Episode Jun 17 PBS NewsHour full episode June 17, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, why a group of State Department officials thinks the United States is mishandling the Syrian Civil War. Also: Brazil struggles with toxic water as the Olympics draw near, experts say the economic cost of Brexit may…
Economy Jun 17 Is the economic cost of Brexit too great? With a British referendum looming over whether to leave the European Union, many in favor of staying cite cultural and altruistic reasons. But according to some, including Prime Minister David Cameron, Brexit would also have severe economic consequences, including massive…
Politics Jun 17 Shields and Brooks on gun violence and how leaders responded to Orlando shooting Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, whether President Obama should use the term “radical Islam,” the possibility of…
Nation Jun 17 This season’s best graduation speakers included the president — and a middle schooler In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, as graduation season draws to a close, we look back at some of the advice given by actors, politicians and industry leaders to graduates across the country. And while most graduation speeches…
Nation Jun 17 On anniversary of church shooting, South Carolina poets offer healing through verse Friday saw the first anniversary of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where alleged white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine black churchgoers. Among those who struggled to come to terms with the tragedy were two local poets, musician and…
Episode Jun 16 PBS NewsHour full episode June 16, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, Senate Democrats end a nearly 15-hour filibuster in a push for gun control. Also: The case for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the Navy’s new approach to PTSD, survivors’ accounts the Orlando shooting,…
World Jun 16 Will Zika virus overshadow the Rio Olympics? In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it's safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines…
Nation Jun 16 News Wrap: Obama consoles Orlando attack survivors In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama traveled to Orlando to meet with survivors and the families of the victims of a mass shooting at a gay night club. Also, a British member of Parliament who had campaigned to keep…
World Jun 16 Problems driving migrant crisis persist, but the welcome mat has been rolled back The EU deal with Turkey to stem the tide of migrants crossing the Aegean Sea has seen more and more asylum seekers flocking to the western Mediterranean, with deadly results. More than 1,000 have drowned there in the past several…
Nation Jun 16 For Orlando shooting survivor, ‘we don’t have a choice’ but to recover In Orlando, families are preparing to bury the first victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub. William Brangham shares how survivors and other members of the community are processing the tragedy.