Episode Jun 05 PBS NewsHour full episode June 5, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, strong job growth and wage increases in May signal a step in the right direction for the U.S. economy. Also: The FBI investigates a massive cybersecurity breach in the government, the search for a cheap and…
World Jun 05 Is Erdogan stirring election tensions? Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the high tensions ahead of the Turkish election, including a deadly attack on a Kurdish political rally.
Nation Jun 05 What’s delaying some generic drugs from coming to market? The Federal Trade Commission's recent $1.2 billion settlement over the drug Provigil has brought so-called "pay for delay" deals for generic drugs back into the spotlight. Opponents say these deals delay generic medications to market, costing consumers billions. But drug…
World Jun 05 Election approaching, Turkey’s Erdogan seeks to expand powers Turkey heads to parliamentary elections Sunday, and Turkish President Erdogan wants his party to win at least 60 percent of the seats in order to change the constitution and grant executive-style powers to his office. Will millions endorse or stop…
Politics Jun 05 Shields and Brooks discuss Clinton on voting rights, Republicans on Islamic State Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the 2016 candidacies of former Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Lincoln Chafee, former Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Lindsey Graham, why…
Jun 05 30 years ago, Ferris played hooky, led a parade and got saved In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, it’s been 30 years since Hollywood’s high schooler Ferris Bueller took a day off.
Science Jun 05 Why isn’t there a better test to detect Ebola? In Sierra Leone, health care workers use infrared thermometers to monitor those who may have come in contact with Ebola. It takes 21 days before they can be deemed virus-free. That’s why researchers are trying to create more precise infection…
World Jun 05 News Wrap: Greek PM rejects creditors’ conditions, calling for debt relief In our news wrap Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected conditions by creditors for supplying more bailout money. Yesterday Athens shook up financial markets when it opted to defer a payment to creditors. Also, U.S. weapons, including rifles and…
Nation Jun 05 Cyber thieves breach ‘gold mine’ of federal employee data The FBI is investigating a massive cybersecurity breach at the Office of Personnel Management’s files containing personal information on millions of government employees, including those with high-level security clearances. Jeffrey Brown talks to Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of Crowdstrike,…
Economy Jun 05 Unemployment rate goes up for all the right reasons The May jobs report was surprisingly strong. Employers added 280,000 jobs, marking a rebound from the year's first quarter and stemming fears of an economic cool down. Judy Woodruff learns more from Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial.