Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden addresses world leaders at the United Nations. We talk to Bill Gates about the threats of COVID and climate change. Then, as the U.S. surpasses the number of lives lost to the 1918…
Nation Sep 21 News Wrap: White House continues deporting Haitian migrants in Texas as Dems decry move In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration stepped up deportations of Haitian migrants gathered in Del Rio, Texas, on the border with Mexico. Johnson & Johnson says a booster for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine triggers a strong immune response.
Health Sep 21 Bill Gates on vaccine equity, boosters, climate, his foundation and Epstein meetings With world leaders visiting New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is calling on the world's richest nations to take what he says are urgent steps needed to end "the crisis…
Episode Sep 20 September 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, thousands of migrants who overwhelmed Del Rio, Texas are now being deported, most back to a chaotic Haiti. Then, Pfizer's COVID vaccine is shown to be safe in children as young as five, offering hope to…
World Sep 20 As U.S. deports Haitian migrants, fate of DACA immigrants also hangs in the balance Thousands of migrants — most of whom are from Haiti — have been removed from an encampment in the town of Del Rio, Texas, along the U.S. southern border as U.S. officials have started to take more aggressive steps to…
World Sep 20 How the White House plans to combat the 'silent killer' of rising heat levels 2021 had one of the hottest summers on record, with July being the hottest single month recorded. Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change. The Biden administration announced a plan Monday that would develop new workplace standards for…
World Sep 20 Can Dems overcome Senate parliamentarian's blow to their immigration push? As the Biden administration cracks down on immigrants at the southern border, Amna Nawaz takes a wider look at the status of immigration reform in this country, and what's at stake, with Marielena Hincapié, the executive director of the National…
Economy Sep 20 How financial 'black swans' may be driving market drops A sell-off hit the financial markets Monday over Chinese real estate and U.S. federal reserve policy worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 614 points — a 1.8% drop, its worst since July. The NASDAQ fell 330 points — more…
World Sep 20 News Wrap: U.S. to ease restrictions on vaccinated foreign travelers in November In our news wrap Monday, the Biden administration plans to lift restrictions on vaccinated foreigners flying to the U.S. as of November. India, the world's largest vaccine producer, says it will resume exports and donations of COVID shots to other…
Health Sep 20 What pediatricians are prioritizing in Pfizer data about vaccinating kids ages 5 to 11 Kids now account for more than one in five new COVID cases, and the highly contagious delta variant has put more children in the hospital than at any other point in the pandemic. While there is no vaccine available yet…