Episode Mar 14 March 14, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, March 14, with COVID-19 relief checks on the way to many Americans and vaccination numbers on the rise, NewsHour Weekend dares to look forward to a post-pandemic future: newly-designed, safety-optimized office spaces, fewer zoom calls,…
Episode Mar 13 March 13, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 13, more relief funds set to arrive as the U.S. marks one year of COVID-19 shutdowns, calls for justice on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, and in our signature segment, Exploring Hate: extremism…
Health Mar 13 One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.: vaccine rollout, hesitancy, and supply One year after the first COVID-19 shutdowns began in the U.S., over 500,000 people have died from the disease, businesses have opened and closed, and several vaccines have emerged. President Biden has set a May 1 deadline for universal vaccine…
Nation Mar 13 One year after Breonna Taylor's death, advocates still seek justice, policy changes The death of Breonna Taylor one year ago drew increased attention to the use of “no-knock” warrants and police raids. Three states have since adopted “Breonna’s law,” banning the practice, and major police departments and cities have also prohibited its…
Episode Mar 12 March 12, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Biden administration teams up with key global allies to challenge China's vaccine diplomacy dominance, Black Americans and women still face discrimination in skilled trades despite an increasingly diverse workforce, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart…
World Mar 12 News Wrap: Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle lawsuit with George Floyd's family In our news wrap Friday, Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit with the family of George Floyd, who died in police custody in May. Also, the White House is defending President Biden's decision to hold…
Politics Mar 12 Brooks and Capehart on the historic COVID relief law and a year of life in the pandemic New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's primetime address to the nation, the historic $1.9 trillion COVID relief law, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's future,…
Nation Mar 12 Remembering 5 extraordinary Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19 We are now into the second year of this global pandemic and since it began more than 530,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. As we do every week, we take a moment to share the lives of five extraordinary people…
Episode Mar 11 March 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, one year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic President Biden signs the historic economic stimulus bill, we get perspectives on the massive aid package from Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen.
Politics Mar 11 Sen. Mitch McConnell on COVID relief, election reform and the filibuster rule On a day that President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill into law, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Republican opposition to the COVID bill, as well as House legislation on election reforms, the…