Politics Dec 28 'We didn't choose this.' Unemployed man shares frustrations on COVID relief fight Millions of unemployed Americans watched the weekend fight over COVID relief play out with a sense of exasperation over feeling like pawns in a game of political football, said Michael West, 60, an Uber driver who has been out of…
Nation Dec 28 News Wrap: Health officials sound new warnings about more contagious virus In our news wrap Monday: Holiday travel fueled concerns in the U.S. as officials worldwide enacted more restrictions to stem the spread of the new, more contagious mutation of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, President-elect Biden said national security officials were limiting…
Health Dec 28 3 tragic mistakes that made the 2020 pandemic worse At key moments over the last year leaders around the globe made critical mistakes that worsened the pandemic and led to more deaths. That’s the argument put forth by the New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright in “The Plague Year,” an article…
Politics Dec 28 Amy Walter and Errin Haines on Trump's relief reversal and the Georgia elections Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Errin Haines of the 19th join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s unpredictable approach to passing the coronavirus relief bill, his continued refusal to accept the results…
Episode Dec 27 December 27, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 27, millions of Americans face uncertainty as unemployment benefits run out and a government shutdown looms, more vaccinations roll out across the nation and in Europe while officials urge caution for the New Year.
Health Dec 27 2020 in Review: vaccine hesitancy, elective surgeries and medical caregiving NewsHour Weekend’s Connie Kargbo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her most impactful work from 2020: necessary ‘elective’ surgeries being suspended during the pandemic due to hospital overflow; vaccine hesitancy; and how aging caregivers, at risk for COVID, ask…
Politics Dec 27 2020 in Review: Stories on Climate Change, COVID-19 budgets, and the election NewsHour Weekend producer Sam Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this year’s "Roads to Election 2020" coverage: taking a whole show on the road during the pandemic, keeping climate change front and center and finding and telling election stories that…
Nation Dec 27 A city made the case for universal basic income. Dozens are following suit Millions of Americans faced economic, housing and food uncertainty even before the pandemic. Two years ago, the mayor of Stockton, California piloted a universal basic income program in an effort to ease the pain of his constituents, sending monthly assistance…
Episode Dec 26 December 26, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 26, a stimulus standoff between the White House and Congress as pandemic relief benefits for millions of Americans are set to expire, sweeping outages continue after an explosion in downtown Nashville, and in a…