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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 29, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 1117 | 25m 00s

On this edition for Saturday, July 29, the White House moves forward with a new chief of staff, and while the Affordable Care Act remains, some people are left with few insurance options. And, will Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s power expand after a Sunday vote? Later, India creates a biometric database amid concerns over privacy. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 07/28/17 | Expires: 08/28/17
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
U.S. moves to reassure Gulf allies after latest Strait of Hormuz shutdown
News Wrap: NPS official claims Reflecting Pool liner cut with knife or razor
What science tells us about the health risks of Roundup
Analyzing the Supreme Court decisions on immigration, gun control and Monsanto
Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after twin earthquakes flatten buildings
Venezuela's earthquake response hindered by economic and political crises
America's oldest hospital preserves the nation's history of medicine and health care
How the Supreme Court immigration rulings could impact asylum in the U.S.
Nonprofit aims to help displaced workers as businesses adopt artificial intelligence
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