Education Sep 23 High-flying flips is the trick to keeping away bad feelings In a report from the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs' teacher boot camp, meet a young man who fights his demons with meditation and high-flying acrobatics called tricking.
Politics Sep 23 Will the pope's visit to Congress bring a political miracle of unity? When Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress, he'll speak from the same podium where Father Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House of Representatives, delivers the opening prayer each morning. Father Pat joins Gwen Ifill to reflect on the…
World Sep 23 Why Putin is prepared to fight for Ukraine In “Imperial Gamble,” journalist Marvin Kalb argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin has won in Ukraine. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner sits down with Kalb to discuss Putin’s world view and game plan.
Politics Sep 23 Congress doesn't want another shutdown but has no plan yet The clock is ticking for a divided Congress to come together and avoid a government shutdown: another funding deadline is just one week away. Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to explain where the situation stands.
World Sep 23 Can Europe balance the migrant crisis with countries' needs? European leaders are meeting in Brussels to work on a unified response to the migrant crisis. Hari Sreenivasan talks to William Swing of the International Organization for Migration and European Union Ambassador David O'Sullivan about the contentious negotiations and the…
World Sep 23 As migrants flood Greece, EU leaders debate mandatory quotas A meeting of European heads of state to address the migrant crisis turned into debate over a quota deal that would settle 120,000 asylum seekers across the continent over two years. Four countries made loud objections while the UN refugee…
Nation Sep 23 Pope Francis draws big crowds and high spirits in Washington Thousands turned out Wednesday to experience Pope Francis' visit to Washington. At the White House and at Mass held at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the pontiff addressed the urgency of global warming, respect for traditional marriage and…
World Sep 23 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and…
Episode Sep 23 PBS NewsHour full episode September 23, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, as Pope Francis draws thousands of supporters in Washington, the House chaplain discusses the pontiff’s visit to Capitol Hill. Also: Europe’s leaders call an emergency meeting over the refugee crisis, Congress faces another possible government shutdown,…