May 24, 2020
Work-share programs help some businesses avoid layoffs
More than 38 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March, though the passage of the CARES Act has for now helped alleviate some of the financial fallout. But buried in the landmark legislation, there is also financial support for work-share programs in some states that allow businesses to avoid laying off any employees at all. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports.
May 17, 2020
Putting a face in front of Chicago's shuttered businesses
Like so many neighborhoods in America, Chicago's West Town has been largely shut down due to the coronavirus. But photographer Candice Cusic hopes she can put a face in front of the closed doors and dark windows of her neighborhood. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker recently spoke to Cusic about her latest project.
May 10, 2020
Nation faces patchwork of voting rules during the outbreak
With just six months until November's presidential election, states across the U.S. are trying to determine how to safely collect and count ballots during a national health emergency. And while there is a patchwork of coronavirus election plans, dozens of states allow mail-in ballots or absentee voting. But some states are more restrictive than others. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.
May 10, 2020
How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design
As COVID-19 cases surged in March and April, New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital rapidly transitioned its care spaces to COVID-19 wards in an effort to stave off the virus and protect frontline workers at the epicenter of the outbreak. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on how the hospital's redesign may serve as an example for other medical centers in the future.
May 3, 2020
Why one artist's new normal includes more focus and empathy
April 26, 2020
Louisville musicians make a song for the city amid crisis
Soon after Louisville, Kentucky shut down in response to the global pandemic, Teddy Abrams, the conductor of the Louisville orchestra, was asked by the city's mayor to create a song that would emphasize its strengths. The end result is a creation that involves an impressive collaboration of artists, from My Morning Jacket's Jim James to Will Oldham. Christopher Booker has the story.
April 26, 2020
How the coronavirus is delaying life-altering surgeries
The coronavirus is reshaping the way some Americans live and even how they receive healthcare. One challenge that has emerged from this crisis is which patients get life-changing surgeries that have been deemed elective medical procedures during the pandemic and which ones wait. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how doctors and patients are being impacted by the delays.
Apr 19, 2020
Decades-old unemployment systems can’t handle record demand
More than 22 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in recent weeks due to the novel coronavirus. And those record numbers are taxing decades-old unemployment systems in states across the U.S., many which use a legacy programming language called COBOL. State governments are now trying to find more programmers qualified to fix the systems. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.
Apr 19, 2020
What the new normal is like for one West Virginia family
Last week, NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker shared a portrait of what the new normal looks like for his family, and we asked viewers to share with us what their new normal looks like during the outbreak. In the coming weeks, we'll highlight some of those experiences. Today, a father and son from West Virginia are using their social distancing time to build a windmill behind their house.
Apr 11, 2020
How the coronavirus is forcing a family to slow down
From mandates to work from home to massive school closures, the coronavirus has transformed the lives of millions of Americans. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker gives us a firsthand account of how the pandemic is impacting his family.
Apr 4, 2020
As the world stays home, will the environment improve?
As more and more people stay at home during the pandemic, millions of vehicles are no longer on the roads and the skies are comparatively free of airplanes. Many other human activities that cause air pollution also have been scaled back. But will this lull in activity make a difference in the air we breathe or the future of climate change? NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.
Mar 29, 2020
How prison shaped one artist's view on social distancing
Millions of Americans across the country are now staying inside due to the pandemic. That includes artist Fulton Leroy Washington, who became known as “Mr. Wash" while serving 21 years in prison for a non-violent drug offense. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker spoke with Washington about why his time being incarcerated allows him to see social distancing differently than many Americans.
Mar 21, 2020
Musicians take their shows online as cancellations cascade
The spread of coronavirus in the U.S. has shut down businesses and schools and forced widespread cancellations, from major sporting events to religious services. But with the help of social media, some artists and musicians are making sure that the show will go on. Christopher Booker spoke to country star Shelby Lynne, musician Mac DeMarco and Partisan Records managing director Zena White.
Mar 14, 2020
NEW YORK LAUNCHES DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITE FOR COVID-19
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard and created a one-mile containment zone around the town of New Rochelle, just north of New York City, where at least 158 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. And on Friday, the state launched its first drive-thru mobile testing facility in the region. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker has more