Arts Jul 06 Why I used to love making jokes about Helen Keller Growing up, Georgina Kleege hated Helen Keller; she saw the famous author and activist as a reproach to her own experience as a young blind woman. But she found a new way to relate to Keller later on, writing her…
Health Jul 05 Senate health care plan 'not viable' for New Hampshire, says Gov. Sununu New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced last week that he could not support the Senate Republican plan to reform health care. Sununu joins Judy Woodruff to explain his concerns about the current bill, plus how efforts to combat the epidemic…
World Jul 05 Why many British voters are having Brexit regrets British sentiment toward leaving the European Union appears to be changing. As the United Kingdom marks a year since its Brexit referendum vote, a new opinion poll shows that a majority now wants to stay. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant gets…
Episode Jul 05 PBS NewsHour full episode July 5, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, tensions mount over North Korea's missile test, as questions on dealing with the nuclear threat follow President Trump on a European trip. Also: Britons rethink the decision to leave the E.U., how the GOP health care…
Science Jul 05 New studies shed light on insecticide's effect on bees, economic consequences of climate change Neonicotinoids, the popular insecticide used in agriculture, can be harmful to bees, according to new papers. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some important findings and analyses on that story, as well as a recent study that…
Arts Jul 05 Blues greats Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' team up to make some joyful noise It's called the blues, but Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' are feeling nothing but joy. The two musicians have been writing and performing music a long time, but never together -- until now. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the two…
World Jul 05 Could new economic pressure change North Korea's ambitions? When it comes to facing the threat of North Korea, there are no easy answers and few good options. Could new economic sanctions change the trajectory of the country’s? Judy Woodruff gets views from John Mearsheimer of the University of…
World Jul 05 News Wrap: Hamburg prepares for big protests during G20 In the our news wrap Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators dressed as zombies in a peaceful protest in Hamburg, Germany. The city is bracing for mass demonstrations of up to 100,000 people in the lead-up to this weekend’s G20 Summit. Also,…
World Jul 05 U.S. calls for global diplomatic effort to punish and sway North Korea North Korea's Tuesday missile launch crossed the intercontinental threshold the U.S. had been hoping to prevent. At the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, the U.S. tried to rally the world to punish and isolate the regime. Meanwhile, North Korean leader…