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December 30, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a federal judge blocks an Iowa law that would ban some library books and forbid many teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Then, from sold-out tours to the rise of new artists, we look back at the booming year in music. Plus, the story of a former police officer who saw the chaos on Jan. 6, but found peace and direction rescuing horses.

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  • How attacks on ships in Red Sea are disrupting global trade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How attacks on ships in Red Sea are disrupting global trade

    S2023 E366 - 5m 47s

    One of the world’s top trading routes, the Suez Canal, is essentially closed for business to many shipping companies. That’s because Houthi rebels in Yemen have been attacking ships in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. It's a major route for oil and gas shipments so prices edged up this week. John Yang discusses the implications for international commerce with Ryan Petersen of Flexport.

  • News Wrap: UN warns of famine in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: UN warns of famine in Gaza

    S2023 E366 - 4m 45s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the U.N.'s World Food Program warned the war in Gaza has left more than 570,000 people starving, a new burst of fighting in Sudan's civil war forced up to 300,000 people to flee what had been a safe haven and Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy days after a federal jury ordered him to pay $148 million to two former election workers in Georgia.

  • George Clooney on the true story behind his new film: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    George Clooney on the true story behind his new film

    S2023 E366 - 8m 14s

    "The Boys in the Boat” is an improbable story of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the meaning of true grit at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Now the New York Times bestselling book has been adapted into a film directed by George Clooney. Stephanie Sy sat down with Clooney and author Daniel James Brown for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict

    S2023 E366 - 8m 23s

    Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire in a limited but slowly escalating conflict. So far, the skirmishes have killed nine Israeli soldiers, four civilians and more than 100 Lebanese, most of them Hezbollah fighters. Israeli officials have said they are prepared to invade southern Lebanon, raising fears of a regional war. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports.

  • Why the U.S. immigration system is strained: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why the U.S. immigration system is strained

    S2023 E366 - 8m 21s

    On the U.S.-Mexico border, agents are encountering 10,000 migrants a day. House Speaker Johnson urged President Biden to take executive action to stem the tide of migration even as senators continue negotiations on a deal to fix an immigration system seen by many as broken. Lisa Desjardins discussed the forces overwhelming the system and possible solutions with Doris Meissner and Ruth Wasem.

  • The historic struggle between workers and technology: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The historic struggle between workers and technology

    S2023 E366 - 7m 47s

    The last year has seen headlines of hope and outright fear around the rapid development of artificial intelligence. It creates questions about whether the innovations can lead to broad gains for everyone or just a select few. Economics correspondent Paul Solman focused on the connections between technology and prosperity with one of the co-authors of the new book, "Power and Progress."

  • Gunman kills 14 in mass shooting at Prague university: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gunman kills 14 in mass shooting at Prague university

    S2023 E366 - 2m 1s

    One of Europe's capital cities was shattered by gunfire Thursday. A shooter at a university in Prague, Czech Republic, killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 25 more. Police say the gunman was a 24-year-old who had expressed suicidal thoughts and killed his father before going to Prague to continue the violence. Amna Nawaz reports.

  • Fugitive defense contractor returned to U.S. from Venezuela: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fugitive defense contractor returned to U.S. from Venezuela

    S2023 E366 - 6m 29s

    Leonard Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," was a defense contractor at the center of a huge scandal within the U.S. Navy. He is part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela announced Wednesday and was returned to the U.S. So who is Francis, what did he do and who was implicated? Amna Nawaz discussed that with Craig Whitlock, author of “Fat Leonard: The Con Who Corrupted the U.S. Navy.”

  • Daughter of Israeli held by Hamas discusses hostage video: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Daughter of Israeli held by Hamas discusses hostage video

    S2023 E365 - 5m 16s

    Amid new talks for a second cease-fire and hostage swap between Hamas and Israel, we're speaking to the family of an Israeli still held in Gaza. Noam Peri’s 79-year-old father, Chaim Peri, was one of the three men featured in a video released by Hamas Tuesday. Noam joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the potential cease-fire.

  • Ruling blocking Trump from Colo. ballot sets up legal battle: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ruling blocking Trump from Colo. ballot sets up legal battle

    S2023 E365 - 8m 11s

    A court decision could have a major impact on the 2024 race for the White House. A divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump is ineligible to serve as president under the Constitution’s insurrection clause and barred him from that state's primary ballot. The ruling sets up a likely showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. Geoff Bennett discussed the ruling with Neal Katyal.

  • NTSB chair discusses dangers of burnout in airline industry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NTSB chair discusses dangers of burnout in airline industry

    S2023 E365 - 7m 20s

    It’s been described as the airline industry’s silent struggle, the issue of pilot mental health. It was pushed into the spotlight when an off-duty pilot was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight from inside the cockpit. The National Transportation Safety Board held a summit devoted to mental health in aviation and NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy joined Geoff Bennett to discuss.

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