Jan 20 Watch 4:37 Day 30 of shutdown: If compromise seems hopeless, what next? By PBS News Hour The hardest part about ending the government shutdown, now in it’s 30th day, is that both parties have long standing ideals about immigration that align with the people they represent, says NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield. So it might… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 8:55 Paralyzed outdoorsman designs bike to cycle woods again By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Christian Bagg was an avid outdoorsman when a 1996 accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. As a mechanical designer, he spent years attempting to create a wheelchair that could withstand the rugged trails of the Canadian Rockies near… Continue watching
Jan 20 Former Argentine vicar says Vatican knew of bishop's misconduct By Associated Press The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that an Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis had taken naked selfies, exhibited “obscene” behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians, his former vicar general told The Associated Press, undermining… Continue reading
Jan 20 Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally By Adam Beam, Brian Melley, Associated Press A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys’ high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. Continue reading
Jan 20 Democrats aren't buying Trump's shutdown-ending 'compromise' By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 25:00 January 19, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 19, President Trump offers a deal on temporary protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week, and the third annual Women’s March takes place across… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 3:12 Trump's proposal to end shutdown still includes $5.7 billion wall President Trump offered on day 29 of a partial government shutdown what he described as a proposal to end the impasse, but it was one that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had already rejected before his announcement. NewsHour White House Correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 10:42 Iraq's war heroes feel forgotten after war with ISIS By Simona Foltyn An estimated 30,000 Iraqis who joined security forces when Islamic State militants attacked their country in 2014 were injured in the war that persisted through 2017, in addition to thousands who lost their lives. And now, the survivors and families… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 3:41 Third Women's March returns to D.C. amid anti-Semitism controversy By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. for the third annual Women’s March on Saturday, following controversy over alleged anti-Semitism against the organizers. With issues surrounding climate change and the government shutdown on the agenda, around 300 marches also took place in… Continue watching
Jan 19 Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal for border-money proposal By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump sought to break the government shutdown impasse Saturday, offering to extend protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children, if Democrats give him $5.7 billion for his long-promised border wall. Continue reading