PBS News Weekend

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1227 total episodes

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13 seasons

First Aired September 07, 2013

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Overview

A summary of the day’s national and international news, using renowned experts to provide in-depth analysis. Each weekend broadcast contains original, in-depth field reporting on topics including education, healthcare, the economy, energy, science and technology, religion, finance and the arts.

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August 5, 2017

Season 5 - Episode 62 - 0h 25m

Air Date

August 05, 2017

Overview

On this edition for Saturday, August 5, record heat sweeps across the western U.S. and parts of Europe. Later, one scholar offers a new perspective on income inequality, arguing that the top 20 percent of earners in American society, not only the top 1 percent, limits economic mobility for lower-income groups. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.