PBS NewsHour

August 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, August 29, U.S. stops another potential attack in Afghanistan, President Biden and the first lady pay respect to the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in Thursday’s airport attack. Also, Poland’s government ups the ante against LGBTQ rights and the latest on Hurricane Ida as it makes landfall. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

‘Anti-LGBT ideology zones’ are being enacted in Polish towns

10m 18s

Poland's right-wing populist leader Andrzej Duda came to power on a platform decrying a ‘LGBT-ideology’ he alleged was spreading at the expense of traditional family values. Now, dozens of Polish municipalities have enacted "LGBT ideology free zones" making members of the gay community fear for their safety. Simon Ostrovsky reports from Poland with support from the Pulitzer Center.

Previews + Extras

  • Ida: Louisiana braces for impact as evacuations continue: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ida: Louisiana braces for impact as evacuations continue

    S2021 E241 - 4m 4s

    Evacuations continue and more than 2,000 FEMA personnel are deployed as the gulf coast braces for Hurricane Ida, a category 4 storm -- on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most devastating storm in America’s history. NewsHour Correspondent Roby Chavez joins from New Orleans, Louisiana, which is expected to be one of the hardest hit cities.

  • U.S. launched second drone airstrike against ISIS-K: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. launched second drone airstrike against ISIS-K

    S2021 E241 - 5m 43s

    The U.S. carried out its second drone airstrike on Sunday, which targeted a suspected bomb vehicle.With the US withdrawal to be complete this week, there are looming questions about stability in the region. Kirsten Fontenrose is the Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security initiative at the Atlantic Council, and was a senior director at the National Security Council in 2018.

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