Politics Feb 17 GOP campaign attacks accelerate ahead of S.C., Nevada battles Four days before the South Carolina primary, the GOP contest has become a blur of blistering attacks, especially between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Political director Lisa Desjardins offers an update, and Jon Ralston of Ralston…
Nation Feb 17 Judge's order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns Since the San Bernardino attack, the FBI has been trying to read the contents of a cell phone used by attacker Syed Farook, made impossible by encryption. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook is rejecting a federal court order to create…
Episode Feb 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 17, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, high-ranking senators weigh in on the fight over nominating Justice Antonin Scalia's successor. Also: Apple opposes a judge's order to unlock the iPhone for the FBI, campaign dispatches from battleground states South Carolina and Nevada, an…
Politics Feb 17 What's going to happen when Obama nominates a new justice? Top senators weigh in Justice Antonin Scalia’s death has unleashed a contentious political battle over the future of the Supreme Court. While President Obama has made clear he will nominate a candidate, most Senate Republicans say he shouldn't. Judy Woodruff talks to the two…
World Feb 16 How's the revolution going? Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef answers (satirically) Last week Egypt marked the five-year anniversary of the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. But the road forward has been slow and tumultuous. Jeffrey Brown talks to Bassem Youssef, the political satirist some call the "Jon Stewart of Egypt,”…
Nation Feb 16 Chef Daniel Boulud on the decadent, lasting impression of dessert Dessert -- it’s one of the sweetest things in life. Chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud explains why we should never go without.
Education Feb 16 How schools with the slowest Internet could get re-wired Across the U.S., many schools have taken full advantage of online learning opportunities. But that’s not so easy for the nearly 10 percent of all students who come from rural areas with inadequate infrastructure. New changes to an FCC program…
World Feb 16 Amid Europe's refugee crisis, fears of anti-Semitism rise Deadly attacks on Jews by Islamic extremists in France and Denmark have left Europe’s Jewish community feeling vulnerable, and have driven an increasing number to move to Israel or elsewhere. But some European Muslims are taking a stand against the…