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PBS News Hour

August 5, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2023 Episode 228 | 26m 45s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the FDA approves the first pill to treat postpartum depression. Twelve years after a tsunami sent Fukushima’s nuclear plant into a meltdown, Japan plans to release over a million tons of treated wastewater from the facility. Plus, a look at privacy issues around reproductive health data in a post-Roe America.

Aired: 08/04/23 | Expires: 09/04/23
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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Clip: S2026 E221 | 7:45
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Clip: S2026 E221 | 3:47
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Maria Ressa on defending democracy and 'The Fight Back'
Maria Ressa offers a guide to defending democracy in 'The Fight Back'
Clip: S2026 E221 | 8:42
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Republicans seize on controversy in Alaska’s Senate race
Republicans seize on controversy in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race
Clip: S2026 E221 | 5:05
Watch • 7:31
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Clip: S2026 E221 | 7:31
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Mapping the battle for control of the House
Clip: S2026 E221 | 3:31
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Retired Israeli general on what the election results tell us
Clip: S2026 E221 | 6:59
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PBS News Hour
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PBS News Hour
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Clip: S2026 E220 | 3:30