Episode Aug 23 August 23, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode On the NewsHour Monday, as the FDA fully approves Pfizer shots for all Americans over 16, we talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci on whether this will help increase inoculation.Then, a firefight at Kabul airport complicates the exit for Afghans desperate…
Nation Aug 23 Dr. Fauci on Pfizer vaccine's FDA approval, approving Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots The Food and Drug Administration's full authorization to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a number of public health officials hopeful the move will encourage people who had been reluctant to get a shot now. For more on the approval and…
World Aug 23 News Wrap: Capitol Police shooting of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt found 'lawful' In our news wrap Monday, an internal investigation has cleared a U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed a woman, Ashli Babbitt, on January 6th. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used his last day in office to defend himself…
Politics Aug 23 Errin Haines and Lisa Lerer on Afghanistan evacuations, infrastructure debate As President Joe Biden manages the evacuation of Americans in Afghanistan, his domestic policy agenda hangs in the balance on Capitol Hill. To analyze both, Judy Woodruff is joined by Lisa Lerer of The New York Times, and Errin Haines…
Episode Aug 22 August 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, August 22, the latest from Afghanistan, where thousands are still desperately trying to flee, Tropical Storm Henri batters the northeast bringing record rainfall in NYC, more insight into the debate over COVID-19 booster shots, and…
World Aug 22 Haiti latest: earthquake recovery efforts continue as death toll rises The death toll in Haiti topped 2,200 today in the wake of last week’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
Nation Aug 22 Two years after Newark's water crisis, the city has cleaned up its act When Newark, New Jersey made headlines in 2019 for a lead water crisis that impacted one in five of its citizens, people saw an echo of Flint, Michigan’s colossal public health crisis. But two years later, Newark has replaced the…
Health Aug 22 COVID-19 boosters shots 'a tough balance' for FDA, epidemiologists The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter…
Episode Aug 21 August 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, August 21, the latest from Afghanistan as evacuation efforts continue, an epidemiologist on COVID-10 ‘breakthrough infections’, the northeast braces for severe weather, and in Haiti, survivors of last week’s hurricane seek relief in the form…
World Aug 21 Afghans desperately try to flee; U.S. evacuation continues Chaos at Kabul airport continued as thousands of Afghans desperately tried to flee the country. At the same time, at least 17,000 people have been evacuated from the country, 2,500 of them American nationals. The Taliban came a step closer…