Episode
PBS News Hour: March 15, 2021
Overview
Monday on the NewsHour, President Biden's team begins their push to sell the historic COVID economic relief law to the American public, the situation in Yemen grows ever-more desperate as the ongoing war leaves millions in dire need of humanitarian assistance, and despite higher infection and deaths rates many states do no prioritize prisoners for COVID inoculations.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 52
- Air date
- 2021-03-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 15, 2021 is Episode 52 in Season 47 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2021-03-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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