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PBS News Hour - Full Show

August 17, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.52.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Thursday on the NewsHour, the president works to sell the climate aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act to voters a year after it was enacted. Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips proposes a potential primary challenge to Biden as many Democrats remain skeptical about his re-election. Plus, we examine the current state of Egypt a decade after the massacre of over a thousand people protesting a coup. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

President Biden works to sell the climate aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act to voters

0:16.8

a year after it became law. Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips calls for a potential primary

0:23.2

challenge against President Biden, as many Democrats remain skeptical about his re-election.

0:29.8

We examine the current state in Egypt, a decade after the massacre of hundreds of people protesting a military coup.

0:37.8

It was basically not just the end of the promise of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, but really the end of our country as we know it.

1:00.8

Good evening and welcome to the NewsHour. Survivors on Maui spent another day picking up the pieces more than a week after wildfires devastated parts of the island.

1:11.8

The confirmed death toll now stands at 111 people, even as rescue crews work to find more of the missing.

1:18.8

Donation centers have been set up to distribute food, clothing, and other essential supplies, and to offer encouragement in the wake of such devastating loss.

1:29.8

You know, people are telling us, get out of here. The air is not good, the water is not good.

1:35.8

It's like, but people that lost their cars, people that lost everything, and they're living in neighbors' houses or whatever.

1:45.8

We need to be close to them so they can come and get supplies.

1:51.8

Crews have searched roughly 40 percent of the disaster area so far. Hawaii's governor estimates that over 1,000 people are still unaccounted for.

2:01.8

Wildfires have also burned a widespread area in Canada's northwest territories. A massive evacuation is underway in Yellowknife, the region's capital city, and home to some 20,000 people as a blaze burns about 10 miles away.

2:16.8

Residents sped past burnt forests and heavy plumes of smoke as they fled from the fire's path.

2:22.8

The city's mayor warned that the window to evacuate safely is shrinking.

2:28.8

There is a possibility that without rain, the fire reaches the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend.

2:34.8

It is approaching, but there's time to complete the community evacuation.

2:38.8

It's being called now so that we can allow people the opportunity to drive while the highway is open.

2:44.8

Conditions will be smoky and residents should drive with caution and care.

2:48.8

More than 200 active wildfires are burning in the northwest territories and over 1,000 across all of Canada.

2:55.8

Monsoon rains have pummeled northern India for days now as residents scramble for safety from the resulting floods and landslides.

3:03.8

At least 72 people have died.

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