PBS News Hour

August 8, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, August 8, the Delta variant continues to cause a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. Also, the Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, and finding a more sustainable way to make one of the most used substances on the planet. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Can concrete, a major Co2 emitter, be made greener?

8m 29s

After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. But its production, which involves cement, comes at a huge environmental cost -- accounting for almost eight percent of carbon emissions globally. Mori Rothman reports on the industry’s attempt to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint with cleaner cement.

Previews + Extras

  • Cuban protests find youth allies in Little Havana, Miami: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cuban protests find youth allies in Little Havana, Miami

    S2021 E220 - 3m 47s

    Thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest the failing economy, food shortages and growing number of COVID-19 cases on the island. Fueled by social media, the protests also gained support and solidarity in Miami’s Little Havana, where young people have also taken to the streets. Student Reporting Labs’s Delta Flores, a Gwen Ifill fellow, reports

  • Games like no other: Tokyo 2020 ends: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Games like no other: Tokyo 2020 ends

    S2021 E220 - 4m 48s

    The Tokyo Olympics were like none other: postponed for a year because of the pandemic, athletes competing without fans in the stands, and protests because of rising COVID-19 cases. After 16 days of play, the torch was finally extinguished on Sunday. New York Times Tokyo Bureau Chief Motoko Rich joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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