Episode Nov 20 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 20, 2016 On this episode, for Sunday, Nov. 20, President-elect Donald Trump continues to interview candidates for top jobs in his administration. Later, as the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Mosul continues, Iraqi Christians fight for their survival. Alison Stewart…
World Nov 20 Obama discusses Trump on last foreign trip U.S. President Barack Obama will complete the last scheduled foreign trip of his presidency today when he returns home from the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. Joining Alison Stewart to discuss is Gardiner Harris, White House correspondent…
World Nov 20 Survival and sadness in Iraq's Christian towns The majority of Iraq's Christians have fled the predominantly Muslim country as the Islamic State occupied their towns in and around Mosul. Christians have lived in the region since the start of Christianity itself, but today they number less than…
World Nov 20 Iraqis show 'strong spirit' in ISIS fight, ambassador says The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is Douglas Silliman, a career Foreign Service officer who has worked on and off in Iraq since 2011, previously served as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and held other posts in Turkey and Jordan. He joins…
Episode Nov 19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 19, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 19, we remember Gwen Ifill's remarkable career with excerpts of a few of her most memorable interviews. Also, learn how President-elect Donald’s Trump’s opposition to NAFTA could affect U.S. neighbors. Later, in the first…
Arts Nov 19 Sharon Jones, soul and blues singer, dies at 60 Sharon Jones, a powerful soul and blues singer who achieved mid-life fame as lead singer for the Dap-Kings and who returned to touring this year after fighting cancer, has died. The NewsHour’s Christopher Booker reports.
World Nov 19 How Trump's opposition to NAFTA affects Canada During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump opposed NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which began in 1994 and opened up trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He stated that the treaty sent U.S. jobs out of the country,…
World Nov 19 Could the fight against ISIS give Kurds more autonomy? Kurdish fighters are on the front lines in the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, fighting alongside Iraqi forces. But will this fight bring the Kurds closer to independence, something they have sought in several countries for…
Nov 18 What Gwen Ifill taught us In honor of our beloved co-anchor Gwen Ifill, who passed away on Monday, members of the NewsHour family -- past and present -- remember the wisdom she shared.
Episode Nov 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 18, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, New York’s attorney general announced Donald Trump will pay $25 million to settle 3 lawsuits over Trump University. Also: We discuss the president-elect’s recent picks for his administration, the vulnerability of DACA in Trump's America, the…