Nation Sep 13 Americans in U.S. Virgin Islands feel forgotten in the wake of Irma Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. Virgin Islands as a category 5 storm days ago, but many residents who continue without electricity or running water complain they are being forgotten. Jordyn Holman of Bloomberg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the recovery…
Politics Sep 13 Does the Democrats' pitch for universal health care have a chance? Congress engaged in an intense day of closed-door negotiations about DACA Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor of The New York Times about the signs coming from those meetings, plus a meeting between President Trump and Sen. Tim Scott, R-N.C.
Episode Sep 13 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 13, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Florida labors to turn the power back on and repair hurricane damage amid news that eight people have died at a nursing home. Also: The Democrats' pitch for universal health care, the spacecraft that's given us…
Science Sep 13 Why NASA's Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn Some 800 million miles away, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has orbited Saturn and captured images of its rings and icy moons. After nearly 5 billion miles traveled and 20 years of sending revealing data from the gas giant, Cassini is winding…
World Sep 13 Irma-ravaged Anguillians say they need more help from the UK The British government has been the target of criticism over its response to devastating Hurricane Irma on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, where residents say they need fuel, water, food and electricity. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News interviews British…
Education Sep 12 Job training and community college put coal miners on a new path Coal miners in the heart of Appalachia face unemployment and uncertainty as the expansion of automation and natural gas threatens the industry that’s been an economic bedrock. But a West Virginia nonprofit matches displaced workers to sustainable jobs in agriculture…
Nation Sep 12 Harvey is helping Houston write the how-to guide for sheltering pets in a crisis Thousands of evacuees sought refuge in Houston's convention center during Hurricane Harvey but their pets were not allowed in with them. Now emergency service groups and animal shelters in Houston are taking a step to include animals and pets in…
Episode Sep 12 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 12, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Irma leaves flooding and more than half of Florida without power as recovery begins. Also: Rep. Mark Meadows on the divisions in the Republican Party, the latest in the Russian election meddling investigation, combating Lyme…
World Sep 12 News Wrap: North Korea warns U.S. over UN sanctions In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea rejected a new set of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs that banned exports of textiles and capped imports of crude oil. President Trump played down the U.N. vote as Pyongyang…