Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/november-26-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the NewsHour, a highly mutated and transmissible strain of COVID-19 emerges in South Africa and prompts markets to fall and new travel bans, why dozens of men in Louisiana have spent most of their the life behind bars after the state reneged on their plea agreements, and the millions who rely on water from the Colorado River face an uncertain future amid an unrelenting drought. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Alarm grows after emergence of new omicron COVID-19 variant. Here’s what you need to know 10 min News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in plot to overthrow the government 5 min Why dozens of men spent most of their lives in prison after Louisiana reneged on plea deal 7 min Unrelenting drought leaves millions who rely on Colorado River facing an uncertain future 7 min Brooks and Capehart on new COVID-19 variant, inflation, Ahmaud Arbery verdict 12 min Remembering the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim, a giant in musical theater 11 min