PBS NewsHour

November 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, November 3, the impeachment inquiry goes public this week, why protests have erupted across the globe, and a first-of-its- kind campaign finance experiment in Seattle. Megan Thompson anchors from New York.

Seattle candidates find funding through public financing

9m 3s

Seattle is trying to combat the influence of moneyed interests in its elections with a new program called "Democracy Vouchers." Eligible voters there receive $25 taxpayer-funded vouchers that they can donate to city council candidates of their choosing with the aim of broadening the base of campaign contributors and getting candidates to engage directly with constituents. Ivette Feliciano reports.

Previews + Extras

  • Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets

    S2019 E340 - 5m 6s

    While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former State Department advisor and professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

  • Next phase of impeachment begins as process goes public: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next phase of impeachment begins as process goes public

    S2019 E340 - 3m 25s

    The next phase of the impeachment inquiry begins this week with televised hearings after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday along sharply divided party lines to approve the proceedings. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Megan Thompson to discuss what to look for in the week ahead.

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