Dec 18 Kentucky tornado recovery continues, with charities and government providing aid The tornadoes that swept through the midsouth region one week ago left thousands homeless and killed at least 77 people in Kentucky alone. It was the single worst tornado disaster in that state’s history. This weekend charities, churches and government…
Health Dec 18 Why the U.S. is lagging behind in rapid COVID-19 testing With the holidays approaching and the omicron variant surging in some parts of the U.S., demand for rapid and at-home COVID-19 tests is higher than ever, and the wait at large PCR test sites can be several hours in some…
Episode Dec 17 December 17, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter takes the stand in her own defense in the trial over the killing of Daunte Wright. Then, how the Biden agenda faces an uncertain future as his policy priorities suffer…
Nation Dec 17 News Wrap: Pfizer forecasts COVID-19 pandemic will last until 2024 In our news wrap Friday, Pfizer, in light of the new omicron variant, forecast the pandemic will last until 2024. Russia published demands that NATO get out of central and eastern Europe, and deny membership to Ukraine. The U.S. Senate…
Nation Dec 17 Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020's 'Big Lie' lives on More than a year after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump and his allies still insist without evidence that widespread voter fraud led to a stolen election. A new reporting project from the Associated Press…