Science Feb 06 Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. His reusable Falcon Heavy rocket is now one leap closer SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, a successful liftoff brought to fruition by Elon Musk’s private company. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins John Yang to discuss the historical launch and…
Episode Feb 05 PBS NewsHour full episode February 5, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, a volatile day leaves the stock market down more than 1,100 points, the largest one-day drop ever. Also: How computational propaganda is central to Russia's information warfare, Houston prepares for the next big flood, a look…
Economy Feb 05 Monday's market volatility reflects the new economic reality. Here's how The sell-off that hit Wall Street on Friday whipsawed the market again on Monday. In one furious, 15-minute stretch, the Dow dropped and recouped 700 points. What made markets plunge? John Yang gets analysis from Gillian Tett of the Financial…
Politics Feb 05 News Wrap: Trump rejects new bipartisan immigration plan In our news wrap Monday, a new bipartisan immigration deal that called for a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers” and better border security was shot down by President Trump because it didn’t provide funding for a border wall. Also, Larry…
Politics Feb 05 Republicans split on what the Nunes memo means for Russia probe President Trump started his Monday morning by attacking Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and a leading critic on the Russia investigation. Over the weekend, the president claimed the release of the Nunes memo was…
World Feb 05 How Twitter bots are recycling Cold War techniques to sow political division In the days leading up to the release of the disputed Nunes memo, the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo became hugely popular among conservatives and allies of President Trump. But a series of reports suggest that some of those Twitter accounts were fake…
Politics Feb 05 The political peril of taking credit for a booming stock market As the stock market dropped sharply on Monday, President Trump was in Ohio to make his case for the Republican tax plan. How does the current economy affect politics? What are the dangers for taking credit? Amy Walter of the…
Arts Feb 05 The festival where being a female playwright isn't a rarity The Women’s Voices Theater Festival, which produces works written entirely by women, opened in Washington last month. Jeffrey Brown sits down with three of the featured playwrights to discuss why they believe festivals like this are meaningful, the #MeToo movement,…
Nation Feb 05 'Underdog' Philadelphia savors first-ever Super Bowl triumph The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl championship Sunday, defeating the favored New England Patriots 41-33. Philadelphia fans took to the streets in celebration, climbing light poles and jumping off awnings. Bob Ford, columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer talks…
Episode Feb 04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 4, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 4, the Nunes memo released this week is still the talk of the town in Washington, D.C., but are other important issues being overlooked? And, inside the NAFTA provision that has the Trump administration…