PBS NewsHour

September 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, September 19, thousands of Haitian migrants camp out under a bridge in Texas awaiting their fate as Biden sends officials to send them back home, and in our signature segment, what if the conflict in Darfur, Sudan never ended? For these rebels, it never did—and they’re still fighting. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

A church becomes a community’s biggest support after Maria

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It’s been four years since Hurricane Maria made landfall and devastated parts of Puerto Rico, sparking the migration of thousands of people to the U.S. mainland and Florida. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Father Jose Rodriguez whose church has been helping with services and vocational training and has become a cornerstone for a community hit hard by Maria.

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  • In remote Sudan, the Darfur war remains present: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    In remote Sudan, the Darfur war remains present

    S2021 E262 - 10m 29s

    The Darfur genocide in Sudan received widespread media coverage and led to the arrest of the country’s former leader, Omar al Bashir. Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso visited a rebel stronghold in Darfur’s remote Jebel Marra mountains where they found rebels unwilling to put down their guns, and isolated communities for whom the war never ended.

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