June 1, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what’s at stake in Mexico’s largest election ever, against a backdrop of increasing gang and cartel violence. Then, how people with disabilities are navigating relaxed COVID precautions. Plus, what’s keeping rents high and what could be done to help those struggling to find affordable housing.
Episodes
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May 20, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E142 - 57m 46s
May 20, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 19, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E141 - 26m 45s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the Supreme Court's credibility is called into question after a photo emerged of a “Stop the Steal” flag outside Justice Alito’s home. Then, we look at the potential long-term effects of Lyme disease and what more can be done to treat the illness. Plus, a new book examines how the reversal of Roe v. Wade has reshaped American life.
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May 18, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E140 - 26m 45s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, with nearly 115,000 people waiting for a new organ in the U.S., we look at what can be done to improve the transplant system. Then, why students and teachers are pushing for climate change to be taught in schools. Plus, we examine what’s behind the recent popularity of Japanese comics and animations in America.
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May 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E139 - 56m 46s
Friday on the NewsHour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 40,000 for the first time as the overall stock market reaches historic highs. We take a closer look at the governor of Texas pardoning an ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed Black Lives Matter protester. Plus, we speak with a Methodist pastor about the major shift within the church.
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May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E138 - 57m 46s
Thursday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial. The top humanitarian official for the United Nations looks at current crises and his career helping manage global calamities. Plus, a three-year-old with a rare medical disorder stuck in Gaza and the American families working to evacuate her for treatment.
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May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E137 - 57m 46s
May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E136 - 57m 46s
May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E135 - 57m 46s
May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E134 - 26m 45s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why millions of Americans are using apps to get paid between paychecks. Then, a new film documents the toll Russia’s invasion has taken on animals in Ukraine. Plus, what motherhood means to people with children, without children and those somewhere in between.
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May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E133 - 26m 45s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, an epidemiologist shares the latest updates about new COVID variants and a bird flu outbreak among cows. Then, why being around younger people is helping some older Americans stay healthier and happier. Plus, the hidden history of a photographer who captured the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans.
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May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E132 - 57m 46s
May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E131 - 57m 46s
Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel bombards Rafah as its leaders respond with defiance to President Biden freezing some weapons deliveries. Stormy Daniels clashes with Donald Trump's legal team as she takes the stand for a second day in the former president's hush money trial. Plus, a look at a battery-powered aircraft that could lead the transition away from fossil-fueled flight.
Extras and Features
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News Wrap: Israel war cabinet member threatens to quit
S2024 E140 - 2m 41s
In our news wrap Saturday, a member of Israel’s war cabinet threatens to quit if the government does not adopt a new Gaza strategy, dangerous heat poses new risk, with widespread power outages in Houston flash flooding kills at least 68 people in Afghanistan, and the suspect in the Slovakian prime minister’s assassination attempt is ordered to stay behind bars.
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Popularity of Japanese comics and animations in U.S.
S2024 E140 - 7m 26s
Japanese animation and comic books have exploded in popularity in the United States over the last few years. From floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to a win at this year's Oscars, the genre has seen an increasing amount of visibility in American culture. Ali Rogin reports.
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Improving the U.S. transplant process
S2024 E140 - 6m 55s
Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former executive director of the AdventHealth Transplant Institute, about what can be done to revamp the nation’s organ donation and transplant process.
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Methodist pastor on shift in church over LGBTQ inclusion
S2024 E139 - 8m 15s
There has been a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church after it voted to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages. The move led some 7,600 conservative Methodist congregations, located mostly in the South, to leave the church. Geoff Bennett discussed the changes with Rev. Valerie Jackson of Park Hill United Methodist Church in Denver and the Reconciling Ministries Network.
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Capehart and Johnson on the unusual Biden-Trump debate plans
S2024 E139 - 9m 53s
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden and former President Trump agree to face off on the debate stage, Michael Cohen testifies in Trump's criminal trial and Justice Alito’s home flew a U.S. flag upside down after Jan. 6.
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College course examines depiction of drinking in film
S2024 E139 - 7m 13s
As college students wrap up the year, many reflect on what they learned in the classroom and what it means for their lives. At the University of Notre Dame, a popular course offering has very real-life implications. Special correspondent Mike Cerre takes a look for our reporting on the intersection of art and health, part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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What's behind the record stock market highs
S2024 E139 - 4m 19s
This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The markets have rallied back from the recent lows of 2022 and the Dow is about 40 percent higher than when the pandemic started. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Roben Farzad of Full Disclosure.
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'World on the Brink' argues U.S. failing to deter China
S2024 E139 - 7m 2s
This week, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin inaugurated a “new era” of partnership, just before Taiwan inaugurates a new president on Monday. The new book, "World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century," argues Taiwan is at the center of China’s challenge to U.S. power and influence in Asia. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Dmitri Alperovitch.
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News Wrap: Intense storms slam Houston area
S2024 E139 - 8m
In our news wrap Friday, Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast are dealing with the aftermath of intense storms, the Israeli military says troops in Gaza found the bodies of three people killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, Russia carried out multiple strikes on Ukrainian territory and employees at two Mercedes facilities in Alabama voted against joining the UAW.
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What led to Texas pardon of man who killed protester
S2024 E139 - 5m 44s
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in the summer of 2020. Daniel Perry was serving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, an armed white man who was attending a racial justice protest with his Black fiancee. Abbott had faced pressure to issue the pardon from conservative media figures. Stephanie Sy reports.
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The lasting legacy of Brown v. Board and ongoing challenges
S2024 E138 - 9m 12s
This week marks 70 years since the Supreme Court's landmark civil rights ruling of Brown v. Board of Education integrated public education. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Annette Gordon Reed of Harvard Law School and the first Black student to enroll in an all-white school in her Texas hometown in 1963, and Kevin Young of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Outgoing UN humanitarian chief on handling global crises
S2024 E138 - 8m 24s
The U.N. warns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more acute. In southern Gaza, a quarter of the population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity and in northern Gaza, nearly one in three children are severely malnourished. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official, about what he calls one of the worst years for humanitarian crises.
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