Episode
PBS News Hour: March 2, 2022
Overview
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Russian armed forces bombard Ukrainian cities with heavy shelling as Ukraine's president warns that Russia is trying to erase his country's history. Then, an increasing number of Russians are protesting the invasion of Ukraine despite the repercussions they could face. Also, on the heels of his address to Congress, President Biden takes his message on the road.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 47
- Episode
- Episode 43
- Air date
- 2022-03-02
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 2, 2022 is Episode 43 in Season 48 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2022-03-02. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 42: March 1, 2022
Tuesday on the NewsHour, resistance holds strong in Ukraine even as Russia struck civilian targets in its increasingly brutal shelling. Then, President Biden prepares to deliver his first official State of the Union address amid the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and economic uncertainty.
Episode 44: March 3, 2022
Thursday on the NewsHour, Russian forces stall in their push toward Kyiv as brutal shelling continues elsewhere in Ukraine, while police in Russia crack down on independent media. Then, we explore how Ukraine's President Zelensky became the country's leader at a moment of crisis. Also, the House Jan. 6 committee lays out potential criminal conspiracy charges against former President Trump.
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Episode 41: February 28, 2022
Monday on the NewsHour, Ukraine fiercely resists advancing Russian forces as the two countries engage in diplomatic relations and the West levies tough sanctions. Also, the UN releases a dire climate report highlighting faster environmental degradation than had been anticipated, and Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the war in Ukraine and its impact on President Biden's State of the Union address.
Episode 45: March 4, 2022
Friday on the NewsHour, Russia forces attack a nuclear power plant risking a major disaster as talks of a ceasefire fizzle. Then, United States jobs growth exceeds expectations, and unemployment drops, but inflation still grips the overall economy. Also, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart discuss the war in Ukraine and President Biden's priorities following his State of the Union address.
Episode 40: February 25, 2022
Friday on the NewsHour, as Russian forces close in on Kyiv and Ukrainians struggle to repel the invasion, we talk to the head of NATO about the West's response. Then, President Biden chooses federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the coming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. Also, new CDC guidelines recommend that Americans in most parts of the country can safely stop wearing masks indoors.
Episode 46: March 7, 2022
Monday on the NewsHour, Russia offers to open evacuation corridors, a move widely dismissed as a ruse, while bombing continues and Ukrainians defiantly face the onslaught. Then, Ukrainian leaders ramp up calls for a no-fly zone, but what would that move mean for the U.S. and NATO countries? Also, Tamara Keith and Amy Walter discuss growing calls for the U.S. to ban imports of Russian oil.
Episode 39: February 24, 2022
Thursday on the NewsHour, Russian airstrikes bombard Ukraine as ground forces advance on the nation's capital, and elsewhere, forcing civilians to flee for their safety. Then, U.S. and European leaders announce new, harsher economic sanctions on Russia. Also, the three Minnesota officers who failed to intervene in George Floyd's death are found guilty of violating his civil rights.
Episode 47: March 8, 2022
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Biden announces a ban on Russian oil as sluggish evacuations continue and Ukrainians fortify the cities Russia could attack next. Then, we examine the critical events that led up to Russia's invasion amid rampant revisionist history coming from the Kremlin. Also, on International Women's Day, a new UN report details the gender discrimination women still face.
Episode 38: February 23, 2022
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. warns Russia is prepared to launch a full-scale invasion as Ukrainian forces mobilize for a possible war, new reports indicate wildfires will drastically increase in the coming years while dangerous methane emissions from the energy sector are being underreported, and millions of older Americans decide to leave the workplace early during the pandemic.
Episode 48: March 9, 2022
Wednesday on the NewsHour, evacuations from Ukraine become more desperate as Russian shelling continues on civilian targets. Then, we examine the long career of Russia's leader from his beginnings in the KGB to his increasingly totalitarian rule as president. Also, Congress moves forward on major legislation including government funding, aid for Ukraine and U.S. Postal Service reform.
Episode 37: February 22, 2022
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. ramps up sanctions on Russia for what President Biden called the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine, but will the measures be enough to deter Vladimir Putin? Then, a jury finds the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery guilty of federal hate crimes. Also, multiple cyclones and historic drought wreak havoc on Madagascar and bring widespread food insecurity.
Episode 49: March 10, 2022
Thursday on the NewsHour, Russian forces continue bombarding Ukrainian cities, slowly advancing into new territory, as humanitarian aid struggles to reach civilians most in need. Then, Vladimir Putin tightens his grip on Russian news media to further spread propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Also, a new report reveals that minority groups were significantly undercounted in the 2020 census.