Politics Sep 06 Trump's ending DACA creates another political fault line President Trump’s decision to terminate protections for young undocumented immigrants is one issue dividing Republicans and the nation this week. Independent Lens shares a clip of its documentary “East of Salinas,” which tells the story of one “Dreamer” growing up…
Politics Sep 06 Trump makes a debt ceiling deal with Democrats, complicating work for Republicans President Trump has sided with Democrats in a deal to tie $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief to funding the government and raising the debt ceiling. The deal complicates relations with Republicans, who wanted a longer-term fix to the debt…
Nation Sep 06 Hurricane Irma could be catastrophic. Here's how officials are preparing Hurricane Irma is punishing Puerto Rico with 185 mph winds as it takes aim at the U.S. mainland. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ed Rappaport of the National Hurricane Center, Kathleen Fox of FEMA and Key West Mayor Craig Cates about…
Nation Sep 06 Baseball teams have always stolen signs. Here's what makes the Red Sox accusations different The Boston Red Sox are accused of using technology to record and decode the signals between New York Yankees’ pitchers and catchers in order to use that information to their advantage in the middle of the game. William Brangham is…
Episode Sep 06 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 6, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded, takes aim at Florida. Also: President Trump complicates a packed to-do list for Republicans, the political divide on immigration, using technology to reduce traffic jams and new…
Nation Sep 06 News Wrap: 15 states, D.C. sue Trump for ending DACA In our news wrap Wednesday, 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end DACA, claiming the president’s decision violates due process and is racially motivated. Also, President Trump spoke…
Episode Sep 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration plans to end DACA, the immigration program that permitted undocumented young people to stay in the U.S. Also: The South Korean response to North Korea's nuclear threat, the ongoing aftermath of Harvey's devastation,…
Education Sep 05 How online graduate programs offer degrees at significant savings As technology evolves and more online graduate programs become available at a much lower cost, should we reconsider traditional higher education in a classroom setting? Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some students earning master’s degrees at Georgia Tech are paying…
Nation Sep 05 What we know about Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the open Atlantic
Nation Sep 05 News Wrap: Houston mayor lifts 'Harvey' curfew In our news wrap Tuesday, the city of Houston continues to recover from Hurricane Harvey as its mayor lifted an overnight curfew and a major oil pipeline returned to near-full operations. Also, President Vladimir Putin said his government could make…