Episode Feb 10 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 10, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the White House pushes for authorization of military force against the Islamic State as another American hostage is confirmed dead. Also: What’s become of the search for the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, repairing relations between…
Health Feb 10 Why you shouldn't RSVP to a 'measles party' In California, a parent reportedly invited others to a “measles party” -- a way to intentionally expose unvaccinated children to the virus with the goal of building immunity. Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
World Feb 10 As many lose interest in 'Bring Back Our Girls,' a few vow not to forget Since world leaders and celebrities showed their support for the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign last spring, what has become of efforts to find and return the young female mass kidnapping victims of Boko Haram? Jonathan Miller of Independent Television…
Arts Feb 10 In 'Still Alice,' a neuroscientist-novelist explores what it's like to live with Alzheimer's Confronted by her own grandmother’s illness, writer and neuroscientist Lisa Genova started her exploration of Alzheimer’s with one question: What does it actually feel like to have the disease? Her resulting novel, “Still Alice,” was adapted into a film that…
World Feb 10 Meet an advocate for the needs and dignity of the millions who live in India's slums Slum Dwellers International, an advocacy organization started in India, has had success rallying large numbers of marginalized people to push for their rights and get basic amenities like toilets, electricity and permanent shelter. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro talks…
Nation Feb 10 How do communities increase accountability and rebuild trust after police shootings? Around the nation, from Ferguson to Staten Island to Albuquerque, communities are grappling with the aftermath of deaths caused by police officers who used lethal force. Gwen Ifill talks to Cornell William Brooks of the NAACP and Richard Berry of…
World Feb 10 Why Obama is seeking congressional OK for the fight against Islamic State, and what it will take to win it
World Feb 10 Jordan, U.S. dispute Islamic State claim of how Kayla Mueller died The family of Kayla Jean Mueller confirmed that the 26-year-old aid worker has been killed. Over the weekend, Islamic State militants sent them unspecified evidence of their daughter's death. The Arizona native was working with refugees on the Turkey-Syria border…