Episode Sep 04 September 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 4, the death toll rises as loss of electricity and fuel shortages persist in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. And as part of our ongoing series, Peril & Promise, a lakeshore community in Indiana…
Nation Sep 04 Line 3 pipeline: Progressive Dems implore Biden to shut it down Progressive Democrats are urging president Biden to halt work on the controversial Line 3 pipeline. The group says they support the closure because of the environmental concerns and opposition from indigenous leaders. Meanwhile, Republican representatives have supported the pipeline in…
Nation Sep 04 Ida: power outages continue, death toll rises The search for the missing and recovery continues as the death toll from Ida rises again. The hurricane brought intense rain and flooding to the country’s northeast, killing 49 people. President Joe Biden is expected to visit New Jersey and…
Episode Sep 03 September 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Ida's death toll rises as a wide stretch of the U.S., from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast, continues the long recovery from the massive storm. Then, a personal reflection from the chaplain at Dover who…
Nation Sep 03 Nearly a decade after Hurricane Sandy, NYC's outer boroughs see 'bare minimum' investment Justin Brannan, a New York City councilman representing Brooklyn, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Ida's toll on New York City, and how the city can brace itself for similar weather events in the future.
World Sep 03 News Wrap: Afghan women protest Taliban rule in Kabul, demand equal rights In our news wrap Friday, as the Taliban works to set up a new government, dozens of Afghan women protested near the Presidential Palace in Kabul to demand equal rights. President Joe Biden signed an executive order today directing the…
Economy Sep 03 Is the U.S. headed for a hiring slowdown? Analyzing the sobering new jobs report The net gain of just 235,000 jobs in the U.S. last month was a huge drop from summer's gains. It could be signaling a hiring slowdown — one that's worse than had been expected. Pandemic unemployment benefits for more than…
Politics Sep 03 Gerson and Capehart on Afghanistan exit, jobs report, Texas abortion ban Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Texas' restrictive new abortion law, the latest jobs report and how the president is facing the Afghanistan exit blowback.
Episode Sep 02 September 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, as Ida wreaks more havoc in its path across the country with deadly floods stun the Northeast, we look at how climate change has us living at the extremes. Then, what's at stake for women's reproductive…
Nation Sep 02 Ida's aftermath shows need to address climate change, invest in infrastructure The loss of life and the enormous damage Hurricane Ida has left in its wake are renewing bigger conversations around climate change. The past few days alone have seen one biblical-like problem after another: Massive flooding, a total loss of…