PBS News Hour
Connie Chung reflects on trailblazing career in new memoir
Show title: PBS News Hour
Video title: Connie Chung reflects on trailblazing career in new memoir
Video duration: 9m 20sVideo description: Over her decades-long career, Connie Chung covered everything from the Watergate scandal to conflict overseas, landing sought-after exclusive interviews along the way. Her new memoir, “Connie,” paints a fuller picture of what actually unfolded behind the scenes. Amna Nawaz sat down with the iconic journalist for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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How Judge Jackson could reshape the nation's highest court
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President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a landmark moment for Black women across the legal field, who throughout American history have made up less than 2 percent of the federal bench. Margaret Russell, of the Santa Clara University Law School, and Marcia Coyle, of the National Law Journal, join Lisa Desjardins to discuss Jackson's nomination.
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Biden selects Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court
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President Biden on Friday delivered on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. After a month-long search to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Biden selected a former Breyer clerk and sitting federal judge, Ketanji Brown Jackson. Geoff Bennett reports on how she was chosen to receive a nomination that was decades in the making.
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Texas tries to prevent gender-affirming care for trans kids
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general have directed state agencies to investigate families who provide gender-affirming medical care for transgender children. Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, a pediatric endocrinologist and the medical director of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center at the University of California San Francisco, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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Jury convicts former officers in George Floyd's death
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Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted in federal court of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. They were on the scene assisting fellow officer Derek Chauvin when he pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, killing him and setting off a wave of racial justice protests worldwide. John Yang reports.
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News Wrap: SEC investigates Elon Musk for insider trading
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In our news wrap Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother broke insider trading rules, a judge orders a Michigan couple to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after their son allegedly killed four students at school, and new findings show a rise in the number of American women choosing pills over surgery for abortions.
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How the Biden administration is handling Russia's incursion
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President Biden on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russian banks, oligarchs and other strategic sectors after Russian troops entered Ukraine. But will the U.S. consider even harsher sanctions moving forward and can Congress and U.S. allies in Europe maintain a united front? State Department spokesperson Ned Price joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Biden administration's response.
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Can the West stop a more expansive conflict in Ukraine?
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For more on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. and European reactions we get three views. Doug Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general and former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Andrew Weiss, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Angela Stent, a Georgetown University professor, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
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What Russia is hoping to achieve in Ukraine
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As Russia presses toward Kyiv and the death toll continues to rise across Ukraine, we explore what Moscow's next move may be along with Ukraine's response. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies at the Center for Naval Analyses, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.
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Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia amid Ukraine onslaught
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is testing the Biden administration and President Biden himself, with concerns growing that Russia's goal in Ukraine is to take over the country and evict the government. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff from the White House to discuss developments on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Russian airstrikes bombard Ukraine as ground forces advance
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Russia has launched what U.S. officials describe as the most significant military action in Europe in 77 years. Across Ukraine, Russia has attacked with airstrikes, missiles and troops. Ukraine says at least 57 people were killed and dozens wounded as the Russian army heads toward the capital, Kyiv. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?
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It's often said that there’s no place like home. But what if that home was built with a 3D printer? Only a handful of people in the U.S. currently live in these types of houses, but some believe this will soon change because of 3D-printing technology’s potential to reduce construction times and costs. Stephanie Sy reports.
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Russia uses disinformation on Ukraine to justify war
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Russia this week claimed Ukraine’s military crossed into Russia and even released a video of an invading tank, while Russian media highlighted supposed attacks inside the self-declared separatist republics. The U.S. and Ukraine accuse Russia of staging videos to justify an imminent invasion. Nina Jankowicz, a Wilson Center fellow studying eastern Europe, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.
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A teacher’s Brief But Spectacular take on spoken word poetry
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Peter Kahn has taught English and spoken word poetry to thousands of students at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School since 1994. In collaboration with his current and former students, Kahn is releasing the anthology, "Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School." He gives a Brief But Spectacular take on how spoken word poetry amplifies student voice.
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New book details why the author fled prejudice in the U.S.
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Jury deliberations began in the trial of three former officers involved with George Floyd's killing. But long before the trial Floyd's murder became a touchpoint and catalyst for some Black Americans who debated leaving the country due to racial and social injustice. Tiffanie Drayton, author of "Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream," joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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Why millions of older Americans are retiring early
8m 54s
Among the reasons for the current labor shortage in the U.S. is the exodus of older workers retiring early during the pandemic. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
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Alarming new report predicts catastrophic global wildfires
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There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International Energy Agency said energy sector emissions of methane are 70 percent higher than governments claim. William Brangham reports.
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News Wrap: Drugmakers seek approval for new COVID vaccine
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In our news wrap Wednesday, two drugmakers, Sanofi and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, say they hope to get another COVID vaccine on the market soon as they seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. Also, new government data shows deaths of pregnant women rose during the pandemic, a pair of prosecutors investigating former President Trump resigned, and a new tropical cyclone battered Madagascar.
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Ukraine declares emergency amid threat of Russian invasion
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The Pentagon said Wednesday that Russia is 80-percent prepared for a full invasion of Ukraine. That word came as Ukraine put in force a state of emergency, and Moscow said the separatists that Russia backs in eastern Ukraine had asked for Russian military help to fend off what they call "Ukrainian aggression." Nick Schifrin reports.
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