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December 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2024 Episode 366 | 26m 45s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, President-elect Trump makes a plea to the Supreme Court for the future of the wildly popular social media platform TikTok. Then, a look back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed more than 200,000 lives 20 years ago this week. Plus, as the year winds down, what music and which artists got our toes tapping in 2024.

Aired: 12/27/24 | Expires: 01/27/25
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.
Extras
'He took my son's life for nothing,' says mother of man killed by immigration agent
News Wrap: California seeks to rename César Chavez Day following sexual abuse revelation
Pentagon poised to ask Congress for up to $200 billion to fund Iran war
Sen. Scott says U.S. should balance budget but also 'demolish' Iran's nuclear ability
How Iranians are navigating daily life as war drags on
White House's use of internet memes to promote Iran war sparks criticism
Iran war creates growing cracks within Trump's MAGA movement
Israeli and Iranian strikes on oil and gas facilities rattle global markets
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