PBS News Hour

October 25, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

October 25, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Eric Garner: New film with court case that never was

6m 41s

In 2014, an NYPD officer used a chokehold on Staten Island resident Eric Garner—Garner died, and his last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry. While chokeholds have now been banned in several states, Garner’s case was never brought to trial, and his family says those responsible were never held accountable. A new film stages the court case that never was. Christopher Booker reports.

Previews + Extras

  • Critics demand Texas reverse an anti-discrimination decision: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Critics demand Texas reverse an anti-discrimination decision

    S2020 E312 - 4m 1s

    Earlier this month a Texas regulatory board voted to remove discrimination protections for some seeking social services. The protections had prohibited social workers from turning away clients on the basis of disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, about the implications for these communities.

  • The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in

    S2020 E312 - 4m 28s

    Nearly 7 million Texans have already cast their 2020 ballots—that’s around 70 percent of overall voter turnout in 2016. With races heating up at both the state and national level, KERA reporter Bret Jaspers joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the fight for the Lone Star state house, the tight Senate race and more, as part of our series, “Roads to Election 2020.”

  • Sports, activism & COVID-19 create an unlikely polling place: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sports, activism & COVID-19 create an unlikely polling place

    S2020 E312 - 3m 25s

    New York State has never allowed early voting for a presidential election before—but nothing about 2020 has been normal. NY early voting began Saturday, and as New Yorkers lined up around the block to cast their ballots an unlikely venue opened its doors to voters. NewHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports from the Barclays Center, normally a sports venue, now a voting hub in Brooklyn, NY.

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