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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 Arizona is responding to a record surge of migrants: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Arizona is responding to a record surge of migrants

    S2023 E362 - 6m 8s

    White House officials and Senate Republicans resumed talks Sunday aimed at a deal on new border security measures. A record number of migrants on the southern border could push President Biden to consider restrictions he’s previously denounced. John Yang speaks with Arizona Public Media’s Danyelle Khmara for a look at the situation on the border.

  • Israeli forces mistakenly shoot and kill 3 hostages in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli forces mistakenly shoot and kill 3 hostages in Gaza

    S2023 E361 - 2m 51s

    There is a fresh tragedy in the war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli troops mistakenly shot and killed three hostages Friday in Gaza City. That news came as Israel kept up an unrelenting bombardment of Gaza and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan pressed them to curtail the combat. Amna Nawaz reports.

  • The risks and rewards of ketamine as prescriptions surge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The risks and rewards of ketamine as prescriptions surge

    S2023 E361 - 6m 24s

    A coroner’s finding that actor Matthew Perry died from “acute effects” of ketamine is drawing new attention to the drug, a powerful anesthetic intended for use during surgery that has also become a popular treatment for chronic pain and mental health conditions. John Yang speaks with epidemiologist Dr. Caleb Alexander to learn more about a rise in ketamine prescriptions and its effects and risks.

  • News Wrap: Israelis protest in response to hostage deaths: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israelis protest in response to hostage deaths

    S2023 E361 - 2m 50s

    In our news wrap Saturday, the mistaken killing of three hostages by Israeli forces in Gaza has increased public pressure on Israel’s government to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages, a Roman Catholic cardinal was convicted of embezzlement by the Vatican criminal court, and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis escalated his war of words with Donald Trump.

  • Meet Northwestern’s 1st class of incarcerated graduates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Northwestern’s 1st class of incarcerated graduates

    S2023 E361 - 6m 13s

    The men in Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program have been called many things — mostly inmates. But these residents of a maximum security state prison in Illinois have been adding new titles: student, scholar, author, and now, college graduate. Chicago PBS member station WTTW’s Brandis Friedman reports.

  • The issues driving a growing rift in the Catholic Church: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The issues driving a growing rift in the Catholic Church

    S2023 E361 - 7m 30s

    Efforts by Pope Francis to make the Catholic Church more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people and women, alongside urging vaccination against COVID, have been creating a growing chasm between the Vatican and traditionalist American Catholics. David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

  • How medical providers navigate shifts in reproductive rights: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How medical providers navigate shifts in reproductive rights

    S2023 E360 - 6m 34s

    The Supreme Court will weigh in on reproductive rights again as the justices agreed to hear a case about access to mifepristone for medication abortions. The court's decisions have immediate, real-life implications and put medical providers on the frontlines of interpreting legal language while caring for their patients. Amna Nawaz discussed that with Dr. Amna Dermish, an OB-GYN based in Texas.

  • Military experts discuss Israel's use of unguided bombs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Military experts discuss Israel's use of unguided bombs

    S2023 E360 - 7m 23s

    According to reports from CNN and The Washington Post, the U.S. intelligence community believes that up to 45 percent of the bombs Israel has dropped in Gaza were unguided, a tactic that Israel’s military has defended. Geoff Bennett discusses those weapons with retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula and Marc Garlasco, former chief of high value targeting at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

  • Critics discuss their favorite books of 2023: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Critics discuss their favorite books of 2023

    S2023 E360 - 8m 26s

    With the holidays upon us, you may be hunting for gifts for book lovers in your life. To help narrow down the list, Jeffrey Brown speaks to two NewsHour regulars for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Report gives inside look at decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Report gives inside look at decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

    S2023 E360 - 4m 40s

    The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade upended the landscape of reproductive rights and made it a central issue in some elections. A story from The New York Times explains some of the internal dynamics of the court, from how the justices decided to hear the case, to how the decision was drafted and when it was ultimately handed down. Geoff Bennett discussed the report with Jodi Kantor.

  • News Wrap: CBO projects inflation will slow to near 2%: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: CBO projects inflation will slow to near 2%

    S2023 E360 - 4m 43s

    In our news wrap Friday, the Congressional Budget Office projected inflation will slow to near two percent next year, homelessness in the United States soared to its highest levels on record, European Union leaders insisted they will get more military aid to Ukraine next year and Russian officials say the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved from a penal colony east of Moscow.

  • Brooks and Marcus on impact of Biden impeachment inquiry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Marcus on impact of Biden impeachment inquiry

    S2023 E360 - 11m 56s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the $148 million verdict against Rudy Giuliani, the debate in Congress over Ukraine aid and border security, the House's formal step toward impeaching President Biden and where the GOP race stand with the Iowa caucus less than 30 days away.

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