Episode Sep 28 September 28, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel’s assassination of the head of Hezbollah marks a major escalation in their hostilities. The rising death toll from Hurricane Helene, as the massive storm causes record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. We look at how…
Politics Sep 28 News Wrap: Vance and Walz campaign in battleground states days before VP debate In our news wrap Saturday, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz campaigned in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, two separate Russian drone attacks in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly a dozen people, and SpaceX launched a mission…
Health Sep 28 New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies When a baby fusses or cries, exhausted parents may wish they could know what’s going on inside their baby’s brain. Now, scientists hope clues could come with the help of a wearable brain imaging device. The new technology can track…
Episode Sep 22 September 22, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, what the outcome of the presidential election could mean for how we track weather, combat climate change and protect wildlife. Then, why some of the baby food on supermarket shelves may not meet recommended nutrition…
World Sep 22 News Wrap: Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reach new, dangerous levels In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah intensified their assaults and threats of more violence against each other, Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Kharkiv in Ukraine, a massive rescue operation is underway after a mine explosion…
Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new report says nearly half a billion children worldwide are experiencing at least twice as many extremely hot days as their grandparents. Then, two years after the Inflation Reduction Act became law, a look…
World Sep 21 News Wrap: Israel’s military conducts more airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel said it struck about 180 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, Gaza health officials say 22 people died in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, a Russian missile killed three people in central Ukraine, Harris…
Nation Sep 21 How Montana’s Glacier National Park is navigating a flood of visitors and vehicles Glacier National Park in Montana attracts millions of visitors a year. Officials began a vehicle registration program in 2021 to try to ease congestion, but there have been unintended consequences for visitors and local businesses. Aj Williams of Montana PBS…
Episode Sep 15 September 15, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, what the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history might mean, and why the Federal Trade Commission wants to block it. Then, with Trump and Harris locked in a tight race, how undecided voters are…
Nation Sep 15 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired…