Arts May 04 TV pioneer Norman Lear finds joy in creative stress Legendary writer and producer Norman Lear was responsible for some of America’s most popular and groundbreaking sitcoms, like “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons.” Lear, 94, gives his Brief but Spectacular take on what it means to live…
May 03 How studying simulated tornadoes could help save real lives In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, meet a scientist who uses supercomputers to study thunderstorms and the most powerful tornadoes in hopes that they’ll save lives.
Episode May 03 PBS NewsHour full episode May 3, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, FBI Director James Comey defends his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the presidential election. Also: The latest GOP push to replace Obamacare, rape used as a weapon in South Sudan's…
Nation May 03 Is Facebook taking its impact on society more seriously? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the company will add 3,000 more workers to monitor live video after problems with hate speech and violence, including murder and suicide. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times…
World May 03 By murder, prison and rhetoric, here's how the global free press is being suppressed Journalists around the world sometimes risk death or imprisonment to inform the public. In Mexico, dozens have been killed by drug cartels, the Turkish government has been cracking down by closing newspapers and locking up reporters, and U.S. reporters are…
Politics May 03 Lawmakers debate whether GOP health bill solves its pre-existing condition problem The revised Republican plan to replace Obamacare gained key endorsements from two moderate Republican holdouts, who were convinced that a new amendment would help cover people with pre-existing conditions. Will the plan garner enough support? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from…
Politics May 03 News Wrap: Comey defends his impartiality on Clinton, Trump probes In our news wrap Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey spent hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejecting criticism that he's mishandled investigations of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to fund…
World May 03 How rape is used as a weapon in South Sudan's war Rape has become a tool of war in South Sudan, wielded against women of rival tribes. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from a camp for people fleeing ethnic violence where most…
Episode May 02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 2, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, a closer look at the ripple effects of what President Trump says and tweets. Also: The world's newest country devolving into war and famine, questions about a Netflix hit's portrayal of teen suicide, home visits that…
Politics May 02 New biography humanizes Nixon while revealing his 'most reprehensible' act In what ways is Richard Nixon still with us in our political culture? John Farrell, author of "Richard Nixon: The Life," joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss Nixon’s Dickensian childhood and how it influenced his polarized politics, his mix of idealism…