Episode Feb 08 February 8, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, February 8, the Democratic presidential candidates look to New Hampshire for support, new cases of the novel coronavirus emerge, Louisiana oyster farmers feel a changing tide along the Mississippi Delta, and internet satellites are launched…
Politics Feb 08 Democrats look to New Hampshire after chaotic Iowa caucuses Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage for another debate Friday as they looked for an edge in the lead-up to the New Hampshire primaries following last week's chaotic Iowa caucuses. Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute,…
Science Feb 08 SpaceX and OneWeb face off in quest for internet domination In what has already been a busy year in space, the London-based telecommunications company, OneWeb, on Friday launched a second round of satellites into orbit in a bid to expand global internet coverage. The launch followed the return of NASA…
World Feb 07 News Wrap: Impeachment witness Vindman removed from NSC post In our news wrap Friday, a key impeachment witness has lost his White House job. An attorney for Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says the aide was fired from the National Security Council and escorted from the building. Vindman had…
World Feb 07 Death of Chinese doctor who tried to warn of new coronavirus sparks public outrage Chinese officials are now struggling to contain a political revolt while also grappling with outbreak of novel coronavirus. The death of a young doctor who was punished for trying to warn about this new illness has triggered a wave of…
Economy Feb 07 Trump claims his policies are driving great economic growth. What does the data say? In his State of the Union, President Trump emphasized U.S. economic growth, arguing that his administration’s policies are driving it. Friday’s jobs report, which was stronger than many analysts had predicted, is partly in line with those assertions. But the…
Politics Feb 07 How 2020 Democrats are making a final campaign push in New Hampshire Democratic presidential candidates are debating in New Hampshire Friday, in one of their final chances to sway potential voters before the state’s Tuesday primary. Others were on the campaign trail elsewhere in the country. Lisa Desjardins, reporting from New Hampshire,…
Politics Feb 07 Shields and Brooks on Trump's acquittal, Iowa caucus chaos Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the Senate’s decision to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment, Trump’s State of the Union address, the…