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Many in Kentucky still struggling to rebuild after tornadoes
It's been seven weeks since a series of ferocious tornadoes tore through Western Kentucky and surrounding areas, killing 90 people, and making hundreds more homeless. Kentucky’s governor, and President Joe Biden, have promised whatever is needed to rebuild. William Brangham recently returned to the town of Mayfield, and found a community struggling to get back on its feet.
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On this edition for Saturday, December 11, more than 30 tornadoes and severe storms tore through the central and southern U.S., killing dozens of people.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci joins the program as President Joe Biden urges calm and implements a travel ban from eight African nations amid the spread of a new COVID variant.

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Friday on the NewsHour, a highly mutated and transmissible strain of COVID-19 emerges in South Africa and prompts markets to fall and new travel bans.

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Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden taps the strategic oil reserve to try to ease gas prices as millions of Americans travel for the holidays.

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Friday on the NewsHour, Kyle Rittenhouse is cleared on all charges in a case that sparked national debate over racial injustice, guns and self-defense.

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Thursday on the NewsHour, the House of Representatives is on the verge of passing the president's Build Back Better bill.

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Monday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden signs his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law as the future of the rest of his agenda remains in doubt.

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Friday on the NewsHour, negotiations go down to the wire at the global climate summit but meaningful agreements remain elusive.

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, millions of Americans feel a price pinch as inflation in the United States reaches a thirty-year high.

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Friday on the NewsHour, moderate Democrats' demands leave the House vote on the president's spending bill in limbo.

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden weighs in on the surprising results from Tuesday's key races.

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Friday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden kicks off an overseas trip, meeting with key world leaders as the fate of his domestic agenda remains uncertain.