Episode Oct 29 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 29, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 29, will the latest FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails tighten the presidential race? And how will new voter ID laws in nine states influence this year’s election? Also, South Carolina is using an…
Politics Oct 29 Why the FBI announced it is looking at more Clinton-related emails Hillary Clinton’s campaign is calling on the FBI to reveal all it knows about a new batch of emails that could be related to the investigation of a private email server she used as President Obama’s Secretary of State. For…
Politics Oct 29 How are controversial voter ID laws affecting voters? This election, nine states are enforcing new laws requiring eligible voters to present government-issued photo IDs at the polls. And other factors, including voter purging in Ohio and possible voting machine malfunctions, could also affect voters. Wendy Weiser, of The…
Episode Oct 28 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 28, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, the FBI re-evaluates Hillary Clinton’s private email server after discovering additional material. Also: the Supreme Court will hear a transgender-rights case, analyzing the Clinton email news, which states remain in play, a “bill of rights” for…
Arts Oct 28 Tim Gunn on why the fashion industry needs a makeover Fashion consultant and television personality Tim Gunn thinks it’s time clothing designers offered styles that work for everybody -- not only extremely thin models. After all, the average American woman is between sizes 16 and 18, or what the industry…
Politics Oct 28 Shields and Brooks on the election's 'parity of sleaze' In the wake of a new FBI investigation into emails from Hillary Clinton's aides and more sexual assault accusations against Donald Trump, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss a campaign…
Nation Oct 28 News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary…
Politics Oct 28 Interpreting the FBI's announcement on Clinton's private server Director James Comey announced the FBI will review a new batch of emails apparently related to Hillary Clinton’s private server. The messages were discovered in an unrelated investigation concerning former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner’s alleged communication with a 15-year-old girl.
Politics Oct 28 How polls and campaign tactics are shaping up in critical states This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval -- and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what's motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New…