PBS News Hour

June 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Nick Schifrin talks with national security adviser Jake Sullivan about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Then, a look at the conservative legal challenge to an Illinois city’s groundbreaking reparations program. Plus, graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier discusses her books that try to reassure anxious adolescents that they are not alone.

National security adviser Sullivan on the Gaza, Ukraine wars

5m 43s

Israel’s military said Sunday it will limit fighting in a small area of southern Gaza to allow the passage of aid, a move condemned by far-right members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Meanwhile, world leaders gathered in Switzerland for a Ukraine peace summit, where national security advisor Jake Sullivan played a key role. Nick Schifrin talks with Sullivan about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

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  • What to know about a lawsuit against reparations in Illinois: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about a lawsuit against reparations in Illinois

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    In 2021, the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, became the first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black Americans for past housing discrimination. Now, a conservative legal group is challenging the program in court, saying it unconstitutionally discriminates against residents who aren’t Black. John Yang speaks with Brandis Friedman of PBS member station WTTW for more.

  • How Raina Telgemeier’s books help kids handle ‘big feelings’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Raina Telgemeier’s books help kids handle ‘big feelings’

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    Graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier has been described as “like the Beatles for teenagers.” Her popular books depict feelings and emotions young people may not want to talk about with adults, like adolescent anxiety, loneliness and embarrassment. John Yang sits down with Telgemeier to discuss her work and her legions of fans.

  • A Father’s Day story of one dad’s influence on his son: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Father’s Day story of one dad’s influence on his son

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    Dr. William Lynn Weaver, a renowned surgeon, helped integrate a Knoxville high school in 1964. Even in those difficult times, he felt safe and supported thanks to his father, Ted Weaver, who worked long hours as a janitor and chauffeur. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, Dr. Weaver remembered his father’s influence in this 2007 conversation with his daughter, Kimberly.

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