August 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

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August 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

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  • Blast plunges Beirut into homelessness, healthcare crisis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blast plunges Beirut into homelessness, healthcare crisis

    S2020 E241 - 7m 3s

    The massive explosion in Beirut that killed hundreds and injured thousands of people has created new crises in the city. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports on the new homelessness and health care crisis in a country already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and a spiraling economy.

  • Drums, love and music - tales from a Talking Head: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Drums, love and music - tales from a Talking Head

    S2020 E241 - 6m 53s

    As a co-founder of the legendary Talking Heads, drummer Chris Frantz's new memoir “Remain In Love” tells us about the origins of one of America's most culturally and commercially successful bands. It is also a love letter to his long time bandmate and wife Tina Weymouth, to whom Frantz has been married for 43 years. Chris Booker speaks to Frantz about what makes them rarest of rock n' roll couples

  • What does the federal methane regulation rollback mean?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What does the federal methane regulation rollback mean?

    S2020 E241 - 4m 15s

    The Trump administration announced this week that it had finalized a rollback of an Obama-era climate rule on methane emissions — a move that was condemned by environmental groups. Tim Puko, who reports on energy policy for the Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain the rule and its potential impact.

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