Episode Dec 13 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 13, protests against killings by police continue in New York and Washington D.C. Later, a look inside a covert United States government hip-hop program in Cuba. And, from California, a historic drought has farmers…
Economy Dec 13 Is there a down side to the recent plunge in oil prices? Over the last few weeks, the price of oil has dropped dramatically. While this may be good news for consumers, for Wall Street the numbers tell a different story. The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,…
Politics Dec 13 Behind USAID’s failed attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop This week the Associated Press revealed that the U.S. government attempted and failed to co-opt the hip-hop scene in Cuba to "spark a youth movement against the government." Trish Wilson of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C…
Nation Dec 13 Viewers respond to reports on student loan options and teacher tenure Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments in response to a NewsHour Weekend report on new options for borrowers of student loans and an updated segment on teacher tenure lawsuits.
Nation Dec 13 ‘We need the rain’: Jobs, land languish as California drought endures In the four years since the drought in California began, the lack of water has cost thousands of jobs, caused noticeable changes in the landscape and induced desperation among citizens who are running out of options. In search of a…
Arts Dec 12 New stories — not for kids — in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ‘Pioneer Girl’ autobiography Laura Ingalls Wilder is known for the “Little House” series, based her family’s journey across the American plains. But until now, Wilder’s autobiography, “Pioneer Girl,” has never been published. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Pamela Smith Hill, author of “Laura Ingalls…
Nation Dec 12 Hollywood studios check security after hackers leak Sony’s salaries, embarrassing emails The hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment has exposed salaries, sensitive personal e-mails, Social Security numbers and health records of employees. Who’s the lead suspect in the attack and how does it affect business in Hollywood? Hari Sreenivasan gets background from…
Episode Dec 12 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 12, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the continued dropping of oil prices which drove the sharpest stock market drop in more than three years. Also: stopping dangerous college drinking, housing could be cure for chronic illness in LA's homeless, new…
Politics Dec 12 Shields and Brooks on the CIA interrogation report, spending bill sticking points Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government and the Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s interrogation methods.
World Dec 12 New life in Uruguay for former Guantanamo detainees like ‘being born for the second time’ Abu Wa'el Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees who were resettled in Uruguay this week, after being held for more than a decade without being charged. Cori Crider, lawyer for the former prisoner, talks to Judy Woodruff about…