Health Aug 09 Bringing new life to ‘Patient H.M.,’ the man who couldn’t make memories His story is a staple in psychology classes, but his identity wasn’t known for years: Henry Molaison, the man who lost his ability to form new memories after a lobotomy. In “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family…
Arts Aug 09 The man who mows grass masterpieces In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, Roger Baker creates his art using an unusual tool: a lawnmower. He started with the Statue of Liberty but since then has mowed Albert Einstein, Jimi Hendrix, a purple heart and now,…
Politics Aug 09 GOP defections grow a day after Trump tries to reset campaign Facing more defections from the Republican ranks -- including Sen. Susan Collins and 50 national security officials -- Donald Trump used a North Carolina rally to go after Hillary Clinton on gun rights. Meanwhile, Clinton, campaigning in Florida, has agreed…
Nation Aug 09 News Wrap: Firefighters battle two California wildfires In our news wrap Tuesday, two wildfires in California are wreaking havoc: one in the San Bernardino Mountains, which has threatened 5,000 homes, and another north of Big Sur, which is about halfway contained but still growing. Also, Delta Air…
Politics Aug 09 Why Republican Sen. Susan Collins won’t be voting for Trump Maine Sen. Susan Collins declared that she will not be voting for Donald Trump in a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday, citing his “constant stream of cruel comments.” Collins joins Gwen Ifill to discuss her decision not to support him, and…
Health Aug 09 Giving adults with autism the skills to build independent lives Before Josh, 36, arrived at First Place Transition Academy, he had never taken public transportation on his own, much less held down a paying job. But a new pilot program is empowering adults with autism to overcome hurdles to independence.
Education Aug 09 What one assistant principal learned from shadowing a student for a day Karen Ritter, an assistant principal at a high school just outside of Chicago, wanted to see her school through a student’s eyes. So she decided to follow 9th grader Alan Garcia, who came to her asking to be switched out…
World Aug 09 Erdogan visits Russia after coup attempt stirs tensions with the West Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg Tuesday, a step toward mending ties ruptured last year when Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near Syria’s border. Judy Woodruff discusses the turmoil in Turkey with…
World Aug 08 News Wrap: Delta computer outage cancels flights; 67 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Delta Air Lines flights were canceled and thousands delayed after a global crash of the airline’s computer systems. Limited service resumed after 11 hours. Also, in Pakistan, at least 67 were killed and…
Episode Aug 08 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 8, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump begins to reveal his economic plan, and former CIA official Evan McMullin announces an independent presidential bid. Also, we analyze Trump's attempt to reset his campaign, an Olympics update from Rio, the health care…