Episode Oct 24 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 24, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, with Donald Trump behind in the polls, Hillary Clinton expands her focus to Senate races. Also: The push to register Latino voters, rising tensions in the protest over the North Dakota oil pipeline, a Syrian activist…
World Oct 24 For this Syrian activist, hope, like his hometown, is gone In 2012, activist Saleh Hawa, who lead demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, had confidence in the Syrian opposition's prospects. Four years later, none of his hopes and all of his fears have been realized. He believed the U.S. would…
Politics Oct 24 How Clinton and Trump are strategizing with two weeks to go With 15 days until Election Day, most polls show Hillary Clinton with a growing lead over Donald Trump, who is suggesting that the polls are rigged. Meanwhile, Clinton has shifted her campaign on focus on Senate races. Judy Woodruff speaks…
Politics Oct 24 Trump focuses on Florida as Clinton rallies for other Democrats With two weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is focused on one state: Florida. The GOP nominee maintains that his prospects for the Sunshine State are bright, despite polls showing he is falling behind. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is pushing to…
Nation Oct 24 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN…
Episode Oct 23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 23, 2016 On this episode for Sunday, Oct. 23, assessing a merger between telecom giant AT&T and Time Warner. Later, senate Republicans are enduring a balancing act to keep control of the House in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Hari…
World Oct 23 Humanitarian concerns grow in Mosul Iraqi government troops and Peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive on towns and villages around Mosul, the country’s second largest city that is also controlled by the Islamic State. The U.N. warns that the offensive could displace as many as…
Nation Oct 23 What does AT&T, Time Warner merger mean? AT&T, the nation’s second largest cell phone carrier, is buying Time Warner for $85.4 billion and will gain control of TV networks like HBO, TNT and CNN in the biggest deal of its kind since Comcast acquired NBC Universal five…
Episode Oct 22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 22, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 22, Iraqi forces advance on Mosul in a campaign to retake the country's second largest city from ISIS, and with less than three weeks left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are…
Politics Oct 22 With campaign winding down, Clinton leads polls More than 5 million people have already cast ballots in the presidential race through early voting in 34 states and recent polls show HIllary Clinton in the lead. For more election analysis, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari…