Nation Sep 08 As overrun Idaho hospitals ration care, doctors fear a COVID peak may still be weeks away COVID-19 cases in Idaho are up more than 40% in the last two weeks, and hospitalizations up 25%. Some hospitals in the state's northern part are having to ration the care they give. Idaho has one of the nation’s lowest…
Politics Sep 08 Why is Newsom facing recall? Here's what you need to know about California's politics Should he stay or should he go? That's the big question facing California's 22 million voters about their Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election next Tuesday. To sort out what's at stake for Newsom and the…
Nation Sep 08 Elizabeth Holmes' trial over alleged fraudulent blood testing technology begins Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was once the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Now she could face up to 20 years in federal prison. Opening statements began in the closely watched trial of the former Silicon Valley star. Amna Nawaz discusses…
Nation Sep 08 Did Cuomo's ouster show the #MeToo movement was co-opted? Two experts weigh in Firings and resignations among leaders of women's movement caught in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's orbit raises questions about the progress of the #MeToo movement, nearly four years since the hashtag went viral in 2017. Judy Woodruff discusses with Dani…
Nation Sep 08 Remembering the 40 heroes aboard Flight 93 and how they thwarted 9/11 hijackers Since 2001, a great deal of attention has been paid to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. But less so for Flight 93. The U.S. Capitol was the likely target of where hijackers had…
Nation Sep 08 How 9/11 weighs heavy on the generation born after the 2001 attacks PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs network of high school journalism programs across the country gathered the reflections of teenagers to explore the legacy of 9/11 on their generation. They present the voices of young Americans who were born after Sept.
Episode Sep 07 September 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Taliban announces a new government amid protests and an economic crisis. Then, some Gulf Coast Americans regain power but many remain stranded in sweltering conditions as President Joe Biden surveys the damage in the Northeast.
World Sep 07 Two experts on Afghanistan's 'caretaker' government and its ties to other terrorist groups To learn more about the men leading the new Taliban government in Afghanstan, Judy Woodruff speaks to Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and author of "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia," and Douglas London, who had a 34-year…
World Sep 07 News Wrap: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill limiting all-night, mail-in voting In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure banning all-night and drive-thru voting and limiting mail-in ballots, dismissing the lawsuits being filed. The U.S. COVID death toll reached 650,000 out of nearly 4.6 million worldwide. Mexico's…
World Sep 07 Much of Africa is struggling with vaccine access. Should Western nations rethink boosters? As western countries discuss the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters, millions around the world are still waiting for their first shot. COVID has killed 200,000 people across Africa, which has nearly 8 million confirmed cases. While South Africa is on…