World Nov 16 Outnumbered and outgunned, ISIS uses bombs to fight Iraqi forces More than five weeks into the fight to retake the Mosul from ISIS, Iraqi forces and their allies must deal with extremely deadly warfare techniques, including car bombs, explosives hidden in underground tunnels and booby-traps. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports…
Politics Nov 16 What is Trump seeking in top foreign policy posts? President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of deciding who will fill critical national security and diplomatic posts. Who's in the running, and how is the international community reacting? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss…
Politics Nov 16 News Wrap: Trump team says transition is going smoothly despite reports of turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, the message from the Trump transition team is that the turnover is going smoothly, amid reports to the contrary. The president-elect denied on Twitter news accounts of moderate figures being "purged" from the process and…
Episode Nov 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov 16, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President-elect Donald Trump begins shaping his administration, we look at potential conflicts of interest between the next president and his business ventures. Also: The CEO of the Dakota Access pipeline on the project's opposition, the…
Politics Nov 16 Many potential conflicts of interest await Trump presidency The Trump Organization’s assets and arrangements span the globe. As president, Donald Trump will have the authority to appoint people to make decisions that could affect his organization. To discuss the potential conflicts the president-elect could face, John Yang speaks…
Nation Nov 16 CEO behind Dakota Access to protesters: ‘We’re building the pipeline’ The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has intensified, as more protesters have joined the standoff and the company building the pipeline filed suit to get its last permit issued. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, joins William Brangham…
Science Nov 16 How setbacks and failures shaped an improbable astronaut It's completely improbable that Mike Massimino actually became an astronaut. With a fear of heights, impaired vision and difficulty with swimming, he calls his achievement a miracle, but his is a story of overcoming setbacks. In his new book, “Spaceman,”…
Health Nov 16 The challenges of fighting gynecological cancers PBS journalist Gwen Ifill passed away Monday after a battle with endometrial cancer. Do gynecological cancers receive the attention they deserve? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Angela Marshall of the Black Women's Health Imperative and Dr. Karen Lu of the…
Nation Nov 16 Capitol dome’s 3-year facelift unveiled In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the most recent restoration of the Capitol building is complete. We take a tour of the painstaking improvements.
Politics Nov 15 What we can learn from the Trump transition so far How is President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team tackling the takeover of executive power? There’s already been some staff shakeups, including the demotion of Gov. Chris Christie and the resignation of an advisor on national security. Hari Sreenivasan gets an update…