Nov 21 Watch 11:23 Low wage, essential workers demand better protections in California By Ivette Feliciano Low-wage, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home are facing an unequal playing field as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. In California, many of the state’s 556,000 fast-food workers have protested what they call a widespread… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 8:50 In California, an effort to protect frontline communities from environmental health risks By Tom Casciato More than seven million Californians live within a mile of an oil or gas well, which studies show can create silent health hazards. Now, there are efforts to put more distance between people and pollutants. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom… Continue watching
Nov 19 California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees By Brian Melley, Associated Press The estimate released Friday accounts for 13% to 19% of the native sequoias that are the largest trees on Earth. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: This California project is studying how to help people adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato As climate-change-fueled wildfires become the new normal there, the need to adapt to smoke and other hazards has become acute. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 8:01 A new effort to help communities adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato President Biden's infrastructure bill includes $50 billion for climate ‘resiliency’: funding to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming. Special correspondent Tom Casciato reports on a unique partnership in California that uses behavioral science and cultural awareness… Continue watching
Oct 29 California officials say surfing, swimming OK but fishing is out after oil spill By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 1:51 U.S. Northeast, Midwest hit by big storms; West Coast recovers from 'bomb cyclones' By John Yang, Frank Carlson, Leah Nagy Much of the U.S. is dealing with powerful storms that brought extreme winds and rain that triggered floods and mudslides. Governors of New Jersey and New York declared emergencies over the storms. Americans in the Midwest are also recovering from… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Sudan Prime Minister detained, 7 protesters killed in military coup In our news wrap Monday, the military in the North African nation of Sudan seized power in an apparent coup, detaining the country's prime minister, deposing a governing council that included civilian leaders and cracking down on protestors. A new… Continue watching
Oct 25 'Bomb cyclone' pounds drought-stricken California By Associated Press Drenching rains and strong winds accompanied the weekend arrival of an atmospheric river — a long plume of Pacific moisture — into the drought-stricken state. Continue reading
Oct 22 Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst By Karen Matthews, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Robert Durst has been charged with murder in New York in the death of his first wife nearly four decades after she disappeared. Continue reading