Nation Dec 09 After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces In the wake of Oakland’s fatal Ghost Ship warehouse fire, cities across the country are cracking down on safety at similar “live-work” spaces; Baltimore artist Que Pequeño was abruptly evicted this week from a building known as Bell Foundry. While…
Science Dec 08 Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman Former astronaut and senator John Glenn has died at age 95. In every chapter of his life, whether on Earth or above it, Glenn accumulated achievements -- serving as a Marine fighter pilot in two wars and later launching into…
Episode Dec 08 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 8, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump meets with first responders of the Ohio State stabbings. Also: The House approves a government funding bill containing state aid, Mr. Trump’s pick to head the EPA, three women train for combat positions…
Politics Dec 08 Trump meets with first responders to Ohio State stabbings President-elect Donald Trump left New York on Thursday and flew to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with first responders to last week’s stabbings at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, he formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change…
Economy Dec 08 Does a Wall Street Cabinet discredit Trump’s Main Street message? From the early days of his campaign, one of Donald Trump's rallying cries was to “beware of Wall Street.” But the president-elect’s Cabinet picks of Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are stalwarts of the financial establishment. Special correspondent Paul Solman…
Politics Dec 08 How far will Scott Pruitt take EPA regulatory reform? President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change regulations, to head the EPA. Judy Woodruff sits down with Scott Segal of Bracewell and Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to…
Politics Dec 08 News Wrap: House passes government funding bill In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained…
Nation Dec 08 The ‘thin legitimacy’ of social media as a news source Due to the proliferation of social media, getting people to read serious journalism is harder than ever, says New York University professor Jay Rosen. Anyone with a smartphone can produce content, and Facebook doesn’t have an editor in chief --…
Nation Dec 07 Hear the breaking news report from Pearl Harbor, 75 years later In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, listen to how an NBC journalist in Honolulu reported on a surprise attack by Japanese bombers on Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago today.