Episode Nov 29 November 29, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, November 29, President Trump lost another court battle but continues to claim he won the election, lawmakers grapple with shutdowns as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and celebrating the 30th anniversary of a cultural movement…
World Nov 29 U.K. grapples with lockdown fatigue, Brexit transition The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi” joins Michael Hill from…
Episode Nov 28 November 28, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 28, a record number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized as cases soar across the nation while travel restrictions are keeping hundreds of American Samoans from returning home for the holidays. Michael Hill anchors from New…
Health Nov 28 Mistakes, victories in one hospital during COVID-19 What has it been like handling the COVID-19 pandemic day to day in a busy hospital? Dr. Adam Jarrett, Chief Medical Officer at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey and co-author of: “In the Time of COVID: One…
Episode Nov 27 November 27, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a top scientist behind Iran's nuclear program is murdered in targeted killing, more than 90,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, migrants make desperate journeys across an open Atlantic Ocean, and a look at how independent bookstores…
Nation Nov 27 News Wrap: Federal appeals court rejects Trump's election challenge in Pennsylvania In our news wrap Friday, President Trump has lost yet another legal round in his bid to challenge the election results, "Black Friday" unofficially ushers in the holiday shopping season under the pall of the pandemic, and thousands of Indian…
Nation Nov 27 High hospitalization numbers are putting a strain on nurses There are now more than 90,000 people hospitalized in the country with COVID-related illness, the highest number since the pandemic began. Hospital ICU's are nearly filled in some places, and the U.S. currently averages more than 1,500 deaths a day.
Agents for Change Nov 27 Native Americans renew decades-long push to reclaim millions of acres in the Black Hills President Trump's visit this year to Mt. Rushmore has drawn new attention to a decades-long battle between Native Americans and the federal government over millions of acres in South Dakota. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the campaign…
World Nov 27 Death toll surges as migrants try to reach Europe There’s been a surge in the numbers of people drowning in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as migrants from Africa try to reach Europe. Activist groups are blaming European Union policies for their deaths and have been critical…
Nation Nov 27 Capehart and Abernathy on why Trump is still casting doubts on the election Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, and Gary Abernathy, an Ohio-based writer and contributing columnist to The Washington Post, join Amna Nawaz to discuss this week's politics, including President Trump's undermining of the election process and President-elect Joe Biden's picks for…