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PBS NewsHour full episode, Jan. 17, 2021

Monday on the NewsHour, as the nation honors Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader’s son makes the case for why Congress should pass new federal voting legislation. Then, authorities in the U.S. and U.K. Investigate why a British citizen held a rabbi and congregants hostage at a Texas synagogue. And, we ask a doctor to spell out best practices for masking and testing amid COVID spikes.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Lack of voting reform would disappoint MLK Jr., son says

News Wrap: Major U.S. airlines warn 5G could disrupt travel

The latest on Tonga after volcanic eruption, tsunami

Jewish Americans ‘terrified’ by rising anti-Semitic attacks

The debate over ending the filibuster, explained

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on filibuster, Trump AZ rally

Everything you need to to know about at-home COVID testing

New museum aims to reveal creative labor by actors of color

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