PBS News Hour

October 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, October 2, Democrats remain divided after failing to reach a deal on how to pass two of Biden's major spending bills, a look at how Seattle's Vietnamese community is lending a helping hand to Afghan refugees, abortion rights activists march in protest of new laws. And, what keeps the band ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music, forty years on. Hari Sreenivasan anchors.

What keeps ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music 40 years on

6m 25s

There have been many ways to enter the orbit of ‘They Might Be Giants’, an eccentric musical group that has been writing and recording together for the last 40 years. From the New York art scene of the 1980s to music videos on MTV, the group has never stopped creating. Christopher Booker caught up with the band’s founders as they get ready to release a new album and embark on a new tour.

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    What the future of abortion rights may look like in the US

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    Abortion rights activists are marching today, voicing opposition to a Texas law that heavily restricts abortion access. The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, in which it's scheduled to hear a case stemming from Mississippi law that banned most abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mary Ziegler, author of the book, “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present,” joins to discuss.

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    How the Vietnamese community is helping Afghan refugees

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    The swift fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the refugee crisis in the conflict-torn nation is a painful reminder to many Vietnamese-Americans, many of whom were forced to leave their nation after Saigon fell in 1975. Special Correspondent Mike Cerre reports on how the Vietnamese community in Seattle is reaching out to help Afghan refugees.

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