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July 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

56m 45s

Thursday on the News Hour, President Biden acknowledges mistakes in last week's debate but insists he will stay in the race. Exit polls in the United Kingdom show voters likely elected a center-left Labour government after 14 years of center-right Conservative rule. Plus, a look back at a Supreme Court term full of consequential and controversial decisions.

Episodes

  • June 9, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 9, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E162 - 24m 9s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, what Atlanta’s recent water main break says about America’s aging infrastructure. Then, a look at a new vaccine with the potential to eradicate malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Plus, a doctor discusses his new book about gender identity and best practices for treating transgender youth.

  • June 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E161 - 24m 10s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, as global temperatures rise, American schools struggle to beat the heat and avoid putting students’ learning and health at risk. Then, a growing humanitarian crisis in Congo as escalating violence threatens millions in the central African nation. Plus, what people can do to protect themselves from harmful smoke as wildfire season kicks off.

  • June 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E159 - 56m 45s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, 80 years after the Allied invasion, world leaders converge on the beaches of Normandy to mark the D-Day anniversary. Dozens are killed by an Israeli strike on a United Nations school in Gaza. Plus, Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back against Republican attacks on the Justice Department.

Extras and Features

  • How to tell fact from fiction with gut health advice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to tell fact from fiction with gut health advice

    S2024 E120 - 5m 8s

    Data shows that cases of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer are on the rise. At the same time, social media is inundated with ads and influencers touting products that promise to boost what’s broadly called “gut health.” How do we separate the facts from the fads? Dr. Shazia Siddique, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • A look at NASA’s new images of Io, Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at NASA’s new images of Io, Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’

    S2024 E120 - 1m 31s

    New research is revealing the secrets of Io, the mysterious volcanic moon of Jupiter. Four centuries after Galileo discovered Io in 1610, NASA sent a spacecraft called Juno on a five-year mission to Jupiter and its moons. Last week, NASA released animated artists’ conceptions of Io based on data Juno collected during two flybys. John Yang reports.

  • Hard-hit cocoa harvests cause chocolate prices to soar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hard-hit cocoa harvests cause chocolate prices to soar

    S2024 E120 - 6m 45s

    If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after nearly doubling in the last four months. As Ali Rogin reports, this worldwide shortage has been years in the making.

  • ‘H Is for Hope’ explores the landscape of climate change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ‘H Is for Hope’ explores the landscape of climate change

    S2024 E119 - 6m 25s

    Data shows that global levels of the three main heat-trapping greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all reached record highs in 2023 for the second year in the row, and experts say there’s no end in sight. But a new book, ‘H Is for Hope,’ says there is reason for hope in the fight against climate change. William Brangham speaks with its author, Elizabeth Kolbert.

  • What to know about the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements

    S2024 E119 - 6m 48s

    The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 1 in 5 American workers are restricted by so-called noncompete agreements with their employers. The agency voted this week to bar companies from using such clauses to keep employees from taking a new job with a competitor or starting a competing business. John Yang speaks with The Hill’s business and lobbying reporter Taylor Giorno to learn more.

  • How Noboa’s fight against violence in Ecuador is playing out: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Noboa’s fight against violence in Ecuador is playing out

    S2024 E119 - 7m 12s

    Not long ago, Ecuador was a beacon of stability in a region known for political unrest and drug trafficking. But now, it’s become one of Latin America’s most violent countries amid a rise in organized crime. Many Ecuadorians are looking to President Daniel Noboa to turn things around. Carolina Jimenez Sandoval, president of the Washington Office on Latin America, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

  • Israelis mark Passover amid conflict, loss and trauma: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israelis mark Passover amid conflict, loss and trauma

    S2024 E118 - 6m 37s

    This week, Jews around the world are observing Passover, the festival of liberation that marks the historic exodus from ancient Egypt. But this year, joy is tempered with loss and trauma. More than 160,000 Israelis will mark the holiday while displaced from their homes. Still, others have empty chairs at the dinner table as their loved ones are still held captive by Hamas. Ali Rogin reports.

  • North Koreans forced to work in China's seafood factories: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    North Koreans forced to work in China's seafood factories

    S2024 E118 - 7m 34s

    In the interconnected, globalized economy, goods produced in one nation end up on shelves and in stores halfway around the world. Some American companies have recently come under scrutiny for alleged links to forced labor. William Brangham spoke with Ian Urbina, the journalist behind a new investigation documenting the forced labor behind Chinese seafood that ends up on American plates.

  • How Gaza protests compare to demonstrations of the past: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Gaza protests compare to demonstrations of the past

    S2024 E118 - 11m

    As protests of Israel’s war in Gaza spread to campuses across the country, some see parallels between today’s demonstrations and college protests of the past. Amna Nawaz discussed that with University of Texas history professor Steven Mintz and professor and historian at the City University of New York, Angus Johnston.

  • Jon Bon Jovi on docuseries capturing band's highs and lows: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jon Bon Jovi on docuseries capturing band's highs and lows

    S2024 E118 - 8m 14s

    Few musical acts have enjoyed the success and long run of the legendary band Bon Jovi. A revealing new documentary series on Hulu tracks the highs and lows of the Grammy Award-winning band’s four decades together. Geoff Bennett spoke with frontman Jon Bon Jovi about “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court and immunity for Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court and immunity for Trump

    S2024 E118 - 11m 31s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and the court of public opinion, as foreign aid begins to arrive in Ukraine and the Middle East, protests boil over on campuses across the U.S.

  • Book reveals Barbara Walters' personal cost of success: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Book reveals Barbara Walters' personal cost of success

    S2024 E117 - 6m 45s

    Barbara Walters became an icon of the industry, rising through the ranks to become one of the country’s first and most successful female television journalists. But her enormous professional success often came at great personal cost. It’s the focus of a revealing new book, “The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters.” Amna Nawaz discussed more with author Susan Page.

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