Episode Jul 08 July 8, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the world passes a grim milestone in the pandemic as governments prepare for a potential new wave of COVID-19 infections from the delta variant. The voting rights fight reaches a crescendo in Texas as the legislature…
World Jul 08 News Wrap: Biden prepones, defends U.S. pullout from Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will now conclude early on August 31st instead of September 11. Afghan government forces said they drove Taliban fighters from a key provincial capital. Haiti officials said police have…
World Jul 08 Japanese public worried Olympics may be a superspreader event despite spectator ban The decision to bar spectators from Olympic events in Tokyo, Japan comes two weeks before the games, citing the risk of COVID-19. Only 15% of the country's population is fully vaccinated. How will it affect the games? Christine Brennan, a…
Episode Jul 07 July 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Haiti's president is killed in his home as the country's unstable political situation worsens. Then, we speak with Eric Adams after his win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, making him the heavy…
World Jul 07 News Wrap: 'Zero chance' of finding the missing in Surfside alive, officials say In our news wrap Wednesday, officials said there was no chance of finding the people still missing in the Surfside rubble alive. Florida was spared major damage or any deaths from tropical storm Elsa. Three undercover police officers in Chicago…
Politics Jul 07 Eric Adams on NYC's mayoral race, public safety, economy and COVID plan Tuesday night, two weeks after polls closed in New York City, Brooklyn borough president and former police captain Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary, making him heavily favored to become the city's next mayor. Adams joins…
Nation Jul 07 An environmental health advocate's Brief But Spectacular take on America's dirty secret Environmental health advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ), where she works on multiple fronts to improve public health and economic development, including access to water and sanitation amidst the…
Episode Jul 06 July 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, investigations and arrests continue six months after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters. Then, experts search for clues to the structural failure of the Surfside, Florida condo as…
World Jul 06 News Wrap: U.S. largely untouched by global ransomware attack linked to Russia President Joe Biden says a worldwide ransomware attack conducted by Russian-linked hackers Friday has not threatened critical infrastructure in the U.S, but targeted a Florida based software company Kaseya for $70 million. The Pentagon canceled a $10 billion contract with…
Politics Jul 06 'We will not hesitate' to subpoena Trump in Jan. 6 investigation, Rep. Thompson says Judy Woodruff speaks to Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the Congressional investigation into the day’s events, including the possibility of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump. Thompson chairs the select committee investigating…