Episode Oct 20 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 20, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, the Senate passes a $4 trillion budget measure creating a path for President Trump's tax plan. Also: After ISIS and the fall of its capital, the U.S. Virgin Islands rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, Californians search for…
Politics Oct 20 News Wrap: Rep. Wilson rejects John Kelly's claims over condolence call In our news wrap Friday, the fallout from the political feud over the nation’s war dead continued as Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., rejected John Kelly’s accusation that she was eavesdropping on the president in a condolence call to a soldier’s…
Politics Oct 20 How passing a budget makes GOP tax reform possible Congressional Republicans cleared a big hurdle Thursday by pushing a budget resolution through the Senate that will allow them to pass tax reform. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Lisa Desjardins to discuss why it matters and what’s next in the…
World Oct 20 Raqqa has fallen, but ISIS isn't going away U.S.-backed forces in Syria have declared victory in the city of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State. But four years of ISIS control and four months of fighting have left a majority of the city uninhabitable. Special correspondent…
Nation Oct 20 After two devastating hurricanes, U.S. Virgin Islands' 'hurt is very real' Hurricane-battered infrastructure and limited electricity have taken a toll on the tourism-driven economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Home to 100,000 Americans, the islands took a hit from both hurricanes Irma and Maria at their peaks within a span of…
Nation Oct 20 California housing shortage adds stress for now-homeless fire victims Nearly two weeks since the deadly wildfires in Northern California broke out, evacuees are making their way back to find that thousands of homes have been destroyed. But the housing shortage in the region that predated the wildfires is making…
Politics Oct 20 Shields and Brooks on Trump's condolence call, Obamacare fix bipartisanship Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including the fracas over President Trump’s condolence call to a Gold Star widow, two former presidents and Sen. John McCain express…
Arts Oct 20 Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis in 'Human Flow' International artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has long mixed art and protest, gravity and playfulness. Now he's turned his creative powers to the global refugee crisis with a new documentary called "Human Flow," which opens nationwide on Friday. Jeffrey…
Segment Oct 20 Why laughing at your mistakes is the perfect way to move past them In a world where everyone feels pressured to be perfect, former White House speechwriter David Litt found that sometimes the best way to get ahead is simply to laugh at your mistakes and admit you’re only human. Liff offers his…
Science Oct 20 Keeping priceless pieces of space history safe In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, nearly five decades after the historic Apollo 11 Command Module brought man to the moon and back, the spacecraft is part of a new adventure in a four-stop traveling exhibition across America.