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PBS News Hour - Full Show

April 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Volkswagen workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize in a big win for the labor movement. Then, as polls open in the world's largest election, we look at what's at stake for India and its allies. Plus, what can be done to protect the lives of journalists reporting from the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Tonight on PBS

0:06.0

PBS news weekend

0:07.8

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee overwhelmingly vote to unionize in a big win for the labor movement. Then as polls open

0:15.1

in the world's largest election, what's at stake for India and its allies?

0:20.4

I feel very happy after casting the vote. I come here every time and I was waiting for this day because this is in the interest of my nation.

0:28.5

And the Israel-Hamass war has claimed the lives of more journalists than any other conflict in history.

0:34.2

So what can be done to protect the men and women who report from the front lines? Good evening I'm John Yang.

0:43.0

A highly unusual bipartisan coalition in the House has

0:57.4

overwhelmingly passed a long delayed 95 billion dollar foreign aid package

1:02.4

for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

1:04.8

The sudden spurt of activity comes after months of dysfunction and delay.

1:09.0

On the House floor, Democrats stood and cheered while weaving Ukrainian flags.

1:13.2

Earlier, lawmakers turned back an amendment

1:16.1

from Ultra Conservative Representative Marjorie Taylor Green of Georgia

1:19.9

that would have stripped out the $60 billion for Ukraine.

1:23.3

That money was a sticking point.

1:25.0

House Republicans had said border security was more pressing to appease them.

1:28.7

House Speaker Mike Johnson held a separate vote on a border security bill, and it failed to get the support it needed to

1:34.4

pass.

1:35.4

The House also approved language that could lead to a U.S. ban on Tik-Tok, the popular social

1:40.2

media platform.

1:41.8

The entire measure now goes to the Senate. Late last night the

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