Dec 19 Watch 4:46 Prices for new and used cars skyrocket leading up to the holidays By PBS NewsHour With the auto industry still reeling from a computer chip shortage and low production due to COVID-19 shutdowns, rising car prices show no signs of abating soon—and consumers are bearing the brunt of it, with record high average asking prices… Continue watching
Dec 19 Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: 'I can't vote for it' By Hope Yen, Associated Press The West Virginia senator cited a multitude of factors weighing on the economy and the potential harm he saw from pushing through the “mammoth” bill, such as persistent inflation, a growing debt and the latest threat from the omicron variant. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 4:59 Kentucky tornado recovery continues, with charities and government providing aid By PBS NewsHour The tornadoes that swept through the midsouth region one week ago left thousands homeless and killed at least 77 people in Kentucky alone. It was the single worst tornado disaster in that state’s history. This weekend charities, churches and government… Continue watching
Dec 18 Tornadoes' toll: Family members mourn those they lost By John Hanna, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The victims included grandmothers, veterans and in some cases, multiple members of a single family. On one street in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 12 people died — eight of them children. Continue reading
Dec 17 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 9 By Amy Forliti, Scott Bauer, Associated Press The jury has begun deliberating in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 2:44 Defense rests after Kim Potter's teary testimony in trial over Daunte Wright killing By John Yang, Amber Partida A jury in Minneapolis has gone home for the weekend, after Kim Potter, a white, former police officer, recounted the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man. John Yang reports on Potter's Friday testimony. Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Pfizer forecasts COVID-19 pandemic will last until 2024 In our news wrap Friday, Pfizer, in light of the new omicron variant, forecast the pandemic will last until 2024. Russia published demands that NATO get out of central and eastern Europe, and deny membership to Ukraine. The U.S. Senate… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 4:55 Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster as immigration, voting rights plans get stonewalled By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan It was a week of setbacks for the Biden agenda and Democrats in control of Congress. A key piece of immigration reform hit a wall in the Senate, and voting rights bills have stalled. Frustrated Democrats intensified talks of changing… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 7:40 Why the toys your child wants for Christmas may be out of stock By Catherine Rampell, Diane Lincoln Estes Christmas is just a week away and for some parents, finding the specific toy their child wants has been a real challenge this season. That's due, in part, to the supply chain problems around the globe — and how it… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 6:02 Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020's 'Big Lie' lives on More than a year after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump and his allies still insist without evidence that widespread voter fraud led to a stolen election. A new reporting project from the Associated Press… Continue watching