Health Dec 28 Understanding the new CDC guidelines for those exposed to, or suffering from, COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends a shorter isolation period for COVID-19 patients, from 10 days to five — if asymptomatic — followed by five days of mask wearing. The new guidance comes as the U.S. is…
Episode Dec 27 December 27, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, hospitals battle a surge in omicron cases around the United States amid holiday travel. Then, a Christmas Eve attack leaves dozens dead in Myanmar, with aid groups claiming government forces are to blame. Followed by a…
Nation Dec 27 News Wrap: Winter storm slams Northern California, Nevada In our news wrap Monday, parts of Northern California and Nevada are buried under heavy snow after a major winter storm over the weekend. Thousands of people in Northern Brazil are bracing for a new round of flooding after two…
Politics Dec 27 Amy Walter and Asma Khalid on the omicron variant, inflation and Dem agenda Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and NPR’s Asma Khalid join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the American public’s views on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and how…
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.