Nation Aug 06 Delta-driven surge spurs governments, major companies to mandate vaccinations As the country wrestles with this latest delta-driven surge, governments and some corporations are mandating that their employees get vaccinated. William Brangham looks at what these mandates require and whether they’ll make a difference, and speaks to Andy Slavitt, former…
Politics Aug 06 Brooks and Capehart on the politics of COVID-19, Ohio elections, accusations against Cuomo New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what the results of two Ohio special congressional elections say about Republicans and Democrats, accusations against New York…
Arts Aug 06 A Brief But Spectacular take on being an architect Born and raised in Jamaica, June Grant knew that architecture was her calling from the young age of five. Today, she is the founder and design principal at blink!LAB, an environmentally conscious and social justice-oriented design studio in Oakland. She…
Episode Aug 05 August 5, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, we visit Louisiana to report on strained ICU's and talk with the governor of Maryland about how he's addressing the newly resurgent COVID threat. Also, as the White House pushes electric vehicles we take a look…
World Aug 05 News Wrap: CDC's new eviction moratorium faces early legal challenge In our news wrap Thursday, the CDC's newly announced eviction moratorium is already facing a legal challenge after the Alabama Association of Realtors asked a federal court for an injunction that would let evictions resume. Also, Iran gets a new…
Nation Aug 05 How Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is responding to the delta threat The recent surge of COVID-19 and the new and contagious delta variant have the Biden administration as well as state and local officials facing tough decisions, including whether to impose vaccine mandates. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan joins Judy Woodruff to…
Nation Aug 05 Why the White House is pushing for more electric vehicles on the road Gasoline-powered vehicles are the biggest source of emissions from the U.S., accounting for more than a quarter of emissions. But Thursday, President Biden laid out new rules, agreements and timelines to try to cut that percentage down significantly. Fred Krupp,…
Politics Aug 05 Breaking down the infrastructure bill's impact on climate change The current infrastructure bill includes $150 billion for clean energy and climate change protections. Tens of billions would also be utilized to fight extreme weather like drought, wildfire, flooding and erosion, with a host of smaller programs like low-emission busses,…
Nation Aug 05 Nationwide restrictions on ballot box access raise alarms for democracy advocates Democrats in Washington have so far been unsuccessful in their push for federal election reform, and meanwhile, some Republican state lawmakers are passing their own, more restrictive voting laws. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, and Democratic…
Episode Aug 04 August 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, one of the nation’s top economists weighs in on concerns about housing prices, inflation and labor shortages. A look at how the infrastructure deal aims to make more clean water available. And a year after a…