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December 9, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2023 Episode 354 | 26m 44s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new treatment for sickle cell disease using revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing technology has been approved by the FDA. Tensions rise in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Plus, a conversation with Harvard professor Claudia Goldin on the eve of her receiving the Nobel Prize in economics.

Aired: 12/08/23 | Expires: 01/08/24
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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