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PBS News Hour

October 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2021 Episode 275 | 26m 35s

On this edition for Saturday, October 2, Democrats remain divided after failing to reach a deal on how to pass two of Biden's major spending bills, a look at how Seattle's Vietnamese community is lending a helping hand to Afghan refugees, abortion rights activists march in protest of new laws. And, what keeps the band ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music, forty years on. Hari Sreenivasan anchors.

Aired: 10/01/21 | Expires: 11/01/21
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