Episode
PBS News Hour: March 17, 2021
Overview
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a series of deadly attacks at Atlanta-area spas raise new fears for Asian American and we speak to Republican Sen. John Barrasso about COVID relief, immigration and vaccination. Also, despite being debunked, claims of bat-to-human transmission of COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on the animal.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 54
- Air date
- 2021-03-17
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 17, 2021 is Episode 54 in Season 47 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2021-03-17. The runtime is 60 min.
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