Arts Sep 23 Carl Reiner on being a comedian and Mel Brooks’ best friend Carl Reiner never thought about going into comedy growing up. That was until he met Mel Brooks. A friendship that started in 1961 with the “2,000-Year-Old Man” skit, the two close friends now have a nightly movie date. Reiner gives…
Episode Sep 22 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 22, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, the city of Charlotte waits to see what will happen next in the investigation of a police shooting. Also: Diminishing hopes for Syria’s cease-fire, what Donald Trump would do on Day 1 of his presidency, examining…
Economy Sep 22 The psychological trick behind getting people to say yes Asking for someone’s phone number in front of a flower shop will be more successful because the flowers prime us to think about romance. Small, subliminal cues change our willingness to be sold on a product, on ideas or even…
Nation Sep 22 Soldiers stand in Charlotte’s streets amid police shooting protests Charlotte, North Carolina, has been reeling from the shooting death of Keith Scott by police. The governor called a state of emergency after a peaceful protest turned violent. A black protester was critically wounded, for which many are blaming the…
Nation Sep 22 News Wrap: Officer who shot unarmed Tulsa man to face charges In our news wrap Thursday, Tulsa prosecutors charged the policewoman who shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, with first-degree manslaughter. Also, Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million user accounts -- one of the largest online security breaches…
World Sep 22 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s…
Politics Sep 22 Trump offers take on Charlotte protests as retired diplomats slam him as ‘entirely unqualified’ Donald Trump commented on the unrest in Charlotte, saying protests would most hurt African-American residents. He also touted his law-and-order agenda as a benefit to black Americans. Also, 75 retired U.S. diplomats wrote a letter saying Trump is “entirely unqualified…
Politics Sep 22 What President Donald Trump would do on Day 1 With the election just six weeks away, we can begin to imagine what the candidates would actually do if they reach the Oval Office. What a Donald Trump presidency would look like from Day 1? Judy Woodruff learns more from…
Nation Sep 22 The state of safety and civil rights progress for black Americans today Charlotte and Tulsa are the most recent in a long list of cities that have mourned and protested deadly police shootings against black Americans. Gwen Ifill speaks with author and activist Andre Perry, Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of…