August 31, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
August 31, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episodes
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2024 Republican National Convention | RNC Night 2 | PBS News special coverage
3h 26m
Following a theme of “Make America Safe Once Again,” speakers at the second night of the RNC focused on border security and crime issues. Watch PBS News co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host PBS News special coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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2024 Republican National Convention | RNC Night 1 | PBS News special coverage
2h 56m
Donald Trump made his first formal public appearance since a failed assassination attempt. J.D. Vance became the party’s nominee for vice president. Watch PBS News co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host PBS News special coverage of a historic first night at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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Biden's Oval Office address on Trump’s attempted assassination
14m 58s
President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Sunday, a day after former President Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Biden has condemned the attack and urged Americans to strive for unity in its aftermath, saying, “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence."
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What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024
17m 48s
Join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet as they host a post-debate discussion with Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López, Kevin Madden, Guy Cecil, and Amy Walter. Plus, reports from Pamela Kirkland of Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Extras and Features
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Economist says Fed too slow to cut rates, hurting economy
S2024 E216 - 5m 28s
The U.S. labor market slowed down in July and looked weaker than expected, creating 114,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate also ticked up to 4.3 percent. It's raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates. Economist Mohamed El-Erian is among those who have been very vocal about this. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his concerns.
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How a formerly enslaved man helped create Jack Daniel's
S2024 E216 - 8m 57s
Jack Daniel's is a famous whiskey brand, but Daniel didn’t create the method for distilling Tennessee whiskey. He learned it from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green. Fawn Weaver created Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey to honor and preserve Green’s legacy and it's now the most successful Black-owned liquor empire. Geoff Bennett sat down with Weaver to discuss her book, “Love and Whiskey."
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Sister of American still held in Russia discusses his case
S2024 E215 - 5m 30s
One American not released in the prisoner swap with Russia is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony in 2022. He was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying medically prescribed marijuana. Geoff Bennett discussed Fogel's detention with his sister, Anne Fogel.
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'Autocracy, Inc.' explores attempts to end democracy
S2024 E215 - 7m 18s
The historic prisoner release from Russia was thanks to the diplomatic work of a group of democracies to free over a dozen people from the autocratic regime of Vladimir Putin. Anne Applebaum's new book, "Autocracy, Inc.," examines how autocracies are gaining power, and what they’re doing with that power. William Brangham sat down with Applebaum to discuss more.
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Gershkovich among 3 Americans freed in prisoner swap
S2024 E215 - 5m 40s
The waiting, the worrying and the dreadful wondering are over for three Americans jailed in Russia and their families. Journalists Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are free after an extraordinary prisoner swap deal struck among the U.S., its allies and the Russian government. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Trump digs in on attacking Harris' racial identity
S2024 E215 - 3m 47s
Former President Trump is facing backlash for calling Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity into question when he addressed a Black journalists convention. That's as the vice president herself wrapped up a series of events aimed at speaking directly to Black voters. Laura Barrón-López reports.
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Analyzing the implications of U.S.-Russia prisoner trade
S2024 E215 - 5m 10s
High-profile Americans held in Russia were released as part of the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Nick Schifrin discussed the larger implications of the exchange with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official who served in the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations.
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What's in the plea deal for key 9/11 attack conspirators
S2024 E215 - 5m 39s
The man accused as the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, and two accomplices, have agreed to a plea deal in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. The development comes 16 years after their prosecutions began. Ali Rogin discussed the latest with Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal and author of “The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay."
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Crews struggle to contain rapidly spreading Calif. wildfire
S2024 E215 - 4m 3s
An especially active fire season is exacting a huge toll across several Western states. In California, more than 5,800 personnel, 500 fire trucks and 40 helicopters are battling a fire larger than all of Los Angeles. The Park Fire, as it’s known, is the country’s largest and has ballooned to historic proportions in just over a week. Stephanie Sy reports.
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White House says prisoner swap took years of negotiations
S2024 E215 - 4m 25s
Three Americans who were held in Russia are free after a prisoner swap between the United States, its allies and Russia. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Finer, President Biden's Deputy National Security Adviser.
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Undecided voters on election shakeups and shifting views
S2024 E215 - 6m 44s
For voters who have not firmly decided which presidential candidate to support, the events of the last month, including an assassination attempt and a new Democratic candidate, have dramatically changed the race. Lisa Desjardins connected with the type of voters likely to decide the election before and after these shakeups.
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Trump draws new criticism after interview at NABJ convention
S2024 E214 - 3m 54s
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and his new Democratic opponent Kamala Harris are sharpening their attacks against one another as they make their case directly to voters. But some of Trump's comments on the campaign trail are drawing new criticism. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Schedule
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PBS News Hour
Monday
Sep 2
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
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Sep 2
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Monday
Sep 2
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Monday
Sep 2
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
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Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Sep 3
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Wednesday
Sep 4
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Thursday
Sep 5
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
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PBS News Hour
Thursday
Sep 5
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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