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August 4, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2019 Episode 242 | 24m 57s

On this edition for Sunday, August 4, terror and tragedy grip America with two deadly mass shootings in less than 24 hours. Also, the latest updates on the massacres in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, a look at the role of online forums and their links to domestic terrorism, and how the media may contribute to the rhetoric of white supremacists. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 08/03/19 | Expires: 09/03/19
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Extras
Danube's critically low level reveals relics from the past
How pop culture and social media are changing how people talk
What Meta's new open-source AI model means for the future of artificial intelligence
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the energy behind outsider candidates
State voting officials join CISA security call with election 85 days away
Family of Marine veteran imprisoned in Russia warns he's near death
News Wrap: Trump signs order calling for MMR vaccine split into 3 shots
7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Colombia, crumbling homes and buildings
Iran demands U.S. pay for war damage before agreeing to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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