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September 17, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2023 Episode 271 | 26m 45s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we look at the alarming rise in violence against health care workers and what can be done to keep them safe. Then, as a potential government shutdown looms, what’s at stake for the federal program that helps low-income families afford healthy foods. Plus, how climate change affects the timing and intensity of fall foliage.

Aired: 09/16/23 | Expires: 10/17/23
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
How ‘zombie mortgages’ are coming back to haunt homeowners years later
Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine
What to know about South Carolina’s big measles outbreak and who is most at risk
How public opinion shifting against ICE may affect the DHS funding showdown in Congress
Sudanese army finds overwhelming suffering after breaking RSF siege of embattled city
Search continues for Nancy Guthrie as authorities seek leads to find suspects
The complicated road to recovery for Indian women forced into sex work
News Wrap: Trump rejects extension of expired U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty
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