• WATCH: News Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell holds briefing after Hurricane Ida slams region

    WATCH: News Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell holds briefing after Hurricane Ida slams region

    Aug 30, 2021 04:04 PM EST

    ... Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday and early Monday before weakening into a tropical storm. As the storm continued to make its way inland with torrential rain and shrieking winds, it was blamed for at least two deaths ...

  • Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway

    Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway

    Aug 28, 2021 07:32 PM EST

    ... kids, it's a fun day of driving, eating fast food, and extra video screen time while their moms keep an eye on the developing storm. "This storm seems bigger and quicker and scarier. I just don't know what to think. I just hope we have a place to ...

  • Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida

    Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida

    Aug 28, 2021 06:50 PM EST

    ... the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland weakened into a tropical storm overnight as it pushed inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds, its danger far from over. Ida was blamed for at ...

  • News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    Aug 27, 2021 10:45 PM EST

    Amna Nawaz: The two leaders also discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other topics. Tropical Storm Ida, meanwhile, strengthened into a hurricane today, and is on a collision course with the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm system moved over Western Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles an ...

  • 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 ...