Wednesday on the NewsHour, the climate crisis remains in the forefront as historic heat waves grip the U.S. and Europe and President Biden considers declaring a national emergency. Then, Congress moves to codify federal protections for LGBTQ unions amid fears of Supreme Court actions. Plus, the mass shooting in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater still haunts survivors and relatives of the victims.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Calls for climate action grow amid U.S., Europe heat waves
What cities can do to prepare for rising temperatures
News Wrap: Ukraine’s first lady asks Congress for more aid
Supreme Court Roe decision sounds alarm in LGBTQ community
Colorado town is still haunted 10 years after mass shooting
ATF Director Steve Dettelbach on gun violence in America
James Foley’s mother discusses how the U.S. handles hostages
A Brief But Spectacular take on ending period poverty
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00:00 – Introduction
02:56 – Calls for climate action grow amid U.S., Europe heat waves
05:58 – What cities can do to prepare for rising temperatures
11:50 – News Wrap
15:50 – Rights After Roe
26:09 – Ten Years Later
34:38 – Guns in America
42:45 – Lives in the Balance
51:03 – Brief But Spectacular
