PBS NewsHour

February 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, February 2, a look ahead to the Iowa caucuses and how they have changed, international quarantines expand as the death toll from the novel coronavirus rises, Venezuela's opposition leader visits the U.S., how misconceptions impact gender in sports, and what Lebanon is doing to fight food insecurity among refugees. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Lebanon’s refugees use technology to fight food insecurity

7m 27s

High poverty and unemployment rates among the world's 26 million refugees means that many are struggling with food security after fleeing their home countries. But in Lebanon, a U.N. pilot program is trying to use technology and digital innovations to provide food for hundreds of thousands of Syrians. Christopher Livesay reports as part of our "Future of Food" series with Pulitzer Center support.

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    Student Reporting Labs tackles gender stereotyping in sports

    S2020 E35 - 1m 52s

    PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ series, “No Labels Attached,” is tackling the question of how stereotypes are impacting young people. On this Superbowl Sunday, we're taking a look at what youth around the country are saying about misconceptions and stereotypes of gender in sports.

  • Will results from the Iowa caucuses yield a single winner?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Will results from the Iowa caucuses yield a single winner?

    S2020 E35 - 5m 52s

    After a year and a half of speeches, town hall meetings, and tens of millions of dollars spent, the Iowa caucuses will finally produce a winner of the first in the nation contests. Or will they? With the Democrats revamping their vote-count rules, it may be possible to have a two- or even three-way tie. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield explains the caucuses process from Iowa.

  • What Venezuela's opposition leader may achieve in U.S. visit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Venezuela's opposition leader may achieve in U.S. visit

    S2020 E35 - 4m 29s

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó appeared Saturday at a Miami rally, telling supporters that democracy will return to Venezuela and he will replace socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. and many other countries backed Guaidó after last year's disputed election. Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin America program at the Woodrow Wilson Center, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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