Episode Mar 09 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine how new rules could protect you from errors on your credit report. Also: what challenges remain in Selma 50 years later, finding hope in President Obama's Selma speech, bringing Mali's music back from exile,…
Nation Mar 09 What challenges remain for Selma 50 years since march? Over the weekend, visitors like President Obama and nearly 100 members of Congress flocked to Selma, Alabama, to celebrate the anniversary of a civil rights milestone. But 50 years since protesters defiantly crossed the city's iconic Edmund Pettus bridge, Selma…
Nation Mar 09 How new rules could protect you from credit errors In the past, the way credit rating agencies reviewed disputes or errors frequently hurt consumers. The nation’s three largest credit rating agencies have negotiated with the state of New York to change their review process, and to wait longer before…
Politics Mar 09 Finding hope and reality in Obama's speech at Selma Gwen Ifill talks to Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about President Obama’s speech at the 50th anniversary of the bloody protest at Selma, Alabama, and how the 2016 presidential race could…
Arts Mar 09 Bringing Mali's music back from exile Mali is a country renowned for its music, but in 2012, the music stopped. That year, separatist rebels and Islamic groups seized two-thirds of the country and banned any expression of art. While French and Malian forces drove the Islamists…
Nation Mar 09 Iditarod imports snow for race's slushy start In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, high temperatures meant there wasn’t enough snow on the ground at start of the annual thousand-mile Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska. Snow was brought in just for the weekend’s opening festivities.