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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 20, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 2330 | 25m 01s

On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 21, emergency workers go door-to-door searching for survivors of this week’s floods on the Gulf Coast, and the Justice Department decides not to renew its contracts with private prisons. Later, learn about the FDA policy that prevents sexually active gay and bisexual men from giving blood. Allison Stewart anchors from New York.

Aired: 08/19/16 | Expires: 09/19/16
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