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August 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2018 Episode 315 | 22m 25s

On this edition for Saturday, August 25, Pope Francis acknowledges the Church’s failure to address clergy abuse in his address in Dublin, and scientists study what the world’s oceans looked like before plastic and chemical pollution. Also, looking at potential impacts of water shortages on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 08/24/18 | Expires: 09/24/18
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