PBS NewsHour

February 23, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 23, clashes at the Venezuelan border as protestors try to escort humanitarian aid into the country and President Maduro breaks diplomatic relations with Colombia, strong words at the sexual abuse summit at the Vatican, and New York moves to regulate a chemical found in drinking water. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

New York moves to regulate a 'likely human carcinogen'

9m 45s

New York state is proposing the country’s first firm limit on a chemical found in drinking water in heavy concentrations in some Long Island, New York communities. 1,4-dioxane has been labeled a “likely human carcinogen” by the EPA, but is not currently regulated in drinking water at the federal level. Hari Sreenivasan reports in this follow-up to our 2017 story.

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  • Nigerian nun rebukes church during Vatican sex abuse summit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nigerian nun rebukes church during Vatican sex abuse summit

    S2019 E62 - 4m 48s

    Strong criticism and admissions of cover-ups marked the third day of the Vatican summit on sexual abuse. Prominent Nigerian nun Veronica Openibo said the Catholic Church has reached a “disgraceful and scandalous place” and a German Cardinal admitted some files on abusers were destroyed. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay joins Hari Sreenivasan from Rome with reaction.

  • Violence at the Venezuelan border, humanitarian aid blocked: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Violence at the Venezuelan border, humanitarian aid blocked

    S2019 E62 - 6m 37s

    The Venezuelan National Guard clashed with protesters on Saturday and humanitarian aid was blocked from entering the country from Colombia and Brazil. For the latest on Venezuela's continuing political crisis, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with special correspondent Nadja Drost from Urena, Venezuela and The New York Times' Nicholas Casey from Cucuta, Colombia.

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