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PBS NewsHour full episode, Aug. 2, 2022

Tuesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes a stop in Taiwan, sparking immediate retaliation from China. Then, questions arise about al-Qaida’s influence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after a U.S. drone strike kills the group’s leader. We speak to national security advisor Jake Sullivan. Plus, local health authorities race to contain the highly contagious monkeypox virus.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit sparks immediate reaction from China

News Wrap: Death toll rises in northern California wildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YehFUIJYYDM
What’s al-Qaida’s future after al-Zawahri’s death?

Biden’s adviser on Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, al-Zawahri’s death

Trump’s clout tested as voters head to the polls

Health authorities race to contain the monkeypox virus

Political infighting in Iraq prompts protests, instability

Rhiannon Giddens leads Yo-Yo-Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble

Freya the walrus gains fans one seafaring vessel at a time

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