PBS News Hour

July 13, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, from railroad tracks to drawbridges, how extreme heat is affecting the way Americans get from place to place. Then, how U.S. officials are fighting foreign propaganda on social media. Plus, an investigation uncovers abuse and mistreatment at some youth residential treatment centers.

How extreme heat is disrupting American transportation

6m 4s

Scientists say much of the persistent and dangerous heat blanketing wide swaths of the country is a long-term result of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate scientist Kristina Dahl joins John Yang to discuss how it’s affecting everything from the power grid to trains, planes and automobiles.

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  • How the U.S. is fighting Russian disinformation online: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the U.S. is fighting Russian disinformation online

    S2024 E196 - 5m 44s

    Earlier this week, the Justice Department said that for the first time, it had disrupted a Russian propaganda campaign that attempted to use artificial intelligence to inflame election-year divisions in U.S. society. John Yang speaks with Nina Jankowicz, co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, to learn more about how U.S. officials are fighting foreign propaganda on social media.

  • Abuse reported in some youth residential treatment centers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Abuse reported in some youth residential treatment centers

    S2024 E196 - 8m 37s

    A recent Senate investigation found that children in residential treatment facilities are sometimes subjected to abuse and neglect. We hear from people who lived in these facilities when they were younger, and Ali Rogin speaks with Sixto Cancel, founder and CEO of Think of Us, a nonprofit aimed at improving conditions for youth in the child welfare system, to learn more.

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