Episode Dec 31 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 31, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, deadly flood waters force evacuations, boat rescues and road closures in Missouri. Also: How the Iraqi ambassador sees the fight against ISIS and picking favorite movies from 2015.
Arts Dec 31 Critics share films you shouldn’t miss from 2015 What was the best movie of the year? The best performance of the year? The most under appreciated film of the year? Jeffrey Brown talks to Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post and Mike Sargent of Pacifica Radio.
World Dec 31 After Ramadi, bigger fights to come in Iraq against ISIS The worst finally seems over for the civilians of Ramadi, who are beginning to emerge after living for months under Islamic State control. Iraqi forces recaptured the city center on Monday, but are still removing bombs and searching for militants.
Nation Dec 31 Missouri’s flooding is cresting. What’s next for devastated communities? In Missouri, site of devastating flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, communities are starting to get some relief from the rising waters, but the disaster is far from over. Gwen Ifill gets an update from Cindy Erickson of…
Nation Dec 31 News Wrap: Midwest deluge wreaks watery destruction In our news wrap Thursday, towns in whole sections of Missouri and Illinois are under water, with at least 20 dead and untold millions of dollars in damage. Also, New Year's celebrations drew tight security in New York and other…
Episode Dec 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 30, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Bill Cosby is charged with sexual assault, stemming from a 2004 allegation. Also: Espionage amid Israel’s lobbying of Congress over the Iran deal, lawmakers make compromises to finish out 2015, the biggest scientific breakthrough of 2015…
Health Dec 30 Why we shouldn’t let the food industry dictate our diets Michael Pollan's bestselling book "In Defense of Food" was a call to arms for making real food a bigger part of Americans' diets. Now he takes that push to PBS with a new documentary. He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss…
Science Dec 30 2015’s biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies CRISPR, a new method for editing genes, has been called a development that could revolutionize medicine. Cheaper and more precise than past gene editing, this promising tool has also raised concerns. Gwen Ifill talks to Jennifer Doudna of University of…
Politics Dec 30 How Congress found a way to agree in 2015 Congress ended 2015 on an unusually productive note. A $1 trillion compromise passed with a majority of both Democrats and Republicans, and problems that lawmakers had kicked down the road year after year finally made it into law. Political director…