PBS NewsHour

January 25, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, January 25, President Trump's legal team lays out their defense in the Senate impeachment trial, the wind energy industry faces the loss of decades-old tax incentives, the coronavirus continues to spread internationally, and one young lion dancer is impacting the Chinese Lunar New Year. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition

1m 50s

People around the world on Saturday celebrated the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, marking the first day of the Year of the Rat, with many celebrations including the traditional "lion dance" to usher in good luck and fortune. In New York City, one young dancer shows how that age-old tradition is being reinvented.

Previews + Extras

  • What health officials know about the coronavirus outbreak: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What health officials know about the coronavirus outbreak

    S2020 E26 - 7m 17s

    As new cases of coronavirus continue to spread in China and around the world, a growing number of patients in the United States have been identified as being infected with the virus. Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, a pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the international outbreak.

  • How the end of a major tax incentive may impact wind energy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the end of a major tax incentive may impact wind energy

    S2020 E26 - 10m 39s

    The amount of wind energy in the United States has more than doubled since 2011. It’s gotten a big boost from a federal incentive called the Production Tax Credit. But after nearly 30 years, the tax is set to begin phasing out. Karla Murthy reports from Texas as part of our series "Peril and Promise” on how the industry is approaching the end of incentives.

  • Trump legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial

    S2020 E26 - 6m 16s

    As the Senate impeachment trial continued on Saturday, President Trump's legal team laid out their case against removing him from office, contending the Democratic House managers left out crucial facts during this week's arguments. Jami Floyd, host and legal editor at WNYC New York Public Radio, and Ryan Goodman, co-editor-in-chief of Just Security, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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