Nation Aug 19 Widespread wildfires prompt Army, National Guard to join the fight More than a thousand firefighters and volunteers are struggling to gain control of a complex of fires in Washington state. The sheer number of fires burning across the Pacific Northwest and in California this year has stretched budgets and personnel…
Politics Aug 19 Where does the Iran nuclear deal stand in Congress? Congress will vote next month on a measure to disapprove or block the Iran nuclear deal. But will opponents have enough votes? Gwen Ifill talks to chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and political director Lisa Desjardins.
World Aug 19 Destroy, sell, hide: How Islamic State exploits antiquities Archaeologist Khaled al-Assad was an iconic figure associated with the study of the ancient cultural site of Palmyra in Syria. In the wake of Assad’s murder at the hands of the Islamic State, Amr Al Azm of Shawnee State University…
World Aug 19 A protector of Syria's ancient past executed by Islamic State militants For world-renowned scholar Khaled al-Assad, the ancient site of Palmyra was his home and his life. Then the Islamic State came for him, wanting to know where valuable artifacts from the site had been hidden. The 81-year-old, who didn’t give…
World Aug 19 News Wrap: Thailand offers reward for shrine bombing suspect In our news wrap Wednesday, Thai authorities issued a warrant for a man in a yellow shirt suspected in a deadly bombing at a shrine. He is now believed to have acted as part of a network. Also, two more…
Politics Aug 19 John Kasich: Hunting down undocumented immigrants is 'not what America is' Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss why he’s ready to run and win, plus the need for a tight border and a path to citizenship for immigrants, setting high educational standards, putting boots…
World Aug 18 Israeli scientist talks Iran nuclear deal concerns Ephraim Asculai spent more than four decades working as a scientist at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, as well as five years at the IAEA. He joins Judy Woodruff from Israel to discuss why he argues that the Iran nuclear…
Episode Aug 18 PBS NewsHour full episode August 18, 2015 While other candidates crisscross the state of Iowa and drop money on political ads, it seems like they just can’t buy the attention Donald Trump has been getting. Gwen Ifill examines why the candidate has had such popularity, and how…
Aug 18 Pork chops more popular than politics at the Iowa State Fair In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a visit to the Iowa State Fair to sample its famous pork chops.
Arts Aug 18 What we've gotten wrong about this Robert Frost classic It’s one of the most famous poems in American history. But David Orr, poetry columnist for The New York Times, says “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is widely misinterpreted. Jeffrey Brown interviews Orr about why he thinks Americans…