Nation Oct 12 News Wrap: House approves $36 billion for U.S. disaster relief In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a $36 billion relief bill for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. More than half of the funding will go to FEMA, including up to $5 billion to aid Puerto Rico. Also,…
Arts Oct 12 'The Florida Project' is a movie about life on the margins, through the eyes of children “The Florida Project” is the story of a young mother struggling to pay rent while living in a rundown motel, told through the eyes of her daughter, a rebellious little girl who roams Orlando, engaging in shenanigans with her friends.
Nation Oct 12 Ta-Nehisi Coates on the unfair expectation that one black president could undo inequality In “We Were Eight Years in Power,” Ta-Nehisi Coates calls President Trump the “first white president” for the ways Trump has made the racial identity of former President Obama so central to his politics. Coates joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss…
Health Oct 12 The vital things that make life spectacular In the 100th episode of Brief but Spectacular, 92-year-old Richard Goldbloom offers his take on the things that have made his life spectacular, and what it’s like to begin losing your memories.
Politics Oct 11 Analyzing Trump's angry tweets about NBC and Sen. Corker Twitter remains President Trump's preferred platform to vent his latest frustrations with the NFL, Sen. Bob Corker and claims of fake news on NBC. Judy Woodruff sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative…
Nation Oct 11 News Wrap: Trump names Kirstjen Nielsen to lead Homeland Security In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is nominating Kirstjen Nielsen, current deputy chief of staff in the White House, to be the next secretary of Homeland Security. Also, North Korea's foreign minister fired off a new verbal assault against…
Nation Oct 11 Hundreds are missing as out-of-control California fires burn Firefighters have not been able to contain the more than 20 fires raging across the state of California that have forced thousands to evacuate. At least 21 people have died but hundreds are unaccounted for, and Northern California residents are…
Nation Oct 11 Synthetic opioids are driving an overdose crisis Fifty times more powerful than heroin, Fentanyl is driving a surge in overdose deaths and ratcheting up the stakes in the opioid crisis. Where does the synthetic drug come from, and how can it be managed? William Brangham reports from…
World Oct 11 What Iranians think of the nuclear deal and Trump's tough words Sunday marks a deadline for President Trump to certify whether the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran is in the interest of the U.S. and whether Iran is complying. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Reza…