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December 25, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2021 Episode 359 | 26m 35s

On this edition for Saturday, December 25, Omicron cases rise and disrupt holiday travel plans, and the world’s most powerful and largest space telescope launches. Also, Nick Offerman on humor, on-purpose hiking, and green places, a book documents the relationships of LGBTQ people of color, and how holograms are adding a new dimension to the online world. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

Aired: 12/24/21
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Extras
Brooks and Capehart on what's next for Democrats in the Maine Senate race
'The Pitt’ actress Brittany Allen on betting on herself and earning an Emmy nomination
Dry winter leaves farmers along Colorado River facing greater water shortages
What we know about Mitch McConnell's health and hospitalization
Metro rider recounts encounter with Patriot Front members in D.C.
A look at the new regulations and incentives in the housing bill set to become law
News Wrap: DHS says man killed by ICE was not target of immigration operation
Where trans advocates are focusing efforts after recent court defeats
Trump fires election commission members in latest attempt to control voting process
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