Nation Nov 19 New attention and consequences for rape allegations against Bill Cosby NBC scrapped development of a new Bill Cosby show, Netflix postponed the release of a new comedy special and TV land canceled his reruns in light of new and renewed accusations by five women that the comedian sexually assaulted them.
Nation Nov 19 After Gulf oil spill, filmmaker returns to see what happened when the cameras had gone More than four years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, gushing oil into the Gulf Coast for almost three months before it was capped. Despite settlements and clean-up efforts, some communities have never fully recovered. Filmmaker Margaret Brown joins…
Politics Nov 19 As bill to rein in phone data collection fails, what's next for NSA reform? A bill to limit the National Security Agency's domestic metadata collection effectively died on the Senate floor. The USA Freedom Act would have forced the NSA to get court orders for specific data from telecom companies. Gwen Ifill gets reaction…
Politics Nov 19 Debating the implications if Obama acts on immigration President Obama will give a prime-time address to announce his plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation, setting up a potential confrontation with the Republican-led Congress over immigration reform and executive authority. Gwen Ifill gets debate on…
Arts Nov 19 Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn meld marriage with musical collaboration Despite playing a common instrument, celebrated banjo players Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck have kept their musical careers separate. But after performing together as a favor to a relative, the two realized their different styles could be complementary, leading to…
Nation Nov 19 News Wrap: Early, monster snowstorm catches Western New York off guard In our news wrap Wednesday, New York state’s Buffalo region was socked with a powerful, early snowstorm, which covered some areas with as much as 6 feet of powder, with more accumulation expected. Also, the Israeli government demolished the home…
Education Nov 19 Wash. school district tries arming administrators to protect students from shootings In Washington state, where there was a deadly school shooting just last month, a different district has been training administrators to carry guns in case of a confrontation with an active shooter. Special correspondent Terry Murphy of KCTS Television in…
Nov 19 In 'Saving Mes Aynak,' a real-life Indiana Jones fights to protect Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage
Episode Nov 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 18, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, we examine the intensified Israeli-Palestinian conflict after a deadly rampage at a Jerusalem synagogue. Also: Ferguson readies for a grand jury’s ruling on the police killing of Michael Brown, cutting off the Islamic State’s funding sources,…