September 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Saturday, September 12, wildfires continue to scorch parts of California and the Pacific Northwest as evacuation orders stay in place. Also, NewsHour Weekend’s new “Roads to Election 2020” series kicks off in Pennsylvania where we speak to voters ahead of the November elections. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from Lehigh Valley, PA.
Previews + Extras
In Lehigh Valley, PA, economic concerns predate the pandemic
S2020 E269 - 10m 55s
NewsHour Weekend’s new series “Road to Elections 2020” kicks off in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which flipped for Republicans in 2016. Christopher Booker reports from the Lehigh Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania where concerns over the economy predate the COVID-19 pandemic
How has COVID-9 impacted tennis?
S2020 E269 - 6m 15s
Every year, hundreds of thousands of spectators attend the U.S. Open at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens. But like other sports, the men’s and women’s finals this weekend are being played without an audience. Michael Dawse, CEO of U.S. Tennis Association joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the pandemic has hit the sport.
Biden, Trump campaign in working-class Pennsylvania
S2020 E269 - 3m 59s
The demographics and the economy of Pennsylvania, which voted for President Trump in 2016 and is also the home state for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, have been changing with jobs becoming one of the biggest issues in the battleground state. WHYY reporter Katie Meyer joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the two campaigns are facing off ahead of the polls.
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