PBS NewsHour

December 22, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

President Trump on Saturday spoke to a group of young conservatives, calling them “fearless young leaders.” And while there are young people engaged and active in politics, a recent Harris poll commissioned by UNICEF USA of 8- to 17-year-olds found that only a third felt "included in the political process." Anucha Browne of UNICEF USA joins Yamiche Alcindor for more on the report.

Andrew Yang makes a case for the ‘freedom dividend’

5m 30s

Entrepreneur and 2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang tells NewsHour Weekend he was ‘honored and disappointed’ to be the lone candidate of color at the last debate. He joins Yamiche Alcindor to discuss his plan to give every American adult $1,000 a month, why he believes headlines about the economy are misleading, and how he would handle North Korea if he became president.

Previews + Extras

  • Emails offer new details on Ukraine military aid funding: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Emails offer new details on Ukraine military aid funding

    S2019 E390 - 4m 4s

    A request to freeze military aid to Ukraine was made less than two hours after President Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House email released this weekend shows. Meanwhile, days after his impeachment, Trump focuses on the economy amid his reelection bid. POLITICO's Anita Kumar joins Yamiche Alcindor for more.

  • Do presidential candidates listen to what young people want?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Do presidential candidates listen to what young people want?

    S2019 E390 - 4m 43s

    President Trump on Saturday spoke to a group of young conservatives, calling them “fearless young leaders.” And while there are young people engaged and active in politics, a recent Harris poll commissioned by UNICEF USA of 8- to 17-year-olds found that only a third felt "included in the political process." Anucha Browne of UNICEF USA joins Yamiche Alcindor for more on the report.

  • Tom Steyer makes climate change a top priority in 2020 bid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tom Steyer makes climate change a top priority in 2020 bid

    S2019 E390 - 4m 52s

    Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer told NewsHour Weekend Sunday that “saying something different” sets him apart from the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to become the president next year. He joins Yamiche Alcindor from the campaign trail to discuss why climate change is his top priority, his years-long push to impeach President Trump and why no one can call him "a socialist."

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