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December 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

24m 9s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, a lightning offensive by Syrian rebels ends a half-century of iron rule by the Assad regime. Then, a documentary details how governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens. Plus, a StoryCorps tale of small gestures that mean a great deal in two lives.

Episodes

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

    December 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E344 - 24m 9s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, a lightning offensive by Syrian rebels ends a half-century of iron rule by the Assad regime. Then, a documentary details how governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens. Plus, a StoryCorps tale of small gestures that mean a great deal in two lives.

  • December 7, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 7, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E343 - 24m 8s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Notre Dame reopens in Paris five years after a fire devastated the historic 12th-century cathedral. Then, with drunk driving accidents expected to spike during the holidays, what lowering the legal limit could do for safety. Plus, how a family of North Carolina Christmas tree farmers overcame Helene’s destruction to get trees to market — and one to the White House.

  • December 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2024 E340 - 57m 17s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, as a Supreme Court case thrusts gender-affirming care for minors into the national spotlight, experts and activists weigh in on the implications. Pete Hegseth meets with Senators in a bid to salvage his defense secretary nomination. Plus, President Biden pledges more investment to African nations, but is too little too late to counter China and Russia on the continent.

  • December 1, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 1, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E337 - 24m 9s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the president-elect taps Trump loyalist and FBI critic Kash Patel to head the agency. Then, with high grocery prices across the country, how a food bank in Texas is providing nutritious food for those in need. Plus, as Americans gather for the holidays, how to navigate political differences and find the good in everybody.

  • November 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E336 - 24m 9s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, how the holiday shopping season is unfolding with consumers still feeling the squeeze of inflation. Then, one woman’s fight to end hunger for tens of millions of malnourished children around the world. Plus, why Black women are more likely to deliver by unnecessary C-sections, putting them at risk for surgical complications.

  • November 29, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 29, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2024 E335 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the News Hour, the country of Georgia is rocked by protests over its decision to suspend a bid to join the European Union. And a look back on the outstanding career of Rafael Nadal, whose retirement signals the end of an era in professional tennis.

Extras and Features

  • Can the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire last? Experts weigh in: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire last? Experts weigh in

    S2024 E332 - 9m 47s

    For the first time in nearly 14 months, the guns along the Israel-Lebanon border are set to fall silent. The Israeli security cabinet approved a cease-fire and Lebanon's government says it will ensure Hezbollah abides by the deal. Nick Schifrin discussed the developments with Randa Slim of the Middle East Institute and Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment.

  • Syrian refugees in Lebanon caught in violence again: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Syrian refugees in Lebanon caught in violence again

    S2024 E332 - 7m 44s

    A year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has destroyed many lives and livelihoods, including those of Syrian refugees sheltering in Lebanon. That led to a steady flow of refugees trying to return to Syria. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports on the people desperate to cross the border.

  • A look at Trump's tariffs and the economic consequences: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at Trump's tariffs and the economic consequences

    S2024 E332 - 8m 5s

    President-elect Trump is wasting no time when it comes to making good on his promise to impose tariffs on foreign nations. He announced he would slap major new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office. The economic consequences of the tariffs could be enormous, involving multiple industries, goods and groceries. William Brangham discussed more with economist Mary Lovely.

  • Climate deal reached but developing nations 'not satisfied': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate deal reached but developing nations 'not satisfied'

    S2024 E331 - 6m 56s

    At the U.N. climate talks in Azerbaijan, negotiators struck a deal at the last moment. Wealthy nations pledged $300 billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries deal with the impacts of climate change and to help their transition to cleaner energy. It’s nowhere near the $1 trillion a year that many experts and analysts say is needed. William Brangham discussed more with Manish Bapna.

  • Opposition leader says Maduro is weak and desperate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Opposition leader says Maduro is weak and desperate

    S2024 E331 - 8m 18s

    The Venezuelan opposition accused the Maduro government of "besieging" opposition figures who have taken shelter in the Argentine embassy in Caracas. The U.S. called the presence of Venezuelan police outside the embassy a violation of international law. Nick Schifrin looks at this summer’s disputed election and speaks with the head of the opposition, Maria Corina Machado.

  • Trump names Project 2025 architect to key White House role: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump names Project 2025 architect to key White House role

    S2024 E331 - 4m 24s

    For the director of the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Trump named Russell Vought as his pick. Vought previously led that office for part of Trump’s first term. He is also a co-author of Project 2025, the controversial Heritage Foundation blueprint for a second Trump term. Laura Barrón-López reports on what the pick may signal.

  • Trump’s success among men illustrates manosphere's influence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump’s success among men illustrates manosphere's influence

    S2024 E331 - 8m 41s

    This year, President-elect Trump made gains across almost every demographic since the 2020 election. But one of the most notable was among young men, who shifted roughly 15 points to the right. Laura Barrón-López examines how Trump was able to court young men online by reaching out to them in spaces far beyond mainstream media outlets.

  • News Wrap: Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire close, official says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire close, official says

    S2024 E331 - 5m 44s

    In our news wrap Monday, Israel's ambassador to the U.S. says a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is close, Russian rockets injured more than 30 people in a wave of strikes on two of Ukraine's largest cities and at least 17 people are missing in Egypt after a tourist boat sank in rough waters in the Red Sea.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on dismissal of Trump's cases: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on dismissal of Trump's cases

    S2024 E331 - 8m 40s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the major federal felony cases against President-elect Trump are dropped, Trump's success with young men and the electoral gender divide.

  • What Trump's appointments tell us about his economic agenda: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Trump's appointments tell us about his economic agenda

    S2024 E331 - 6m 16s

    President-elect Trump continues to round out his Cabinet, including some key economic appointments. He's chosen billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for treasury secretary and for commerce, he's chosen Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and a big backer of tariffs. William Brangham discussed what these choices mean for Trump's agenda with David Wessel.

  • News Wrap: Dozens wounded in strikes by Israel and Hezbollah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Dozens wounded in strikes by Israel and Hezbollah

    S2024 E330 - 2m 34s

    In our news wrap Sunday, a Lebanese Army soldier was killed as Israel and Hezbollah traded cross-border attacks, Netanyahu called the death of a rabbi in the UAE a terror incident, world leaders reached an agreement at COP29 to help developing nations cope with climate change, and former Oklahoma Sen. Fred Harris and former game show host Chuck Woolery have died.

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