• What Mother's Day means to a new mom during the pandemic

    What Mother's Day means to a new mom during the pandemic

    May 10, 2020 08:57 PM EDT

    ... Lewis Halpern shared her experience about giving birth to her third child, in New York City -- the epicenter of the pandemic. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy checked back in to see how she's doing this Mother’s Day with her new daughter. Karla Murthy:  When we last spoke ...

  • How a teacher in China kept students engaged during lockdown

    How a teacher in China kept students engaged during lockdown

    May 09, 2020 09:07 PM EDT

    Karla Murthy:  The idea spread to a dozen other schools around China. Loredana Giovnelli:  So many cards, so many posters, so many videos. It was just overwhelming. This project just moved from Project Wuhan, into Project the World. Because now basically they’re all infected.  We’re saying we are ...

  • Revisiting a doctor on the front line of the pandemic

    Revisiting a doctor on the front line of the pandemic

    Apr 26, 2020 09:06 PM EDT

    ... with Dr. Alexis Langsfeld, who works in the emergency department of a New York City hospital, now in the epicenter of the pandemic. Special correspondent Karla Murthy caught up again with Dr. Langsfeld on the front line of the outbreak to learn more. ... Karla Murthy:  The last time we spoke ...

  • A glimpse of a second-grade class during the outbreak

    A glimpse of a second-grade class during the outbreak

    Apr 12, 2020 08:42 PM EDT

    ... children are going to school online these days and how that will affect education is yet to be known. But as NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Karla Murthy reports, classroom social-distancing doesn’t have to mean the end of social traditions. Karla Murthy: This is what second grade class used ...

  • Giving birth in the epicenter of the pandemic

    Giving birth in the epicenter of the pandemic

    Mar 29, 2020 08:49 PM EDT

    ... month, many in the very hospitals where medical professionals have been preparing for an onslaught of patients stricken with COVID-19. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy spoke with one woman living in New York City about her recent experience giving birth amid the pandemic. ... Karla Murthy:  As the news ...

  • One doctor’s view from the front line of the outbreak

    One doctor’s view from the front line of the outbreak

    Mar 22, 2020 12:26 AM EDT

    As the number of coronavirus cases rapidly rise in New York City, healthcare workers are bracing themselves for an expected deluge of cases amid the outbreak. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy spoke with Dr. Alexis Langsfeld, who works in an emergency room at a New York City hospital, about ...

  • Dementia day care center helps families cope with caregiving

    Dementia day care center helps families cope with caregiving

    Feb 23, 2020 09:59 PM EDT

    ... her baby. Yes I am.  Mary Patterson: My friend, my baby.  Tanya Carr: We should probably get home and check on dad. Mary Patterson: Yes. Karla Murthy: Town Square’s services and hours are limited though. Basically 9 to 5. Carr says it’s just a matter of months before ...

  • Cultural institutions celebrate women's suffrage centennial

    Cultural institutions celebrate women's suffrage centennial

    Feb 15, 2020 09:31 PM EDT

    ... of her and this year’s centennial anniversary for women’s suffrage, a unique event kicks off today in New York City. NewsHour Weekend’s Karla Murthy has more. Karla Murthy: The Park Avenue Armory was built in the late 1870s for the seventh regiment of the National Guard. Its ...

  • How the end of a major tax incentive may impact wind energy

    How the end of a major tax incentive may impact wind energy

    Jan 25, 2020 10:20 PM EDT

    Mark Goodwin: It could be problematic if there is no carbon policy put in place. Karla Murthy: Apex CEO, Mark Goodwin, says there was a belief that a larger plan to tackle climate change was coming. Mark Goodwin: The wind industry voluntarily agreed to a phase-out. But that was ...

  • Black Comic Book Festival draws thousands in Harlem

    Black Comic Book Festival draws thousands in Harlem

    Jan 18, 2020 10:23 PM EDT

    ... featured screenings, panel discussions and a cosplay competition. And for fans, it was a chance to meet some of their favorite comic creators and superheroes. Karla Murthy reports. ... Hari Sreenivasan: This weekend, New York Schomburg Library in Harlem celebrated the tradition of black comics with its annual Black Comic Book ...