November 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

New numbers show an inflationary wave is still building in the U.S. economy. The labor department reports consumer prices jumped more than six percent in October as compared to a year ago — the biggest increase in 31 years. Catherine Rampell, a special correspondent for the NewsHour and columnist for The Washington Post and Lisa Desjardins have more on the numbers.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House reported 900,000 young children have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility. New reports suggest up to 300,000 Afghans have fled from the country to Iran since the Taliban takeover in August. A U.S. federal judge approved a $626 million settlement for people exposed to lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.

Nationwide hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise again. The numbers are rising in the Midwest and New England, and remain dangerously high in parts of the West. Some states like Colorado have seen spikes that threaten to overwhelm hospitals. Amna Nawaz discusses with Dr. Ivor Douglas, chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Denver Health.

It was a fiery day in the courtroom in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the murder of two men and the shooting of a third. Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense, breaking down as he described the lead up to the fatal shooting of Jacob Rosenbaum, who was unarmed. The defense moved for a mistrial over some of the prosecution's cross-examination. John Yang reports.

This week, thousands of refugees from across the developing world tried to enter Poland by crossing its border with Belarus, its neighbor to the east. But the European Union says this is not only a case of desperate families fleeing their homes, but is a hybrid attack by Alexander Lukashenko, considered Europe’s last dictator, against his enemies by using people as weapons. Nick Schifrin reports.

In a recent PBS NewsHour survey in partnership with The Generation Lab, nearly two-thirds of children and young adults said climate change will influence where they decide to live. A third said it would affect their decision to have children. Growing research shows young people are increasingly experiencing what’s known as “climate anxiety.” William Brangham reports.

Former President Donald Trump was dealt another legal blow Tuesday night — this time in his attempt to keep secret the White House documents from the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6. It's a win for the House select committee investigating the attack, which seeks Trump's materials, and the Biden administration, which supported the release. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff with the latest.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become almost as famous for how she looked as how she painted. As a new exhibition at Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum reveals, that look was entirely by her own design. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston shares the story behind her look for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.