World Oct 31 World leaders head to Glasgow for COP26 as G20 wraps up World leaders made a climate pledge on coal and recognized the importance of reaching carbon neutrality ‘by or around mid-century’ on the final day of the G20 summit in Rome. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ climate summit COP26 officially began in…
Episode Oct 30 October 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 30, President Biden and other world leaders take on tax havens at the G20 summit, Facebook, Inc. changes its name to ‘Meta,’ as revelations from leaked internal documents continue, how flooding from climate change…
Nation Oct 30 Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding from climate change—why it's not just coastal cities at risk When we think about flooding, it's usually in coastal towns and cities, or places right next to large rivers. Taking into account rising sea levels and severe weather events, a non-profit research group assessed the flood danger to infrastructure in…
Economy Oct 30 Facebook hits refresh with 'Meta' but internal leaks reveal a larger crisis Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced ‘Meta’ as the new corporate name on Thursday. The rebranding comes as Facebook battles an onslaught of bad PR after a series of leaked internal documents reveal the company did not do enough…
Episode Oct 29 October 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden kicks off an overseas trip, meeting with key world leaders as the fate of his domestic agenda remains uncertain. Then, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart break down the battle over the president's spending…
Nation Oct 29 News Wrap: U.S. inflation hits 30-year high, prices rise 4.5% in a year In our news wrap Friday, there's more evidence of inflation as a key barometer of prices is up nearly 4.5% from a year ago — the most in 30 years. The Food and Drug Administration formally recommended Pfizer's COVID vaccine…
Politics Oct 29 Brooks and Capehart on Build Back Better plan, Biden overseas trip, VA Gov. race and more New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including progress on President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan, how that affects Biden’s overseas trip and…
Episode Oct 28 October 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the president unveils the framework of his now $1.75 trillion domestic spending bill, and calls for party unity. But key progressives say they may withhold support. U.S. public health agencies will soon approve Pfizer's shot for…
Politics Oct 28 Biden lauds House Dem compromise on Build Back Better plan, but Senate approval uncertain After months of negotiations, Democrats in Washington say they are one step closer to agreement on a sweeping proposal that would touch education, health care, climate change and more. While a number of specifics are still unresolved, President Joe Biden…
Nation Oct 28 News Wrap: Protesters demand climate action in Glasgow ahead of COP26 In our news wrap Thursday, protests broke out in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of the United Nations' climate change summit that begins this weekend. A U.N. backed report said 10 of the world's great forests, including Yosemite National Park, are emitting…