Episode Jan 27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 27, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 27, a deadly bombing in Afghanistan claims nearly 100 lives, and a look at the legal implications of the Larry Nassar case for U.S.A. Gymnastics. Also, asylum-seekers are fleeing the United States for Canada.
Health Jan 27 This flu season is the most severe since 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared this year’s flu outbreak to be the worst on record since the 2009 flu pandemic. Last week, one in 15 doctors' appointments were made for flu symptoms, and 37 children have…
Nation Jan 27 Investigators turn to Michigan State after Nassar's sentence Serial sexual abuser and former U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced this week to up to 175 years in prison. Now, state and federal officials are investigating who at Michigan State University, where Nassar practiced and worked as a…
World Jan 27 Fearing U.S. rejection, asylum seekers flee to Canada Canadian officials intercepted an unprecedented 20,000 people trying to enter the country in 2017, many of whom were fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries and saw more hope for asylum there than the U.S. PBS NewsHour Weekend Special…
Episode Jan 26 PBS NewsHour full episode January 26, 2018 Friday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump denies trying to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Also: Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, a new book on Israel’s secret assassination program, how the United States became the hip-hop…
World Jan 26 News Wrap: 'America is open for business,' says Trump at Davos In our news wrap Friday, President Trump lauded his tax cuts and promoted the U.S. as an ideal place to grow international business in a restrained speech to world leaders at Davos. Also, the president’s immigration plan that offers a…
Politics Jan 26 The significance of Trump's reported order to fire Mueller President Trump reportedly ordered the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House counsel Don McGahn said he would quit rather than carry out the order, according to The New York Times and others.
Politics Jan 26 Shields and Brooks on Trump's attempt to fire Mueller, 'America first' at Davos Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the news that President Trump had ordered the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller but dropped the request when the…
World Jan 26 The inside story of Israel's campaign of assassination The state of Israel has a history of great violence, visited on it by its enemies and in return by Israel's own intelligence services and military. In "Rise and Kill First," journalist and author Ronen Bergman writes about the nearly…
Nation Jan 26 Why writing my last will and testament called for an ice cream sundae There will be some advantages to non-beingness, says Sheila Nevins: namely, avoiding the family squabbles after her death. The author and former president of HBO Documentary Films offers her humble opinion on preparing for the end of life, and finding…