Episode Oct 21 October 21, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode October 21, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode…
Nation Oct 21 News Wrap: U.S. budget deficit rises to $1.7 trillion in 2023 fiscal year In our news wrap Saturday, new numbers from the U.S. Treasury Department showed the nation’s deficit has increased nearly 25 percent to $1.7 trillion in the last fiscal year, and at least four people have died in the torrential storm…
Episode Oct 15 October 15, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the latest from the Middle East as Israel readies its forces to launch a ground offensive to eliminate Hamas. Then, part two of our interview with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, discussing U.S. support for Ukraine.
World Oct 15 News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes In our news wrap Sunday, another powerful earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s western region where thousands died in last week’s quakes, six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Poland held what’s considered to be its most significant national election since…
Episode Oct 14 October 14, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, as residents of Gaza flee Israel’s impending ground invasion, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declares unwavering support for the Jewish state’s fight against Hamas. Then, a new study reveals how gender affects how cancer patients…
World Oct 14 News Wrap: France increases security amid rising concerns of extremist violence In our news wrap Saturday, France is on high alert after a fatal stabbing of a teacher by a suspected Islamic extremist, New Zealand elected its most conservative leadership in years, Australia voters rejected a referendum to create a committee…
Episode Oct 08 October 8, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Israel formally declares war on Hamas as it pummels Gaza in retaliation and the death toll mounts on both sides. We get two perspectives on this weekend’s violence and what it means for the Middle…
World Oct 08 News Wrap: Desperate search for survivors continues after Afghan earthquakes In our news wrap Sunday, the death toll in Saturday’s earthquakes that leveled multiple villages in western Afghanistan climbed to nearly 2,500, and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won two gold medals on the final day of competition at the World…
Episode Oct 07 October 7, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, death and destruction in the Middle East as Hamas launches a surprise attack on Israel, drawing swift retaliation. Then, why medication to treat alcoholism has been underutilized for years. Plus, the aftermath of a chemical…
World Oct 07 News Wrap: Deadly earthquakes strike villages in western Afghanistan In our news wrap Saturday, two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in western Afghanistan killed more than 300 people according to a UN estimate and injured scores of others, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan delegation of senators met…