PBS NewsHour

May 16, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, May 16, several states ease restrictions on businesses and public life, and how the pandemic is complicating the hard-fought voting rights for former felons. Also, a rare visit to Rose Atoll in American Samoa where scientists are studying the impact of climate change. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

New Jersey plans for cautious reopening of beaches

4m 53s

With summer right around the corner, New Jersey announced this week that beaches would be open by Memorial Day weekend, with some restrictions. The openings are weeks behind other coastal states like Georgia and Florida. But as one of the states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, local officials say they are proceeding cautiously. Hari Sreenivasan has the story.

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  • Is COVID-19 delaying the fight for voting rights in Florida?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is COVID-19 delaying the fight for voting rights in Florida?

    S2020 E146 - 4m 19s

    In Florida, people with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights. But the coronavirus has made that struggle more difficult. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke to Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition about what effect the virus has had on their chances of voting in November elections

  • Climate change threatens Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate change threatens Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

    S2020 E146 - 9m 30s

    One of the biggest impacts of climate change will be on islands and coastal regions. That includes Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, an uninhabited island and protected sanctuary for dozens of wildlife species in the equatorial Pacific’s U.S. territory of American Samoa. Mike Taibbi reports as part of our "Samoan Islands: Shifting Tides" series with Pacific Islanders in Communications support.

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