Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-8-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, the debate over vaccine requirements heats up in Congress as even some Democrats push back on federal mandates. Supreme Court justices hear a case about whether government funding can be used for religious education. History is made as reporting of military sexual assault is taken out of the chain of command. The police officer who shot Daunte Wright faces trial. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Pfizer says booster offers protection against omicron variant 6 min Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case 5 min As ex-officer faces trial in Daunte Wright killing, many worry systemic change unlikely 6 min Afghanistan is on the brink of mass starvation. Where is international aid? 7 min As some hail bill to counter military sexual assault, others decry ‘missed opportunity’ 12 min The U.S. debt ceiling, explained 5 min Sen. Thune: Vaccine mandates will have ‘countereffect,’ must be overturned to save jobs 7 min A preacher and caregiver’s Brief But Spectacular take on helping people 4 min