PBS NewsHour

August 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, August 28, the U.S. launches air strikes against ISIS-K as evacuations continue, the U.S. Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida. Also, how to make older homes more energy efficient. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Gulf Coast preps for Ida landfall, possibly a Cat 4 storm

3m 56s

Evacuations are underway as the U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ida. New Orleans is expected to be in the center of the storm. Ida made landfall in Cuba on Friday after which it quickly moved to the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, hospitals are at capacity as COVID-19 cases surge in the region. Ken Graham, director of National Hurricane Center joins.

Previews + Extras

  • U.S. launches air strike in response to Kabul airport attack: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. launches air strike in response to Kabul airport attack

    S2021 E240 - 4m 47s

    The U.S. launched air strikes in retaliation to the suicide attack at Kabul airport, which killed more than 100 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. troops. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack. The state department said it planned to evacuate Afghan partners even after the full withdrawal on August 31. NPR’s international affairs correspondent, Jackie Northam, joins

  • Can our homes be made energy neutral?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can our homes be made energy neutral?

    S2021 E240 - 8m 37s

    A landmark climate report released this month by the United Nations predicted dire consequences for the world if more is not done to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. More than 100 countries including the U.S. have committed to a goal to become carbon neutral by the year 2050. One of the biggest challenges to meeting that goal is making homes energy neutral. Willem Marx reports.

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