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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 7, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 1280 | 24m 50s

On this edition for Saturday, May 7, a wildfire in a Canadian oil town has displaced more than 80,000 people this past week and it still continues to grow. Later, police in Richmond, California, are paying young men up to $1,000 a month to stay out of trouble through a program meant to reduce gun violence. Megan Thompson anchors from New York.

Aired: 05/06/16 | Expires: 06/06/16
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