Episode Sep 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 9, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, North Korea conducts its biggest nuclear test yet, sparking global condemnation. Also: A judge’s refusal to block a pipeline project in North Dakota sparks outrage, Shields and Brooks weigh in on the week’s news, a look…
Politics Sep 09 North Korean nuclear test reverberates on the campaign trail News that North Korea had conducted its fifth nuclear test compelled both presidential candidates to respond on the campaign trail. Hillary Clinton condemned the action after meeting with national security advisers. Donald Trump tried to tie the North Korean test…
Politics Sep 09 News Wrap: House votes to let families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia In our news wrap Friday, two days before the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. House gave final approval for 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia, although the White House has made suggestions of a veto. Also,…
World Sep 09 Standing up Afghan army is like ‘trying to build an airplane while in flight,’ says top U.S. general U.S. and coalition forces have been in Afghanistan for 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. Though their numbers have drastically decreased as the U.S. has trained Afghan security forces, it is not easy to build an army in the middle…
Episode Sep 08 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 8, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, the candidates trade barbs on foreign policy after a town hall on what it takes to be commander in chief. We explore how the next president might approach Russian relations. Also: Donald Trump’s refusal to release…
Economy Sep 08 How one U.S. company is trying to surf the tides of foreign trade Trade has become a major theme of this year’s presidential race -- how it affects jobs, wages and manufacturing in the United States. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at one California-based surfboard company that has been bruised by…
Politics Sep 08 How would the candidates navigate high-stakes ties with Russia? What kind of relations should the U.S. have with Russia and President Vladimir Putin? It’s a question that could affect the future of the Syrian conflict and European security, and the two candidates have strikingly different takes. Judy Woodruff speaks…
Arts Sep 08 Scotland’s national poet writes for those who’ve been asked ‘where are you from?’ Jackie Kay is Scotland's first black national poet. Adopted as a child, much of her poetry and prose speaks to her own experience of not feeling entirely welcome in her own country. “I wrote the poems that I wanted to…