Episode Jun 06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 6, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, June 6, 2015, are Chinese hackers accessing U.S. databases to recruit spies? After more violence, new promises to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. And in our signature segment, some drug companies may be paying to…
World Jun 06 Can Nigeria's new president wipe out Boko Haram? The week after the inauguration Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's new president, was marred by a series of attacks, all blamed on the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. But President Buhari has vowed to eradicate the group. The Wall Street Journal's Drew…
Nation Jun 06 Is Gawker's vote to unionize a turning point for Internet culture? For the first time ever, workers at a major online media outlet, Gawker Media, voted earlier this week in a landslide to unionize. Gabriel Arana, senior media editor at The Huffington Post, joins Alison Stewart to discuss.
Nation Jun 05 Safeguard or scam? Automated traffic cameras in legal limbo in Ohio Automated traffic cameras are used by hundreds of towns across the country to detect and ticket motor violations, but not without controversy. Advocates say they make communities safer, but foes argue they raise revenues. Ohio officials passed a law banning…
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.