August 3, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it killed a Hamas leader in the West Bank as concerns of a wider regional conflict rise, the U.S. Defense Department revoked a controversial plea deal for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Hawaii’s governor announced a $4 billion settlement for victims of the devastating Maui wildfires, and Biles and Ledecky won more gold at the Paris Olympics.

The Secret Service is in the hot seat again, this time over its actions before and on Jan. 6, 2021. A new report from the Homeland Security Inspector General lays out several things the agency could have done better, from detecting a pipe bomb near Kamala Harris to reporting signs of potential violence. Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss.

Earlier this week, while speaking at a gathering of Black journalists, former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Peniel Joseph, founding director of UT Austin’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, about the history of Black identity, race and racism in American politics.

Minerals extracted from the earth help power many of our devices, from computers to car batteries. But what about the communities whose land is at the center of acquiring these minerals? Ali Rogin reports on the fight between companies seeking minerals from these lands and the Indigenous tribes fighting to preserve them.