Health Feb 02 Tracing the origins of the anti-vaccine movement A measles outbreak has reached 14 states and infected more than 100 people. The disease had been considered eradicated in the U.S., but parents’ skepticism about the safety and usefulness of vaccines in recent years has made room for measles…
Politics Feb 02 How will Republicans act on Obama’s budget proposals? Gwen Ifill gets analysis from Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post on President Obama’s budget proposal and the shifting landscape for 2016 GOP contenders, plus an update on the political battles over…
Politics Feb 02 Dissecting Obama’s 2016 budget proposal Shaun Donovan, the White House’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, talks to Gwen Ifill about whether President Obama’s budget proposal can find a political middle ground, especially when Democrats say “invest” and Republicans hear “spend.”…
Politics Feb 02 Budget priorities and nonstarters according to the GOP How are Republicans responding to President Obama’s 2016 budget? Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on issues like sequestration, the deficit, infrastructure spending and economic growth for the middle class.
Health Feb 02 News Wrap: First large-scale Ebola vaccine trials begin in Liberia In our news wrap Monday, about 600 people will participate in the first large-scale Ebola vaccine trials. Tests of two potential vaccines may ultimately involve 27,000 people. Also, civilians in the embattled Donetsk province in Eastern Ukraine ran for cover…
Episode Feb 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 1, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 1, in the aftermath of the beheading of a Japanese hostage, Jordan says it's still ready for a prisoner exchange with ISIS. Later, a new Pew poll shows the huge gap between what scientists…
Science Feb 01 Poll: Scientists and public differ on what’s ‘dangerous’ A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large gap between what the public believes is dangerous and what scientists believe. Pew's Lee Rainie joins William Brangham from Washington with more.
Economy Feb 01 Do cities actually lose money hosting the Super Bowl? In the days leading up to Super Bowl XLIX, economists are debating the fiscal wisdom of cities that compete to host the big game. Do cities lose money when they host the Super Bowl? Mina Kimes, a senior writer for…