• News Wrap: COVID could claim 100,000 more U.S. lives by end of 2021

    News Wrap: COVID could claim 100,000 more U.S. lives by end of 2021

    Aug 26, 2021 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Palestinian protests against the Israeli blockade had led to clashes this week that killed one Palestinian and critically injured an Israeli policeman.A new tropical storm has formed in the Caribbean tonight, and could grow into a major hurricane that strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend. The storm ...

  • Kathy Hochul becomes New York's first female governor

    Kathy Hochul becomes New York's first female governor

    Aug 24, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

    ... got help from state employees in writing a book that may net him $5 million. The switch in leadership was happening in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri, which narrowly missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped rain over the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley. Hochul will need to quickly ...

  • News Wrap: Capitol Police shooting of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt found 'lawful'

    News Wrap: Capitol Police shooting of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt found 'lawful'

    Aug 23, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... change, scientists say it's making events like this more intense and frequent. For the "PBS NewsHour" I'm Stephanie Sy. Judy Woodruff: Remnants of Tropical Storm Henri lingered over the Northeast and New England today, triggering flood warnings. Parts of New Jersey saw eight inches of rain after the ...

  • WATCH: Andrew Cuomo gives farewell address after resignation as New York governor

    WATCH: Andrew Cuomo gives farewell address after resignation as New York governor

    Aug 23, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

    ... of Tropical Storm Henri, which narrowly missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped rain over parts of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley. The storm drew Cuomo back out into public view over the weekend, albeit briefly. He gave two televised briefings — warning New Yorkers to take the storm ...

  • Henri's remnants hinder cleanup, threaten inland floods

    Henri's remnants hinder cleanup, threaten inland floods

    Aug 23, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

    ... the Hamptons on Long Island to Cape Cod in Massachusetts exhaled after being spared the worst of the potential damage Sunday. Concerns had been high when Henri was briefly rated a hurricane, with stronger winds and greater potential for a damaging storm, before it was downgraded to a tropical storm.

  • August 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    August 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    Aug 22, 2021 11:05 PM EDT

    On this edition for Sunday, August 22, the latest from Afghanistan, where thousands are still desperately trying to flee, Tropical Storm Henri batters the northeast bringing record rainfall in NYC, more insight into the debate over COVID-19 booster shots, and in our signature segment, an ambitious effort to replace ...

  • Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation

    Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation

    Aug 22, 2021 10:17 PM EDT

    NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office projecting an image that he is still in control, and still fully engaged as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri. The Democrat, who is set to resign at the end of ...

  • Haiti reels from latest setback as hurricane relief efforts continue

    Haiti reels from latest setback as hurricane relief efforts continue

    Aug 21, 2021 09:55 PM EDT

    ... felt it in my office in Port au Prince. So when you have that situation, people had to evacuate all the buildings. And because of Tropical Storm Grace, many people could not stay outside in the rain. They had no shelter, so they had to take a chance to get ...

  • News Wrap: FDA to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine next week

    News Wrap: FDA to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine next week

    Aug 20, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... of 90 miles an hour, plus a foot of rain. Meanwhile, New England is facing its first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years. Tropical Storm Henri is expected to intensify before reaching Southern New England on Sunday. Today, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker warned against underestimating the rain and ...

  • LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Henri as it moves toward New England

    LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Henri as it moves toward New England

    Aug 20, 2021 10:37 PM EDT

    BOSTON (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions Friday as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the Northeast coast. Henri was expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday, the U.S ...