Nation Aug 26 News Wrap: Two journalists murdered during live newscast In our news wrap Wednesday, Virginia TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot dead by a former co-worker during an interview Wednesday morning. The gunman, Vester Lee Flanagan, shot himself after a highway chase. Also, James Holmes…
Episode Aug 25 PBS NewsHour full episode August 25, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, oil prices swing during a global market meltdown. Also: new elections called in Turkey, slow recovery in the Lower Ninth Ward 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, the former British foreign secretary addresses the migrant crisis in…
Nation Aug 25 Oil innovators see opportunity amid record low prices As oil prices have dropped, energy companies have been looking for ways to save money. For innovators, this cost-cutting can actually present an opportunity. Special correspondent Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy reports from Wyoming.
Politics Aug 25 How widespread are U.S. births by foreign tourists and undocumented migrants? Some GOP presidential candidates have decried birthright citizenship and so-called “anchor babies” -- children born in the U.S. to parents in the country illegally. There’s also talk of “maternity tourism,” when foreigners arrive to give birth before returning home. Judy…
Nation Aug 25 Are newcomers a mixed blessing for the Lower Ninth Ward? With so many residents gone since Hurricane Katrina, can the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans ever bounce back? William Brangham reports on the historically black neighborhood’s struggle to sustain and rebuild community while lacking sources of economic development and…
World Aug 25 What new Turkish elections mean for the fight against extremism New parliamentary elections will be held in Turkey later this fall. Since President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party lost its majority in June, efforts to produce a coalition government have failed. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to…
Economy Aug 25 What's driving the global glut of oil A year ago, crude oil was trading at more than $100 a barrel. Now, the price of oil is down more than 60 percent from its peak. Gwen Ifill speaks to The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Gold to understand the…
World Aug 25 News Wrap: China's great economic fall burns investors In our news wrap Tuesday, market panic continued for a third day in China, despite an effort by the Central Bank to boost the economy by cutting interest rates. Also, the head of the IAEA promised that its checks of…