Politics Dec 23 Donald Trump's fighting words are worrying to some President-elect Trump tweeted this week that the U.S. needs to build up its nuclear arsenal. He also declared that should an arms race occur, the U.S. would triumph over any adversary. John Yang talks to Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares…
Nation Dec 23 News Wrap: FBI says ISIS is urging holiday attacks on the U.S. In our news wrap Friday, the FBI is warning that Islamic State supporters are urging attacks on holiday gatherings and churches in the U.S. Also, the suspect who plowed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market has been shot dead.
World Dec 23 Tijuana welcomes Haitian immigrants stuck at U.S.-Mexico border In the wake of late September’s Hurricane Matthew, Haitians are increasingly desperate to reach the United States, which has recently reinstated deportations to Haiti for the first time since 2010's earthquake. But residents of Tijuana, Mexico, are showing an unusual…
Politics Dec 23 Shields and Brooks on Trump's unprecedented transition President-elect Donald Trump made headlines this week for his reference to a possible arms race and his involvement in U.S. foreign policy prior to taking office. Judy Woodruff speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David…
Health Dec 23 Ebola vaccine results are encouraging -- but preliminary On Thursday, results from the World Health Organization's two-year trial studying the Ebola virus were published. They indicate that the vaccine is effective -- but it still needs to be approved by regulatory agencies. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Dr. Anthony…
Episode Dec 22 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 22, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, more evidence that Russian military intelligence was behind the email breach at the Democratic National Committee. Also: A look at Germany's security measures ahead of the Berlin attack, the public face of the Trump presidency, a…
Arts Dec 22 This graphic novelist and reading ambassador tells kids to reach beyond their comfort zone Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang wrestled with his identity growing up, but he’s made the Chinese-American experience one of the main subjects of his critically acclaimed work. One of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship winners and the national ambassador for young…
World Dec 22 Security company releases new evidence of Russian role in DNC hack U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded Russia was behind the hack of the DNC and others, but haven't made the evidence public. The private cyber security company that uncovered the hack has unveiled new details it says confirms Russian military intelligence…