PBS NewsHour

January 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, January 8th: Russian troops arrive in Kazakhstan amid the largest unrest there in 30 years as the president cracks down on protesters; NASA's $10 billion Webb space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated 'eye'; and a documentary takes us inside an immigration detention facility at the height of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Kazakhstan cracksdown on protests as Russian troops arrive

4m 11s

Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief was arrested after being charged with treason. The Central Asian country has seen widespread protests, which its president has blamed on terrorists. Meanwhile, the Russian military arrived after requests from the Kazakh president. Jeffrey Mankoff, senior associate at the Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins.

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  • An inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention

    S2022 E8 - 7m 30s

    A new documentary called “The Facility,'' uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate in federal detention centers was 50%. The film has been shortlisted for an academy award. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.

  • NASA’s new Webb space telescope opens its golden ‘eye’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NASA’s new Webb space telescope opens its golden ‘eye’

    S2022 E8 - 5m 59s

    The world’s most powerful telescope unfurled its final mirror today as it sped away to its final destination one million miles from earth. NASA completed the final step of the Webb telescope’s difficult two-week initiation process Saturday, unfolding the final 21-foot piece: its ‘golden eye.’ NPR science correspondent Joe Palca joins to explain more about the telescope's design and purpose.

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