PBS NewsHour

March 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, March 3, the U.S. and South Korea announce they will scale back joint “war game” exercises, a centuries-long dispute continues between Greece and Britain over the rightful place of the Parthenon marbles, California’s dying Salton Sea has become a haven for artists, and author Amy Westervelt. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Artists fill the void left by California's dying Salton Sea

5m 28s

California’s Salton Sea, the state’s largest inland body of water, formed when a dam broke and it stayed alive with agricultural water runoff. Today, it’s water supply has dried up, and the sea is dying. But, as NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker first reported in July, 2018, the Salton Sea is finding new life as haven for artists.

Previews + Extras

  • Greece seeks to bring back ancient sculptures from the UK: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Greece seeks to bring back ancient sculptures from the UK

    S2019 E70 - 6m 35s

    When the Parthenon in Athens fell into ruins in the 1800s about half the marble sculptures there were removed and sent to the British Museum.Greece wants the marble sculptures returned but so far, Britain has refused. In a story we first broadcast in September, 2018, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay explains the centuries-old controversy over the marble sculptures.

  • Why America's policies toward mothers need to be fixed: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why America's policies toward mothers need to be fixed

    S2019 E70 - 5m 36s

    When she went back to work one day after having her second child, author Amy Westervelt realized America’s policies towards mothers need to be fixed. In "Forget Having It All: How America Messed Up Motherhood - and How to Fix It," Westervelt explores the history of American beliefs about motherhood and offers policy remedies. She recently spoke with NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson.

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