Episode Aug 19

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, as the death toll in Maui climbs, we look at how communities can improve disaster warnings and responses. Then, families in Montana prepare for a new law banning certain medical treatments for minors with gender…

Nation Aug 19

In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Hilary is expected to become a tropical storm when it hits Mexico's Baja peninsula as early as tonight. The death toll in Maui’s wildfire disaster has risen to 114, with hundreds missing. Wildfires in…

Episode Aug 13

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why recruiting and Americans’ confidence in the U.S. military are both lagging. Then, how the closure of a small city’s sugar beet processing plant is disrupting farmers and the community. Plus, the fight over Oklahoma’s…

Nation Aug 13

In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts continue and the death toll keeps rising, at least 21 people died in a mudslide and flash…

Episode Aug 12

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we look at the rising costs of child care as pandemic-era federal funding is set to end next month. Then, a new documentary goes inside the mesmerizing and sometimes deadly sport of freediving. Plus, a…

Nation Aug 12

In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when…

Arts Aug 12

Kennady Bob is a Los Angeles-based artist who expresses herself through both large-scale paintings and small sketches. After experiencing great loss early in her life, she found that she could process the feelings she struggled to put into words through…

Episode Aug 06

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, New York City tries to uphold its history of welcoming immigrants as it struggles to deal with a flood of asylum-seekers. Then, at the Women’s World Cup, the defending champion U.S. team makes its earliest…

World Aug 06

In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine and Russia both launched attacks against each other as the war in Ukraine drags on, Donald Trump called Vice President Mike Pence “delusional” in regards to the 2020 election, the U.S. women’s national soccer…

Episode Aug 05

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the FDA approves the first pill to treat postpartum depression. Twelve years after a tsunami sent Fukushima’s nuclear plant into a meltdown, Japan plans to release over a million tons of treated wastewater from the…