Episode Apr 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 12, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, April 12, Hillary Clinton makes it official: she will seek the presidency in 2016. Later, Pres. Obama faces criticism after his historic meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro. And, in our signature segment, a bold…
Politics Apr 12 What’s Hillary Clinton’s vision for her presidential bid? Hillary Clinton announced her 2016 presidential bid on Sunday. For more on her run for the presidency, Dan Balz, chief political correspondent for The Washington Post, joins Hari Sreenivasan.
World Apr 12 What do the numbers say about trouble for China’s economy? As the second-largest economy in the world, China's official growth rate is one of those statistics that people around the world pay attention to. But some say there is evidence that its economy is in greater trouble than can be…
Episode Apr 11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 11, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, April 11, 2015, the United States and Cuba take another step toward normalizing relations, the Obamas release their tax returns; find out what they paid and what they give, and in our signature segment, the…
Politics Apr 11 Staying power? How durable are improved relations with Cuba? President Obama's and Cuban President Raul Castro's meeting Saturday is being heralded as a new era of diplomatic relations between the two countries. But many obstacles still remain until the two can reach normalized ties. Carla Robbins, an Adjunct Senior…
Arts Apr 11 Photographer Gordon Parks’ hunt for childhood friends reveals 1940s black life under segregation One of the most celebrated African-American artists of his time, Gordon Parks, is the subject of a photography exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that focuses on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s. WGBH's Jared…
Nation Apr 11 How San Francisco plans to ‘get to zero’ new infections of HIV An ambitious new plan in San Francisco aims to completely end the transmission of HIV, which infects about 50,000 people every year nationwide. In a city where huge strides have already been made in battling the epidemic, public health officials,…
Nation Apr 11 Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a crossroads In some parts of Hawaii, where many homeowners have installed rooftop panels to capitalize on federal and state tax credits for using solar energy, the local utility company has slowed down approvals of new solar systems, saying that abundant users…