September 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

The death toll from Ida grew Friday as first responders in some places went door to door to list the missing. At least 49 people were killed in five Northeast states. President Joe Biden traveled to Louisiana to see the devastation. Community correspondent Roby Chavez begins with a report from New Orleans.

Justin Brannan, a New York City councilman representing Brooklyn, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Ida's toll on New York City, and how the city can brace itself for similar weather events in the future.

In our news wrap Friday, as the Taliban works to set up a new government, dozens of Afghan women protested near the Presidential Palace in Kabul to demand equal rights. President Joe Biden signed an executive order today directing the review and declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Biden also denounced Texas' restrictive new abortion law.

The net gain of just 235,000 jobs in the U.S. last month was a huge drop from summer's gains. It could be signaling a hiring slowdown — one that's worse than had been expected. Pandemic unemployment benefits for more than 7 million people are also due to expire on Monday. William Brangham is joined by Catherine Rampell, special correspondent for the NewsHour and columnist for The Washington Post.

Last Sunday, President Joe Biden witnessed the repatriation of American service members killed in Afghanistan. As it has for the last 20 years, Delaware's Dover Air Force Base hosted dignified transfers. The solemn, quiet rituals are led by Dover’s chaplains — one of whom has witnessed the human cost of the Afghanistan war from its very first day. He spoke with Nick Schifrin before the withdrawal

Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Texas' restrictive new abortion law, the latest jobs report and how the president is facing the Afghanistan exit blowback.

For many musicians and live music venues across the country, the pandemic created an existential crisis. Despite signs of life this summer, new clouds are making the future uncertain. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.