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February 5, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

February 5, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Episodes

Extras and Features

  • News Wrap: 7 killed in shooting near Jerusalem synagogue: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: 7 killed in shooting near Jerusalem synagogue

    S2023 E27 - 4m 9s

    In our news wrap Friday, new violence erupted in the Middle East when a Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in east Jerusalem, the head of the UN Refugee Agency accused Russia of kidnapping Ukrainian children and the U.S. Justice Department charged three men in an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American journalist and activist on U.S. oil.

  • Marcus and Abernathy on the deadly police beating in Memphis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Marcus and Abernathy on the deadly police beating in Memphis

    S2023 E27 - 9m 55s

    Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus and her Post colleague Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deadly police beating in Memphis and mass shootings in California as America once again reckons with its chronic struggle to prevent violence and hold the powerful accountable.

  • Why many Americans know little about history of Holocaust: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why many Americans know little about history of Holocaust

    S2023 E27 - 7m 46s

    International Holocaust Remembrance Day comes at a moment when there is growing worry about antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world. There's also been concern that too many people don't know enough about what happened during the Holocaust. John Yang reports.

  • Memphis prepares as police beating video is released: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Memphis prepares as police beating video is released

    S2023 E27 - 10m 20s

    Authorities in Memphis and other cities are urging peaceful protests as they prepare for the release of graphic video of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old died this month after police beat him for three minutes following a traffic stop. The five fired police officers are charged with his murder. Geoff Bennett spoke with Rev. Earle Fisher about the Memphis community's response.

  • How one school is helping students catch up after pandemic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How one school is helping students catch up after pandemic

    S2023 E27 - 7m 35s

    It's been more than a year since most American schoolchildren returned to the classroom full-time. Now, school districts are working to recover learning lost while kids were at home during the pandemic. Researchers say students in high-poverty areas lost the most. Geoff Bennett reports on a school in Baltimore where mental health and small group learning are at the center of its approach.

  • An early look at key 2024 Senate races and candidates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An early look at key 2024 Senate races and candidates

    S2023 E26 - 6m 31s

    Congress has just started its new term, but many senators and Senate hopefuls are already thinking about the next election. Rep. Adam Schiff became the second Democrat to jump into the race for Senate in California, and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego announced he's running against Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined Geoff Bennett to discuss.

  • Alcohol research shows drinking small amounts can be harmful: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Alcohol research shows drinking small amounts can be harmful

    S2023 E26 - 7m 4s

    Canadian health authorities had previously said that a low risk amount of alcohol was about ten drinks per week. Now a panel of advisors to the government, citing some of this research on alcohol’s impacts, suggested lowering that to two drinks per week. Dr. Tim Naimi of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research joined William Brangham to discuss the analysis.

  • News Wrap: Economy shows signs of slowing after rate hikes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Economy shows signs of slowing after rate hikes

    S2023 E26 - 4m 14s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy shows new signs of slowing after repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, 11 people died in Ukraine during a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks, the FBI says it took down one of the world's leading ransomware networks and the National Archives asked former presidents and vice presidents to recheck their records for classified material.

  • Exhibit showcases artists' reaction to Hurricane Maria: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Exhibit showcases artists' reaction to Hurricane Maria

    S2023 E26 - 6m 25s

    A response from artists to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is billed as the first major U.S. Museum exhibition of Puerto Rican art in nearly 50 years. The 2017 disaster inspired some 50 works by 20 Puerto Rican artists based on the island and elsewhere. Jeffrey Brown visited New York’s Whitney Museum for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Trump allowed back on Facebook, Instagram after two-year ban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump allowed back on Facebook, Instagram after two-year ban

    S2023 E26 - 5m 27s

    Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has cleared the way for former President Trump to return to the platforms in the coming weeks. It comes two years after Trump was suspended following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Twitter also reinstated Trump's account, but he hasn’t tweeted since the decision. Sheera Frenkel of the New York Times joined Amna Nawaz to discuss.

  • How mass shootings fundamentally change American communities: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How mass shootings fundamentally change American communities

    S2023 E26 - 6m 3s

    This week's mass shootings in California, plus two others in just eight days, left 25 people dead and wounded 15 others. They also left many people to cope with the trauma of these attacks. Jennifer Carlson is studying the impact and aftermath of gun violence for the National Science Foundation. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss how these shootings fundamentally change communities.

  • Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in West Bank raid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in West Bank raid

    S2023 E26 - 8m 17s

    Thursday was the deadliest day in the occupied West Bank in two decades. Israeli forces raided Jenin and killed 9 people. In response, the Palestinian Authority cut security coordination with Israel. There were also reports of rocket fire into Israel from Gaza, which is controlled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Nick Schifrin reports.

Schedule

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    PBS NewsHour

    Monday
    Feb 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS NewsHour

    Monday
    Feb 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Monday
    Feb 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Monday
    Feb 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    2 Hours

    Coverage of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, as well as the Republican response and analysis.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    2 Hours

    Coverage of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, as well as the Republican response and analysis.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Tuesday
    Feb 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    2 Hours

    Coverage of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, as well as the Republican response and analysis.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Wednesday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
  • PBS NewsHour: TVSS: Iconic

    PBS NewsHour

    Thursday
    Feb 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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