August 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Wildfire season is here and in California alone, this year's fires have already burned more acres than at this time in 2020. In recent years, Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, where wine vineyards dot the landscape and tourism is a billion-dollar industry, wildfire has become a part of daily life. But as Stephanie Sy reports it affects certain groups worse than others.

Karen Hinton was questioned by the New York Attorney General's investigators as part of their probe after she came forward earlier this year accusing Gov. Cuomo of touching her inappropriately in 2000. She served as an aide to him when he was the secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

The Biden administration this week sent its most senior official yet to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. USAID Director Samantha Power is putting pressure on the Ethiopian government and its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister to alleviate a humanitarian crisis in the country’s Tigray region. But as Nick Schifrin reports, the Ethiopian government seems determined to target Tigray

An "alternative perspective" is what artist Mel Kendrick has offered for 40 years. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us to the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts to see why Kendrick's art has such staying power. It's part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

The Senate is debating a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill this week that would invest in vital public works projects throughout the country. One key portion would expand broadband internet access for millions of Americans. Nicol Turner-Lee, senior fellow of governance studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

In our news wrap Tuesday, mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations spread to more of the U.S. as the delta variant surges, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected any new restrictions, New York became the nation's first big city to require proof of shots, the Taliban accelerated its gains in Afghanistan, and an American Olympic star returned to competition in women's gymnastics.

The debate over how to deal with a potential wave of evictions is growing in Washington, D.C. and across the country with more than 6 million people behind on their rent. Not all of those people are going to face eviction or have to move, but the end of the moratorium means some significant percentage will face life-changing choices. Stephanie Sy reports.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing multiple women, sparking a cascade of calls for his resignation, including from President Biden. Cuomo denied the claims. New York State Public Radio's Karen DeWitt joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.