Politics Feb 23 News Wrap: Republican Senators refuse to hear Supreme Court nominations In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) announced that Senate Republicans will not hear any Supreme Court nominations until a new president has been elected. Also, the CDC is investigating 14 possible cases of Zika virus…
Arts Feb 23 Historic dance company prepares for new steps Robert Battle grew up in one of Miami’s poorest neighborhoods wearing metal braces on his legs but dreaming of dance. Thirty years later, he runs the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater -- the very company that inspired him as…
Nation Feb 23 Inside Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center President Obama announced plans Tuesday to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, asserting that its existence undermines national security. The proposal -- which would send the facility’s remaining 91 detainees to domestic U.S. sites -- would fulfill the…
Politics Feb 23 How do lawmakers feel about the plan to close Guantanamo? Following President Obama’s announcement that he will fulfill his longstanding promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Capitol Hill lawmakers have been torn between support and opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.) and Sen. Dick…
Episode Feb 23 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 23, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, drawing vocal opposition from GOP lawmakers. Also: Republican candidates prepare for the Nevada caucuses, sea levels rise faster than ever before, Los Angeles’ plan…
Education Feb 23 Los Angeles' bold move to reform special education Public schools in Los Angeles have experienced rapid change in the last decade, and graduation rates for the city’s 80,000 special needs students have nearly doubled since 2003. But greater transitions lie ahead: the district plans to transfer these students…
Health Feb 23 State governments strive to curb epidemic of fatal opioid abuse Abuse of opioids such as heroin, oxycontin and methadone led to 28,000 deaths last year, according to federal agencies. Many states are taking steps to combat the epidemic, but proposed solutions have attracted their own share of controversy and criticism.
Science Feb 23 What do rising sea levels mean for future generations? According to a trio of new studies, sea levels rose faster over the past century than at any other point over the last 2800 years. Scientists say this is definitive proof that human actions are directly contributing to rising water…
Nation Feb 22 Supreme Court pays tribute to Antonin Scalia The Supreme Court returned to the bench Monday for the first time since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to the eloquent and often confrontational jurist, describing him as “our man for all seasons.” Gwen Ifill…
Nation Feb 22 News Wrap: Kalamazoo gunman admits guilt in court In our news wrap Monday, the alleged gunman responsible for a shooting spree that left six dead and two injured in Kalamazoo, Michigan, admitted guilt in his first court appearance and was denied bail. Also, the White House defended its…