PBS News Hour

June 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, June 2, authorities seek answers as Virginia Beach mourns. Also, how one utility in suburban Chicago powers its entire plant from the waste in wastewater, Washington D.C. tackles surprise medical bills, and the Trump administration is “dead serious” about imposing tariffs on Mexican goods. Megan Thompson anchors from New York.

How one utility powers its entire plant from wastewater

6m 28s

Between flushing the toilet, bathing, and washing dishes, the average person in the United States generates almost 100 gallons of wastewater each day. But one utility in the suburbs of Chicago is using the waste it extracts from that sewage to generate the energy that powers its entire plant. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.

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  • Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America?

    S2019 E170 - 4m 1s

    Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that the president was “dead serious”. Washington Post reporter Kevin Sieff discusses developments from Mexico City.

  • The push to eliminate surprise medical bills: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The push to eliminate surprise medical bills

    S2019 E170 - 14m 26s

    The issue of surprise medical bills - when patients are charged by a provider they didn’t know was out of network - is gaining momentum in Washington with policymakers on both sides of the aisle looking for solutions. Last month, President Trump also called for legislative action on the subject. Rachel Bluth, a reporter for Kaiser Health News joins Megan Thompson for more.

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