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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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Watch • 6:13
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Mexico's foreign secretary on Trump and U.S. trade talks
Mexico's foreign secretary on Trump, cartel violence and U.S. trade talks
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Health care costs a concern for voters ahead of midterms
Health care costs a major concern for voters ahead of midterms
Clip: S2026 E197 | 6:34
Watch • 5:37
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Syrian dancer escaped ISIS and found freedom through ballet
Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet
Clip: S2026 E197 | 5:37
Watch • 10:00
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Brooks and Capehart on Trump's warm welcome for China's Xi
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's warm welcome for China's Xi Jinping
Clip: S2026 E197 | 10:00
Watch • 6:30
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Xi wraps up 3-day state visit with Trump
News Wrap: Xi wraps up 3-day state visit with Trump
Clip: S2026 E197 | 6:30
Watch • 6:06
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Wrongfully detained journalist still jailed in Iran
Wrongfully detained Iranian American journalist remains jailed in Iran after 2 years
Clip: S2026 E197 | 6:06
Watch • 4:24
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What Supreme Court's SAVE database ruling means for midterms
What the Supreme Court's voter-citizenship database decision means for the midterms
Clip: S2026 E197 | 4:24
Watch • 5:50
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GOP's big bet on Texas Latino voters could backfire in midterms
Clip: S2026 E197 | 5:50
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PBS News Hour
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