Episode Apr 17 April 17, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, April 17, global COVID-19 death toll crosses 3 million, the latest on the mass shooting in Indianapolis, protests over police shootings continue as calls for police reform grow louder, and Prince Philip is laid to…
Nation Apr 17 New details, but few answers, about Thursday's Indianapolis shooting More details about the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday night continue to emerge, including the names of victims, that the FBI had previously interviewed the shooter, and that half of those dead from the shooting come from…
Nation Apr 17 Why field training officers are hindering police reform The Derek Chauvin trial and shootings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo by the police have renewed calls for police reform. A Marshall Project investigation, which reviewed 10 large city departments and its field trainers, found that the officers and…
World Apr 17 Prince Philip is laid to rest after small funeral amid COVID-19 restrictions Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at 99, was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel on Saturday. The funeral, which was an intimate affair due to COVID-19 restrictions in the…
Health Apr 17 What are my chances of hospitalization even after being fully vaccinated? The latest on COVID-19 and vaccines: Johnson & Johnson shots continue to be on pause as health officials investigate extremely rare side effects; Moderna and Pfizer vaccination appointments are becoming easier to snag in many states; and what scientists are…
Episode Apr 16 April 16, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Indianapolis reels from a deadly mass shooting at a FedEx facility, and bodycam video of the police shooting of a Chicago teen is released. Then, dozens of states are seeking to ban young transgender athletes from…
Nation Apr 16 Indianapolis mayor calls for national action on gun laws after FedEx shooting Police in Indianapolis have spent Friday looking for answers after a gunman shot eight people to death and then killed himself. The incident prompted President Biden to call the nation’s gun violence incidents a “national embarrassment.” The bloodshed stunned a…
World Apr 16 News Wrap: AG Garland rescinds Trump-era curb on consent decrees for police In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Justice department rescinded a Trump-era curb on consent decrees, making it easier to investigate police departments and press for major changes in use of force. An Indiana man has become the first person…
Politics Apr 16 Brooks and Capehart on police shootings, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including police shootings of people of color, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Nation Apr 16 Remembering 5 incredible people who lost their lives to COVID-19 Every Friday, we take a moment to remember the incredible lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their stories.