Nation Oct 19 Volkswagen owners left in limbo after emissions revelations Last month, some 500,000 U.S. owners of Volkswagen and Audi's so-called "clean diesel" cars learned they had been duped. Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the company and more are likely as states, car dealers and consumers grapple with…
Politics Oct 19 Will he or won’t he? That’s the question for Biden and Ryan Will Joe Biden jump into the 2016 election? Will Rep. Paul Ryan enter the competition for House speaker? Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Ryan and Biden anticipation, Hillary…
Arts Oct 19 What Yo-Yo Ma is learning about life and music at 60 Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new album, "Songs…
World Oct 19 News Wrap: UN draft climate accord faces criticism at Germany talks In our news wrap Monday, as a week of UN climate talks opened in Germany, African states complained that their demands for the draft accord had been ignored. Also, a security firm says that China's agreement not to hack U.S.
World Oct 19 How the children of Argentina’s ‘disappeared’ are being reunited with their birth families During Argentina's military dictatorship, as many as 30,000 people simply “disappeared,” including some young, pregnant women, whose babies were then given to couples deemed sympathetic to the regime. What happened to those children, who are now adults? Retro Report, distributed…
Nation Oct 19 How a police officer’s snap judgment saved NBA player Caron Butler To see Caron Butler on the basketball court today, you'd have little sense of how far this NBA player has come. As a young boy, he had the dream and the skills, but nearly threw it away for a life…
World Oct 19 Slovenia reopens border to flood of migrants Migrants were trapped at a rain-soaked crossing between Croatia and Slovenia after Hungary closed its border. As countries fought over limits in the numbers of people they would accept, thousands found their own paths across the frontier and Slovenia reopened…
Episode Oct 19 PBS NewsHour full episode October 19, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, Slovenia reopens its border to migrants. Also: More Mideast unrest as Secretary of State John Kerry calls for peace, awaiting decisions from Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, VW owners left in limbo after the emissions…
Episode Oct 18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 18, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, October 18th, 2015, Israel imposes new security measures to cope with daily street attacks, in our signature segment, American ports enter a costly race to modernize and stay competitive, and the complicated task of dismantling…