Thursday on the NewsHour, Congress enters its final push to approve contentious legislation ahead of the midterms. Puerto Rico’s inability to quickly restore power after Hurricane Fiona exposes the fragility of the island’s energy grid despite large-scale investments. Plus, global leaders pledge billions to combat HIV, tuberculosis and malaria after the COVID pandemic causes major setbacks.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
U.N. Security Council discusses Russian horrors in Ukraine
News Wrap: U.S. sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’
Congress in final push to approve bills before midterms
Puerto Rico’s power outage exposes fragility of energy grid
Melinda French Gates on the push for global gender equity
Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases
New book looks at Trump presidency and what led to Jan. 6
Netflix series based on Palestinian comic’s life as refugee
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00:00 – Intro
02:35 – Russian Invasion
05:33 – News Wrap
09:04 – High Stakes
14:26 – After the Storm
22:53 – Melinda French Gates
30:24 – Fighting Disease
38:23 – The Divider
47:27 – Mo
