Episode Oct 04 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 4, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti with 145 mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain. Also: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton market to the swing states as their VP picks prepare for debate night, the implications of a deadlocked court,…
Politics Oct 04 How the VP nominees are preparing to boost their campaigns in the debate Tonight, vice presidential nominees Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence will meet to debate at Longwood University in Virginia. Lisa Desjardins offers a look at debate preparations and Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative…
Episode Oct 03 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 3, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump faces a new wave of controversy about his taxes, charity organization and treatment of women. Also: Colombia votes against a FARC peace deal, how ISIS could lose its last urban base in Iraq, the…
Politics Oct 03 What to expect in a Pence-Kaine debate showdown The vice presidential debate is just one day away. What’s at stake as the second-in-line candidates take the national stage? Also, how will recent revelations about Donald Trump’s taxes and comments on women affect the polls? And what do Hillary…
Politics Oct 03 Clinton campaign pounces on Trump controversies Over the weekend, The New York Times reported that Donald Trump may have been able to legally avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years. The candidate is also under fire for allegations about his treatment of women behind the…
World Oct 03 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian…
World Oct 03 Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal? In a surprise vote, the Colombian people narrowly rejected the peace deal with guerilla group FARC that would have ended Latin America’s longest running conflict. After the vote, Colombia’s president and the top FARC commander both appealed for calm and…
World Oct 03 To drive ISIS from Mosul, a complicated coalition joins forces Two years ago, Islamic State troops stormed Mosul, Iraq. Today the city is the militant group’s last remaining urban base in the country, but Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S. and others, are preparing to drive them out. Special correspondent…
Politics Oct 03 Why Senate control could ride on this tight New Hampshire race In New Hampshire, a high-profile contest is drawing outsized attention and outside money due to its stakes in shaping the Senate. Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, both well-respected and popular political figures in their state,…
Politics Oct 03 What you need to know about Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence have radically different ideologies, but grew up under strikingly similar circumstances. What led them to the national stage? With the first vice presidential debate a day away, Judy Woodruff takes a look at…