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…
Politics Aug 08 Trump proposes 3-tier income tax structure, regulation freeze Donald Trump laid out his economic plan today in Detroit, proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction as well as a freeze on agency regulations. Trump also attacked Hillary Clinton’s policy approach, arguing it “punishes" workers and business owners in the…
Nation Aug 08 Alabama lawyer seeks to remind school-based police that students are still children Last September, a federal court in Alabama ruled that the disciplinary practices used by the Birmingham Police Department toward high school students were unconstitutional. The police department’s appeal will be heard next month. Ebony Howard, the lawyer who filed the…
Arts Aug 08 3 solo artists describe the 'excellent exercise' of musical collaboration hey were used to being in charge of their own voices, their own lyrics, their own paths. But recently, singers Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Veirs put autonomy aside to form a single group. The goal was to create…
World Aug 08 Team USA is hitting its marks in Rio -- and hitting back at doping Team USA has been living up to expectations during the first few days in Rio de Janeiro. Judy Woodruff speaks with USA Today's Christine Brennan about initial U.S. achievements, criticism of Russian athletes in response to the doping scandal, how…
Politics Aug 08 In a fluctuating race, will Donald Trump's reset succeed? In light of his dip in the polls last week, Donald Trump attempted to reset his campaign on Monday by talking about economic policy. Meanwhile, both candidates have taken to questioning each other’s mental health, and a new competitor is…
Episode Aug 07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 7, 2016 On this episode for Sunday, Aug. 7, rebels in Syria advance on government forces in the embattled city of Aleppo, peace talks aimed at resolving Yemen’s 16-month civil war are suspended and the Obama administration declassifies its playbook for drone…