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PBS News Hour

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 20, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 2330 | 25m 01s

On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 21, emergency workers go door-to-door searching for survivors of this week’s floods on the Gulf Coast, and the Justice Department decides not to renew its contracts with private prisons. Later, learn about the FDA policy that prevents sexually active gay and bisexual men from giving blood. Allison Stewart anchors from New York.

Aired: 08/19/16 | Expires: 09/19/16
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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