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July 2, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

July 2, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • June 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E172 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, millions face record-breaking temperatures as a dangerous heat wave scorches the Midwest and East Coast. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a defense agreement with North Korea's Kim Jong Un which could increase weapons supplies for Russia's war in Ukraine. Plus, an investigation reveals America's broken promise to formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.

  • June 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E169 - 26m 45s

    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.

  • June 15, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 15, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E168 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new study highlights how bias affects the detection and treatment of some types of cancer in the LGBTQ+ community. Then, a look inside the world of domestic workers and their lack of labor protections. Plus, what groups in Philadelphia are doing about the death toll of birds crashing into windows.

  • June 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E166 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the News Hour, in a win for reproductive rights advocates, the Supreme Court unanimously votes to protect access to the abortion pill mifepristone. G7 leaders meet in Italy and announce a deal to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Plus, a look at the debate surrounding arming teachers as more states pass legislation allowing educators to carry guns on school grounds.

Extras and Features

  • Experts weigh in as Netanyahu calls Rafah strike a mistake: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts weigh in as Netanyahu calls Rafah strike a mistake

    S2024 E149 - 8m 25s

    Israel's airstrike on a tent camp in Rafah killed scores of civilians and led to more global outcry. To discuss how it happened and its wider significance, Amna Nawaz spoke with Noura Erakat, an associate professor at Rutgers University and a human rights lawyer, and retired Israeli Col. Pnina Sharvit Baruch, a senior research fellow at the Israel Institute for National Security Studies.

  • News Wrap: 2,000 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: 2,000 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

    S2024 E149 - 4m 51s

    In our news wrap Monday, a government official in Papua New Guinea says more than 2,000 people were buried alive in Friday's landslide, Spain pledged to supply Ukraine with more air defense missiles, the IAEA says Iran has further enlarged its stockpile of uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels and basketball legend Bill Walton died after a long battle with cancer.

  • The class of 2024 reflects on their unique school experience: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The class of 2024 reflects on their unique school experience

    S2024 E149 - 5m 14s

    With graduation season in full swing, the class of 2024 is reflecting on a highly unusual four years of school. Their freshman experience was marked by pandemic lockdowns, but that was just the first in a chain of momentous global events. We spoke to some members of this class about how they're looking back and forward.

  • Israeli airstrike on Rafah tent camp kills 45 Palestinians: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli airstrike on Rafah tent camp kills 45 Palestinians

    S2024 E149 - 3m 8s

    Global outcry continued Monday after an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed dozens of Palestinians. Israel said it was targeting two Hamas leaders. The strike comes just days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah. Amna Nawaz reports.

  • Why SNAP benefits aren’t keeping up with rising food costs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why SNAP benefits aren’t keeping up with rising food costs

    S2024 E148 - 6m 43s

    The five-year farm bill is working its way through Congress, and one major sticking point this year is funding for the federal program that helps low-income people buy food. An analysis by the Urban Institute found that SNAP benefits in 2023 did not cover the rising cost of groceries in 98 percent of U.S. counties. Ali Rogin speaks with Urban Institute senior fellow Elaine Waxman to learn more.

  • Grammy-winning teacher Annie Ray on music education for all: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Grammy-winning teacher Annie Ray on music education for all

    S2024 E148 - 7m 27s

    The end of the school year often means year-end concerts for student orchestras and choirs. For high school music educator Annie Ray, it’s time to look back on a busy year that included a Grammy award and look ahead at her vision of what education should be. Ali Rogin sits down with Ray for the latest installment of our “Weekend Spotlight” series.

  • Tyson Foods is polluting U.S. waterways, report says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tyson Foods is polluting U.S. waterways, report says

    S2024 E148 - 5m 46s

    Tyson Foods is one of the world’s biggest meat and poultry producers. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, it’s also a major polluter in the United States. A new report from the group says Tyson plants dumped more than 371 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways between 2018 and 2022. John Yang speaks with UCS research director Stacy Woods about the report’s findings.

  • Exhausted Ukrainian forces fight to contain Russian advances: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Exhausted Ukrainian forces fight to contain Russian advances

    S2024 E147 - 4m 24s

    Along the Russia-Ukraine border, badly stretched Ukrainian forces are struggling to deny Russia a foothold. The town of Vovchansk, three miles inside the border, has seen some of the fiercest fighting since Russia launched its offensive in 2022. John Ray of Independent Television News joined soldiers from Ukraine’s 57th Brigade there and has this report from the front line.

  • Why a wave of legislation seeks to restrict sex education: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why a wave of legislation seeks to restrict sex education

    S2024 E147 - 7m 26s

    What constitutes sexual education and the grade in which it’s taught varies greatly in America, and 2024 is shaping up to set a record for legislative proposals mostly aimed at restricting the subject in schools. Sara Flowers, vice president of education at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, joins Ali Rogin to discuss the increasingly complicated nature of sex education.

  • How George Floyd’s death changed Minneapolis, 4 years later: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How George Floyd’s death changed Minneapolis, 4 years later

    S2024 E147 - 6m 12s

    Four years ago today, the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers ignited international protests over racism and calls for police reforms. Despite that global reach, it is still very much a local trauma for Minneapolis. John Yang speaks with Minnesota Public Radio senior reporter Jon Collins about how the lasting effects of Floyd’s death continue to shape the city.

  • The story of Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The story of Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong

    S2024 E147 - 3m 46s

    Anna May Wong was a pioneering actress considered to be the first major Asian American film star, despite the limits imposed by Hollywood’s racism. As this year’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month draws to a close, we bring you her story as part of our “Hidden Histories” series.

  • Louisiana reclassifies abortion pills, restricting access: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Louisiana reclassifies abortion pills, restricting access

    S2024 E146 - 5m 32s

    A bill that would restrict access to abortion pills has been signed into law in Louisiana. The law reclassifies the drugs as a controlled substance, grouping them with Xanax and Valium. Possession without a prescription from a specially licensed doctor could be punishable by 5 years in prison. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department.

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