Politics Nov 09 How late night comedy became another stop on the campaign trail Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, is not the first politician to use late night comedy to pitch his campaign. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR…
Nation Nov 09 How will the Russian sports cheating scandal affect future Olympic games? An independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency has uncovered systemic cheating by Russian track and field athletes in international sports, much of it at the behest of the Russian government. The report recommended a lifetime ban for five runners.
World Nov 09 Will Myanmar’s military rulers honor the election results? Though the outcome is still not certain, the historic election in Myanmar was a day 25 years in the making. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the struggle for democracy with Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Tom…
World Nov 09 Former prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi poised to prevail in Myanmar election Myanmar is on track to hand a landslide election victory to the party of former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports on the drama leading up to outcome.
World Nov 09 Mexico’s sugar clinics help patients gain control over diabetes In Mexico, over 70 percent of citizens are overweight or obese and 14 percent of Mexican adults now suffer from diabetes, though half of those affected aren't even aware they have the disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports…
Nation Nov 09 News Wrap: $1 million bail set for officers who shot 6-year-old In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Louisiana has set a $1 million bail for two police officers accused of murdering an autistic boy. Also, two Americans, a South African and two Jordanians were gunned down by a police…
Episode Nov 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 9, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the president of the University of Missouri resigns due to his handling of racial issues on campus. Also: Russia’s widespread involvement in steroid use, addressing Mexico’s diabetes epidemic, Myanmar’s election results, discussing the politics of late…
Episode Nov 08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 8, 2015 Sunday on NewsHour Weekend, the U.S. plans to escalate airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, millions of voters turn out for Myanmar's historic free election, and in our signature segment, the complex path for unaccompanied migrant children from Central America hoping…
World Nov 08 With hope for democracy, millions vote in Myanmar’s historic election In Myanmar, the country's freest election ever this weekend will determine control of the nation's parliament, which is still dominated by the military. Aung San Suu Kyi leads the main opposition party and is seeking re-election. Suzanne DiMaggio of The…