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…
World Sep 02 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $3 billion in COVID vaccine production In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration pledged a $3 billion investment in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. First-time claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. have fallen to a new low during the pandemic. Calmer winds in…
Nation Sep 02 Texas women seeking abortions after 6 weeks have few out-of-state options In Texas, abortions have all but ended after a late-night decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that kept in effect a new state law banning the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected, about 6 weeks into a pregnancy. While…
World Sep 02 Taliban's 'fragmented' leadership puts aid efforts for Afghan civilians, refugees at risk Even before the U.S. left Afghanistan, many of the 38 million people who live there were in dire need. Now, with the Taliban in charge, the job of aid groups is much harder. An unknown future awaits the tens of…
Episode Sep 01 September 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Americans living on the Gulf Coast suffer through an arduous hurricane recovery amid rampant food shortages and power outages. Then, thousands of Afghans flee their home country amid widespread scarcity as the Taliban move to form…