PBS NewsHour

December 15, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, December 15, the House prepares for a historic impeachment vote, how the decline of local news is impacting civic engagement, a new documentary sheds light on Border Patrol expansion, and the Italian town of Riace went from being a haven for migrants to becoming a relative ghost town. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Once a beacon for immigrants, Riace is now a ghost town

8m 42s

The southern Italian town of Riace was once a beacon for immigrants from around the world, but three years after NewsHour Weekend first reported on how it had welcomed immigrants, a political shift has turned it into a relative ghost town. The change took place when a political party known for its anti-immigration stance swept into power. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay reports.

Previews + Extras

  • Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents

    S2019 E383 - 6m 53s

    The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds light on how the expansion has impacted one small Arizona community along the southern border. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano has more.

  • Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds

    S2019 E383 - 5m 3s

    Over the last 15 years, local newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in advertising revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a new study by the non-profit PEN America. Viktorya Vilk, who co-authored the report, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the decline of local news is impacting civic engagement.

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