Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we look at the rising number of bowel cancer cases and the promise of new treatments on the horizon. Then, what’s behind the lack of affordable rentals in Austin, Texas, even as rents there are dropping. Plus, how our appetite for big amounts of internet data has even bigger environmental costs.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Oppressive heat, extreme weather conditions sweep across the U.S.
Bowel cancer is on the rise. Here’s how immunotherapy drugs could help
Why lower-income renters in Austin are struggling to find affordable housing
The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet
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00:00 – Intro
1:36 – News Wrap
5:07 – Bowel Cancer
11:16 – Cost of Living
17:53 – Big Data
