PBS News Hour

July 17, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, July 17, COVID-19 cases rise across all 50 states fueled by the delta variant and slowing vaccinations. And in our signature segment, we speak to Yazidi survivors who are struggling to rebuild their future seven years after an ISIS attack forced them to flee. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Yazidis struggle to rebuild their lives despite ISIS retreat

9m 10s

Seven years ago, a brutal attack by ISIS forced hundreds of thousands of Yazidis to flee their homes in northern Iraq. Many were eventually imprisoned, killed or sold into slavery. Now, despite ISIS’s retreat, Yazidi survivors say little has changed for them as they struggle to rebuild their lives. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.

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    COVID-19 update: the delta variant, school openings and more

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    The COVID-19 delta variant has been surging worldwide and in certain areas of the U.S. What will this mean for school openings, and for children not yet eligible for vaccines? And how are vaccine efforts going in America? ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen joins Hari Sreenivasan with the latest on COVID-19 in the U.S. and around the world.

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